Change people's lives at home and around the world
June 2022
Abby Mangum’s passion for hazard mitigation got her involved in researching earthquakes and tsunamis during her BYU undergraduate years. Her studies have taken her as far away as Indonesia.
Now in a master’s program, Abby aims to make a difference in her community by working with environmental agencies to study hazards.
Abby Mangum digs a tsunami trench in Indonesia during a BYU research trip to study environmental hazards.
As a native of Springville, Utah, she was drawn to the local study on drought-caused dust. Studying urban dust is critical to helping the environment because dust can affect everything from drinking water to the economy.
Studying urban dust is critical to helping the environment because dust can affect everything from drinking water to snowpack levels, and even the local economy.
Rebecca Plimpton says that being mentored has increased the relevancy of her education. “Hands-on training from faculty shaped my career desires and gave me the confidence and skills I needed to succeed as a grad student,” she says.
Everyone knows the BYU slogan “The world is our campus.” For students like Savannah Bullock, donors make this a reality.
Kennedy Daniel wasn’t sure how she could afford her European study abroad.
