by beth_barr | Mar 24, 2020 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student resources
In these challenging times, the Graduate School would like to remind you of several valuable resources available through the university. Visit baylor.edu/coronavirus for the latest information and updates. To follow the number of cases diagnosed in Waco and McLennan...
by beth_barr | Mar 16, 2020 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student advice, wellness
On September 19, 2016, I received news so shocking that the world stopped. I was walking across campus when the text came through. For a few seconds I am not sure what happened. I remember the sky flashing blue above me; I remember the sound of falling water from the...
by beth_barr | Feb 10, 2020 | GPS workshops, graduate student advice, graduate student guest post, STEM
Today we welcome Biology doctoral students Brooke Morris and Zach Winfield to BearTracks. “Find a mentor.” Right? We have all heard that phrase. But how do you do it? I remember hearing ‘find a mentor’ at the start of my undergraduate degree. But I...
by beth_barr | Feb 3, 2020 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student guest post, STEM
We are so pleased to welcome back Present your PhD (PyPhD) to BearTracks. They have great resources to help graduate students learn how to better communicate their research. We appreciate their willingness to share these with us! Everything we do at PyPhD focuses on...
by beth_barr | Jan 20, 2020 | Beth Allison Barr author, wellness
Just this past Tuesday, the Chronicle of Higher Education ran a great story on Baylor, How Baylor Revamped Its Mental-Health Services Amid a Scandal. In case you missed it, it highlighted then STEM graduate student Jennifer Wagner. Wagner suffered from a serious...
