With top hat and sword in hand, Dr. Wah Chiu, the Alvin Romansky Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine, marched through the streets of Finland last month, following the more than 300-year-old tradition of degree conferment carried out by the University of Helsinki.
A select group of Baylor faculty received the college’s Master Clinician and Rising Star Clinician awards at a May 12 ceremony.
It was announced in January that Dr. Hardeep Singh was one of the recipients of the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. He has now traveled to Washington, D.C. for the award presentation and a meeting with President Obama at the White House, an experience he described as humbling and inspirational.
A select group of Baylor faculty members were recognized for their leadership and commitment to education at the annual Education Awards Ceremony, held April 30 in Cullen Auditorium with a reception following in Rayzor Lounge.
Soldiers and astronauts have inherently dangerous jobs, but there’s one hazard to which many people likely haven’t given a lot of thought– hearing loss. Baylor College of Medicine’s Richard Danielson has devoted his career to audiology-related issues in the military and at NASA, and now he’s being honored for his commitment to the field.
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