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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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Emmy Award-Winning Filmmaker, Author Henry Louis Gates Jr. to Present the 2024 Beall-Russell Lecture in the Humanities
April 10, 2024
Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Baylor University and the Waco community will have the opportunity to hear from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar and author Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. during this year’s Beall-Russell Lecture in the Humanities at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Waco Hall, 624 Speight Ave. 

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Baylor Undergraduates Set Record Pace for Earning Major Fellowships, Awards
April 4, 2024
2024 scholarship recipients

Guided by their faculty mentors and supported by the Office of Engaged Learning, Baylor University undergraduates are off to a record-breaking pace for attaining some of the most prestigious and highly competitive fellowships and awards at the national and international level.

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Baylor Researchers to Study Psychological Effects of Experiencing a Total Solar Eclipse
April 4, 2024
people watching solar eclipse

With Waco, Texas in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, Baylor University researchers have a first-hand opportunity to study the effects that people might feel as they witness this once-in-a-lifetime experience. 

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Chemistry Graduate Student Levi Garza Works to Make Chemistry Accessible to Those with Visual and Mobility Impairments
April 2, 2024
Levi Garza

Levi Garza is a second-year graduate student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Baylor University. He invests his time and effort into making chemistry accessible to the visually impaired and those with mobility issues to increase inclusivity in science. Levi wants all people to have the opportunity to study chemistry if they desire. He is putting in efforts to ensure that all individuals have access to a diverse range of commonly used and highly practical options.

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Baylor Anthropologist Receives Prestigious Early Career Award from Human Biology Association
March 21, 2024
Sam Urlacher, Ph.D.

WACO, Texas (March 21, 2024) – The Human Biology Association has honored Samuel S. Urlacher, Ph.D., assistant professor and graduate program director for the Department of Anthropology at Baylor University, with its premier early career award in the field – the 2024 Michael A. Little Early Career Award – for Urlacher’s work and research as a human evolutionary biologist.

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Meet 12 Baylor women who have made names for themselves in the arts
March 19, 2024
Channing Godfrey Peoples, Angela Kinsey, and Joanna Gaines

Countless women have come through the halls of Baylor before going on to do amazing things. Here’s a look at some Baylor Bears who have made names for themselves in the arts — locally, nationally and internationally:

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Baylor Environmental Scientist Earns Research Support from NASA’s Early Career Investigator Program in Earth Science
March 14, 2024
Yang Li, Ph.D., assistant professor of environmental science at Baylor, leads students at G.W. Carver Middle School in Waco on a STEM Day experiment on air quality and human health.

Yang Li, Ph.D., assistant professor of environmental science at Baylor University, has won a competitive NASA Early Career Investigator Program in Earth Science award that supports outstanding scientific research and career development of scientists and engineers at the early stage of their professional careers. 

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Meet 10 Baylor women who have made their marks in law & politics
March 12, 2024
Margaret Amsler

Countless women have come through the halls of Baylor before going on to do amazing things. Here’s a look at some Baylor Bears who have made lasting changes in the world of politics and law — at the local, state and national level:

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2022 Guittard Book Award for Historical Scholarship Awarded to Dr. Lynneth Renberg
March 7, 2024
women in suit with green background

The 2022 Guittard Book Award for Historical Scholarship was awarded to Dr. Lynneth Miller Renberg, for her book, Women, Dance and Parish Religion in England, 1300-1640. 

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Meet 9 Baylor women who blazed new trails in the sciences & engineering
March 6, 2024
Helen Ligon demonstrating a then-new Baylor computer

When Baylor was chartered in 1845, it was one of the first coeducational colleges or universities west of the Mississippi River — about 10 years before any public institution of higher learning would introduce mixed-gender learning, and a full 75 years before American women were guaranteed the right to vote.

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Baylor Mathematicians Create New Math Track at Crossroads of Geometry and Harmonic Analysis
February 27, 2024
Drs. Dorina and Marius Mitrea  with their five-volume monograph, Geometric Harmonic Analysis.

Dorina, Marius and Irina Mitrea complete “epic journey” with five-volume research monograph that lays foundations for a new genre of mathematics.

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Baylor Debate Qualified to the National Debate Tournament for the 20th Consecutive Year
February 27, 2024
Districts - Teams

The team traveled to the University of Central Oklahoma to qualify for the NDT in a rigorous 8 round competition against other universities from a district covering Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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Baylor Researcher Receives Prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship
February 14, 2024
Caleb D. Martin, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Baylor University

Caleb D. Martin, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Baylor University and a leading researcher in synthestic boron chemistry, has received a prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. 

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Baylor University Again Named a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students
February 12, 2024
Students and a professor look at a piece of equipment in a lab

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has recognized Baylor University as a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

 

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Renewable Energy Goals Are Unattainable by 2050
February 12, 2024
Renewable Energy

WACO, Texas (Feb. 12, 2024) – More than 250 U.S. cities have made pledges to transition to 100% renewable energy sources by the year 2050. However, in a new study published in the journal Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, Baylor University researchers found that, despite efforts, the target date to move to fully sustainable energy sources is unrealistic. 

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Baylor Student-Faculty Duo Receive 2024 Hatfield Prize
January 31, 2024
2024 Hatfield Prize winners

WACO, Texas (Jan. 31, 2024) – The Center for Public Justice has awarded its prestigious 2024 Hatfield Prize to Baylor University senior mechanical engineering major Jackson Boone and Colby Humphrey, Ph.D., lecturer in political science at Baylor.

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Baylor Students Receive International Japanese Calligraphy Award
January 30, 2024
Yuko Prefume, Ph.D., stands beside students' artwork

WACO, Texas (Jan. 30, 2024) – Baylor University Advanced Japanese students received the International Award for their calligraphy display at the 36th International Kakyou Calligraphy Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan. 

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Baylor Honors University of Texas Professor with $250,000 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching
January 23, 2024
Jay L. Banner, Ph.D., 2024 Cherry Award Winner

 WACO, Texas (Jan. 23, 2024) – Baylor University today named Jay L. Banner, Ph.D., F. M. Bullard Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin, as the 2024 recipient of the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching.

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Climate Scientists to Participate in Panel Discussion at Baylor University
January 22, 2024
Climate change

WACO, Texas (Jan. 22, 2024) – Dr. Katharine Hayhoe and Dr. Peter J. Hotez will take part in a panel discussion titled "Climate Change in the 21st Century on Jan. 29, 2024, in the Baylor Sciences Building.

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Dr. Andrew Hogue Receives National Award for Helping Baylor Students Win Prestigious Scholarships
January 18, 2024
Andy Hogue

WACO, Texas (Jan. 18, 2024) – Dr. Andrew Hogue, associate dean for engaged learning in the Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences, has received the 2024 Churchill Adviser Award from the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States.

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Presenting the 2024 Baylor Alumni Award winners
January 12, 2024
Headshots of David Wills, Jessica Beachum, Jimmy & Janet Dorrell, Gabrielle “Gabe” Madison, and Gil Stricklin

Baylor graduates make an impact in virtually any field you can think of; this year’s Baylor Alumni Award winners are no different, with recipients leading the charge in areas ranging from financial stewardship to fighting hunger and poverty to chaplaincy.

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The Human Side of Medicine
January 11, 2024
The Human Side of Medicine

Students explore person-centered care at the intersection of science and the humanities.

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Baylor Mourns Death of Emeritus Distinguished Professor Roger E. Kirk
January 11, 2024
Dr. Roger E. Kirk looking over the atrium at the Baylor Sciences Building

WACO, Texas (Jan. 11, 2024) – Baylor University is mourning the death of Roger E. Kirk, Ph.D., Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Statistics and the University’s longest tenured faculty member at 61 years. Dr. Kirk died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023.

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Baylor Professor’s Tactile Lithophane Development Makes Hard Scientific Data Available to Students with Blindness
January 10, 2024
Baylor chemistry professor Bryan F. Shaw holds a tactile lithophane of a butterfly wing.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 10, 2024) – Featured on the cover of this week’s prestigious journal Science Advances, a first-of-its-kind tactile learning device developed by Baylor University chemistry professors to make science accessible to students with blindness or low vision has opened the possibility of the transfer of any scientific data or images for sighted students into functional, thorough formats for students with blindness.

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Lorin Swint Matthews, Ph.D., Becomes First Baylor Faculty Member Appointed as Fellow of the American Physical Society
December 13, 2023
Lorin Swint Matthews, Ph.D., chair and professor of physics and associate director of Baylor’s Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics and Engineering Research (CASPER)

WACO, Texas (Dec. 13, 2023) – Lorin Swint Matthews, B.A. ’94, Ph.D. ’98, chair and professor of physics and associate director of Baylor’s Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics and Engineering Research (CASPER), was appointed as a 2023 Fellow of the American Physical Society. She is the first faculty member to earn an APS Fellowship at Baylor.

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Baylor Geoscientist Among Researchers in Comprehensive Study on the Relationship Between Climate and CO2
December 12, 2023
Lee Nordt, Ph.D., Dean of Arts and Sciences

WACO, Texas (December 12, 2023) – Lee Nordt, Ph.D., professor of geosciences and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Baylor University, participated in a historic, comprehensive study on the relationship between climate and CO2, the results of which were published Dec. 7 in the journal Science.

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Baylor Professor Makes Science Accessible for Blind and Visually Impaired Students, Highlighted on NBC News
December 8, 2023
Students working in a lab

NBC News covers Baylor professor’s efforts to make science labs accessible to students with blindness.

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Baylor Chair of Mathematics Recognized as 2024 American Mathematics Society Fellow
December 4, 2023
Dorina Mitrea, Ph.D., honored for her outstanding contributions to mathematical sciences.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 5, 2023) – Dorina Mitrea, Ph.D., department chair and professor of mathematics at Baylor University, was named a 2024 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, one of only four mathematicians from Baylor to be honored with the prestigious designation.

 

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Baylor Biology Students Honored for Mosquito Research
November 27, 2023
Bio winners

WACO, Texas (Nov. 27, 2023) - Two students working in the laboratory of Dr. Jason Pitts, associate professor of biology, have won awards for presentations of their research involving mosquito behavior and ecology.

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Baylor Researcher Explores the Resiliency of the Blackfeet Community
November 27, 2023
Blackfeet Community College Student Researchers

Understanding how social connectiveness mitigates the effects of historical and childhood trauma.

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Dr. Matt Gerber Awarded the 2023 American Forensics Association (AFA) Distinguished Service Award
November 16, 2023
Matt Gerber

Dr. Matt Gerber was awarded the 2023 American Forensics Association (AFA) Distinguished Service Award for his decades of service to the college debate community.

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Reflection, Recognition and Expression: The Science of Cultivating Gratitude
November 14, 2023
Writing a letter of thanks can build deeper connections.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 14, 2023) – Leading Baylor University positive psychology researchers, Sarah Schnitker, Ph.D., and Jo-Ann Tsang, Ph.D., who specialize in the study of gratitude, have identified three science-based mechanisms that can cultivate gratitude and improve empathy. This work is especially timely during the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons.

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Baylor Philosophy Professor Sets Second World Climbing Record
November 10, 2023
Pruss

WACO, Texas (Nov. 10, 2023) – Guinness World Records has confirmed that Dr. Alexander Pruss, professor of philosophy in the Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences, has set the world record for the fastest vertical mile on a climbing wall.

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Baylor History Professor Receives Recognition on the Michael Ramsey Prize 2023 Longlist
November 9, 2023
Beth Allison Barr, Ph.D.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 9, 2023) – Beth Allison Barr, Ph.D., The James Vardaman Professor of History and author of “The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth” has been recognized on the Michael Ramsey Prize 2023 Longlist of 13 books being considered for the award. 

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Evidence of a Multiverse? Baylor Philosopher’s Article Among Top 10 Publications Recognized in Philosopher’s Annual
October 31, 2023
The world philosophy as shown in the dictionary

WACO, Texas (Oct. 31, 2023) – Does a fine-tuned life provide evidence for a multiverse? A Baylor University philosophy professor’s co-authored article on the topic has been judged one of the best academic journal articles published in philosophy in 2022.

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$2 Million Gift to Baylor University Establishes Medical Humanities Chair
October 26, 2023
Physician explains results to a patient

WACO, Texas (Oct. 26, 2023) – Baylor University today announced a $2 million gift from Scott and Susan Orr of The Woodlands, Texas, establishing the Scott & Susan Orr Family Endowed Chair in Medical Humanities & Christian Faith to support teaching, mentorship and innovative research in the Medical Humanities Program within the College of Arts & Sciences.

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No Re-Creation Without Representation: Boston Tea Party Gets Brazos Twist
October 24, 2023
Students dressed in costume reenact the Boston Tea Party

In a History class this semester, students learned that research can be fun and engaging. With Dr. Julie Sweet leading the way, Baylor students learned all about the Boston Tea Party, then took the campus by storm, marching to the Waco Creek Bridge with a crowd of more than 100 ready for an adventure to watch as students in coattails and stockings reenacted their research, right here on campus. 

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Baylor prof’s lab making science accessible for the blind & visually impaired
October 20, 2023
Students from TSBVI getting hands-on experience in Dr. Bryan Shaw's lab

Dr. Mona Minkara, a bioengineering professor at Northeastern University in Boston, was in Waco last week — a long way from the campus she calls home.

The reason for her trip? To join Baylor Chemistry’s Dr. Bryan Shaw in his lab, demonstrating to students from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) what she longed to hear at their age.

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Baylor University Launches Center to Advance Interdisciplinary Human Flourishing Research
October 16, 2023
Rock stream outside of the Baylor Sciences Building

WACO, Texas (Oct. 16, 2023) – Baylor University announced today the launch of the Baylor Research in Growth and Human Thriving Science (BRIGHTS) Center, a multidisciplinary center designed to catalyze research related to the science of human flourishing.

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That long-pursued ‘seat at the table’ for Baylor researchers? It’s happening.
October 12, 2023
Dr. George Cobb with a student researcher in his lab

As Baylor pursued and received R1 research recognition, leaders across the university noted it was about more than mere prestige; it was about having a “seat at the table,” where Baylor professors could bring a Christian research university’s viewpoints and ideas into settings where real impact can take place.

The litany of significant awards, appointments and assignments Baylor sciences faculty have received in recent months suggest that dream is coming true.

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Baylor Receives Fulbright-Hays Grant to Strengthen East Asian Languages, Asian Studies Program
October 11, 2023
Xing Wang, Ph.D., associate professor of China Studies and division director of African and Asian Languages

WACO, Texas (Oct. 11, 2023) – Baylor University has received its first-ever Fulbright-Hays grant that will assist the University in strengthening its East Asian language programs (Chinese, Japanese and Korean) and Asian Studies program.

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Sleep Better, Live Better: Improving Sleep Quality Can Lead to Less Stress and Improved Cognition
October 11, 2023
Baylor sleep expert offers 3 challenges for students to make positive changes that can lessen stress through better sleep habits

WACO, Texas (Oct. 11, 2023) – Research has demonstrated that increased stress and all-night study sessions can lead to lower cognitive functioning and test scores, adding even more pressure on college students. 

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Scary Movies for the Faint of Heart
October 5, 2023
Girls watch scary movie.

Baylor horror film expert lists 10 movies that give thrills without too much of the chills.

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A Fulbright Award, A Career in Law
October 5, 2023
Image of Ross Natividad

After earning a Fulbright as a Baylor student, Ross Natividad has served others through international and immigration law.

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Garrett’s Bastille Day Kicks Off Readers Meet the Author Series
October 3, 2023
A Graphic Header for RMA Greg Garrett

The 2023-2024 Readers Meet the Author series begins on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 12:15 p.m. on the first floor of Moody Memorial Library in the Schumacher Flex Commons. Dr. Greg Garrett, professor of English and the Carole McDaniel Hanks Chair in Literature and Culture, will discuss his recently published novel, “Bastille Day” (Paraclete Press, 2023).

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Rare “Ring of Fire” Eclipse Will Be Visible in Texas on Saturday, Oct. 14
October 2, 2023
Map of the eclipse path on October 14, 2023

WACO, Texas (Oct. 2, 2023) – The noonday sky will put on a spectacular show Saturday, Oct. 14, as the annular solar eclipse will be visible in North America for the first time since 2012. Unlike a total solar eclipse, an annular eclipse means that the outer corona of the sun will be visible, producing a beautiful “Ring of Fire.” 

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Advancing Baylor Research in Latin America
September 27, 2023
Photo of Felipe Hinojosa

Felipe Hinojosa Joins Baylor to Serve as Jackson Family Chair for Baylor in Latin America.

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Baylor Philosophy PhD Program Ranks #2 Worldwide for Job Placement
September 26, 2023
Pat Neff blue sky

According to the recently released data from the Academic Philosophy Data and Analysis (APDA) project, covering a 10-year period from 2013 to 2023, Baylor has secured the #2 spot out of 147 programs worldwide for permanent academic position placement.

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Baylor English Professor Selected as Member of Inaugural Cohort of Inklings Project Fellows
September 20, 2023
Richard Rankin Russell, Ph.D.

WACO, Texas (Sept. 20, 2023) – Richard Rankin Russell, Ph.D., professor of English and graduate program director of English at Baylor University, has been selected as a member of the inaugural cohort of Inklings Project Fellows for the academic year 2023-2024. Based out of the University of Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life, the Inklings Project is an intercollegiate initiative that invites scholars to explore the worlds of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the other members of the famed Inklings author group.

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Baylor Philosopher Receives National Recognition for the Excellence of His Published Research
September 18, 2023
Yoaav Isaacs

Yoaav Isaacs, Ph.D., had a co-authored article selected as one of the 10 journal articles included in the 2022 Philosopher’s Annual.

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Baylor University Appoints Doug Weaver, Ph.D., as Barbara Jo Beard Driskell Endowed Research Chair in Historical Studies
September 18, 2023
Doug Weaver

Baylor University has appointed Doug Weaver, Ph.D., as the Barbara Jo Beard Driskell Endowed Research Chair in Historical Studies.

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Bringing Latin America to Baylor
September 15, 2023
Dr. Marilia Corea and Dr. Ricardo Alvarez-Pimentel stand on Baylor campus

Two history professors are using their heritage to engage students

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Baylor Chemistry Professor Receives the Prestigious 2024 Ernest Guenther Award from the American Chemical Society
September 7, 2023
John L. Wood, Ph.D., The Robert A. Welch Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and co-director of the Baylor Synthesis and Drug-Lead Discovery Lab

WACO, Texas (Sept. 7, 2023) – John L. Wood, Ph.D., The Robert A. Welch Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and co-director of the Baylor Synthesis and Drug-Lead Discovery Lab, has received the Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Natural Products from the American Chemical Society.

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Baylor Environmental Scientist Selected as Chair of the Science Advisory Committee for Chemicals to the EPA
August 30, 2023
George Cobb, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Science at Baylor University

WACO, Texas (Aug. 30, 2023) – George Cobb, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Science at Baylor University, has been selected to serve as chair of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC), which provides independent advice on science and technical issues to assist the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in implementing the Toxic Substances Control Act

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Provost Honors Faculty Members as 2023-2024 Baylor Fellows
August 30, 2023
Aerial view of Pat Neff Hall and Old Main skyline, Baylor University campus

WACO, Texas (Aug. 30, 2023) – Ten Baylor University faculty members across the disciplines have been selected by Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., to serve as 2023-2024 Baylor Fellows for their excellence in teaching and commitment to pedagogical innovation, inspirational teaching and the cultivation of these areas among Baylor faculty.

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Baylor Biochemist Unravels the Secrets of a Novel DNA Enzyme Linked to Infertility and Certain Cancers
August 28, 2023
Michael A. Trakselis, Ph.D., is professor and director of graduate affairs for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Baylor University

WACO, Texas (Aug. 28 , 2023) – Michael A. Trakselis, Ph.D., professor and director of graduate affairs for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, overcame two barriers to conduct his groundbreaking research on a novel DNA enzyme. 

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Magnitude of Placebo Response Identified in Drug for Treatment of Hot Flashes
August 28, 2023
Paroxetine Study

WACO, Texas (Aug. 28, 2023) – Hot flashes are one of the most concerning and most reported symptoms among menopausal women and breast cancer survivors. In an article published this month in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, researchers at Baylor University tested the efficacy of paroxetine by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of six clinical trials, finding that the benefits of paroxetine in the treatment of hot flashes to be comparable to that of the placebo response.

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From Baylor’s Lariat to CBS Sports, Jeyarajah builds national college football credentials
August 22, 2023
Shehan Jeyarajah portrait photo at AT&T Stadium

Many Baylor fans may not realize that one of the key reporters they’re reading or watching in CBS Sports’ college football coverage is a fellow Bear — in fact, one whose work they may have read right here on campus.

Less than a decade after his days writing for The Baylor Lariat, Shehan Jeyarajah (BA ’16) has established himself as a leading national voice who now serves as a national college football writer for CBS Sports.

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Mathematics Postdoctoral Associate Wins the 2023 George Pólya Award
August 17, 2023
Will Erickson

Will Erickson, Ph.D. Baylor Mathematics Postdoctoral Associate won the 2023 George Pólya Award, awarded by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).

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Baylor University Mourns Passing of Provost Emeritus John S. Belew, Ph.D.
August 17, 2023
Dr. John S. Belew

WACO, Texas (Aug. 17, 2023) – Baylor University is mourning the death of Provost Emeritus John S. Belew, B.A. ’41, Ph.D., who served as a longtime chemistry professor well into the 2000s, The Jo Murphy Chair of International Education, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and later as provost, the University’s chief academic officer. Dr. Belew passed away Aug. 9 at the age of 102.

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New Baylor Physics Professor Part of $11 Million NASA Infrastructure Research Team for Roman Telescope
August 3, 2023
Benjamin Rose

Joining Baylor from Duke University, Benjamin Rose, Ph.D., will serve as co-principal investigator on a project infrastructure team preparing space telescope for use by 2027.

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Dr. Coretta M. Pittman Begins as Associate Dean for Diversity and Belonging in Arts & Sciences
August 1, 2023
Coretta Pittman

WACO, Texas (Aug. 1, 2023) – Dr. Coretta M. Pittman has assumed the newly created position of associate dean for diversity and belonging in the Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences.

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Baylor Chemist Pursues Novel Drug to Prevent Brain Injury in Newborns
July 27, 2023
Baylor University Chemistry Professor Daniel Romo, Ph.D.

WACO, Texas (July 27, 2023) – Daniel Romo, Ph.D., The Schotts Professor of Chemistry at Baylor University and co-director of the Baylor Synthesis and Drug-Lead Discovery Lab, is providing synthetic chemistry leadership on an international team of researchers in pursuit of a groundbreaking drug to treat hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HIBI) in newborns.

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Baylor University Appoints Garritt J. Tucker, Ph.D., as Inaugural Eula Mae and John Baugh Chair of Physics
July 25, 2023
Garritt J. Tucker, Ph.D., Baugh Chair of Physics

WACO, Texas (July 26, 2023) - Baylor University announced today the appointment of Garritt J. Tucker, Ph.D., as the inaugural Eula Mae and John Baugh Chair in Physics with a focus on innovative research and teaching in the area of materials science.

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From a single hat to an entire company, Baylor alum’s company blossoms in Waco
July 20, 2023
Hunter Harlow with mountains in the background

When Hunter Harlow (BS ’10) graduated from Baylor with a degree in geosciences/geology, he didn’t imagine taking the road less traveled.

It all started with an idea to create a cooler hat for Big Bend National Park; Sendero Hat Co. created a fun design that included a topographic map inside the bill of the hat. Soon enough, they rebranded to Sendero Provisions Co. and went from packing up hundreds of boxes during their lunch break to hiring about 20 people full-time and operating their own warehousing, fulfillment and distribution. Today, the brand is international.

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Daring mighty things: Baylor’s Young Alum of the Year leads at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab
July 18, 2023
Richa Sorohi, standing outside a sign for NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab

As a child growing up in Nebraska, Richa Sirohi (BS ’18) never imagined she would pursue a career in space exploration — but a few signs were already there.

Today, Sirohi serves as an end-to-end information systems engineer at the Jet Propulsion Lab, working on a project called NISAR — a spacecraft that utilizes radar imaging to understand how the Earth is changing. The work has implications for climate science, resource management, and more back on Earth.

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Baylor grads roast nationally recognized coffee in Waco
July 13, 2023
John David Beard working behind the counter at Pinewood

Did you know that a Waco hotspot appeared in Food & Wine’s list of the best coffee shops in America?

It’s true: in 2019, Pinewood Roasters turned heads nationally with a place on the elite list. Waco shined in the description as well: “Is Waco secretly one of the coolest places in Texas right now? This out-of-the-way find, where the house coffees are handled with care and there’s always a good record on the turntable, is one of the growing number of excellent small businesses making a very strong case.”

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Baylor Appoints Felipe Hinojosa, Ph.D., as Inaugural Jackson Family Chair for Baylor in Latin America
July 12, 2023
Dr. Felipe Hinojosa, the inaugural Jackson Family Chair for Baylor in Latin America

WACO, Texas (July 12, 2023) – Baylor University announced today the appointment of Felipe Hinojosa, Ph.D., as the inaugural Jackson Family Chair for Baylor in Latin America, expanding Baylor’s international footprint and providing additional leadership to advance the priorities of the Baylor in Latin America initiative. 

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Baylor grads’ vision serves thousands with free health care services in Amarillo
June 27, 2023
Dr. Alan (BA ’92) and Vicki (BA ’92) Keister

When Dr. Alan Keister (BA ’92) began offering free health screenings in Amarillo schools 10 years ago, the overwhelming response made it plain: People in his community were suffering and in need of health care resources. Those early services grew into what is now Heal the City, a healthcare organization with clinics providing free services to Amarillo’s uninsured.

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Large and In Charge
June 23, 2023
Two Leopard Seals

In 2018 and 2019, Sarah Kienle, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology at Baylor University, and her colleagues collected movement and dive behavior data and samples from leopard seals off the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Their goal was to compile crucial baseline data on the ecology and physiology of this enigmatic species.

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Five Arts & Sciences Faculty Members are Honored for Sharing Core Virtues with their Students
June 16, 2023
Core

WACO, Texas (June 16, 2023) – Five Baylor University faculty members have received the 2022-2023 Core Curriculum Virtues Recognition Award from the College of Arts & Sciences for inspiring moral, intellectual and/or spiritual virtues in their students.

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Baylor Faculty Appear Among Top 2% of World’s Most Cited Researchers
June 15, 2023
Annette von Jouanne, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, working with a student in her lab.

WACO, Texas (June 15, 2023) – Baylor University is well-represented on a prestigious list compiling the top most-cited researchers in the world. In a database compiled by Stanford University, 36 current or retired Baylor faculty members appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 disciplines.

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Baylor Chemist-led Study Leads to Scientific Journals Changing Guidelines
June 6, 2023
Periodic table of elements

WACO, Texas (June 6, 2023) – Caleb Martin, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Baylor, and a team of international researchers set out in 2022 to determine first-ever challenge of elemental analysis validity, which has sparked conversations among journal editors and chemists about reevaluating this current threshold.

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Baylor Biology Doctoral Student Will Present Mosquito Control Research at Prestigious National Symposium
June 2, 2023
Heidi

WACO, Texas (June 2, 2023) -- Heidi Pullmann-Lindsley, a doctoral candidate in biology, has been selected to make a presentation about her mosquito research at the Rising Stars in Entomology Symposium at the Entomological Society of America annual meeting.

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Baylor research leads to a 10-million-year history adjustment
May 31, 2023
Researchers collect samples in western Kenya

How did a Baylor professor play a role in adjusting what scientists thought they knew about Africa’s historic timeline — by 10 million years?!?

It all comes down to a lot of digging, a decade’s worth of research, and the definitive presence of warm-weather grasses.

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Ba Wool (Paul) Kim Named Recipient of the 2023 Robert L. Gilbert Scholar in Religion Graduate Stipend
May 30, 2023
(Paul) Kim has been named the recipient of the 2023 Robert L. Gilbert Scholar in Religion Graduate Stipend.

WACO, Texas (May 30, 2023) – Baylor University’s Department of Religion has announced that Ba Wool (Paul) Kim has been named the recipient of the 2023 Robert L. Gilbert Scholar in Religion Graduate Stipend. Kim has been accepted to the University’s Ph.D. program in religion with a concentration in Old Testament studies.

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Morning Lark or Night Owl: Baylor Researchers Highlight the Influence of Behavior on the Circadian Preferences of College Students
May 17, 2023
Night owls often suffer from poor sleep qulity and greater sleepiness in classfrom

WACO, Texas (May 17, 2023) – Baylor sleep researcher Michael K. Scullin, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology and neuroscience, and Blake Barley, doctoral candidate in psychology in Scullin’s sleep lab, examined how institutional factors, biological factors and behavioral choices play a role in sleep problems for college students and if these "chronotypes" may more flexible than current theories suggest.

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Are College Students with Religious Tattoos More Religious? Yes and No
May 16, 2023
Religious Tattoos 1

WACO, Texas (May 16, 2023) – For most of U.S. history, tattoos have been associated with sailors and bikers, but not church-going people. As tattoos have become more popular, with nearly one-third of U.S. adults sporting at least one tattoo, religious-themed tattoos have also increased. A recent study examined the behaviors of college students with tattoos, including religious tattoos.

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Baylor University Honors Outstanding Faculty for 2022-2023
May 9, 2023
2023 Baylor University Outstanding Faculty

WACO, Texas (May 9, 2023) – Twelve Baylor University professors have been honored with Outstanding Faculty Awards for teaching, scholarship and contributions to the academic community for the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Honoring some familiar Baylor faces retiring this year
May 9, 2023
L-R, headshots of David Garland, Steve Gardner and Bob Darden

Every spring, the Baylor Family bids happy retirement to professors and staff who have dedicated their professional lives to the university and its students. It’s always a bittersweet mix — sadness in seeing them go, happiness for a well-deserved next step — but we wish them all well in the next phase of their lives.

Here, we honor some of the longest-serving and most recognizable professors who are retiring this year — men and women whose faces will be missed, but whose impact will not be forgotten:

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Fulbrights & Trumans & more, oh my! Baylor students build on record year for scholarships
May 3, 2023
Collage of student scholarship award recipient photos

Last year, Baylor set a school record when 13 Bears earned prestigious Fulbright scholarships — almost twice the previous BU record! — as part of the nation’s flagship program for international graduate student and education. The year also included a Truman Scholar (BU’s first in 15 years), a Goldwater Scholar, a Churchill Scholar, and two Critical Language Scholars.

And yet — 2023’s student honors may be even more impressive.

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Study Provides Insight into Community Dynamics During Once-in-a-Century Pandemic
May 2, 2023
Study Provides Insight into Community Dynamics During Once-in-a-Century Pandemic

WACO, Texas (May 2, 2023) – Results from the Waco COVID Survey have provided needed insights into how the dynamics of COVID-19 transmission, health behaviors and COVID-19-related attitudes changed across the first two years of the pandemic in the McLennan County, Texas.

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Baylor Expert: On Its 125th Anniversary, the Battle of Manila Bay Had a Lasting Impact on U.S. Diplomacy
May 1, 2023
Admiral George Dewey

​WACO, Texas (May 1, 2023) – May 1 marks the 125th anniversary of the Battle of Manila Bay – the first battle of the Spanish-American War.  Baylor University military historian David A. Smith, Ph.D., senior lecturer in history, is the author of A New Force at Sea: George Dewey and the Rise of the American Navy, which tells the story of one of the most important officers in the U.S. Navy between the Civil War and World War II. 

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Happy 75th birthday, Baylor Air Force ROTC!
April 28, 2023
Colonel Amanda Werkheiser (BA '00), Captain (Ret.) Floyd Brantley (BBA '50), and Cadet Emme Phillips

Fueled by the post-war boom, 1947 was a busy year at Baylor -- and an important year in our nation’s history, as President Truman enacted legislation that created the United States Air Force as a separate military service, breaking ranks from the U.S. Army. Mere months after that birthday — on July 1, 1948 — Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) was formed at Baylor, making our Detachment 810 one of the oldest in the nation.

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Baylor stress researcher recognized for groundbreaking early career work
April 25, 2023
Dr. Annie Ginty

How does your body respond to stress? What is the impact of stress on heart health? When it comes to answering these and related questions, Baylor can rely on one of the top scientists in the field.

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Centennial Professors Receive Funding for 2023 Summer Research Projects
April 25, 2023
Baylor University faculty members Julie deGraffenried and Karon LeCompte

WACO, Texas (April 24, 2023) – Baylor University faculty members Julie deGraffenried, Ph.D., department chair and associate professor of history in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Karon LeCompte, Ph.D.,  associate professor of curriculum and instruction in the Baylor School of Education, have been selected to receive the 2023 Centennial Professor Awards for summer research projects.

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Strong Student Success Continues for Prestigious International, National Scholarships
April 24, 2023
Photos of 17 Baylor students are shown, representing recipients of the prestigious Fulbright, Truman, Clinton, Goldwater, Boren, Critical Language, Marshall and Churchill scholarships

WACO, Texas (April 24, 2023) – Baylor University students from across the disciplines have continued their strong momentum into the 2022-2023 academic year by receiving some of the most prestigious – and highly competitive – scholarships and fellowships at the national and international levels for public policy and diplomacy, critical language study, STEM research and more.

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Chemistry Lecturer Honored by Senior Class as Collins Outstanding Professor
April 19, 2023
Thomas D. McGrath, Ph.D., senior lecturer of chemistry and undergraduate program director in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Baylor University

WACO, Texas (April 19, 2023) –  Thomas D. McGrath, Ph.D., senior lecturer of chemistry and undergraduate program director in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Baylor University, has been selected as the 2023 Collins Outstanding Professor, an honor voted on annually by the senior class.

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English Professor Honored as Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year
April 17, 2023
The iconic stairwell and ceiling windows in Carroll Science, which houses the Department of English at Baylor University

WACO, Texas (April 17, 2023) – Richard Rankin Russell, Ph.D., professor of English and graduate program director of English at Baylor University,  was presented with the 2023 Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year at the annual Academic Honors Convocation on April 14.

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Baylor's Model Organization of American States team successfully represents Argentina in international competition
April 14, 2023
MOAS

WACO, Texas (April 14, 2023) -- Baylor's Model Organization of American States team successfully represented Argentina in a recent international competition in Washington D.C.

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Decade-long Research by Baylor Geoscientist, Researchers Pushes Back Africa’s Prehistoric Timeline by Over 10 Million Years
April 13, 2023
associate professor of geosciences at Baylor University

WACO, Texas (April 13, 2023) – Something as simple as a grass can fundamentally change the understanding of life in the prehistoric world. A pair of studies funded by the National Science Foundation and published in the journal Science document the earliest evidence for locally abundant C4 grasses in eastern Africa and how C4 grasses and open habitats influenced early ape evolution.

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Mikeal Parsons, Ph.D., Designated as University Distinguished Professor
April 11, 2023
Mikeal Parsons, Ph.D., professor and The Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University

WACO, Texas (April 12, 2023) – Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today that Mikeal Parsons, Ph.D., professor and The Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University, has been designated as Baylor’s inaugural University Distinguished Professor, the highest honor bestowed on Baylor faculty.

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