A student organization called Baylor Undergraduate Research in Science and Technology (BURST) is answering Baylor’s call to improve undergraduate research.

Students wishing to earn an additional major offered outside their degree program may benefit from a new policy that allows them to do just that without having to complete the core requirements for a second degree.

Dr. Edward Burger, the 2010 Robert Foster Cherry Award winner, will return to Baylor in July as vice provost for strategic educational initiatives.