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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: 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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Intellect

The next chapter in BYU's origami engineering: Student-discovered patterns unfold like blooming flowers, have major applications

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By Sharman Gill
August 19, 2025
BYU Engineering is well known for origami-inspired research and innovations, including foldable antenna systems used in space. Recently, an undergraduate student made a significant discovery—a new family of origami patterns with promising applications across a range of fields, including space systems, medical devices, bulletproof shields, architecture, furniture and aerodynamic components for transportation.
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Intellect

From Campus to Kayaks: BYU students teach local school children about Utah wetlands

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By Sharman Gill
July 28, 2025
Recognizing the wetland treasure of the Provo River Delta and hoping to share it with the rising generation, recent BYU graduate Josh Hammari developed a two-day camp to inspire wonder and environmental stewardship in 8-12 year olds.
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Office Hours: Joseph Darowski

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By Sharman Gill
July 27, 2025
When students step into Joseph Darowski’s office, the first thing they notice are shelves lined with comic books. Iconic characters like Batman, Superman, the Flash and Wonder Woman fill the space with vibrant color and nostalgia. For Darowski—an English professor—these superheroes and stories are central to his academic research.
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Intellect

Rethinking sugar: BYU study shows food source is key to understanding diabetes risk

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By Sharman Gill
May 27, 2025
A recent BYU study shows that not all dietary sugars carry the same risks. In the largest and most comprehensive meta-analysis of its kind, BYU researchers—in collaboration with researchers from Germany-based institutions—found that the type and source of sugar may matter far more than previously thought.
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Intellect

BYU researchers show social connection is still underappreciated as a medically relevant health factor

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By Sharman Gill
May 22, 2025
Despite mounting evidence that social connection is vital to physical health, new BYU research shows most people, including doctors, still underestimate its importance.
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Intellect

BYU business professors find ‘margins of error’ in workplace correlate with unethical behavior outside workplace

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By Sharman Gill
April 29, 2025
Tolerance standards may lead to better outcomes in the workplace, but researchers from the BYU Marriott School of Business recently published a study in the Journal of Business Ethics showing a paradoxical effect in other ethical domains.
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Character

Living Legend’s Makeila Morgan finds connection through dance

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By Sharman Gill
April 24, 2025
Makeila Morgan grew up learning the Tongan dances of her heritage. She further developed her passion for dance in the cultural dance program at BYU where she found a sense of belonging.
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