A Baylor graduate student was recently awarded a prestigious grant from the National Science Foundation for research in biofuel and sustainability.
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Baylor students can learn how to share their mission trip stories and the stories of those they meet through photography at a workshop next week.
Two Coast Guard members were fatally shot Thursday at a communications station on an island off Alaska in what officials said appeared to be a double homicide. They have yet to identify a suspect.
Maintenance crews worked Thursday to clear roads after a storm dumped several inches of hail on parts of the Texas Panhandle, trapping motorists in muddy drifts that were waist- to shoulder-high.
When Susan Combs was growing up on her family’s West Texas ranch, conserving water was part of everyday life: If the windmill wasn’t turning and the storage tank at least half full, the household plumbing was turned off — even the toilets.
Baylor Researchers have found members of the Boy Scouts of America who achieve the highest rank, Eagle Scout, have a positive, long-lasting effect on American society in a recent study titled “Merit Beyond the Badge.”
A Baylor graduate who created a nonprofit organization to help refugees in Thailand recently shared his ideas at an international conference sponsored by a Bill Clinton initiative that brings world leaders together to discuss global issues.
Spring Farm Day will be hosted by World Hunger Relief Inc. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Events will…
Concert Choir will perform with the Campus Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Jones Hall of the McCrary Music Building.…
University administrators reported Wednesday they had received more applications from prospective students than by this point last year, reflecting a growing number of high school students expressing interest in a Baylor education.
The NCAA has accepted Baylor’s self-imposed penalties and will not add further penalties for recruiting infractions involving impermissible telephone calls and text messages, the university announced Wednesday.
First-through 12th-grade Texas students with disabilities have been given the chance to display their artwork at the Baylor School of Social Work. The school partnered with Artsonia.com, a website that archives student art pieces from around the world to create an exhibit showing how students with disabilities view the world.
Baylor’s Hispanic Student Association is helping Baylor and Waco celebrate Latino culture.
The neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed Trayvon Martin had been out of touch and, his ex-lawyer says, “a little bit over the edge” before his arrest on a second-degree murder charge.
The price of natural gas has fallen below $2 per 1,000 cubic feet for the first time in more than a decade, a remarkable decline for a commodity that not long ago was believed to be in short supply.
Two Gator Utility Vehicles believed to have been stolen last week from a shed at Floyd Casey Stadium were found Wednesday.
A Capella Choir and Bella Voce women’s ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Jones Hall of the Glennis…
The Baylor Symphony Orchestra will play at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Jones Hall of the Glennis McCrary Music Building. Directed…
The Work in Waco Job Fair will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Waco Convention Center.…
Baylor’s film and digital media department is presenting the 13th Annual Black Glasses Film Festival. Tickets for the event, which…
The NCAA has accepted Baylor’s self-imposed penalties and will not add further penalties for recruiting infractions involving impermissible telephone calls and text messages, according to a university press release Wednesday.
Waco’s newest downtown retail option gives students and residents an easy way to enjoy the outdoors.
Seeing a great work of art from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence more clearly on your laptop than in person seems unrealistic.
The Faculty Senate voted to recommend allowing professors to award “minus” grades — like A-minus, B-minus, etc. — in addition to the traditional plus grading system, leaving the provost’s office with the final say over whether to change university grading policy.
Rick Santorum cleared the way for Mitt Romney to claim victory in the battle for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, giving up his “against all odds” campaign as Romney’s tenacious conservative rival.
The Trayvon Martin case took a bizarre turn Tuesday when George Zimmerman’s attorneys said they were dropping the neighborhood watch captain as a client, complaining they have lost all contact with him.
A vulnerability has been discovered for Java users that could give hackers complete access to your computer.
Brooks City-Base officials unveiled a plan Monday to restore a rare wooden World War I aircraft hangar as the centerpiece of a memorial plaza honoring pioneers of military aviation and space travel.
For most runners, 3 miles is nothing. What about a 3.24-mile race with water, fire and run-down trailers blocking your way? Yes, trailers. Now that’s a challenge.
No. 8 baseball increased its winning streak to 15 as the Bears swept their three-game series with Missouri in Columbia,…

