BTN.com staff, August 3, 2015

One of the ways great stories come to life is through interesting photos. And we regularly come across some captivating shots in our search for remarkable stories about students, faculty and alumni throughout the Big Ten.

We include many of these pictures with the articles we publish, and we also curate some of the best ones on the BTN LiveBIG Instagram profile. Here are a few of our recent favorites:

Walkin' It Out in Iowa

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Thanh Tien Nguyen (Class of 2018) models an ensemble representing East Asian fashion at the University of Iowa's annual Walk It Out fashion show, held annually to raise awareness of diversity on campus.

Paging Dr. Izzo

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Michigan State men's basketball coach Tom Izzo "makes the rounds" while participating in team-building exercises involving medical simulations during an annual MSU coaches retreat.

Weird Science at Wisconsin

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Jessica Plavicki, an assistant professor in botany and genetics at the University of Wisconsin, had one of the winning entries in the school's annual Cool Science photography contest this year with her micrograph of vasculature in the adult zebrafish brain.

A 'Major' Success

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Kendal Major, a former Rutgers University dental student, has managed to parlay his chosen trade into a second career as a politician, and he?s set his sights on the highest office in his native Bahamas.

Finding Treasures in Trash

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Maryland alumna Fern Gookin co-founded Recycled Artist In Residency (RAIR) in Philadelphia to raise public awareness and engagement around sustainability and environmental issues through art and design projects created exclusively out of recycled materials and industrial waste.

A 'Little' Race That's a Big Deal

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Indiana University claims the Little 500, a 200-lap, 50-mile relay bike race held annually, is "The World?s Greatest College Weekend" because of the student involvement and school spirit on display.

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