Tyler Hicks

Tyler Hicks

Bears Abroad

When rising junior Natalie Weissinger was growing up, she often heard stories about her mother’s time studying abroad in Japan as a Baylor student.  She marveled at the images these stories conjured in her mind — the historic sites, the amazing food. But more than anything, the older she got, the more Weissinger thought about […]

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Digging Into the Past

The sun hung high over the badlands of New Mexico when Dr. Daniel Peppe crouched over a patch of rock. It was the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Peppe, associate professor of geosciences at Baylor University, was hard at work on a long-running project. With careful, practiced sweeps, he brushed away the layers of

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Bears on Skis

Joe Gage III grew up on the water, his summer days occupied by buoys and the never-ending pursuit of the perfect gliding technique. His father was part of Baylor’s fledgling club water skiing team in the late 1980s and early ‘90s, and the younger Gage — an avid athlete — quickly adapted the elder’s love of the sport. “I’ve played a lot of other sports, but there’s nothing else like this,” Gage III said. “There’s a unique rush with waterskiing, and I’ve always been chasing that rush. I guess you could say it’s in my blood.” His father added: “I can remember going to my tax class with dripping wet clothes because I just came from practice and didn’t want to leave that time with my friends. So, to see Joe fall in love with the sport that gave me so much, that’s really special.”

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“In times of uncertainty, innovation happens”: The Bears Who Cared For Us During COVID-19

Baylor professors, students, and healthcare professionals who have served on the front lines of the pandemic since spring 2020. These Bears have spent untold hours both saving lives and grieving for the ones they’ve lost, and now, looking back on over three years of work, they’re reflecting on what they’ve learned—and the challenges that lie ahead.

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