[4/21/2010]
"Science and Faith: Breaking Down the Wall" is the title of a unique seminar to be offered at Wilshire on Saturday, April 24 in coordination with the Baylor University Center for Ministry Effectiveness and Educational Leadership. The all-day event will feature three Baylor University professors - Gerald Cleaver, a physicist; Barry Harvey, a theologian; and Phyllis Tippit, a geologist.
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"The Buzz:" Presidential Trivia with Prof. David Smith
[2/19/2010]
In celebration of Presidnet's Day, Honors College and Renaissance Scholar professor Dr. David A. Smith shares presidential history trivia about Washington's "wooden" teeth, Teddy Roosevelt's experience as a cowboy, and more on Channel 10 KWTX's "The Buzz."
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Baylor Engineering Moves Up to 12th
[8/29/2009]
August 29, 2009
Baylor engineering programs consistently rank among their national peers. In the U.S. News & World Report survey "America's Best Colleges 2010," released in August 2009, Baylor's engineering program improved its rank from 2009 to twelfth place nationally among universities without doctoral programs.
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Mechanical Engineering Student Paper Selected for ASME International Congress & Symposium
[9/4/2009]
What started as a conversation between two engineering students two years ago grew into a graduate research project resulting in a paper being selected for inclusion in the 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE2009).
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Baylor Senior Wins Highly Competitive National Science Foundation Fellowship
[6/19/2009]
Baylor University senior Juan Yaquian, a senior electrical and computer engineering major from Temple, Texas, has been awarded a highly competitive Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation to pursue graduate work at the University of California-Berkeley.
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Exxon Mobil Corporation Provides $2 Million in Grants to 87 Universities for Academic Programs
[10/21/2009]
Exxon Mobil Corporation Provides $2 Million in Grants to 87 Universities for Academic Programs
$13,000 given to Baylor University
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Three Honors College Students Receive Fulbright Scholarships
[6/19/2009]
Of the five Baylor students selected for the prestigious Fulbright Scholarships this year, three are Honors College students.
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Baylor Entrepreneurs Receive Grant to Bring Renewable Energy to
[11/19/2009]
Entrepreneurs from Baylor's Hankamer School of Business and School of Engineering and Computer Science won a $200,000 grant in September 2009 that will accelerate their work bringing electricity to rural villages in the developing world. This initiative contributes to a larger body of work being done at Baylor with the intent to combat global poverty through technology, business, and Christian mission.
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"In Their Words"
[8/18/2009]
"Baylor Life" takes you into the lives of Baylor students. Featured students Preston Yancey, Dan Marchini, and Jennifer Atwood are proud members of the Honnors College. Each podcast will give you the opportunity to listen in as students tell their stories from inside and outside of the classroom.
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"Paris" Film Review: "Inflated Hopes"
[10/5/2009]
Director Cedric Klapisch's new film, "Paris," begins with young girls looking out over the City of Light and asking their mother, "Where is the universe?" She responds, "Everywhere." But for the city dwellers in this film, Paris is everywhere.
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Christians need 'theology of power,' sociologist insists
[12/10/2009]
Christians need to develop "a theology of power," sociologist Michael Lindsay concluded after interviewing 360 evangelicals who hold influential positions in politics, business, entertainment and academia. In particular, Lindsay noted, evangelical Christians need a theological basis for answering questions such as "How do we appropriately leverage the possibilities that arise when we accrue advantages?" and "How do we avoid the perils of privilege?"
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