Countless Baylor Bears have spent the last few months on the front lines of COVID-19 — serving as doctors and nurses, researching vaccines, and more. Baylor senior Shiva Dhiman is one such Bear. Dhiman, a public health major from San Jose, Calif., spent this summer interning with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), […]
As Baylor’s Board of Regents holds its regular summer meeting this week, seven new Regents are taking their seats at the table to start new terms: two serving at-large, one elected by alumni, one appointed by the Baptist General Convention of Texas, one nominated by the Bear Foundation, one new Faculty Regent, and one new […]
Two Baylor Bears who maintained a close friendship over the years since graduating from BU together in 2008 have gone through a remarkable medical journey that will undoubtedly leave them uniquely bonded as brothers for life. Kevin Barrera, BSED ’08, was diagnosed six years ago with Type 2 diabetes. The disease was kept under control […]
Dr. Jeremy Gabrysch’s medical career has taken him from Baylor to Austin to Ethiopia and back. And like many doctors, Gabrysch (BA ’98) has had friends and family call him up or pull him aside countless times in the front yard with a question about an ailment or medical treatment. While informal, those brief conversations […]
For decades, many have struggled with the idea that faith plays a part in addiction recovery. At Baylor’s Beauchamp Addiction Recovery Center (BARC), religion and recovery go hand in hand. “Instead of buckling under the pressure, Baylor is establishing a model for other faith-based organizations attempting to bridge the gap between addiction recovery and religion,” […]
Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world, with more than 40 million victims worldwide — and its happening in communities all across the globe, including right here in Texas. Baylor alumna Susan Peters, BA ’86, has made it her mission to put an end to it. After witnessing exploitation and injustice […]
It was barely a month ago that we wrote about how a Baylor program — picked up and supported by the USDA, PepsiCo, McLane Global and others — had quickly ramped up to provide a million meals a week to schoolchildren in rural areas impacted by COVID-19-related school closures. Here’s how well that program has […]
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Baylor administrators quickly realized that many students would need extra support to get through the semester. One solution: the “Bear Care” program, designed to connect students with BU faculty and staff to help Bears navigate the unique stresses caused by the COVID-19 crisis. More than 300 faculty and staff members […]
Families who depend on school meals for their children uniquely feel the challenges presented by COVID-19. But, thanks to the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, a unique private-public partnership is ensuring that students in rural areas across the nation won’t have to worry about those meals while schools are closed during the coronavirus public […]
When Baylor students left for spring break on March 6, they had no idea that most of them wouldn’t be returning to campus for weeks. But five days later — in reaction to the growing coronavirus pandemic — Baylor announced that spring break would be extended an extra week, followed by what has become an extended […]
