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Take an early look at the BYU commercial you'll see this season, which features BYU nursing, public health, biology, and engineering students collaborating with Nepali brick workers to help improve work conditions and well-being.

Life is all about trying to give back, being kind, being respectful." - Jimmer Fredette (2024 Olympian, BYU Graduate)
As a spokesman for an anti-bullying initiative, Jimmer Fredette has presented at dozens of schools, teaching kids to "make kindness cool."
Shortly after graduating from BYU, where Jimmer Fredette was National Player of the Year, he founded The Fredette Family Foundation to address needs of children and families. Working with community partners like the Choose Kindness Initiative, Jimmer has presented dozens of anti-bullying presentations in schools and communities.
Now a member of the U.S. Olympic team, Jimmer continues to inspire children and adults to choose kindness and to cultivate respect in their communities. For more information, see jimmerosity.org.

In the Special Collections O.C. Tanner exhibit area on the first floor of the Harold B. Lee Library is a Lego exhibition with a uniquely gospel tie. From Lego re-creations of paintings of the Savior to model replicas of iconic LDS temples, “Brick upon Brick: Creativity in the Making” is an exhibit like no other. Open through July 20.

https://news.byu.edu/intellect/i-love-to-see-the-lego-temple

Spring on BYU campus is absolutely stunning!
(Maybe this social media manager's favorite term....)

Yesterday was a beautiful day of celebration! Here's another look at BYU Commencement 2024:

Even more wins! Here's a look at the cheer routine that earned BYU Cheer 2nd place at nationals last week:

Continuing the winning streak!! BYU students claimed the top spot in the best animation series AND the best commercial at the 43rd College Television Awards aka the "Student Emmys!"

This year’s animated short story was "The Witch’s Cat," a heartwarming tale of a witch’s feline that grows jealous of the attention the witch is giving to her new boyfriend.
This is the 20th time since 2003 that a BYU animation film has been featured at the Student Emmys.

Watch the winning animation and commercial here: https://news.byu.edu/intellect/byu-animation-adlab-students-win-student-emmys

Over the weekend, the BYU Cougarettes added national titles #25 and #26 to their resume for their Jazz and Hip Hop routines. Here's a closer look at their winning Jazz number:

We're not in the zone of totality BUT we do have totally awesome astronomical news––BYU's Jani Radebaugh now has a minor planet named after her!

The namesake is a nod to her research in planetary science, including a role on the science team for NASA's upcoming Dragonfly mission.

“We all have a common goal, and our unique ways of learning are creating this big-picture effect,” said BYU nursing student Symbria Lewis.

BYU students & faculty from the College of Life Sciences, College of Nursing, and College of Engineering joined with Kathmandu University, University of Utah, and the Karnali Academy of Health Sciences to research Nepali brick workers’ exposure to pollutants & assess their respiratory health.

BYU faculty and students anticipate future trips to Nepal to continue the research, which promises to be beneficial for BYU as well as the Nepali people.

“I don’t know that I’ve ever seen my students so happy and so engaged in learning,” said BYU public health professor Jim Johnston. “It’s been incredibly rewarding to just sit back and listen to them talk about the experiences they’re having here, their love for the people, their desire to use the science to make the world a better place. It’s like the lights have come on.”

New photo op spot on campus....

Not many people would ever say the words, “I’m super honored that you named this worm after me,” and mean it. Then again, not many people are BYU biology professor Byron Adams.

As he’s inched along his academic trail, Adams has introduced many students to his love of nematodes and found ways to get as many of them as possible — more than 100 — to carry out field work collecting the worms and lab work analyzing and studying the creatures. One particular student, an undergraduate named Adler Dillman (class of 2006), learned to love nematodes too.

Dillman, now a full-time professor at the University of California, Riverside, has discovered a brand-new species of nematode, and he’s decided to name it after his BYU mentor, Byron J. Adams.

https://news.byu.edu/intellect/newly-discovered-tiny-animal-species-now-carries-the-name-of-a-byu-professor

It's been a frosty first week of winter semester, but you just can't beat these views!

"We love you so deeply and want you to claim all that God has planned for you. God wants you to be happy and to find the joy for which you were created. He wants you to achieve your dreams and all that He has in store for you—here and into the eternities." ––President C. Shane Reese, winter semester devotional 2024

The Office of Belonging collaborated with artist Jorge Cocco to bring the Christmas spirit to campus! Cocco created a paint-by-numbers of one of his Nativity pieces for members of the campus community to come together to paint the scene and celebrate this special season together.

"BYU has changed my life because it's given me an education that brings me closer to God, and I can see that the things I'm learning directly help others."

BYU Engineering students have worked to create affordable, durable, and sustainable prosthetics for patients in Ecuador.