Baylor University environmental researchers have proposed in a new study a different approach to predict the environmental safety of chemicals by using data from other similar chemicals.
Reality TV mom Kate Gosselin’s show has been canceled, but the single mother of eight is masterful at re-inventing herself and will weather the setback — in large part because of her savvy with social media, predicts a Baylor University expert on image repair.
A co-worker’s rudeness can have a great impact on relationships far beyond the workplace, according to a Baylor University study published online in the Journal of Organizational Behavior.
A growing need for ministry to professional athletes, youth athletic leagues and church recreation groups has prompted Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary to establish a new graduate program and emphasis on sports chaplaincy.
Regardless of a person's educational background, he or she is less likely to approach the Bible in a literal word-for-word fashion when surrounded by a greater number of church members who went to college.
A Baylor University study has found that a popular nutritional supplement that is marketed to lead to greater muscle strength through increasing blood flow to the muscle does not increase blood flow as claimed on the bottle.
When it comes to satisfaction with body function and body appearance, older men and women have different opinions, although physical activity does improve satisfaction in both sexes, according to new study by a Baylor University researcher.
The greater the severity of a child’s Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms, the more negative impacts on the child’s health-related quality of life from the perspective of the child and the parent, a new study by a Baylor University psychologist has found.
A flurry of Internet sites are touting raw egg drinks, shakes and snacks as “primal and powerful," with no risk of salmonella, but a national food expert says otherwise.
A new Baylor University study has found that some bird species in the desert southwest are less affected, and in some cases positively influenced, by widespread fire through their habitat. In fact, the Baylor researchers say that fire actually helps some bird species because of the habitat that is formed after a fire is positive for the bird’s prey needs.
Research universities with an organizational climate that actively supports commercialization and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers are more likely to produce invention disclosures and patent applications, according to a Baylor University study.
The award-winning author of One Fine Potion: The Literary Magic of Harry Potter says the final film in the Harry Potter series, which premieres July 15, "marks the end of an era."
In the wake of the unveiling of a commemorative stamp depicting Mark Twain, a Baylor University scholar says there was more to anti-racist Twain than most people know — including a stint as a Confederate soldier.
Some areas of the southern United States are suffering from the longest dry spell since 1887 and a new Baylor University study shows that could prove problematic for aquatic organisms.
Mental illness of a family member destroys the family’s connection with the religious community, a new study by Baylor University psychologists has found, leading many affected families to leave the church and their faith behind.
Women who return to work after giving birth are more likely to stay on the job if they have greater control over their work schedules, according to a Baylor University study. Researchers also found that job security and the ability to make use of a variety of their job skills leads to greater retention of working moms, while the impact of work-related stress on their physical and mental health causes greater turnover.
Baylor University announced today a $2 million gift, given anonymously to Baylor's Hankamer School of Business, to endow the Baylor Entrepreneurship Innovation Challenge, a business plan competition for students from all over the nation as they seek to develop their business ideas.
A new Baylor University study has found that sunlight decreases the toxicity of golden algae, which kills millions of fish in the southern United States every year.
A Baylor University expert is available to journalists for interviews about how climate change in the desert southwest will decrease the likelihood of widespread and intense wildfires, such as the one in Arizona, over the next 50 years.
National food expert and dietitican Suzy Weems of Baylor University analyzes nutrition and rehydration value of frozen treats during the summer.
While several states have recently limited the ability for teacher unions to collectively bargain for their members, teachers will continue to flex their political muscle in a way scholars of policymaking have overlooked: through their pocketbooks, says a Baylor University political scientist.
A new study from biology researchers at Baylor University and the University of Maryland-Baltimore has found that there are consistent and widespread declines in stream biodiversity at lower levels of urban development more damaging than what was previously believed.
The USDA's new nutrition icon -- MyPlate -- and accompanying guidelines are more practical and "socially friendly" than the longtime food pyramid, nutrition expert says.
Scholars have whitewashed Mark Twain's Southern-leaning writings of the 1850s and 1860s, Baylor researcher says.
A new study has found that an emerging tool for combating climate change may cause less harm to some soil animals than initial studies suggested.
A new exhibition -- LOST EGYPT: ANCIENT SECRETS, MODERN SCIENCE -- at Baylor University explores how modern science and technology are uncovering the lives and culture of ancient Egyptians.
Western swing has been declared Texas' official music, but a musician who played a huge role in the genre has been ignored too long, a Baylor researcher says.
Male rappers see the “independent woman” as an educated bill-payer who will care for an average guy, while female rappers stress their sexiness and stay silent about their domestic skills, says a Baylor University researcher.
A new study by Baylor University environmental health researchers found that zebra fish exposed to several different technical mixtures of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) – a common fire retardant – during early development can cause developmental malformations, changes in behavior and death.
A Baylor University expert is available to comment to journalists about how people and communities respond to extreme weather related shocks like the recent deadly tornado outbreak in Missouri.
Baylor University, in collaboration with the U.S Forest Service (USFS) Rocky Mountain Research Station, has developed a model that predicts the risk of wetland habitat loss based on local wetland features and characteristics of the landscape surrounding the wetland. The new model was used to predict the fate of wetland habitats over a 13-state area in the southern United States.
Two Baylor University chemistry professors have invented a new polarimeter, a basic scientific instrument used to measure and interpret the polarization of transverse waves, such as light waves, that could prove useful in determining the purity of pharmaceuticals. Baylor has now patented the device.
Jesus told his followers that no one knows the time of his return. But that hasn’t stopped folks from putting it on their calendars ever since, said Dr. Doug Weaver, associate professor of religion at Baylor University.
Short-term mission trips of less than a year are burgeoning, with more than $2 billion spent last year. Is the spiritual profit worth it? A Baylor University researcher gives a qualified "Yes."
People living in countries with governments that have a greater number of social services report being more satisfied with life, according to a study by a Baylor University researcher. Dr. Patrick Flavin, assistant professor of political science at Baylor, said the effect of state intervention into the economy equaled or exceeded marriage when it came to satisfaction. The study is published in the spring issue of the journal Politics & Policy.
Baylor University has experts in terrorism, national security, ethics and religion available to comment on the death of Osama bin Laden.
A study led by Baylor University geologists shows that a new method that uses different size and shape traits of leaves to reconstruct past climates over the last 120 million years is more accurate than other current methods.
Three preeminent scholar/teachers from U.S. universities have been selected as finalists for Baylor University’s 2012 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching.
Baylor University has released the first report that details its numerous environmental achievements in waste reduction, recycling and energy conservation since 2007.
On April 18, 1996, Baylor University lifted its 151-year-old ban on dancing with great fanfare. Fifteen years later, Baylor hopes its collective dance fever will set a Guinness World Record. And Central Texas is invited to join the party.
Contented people are more likely to vote than unhappy ones, according to a study co-authored by a Baylor University researcher. Dr. Patrick Flavin, an assistant professor of political science at Baylor, also found that discontented individuals are no more likely to take part in political protests.
Some students at Baylor University haven’t been minding their “P’s” and “Q’s.” Instead, they’ve been tending to “R’s” — and finding they crop up in Central Texas conversations much more than they did decades ago. The finding is significant because of pronunciation of "R" is a socioenomic indicator.
Before making their way to Vatican City, more than 100 priceless items from a private collection — among them rare Bibles, Hebrew scrolls and medieval manuscripts — will be shown Thursday, April 7, through Saturday, April 9, at Baylor University’s Armstrong Browning Library in a free exhibit.
Baylor University geology researchers, along with scientists from Texas A&M University and around the country, have found the oldest archaeological evidence of human occupation in the Americas at a Central Texas archaeological site located about 40 miles northwest of Austin.
The 2011 Global Business Forum will take place at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business March 21-30. The focus of the forum, "Global Energy: Sufficiency and Sustainability," hopes to inform and inspire discussion about the future of the energy industry among students, industry professionals and executives.
Baylor University will host an international conference and exhibit of rare Bibles, scrolls and manuscriptsApril 7-9 to commemorate 400th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible.
A new study by Baylor University geology researchers shows that Native Americans’ land use nearly a century ago produced a widespread impact on the eastern North American landscape and floodplain development several hundred years prior to the arrival of major European settlements.
Baylor University is venturing into new territory with an ambitious undergraduate class called Visual Arts and Healing. The class — intended to serve as a model for other universities and medical schools — explores virtually every way art has a bearing on medicine, its creators say.
The more honesty and humility an employee may have, the higher their job performance, as rated by the employees’ supervisor. That’s the new finding from a Baylor University study that found the honesty-humility personality trait was a unique predictor of job performance.
Establishing small groups within a megachurch — heralded by some as a remedy to the drawbacks of burgeoning congregation size — is “good medicine,” but not a cure-all, according to a national study by Baylor sociologists.
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