Baylor Alumni & Friends News
Track. Track Heads South For NCAA West Preliminary
Baylor's track and field teams open the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds with a total of 30 entries on Thursday at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.
Baseball. Baseball Spends Off-Day Helping Oklahoma Tornado Relief
Photo GalleryBaylor baseball spent part of its day off on Wednesday afternoon helping with the relief effort as the Oklahoma City and Moore areas continue to recover from the Monday's devastating tornado damage.
W. Tennis. Women's Tennis Adds Georgia Transfer Craft
Baylor women's tennis has signed Georgia transfer Makenzie Craft to a Financial Aid Contract, head coach Joey Scrivano announced Wednesday.
Join your fellow Bears for Diadeloso Texas at SeaWorld next month!
After graduating, most Bears will find that their work places don’t break for a day in the spring to celebrate Diadeloso. (If your office does, then by all means, let me know!) But summer is a time for vacation, so they probably won’t mind if you take a long weekend next month to head to …
M. Tennis. Lenz Falls in NCAA Singles Championship First Round
Baylor men's tennis freshman Julian Lenz was knocked out of the NCAA Singles Championship after dropping a 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4 decision to Elon's Cameron Silverman on Wednesday at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Center.
Bio-Medicine: U-M water center awards $570K in Great Lakes restoration grants
May 21, 2013
Baylor assistant professor of environmental science Cole Matson, Ph.D., is one of 12 researchers chosen to receive grant money to participate in Great Lakes restoration projects.
Christian Post Entertainment: Holly Tucker's performance of "How Great Thou Art" strangely appropriate, says Blake Shelton on "The Voice"
May 21, 2013
Baylor student and "The Voice" contestant Holly Tucker wowed the show's coaches with her performance of the hymn "How Great Thou Art."
City Biz List: Hampshire appoints Trey Darwin chief financial officer
May 21, 2013
Baylor alumnus Trey Darwin has been appointed chief financial officer of Hampshire Group, Limited, a leading producer of sportswear.
Getty Images: Anthropologists unearth immigrant remains from Texas burial site
May 21, 2013
In Brooks County, Texas, a team of Baylor forensic students led by Lori Baker, Ph. D., a forensic anthropologist in the College of Arts and Sciences (pictured), are assisting in unearthing and identifying the remains of what are believed to be undocumented immigrants who died while trying to cross the border.
Healio: Appearance played important role in female students' use of self-tanners
Jeong-Ju Yoo, Ph.D., assistant professor of family and consumer sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Baylor, is quoted on a survey he conducted on white female students to determine their views on beauty and on sunless tanning products.
KWKT-TV: Waco team to attend leadership academy to address local hunger and poverty
May 21, 2013
Kelsey Scherer, a child hunger outreach specialist for the Texas Hunger Initiative of Baylor's School of Social Work, will participate with others in Waco in a leadership academy to help reduce childhood hunger.
The Baptist Standard: BGCT board seeks authority to move ahead with possible building sale
May 21, 2013
In an effort to relieve its overcrowded nursing school, Baylor University has offered to purchase the Baptist Building in Dallas from Baptist General Convention of Texas.
Baseball. Baseball Earns Eight All-Big 12 Selections
Eight Baylor baseball players earned 2013 All-Big 12 status, the league announced Tuesday.
W. Tennis. Burgic Named ITA National Player To Watch
Baylor women's tennis sophomore Ema Burgic was named the 2013 Intercollegiate Tennis Association's National Player to Watch on Wednesday in a ceremony on the campus of the University of Illinois, in conjunction with the NCAA Division I Team Championships.
Baseball. Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Format Changed
In the wake of this week's devastating storm in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, the Big 12 Conference is postponing the start of the 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship.
M. Tennis. Lenz Preps For NCAA Singles Championship
Baylor men's tennis freshman Julian Lenz is set to open play in the NCAA Singles Championship on Wednesday at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Center in Urbana, Ill.
Baylor couple’s pilot to air on HGTV this Thursday
From NBC’s The Voice (where sophomore Holly Tucker has reached the top 10) to Chicago Fire and its spinoff, Chicago PD (both helmed by Baylor alums Michael Brandt and Derek Haas), it’s been a good month for Bears on TV. Now, another Baylor couple is getting their shot. Chip (BBA ’98) and Joanna (BA ’01) …
Health Canal: Masked donors: new study reveals why people make large donations anonymously
May 21, 2013
Baylor University is mentioned as a recent recipient of a large anonymous donation in an article discussing the psychology behind anonymous donations.
My Fox Houston: Graves unearthed
May 20, 2013
In Brooks County, Texas, a team of Baylor forensic students assisted in unearthing and identifying the remains of undocumented immigrants who died while trying to cross the border from Mexico.
News Journal: Teaching in Thailand: working in Bangkok provides insight for area woman
May 19, 2013
Baylor 2012 graduate Kendall Rice talks about the eight months she spent living and teaching English in Thailand after graduation.