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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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Intellect

Top Videos of 2024: Humanitarian service, animation excellence and world-class performance

Sharman Gill
By Sharman Gill
January 07, 2025
From Cougarettes to award-winning student animation, rewatch the most viewed and most shared BYU videos of the 2024 year.
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Intellect

Top 10 BYU stories of 2024: BYU's new school of medicine, impressive national rankings and LEGOs

Sharman Gill
By Sharman Gill
January 02, 2025
A lot of news happens on BYU's campus in the course of a year. Some of that news will change the shape of BYU forever, such as the announcement of the new school of medicine, while some of that news connects research with current trends (AI anyone?). And some of that news simply brings joy, such as the library's record-smashing LEGO exhibit and an expanded Creamery on Ninth.
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Intellect

BYU study shows that even one act of kindness per week improves wellbeing for individuals, communities

Sharman Gill
By Sharman Gill
November 25, 2024
Have you felt uplifted through a simple smile, help with a task or a positive interchange with someone — even a stranger? Kindness works both ways. A new study conducted by BYU researcher Julianne Holt-Lunstad finds that offering a single act of kindness each week reduced loneliness, social isolation and social anxiety, and promoted neighborhood relationships.
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Intellect

From Tony Hawk Pro Skater to Minecraft, these humanities professors want students to study (and play) video games

Sharman Gill
By Sharman Gill
November 21, 2024
Humanities professors Michael Call and Brian Croxall have introduced a new video gaming initiative to BYU’s campus. With the support of the College of Humanities, students gather each Monday at 4:00 p.m. in the Humanities Learning Commons for a short faculty lecture about the video game of the week. The game is then available to play throughout the week. Beginning with Stardew Valley and Minecraft, the highlighted games and analyses are continuing through the semester.
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Intellect

Sounding off: BYU researchers study the roar of SpaceX's Starship

Sharman Gill
By Sharman Gill
November 18, 2024
BYU team measures the thunderous noise of the world’s most powerful rocket, exploring its impact on communities and the environment.
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BYU professor earns Legion of Merit for diplomacy; urges students to be peacemakers

Sharman Gill
By Sharman Gill
November 11, 2024
BYU history professor and recently retired Army Col. Mark Choate says diplomatic missions are a lot like church missions: they carry a higher, broader purpose, run on small teams and accomplish a similar overarching goal of bringing peace to God’s children. Choate recently earned the prestigious Legion of Merit for his military service.
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