Yet another Baylor professor was honored for his work in the classroom recently, as business professor Dr. James Garven received the Excellence in Teaching award from the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA), the premier international academic association for research in risk management and insurance. Many students say Garven’s class is both the hardest and […]
Political science professor Dr. James Curry was recognized earlier this year by the Texas Legislature for his work at Baylor, as the House passed a resolution honoring his service to students. A former chair of the department, Curry now serves as the Bob Bullock Professor of Public Policy and Administration and directs the Bob Bullock […]
Fans of The Learning Channel (TLC) might have seen the work of a Baylor professor and not even realized it. This spring, TLC ran four documentaries — “Half Ton Mom,” “Half Ton Dad,” “Half Ton Teen,” and “Survival of the Half Ton Teen” — in which the subjects seek gastric bypass surgery in an attempt […]
Sure, you’ve heard all about Baylor’s incredibly successful men’s and women’s tennis teams. How each squad won the Big 12 regular season title for the fifth straight year. How both teams again won the Big 12 Tournament. How they both advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals this spring. And how they each finished among the top […]
Researchers have wondered for years if some people have a genetic disposition towards addiction, with alcoholism being the most common affliction. A recent study by a Baylor professor may have found that link. Dr. Doug Matthews, professor of psychology and neuroscience and a member of BARC (the Baylor Addictions Research Consortium), pinpointed a region on […]
If you’re going from Waco to Mexico, traveling through Connecticut isn’t necessarily the quickest way to get there. But for one recent Baylor graduate, it’s working out. Rafael Benavides, who received his degree in journalism this past May, earned a scholarship to study with Yale University’s Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies in Zacatecas, […]
Just saw where a sixth Baylor student has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, joining the five Bears who were announced a couple of months ago. That brings the total to 13 Baylor Fulbright Scholars in just the past three years, and 20 since 2001. The most recent honoree is Robert Moore, a Copperas Cove, […]
Forty years ago today, man first walked on the moon. I was still a few years away from even being a twinkle in my parents’ eyes, but I grew up reaping the benefits of the excitement about space exploration that followed that singular moment. In fact, until the Challenger accident, I wanted to be an […]
Edd Hayes was a little worried when he was commissioned to create a statue of a lawyer nicknamed “Mad Dog.” Can you blame him? But his rendering of R. Matt Dawson at the Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law Center certainly captures the “Mad Dog” spirit. As Baylor Law Dean Brad Toben said at the unveiling […]
When I was in college, I spent my summers working temp jobs doing data entry. Many of today’s Baylor students are getting much more exciting experience in summer internships across the country, such as Baylor’s Washington Internship Program. A total of 26 Baylor students are interning in Washington, D.C., this summer. Many are working on […]
