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College Students, Faith and Tattoos
May 16, 2023

Recent Sociological Focus study explores connection between tattoos, religiosity and deviance

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Religiosity and tattos
Baylor Study Combines Lithophane, 3D Printing to Make Scientific Data Accessible to Everyone Regardless of Level of Eyesight
May 9, 2023

Scientists use old-fashioned art form and 3D printing to make major advance in eliminating exclusion of individuals with blindness or low vision from chemistry and other life sciences, published in Science Advances.

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Lithophane 3D Printing
Baylor Announces Alan Jacobs, Ph.D., as Inaugural Holder of The Jim and Sharon Harrod Endowed Chair of Christian Thought
May 8, 2023

Jacobs will build on decades of scholarship to promote deep study of the relationship between faith and knowledge and ensure Baylor is a national leader in dialogue concerning the intersection of faith and learning in higher education.

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Alan Jacobs
Baylor Researchers Explore Instagram, TikTok and Psychological Well-Being
May 3, 2023

Smartphone researchers Meredith E. David and James A. Roberts have investigated the correlation between the “flow states” – or happiness experienced by individuals – while using Instagram and TikTok and psychological well-being.

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Study Provides Insight into Community Dynamics During Pandemic
May 2, 2023

Baylor biological anthropologist Michael Muehlenbein, Ph.D., seeks to understand the medical, social and psychological factors involved in a long-term pandemic response.

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User Acceptance Testing Begins for Baylor’s Electronic Research Administration System
May 1, 2023

In less than two months, Baylor’s research enterprise will take a significant step forward with the implementation of a new electronic research administration system. CARA will enhance Baylor’s capacity to support the University’s dramatic research growth.

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Ginty Receives Early Career Award for “Groundbreaking Work”
April 21, 2023

Psychology and neuroscience researcher Annie Ginty earns award from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

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Houston Metro Area Serves as Lab to Study Impact of Urban Pollution on Thunderstorm Activity
April 17, 2023

Baylor researchers Rebecca Sheesley and Sascha Usenko serve as co-investigators on $890,000 Department of Energy grant gathering data around the Houston metro area to understand the relationship between pollution and specific weather events.

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Texas Roots, Global Vision for a World Without Hunger
April 16, 2023

The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty advances research and projects with a goal of ending hunger. Discover how partnerships with the USDA and more have scaled their efforts in Texas to feed five million children in 38 states while growing systemic approaches to counter the factors that lead to food insecurity.

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Grocery Store
Baylor Geoscientist's Research Pushes Back Africa’s Prehistoric Timeline Over 10 Million Years
April 14, 2023

Something as simple as a grass can fundamentally change the understanding of life in the prehistoric world, as demonstrated through a pair of studies funded by the National Science Foundation and published in the journal Science.

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National Parks and Critical Infrastructure
March 28, 2023

For one Baylor researcher, a disrupted Yellowstone vacation sparked research to serve communities cut off from their livelihood by natural disaster.

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At Home in Polluted Waters
March 27, 2023

The waters in and along the Houston Ship Channel teem with evidence of human activity. Surrounded by oil refineries and leading to the Port of Houston, the channel is highly polluted and inhospitable to aquatic life. Yet, the Gulf killifish thrives in that environment. Cole Matson's groundbreaking research bridges environmental and data sciences to discover how one fish "pulled a rabbit out of a hat"

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Cole Matson, PhD
Providing Texas Teachers With Tools for Autism
March 20, 2023

Baylor School of Education professor Tonya Davis serves families with autism by building resources for their teachers. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board supports her work which provides Texas teachers with intervention training for students with developmental disabilities.

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Addressing the Primary Care Behavioral Health Workforce Gap in Texas
March 20, 2023

More than 75 percent of counties in Texas qualify as behavioral health shortage areas. With the help of a $1.9 million HRSA grant, Baylor social work faculty are training a new generation to meet that need with excellence.

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Good Chemistry
March 19, 2023

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas recruits top cancer researchers to the state of Texas, and some of the best have come to Baylor. John Wood and Daniel Romo are advancing possible cancer drug leads at Baylor thanks in part to CPRIT funding.

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Baylor University Announces $1.5 Million Gift Establishing New Chair in School of Education
March 16, 2023

The Luther Sweet Endowed Chair in Disabilities will receive support through the Illuminate Chair Matching Program equivalent to a $3 million chair.

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Baylor Professor Lands $1.3 Million NIH Grant to Make Chemistry Labs and Concepts Accessible to the Blind and Visually Impaired
March 13, 2023

NIH funds a first-of-its-kind effort, led by Bryan Shaw, to provide tools eliminating barriers that exclude students with blindness from pursuing chemistry education and experiences. Students from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired will participate in pilot portion of the project.

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Literacy Studies Takes Reading Beyond the Printed Page
March 6, 2023

Kelly Johnston, assistant professor of literacy in the Baylor School of Education, researches the everyday ways people make meaning and communicate.

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Baylor 2022 Research Year in Review
February 28, 2023

Highlighting a season of growth in Baylor’s research enterprise, the 2022 Baylor Research Year in Review is a collection of data and content which features the University’s research metrics, milestones, institutional investment in research and more.

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Baylor Researchers Develop New Model to Predict Smartphone Use during Church
February 15, 2023

Smartphones are a ubiquitous part of daily life, but there are some spaces where smartphone use may be uncertain or even unwelcome. Baylor smartphone researchers have developed a new model that is a powerful predictor of the intent to use smartphones during church services.

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People Centered Research
February 3, 2023

Talk to any Baylor faculty member, and you’ll soon discover a passion for discovery. Dig deeper, and you’ll find that their passion is built on compassion.

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Baylor Announces Hannah Stolze as Endowed Chair in Supply Chain Management
February 2, 2023

Baylor recruits leading supply chain scholar, researcher and author from Wheaton College and Lipscomb University to new role in Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business.

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Baylor Environmental Scientist Bryan Brooks Named AAAS Fellow
January 31, 2023

World’s largest general scientific society honors Bryan Brooks, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Biomedical Studies, for meritorious contribution to the advancement of science.

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Baylor School of Ed Receives THECB Autism Grant Award for Innovation
January 19, 2023

Jessica Akers, Ph.D., in Baylor University’s School of Education, has received a $893,409 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop an innovative treatment model for children with autism and their siblings.

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The Path to R1
January 18, 2023

From the very beginning, the dream of Baylor University as an internationally recognized, preeminent Christian research university was audacious. Learn more about Baylor's vision and path to research growth.

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Baylor Designated as National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense
January 11, 2023

The NSA and Department of Homeland Security have designated Baylor as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD), addressing the critical shortage of professionals with cybersecurity skills and highlighting the importance of higher education in cyberspace defense.

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Baylor Research Group Earns NASA Grant to Study Density of the Moon's 'Weird' Volcanoes
January 9, 2023

Silicic volcanoes on the Moon, specifically the mysterious Gruithuisen Domes, are a lunar geologic mystery that still perplexes scientists more than half a century after they were discovered. A $260,000 NASA grant will enable Baylor's Planetary Research Group to study them further.

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Daniel J. Pack, Ph.D., Appointed Dean of Baylor’s School of Engineering and Computer Science
January 5, 2023

Following a nationwide search, Baylor announces the appointment of Daniel J. Pack, Ph.D., dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and a 2005 Carnegie U.S. Professor of the Year, as dean of the Baylor School of Engineering and Computer Science.

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R1: A Multiplier Effect for Central Texas
December 19, 2022

Baylor's recognition as an R1 research institution is meaningful not only for the University, but for the Greater Waco community and Central Texas, bolstering a cutting-edge community through research, faculty growth, business development and more.

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Baylor Chemistry Researchers Synthesize New Groundbreaking Compound
December 16, 2022

Synthesized in one step, this state-of-art Lewis superacid – that has applications in the production of most common plastics – is more efficient to produce, safer for the environment and could potentially save billions of dollars in manufacturing costs.

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Baylor Data Scientists Partner on NSF Grant to Use Sports Analytics for Data Science Training
December 8, 2022

SCORE collaboration unites five universities with sports industry partners to introduce data science applications through sports and prepare the next generation of data science professionals.

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Remote Work and Work-Life Balance
November 21, 2022

Sara Perry, Ph.D., shares insights on work-life balance and remote work from latest research project in the Journal of Business and Psychology.

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Truett Seminary Appoints Jason Vickers as The William J. Abraham Chair of Wesleyan Studies
November 18, 2022

As a professor at Baylor’s Truett Seminary, Vickers will teach courses and conduct research in Wesleyan thought and practice and will enhance Truett’s newly formed and rapidly growing Wesley House of Studies.

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Cultivating Gratitude, Strengthening Social Bonds
November 17, 2022

Sarah Schnitker and Jo-Ann Tsang analyze the psychology of gratitude and how to practice it.

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Top-Tier Faith Research
November 16, 2022

Many Baylor researchers focus their research on faith itself, leading significant projects that address faith’s impact on human flourishing, community health, individual character and more.

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Baylor Illuminates Research Ethics During National Compliance & Ethics Week
November 8, 2022

Baylor University is recognizing National Compliance & Ethics Week for the first time as an R1 institution in 2022, illuminating people and programs who play in important role in advancing these mission-aligned areas of focus at Baylor.

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R1 Research: A Powerful Advantage for Baylor Students
November 8, 2022

Baylor University's R1 recognition is more than an accolade. Discover what it means to Baylor students in research opportunities, facilities, faculty connections and more.

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Four Ways Research Compliance Supports Baylor Faculty Researchers
November 7, 2022

On National Ethics & Compliance Week, Deborah Holland shares how research compliance efforts advance faculty research and protect everyone involved. Holland serves as Assistant Vice Provost for Research in Research Compliance.

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Baylor Delivers National STEM Day Science Projects to Waco ISD Students
November 7, 2022

Baylor’s Office of the Vice Provost for Research, students from the School of Engineering and Computer Science deliver projects to five local schools to bring research impacts to the community, with projects available for download beyond Waco.

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A Community of Scholars, Focused on Ethics
November 7, 2022

The Baylor Ethics Initiative is a community of scholars across campus who engage in purposeful conversation to consider trans-disciplinary ethical issues, and to elevate the role of ethics in their research and teaching.

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National Compliance and Ethics Week
November 5, 2022

A note from Vice Provost for Research Kevin Chambliss celebrating Baylor’s missional focus on ethics and integrity.

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Baylor Communications Faculty Earns NSF CAREER Award to Study Technology and Compassionate Communication in Health Care Settings
November 3, 2022

Ashley Barrett, Ph.D., earns $440,381 grant, the first non-STEM award presented to a Baylor faculty member by the National Science Foundation.

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Baylor Researchers Receive $2.5 Million Templeton Grant to Incorporate Psychological Sciences Into Theology Training
October 19, 2022

Interdisciplinary team led by Baylor religion professor/bioethicist Devan Stahl, Ph.D., and psychologist Sarah Schnitker, Ph.D., will equip theologians to incorporate psychological sciences into their work tackling complex problems of human flourishing.

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In the Brand Scheme of Things
October 17, 2022

Baylor business researcher Ashley Otto explores how exposure to multiple brands makes consumer choices easier.

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Baylor Researchers Lead Team Identifying Illicit Activity Online in NSF-Funded Grant
October 13, 2022

Pablo Rivas, Ph.D., and Tomas Cerny, Ph.D., from Baylor’s Computer Science Department are part of a more than $300,000 grant addressing human trafficking, stolen auto part sales and more.

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A Mentorship Focus
October 12, 2022

Baylor cancer researchers know they are playing a very long game in the fight against disease--so they focus on mentoring students to whom they will pass the baton.

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Department of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation Recognized for Research Productivity
October 10, 2022

The Department of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation within the Hankamer School of Business has been recognized as No. 4 in the world for research productivity by the TCU Global University Entrepreneurship Research Productivity Rankings.

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Living Out the Vision
October 5, 2022

Baylor University continues to seek faculty whose research, teaching and faith commitment demonstrate the highest levels of integrity and impact. Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., shares the pathway to recruiting faculty and pursuing preeminence as a Christian research university in this Q&A.

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WATCH: Blind Scientist Sees Data for the First Time
October 1, 2022

Here, Dr. Hoby Wedler visuales data using his sense of touch. Hoby was born blind and earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California Irvine. He is examining digital graphics that have been converted into tactile graphics called lithophanes.

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Lithopane
What Did You Learn, and How Did You Learn New Information Systems?
September 27, 2022

Yulia Sullivan of Baylor's Hankamer School of Business examines the role “executive functions” play in how we navigate new information systems in MIS Quarterly.

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