2001, Issue 1
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Biodiversity Firsthand
April 28, 2022 01:14 PM
Biodiversity—a relatively new word in the English language that is unfamiliar to most—is simply a contraction of biological diversity that all of us encounter personally on a daily basis.
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Interdisciplinary Focus
April 28, 2022 01:04 PM
Ben, a bright, but unfocused university student, recently shared his academic desires with me. I had known of his phenomenal abilities with computers, his excellent people skills, his unbounded love for learning, and his never-ending questions.
8 Min Read
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Deep Focus
April 28, 2022 12:58 PM
China, Jordan, and Ukraine may not seem to have much in common, but for two years they have been linked through at least one avenue: BYU. To become better known and understood in the international arena, the university has targeted these three countries to be part of BYU’s “Special Country Focus” (SCF).
9 Min Read
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Reconstructing a Family
April 27, 2022 09:25 AM
Before I left for England, my father gave me a family group sheet with the names of four generations of my family who had lived in India. With the invaluable assistance and support of my thesis advisor, Dr. Paul Kerry, I spent four weeks reconstructing my family’s involvement in the British East India Company.
4 Min Read
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Income Generation: A Viable Option for Poverty Alleviation
April 27, 2022 09:23 AM
The question of poverty alleviation holds center stage for development theorists and practitioners around the world. They use cooperative, cottage industry, income-generation, microcredit, and macro development schemes to combat this global problem.
10 Min Read
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Educational Sacrifice
April 27, 2022 09:16 AM
Many of us take for granted the fact that we were able to attend school close to home, or at least, in the same country as our loved ones. A few graduate students at the Kennedy Center are not so lucky, but they consider themselves blessed in other ways.
10 Min Read
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