Where compassion, innovation and resolve converge, transforming elite research into action that serves humanity.
Daring Are the Gamechangers
Baylor researchers deliver breakthroughs in their fields. Learn more about gamechangers across the University.
What could we do for humanity if we understood why individuals and societies flourish? It’s a question Byron Johnson is leading the way to answer
There's a cascade of positive outcomes when individuals are active. Renée Umstattd Meyer partners with communities to eliminate barriers to active living and help people thrive.
Paul Allison can’t be there when equipment breaks down in the field. But the technology he develops will soon have soldiers back in the vehicles that support safer approaches to achieving their mission.
When it comes to creating leads for cancer-fighting drugs, Liela Romero describes herself as a chef—mixing individual elements together to create a stronger finished product for new drug leads.
Pro Ecclesia. Pro Texana. Pro Mundo.
What we do at Baylor impacts the world. To focus our efforts, our strategic plan, Baylor in Deeds, provides direction.
The Work We Do
All Research StoriesLearn more about the work we do through the latest Baylor research news.

Generational, financial, geographical and spiritual differences top flourishing findings.

Institute establishes Baylor as a global leader for research on faith and human flourishing, as well as the epicenter for global flourishing research/practice alongside Harvard’s Human Flourishing Program.

GFS researchers highlight dichotomy between a nation's GDP and reported flourishing in a New York Times editorial.

A deep dive into the data from the First Wave of the Global Flourishing Study, featuring insights from more than 200,000 people across 22 countries.
Three key insights emerged from the First Wave of data from the landmark Global Flourishing Study, a landmark $43.4 million project that represents the most comprehensive undertaking to uncover the roots of human flourishing.

Jonathan Larson, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry & biochemistry, shares groundbreaking research with leaders from industry, academia & government at Volta Foundation’s Battery Forum.

Baylor University/Dell Medical School study reveals surprising link between technology use and reduced risk for dementia for older adults.

World’s largest general scientific society honors Julie Hoggarth, Ph.D., for meritorious contribution to the advancement of science.
An action orientation is important to Baylor. Being a Christian research university is not just theoretical. It's about impact, and making a difference in the world, in people's lives, and in communities and beyond.
