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Streams of Innovation
May 7, 2025
CRASR

Watch the latest video in our Arts & Sciences "Research Roundup" series, which looks at the founding and mission of CRASR -- Baylor's Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research.

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Baylor Students Win Boren, Critical Language, Fulbright UK Summer Institute Awards
May 7, 2025
Baylor student winners of prestigious Boren, Critical Language and Fulbright UK Summer  Institute awards

Baylor University students were awarded scholarships and fellowships, including Boren Awards, Critical Language Scholarships and a Fulbright UK Summer Institutes award.

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Baylor’s 2025 Centennial Professors Awarded Funding for Summer Research
May 1, 2025
Centennial Professor Awards 2025

Baylor University faculty members Elesha J. Coffman, Ph.D., and T. Philip Nichols, Ph.D., have been selected to receive the 2025 Centennial Professor Awards for summer research projects.

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Baylor Model United Nations Team Named Outstanding Delegation at New York City Meet
April 22, 2025
Model UN Sic ‘Em

Baylor’s Model United Nations team earned the highest team award at the 2025 National Model UN competition in New York City.

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Better, Safer Batteries: Research Motivates Step Changes in Battery Science
April 14, 2025
Solid State Battery Lithium for EV Electric Vehicle

A Baylor professor introduced an international audience at the Volta Foundation Battery Forum to advanced techniques that could drive future breakthroughs in energy storage science, leading to better and safer batteries.

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Baylor Model Organization of American States Team Represents Costa Rica in Intercollegiate Competition in Nation’s Capital
April 14, 2025
MOAS 2025

The Baylor Model Organization of American States team represented the Republic of Costa Rica at the 2025 Washington, DC MOAS Summit, discussing issues including religious freedom, rising sea levels and migrant populations.

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Digital Dementia: Does Technology Use by ‘Digital Pioneers’ Correlate to Cognitive Decline?
April 14, 2025
Older woman smiling and working on a computer

A new study in Nature Human Behavior reveals that digital technologies are associated with reduced cognitive decline versus the assumed correlation to dementia. 

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A World of Learning: Modern Languages and Cultures at Baylor
April 10, 2025
Int’l flags

Students of modern languages in the Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences are gaining an empathetic understanding of other cultures.

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Major Undergraduate Awards Season Begins with Four Goldwater Scholars
April 7, 2025
Baylor’s four Goldwater Scholars – Ava Frescura, Kiera Griffin, Aliyah Ogden and Nicholas Storti

Baylor undergraduate STEM researchers have kicked off the spring major fellowships and awards season by earning a record four Goldwater Scholarships, the preeminent undergraduate award that supports outstanding undergraduates interested in pursuing STEM research careers.

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Modeling Medical Excellence
April 4, 2025
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Baylor Arts & Sciences alumni are mentoring the next generation of health professionals to help prepare them for success.

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Creativity in the Classroom
April 3, 2025
Creativity

The Baylor Arts & Sciences Teaching Innovation Program is recognizing and encouraging faculty members who can think outside the box.


 

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The Buildings of Arts & Sciences — Part Two
April 2, 2025
Castellaw

In our second survey of the buildings on the Baylor University campus partially or totally occupied by the College of Arts & Sciences, we look at Tidwell Bible Building, Morrison Constitution Hall and the Castellaw Communications Center.

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Baylor's Moot Court Team Shines in Regional Competition
April 1, 2025
Moot Court

Baylor's undergraduate moot court team argued issues involving human rights, immigration and national sovereignty during a recent competition with other university students in San Antonio.

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Welcome to Our World
April 1, 2025
Bio SAs

A&S student ambassadors play an important role in recruiting new students and helping them succeed at Baylor.

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Baylor Debaters Advance to Sweet 16 in CEDA National Championship Tournament
March 28, 2025
NDT 2025

The Baylor debate team of Lorilei Lassen and Omar Darwish advanced to the Sweet 16 round at the 2025 Cross Examination Debate Association National Tournament.

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Baylor Anthropology Scientist Julie A. Hoggarth, Ph.D., Named AAAS Fellow
March 27, 2025
Julie Hoggarth, Ph.D. has been elected as an AAAS Fellow

Noted Maya archeologist Julie A. Hoggarth, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology at Baylor University, has been elected to the rank of AAAS Fellow by the Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

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Bringing Artificial Intelligence into the Baylor Classroom
March 26, 2025
AI

Baylor Arts & Sciences faculty are successfully integrating AI tools into the curriculum in a variety of ways.

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New Baylor Arts & Sciences Strategic Plan Addresses Changes in Higher Education
March 25, 2025
Burleson Hall sunset

The new five-year strategic plan of Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, A&Spire in Deeds, is designed to help the University meet the goals outlined in its current strategic plan, Baylor in Deeds.

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Six Baylor Faculty Members Are Honored for Their Exceptional Mentoring of Students
March 24, 2025
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Recipients of the Vardaman Awards, named in tribute to Professor Elizabeth Vardaman, are Baylor faculty members who go above and beyond in mentoring undergraduate students.

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A&S Faculty Granted Tenure and Promotions
March 21, 2025
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More than two dozen faculty members in the College of Arts & Sciences have been granted tenure or received promotions in rank for the 2024-2025 academic year.

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Get to know Dr. Andrew Hogue, one of Baylor’s newest Master Teachers
March 6, 2025
Dr. Andrew Hogue portrait photo

Earning recognition as a Master Teacher at Baylor is a rare honor — the highest a BU professor can receive for his/her teaching. In January, President Linda Livingstone announced the lifetime designation for four Baylor professors, increasing the roll of Master Teachers to 33 since the honor was first bestowed more than 40 years ago.

Among the newest honorees is Dr. Andrew Hogue (MA ’05, PhD ’09), a two-time Baylor graduate who returned to join the faculty of his alma mater in 2011. Over the last 15 years, he has taught various political science courses, led what is now Baylor’s Philanthropy & Public Service Program, served as associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and led Baylor’s Office of Engaged Learning.

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Baylor Chemist Among Innovators Advancing Oncology Treatment
February 26, 2025
Daniel Romo, Ph.D., The Schotts Professor of Chemistry at Baylor University.

Daniel Romo, Ph.D., has been named to the Texas Medical Center Innovation’s Accelerator for Cancer Therapeutics for his work on a new therapeutic for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

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Baylor Students Qualify for the National Debate Tournament and Win a Recent Competition
February 21, 2025
Debaters

For the 21st year in a row, members of the Baylor University debate squad have qualified to compete in the nation’s top debate tournament, while a Baylor debate team has also won a recent national competition.

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New History Class Explores The Stories of Waco’s Hispanic Community
February 20, 2025
Man stands in church

This spring, students in Dr.  Ricardo Álvarez-Pimentel's class are hitting the archives to uncover the remarkable stories of Waco's Hispanic community.

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Events Highlight Celebration of Women’s History Month
February 20, 2025
Women's History Month Events

Baylor University will celebrate Women’s History Month (WHM) with a series of events throughout March for the Baylor and Waco community to learn more about women’s historic and modern-day contributions.

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Interdisciplinary Researchers Receive $4.71 Million Grant for Longitudinal Study on Parents’ Patience in Adversity
February 20, 2025
Close up shot of caring mother holding hand on her son's shoulder while assisting him homework and studying together.

A team of interdisciplinary researchers at Baylor University and three other U.S. universities are set to begin a longitudinal study on what can be learned about patience for parents of adolescents who experience adversity.

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Baylor Filmmakers Win Awards at BEA Festival of Media Arts
February 19, 2025
Filmmakers

Three Baylor University filmmakers -- two recent graduates and a current graduate student –– have won awards at the 2025 BEA Festival of Media Arts. In the annual contest, the original films created by the Baylor winners competed with works by their peers from more than 300 colleges and universities. 

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SEA-PHAGES Students Discover and Analyze Bacteriophages, Advancing Biomedical Research
February 6, 2025
Group of biology students with their professor in front of the Baylor Sciences Building

Research by first-year biology students has the potential to advance the scientific understanding of bacteriophages and their role in combating antibiotic-resistant infections.

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Baylor Chemist John L. Wood, Ph.D., Designated University Distinguished Professor
February 4, 2025
John L. Wood, Ph.D., The Robert A. Welch Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

John L. Wood, Ph.D., has been designated as University Distinguished Professor, the highest honor bestowed on Baylor faculty. 

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Art & Art History Chair Honored as Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year
February 4, 2025
Heidi J. Hornik, Ph.D., professor of art history and chair of the Department of Art & Art History at Baylor University,

Heidi J. Hornik, Ph.D., has been selected as the 2025 Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year for her superlative contribution to the learning environment at Baylor.

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Four Baylor Professors Designated Master Teachers
January 29, 2025
Photos of four Baylor University professors named Master Teachers

Baylor Professors Kevin D. Dougherty, Andrew P. Hogue, Wiff Rudd and  J. Lenore Wright receive the lifetime designation of Master Teacher, the highest honor granted to Baylor faculty for sustained excellence in teaching.

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A Retired Texas Ranger is Teaching Baylor Students How to Use Forensic Evidence to Help Solve Crimes
January 15, 2025
J. Huggins

James "Sarge" Huggins is using his decades of experience to teach Baylor students how to analyze crime scenes and assemble the forensics evidence needed to help prosecute criminals.

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Baylor’s AFROTC Detachment 810 Earns Top National Honor
January 14, 2025
AFROTC color guard during flyover at Baylor football game

Baylor's AFROTC, Detachment 810 has been ranked as the No. 1 Medium Detachment in the country, outperforming 49 other detachments nationwide to claim the top honor. 

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Growing Interest in Astronomy at Baylor Spurs Department Name Change
January 14, 2025
Baylor astronomers

The newly renamed Department of Physics and Astronomy reflects a growing interest in space-related teaching and research among Baylor students and faculty.

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Meet Baylor’s oft-cited research expert in pediatric psychology
January 14, 2025
Dr. Christine Limbers portrait

Children and families who deal with chronic health challenges — and the psychological challenges that can come with them — have a friend in Dr. Christine Limbers, a Baylor professor whose influential research in these areas has impacted her field as a whole.

Limbers, an associate professor of psychology at BU since 2010, leads Baylor’s Pediatric Psychology Lab. The main focus of the lab is in its name, but Limbers and her fellow researchers go deeper in areas like obesity, chronic health issues, and psychological treatments to support the mental health needs of children and teenagers who need them.

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Baylor grads claim near-sweep of Christianity Today book awards for culture/arts
January 9, 2025
L-R, the covers of Flannery O'Connor's Why Do the Heathen Rage, Becoming by Beholding, and Deep Reading

Each December, Christianity Today announces the winners of its annual book awards, books CT deems “most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.” This year’s winners included a slew of Baylor alumni — especially in the “Culture, Poetry and the Arts” category.

Christianity Today recognized four books in this area — a winner, an award of merit, and two finalists — and three of the four honorees were written by a group of five Baylor English doctoral graduates.

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Baylor Senior Earns Prestigious Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship
December 4, 2024
Baylor University senior Isabella Zárate, an international studies and environmental studies double major from Katy, Texas, and recipient of the Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship.

Baylor University senior Isabella Zárate, an international studies and environmental studies double major from Katy, Texas, has been awarded the highly competitive Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship, funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by Howard University.

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Creative Spaces: Dr. Julie Sweet
December 4, 2024
Julie Sweet

In this installment of Creative Spaces, a look at distinctive offices in the Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences, we visit the memorabilia-filled office of Dr. Julie Sweet, professor of history.

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Jim and Lisa Meyerhoff Establish Math Scholarship in Honor of Dr. Lance Littlejohn
November 19, 2024
Lance Littlejohn Scholarship

On November 13, the Baylor Mathematics Department hosted a reception to award the first Lance Littlejohn Scholarship for Graduate Research in Mathematics. The scholarship has been generously endowed by Jim and Lisa Meyerhoff to honor Dr. Lance Littlejohn for his remarkable service as the Chair of the Mathematics Department.

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SACNAS at Baylor Receives National Honor as Outstanding Chapter for Celebrating Culture
November 15, 2024
Students and faculty with SACNAS at Baylor hold a gold BU flag and the Outstanding Chapter award for celebrating culture.

Baylor University’s student chapter of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) has been honored by the national organization with an Outstanding Chapter award in the category of Celebrating Culture. Students and faculty representing SACNAS at Baylor received the award Oct. 31 while attending the National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) conference in Phoenix.

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Podcast Points: Baylor Social Psychologist Discusses the Power of Gratitude
November 15, 2024
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Jo-Ann Tsang, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at Baylor University, talks about gratitude as more than a seasonal sentiment on Baylor Connections.

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Baylor Hosts International Model Organization of American States Competition
November 12, 2024
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Baylor students played important roles as the University hosted the 2024 Eugene Scassa Mock Organization of American States Program's 28th Summit of the Americas. The Baylor OAS team represented Panama and debated resolutions to manage transnational migration, provide access to drinking water and keep corruption out of elections.    

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Baylor Model United Nations Team Wins Outstanding Delegation Award
November 11, 2024
Baylor Model UN team

At a recent international competition in Washington, D.C., Baylor's Model United Nations team was named an Outstanding Delegation for its work representing the Republic of Korea. Team members grappled with topics including global peace, sustainable development and human rights.

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The Power of Internships
November 8, 2024
The Power of Internships

Baylor students can gain skills and new perspectives through on-the-job experience. Internships give students the chance to test out an industry or profession to see if it’s a good fit for them, and can give them ideas about the kind of jobs they might or might not want to pursue.

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The Buildings of Arts & Sciences -- Part One
November 8, 2024
A&S buildings-1

In our first survey of the buildings on the Baylor University campus which fully or partially house programs within the College of Arts & Sciences, we look at Old Main, Burleson Hall and the Carroll Science Building.

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More Than a Summer Job
November 8, 2024

The Baylor Summer Fellows program helps students promote the public good.

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Baylor University Graduate School Honors Outstanding Graduate Student Award Winners
November 7, 2024
2023-24 Outstanding Graduate Students with Baylor Academic Leadership

Meet this year’s Outstanding Graduate Student Award honorees for excellence in research, teaching and dissertation.

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Ever Ancient, Ever New: An English Major for Today’s Baylor Students
November 7, 2024
Ginger Hanchey

Dr. Ginger Hanchey, director of literature and creative writing and senior lecturer in English and Director of the Core in the College of Arts & Sciences, says Baylor’s English department is making the courses it offers better suited to both student interests and today’s fast-changing world. 

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CASA Advisors Are Charting Paths to Student Success
November 7, 2024
Charting Paths to Success

Advisors in College of Arts & Sciences Advisement (CASA) make it their mission to help students get to where they want to go in life.

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High-flying Students Will Represent Baylor at Prestigious Aviation Conferences
November 7, 2024
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Four aviation sciences majors at Baylor will be representing the University at a pair of prestigious national aviation conferences in the spring of 2025.

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Baylor Alumna is Solving Mysteries with DNA
November 5, 2024
Othram lab

Baylor alumna Kristen Mittelman is using state-of-the art DNA technology she helped develop to assist law enforcement in catching criminals and identifying missing persons.

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Killer Story
November 4, 2024
Claire St. Amant

Baylor alumna Claire St. Amant is using her nationwide crime reporting experience to teach students and publish her first book.

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European Academy of Sciences Elects Fritz Gesztesy, Ph.D., as Fellow
October 31, 2024
Fritz Gesztesy, Ph.D., The Ralph and Jean Storm Professor of Mathematics at Baylor University,

Fellow designation honors Dr. Gesztesy’s distinguished contributions to the mathematical sciences.

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Baylor Biochemistry Researcher Recognized with National Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education from American Chemical Society
October 18, 2024
Ivan Korendovych, Ph.D., the inaugural James. R. Schofield Endowed Chair in Biochemistry in Baylor University’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Ivan Korendovych, Ph.D., the inaugural James. R. Schofield Endowed Chair in Biochemistry at Baylor University, has been recognized by the American Chemical Society as the preceptor for this year’s Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry, a national ACS award that recognizes an outstanding graduate student and instructor in chemistry.

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Baylor Researcher Explores Ocean Moon of Jupiter Through Innovative Machine-Learning Approach
October 15, 2024
Artist concept of Europa Clipper Mission

Alyssa Mills, a Ph.D. candidate in geosciences at Baylor University and a graduate affiliate of NASA's Europa Clipper mission science team, is using machine learning to map the seafloor of Europa. 

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New Research Shapes Future of Public Relations Accreditation & Education
October 11, 2024
Veteran PR professional interacts with young PR professionals.

Baylor study finds differing perceptions in PR professionals' expectations versus performance and prompts changes to PR accreditation and certification exams.

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Meet Baylor’s nationally cited expert on politics and public policy
October 11, 2024
Dr. Patrick Flavin (headshot)

In Texas politics, there have been few more influential figures than Baylor’s own Bob Bullock (JD ’58), a longtime elected official and Baylor law graduate. So it stands to reason that the professorship named for him in Baylor’s Department of Political Science would be held by a professor with his own recognized expertise on the influence of politics and public policy on citizens.

Dr. Patrick Flavin came to Baylor in 2010 and now serves as the Bob Bullock Professor of Political Science at Baylor. Over the last 15 years, a wide array of academic journals and popular media outlets have come to Flavin for insights on his key areas of research: political inequality, politics and quality of life, political behavior, and more.

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Corey P. Carbonara to Receive SMPTE’s 2024 Presidential Proclamation
October 9, 2024
Corey Carbonara and Michael Korpi, film and digital media professors at Baylor University

Baylor University’s Corey P. Carbonara, Ph.D., professor of film and digital media, Master Teacher and an innovator in advancing new frontiers in media production technology, has been selected to receive the 2024 Presidential Proclamation from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE).

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Baylor Researcher Awarded NIH Transformative Research Award to Pursue Personalized Treatment for Gut Diseases
October 8, 2024
Aaron Wright, Ph.D., The Schofield Endowed Chair in Biomedical Science in Baylor’s Department of Biology.

Microbiome researcher Aaron Wright, Ph.D., has earned a $5.6 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Transformative Research Award that could lead to personalized treatments for gut microbiome diseases like IBS, Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis and more. 

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Do Coyotes Have Puppy Dog Eyes? New Study Reveals Wild Canines Share Dog's Famous Expression
October 1, 2024
Comparing dogs to coyotes

New research from Baylor University reveals that coyotes, like domestic dogs, have the ability to produce the famous "puppy dog eyes" expression, challenging the hypothesis that this facial feature evolved exclusively in dogs as a result of domestication.

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Dr. Felipe Hinojosa Named a 2024-25 Fellow of HACU’s Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo
September 26, 2024
Felipe Hinojosa, Ph.D., professor of history at Baylor University and The John and Nancy Jackson Endowed Chair for Baylor in Latin America

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced that Felipe Hinojosa, Ph.D., professor of history at Baylor University and The John and Nancy Jackson Endowed Chair for Baylor in Latin America, is among the 45 fellows who will make up the sixth cohort of its Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo.

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Since the 1950s, ‘The Phoenix’ has showcased Baylor students’ literary & fine arts talents
September 26, 2024
A copy of the Phoenix literary magazine, held outside Carroll Science

Did you know that one of the oldest continuously published collegiate literary magazines in the country is run by Baylor undergraduate students? The Phoenix is annually edited, published, and produced by Baylor undergrads from its home in Carroll Science, and has been running since the 1950s.

The Phoenix “represents a unique opportunity for Baylor students both to have their creative work published and to gain experience producing, all on their own, a significant literary review,” says Baylor English professor Arna Hemenway, one of the magazine’s faculty advisors.

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Kellison Wins 2023 Guittard Book Award
September 17, 2024
Female Posed

Dr. Kimberly Kellison, Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and Associate Professor of History at Baylor University, has been awarded the 2023 Guittard Book Award for Historical Scholarship for her book, Forging a Christian Order: South Carolina Baptists, Race, and Slavery, 1696-1860. 

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Boundary Breaking Women's Panel Showcases Women in Leadership
September 11, 2024
Boundary Breaking Panel Poster

Baylor's 10th annual Boundary Breaking Women’s Panel to take place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, on the fifth floor of the Cashion Academic Center. The event features 10 Baylor faculty and staff members in campus leadership roles of leadership to highlighting showcase 10 women boundary-breakers.

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Baylor’s Equity, Civil Rights, & Title IX Office Brings Awareness to The Red Zone
September 9, 2024
Aerial view of the Baylor campus looking toward downtown Waco

This fall, Baylor University is joining universities and communities around the country to increase public awareness and prevention education about sexual assault and interpersonal violence as the Equity, Civil Rights, & Title IX Office brings awareness to The Red Zone.

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Baylor Libraries Author Series Remembers Antônia Teixeira
September 6, 2024
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The Baylor Libraries Author Series will highlight Baylor faculty authors Dr. João Chaves and Dr. Mikeal Parsons and their publication, “Remembering Antônia Teixeira: A Story of Missions, Violence, and Institutional Hypocrisy” (Eerdmans, 2023). This author series session will take place on Tuesday, September 24, at 3:00 p.m. in the Schumacher Flex Commons on the main floor of Moody Memorial Library, as well as online via Zoom Webinar. Dr. Beth Allison Barr, the James Vardaman Endowed Professor of History at Baylor, will interview the authors.

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Provost Honors Faculty Members as 2024-2025 Baylor Fellows
September 4, 2024
10 Baylor professors named Baylor Fellows for their excellence in teaching are shown

Ten Baylor University faculty members have been selected by Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., to serve as 2024-2025 Baylor Fellows for their excellence in teaching and desire to advance Baylor’s commitment to transformational education.

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Baylor Biologist Dr. Peter J. Hotez Receives Prestigious National Awards for Research and Scientific Contributions
August 30, 2024
Peter J. Hotez

Peter J. Hotez, M.D, Ph.D., an internationally recognized leader in tropical medicine and vaccine development who serves as University Professor of Biology at Baylor University, has recently received two prestigious national awards for his research and contributions to science and global health.

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The U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe is a Baylor Bear
August 14, 2024
Headshot of Pamela Tremont in front of a U.S. flag

Earlier this year, Pamela Tremont (BA ’90, MA ’92) was sworn in as the United States ambassador to Zimbabwe — the culmination of a road to foreign service that began at Baylor three decades ago.

At Baylor, Tremont earned her bachelor’s in political science and her master’s in international relations, during which time she was also a part of Baylor Ambassadors, the Foreign Affairs Association, and the Golden Key International Honor Society. Upon graduating from Baylor, she embarked on a career that has included stops at U.S. embassies in Turkey, the United Kingdom, Zambia, Cyprus, Ukraine, and Sweden, most recently as deputy chief of mission in Stockholm.

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Allie North wins Stephen E. Dwornik Planetary Geosciences Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation Award
August 13, 2024
Allie North

Through her research at Baylor University with Dr. Peter James, Allie North had the opportunity to present at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) in March 2024. Allie's poster presentation was about the work she has done over the Gruithuisen Domes, which are volcanic constructs on the moon. Allie was recently notified that she received the Stephen E. Dwornik Planetary Geosciences Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation Award. 

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Hispanic Heritage Month Lectures hosted by Jackson Chair
August 9, 2024
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The John and Nancy Jackson Endowed Chair in Latin America & Professor of History, Dr. Felipe Hinojosa, looks to add to this year's Hispanic Heritage Month events by bringing in esteemed guest faculty for three lectures. 

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Guest speaker Dr. Carolyn Muessig to Give the James Vardaman Lecture
August 7, 2024
Vardaman Lecture

Come enjoy the James Vardaman Lecture featuring Dr. Carolyn Muessig on Thursday, August 29, 2024 in the Armstrong Browning Library from 3:30 - 5:00 pm. 

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Baylor Recognized as National Leader in Advancing First-generation Student Success
August 6, 2024
First Gen Forward Network Champion

FirstGen Forward, formerly the Center for First-generation Student Success, has announced Baylor University as one of 14 higher education institutions selected to its inaugural class of FirstGen Forward Network Champions.

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Messengers of the Healing Arts
July 24, 2024
Health communication

A new Baylor certificate program trains students in the rapidly growing field of health communication.

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Reel Storytellers
July 24, 2024
Baylor filmmakers-2

Baylor’s newest MFA degree aims to produce Oscar-worthy filmmakers.

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Rise and Shine – Time to Get Back On School Sleep Schedule
July 22, 2024
Baylor expert suggests ways for students to readjust to school sleep schedule

As students head back to class, they may feel challenged by the adjustment of waking up early to make it to class on time. This is especially true of adolescents, whose natural sleep pattern tends to be late to bed and late to wake, said Michael K. Scullin, Ph.D., director of Baylor University’s Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory and associate professor of psychology and neuroscience. 

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To Thrive and Flourish
July 19, 2024
D&S

Baylor's BRIGHTS Center seeks to help people reach their potential.

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Fostering Diversity and Belonging
July 19, 2024
Coretta P.

Longtime Baylor English professor Coretta Pittman is heading up the effort in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences to advance diversity and belonging.

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The Courtship of Leopard Seals Off the Coast of South America
July 17, 2024
Two leopard seals on sea ice

Researchers document groundbreaking insights into the reproductive behaviors of a mysterious apex predator.

 

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The Blessings of Reconciliation
July 16, 2024
Reece

Baylor Arts & Sciences alumnus and Baptist minister Steven Reece has spent almost two decades helping to restore historic Jewish cemeteries in Poland.

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Baylor Philosophy Professor Wins Heritage Foundation Prize for Scholarship
July 16, 2024
Beckwith

Dr. Francis Beckwith, professor of philosophy in the Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences, has received a 2024 Freedom and Opportunity Academic Prize from the Heritage Foundation.

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Serving God and Others
July 15, 2024
Students praying

Baylor’s Ministry Guidance Program helps students discover and fulfill their Christian calling.

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Checking in with the Hansen Quads
July 8, 2024
Hansens

Twenty-seven years after their graduation from Baylor University, the Hansen Quadruplets of San Antonio talk about their families and careers and recall some fond memories of Waco.

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Podcast Points: Teaching History as a Storyteller with Military Historian Julie Anne Sweet
July 8, 2024
Faculty and students in colonial period costume in front of steps.

Dr. Julie Sweet discusses why - and how - she makes history come alive on the Baylor Connections podcast.

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Baylor alumna retiring after 40 years in San Antonio journalism
July 2, 2024
Headshot of Jessie Degollado

After 40 years as one of the faces of San Antonio’s KSAT, Jessie Degollado (BA ’72) is stepping out of the spotlight.

Degollado was one of a host of KSAT veterans to retire July 1, ending an era in San Antonio. Whether reporting on issues affecting San Antonio, South Texas or both sides of the Rio Grande, Degollado used her journalistic nose, her knowledge of Hispanic culture and language, and just plain hard work to keep the people of San Antonio informed for four decades.

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Baylor Hosts Prominent Mathematician for AEC Workshop
June 24, 2024
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The Department of Mathematics at Baylor University will host a workshop on Abstract Elementary Classes (AEC) July 25-27, in honor of the 70th birthday of renowned mathematician Rami Grossberg, Ph.D., of Carnegie Mellon University. 

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Baylor Planetary Geophysicist Receives Esteemed Early Career Award from NASA
May 30, 2024
Baylor University planetary geophysicist Peter B. James, Ph.D., assistant professor and founder of the Planetary Research Group at Baylor

Baylor University planetary geophysicist Peter B. James, Ph.D., assistant professor and founder of the Planetary Research Group at Baylor, has been recognized by NASA with the 2023 Planetary Science Early Career Award (ECA). 

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Baylor Faculty and Students Receive Louisville Institute Grant Awards
May 29, 2024
Louisville Institute

Three faculty members and three doctoral students from the Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences have received 2024 grant awards from Louisville Institute.

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Rare honor brings Baylor alum & Air Force veteran back to Waco
May 22, 2024
Brigadier General Randall Cason Jr. at his promotion ceremony at Truett Seminary

The Air Force ranks include more than 61,000 officers; only 108 of those have reached the rank of brigadier general. In December, Baylor graduate Randall Cason Jr. (BS ’95) joined that esteemed group — and he chose to return to his alma mater to mark the occasion.

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Baylor Professor to Advance New Generation of Metal Alloys as Part of $12.5 Million Department of Energy Research Center
May 22, 2024
Baylor professor Garritt Tucker in his materials science engineering lab

Garritt J. Tucker, Ph.D., The Eula Mae and John Baugh Chair in Physics, is part of a multi-institution, interdisciplinary effort to discover new materials and create innovative pathways for advancing materials performance under extreme conditions. The $12.5 million research team was funded through the Department of Energy (DOE) for the next five years.

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Baylor Faculty Honored with 2024 Centennial Professor Awards Receive Funding for Summer Research
May 2, 2024
Centennial Awards

Baylor University faculty members Julie Hoggarth, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology, and Jeffrey C. Petersen, Ph.D., professor of sport management, have been selected to receive the 2024 Centennial Professor Awards for summer research projects on the impact of drought on the Mayan collapse and the expansion of administrative staff within collegiate sports, respectively. 

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Baylor's Model Organization of American States Team Represents Chile in International Competition
April 25, 2024
Baylor OAS

The Baylor Model Organization of American States team represented the Republic of Chile at the Washington, D.C. MOAS Summit in April 2024.

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Baylor Students Receive Unique Opportunity to Learn from Professional Filmmakers in Japanese Animation Camp
April 24, 2024
Animation students

Three Baylor undergraduates went to Niigata, Japan, in March 2024 to participate in the Niigata Animation Camp, described as “a cutting-edge development program tailored for aspiring young directors, staff and students in the realm of international animation.” 

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Baylor Model United Nations Team Partners with Team from Japan to Win Outstanding Delegation in National Competition
April 24, 2024
Baylor Model UN team

For the first time in team history, Baylor Model United Nations teamed up with another program, Japan Model United Nations, to participate as a joint delegation at the National Model United Nations New York Conference.

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Three Arts & Sciences Faculty Members are Honored for Teaching Virtues in their Core Courses
April 19, 2024
Core winners

WACO, Texas (April 19, 2024) – Three Baylor University faculty members -- Dr. Ericka S. Dunbar, Dr. Rebecca Flavin and Dr. Jennifer L. Hargrave -- are recipients of the 2023-2024 Core Curriculum Virtues Recognition Award from the College of Arts & Sciences. 

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Baylor Mourns ‘Miss Baylor,’ Prominent Alumna Lanella Spinks Gray
April 17, 2024
Lanella Spinks Gray in a pink sweater sitting in a rocking chair

Baylor University mourns the death of beloved alumna and unofficial Independence historian Lanella Spinks Gray, B.A. ’54, of Houston on April 6. Gray, who was known as ‘Miss Baylor,’ became well known among Baylor’s students while serving as host to Baylor Line Camp groups visiting the University’s original campus site in Independence, Texas.

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Baylor Biologist Receives Prestigious Early Career Award from the National Science Foundation
April 17, 2024
Sarah Kienle, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology at Baylor University

Sarah Kienle, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology at Baylor University, has received the prestigious Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.

 

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Baylor University Honors Outstanding Faculty for 2023-2024
April 16, 2024
a collage of 12 images depicting the 2024 Outstanding Faculty Award recipients

Twelve Baylor University professors have been honored with Outstanding Faculty Awards for teaching, scholarship and contributions to the academic community for the 2023-2024 academic year.

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Annual DeBakey Lecture in Medical Humanities and Bioethics
April 12, 2024
Stephen Post

DIGNITY FOR DEEPLY FORGETFUL PEOPLE
How Caregivers Can Meet the Challenges of Alzheimer's Disease
By Stephen G. Post

Thursday, April 18, 2024

5:00 PM

Baylor Sciences Building Room D110

 

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Baylor physics profs explain some of the eclipse phenomena we saw Monday
April 12, 2024
Time-lapse compilation photo of the eclipse over Pat Neff Hall

During Eclipse Over Texas on Monday, 50+ representatives of Baylor’s Department of Physics were on hand at McLane Stadium to assist and educate those in attendance. We asked a couple of them — Dr. Lorin Swint Matthews (BS ’94, PhD ’98) and Dr. Barbara Castainheria Endl — to help us understand what we saw during the eclipse.

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