[5/20/2010]
Stephanie Wong, a graduate student in Baylor University's department of geology, was recently awarded a $500 Farvolden Award Scholarship for her poster presentation at the 2010 National Groundwater Association Groundwater Summit, held in Denver, Colo.
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Baylor Researchers Identify What Makes Deadly Algae More Toxic
[11/5/2009]
Baylor University researchers have identified a key component that increases the toxicity of golden algae (Prymnesium parvum), which kills millions of fish in the southern U.S. every year.
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Baylor to Receive IRIS Active Earth Kiosk for Sciences Building
[11/9/2009]
The Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) has selected Baylor University to receive an Active Earth kiosk, which is an interactive computer-based museum-type display that provides a way to engage audiences with Earth science information without spending resources on a large exhibit.
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Waco Mammoth Site to Open Dec. 5
[11/23/2009]
The City of Waco, Baylor University and the Waco Mammoth Foundation are proud to announce the grand opening of the Waco Mammoth Site. A public ribbon-cutting with U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards will take place at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, at the site, located at 6220 Steinbeck Bend Rd.
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Engineering Faculty Receive Grant for Generating Electric Power in Rural Areas
[3/17/2008]
Three Baylor engineering faculty members and a faculty member from the Baylor Hankamer School of Business were recently awarded $50,000 from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA). Their proposal, entitled, "Pico-Hydropower Franchising: A Test Bed in Rural Honduras," will facilitate research on methods of generating electric power suitable for the rural villages of developing countries.
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