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Baylor Physicists Contribute to Higgs Boson Findings
[7/4/2012]
WACO, Texas (July 4, 2012) - Baylor University postdoctoral research associate Azeddine Kasmi, Ph.D., will present the latest results on the search for the Higgs boson from the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) experiment at the International Conference on High Energy Physics currently underway in Melbourne, Australia.
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The Waco Tribune-Herald: Baylor 2012's impact was economic energizer for Waco
[5/10/2012]
Fifth article in a six-part series examining the progress of Baylor University's 10-year growth and visioning plan known as Baylor 2012. This article focuses on the economic impact of the plan on Waco and Central Texas.
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Baylor University to Hold Spring Commencement Ceremonies May 11-12
[5/10/2012]
WACO, Texas (May 10, 2012) - Baylor University will confer degrees upon 2,130 graduates - one of the largest graduating classes in university history - during spring commencement exercises Friday and Saturday, May 11-12, on the Baylor campus.
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The Waco Tribune-Herald: Baylor learns to balance research, teaching through controversial 2012 plan
[5/9/2012]
Baylor University's push to increase its research activity was not only a hallmark of its Baylor 2012 plan but also one of its most controversial components.
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Astronomer Will Present Lectures on Physics and Faith
[3/1/2012]
Astronomer and author Dr. Hugh Ross will present two lectures on physics and faith on Monday, March 5, on the Baylor University campus. The events are free and open to the public.
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CASPER Research Scientist Will Present Physics Department Colloquium
[1/25/2012]
Dr. Ke Qiao, assistant research scientist for the Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics and Engineering Research (CASPER) at Baylor University, will present a colloquium, "Wave Modes, Instabilities and Phase Transitions in Plasma Crystals and Dust Clusters in Dusty Plasmas," at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, in room E125 of the Baylor Sciences Building on the Baylor campus.
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Marlan O. Scully, Internationally Renowned Physicist, Joins Baylor University
[10/17/2011]
Internationally renowned physicist and member of the National Academy of Sciences, Marlan O. Scully, Ph.D., who is best known for his work in theoretical quantum optics, has been named distinguished research academician of science and engineering at Baylor University.
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Fall Physics Colloquium Series Begins Aug. 31
[8/30/2011]
Dr. Anzhong Wang, professor of physics at Baylor University, will begin the 2011 Fall Physics Colloquium Series with a lecture at 4 p.m., Aug. 31, in room E125 of the Baylor Sciences Building.
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Students Present Summer Research at Physics Undergraduate Research Symposium
[8/23/2011]
Current undergraduate physics students will present their summer research experiences and findings to the public on Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Undergraduate Research Symposium being hosted by the department of physics at Baylor University.
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Baylor Physicists Announce Research Results at Europe's Premiere Particle Physics Conference
[7/25/2011]
Baylor University physics researchers joined scientists from around the world July 25 to announce results relating to the search for the elusive Higgs Boson particle at the International Europhysics Conference on High Energy Physics, or EPS, in Grenoble, France.
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Baylor Physics Continues to Climb in the Rankings
[11/23/2010]
The continuing trajectory of improvement for Baylor University's department of physics now is being recognized on the national level. The recently released rankings by the National Research Council show substantial progress between 1995 and 2006 on all of the various measures and indexes.
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REU and RET Summer Program
[9/17/2010]

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Baylor Accepted into Largest Particle Physics Research Laboratory in the World
[5/24/2010]
As the world's most powerful subatomic particle collider gathers data, Baylor University scientists will now be there to analyze the information.
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Careers in Physics
[3/4/2010]
The question is no longer, "What can I do with my major," but "What can't I do?"
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