In The Spotlight
insciences: Baylor Researchers Identify What Makes Deadly Algae More Toxic[11/6/2009]
insciences: Nov. 5, 2009 (results of Baylor University study of deadly algae in inland water)
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.
National News
1. Sports Illustrated: Griner a slam dunk to impact game at Baylor[11/6/2009]
Sports Illustrated, Nov. 5, 2009 (Feature on Baylor University student-athlete Brittney Griner)
The dunks in high school made Brittney Griner a YouTube sensation, the 6-foot-8 girl who threw down as many as seven slams in a game. Unlike the handful of women who have dunked before, dunking is a regular part of Griner's game. Instead of barely clearing the rim, she slams one-handed, with both hands and has other varieties in her repertoire, like the men. Yet, there is so much more to the Baylor freshman.
2. Advisor Today: In Tune With NAIFA's New President
[11/6/2009]
Advisor Today, Nov. 1, 2009 (Thomas D. Currey, new president of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, earned his bachelor's degree in music education from Baylor in 1972)
There are as many paths to leadership as there are leaders, and each comes with unique trials and lessons that can prove beneficial in later endeavors. The path for NAIFA's new president began during family jam sessions when he was growing up in Rockdale, Texas.
3. Florida Baptist Witness: David Hughes to be nominated Pastors' Conference president
[11/6/2009]
Florida Baptist Witness, Nov. 5, 2009 (David Hughes earned his BA in religion from Baylor in 1984; he is a former golf letterwinner for the Bears)
PENSACOLA (FBW)-David Hughes, senior pastor of Church by the Glades in Coral Springs, will be nominated for president of the 2011 Florida Baptist Pastors' Conference at this year's meeting, Nov. 8-9 at Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola.
4. Policy Innovations: The Persistence of Eurasia
[11/6/2009]
Policy Innovations, Nov. 5, 2009 (essay co-authored by Dr. Christopher Marsh, director of Baylor's J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies)
One consistent point in Vice President Joe Biden's rhetoric over the past year, from the Munich security conference in February to his October address in Bucharest, is that the United States refuses to countenance any sort of Russian "sphere of influence" in its "near abroad."
5. American Theatre: Awards & Prizes
[11/6/2009]
American Theatre, Nov. 1, 2009 (fourth item mentions Baylor's Horton Foote American Playwrights Festival)
Craig Wright will accept the Horton Foote Excellence in Playwriting Award this month at Baylor University's Horton Foote Festival in Waco, Tex.
6. Cleveland Daily Press: United Supermarkets Named 'Texas Family Business of the Year'
[11/6/2009]
Cleveland Daily Press, Nov. 6, 2009 (Article mentions business awards given by Baylor University's Institute for Family Business)
FRISCO - The Institute for Family Business at Baylor University today recognized United Supermarkets, parent company of Market Street, as the "Texas Family Business of the Year" in the Large Business category at its 20th annual Texas Family Business of the Year awards banquet at Baylor University's Bill Daniel Student Center in Waco, Texas.
State News
1. Baptist Standard: Baylor University center seeks to place social workers in congregations[11/6/2009]
Baptist Standard, Nov. 5, 2009 (Feature about Walking Alongside, a project of the School of Social Work's Center for Family and Community Ministries at Baylor University)
WACO--Churches want to help people on their spiritual paths. But sometimes, people are more concerned about navigating their way to such services as health care and job training.
Placing social workers in congregations to help community members deal with practical and financial issues--as well as emotional and spiritual needs--is the aim of Walking Alongside, a project of the Center for Family and Community Ministries in Baylor University's School of Social Work, said Jon Singletary, center director.
Local News
1. Waco Tribune-Herald: L.A. playwright provides expertise at Horton Foote festival in Waco[11/6/2009]
Waco Tribune-Herald, Nov. 5, 2009 (Feature about award-winning playwright Craig Wright's attendance and award at Baylor University playwrights' festival)
Los Angeles playwright Craig Wright has written for the television series "Lost," "Six Feet Under" and last year's short-lived "Dirty Sexy Money," but television can't match theater's "irreproducible moment."
2. Waco Tribune-Herald: NFL veterans watch sons make own names at Baylor
[11/6/2009]
Waco Tribune-Herald, Nov. 6, 2009
When Clifton Odom, Chris Francis, Matt Singletary and Elliot Coffey arrived at Baylor two years ago, they quickly realized they shared something unique. All four of their fathers played in the NFL. Suddenly these young defensive players had something to share besides getting accustomed to the day to day grind of college football.
