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Sharman Gill

Sharman Gill

Writer
University Communications
Email: sharman4@byu.edu

Sharman Gill has been a writer for University Communications since October 2024. She primarily writes feature stories for news.byu.edu, highlighting premier research and inspiring learning projects.

Sharman previously worked for 11 years as a writing instructor for BYU and Snow College. She developed BIO 316, an advanced scientific communication course for mentored-research students in the Life Sciences. She has a rich background in professional writing with opportunities to write for Community News (Moscow, ID), Duke Clinical Research Institute, Colorado State Parks, and the US Forest Service.

Sharman received a bachelor’s degree in conservation biology and a master’s degree in English from BYU. She has published academic articles in Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and the Environment and Stance: Studies on the Family, as well as several poems in academic journals and popular magazines. In 2021 she received the Adjunct Faculty Award in BYU’s College of Life Sciences.

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Office Hours: Brian Stauffer

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By Sharman Gill
December 01, 2025
Office Hours is a Y News series focusing on unique artifacts that BYU employees display in their offices.
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Intellect

Making fashion out of art: Students hit the runway with designs inspired by BYU Museum of Art exhibit

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By Sharman Gill
November 25, 2025
BYU students recently showcased fashion and makeup designs in a runway show at the Museum of Art. They each designed and modeled a look inspired by one of the paintings on exhibit from an art museum in Puerto Rico. On display until Jan. 3, The Sense of Beauty: Six Centuries of Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce showcases world-class art that reflects the innate beauty of the human experience.
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Music professors share new anthem for BYU 150 service challenge

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By Sharman Gill
November 20, 2025
"Enter To Learn, Go Forth To Serve" can be downloaded for those who give 75 hours of service during the sesquicentennial year.
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Intellect

BYU research: Mega wildfires can actually be a good thing

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By Sharman Gill
November 04, 2025
BYU professor Sam St. Clair is the principal investigator on the first study to show positive impacts of megafires (fires greater than 100,000 acres) across different forest types. Megafires can help some forest communities thrive — especially in areas where chronic browsing by elk, deer, and livestock has hindered tree regeneration, a widespread issue that often leads to forest regeneration failure.
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Intellect

Improving future crop varieties: New BYU research in Nature decodes oat genetics

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By Sharman Gill
October 29, 2025
BYU plant and wildlife professors Rick Jellen and Jeff Maughan, together with an international consortium of researchers, have taken a major step toward unraveling the complexity of the oat genome. Their new research — published today in Nature and Nature Communications — ushers in a new era for oat genetics and breeding.
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Character

Serving and being served: BYU athletes team up with special-needs children at 13th annual Courageous Kids Invitational

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By Sharman Gill
October 09, 2025
When former BYU track athlete Tammy Bowers realized in 2012 that traditional athletics might not be part of her young son’s future, she decided to create something new.
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Intellect

BYU student shines in prestigious Chinese Bridge competition, attracting over 100 million viewers

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By Sharman Gill
September 25, 2025
BYU sophomore Ashley Breinholt placed second in the global finals of the Chinese Bridge competition on Aug. 24 in China. Breinholt’s finish marks the highest placement ever achieved by a BYU student in the event’s 24-year history.
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Office Hours: Julie Allen

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By Sharman Gill
September 01, 2025
Office Hours is a Y News series focusing on unique artifacts that BYU employees display in their offices.
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Office Hours: Josh Perkey

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By Sharman Gill
August 21, 2025
In Josh Perkey’s office, a small but eye-catching statue stands out — Gandalf, the wise and powerful wizard from “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” Perkey first read these books as a child, and his appreciation for J.R.R. Tolkien’s world endures; he rereads “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy regularly and is a fan of the Peter Jackson film adaptations.
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