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Anna Stephenson

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Creature feature: Humpback whales can travel thousands of miles each year from the Arctic to Hawaii and back

By Anna Stephenson
April 26, 2022
According to Whale and Conservation USA, one of the longest migrations on Earth belongs to the humpback whales.
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Letter from a writer: Anna Stephenson

By Anna Stephenson
April 20, 2022
With Hawaii being the extinction capital of the world - more species are becoming endangered or extinct here than anywhere else on the globe - it’s especially important for us to be aware of the impact we have on the environment.In order to be aware of our impact, we have to be aware of what our environment is. When you look around you, what do you see? I see a beautiful yet imperiled ecosystem, filled with life that must be protected. I see animals, big and small - especially the small - the habitats in which they live, and the interactions between living creatures and the forces of nature.
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BYUH Natural History Museum's collection of specimens is larger than what is on display

By Anna Stephenson
April 08, 2022
The Natural History Museum (NHM) owns a plethora of preserved animal specimens, and not all of them can be put on display, said Menorah Lock, a senior marine biology major from Hong Kong who works as a curator supervisor. There simply isn’t enough room. Instead, she said specimens are stored in the backroom.
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Dr. Spencer Ingley, assistant professor, secures FAC funding for research project aimed at keeping Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students in STEM

By Anna Stephenson
March 21, 2022
The winner of 2021’s professorship award is Dr. Spencer Ingley. His project proposal was described in his presentation as “promoting inclusion and retention of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students” in science, mathematics, engineering and technology.
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Singer Faith Thompson Ako returns to Laie for two shows in March at the PCC Marketplace Gazebo

By Anna Stephenson
March 11, 2022
Faith Thompson Ako said she was born and raised on Moana Street and left Laie at 27 with two small children. She was the youngest of 15 children and described her family as a musical one. She said they all played instruments and sang, though they had no formal training aside from the church choir. “My piano was my first love.”
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Saturday service projects attract students to volunteer to help out local organizations

By Anna Stephenson
March 10, 2022
Students participated in a "serve your community" event on the last Saturday in February 2022 to finish out the Ka Pule Kokua service week. Upon arriving on that Saturday morning, students checked in with their clubs and were then divided into groups to serve at multiple locations in the Ko’olauloa community.
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BYUH student practiced up to five hours per day for the Fall 2021 BYUH piano recital

By Anna Stephenson
December 10, 2021
Cat Ruangthap said she has been practicing three-to-five hours a day nearly every day on a piano on the second floor of the McKay building auditorium in preparation for a recital.
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Campus & Community

BYUH’s annual Christmas decorations get a fresh new look with new colors and sustainable lightbulbs, courtesy of student volunteer work

By Anna Stephenson
December 09, 2021
Starting mid-October every year, the BYU–Hawaii Facilities Management department starts the months-long process of decorating the campus in time for Christmas, explained Curt Christiansen, project manager, capital assets and key assets coordinator for BYUH.
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BYUH students travel via helicopter to participate in an ongoing conservation research project in the local mountains

By Anna Stephenson
November 18, 2021
Five students from the Biology 350 class had the opportunity to fly via helicopter up to the Koloa mountain range with David Bybee, associate professor and director of sustainability for BYU–Hawaii. Bybee explained their goal was to collect data as part of a research project initiated by U.S. Army biologists with the construction of an exclusion fence in 2011 and BYUH became involved with the project in 2012.
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