Faculty & Staff News: News Clips
Bio-Medicine: U-M water center awards $570K in Great Lakes restoration grants
May 21, 2013
Baylor assistant professor of environmental science Cole Matson, Ph.D., is one of 12 researchers chosen to receive grant money to participate in Great Lakes restoration projects.
Christian Post Entertainment: Holly Tucker's performance of "How Great Thou Art" strangely appropriate, says Blake Shelton on "The Voice"
May 21, 2013
Baylor student and "The Voice" contestant Holly Tucker wowed the show's coaches with her performance of the hymn "How Great Thou Art."
City Biz List: Hampshire appoints Trey Darwin chief financial officer
May 21, 2013
Baylor alumnus Trey Darwin has been appointed chief financial officer of Hampshire Group, Limited, a leading producer of sportswear.
Getty Images: Anthropologists unearth immigrant remains from Texas burial site
May 21, 2013
In Brooks County, Texas, a team of Baylor forensic students led by Lori Baker, Ph. D., a forensic anthropologist in the College of Arts and Sciences (pictured), are assisting in unearthing and identifying the remains of what are believed to be undocumented immigrants who died while trying to cross the border.
Healio: Appearance played important role in female students' use of self-tanners
Jeong-Ju Yoo, Ph.D., assistant professor of family and consumer sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Baylor, is quoted on a survey he conducted on white female students to determine their views on beauty and on sunless tanning products.
KWKT-TV: Waco team to attend leadership academy to address local hunger and poverty
May 21, 2013
Kelsey Scherer, a child hunger outreach specialist for the Texas Hunger Initiative of Baylor's School of Social Work, will participate with others in Waco in a leadership academy to help reduce childhood hunger.
The Baptist Standard: BGCT board seeks authority to move ahead with possible building sale
May 21, 2013
In an effort to relieve its overcrowded nursing school, Baylor University has offered to purchase the Baptist Building in Dallas from Baptist General Convention of Texas.
Health Canal: Masked donors: new study reveals why people make large donations anonymously
May 21, 2013
Baylor University is mentioned as a recent recipient of a large anonymous donation in an article discussing the psychology behind anonymous donations.
My Fox Houston: Graves unearthed
May 20, 2013
In Brooks County, Texas, a team of Baylor forensic students assisted in unearthing and identifying the remains of undocumented immigrants who died while trying to cross the border from Mexico.
News Journal: Teaching in Thailand: working in Bangkok provides insight for area woman
May 19, 2013
Baylor 2012 graduate Kendall Rice talks about the eight months she spent living and teaching English in Thailand after graduation.
Patheos Progressive Christian: Casting down our own idols: a review of Elizabeth Scalia's "Strange Gods
May 19, 2013
Greg Garrett, Ph.D., professor of English at Baylor, discusses Elizabeth Scalia's book Strange Gods and the types of idols modern people place before God.
Waco Tribune-Herald: Baylor to build $13.6 million track stadium on campus
Baylor Athletics Director Ian McCaw, track and field Head Coach Todd Harbour, and track Program Director Clyde Hart are quoted in this article on Baylor building a new on-campus track and field stadium. The Baylor Board of Regents recently approved the $13.6 million project, which will replace the current Hart-Patterson Track Complex near Floyd Casey Stadium. The new facility will be called the Baylor Track and Field Stadium.
Deseret News: Life of Prayer: Attitudes and beliefs about prayer evolve in old age
May 19, 2013
In an article discussing the increasing spirituality among the elderly population, Wade Rowatt, Ph.D., Baylor professor of psychology and neuroscience, is quoted on the impact it can have on younger generations.
El Paso Times: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine graduates urged to make mark beyond medicine
May 18, 2013
Baylor alumnus Paul L. Foster, president and CEO of Western Refining, Inc., spoke at Texas Tech's school of medicine in El Paso, which was established in his name. He encouraged its first graduates to go above and beyond in their new medical careers.
KSAT TV: Forensic students begin somber task in Brooks County
May 19, 2013
VIDEO INCLUDED: Lori Baker, Ph.D., Baylor professor of anthropology, and her students spent last summer examining the buried bodies of unidentified immigrants in Del Rio, Texas, on behalf of their families. The group is continuing the effort, this time in Falfurrias, Texas.
Las Cruces Sun-News: Governor appoints Las Crucens to boards
May 17, 2013
New Mexico State Rep. Terry McMillan, a Baylor alumnus, was appointed to the Regional Spaceport District of Las Cruces, N.M.
Mount Olive Chronicle: Gallup chief takes on 'God and country'
May 17, 2013
Expanding on his book "God is Alive and Well: The Future of Religion in America," Gallup Poll Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport, a Baylor alumnus, talks about society's changing views on religion.
Real Clear Politics: President Obama's Incredible "Referent Power"
May 19, 2013
Curt Nichols, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science at Baylor, discusses the "referent power" of a United States president in an article that deals with possible presidential involvement in recent Washington scandals. He said that such power does not work through a command or threat, but rather through influence on those who admire, respect or identify with the President.
The Orange Leader: 25th Annual Hurricane Party honors Sheila and Walter Umphrey
May 19, 2013
Sheila and Walter Umphrey, donors to Baylor's new law center and new football stadium, are being honored Thursday, May 23, by the Beaumont and Orange County American Red Cross chapters for the couple's constant support to the community.
The Shippensburg News-Chronicle: Season for remembrance opens Sunday
May 17, 2013
Denny Eakle Terrell, retired U.S. Air Force General, vice-president of administration and finance at Shippensburg University, and Baylor alumna, will speak at a memorial day service in Newburg, Md.