While Baylor has geared up its research efforts in recent years — an emphasis seen in projects like the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative (BRIC) — the University remains dedicated to providing students with professors who are as excellent in the classroom as they are in the lab. Professors like Dr. James Garven and Dr. […]
For over a decade, PBS’ “Religion & Ethics Newsweekly” has been the only American TV newsmagazine devoted entirely to news of the religious world. The show, which airs on PBS stations all over the country, recently included a segment on American writer Flannery O’Connor that prominently featured Baylor professor Dr. Ralph Wood as one of […]
Eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes’ interest in biomedical research half a century ago will benefit Baylor students beginning this fall, as some BU freshmen join students from 36 other universities and colleges in an undergraduate research project that will walk them through discovering, studying and even naming a bacterial virus. Baylor was selected by the Howard […]
Earlier this month, singer/songwriter Ashley Cleveland was nominated for the “Best Traditional Gospel Album” Grammy for her latest release, “God Don’t Never Change.” The album is a celebration of vintage black gospel songs that Cleveland says was inspired by Baylor’s Black Gospel Music Restoration Project. Cleveland says she and her husband, guitarist Kenny Greenberg, independently […]
Baylor Proud wasn’t the only blog to highlight “Texas at the Table,” a hunger summit hosted by Baylor last month that aimed to find ways to eradicate hunger across the state. The event was organized by the Texas Hunger Initiative (THI), a partnership between Baylor’s School of Social Work and the Baptist General Convention of […]
My wife and I spent Saturday afternoon at the Waco Mammoth Site as it opened to the public for the first time. It’s quite an experience to walk down the wooded path from the site’s Welcome Center to the building which houses the open dig site and then look down from the catwalk onto the […]
We’ve covered Baylor’s Model Organization of American States (MOAS) team more than once on Baylor Proud, but this time they really outdid themselves. At a recent competition in San Antonio, Dr. Joan Supplee’s Baylor team set a new record for awards received, beating out 18 other universities from the U.S. and Mexico to bring home […]
Certainly Christmas is about much more than just presents. But since most of us celebrate at least in part by giving gifts to our friends and family, we thought we’d make a few suggestions of gift ideas (all with Baylor ties) for the Bears in your life. * How about a book? Whether you’re looking […]
While we often emphasize Baylor faculty and students’ involvement in overseas mission trips, not to be overlooked is local service — demonstrating that same love that is carried overseas for our neighbors right here at home. In the past week alone, such caring has manifested itself in three different ways at Baylor. Last Thursday, the […]
While internships in Washington, D.C., aren’t uncommon for Baylor students, the opportunity to serve as an intern for both the U.S. Supreme Court and the White House in the same year is almost unheard of. For a sophomore to receive such an opportunity… Well, now you’re talking unique — and you’re talking Emanuel Gawrieh. As […]
