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Seven Tips to Preserving Your Family’s Oral History This Summer
May 24, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 24, 2023) – As families prepare to travel to grandma’s house over the summer or gather with extended family at reunions, we often are regaled with tales about an older relative’s fascinating life story or their firsthand experience as an eyewitness to history. So how do you capture and preserve those precious memories?

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Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty Awarded $7.2 Million to Continue Innovative Rural Child Hunger Program
May 23, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 23, 2023)  – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $7.2 million to the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty to operate its innovative Meals-to-You summer meals program for a fifth summer.

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Baylor University Welcomes New Cubs to Campus
May 22, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 22, 2023) – Baylor University today announced the addition of two American black bear cubs to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)-accredited Bill and Eva Williams Bear Habitat. The cubs, named Judge Indy and Judge Belle, will join the Baylor Family in the on-campus habitat as early as mid-summer.

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Baylor in the News – May 14-20, 2023
May 21, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 21, 2023) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories about the efficacy of hypnosis, college students and their need for sleep and the Baylor Board of Regents May meeting.   

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Baylor Regents Elect New Leadership, Approve 2023-2024 Operating Budget
May 19, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 19, 2023) – During its regular May meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents elected new leadership and approved the 2023-2024 operating budget, three renovation projects and two new degree programs – a Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies and a Bachelor of Science/Master of Science degree in Biology of Global Health.

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Morning Lark or Night Owl: Baylor Researchers Highlight the Influence of Behavior on the Circadian Preferences of College Students
May 17, 2023

Baylor sleep researcher Michael K. Scullin, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology and neuroscience, and Blake Barley, doctoral candidate in psychology in Scullin’s sleep lab, examined how institutional factors, biological factors and behavioral choices play a role in sleep problems for college students and if chronotypes may more malleable than current theories suggest.

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Night owls often suffer from poor sleep qulity and greater sleepiness in classfrom
Are College Students with Religious Tattoos More Religious? Yes and No
May 16, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 16, 2023) – For most of U.S. history, tattoos have been associated with sailors and bikers, but not church-going people. As tattoos have become more popular, with nearly one-third of U.S. adults sporting at least one tattoo, religious-themed tattoos have also increased. A recent study examined the behaviors of college students with tattoos, including religious tattoos.

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Baylor Researcher Seeks to Understand the Drive for the Perfect Tan
May 15, 2023

Baylor University researcher Jay Yoo, Ph.D., associate professor of apparel merchandising in Baylor’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, found that the social and cultural influences on the desirability of tanning – which has been associated with good health and an active lifestyle since the 1920s – is often stronger than the dangers of harmful UV exposure.

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May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Baylor in the News – May 7-13, 2023
May 14, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 14, 2023) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts shared their thoughts and expertise with various media outlets on the effect of Instagram and TikTok on psychological well-being, a new study that provides insight into community dynamics during once-in-a-century pandemic and remembering how the 1953 Waco tornado changed the landscape of downtown.

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Workers in downtown Waco sort through the rubble after the 1953 tornado
Baylor University Honors Outstanding Faculty for 2022-2023
May 9, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 9, 2023) – Twelve Baylor University professors have been honored with Outstanding Faculty Awards for teaching, scholarship and contributions to the academic community for the 2022-2023 academic year.

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2023 Baylor University Outstanding Faculty
Baylor Institute for Oral History Receives Top Honor from Texas Historical Commission
May 8, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 8, 2023) – The Texas Historical Commission (THC) has awarded the Baylor University Institute for Oral History (BUIOH) with the Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation, the highest honor in Texas in the field of historic preservation.

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Governor's Award for Historic Preservation being present to the Baylor Institute for Oral History by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and members of the Texas Historical Commission
Baylor in the News – April 30-May 6, 2023
May 7, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 7, 2023) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts shared their thoughts and expertise with various media outlets on the relationship between anxiety and autonomic blood pressure regulation, expanding SNAP benefits for online purchases and a new exhibit at Baylor’s Martin Museum of Art, featuring selections from the Jessica and Kelvin Beachum Family Collection.

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Flyover photo of the Baylor University campus
Baylor University Announces $1.5 Million Gift Establishing New Social Work Chair
May 4, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 4, 2023) – Baylor University today announced a $1.5 million gift from Charlie and Cindy Fuller of Woodway, Texas, and their family, establishing an endowed faculty chair position to support innovative research and teaching within the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work.

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Dr. Brianna Lemons teaching a Baylor social work class.
***POSTPONED*** Baylor to Test Outdoor Tornado Sirens at 10 a.m. Friday, May 5
May 4, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 4, 2023) – ***POSTPONED*** Baylor University will join City of Waco and McLennan County partners – in cooperation with the Waco/McLennan County Office of Emergency Management – to conduct a regular test of outdoor tornado sirens, beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, May 5.

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Baylor University Announces $1.5 Million Challenge Grant from Mabee Foundation
May 3, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 3, 2023) – Baylor University today announced a $1.5 million challenge grant from the J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation of Midland, Texas, providing significant momentum and support for the renovation and construction of the Honors Residential College. The grant will fund a significant portion of the more than $7 million needed in philanthropic support to complete the project, one of many capital projects funded through the Give Light campaign.

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Baylor Researchers Explore Effect of Instagram, TikTok on Psychological Well-Being
May 3, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 3, 2023) – Noted Baylor University smartphone researchers Meredith E. David, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing, and James A. Roberts, Ph.D., The Ben H. Williams Professor of Marketing in the Hankamer School of Business, have investigated the correlation between the “flow states” – or happiness experienced by individuals – while using Instagram and TikTok and psychological well-being.

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Baylor Marketing Professor Honored as 2023 Piper Professor for State of Texas
May 2, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 2, 2023) – Andrea L. Dixon, Ph.D., The Frank M. And Floy Smith Holloway Professor in Marketing and executive director of the Center for Professional Selling at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business, has been honored as a Piper Professor of 2023 for the state of Texas by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation.

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Left to Right: Baylor University President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., and Marketing Professor Andrea Dixon, Ph.D.
Study Provides Insight into Community Dynamics During Once-in-a-Century Pandemic
May 2, 2023

WACO, Texas (May 2, 2023) – Results from the Waco COVID Survey have provided needed insights into how the dynamics of COVID-19 transmission, health behaviors and COVID-19-related attitudes changed across the first two years of the pandemic in the McLennan County, Texas.

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Study Provides Insight into Community Dynamics During Once-in-a-Century Pandemic
Baylor Expert: On Its 125th Anniversary, the Battle of Manila Bay Had a Lasting Impact on U.S. Diplomacy
May 1, 2023

​WACO, Texas (May 1, 2023) – May 1 marks the 125th anniversary of the Battle of Manila Bay – the first battle of the Spanish-American War.  Baylor University military historian David A. Smith, Ph.D., senior lecturer in history, is the author of A New Force at Sea: George Dewey and the Rise of the American Navy, which tells the story of one of the most important officers in the U.S. Navy between the Civil War and World War II. 

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Admiral George Dewey
Baylor in the News – April 23-29, 2023
April 30, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 30, 2023) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on a paradigm-shifting discovery about prehistoric Africa, what post-COVID demand at food banks says about the economy and how mental health impacts college golf coaches.

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Pat Neff
UPDATE: Tornado WATCH Canceled
April 28, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 28, 2023) - Baylor University offices will close early at 3:30 p.m. today (Friday, April 28, 2023), and no classes will be held on campus after 3:30 p.m., due to severe weather predicted to move through the Waco area, including the Baylor campus, this afternoon and evening. The National Weather Service has placed Waco and McLennan County under a Tornado WATCH until 8 p.m., which includes the potential for tornados, large hail and damaging winds.

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A tornado watch is issued when a tornado is possible. A tornado warning is issued when a tornado is happening or about to happen.
Jessica and Kelvin Beachum Open Second Exhibition with Selections from their Family Collection at Baylor University
April 27, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 27, 2023) – An exhibit of selected works from the Jessica and Kelvin Beachum Family Collection, Narrative as Reality: Constructing an Identity, will be on display May 6 through Nov. 5 at Baylor’s Martin Museum of Art. 

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Kelvin and Jessica Beachum
UPDATE: Tornado Watch Canceled at 8:58 p.m. CT
April 26, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 26, 2023) – UPDATE: The National Weather Service has canceled the Tornado Watch at 8:58 p.m. CT. 

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A tornado watch is issued when a tornado is possible. A tornado warning is issued when a tornado is happening or about to happen.
Baylor University and Southwest Airlines Announce Destination 225° Partnership
April 26, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 26, 2023) – Baylor University announced today that it has joined the Southwest Airlines® Destination 225° program, the airline’s pilot training program, as a university partner. The pathway program offers qualified collegiate aviators an opportunity to become a Southwest® First Officer.

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Baylor Insititute of Air Sciences Plane
Truett Student, Alumna Awarded Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics   
April 25, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 25, 2023) – Josepha Mbouma, a first-year student at Baylor University’s  George W. Truett Theological Seminary and Baylor and Truett alumna Kingsley East Gibbs has been awarded Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE).  

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Auschwitz Fellowship Winners
New Baylor Initiative Promotes Ministry With and By People With Disabilities
April 25, 2023

Leading scholar on disability, faith and flourishing, Erik W. Carter, Ph.D., encourages churches to receive the gifts, friendship and faith of people with disabilities.

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Autism Acceptance Month
Baylor Graduate, Professional Programs Ranked by U.S. News
April 25, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 25, 2023) – Highlighted by the graduate entrepreneurship program breaking into the Top 10 nationally, several Baylor University graduate and professional programs were among those ranked in the 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings, released today by U.S. News & World Report.

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Pat Neff Hall and Old Main skyline at Baylor University
Centennial Professors Receive Funding for 2023 Summer Research Projects
April 25, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 24, 2023) – Baylor University faculty members Julie deGraffenried, Ph.D., department chair and associate professor of history in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Karon LeCompte, Ph.D.,  associate professor of curriculum and instruction in the Baylor School of Education, have been selected to receive the 2023 Centennial Professor Awards for summer research projects.

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Baylor University faculty members Julie deGraffenried and Karon LeCompte
Strong Student Success Continues for Prestigious International, National Scholarships
April 24, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 24, 2023) – Baylor University students from across the disciplines have continued their strong momentum into the 2022-2023 academic year by receiving some of the most prestigious – and highly competitive – scholarships and fellowships at the national and international levels for public policy and diplomacy, critical language study, STEM research and more.

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Photos of 17 Baylor students are shown, representing recipients of the prestigious Fulbright, Truman, Clinton, Goldwater, Boren, Critical Language, Marshall and Churchill scholarships
Baylor in the News – April 16-22, 2023
April 23, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 23, 2023) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on the emotional and spiritual support provided to the City of West after a deadly fertilizer plant explosion 10 years ago, DNA replication and repair and its impact on human health and works by Black composers that span the 17th to 21st centuries.

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Waco Hall
Baylor Bear Habitat Plans Graduation Party for Judge Lady
April 19, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 19, 2023) – Baylor University is inviting students, alumni and all associated with the Baylor Family to join in celebrating the graduation of the University’s beloved American black bear, Lady, as she moves from the campus habitat to a private, auxiliary facility fully maintained by her Baylor Bear Habitat caregivers, staff and veterinary team.

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Baylor Bear mascot Judge Sue "Lady" Sloan
Chemistry Lecturer Honored by Senior Class as Collins Outstanding Professor
April 19, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 19, 2023) –  Thomas D. McGrath, Ph.D., senior lecturer of chemistry and undergraduate program director in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Baylor University, has been selected as the 2023 Collins Outstanding Professor, an honor voted on annually by the senior class.

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Thomas D. McGrath, Ph.D., senior lecturer of chemistry and undergraduate program director in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Baylor University
Baylor Counseling Center Achieves IACS Accreditation
April 18, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 18, 2023) – The Baylor University Counseling Center has been accredited by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services (IACS), the premier leader in setting the benchmark for the full range of professional counseling services on college and university campuses worldwide.

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Mental Health Matters, Baylor University Counseling Center
Baylor Expert: Five Tips to Choose Sustainable Fashion
April 17, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 17, 2023) – Fast Fashion is the most popular trend in retail fashion today but has a devastating cost to the environment. Baylor fashion expert Jay Yoo, Ph.D., says consumers are learning more about the environmental impacts of fashion and searching for better options. 

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Consumers are learning more about the environmental impacts of fashion and searching for better options.
English Professor Honored as Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year
April 17, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 17, 2023) – Richard Rankin Russell, Ph.D., professor of English and graduate program director of English at Baylor University,  was presented with the 2023 Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year at the annual Academic Honors Convocation on April 14.

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The iconic stairwell and ceiling windows in Carroll Science, which houses the Department of English at Baylor University
Baylor in the News – April 9-15, 2023
April 16, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 16, 2023) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on how ancient environments influenced the evolution of early apes in eastern Africa, how food is used in grieving rituals and how worship music is influenced by church organizations.

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Baylor University Mourns Passing of Alumnus, Benefactor and Former Regent William K. Robbins Jr.
April 15, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 15, 2023) – Baylor University is mourning the passing of longtime University benefactor and dedicated alumnus William K. “Bill” Robbins of Houston. Bill is survived by his beloved wife, Mary Jo Robbins, with whom he shared a passionate love of Baylor and a deep commitment to its Christian mission.

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William K. “Bill” Robbins
Decade-long Research by Baylor Geoscientist, Researchers Pushes Back Africa’s Prehistoric Timeline by Over 10 Million Years
April 13, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 13, 2023) – Something as simple as a grass can fundamentally change the understanding of life in the prehistoric world. A pair of studies funded by the National Science Foundation and published in the journal Science document the earliest evidence for locally abundant C4 grasses in eastern Africa and how C4 grasses and open habitats influenced early ape evolution.

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associate professor of geosciences at Baylor University
Mikeal Parsons, Ph.D., Designated as University Distinguished Professor
April 11, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 12, 2023) – Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today that Mikeal Parsons, Ph.D., professor and The Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University, has been designated as Baylor’s inaugural University Distinguished Professor, the highest honor bestowed on Baylor faculty.

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Mikeal Parsons, Ph.D., professor and The Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University
Baylor in the News – April 2-8, 2023
April 9, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 9, 2023) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on an innovative treatment model for children with autism and their siblings, how smartphone usage impacts mental health and a pair of unusual ads about Jesus that aired during the Super Bowl.

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Gilbert Statue
Renowned NASA Flight Surgeon to Speak on Aerospace Medicine, Non-medical NASA Careers
April 6, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 7, 2023) – Baylor University’s Hillis Scholars Program, with support from the Career Center, will host Joseph P. Dervay, MD, MPH, MMS, a flight surgeon at the NASA Johnson Space Center, for a university-wide talk on the on- and off-Earth experiences, challenges and service of space and operational aerospace medicine at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in Room 506 of the Cashion Academic Center.

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Dr. Joe Dervay is currently a Flight Surgeon at the NASA Johnson Space Center
Baylor University Dedicates Statues of First Black Graduates on Historic Day
April 4, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 4, 2023) – Before a celebratory crowd in front of the iconic Tidwell Bible Building, Baylor University today unveiled and dedicated statues honoring the University’s first Black graduates, the late Rev. Robert L. Gilbert, B.A. ’67, and Barbara A. Walker, B.A. ’67.

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Rev. Gilbert and Barbara Walker
Recovery Is for Every Bear: National Collegiate Recovery Week
April 4, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 4, 2023) – Baylor University's collegiate recovery program, Beauchamp Addiction Recovery Center, known as BARC, is celebrating National Collegiate Recovery Week and National Collegiate Recovery Day with a line-up of engaging activities for students April 11-15, including daily lunches, games, puppy therapy and a formal dance.

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BARC
DeAnna Toten Beard, Ph.D., Appointed Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
April 2, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 3, 2023) – Following a six-month internal candidate search, Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today that DeAnna Toten Beard, M.F.A., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Theatre Arts and professor of theatre history and dramaturgy, has been selected as vice provost for faculty affairs, effective July 1, 2023.

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DeAnna Toten Beard
Baylor in the News – March 26-April 1, 2023
April 2, 2023

WACO, Texas (April 2, 2023) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, human flourishing and its real-world applications for well-being, and Graduate Student Appreciation Week, which shines a light on how graduate students impact teaching, research and scholarship.

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Baylor University Recognizes April’s National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
March 29, 2023

WACO, Texas (March 29, 2023) – Baylor University is again joining universities and communities around the country to increase public awareness and prevention education about sexual assault and interpersonal violence during Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April.

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The lights of Rosenbalm Fountain on the Baylor campus are will be lit teal in support of Sexual Assault Awareness Month as part of the Light the Night event on April 12, 2023.
Lilly Endowment Awards $1.25 Million Grant to Baylor’s Dunn Center for Christian Music Studies
March 29, 2023

WACO, Texas (March 30, 2023) – Baylor University announced today that its Dunn Center for Christian Music Studies (CCMS) in the School of Music has been awarded a four-year, $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. as part of its Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative.

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Lilly Grant
Baylor University and Evidence In Motion Enter Agreement for Hybrid Graduate Health Care Programs
March 28, 2023

WACO AND SAN ANTONIO, Texas (March 27, 2023) – Baylor University and Evidence In Motion (EIM) announce that the two organizations have entered a licensing agreement where Baylor may continue to use the innovative blended learning methods and structured clinical education model developed collaboratively by Baylor and EIM to support the university’s entry-level and post-professional doctorate programs in occupational therapy and physical therapy.

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Baylor Physical and Occupational Therapy graduate students practicing their skill in an on-campus lab immersion session.
Baylor in the News – March 19-25, 2023
March 26, 2023

WACO, Texas (March 26, 2023) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on the upcoming solar eclipse, the evolution of the mother-daughter bond  and the integration of faith into the highly competitive environment of sports.

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Baylor Celebrates National Social Work Month
March 24, 2023

National Social Work Month is a time to celebrate the role social workers play in society. Dedicated to breaking barriers that prevent people from achieving their own potential, social workers are essential to improving the well-being of individuals, families, and communities.

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Baylor Celebrates National Social Work Month in March

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