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Student Spotlight: Eliza Howe and How Public Health Prepares Students for Graduate School

Nat Lundberg
By Nat Lundberg
November 11, 2025 04:18 PM
Eliza Howe is a Senior year student at BYU, emphasizing Environmental and Occupational Health as she prepares for graduate education.
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Student Spotlight: How Jonah Lindsay Found Purpose in Public Health

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By Nat Lundberg
November 07, 2025 09:33 AM
Jonah Lindsay is a student in his senior year at BYU Public Health who is emphasizing in Environmental and Occupational Health.
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How Ayugi Ntambwe-Kalala Has Brought Applied Learning Internships to Public Health

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By Nat Lundberg
October 31, 2025 08:47 AM
Ayugi Ntambwe-Kalala is over the experiential learning aspect of BYU Public Health and is BYU Public Health’s internship coordinator. She joined Cougar Hall to talk about the exciting opportunities that are available to Public Health students.
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Christine Frandsen and the Importance of Media Literacy

Nat Lundberg
By Nat Lundberg
October 16, 2025 02:28 PM
Christine Frandsen joins Cougar Hall on the Y Health podcast to discuss the importance of Media Literacy when it comes to Public Health.
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Steve Thygerson's Twelve Year Research on Brick Kilns in Nepal

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By Nat Lundberg
October 06, 2025 03:35 PM
BYU professor Dr. Steve Thygerson has helped lead a multinational research project on studying the health effects that the Nepalese brick kilns are causing.
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New Research Shows How Air Conditioners Affect Indoor Pollution Levels

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By Nat Lundberg
September 26, 2025 10:38 AM
BYU Professors Jim Johnston and Darrell Sonntag guided a student-led research team to look at if certain air conditioners cycle more air pollution into a home.
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How Inclusivity Has Become Part of BYU Belonging

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By Nat Lundberg
September 25, 2025 02:32 PM
BYU student Greg Hooke talks about cultivating belonging in the College of Life Sciences on the newest episode of the Y Health Podcast.
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Trudy Munford and Georgia Calhoun and the fight for Civil Rights

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By Nat Lundberg
September 15, 2025 03:59 PM
Trudy Munford and Georgia Calhoun talk about their civil rights activism, education, and their faith in the newest episode of “The Y Health Podcast.”
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How BYU Public Health Is Celebrating 150 Years of BYU

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By Nat Lundberg
September 11, 2025 02:21 PM
As BYU arrives upon and celebrates its 150th anniversary as a university, BYU Public Health is celebrating the 150 years of BYU and looks forward to helping students look toward how they can get involved in public health as they join a legacy of helping make the world a healthier and safer place while having fun in the best major at BYU!
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Dr. Nelson’s Research Reveals Injury Disparity in Youth Baseball

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By Nat Lundberg
September 03, 2025 03:23 PM
Dr. Erik Nelson and a team of researchers looked at the rate of injuries that happen in youth baseball across different socioeconomic levels. This research was published in the Journal of Athletic Training by the National Athletic Training Association.
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Four BYU Public Health Students win International Labor Organization Award at World Expo 2025

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By Nat Lundberg
August 29, 2025 10:22 AM
BYU students Jonah Lindsay, Brin Openshaw, Kaylee Packer and Parker Willis won the ILO Award for the International Labor Organization Youth Congress in the inaugural year the award was presented.
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Ali Crandall’s Transformative Research of Studying Health through Multiple Generations

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By Nat Lundberg
August 28, 2025 01:13 PM
Ali Crandall, a BYU Public Health professor, is currently in the process of conducting foundational research in the field by studying health over multiple generations.
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Student Spotlight: Four BYU students’ call-to-action project selected for World Assembly of Occupational Safety and Health 2025

Nat Lundberg
By Nat Lundberg
June 23, 2025 10:50 AM
BYU students Parker Willis, Brin Openshaw, Kaylee Packer, and Jonah Lindsay are one of five global teams to present their call-to-action project at the World Assembly of Occupational Safety and Health 2025.
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Graduate Spotlight: Hayley Poffenberger’s Ambition to Create Change

Ella Habermeyer
By Ella Habermeyer
June 20, 2025 02:40 PM
Hayley Poffenberger graduated from the 4+1 public health program at Brigham Young University in April, with an emphasis in health promotion and an ambition to create change.
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Graduate Spotlight: Sarah Siebers Finds Her Voice in Health Promotion

Ella Habermeyer
By Ella Habermeyer
June 20, 2025 02:35 PM
Sarah Siebers, a recent graduate from BYU’s Master of Public Health program, is setting out in the world to improve health communication and promotion in communities.
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Graduate Spotlight: Emma Semus From Olympiad to Impact

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By Ella Habermeyer
June 17, 2025 03:21 PM
“Social justice is a foundational principle of public health,” said Cougar Hall during a Health 210 lecture.
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BYU professor Steve Thygerson Receives 2025 Safety Professional of the Year Award

Nat Lundberg
By Nat Lundberg
June 10, 2025 02:24 PM
Brigham Young University Professor Steven Thygerson received the 2025 National Safety Professional of the Year Award from the American Society of Safety Professionals for his outstanding work in the Occupational Safety and Health field.
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