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  • Freshman’s musical talents lead to scholarship and service

    // Posted In Extraordinary Stories, Service, Student life

    …p, but as he works to further improve his play as a music major, he’s also using his talent to help others as a member of a Salvation Army band. “God’s just blessed me with the gift of music, and I want to give back to him what he’s given to me,” he told the Waco Tribune-Herald. A third-generation Salvation Army member, the Austin native first starting helping out by volunteering to feed the homeless at age 6; he began playing in a Salvation Army…

  • Freshman bio students get new opportunities for research

    // Posted In Academics, Baylor 2012, Honors, Research

    …s (like the one pictured here) and study its DNA. Between terms, the DNA will be sent to the Joint Genome Institute-Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico for sequencing; students will then spend the second course using bioinformatics tools to analyze the genomes. (Click here to hear what students at other universities have said about their experiences in this program.) Sic ’em, Baylor researchers, from faculty to freshmen!…

  • Why do we celebrate Christmas?

    // Posted In Alumni, Faith, Just for Fun, Videos

    …d at Tangle.com (formerly GodTube), which advertises itself as the largest online community for Christians, with over 3 million monthly unique visitors. People from all over the world share videos, photos, blogs, prayers and Scripture readings through the site. The folks at Tangle also work closely with Christian music labels to promote their artists, including Baylor alum David Crowder. Why are we telling you all this? Tangle’s CEO, Trey Bowles,…

  • Waco Mammoth Site opens incredible experience to the public

    // Posted In Academics, Research, Videos

    …ush to honor the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, and a Baylor study of clergy sexual misconduct that found the problem far more prevalent than previously realized. And don’t miss the Online Extra, an essay by chemistry professor Dr. David Pennington on why he loves teaching at Baylor.) Sic ’em, Waco Mammoth Site and everyone involved!…

  • Baylor couple’s amazing battle, triumph following stroke recorded in ‘Sara’s Story’

    // Posted In Alumni, Extraordinary Stories

    …ll seeing improvements, and thus refused the recommendation. He fought his insurance company to get Sara into a special center that treats traumatic brain injuries; three months later, she went home and walked up the stairs without assistance. Today, she drives, takes care of her children and has returned to work. That, of course, is the short version of their story; one could write many, many more words about what such a battle meant to the Culve…

  • Geologists map Waco suburb to help find stable places to build

    // Posted In Academics, Research, Service

    …need to make smart decisions on where to place not only homes but businesses, streets and utilities. Professors and students worked together to develop the map, dividing Woodway into five zones based on geological makeup. The team then put the map online (click here to view) for easy access, linking each zone to building ordinances about what can and can’t be built in each area. Woodway is one of only two cities in Texas to have such a map. Sic ’…

  • Behind-the-scenes efforts make Homecoming an annual success

    // Posted In Alumni, Service, Student life

    …e and the Homecoming Parade (still the nation’s oldest and longest — watch online if you can’t make it out). But someone has to be working to prepare for the thousands of alumni who will descend on campus this weekend, and for these centerpiece activities and more, that someone is the students who make up Baylor’s Chamber of Commerce. As a student, all I knew about Chamber was that they took care of Baylor’s live bear mascots, but that’s just the…

  • Student’s work recognized by Menlo Park research institute

    // Posted In Academics, Honors, Research, Student life

    …. Heinrich took audio from the speech and created animated video to match, using the video to briefly demonstrate the progress of computer screen interfaces since 1968 and to emphasize not just the technology presented but also Engelbart’s vision of collaborative progress through technology. The DEI was impressed enough to feature Heinrich’s work on their website this summer, even creating a new section of the site to feature student works in line…