Diesel Exhausts Your Body
A study co-authored by eight BYU students and three BYU faculty finds that exposure to the exhaust gas produced by diesel engines is tied to increased fat mass, enlarged fat cells, insulin resistance and inflammation. These changes can cause metabolic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
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BYU names Mark Ott as inaugural dean of BYU Medical School
An accomplished surgeon with Intermountain Health, Ott has held academic and affiliate appointments at Johns Hopkins, Harvard Medical School, Stanford School of Medicine and the University of Utah School of Medicine.
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Shima Baughman, the Woodruff J. Deem professor of law at the BYU Law School and a distinguished fellow at the Wheatley Institute, focused on the life-changing effects of offering one’s whole heart to Jesus Christ.
BYU completes first-ever campus-wide sustainability assessment, earns distinction
BYU has been recognized as a STARS Gold Institution by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The sustainability report from AASHE considers BYU’s commitment to sustainability in academics, student and public engagement, operations, planning and administration, as well as its unique approach to earthly stewardship. BYU is one of only 140 institutions in the country to have been awarded a gold rating by AASHE.