The fact that it’s become commonplace for multiple Baylor students to earn Fulbright honors in a single school year — see here, here, here and here for examples — might make you think such honors are no big deal. Quite the opposite, actually; the Fulbright Award is one of the most competitive and prestigious honors a college student can receive, […]
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Baylor’s Model United Nations broke a team record last month for the most awards received at the National Model United Nations Conference. Out of the nearly 3,000 student participants, the Baylor team of 16 students was named overall “Outstanding Delegation” — the conference’s highest possible team recognition award – and several team members won individual awards […]
You couldn’t ask for better weather than Waco had yesterday for Diadeloso 2018 — sunny, but with a nice breeze that kept temperatures in the 70s for most of the day. Students took full advantage, kicking off the day with a Fun Run at McLane Stadium, complete with colored paint, foam, and an iconic shirt from […]
As a child, Adaline Bebo‘s parents had trouble channeling her creative energy. After trying everything from dance to gymnastics to cheerleading to horseback riding, Adi finally found her dream: She wanted to be a baton twirler. Years of dedication paid off last month when Bebo — now a Baylor junior — won the world championship […]
Congratulations to the not one, but two Baylor professors, who have each earned one of the most coveted awards in the research world: the National Science Foundation CAREER award. Dr. Howard Lee, assistant professor of physics, and Dr. Caleb Martin, assistant professor of chemistry, have each been recognized for research efforts which could have huge […]
Every Bear who’s stepped foot on the Baylor campus knows the beauty of Baylor’s Armstrong Browning Library. It’s home to the largest collection of the works of Victorian poets Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, is repeatedly named one of the most beautiful libraries in America, and has long been a popular wedding venue on the […]
There’s a sense in the surfing community that a critical mass for the sport may be close at hand. Two years from now, surfing will debut as a sport in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Next month, the first-ever Founders Cup will be held in California. In these crucial times for the sport, surfing […]
A Baylor marketing professor since 1991, Dr. James Roberts has spent the majority of his professional career studying the “dark side” of consumer behavior — things like credit card debt, waste, money and possessions, and most recently, cell phone addiction. When it comes to that last topic, Roberts quite literally wrote the book, having published Too Much […]
In just their second year of competing in the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC), Baylor’s student cyber security team is headed to nationals as one of the top 10 teams in the nation! Last month, 13 students on the Baylor University Cyber Security Student Organization (AKA CyberSec) took first place in the regional Southwest CCDC. The […]
Faculty-guided, real-life experience is a hallmark of Baylor’s School of Education (SOE). Baylor education students get in the classroom earlier (and spend more time there) than their peers at many other universities, thanks to strong partnerships with local school districts. For the second year in a row, one of those partnerships has received national recognition for the […]
