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Baby photos could reveal deadly eye cancer, says a Baylor/Harvard study

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGIFvg5a0sw Can parents use digital cameras and smart phones to potentially screen their children for the most common form of pediatric eye cancer? A joint study by Baylor University and Harvard Medical School researchers says “yes.” Retinoblastoma is a rare but aggressive eye cancer that mostly occurs in children under the age of 5. Dr. Bryan Shaw is a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Baylor; he studied…

Leukemia survivor, Baylor student meet after student’s life-saving donation

Billy Allison is a 65-year-old Missouri resident who thought he would lose his fight with stage-four leukemia last year. Dillon Gasper is a Baylor junior who ran in the 2012 Waco Miracle Match Marathon and decided to sign up to be a bone marrow donor after the event. What transpired over the last year and a half changed both of their lives and led to an emotional meeting last month at Baylor. Months after the race ended, Gasper was told he was a…

Once a shuttered tire plant, BRIC facility now home to 21st-century research

…ant became the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative (BRIC): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EiU8fHPszM Today, the 330,000-square-foot BRIC, located about 2 miles north of campus just off I-35, is home to research and industry labs such as Baylor’s Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics and Engineering Research and a quantum optics laboratory. L-3 Platform Integration recently became BRIC’s first resident partner, having signed an agreement…

Tickets now on sale for 2013 Homecoming, Family Weekend events, individual football games

…e now. Thinking of heading back to Waco for Homecoming (Oct. 16-19)? Visit www.baylor.edu/homecoming/buy to get your tickets for the football game vs. Iowa State, Pigskin Revue, and the Class Reunion Gatherings, hosted by the Baylor Alumni Network for those who graduated in 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008. The university will also host the 50-year reunion celebration for the Class of 1963 and Heritage Club reunions for the…

Baylor family’s $290,000 donation will help West homeowners move forward

…ough the Baylor West Relief Fund will be allocated to First Baptist Church West, which for weeks has been partnering with Texas Baptist Men to coordinate the demolition of up to 120 homes damaged in the blast. Their work is saving West homeowners between $10,000 and $15,000 each in debris removal costs that often are not fully covered by insurance. The funds provided by Baylor will help alleviate those costs for the homeowners, who instead can put…

Robert Griffin III Day at Texas Capitol culminates in RG3 Scholarship announcement

…r. To participate in this effort that honors RG3’s legacy at Baylor, visit www.baylor.edu/nation/rg3. The events were just part of a busy week for Griffin around Central Texas that also included visiting Baylor football practice last week (along with former teammates and fellow NFL players Kendall Wright and Danny Watkins), having a street named in his honor (“Robert Griffin III Blvd.“) in his hometown of Copperas Cove, and taking in Baylor men’s…

Baylor students join ‘Harlem Shake’ craze

…s to say about the craze.) Here’s what these students came up with: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRdDSWTWFgw In the approximately 60 hours since the video was posted, it has already been viewed more than 43,000 times. (And if you enjoyed that, check out Baylor Theatre’s version, straight from their production of the 1950s-era play “Born Yesterday.”) Sic ’em, Baylor students! You might also like: * Students celebrate year-end with flash mob Micha…

Help bring Baylor football home to campus!

…sage themselves. For more details or to give to the bricks campaign, visit www.baylor.edu/stadiumbricks. After giving, you will receive a keepsake certificate recognizing your contribution. For questions or customer service assistance, call toll-free 1-855-BEAR-FAN (1-855-232-7326) or e-mail BaylorStadiumBricks@FundraisersLTD.com. (Baylor has partnered with Fund Raisers, Ltd. to manage the production and engraving of high-quality bricks for instal…

Homecoming BUGWB performance earns rave reviews

…The reaction from fans at Baylor’s Homecoming victory over Kansas was swift and seemingly unanimous: the halftime show by the Baylor University Golden Wave Band (BUGWB) was about the best anyone could remember. In case you missed it (or just want to see it again), here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md0r-NNj7S8 Sic ’em, BUGWB!…

Are you Baylor Proud? Then you can be a Baylor Delegate!

…omorrow’s students to Baylor today. Admissions representatives are looking for Delegates all across the United States; to learn more about the program, please visit www.baylor.edu/delegates or facebook.com/BaylorDelegates! Sic ’em, Melanie and all our Baylor Delegates!…