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Mandy Hering has applied statistical expertise to a “once in a generation effort” to improve water treatment in the U.S., and shares how data yields new paradigms of water treatment.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bryan W. Brooks, Ph.D., has been elected an AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Researchers found that smartphone users seeking meaning and purpose through their devices and social media could experience the opposite.

Baylor cancer researchers bring a special blend of dedication, ingenuity and compassion in a very long game, getting to the heart of research through a human-centered approach rooted in Baylor's mission.

From the largest global study of its kind to personal interaction in churches, schools and laboratories, Baylor’s focus on human flourishing is demonstrating that at the intersection of STEM, social sciences and compassion, real change can take place.

Baylor environmental health experts reach out to the people and places where finding answers can reshape our world, collaborating across disciplines to promote clear water, clean air and resilient communities.

Across campus, faculty in areas ranging from computer science to education to statistics utilize data science methods and collaborate with others to solve problems—and to do so within an ethical framework that makes the world better.

As they create new materials, build new products or devise ways to measure technology's impact on others, Baylor faculty are motivated by compassion-innovation grounded in the heart of Baylor research.

Baylor University is celebrating National Research Administrator Day by recognizing the team effort that supports researchers across campus and helped Baylor attain Research 1 designation – three years earlier than expected – among the nation’s top R1 universities.

The last 12 months have brought much to celebrate concerning Baylor research. These achievements are not a finish line, but rather a benchmark, as we steward this unique moment and pursue preeminence as a Christian research university.

Wright brings highly funded interdisciplinary research laboratory at the interface of the microbiome, health and environment to Baylor.

Ben Ryan has partnered with the DoD, U.N., and W.H.O., and his Public Health System Resilience Scorecard is modifiable to maximize mission readiness for medical deployments.

Top university patent holders ranked in annual report from the National Academy of Inventors and Intellectual Property Owners Association.

Linda Olafsen's interdisciplinary research utilizes ultrasound technology and malleable wires to provide medics with improved tools to locate internal injuries.

Julia Chan, Ph.D., returned to her alma mater after more than two decades at LSU and UT-Dallas and will provide leadership in Baylor’s burgeoning materials science efforts as The Tim and Sharalynn Fenn Family Endowed Chair in Materials Science.

Baylor researchers seek answers to how leopard seals, Antarctica's little-understood apex predators, survive in the extreme polar environment in first-of-its-kind study.

Julia Chan, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and biochemistry and materials science, and MagLab Research Faculty Ryan Baumbach, Ph.D., connect physics, chemistry and materials science to illustrate new methods to yield materials with quantum properties.

"Collaboration between diverse groups with different perspectives promotes scientific discovery. To enhance these partnerships and facilitate communication, innovative advances in universal design are essential," says Science Advances in an article featuring Shaw's research.

Baylor's Lab to Market Collaborative is a proven and repeatable commercialization process designed to translate research into real-world products that solve industry problems.

Ryan Sharp earns one of 28 national fellowships from the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, supporting scholarship in African American poetry and enabling the creation of new academic studies.

Transdisciplinary study in Nature Communications, featuring Baylor anthropology researcher Julie Hoggarth, suggests that prolonged drought between 1400-1450 escalated existing societal tensions and eventually led to Mayapan’s collapse and abandonment.

Baylor's R1 research efforts are enlivened by humanities faculty across campus. Discover research from art, english, theatre, religion and more.

J. Brian Jordon, Ph.D., comes to Baylor from the University of Alabama, bringing highly regarded research lab and leadership to advance the University’s materials science efforts.

Mack Grady's research probes innovative approaches to protect power grids from attack, connect communities to generate power more quickly when one loses power and to enhance renewable energy sources in Texas.

Tim and Sharalynn Fenn's generous gift establishes an endowed faculty chair position to attract, retain and support a visionary leader focused on the growth and development of Materials Science and its associated fields.

WACO, Texas (July 12, 2022) – Baylor University chemist Bryan Shaw, Ph.D., has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to take dramatic steps to open chemistry classes and labs to students with blindness or low vision.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded nearly $5 million to the Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty (BCHP) to continue their innovative “Meals-to-You” (MTY) demonstration project this summer in Texas, New Mexico, Alaska, and Utah.

While pregnancy discrimination is illegal, many expectant mothers still perceive workplace discrimination. Kaylee Hackney, Ph.D., assistant professor of management, leads a study examining the impact of perceived discrimination on the health of both mother and child.

Baylor Psychology and Neuroscience faculty advance a diverse set of research perspectives in trauma, sleep, Autism, and more.

Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announces that Jason R. Carter, Ph.D., vice president for research, economic development and graduate education at Montana State University, has been selected as the Dean of Baylor’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences.

Housed in the Baylor Sciences Building, the Mass Spectrometry Center brings state-of-art equipment and resources to Baylor faculty and students, advancing research in numerous departments.

Success in the education industry partly hinges on successful marketing, and the global reach of the internet presents vast opportunities. Baylor researchers analyze strategic approaches to reaching different cultures.

Baylor’s Experimental High Energy Physics group among scientists with significant contributions to the successful maintenance and operation of the experiment measuring one of nature’s force-carrying particles

Nationally-recognized researcher Sara Dolan is an APA "Citizen Psychologist" who has seen firsthand the how research and scholarship can support community wellbeing. She says Baylor's R1 attainment will open new doors to serve the community.

Religious believers who embrace accountability to God (or another transcendent guide for life) experience higher levels of psychological well-being, study led by Baylor researcher Matt Bradshaw.

Baylor students participate in top-tier research on state-of-the-art equipment, like an anaerobic chamber in Dr. Leigh Greathouse's lab. Learn how a unique partnership, focused on student research opportunities, brought this resource to Baylor.

The Baylor Materials Testing and Characterization Core (MTACC) has earned ISO-17025 certification, a key validation for MTACC's services in imaging, materials characterization, fabrication and processing and more.

Baylor's pursuit of R1 recognition became official in 2019, but the roots of the the University's elite R1 attainment date back more than 20 years. See how visionary moves and a purposeful path guided Baylor to preeminence as a Christian research university.

Grant will fund longitudinal study of students at centers and institutes for Christian study, secular universities, and religiously affiliated universities.

Vice Provost for Research Kevin Chambliss explains how alignment from Baylor administration, faculty and staff advanced Baylor's R1 aspirations and rapid attainment.

Daniel Romo, The Schotts Professor of Chemistry and Co-Director of the Baylor Synthesis and Drug-Lead Discovery Laboratory at Baylor, discusses the pursuit of research excellence and discovery at a faith-based R1 university.

When Baylor earned R1 recognition at the end of 2021, the University joined an elite group of research institutions. Erica Bruce, associate professor of environmental science, explains the meaning of R1 in higher education and beyond.

Baylor University paleoclimatologist Steven Forman analyzed gypsum- and quartz-dominated dune systems for possible fine, breathable dust fluxes detrimental to human health.

Dr. Thomas M. Ward, associate professor of philosophy, has received a NEH research fellowship to prepare a scholarly translation of "De Primo Principio", a work by John Dun Scotus.

Holly Oxhandler and Clay Polson serve as co-investigators of Spiritual and Religious Competencies Project and will examine graduate education training in religious and spiritual competencies through $843,000 John Templeton Foundation Grant.

From the moment Baylor officially announced its pursuit of R1 recognition in 2019, the University has been on a purposeful path that reached an elite benchmark faster than anyone anticipated.

Baylor University is now an R1 research institution. The end of 2021 brought this exciting news, as this long-pursued goal became a reality. In this Baylor Connections, President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., discusses these major benchmarks and their impact going forward.

Baylor's ascension to R1 research recognition places the University among an elite group of just 37 private institutions recognized for "very high research activity"

Baylor University has been named a Research 1 university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, joining the nation’s top-tier research institutions as a doctoral university with very high research activity and elevating Baylor as a preeminent Christian research university.

Baylor University has received a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment to help George W. Truett Theological Seminary launch multifaceted project designed to research and respond to the expressed needs and challenges of the church.

Baylor engineering professor Stephen McClain studies the impact of frost on flight safety amongst research focused on basic fluid mechanics and heat transfer.

Dwayne Simmons' auditory research benefits soldiers exposed to blasts or loud noises.

Beth Hultquist will be the inaugural holder of The Harris and Anne Clark FastBacc Endowed Professorship, established through a $1.5 million gift in Baylor's Louise Herrington School of Nursing.

A Baylor University-led study on ethical listening discovered that women and nonmanagers believe that many organizations are not receptive to their feedback and are dissatisfied with organization listening efforts. That, in turn, has led to fewer employees sharing legitimate concerns.

Baylor researcher Michael Scullin led an NIH funded study evaluating the use of smartphones in treatment for adults with a cognitively impairing condition.

Gift from Bill and Mary Jo Robbins will expand Baylor’s Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic, part of a $2.5 million expansion within Baylor’s Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic.

Baylor ResearchU takes high school students inside Baylor laboratories to spark interest in pursuing research opportunities in college on National STEM Day.

During its regular fall meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents affirmed the framework for the next five years of Illuminate, the University’s strategic plan, including hiring 100 new faculty to accelerate the University toward Research 1 status as the preeminent Christian research university.

Baylor biology researcher Sarah Kienle leads a foundational study in comparative craniofacial anatomy of pinnipeds, such as seals, sea lions and walruses

Baylor's investment in advanced instrumentation has added new labs, opportunities for students and grown Baylor's Center for Microscopy and Imaging.

Researchers at Harvard University and Baylor University launch the largest initiative of its kind to investigate the determinants of human flourishing in a $43.4 million, five-year longitudinal study of 240,000 individuals in 22 countries.

Representatives from Baylor University, Harvard University, Gallup and the Center for Open Science announce the Global Flourishing Study, the only study of its kind on human flourishing and the largest funded research project in Baylor history.

Baylor University is now home to one of a handful of undergraduate theatre programs whose faculty includes a certified vocologist. Lauren M. Weber is a voice specialist focusing on contemporary commercial music and functional voice training.

Jessica Peck, DNP, Baylor clinical professor of nursing, leads study on the effects of COVID-19, including burnout and mental health concerns, on APRNs.

Climate and fossil-informed ecosystem modeling showed plant freeze-tolerance affected forest cover of Pangaea during Pennsylvanian period.

Henry Han joins the Baylor faculty from Fordham, and provides data sciences leadership, building on a signature initiative of Baylor's R1 research roadmap.

Baylor’s industry-facing service centers facilitate industry partnerships that address hard problems. Core facilities like MTACC and ProtoLAB provide managed services on industry timelines for materials testing, prototyping services and more.

Baylor researcher Julie Hoggarth is lead author on study finding many archaeologists were negatively affected by COVID-19.

Craig Gundersen becomes inaugural Snee Family Chair in Food Security at Baylor University.