Compassion International has long worked to release children around the world from poverty. Chances are good you’ve seen a photo of a sponsored child on the fridge of a friend or family member; perhaps you’ve even supported a child yourself. Compassion’s newest partner? Baylor University. The two are teaming up, with BU putting its research […]
Generations of Bears will remember Dr. John Belew (BS ’41), whether as a Baylor classmate, professor or administrator. This week, the longtime Bear celebrated his 100th birthday! Belew first came to Baylor in the late 1930s, and graduated with a degree in chemistry in 1941. (That Belew would attend Baylor was no surprise; his grandmother […]
The U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges Rankings” each year are among the most discussed rankings in all of higher education, and Baylor routinely is ranked among the best. But there’s another ranking-within-the-ranking for the Baylor Family to be proud of: Once again in 2020, Baylor has been named among the top 50 Best […]
The good news: Since an initial spike shortly after students returned to campus early this fall, Baylor’s fight against the coronavirus seems to be working; the number of active COVID-19 cases on campus has remained below 1% of the campus community for about a month now. The bad news: That still means there are 50-100 […]
A lot of things can happen in 24 hours. Because of Baylor alumnus Alex Le Roux, BS ’15, building houses is now one of those things. During his senior year, Le Roux designed and built a concrete 3D printer with the intention of breaking into the tiny house movement. He successfully printed America’s first livable […]
For children with autism, therapeutic horse riding (hippotherapy) is known to be helpful. The evidence is anecdotal, but many children have shown improved motor and social skills (and less hyperactivity) after riding. For many families, however, there is a barrier to the benefits, as not every family can access or afford therapeutic horse riding. A […]
Baylor’s long history of military education dates back at least as far as 1888 — just a couple of years after BU settled in Waco. Over the years, Baylor has prepared a long line of future military officers through the Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC programs; today, these programs offer students the option to […]
In a year designated as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, a Baylor professor is providing meaningful leadership and serving as an important voice for nurses on such topics as COVID-19, human trafficking, health care policy, and more. Dr. Jessica Peck, clinical professor of nursing in Baylor’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing, was […]
Flinging the green and gold afar looks different for every Bear. For Justin Kralemann (BS ’10), it looks like facing food insecurity head on. Kralemann is the director of development for Food Outreach, a nutritional support program based in St. Louis dedicated to serving men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS or cancer — individuals […]
Like the rest of the Class of 2024, Baylor freshman Sai Sagireddy has only been in Waco for a short time — but he’s already making a difference in his new city. Having come to Baylor from Trinidad and Tobago, Sagireddy found he needed to secure his own healthcare — and in the process, began to […]
