How do you determine a researcher’s impact? Measures of impact can be hard to quantify, but Stanford University has annually undertaken a method of doing so based on citations. This year, no fewer than 43 current or retired Baylor faculty appeared on this list. Citations occur when, after a faculty member publishes his or her […]
It’s that time of year again, when the entire Baylor campus slows down to give students, faculty and staff some much-needed time with family — and much-needed time to thank God for all the ways He has blessed us this year. From academics to alumni to athletics, we’ve got so much to be thankful for […]
Anyone who uses a cell phone relies on the spectrum for communication. Dr. Charles Baylis, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Baylor, calls the spectrum the “real estate” of wireless transmission. “When I send or receive a phone call, I have to use some type of bandwidth on the spectrum to transmit. It’s the […]
Lots of things can derail a student away at college for the first time: family problems, loneliness, academic struggles, financial issues, etc. Nationwide, only about 75% of students who start college as freshmen each fall even make it back for their sophomore year. At Baylor, however, more than 90% of freshmen return each fall to […]
For the third time in six years, a Baylor Bear is the national student-teacher of the year. That same Bear is also the Texas student-teacher of the year — the sixth time in nine years a Baylor grad has been so honored. This year’s double honoree is Ashlyn Bergethon (BSED ’24), now an Algebra I […]
What kind of impact are Baylor researchers making on the world? The burgeoning number of honors and grants awarded to BU faculty and students indicates that Baylor’s impact as a Christian research university is growing. Here are just a few recent examples: — Top 2%: Each year, Stanford University undertakes the arduous but important task […]
Baylor researchers have expertise in a wide variety of areas. Students at three area public schools got to learn that firsthand last week, when BU faculty and students visited with elementary, middle and high school-aged scientists to highlight National STEM Day through hands-on learning activities. In recent years, Baylor has brought some of its outstanding […]
Baylor’s push to elevate research and teaching, coupled with an ever-expanding offering of classes, programs and majors, has drawn dozens of elite faculty members to become a part of a distinct Christian research university. This fall, more than 100 new faculty members joined the university (!!). It’s impossible to give them all their due, but here […]
Scholars and researchers from all over the world know precisely where to go when they want to study all facets of Texas history: Baylor’s Texas Collection. Part of the Baylor University Libraries, the Texas Collection holds one of the largest Texana collections in the world, as well as volumes of information on the Southwest, Mexico, […]
The list of schools to make U.S. News’ top 30 for both undergraduate teaching and undergraduate research is a short (and impressive one), filled with schools like Duke, Michigan, Princeton, Stanford, Yale — and Baylor. For the third year in a row, U.S. News‘ rankings placed Baylor among this prestigious short list, as BU was ranked […]
