http://www.baylor.edu/pr/ The latest news from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. en-us Sun, 11 May 2008 17:58:19 -0500 Baylor CMS/PHP http://www.baylor.edu/business/index.php?id=54383 The Baylor Business Review, published by Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business, has won a 2008 Gold Quill Award of Merit for its outstanding achievement in publication design and creative communication. The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) declared the publication among the best of more than 1,040 entries submitted in this year's worldwide competition. Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baylor.edu/business/index.php?id=54383 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=50902 Residents in some rural Texas counties with a small population are less likely to be issued a severe thunderstorm warning by the National Weather Service than if they live in an urban county with a large population, even though the storm's intensity might be the same. That's just one of the findings from a Baylor University study looking at the issuance of severe weather reports and severe thunderstorm warnings over a 20-year period. Mon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=50902 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=50906 The Martin Museum of Art at Baylor University has been chosen as the recipient of the 2008 Exhibition Award by the Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art (CASETA). The announcement was made at the organization's annual symposium held April 12-13 in Fort Worth. Mon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=50906 http://www.baylor.edu/business/news.php?action=story&story=50887 Baylor freshmen Amanda Mitchell and Samantha Stephenson won second place in the Spring 2008 Capsim Foundation(R) International Challenge, a global online business simulation competition designed to teach the essential elements of running a business. Each participating team ran a $40 million company for five to eight years in the online simulation, which emphasizes finance, cause and effect relationships between functional areas, competitive analysis and satisfying customer demand. Mon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baylor.edu/business/news.php?action=story&story=50887 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=50886 For the sixth straight exam and the 10th time overall since 2002, Baylor law students claimed the top pass rate on the Texas State Bar Exam with 95.83 percent success rate, the highest pass rate for students from the nine Texas law schools. Of the 48 Baylor students who took the three-day exam in February, 46 passed on their first try. Fri, 2 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=50886 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=50885 In recognition of Baylor University's recently enhanced sustainability initiatives, the university has received a Partners in Pride award from Keep Waco Beautiful for the university's new Go Green Recycling program. The award honors local individuals, businesses or schools that help make the community a cleaner, safer, healthier and more beautiful place to live and work. Fri, 2 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=50885 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=50808 Dr. Robert Darden, associate professor of journalism at Baylor University, has been selected for the 2008 Baylor Centennial Professor award, which will allow him to research black gospel artists and the effects of their music on the Civil Rights Movement. The award coincides with Darden's work on Baylor's Black Gospel Music Restoration Project. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=50808