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A BYU dance alumna showed resilience in reaching success, overcoming an injury and redefining her purpose as a dancer. BYU graduate student Andrew Eyring won first place and $1,000 in the 2021 American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Student Manufacturing Design Competition. A communications professor and her graduate students won the Boston University Award of Excellence for their article on the psychological effects of COVID-19. P

BYU Counseling Director Steve Smith shared lessons he has learned about emulating the Savior to help alleviate others' suffering during the June 29 devotional.

Members of the LGBTQ community and allies at BYU hosted the first ever BYU Pride March on Monday, June 28.Hundreds of people participated in the march, including BYU students, alumni and professors.

BYU clubs are now allowed to host events without COVID-19 protocols, an email from the Student Academic Association Office said.Clubs will no longer have to socially distance, require masks and distribute individually packaged meals, among other protocols, but are still advised to, "exercise sensible caution," the email said.

BYU graduate student Jacob Sheffield has created a miniature windshield wiper for cleaning laparoscopy camera lenses. Four teams of BYU information systems students placed in the top three in two national competitions at this year’s Student Chapter Leadership Conference. AdLab students won awards from three major organizations this year: the ANDYs, the Clios and the American Advertising Federation.

The 2021 BYU Religious Freedom Annual Review advocated using religion to bridge political divides. The virtual event was sponsored by the J. Reuben Clark Law School’s International Center for Law and Religion Studies and broadcast June 15–16. This year's theme was "Religion’s Role in Overcoming Divides and Strengthening American Democracy."