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Feb. 20, 2019

Kalani Brown reached career milestones of 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, and No. 1 Baylor clinched at least a share of its ninth consecutive Big 12 regular-season championship with an 80-40 win over Kansas on Wednesday night.

Feb. 20, 2019

$2M Gift Establishes Chair for Baylor’s Global Mission Leadership Program

WACO, Texas (Feb. 20, 2019) – Baylor University today announced a gift of $2 million to create an endowed Chair in Global Leadership within Baylor’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work. The gift, which was made by Baylor parents from California, will support the School’s nationally renowned Global Mission Leadership (GML) program, whose purpose is to contribute to Christ-centered international development through culturally informed education.

Feb. 19, 2019

Fossil Fuel Combustion Is the Main Contributor to Black Carbon Around the Arctic, International Study Finds

WACO, Texas (Feb. 19, 2019) — Fossil fuel combustion is the main contributor to black carbon collected at five sites around the Arctic, which has implications for global warming, according to a study by an international group of scientists that included a team from Baylor University.

Feb. 19, 2019

What Is Black Twitter and How Is it Changing the National Conversation? Baylor Expert Explains.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 19, 2019) – “Black Twitter” is a social media phenomenon that is changing the national conversation, but many people – including professional and strategic communicators – do not understand what it is or how it works, says Baylor University’s Mia Moody-Ramirez, Ph.D., professor of journalism, public relations and new media.

Feb. 18, 2019

Baylor Geosciences Graduate Student Honored with Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

WACO, Texas (Feb. 18, 2019) – Jiajun (Dylan) Jiang, teaching assistant and Ph.D. candidate in the department of geosciences in Baylor University’s College of Arts & Sciences, was selected as a recipient of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Outstanding TA Award for demonstrating excellence in his teaching assistant position.

Feb. 18, 2019

Women More Likely to Believe the Bible Is Literally True, But Study Finds this May Have More to Do with Intimacy than Gender

WACO, Texas (Feb. 18, 2019) — Women are more likely than men to believe the Bible is literally true, but a recent Baylor University study finds this may have more to do with how people relate to God than it does gender. Both men and women who report high levels of closeness to God take the Bible more literally – and this confidence grows stronger as they seek closeness to God through prayer and Bible study.

Feb. 6, 2019

Rising Star Faculty Member Earns $626,000 Career Development Award from NIH

WACO, Texas (Feb. 6, 2019) – Kelly R. Ylitalo, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of public health in Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, has been awarded a prestigious career development grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the link between physical activity and healthy aging. The grant, valuing more than $626,000, will span a five-year project period.

Jan. 29, 2019

Baylor University Celebrates Black History Month

WACO, Texas (Jan. 29, 2019) – Baylor University will host a variety of events throughout the month of February in honor of Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in U.S. history.

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Jan

Neoclassical Gaze: Myth and Reality of Ancient Sculpture

(ends 03/08/2019)

Feb

The Poetry of James Matthew Wilson on The Hanging God

Women's History Month Lecture 2019 - "Belief and Bodies in the Convulsionary Movement of 18th C. France"

Going for the Gold Gala

Keston Center Spring Lecture

Public Lecture: Denis Alexander, Ph.D.