In the developing world, contaminated water leads to a host of diseases that can quickly cause dehydration and even death, particularly in children. The good news is that such diseases are easily treatable — if those affected have the medicine. Baylor sophomore Hannah Lee and a group of high school friends launched Operation Rehydration last […]
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 […]
Following the University’s cue, we’re off from now ’til New Year’s. While we’re away, enjoy some of Baylor at Christmas: * This year’s Baylor Proud Christmas card (now on YouTube!); * Previous Baylor Proud Christmas cards (the 2007 and 2008 editions); * A Christmas message from University President Dr. David Garland; * Christmastime at Baylor […]
When Apple’s iPhone commercials say “There’s an app for that,” it seems they’re not kidding. From gaming to business, it seems there really is an application for everything — including one that can drive a car. Recent Baylor graduate Hunter Smith (BS ’08) is part of a small team of engineers from Austin-based National Instruments […]
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 […]
Like most people, I certainly enjoy the traditions of Christmas, but of course it’s also important to remember just why it is that we celebrate Christmas in the first place. This video has a good explanation: Of note, that video (and hundreds of others) are housed at Tangle.com (formerly GodTube), which advertises itself as the […]
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 […]
Saturday, Baylor volleyball upset traditional powerhouse UCLA in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history. (Video highlights below courtesy of Baylor Athletics’ Facebook page.) How big a deal is this? Well, aside from marking the Bears’ best postseason performance ever, the win […]
Hollywood director John Lee Hancock, BA ’79, JD ’82, first made a name for himself in the movie business in 1993 as the writer of the screenplay for A Perfect World, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood and Kevin Costner. He went on to produce the critically acclaimed My Dog Skip before finding widespread […]
