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“Spiritual” Young People More Likely to Commit Crimes than “Religious” Ones
Young adults who deem themselves “spiritual but not religious” are more likely to commit property crimes — and to a lesser extent, violent ones — than those who identify themselves as either “religious and spiritual” or “religious but...
6/12/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Entrepreneurs Pray More, See God as Personal
American entrepreneurs pray more frequently, are more likely to see God as personal and are more likely to attend services in congregations that encourage business and profit-making, according to a study by Baylor University scholars of business and...
6/5/2013 7:00 AM EDT
Alum Gives $35 Million For Business School Building, Stadium
Paul L. Foster of El Paso has given $35 million to Baylor University – the largest gift from a living alumnus in Baylor’s history – for the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, housing the Hankamer School of Business. Foster’s...
6/4/2013 6:00 PM EDT
Fast-Food Restaurants Near Schools Affect Black and Hispanic Students More Than Asian and White Students
WACO, Texas (May 30, 2013) - When their schools are near fast-food restaurants, black and Hispanic adolescents are more likely to be overweight and receive less benefit from exercise than Asian or white students, according to a study published in...
5/30/2013 10:30 AM EDT
Taking Bullying By the Horns: Baylor Lyricist Joins with Students and Musicians to Issue a Call for Respect
WACO, Texas (May 23, 2013) — By blending choruses, empathy and common sense, Baylor University lyricist-poet Terry York and more than 200 elementary school students and adults in choirs have begun an unusual anti-bullying crusade.
5/23/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Researcher Finds Earliest Archaeological Evidence of Human Ancestors Hunting and Scavenging
A recent Baylor University research study has shed new light on the diet and food acquisition strategies of some the earliest human ancestors in Africa.
5/10/2013 10:00 AM EDT
Young Women Hold the Key to Success of Sunless Tanning Products
Sunless tanning — whether with lotions, bronzers or tanning pills — has been promoted as an effective substitute to dodge the health risks of ultraviolet rays, but if the products don’t provide the perfect tan, young women likely will not use...
5/10/2013 9:00 AM EDT
“Being There”: That’s What Matters Most to Sons When It Comes to Their Moms
A mother’s trait of simply “being there” was mentioned most frequently by young men as critical in their relationships with their moms — whether that meant talking about romance, discussing faith or picking a college major, according to a...
4/23/2013 7:00 AM EDT
Trim, Toned and Tranquil: Nutrition, Exercise and Relaxation Experts at Baylor Offer Summertime Strategies
Suggestions for summer diets, exercise and de-stressing are offered by Baylor experts.
6/10/2013 6:00 AM EDT
A Memento for Mother’s Day: Listen Up, Guys
5/6/2013 3:55 PM EDT
Expert Available to Talk about New Pope's Task of Bringing Lapsed Catholics Back to the Church
3/14/2013 12:40 PM EDT
“Get Up in the Morning and Do the Work”: The Spiritual Message of the 2013 Oscar Nominees for Best Film
2/19/2013 2:00 PM EST
Former Sports Chaplain Talks About K.C. Chiefs' Tragedy and Athletes Who Live in the Limelight
12/3/2012 2:30 PM EST
Baylor Political Experts Give Analysis as National Conventions to Nominate Presidential Candidates Near
8/23/2012 10:00 AM EDT
Diet Fad of "Eating Through the Nose" Could Be a Nightmare, Nutrition Expert Says
What should be a fairy-tale day — a woman’s wedding — could turn into a nightmare for a bride-to-be who goes on a new feeding-tube diet to lose 20 pounds fast, says a Baylor University professor and a former chair of a public policy committee...
4/16/2012 2:15 PM EDT
The Hunger Games, a New Film About an Adolescent Fight-to-the-Death Contest, Reflects Society’s Anxiety About ‘Dog-Eat-Dog Capitalism,’ Baylor University Culture Critic Says
The movie The Hunger Games, a story about adolescents in a post-apocalyptic survival contest, opens in theaters March 23 and offers “a perfect tale of apprehension for our time” of financial upheaval and a bleak job market, says a Baylor...
3/19/2012 8:00 AM EDT