Whether it’s due to one’s learning style or schedule, for some people, reading news online just doesn’t work. They prefer an audible format — books on tape, podcasts, etc. If that sounds like you — and if you’re a dedicated Baylor Bear — then these Baylor podcasts are for you. Baylor Connections — If you take one […]
History is embedded in, of all places, whale earwax. Scientists have long examined the layers found in a whale’s earwax to determine its age (not unlike the rings found on a tree), but it wasn’t until two Baylor professors learned you could also learn more about their environment through earwax research that we realized just […]
For years, researchers from Baylor and other Texas universities have been working together on geology digs about 50 miles south of Waco, near Salado. They’ve been digging deeper and deeper, one millimeter at a time. Recently, they found about 100,000 stone artifacts, including 12 projectile points like the one pictured above. Baylor researchers believe some […]
Thursday night, Baylor announced the launch of “Give Light,” a $1.1 billion fundraising campaign to support the goals of the university’s academic strategic plan, Illuminate, across every area of campus life. What does that mean — for Baylor, for students, and for you? Read on: The goal: To raise funds that will support new opportunities for […]
At a Baylor sporting event, there’s a good chance you’ve participated in a green-out, gold-out or #StripeMcLane game. Did you ever stop and think about where or why this trend started? Dr. Kirk Wakefield, MBA ’81, has. More importantly, he’s also thought about the future and fundamentals of advertising and branding in sports, ticket sales, sports […]
Since her arrival on campus, Baylor President Linda Livingstone has often discussed Baylor’s aim to fill a unique space in the world of higher education — to become one of the few preeminent Christian research universities in the nation. Baylor’s academic strategic plan, Illuminate, lays out some of the ways the university plans to meet this […]
There’s a trailblazing group of Baylor students who spent their summer researching topics such as media literacy, military history, and the impact of programs for new college students. It’s a group made up of first-generation students, military veterans and high-achieving students from other traditionally underrepresented groups. Who are these students? They’re Baylor’s inaugural class of […]
The bad news: Children who undergo radiation treatment to fight the most common childhood brain tumor may have trouble recalling recent memories after the treatment. The good news (such as it is): Radiation therapy in such cases does not seem to affect episodic memories from before the children’s treatment. This, according to a recent Baylor research […]
Among the topics that shape our nation, few have been more pressing or more ubiquitous recently than immigration. The subject can also be complex: What is “DACA”? Who are “dreamers”? What are the proper channels to legal immigration? At Baylor, we have one of the nation’s top experts on the subject. After more than a decade […]
Religion’s role in the founding and shaping of American life has been much-considered, studied and debated throughout U.S. history — but few are as qualified to provide insight into the topic as Baylor’s Distinguished Professor of History, Dr. Thomas Kidd. In the classroom, on bookshelves and in the media, students and non-students alike have learned […]
