Pop culture critic James Kendrick, author of books on film violence and horror, has seen and written about zombie films dating from 1968 to the present
Goals include reducing the number of C-sections, which critics say are performed by physicians too often, needlessly exposing mothers and infants to the risks of major surgery.
As the Supreme Court is set to rule in two cases involving juveniles sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole, a Baylor Law School professor makes the case on why the practice should end.
A new Baylor University study looking at the different fracture properties of bones at various stages of degradation has found that bones degrade and fracture differently under certain environmental conditions like sun, shade or in water.
A Baylor University study has found female mosquitoes prefer to lay their eggs on or close to water in which other mosquito larvae have developed, suggesting that female mosquitoes can somehow detect where other larvae have been successful.
Two Baylor University researchers have published a paper on their creation of a new equation for estimating rainfall amounts in ancient ecosystems.
Baylor students will be country’s first grads of a rigorous new nurse-midwifery program.
A Baylor Law School professor has studied the new Arizona immigration law and believes it will result in racial profiling and violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
The last place you'd expect to find a hand-written manuscript from one of the giants of 19th century British literature would be deep the heart of Texas. Yet, that is where it is, and it will be celebrated during Armstrong Browning Library's annual Browning Festival, May 6-8.
Professor used Twain's anonymous newspaper articles for a book about Twain's evolution from a "bushwhacker" Confederate to a skeptical champion of racial justice.
Baylor Law School's acclaimed Trial Advocacy program was ranked the fourth best in the nation in the law specialty rankings in U.S. News and World Report's 2011 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools."
Two years ago, a Baylor University researcher developed an effective and accurate electromagnetic sensor that provides diabetics a noninvasive alternative to reading their blood glucose levels. There was just one problem: it was too big to carry around. Today, Baylor researchers announced they have developed a sensing method that uses a circuit board small enough to make the device portable.
A Baylor University study that is the first to scientifically test the effect of religion on racial prejudice has found people primed with Christian concepts led to increased expression of racial prejudice.
Findings of a pilot study about testicular cancer and writing positively about the experience. April 1-7 is Testicular Cancer Awareness Week.
Academicians, theologians and bloggers discuss whether Jesus had a sense of humor.
A new, 1,000-seat Gothic cathedral, which received an architectural design award from the People's Republic of China, will host the famed oratorio. The government stance on religion has softened somewhat in recent years.
A new book, "Jesus Wars: How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens and Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe for the Next 1,500 Years," by Philip Jenkins of Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion, explores how the world view of Jesus Christ was shaped through bitter and violent struggle.
Baylor University faculty member will receive statewide honor March 27.
Sharon C. Ballard, President/CEO of EVI announced today that Baylor University has become a licensee for EVI’s Supercoach® Entrepreneurial Training curricula exclusive for Central Texas. Baylor University is ranked #4 in the Top 25 best undergraduate universities by Entrepreneur magazine in 2010.
Baylor researcher finds improving Islamic marriage culture could prevent suicide bombings.
Baylor University's Black Gospel Music Restoration Project means that lost, never-released and discarded recordings are being preserved for free downloads by modern listeners.
A Baylor University researcher, who has conducted extensive research on how couples can best resolve relationship conflicts, has created a conflict resolution web site for couples totally based on his research.
Dr. Tom L. Potts, Ph.D., CFP, assumed his term as president of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) on January 1, 2010.
Lee Woodruff, wife of journalist Bob Woodruff, will talk about her husband's recovery after nearly being killed in Iraq -- and about the role nurses played in the healing.
If you smoked cigarettes when you were a teen, new research indicates you might be more susceptible to the negative effects of alcohol withdrawal later in life.
Baylor University announces that Kenneth Winston Starr, J.D., current dean of the School of Law at Pepperdine University, has been named the 14th president of Baylor University. Starr was the unanimous choice of both the 14-member Presidential Search Committee and the 10-member Presidential Search Advisory Committee, and was elected unanimously by the Baylor Board of Regents on Feb. 12.
Baylor Law Professor Mark Osler has joined with the ACLU and other groups and individuals nationwide preparing a petition calling on the Obama Administration to commute the sentence of a grandmother serving her 17th year of a 27-year federal prison sentence for a first time, non-violent crack cocaine conspiracy offense.
Dr. David A. Smith, senior lecturer in history at Baylor University, is a scholar with expertise about topics ranging from George Washington’s perceived aloofness to personality quirks and fisticuffs of macho Teddy Roosevelt to reasons why Presidents seems to take on more than the “job description” spelled out in the Constitution.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 21st Annual Texas Family Business of the Year.
Baylor University researchers along with ecologists from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County have developed a new method that measures the impact of human-caused environmental degradation on environmental biodiversity.
A Baylor University researcher has used a new search method that he adapted for use on the seafloor to find a potentially massive source of hydrocarbon energy called methane hydrate, a frozen form of natural gas, in a portion of the Gulf of Mexico.
A poignant family reunion launches a partnership with a university to uncover the lost African-American heritage in a small Texas town.
The 2010 State of the Union address may be THE most important speech of President Barack Obama’s career. The reason is simple – his presidency hangs in the balance, says Dr. Martin J. Medhurst, co-director of www.PresidentialRhetoric.com and Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric and Communication at Baylor University in Texas.
Baylor faculty members will speak and lead panel discussions at Austin church in the seminar Science and Faith: Breaking Down the Wall.
Baylor University has named Dr. Edward B. Burger, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Gaudino Scholar at Williams College in Massachusetts, as the 2010 recipient of the $200,000 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching
Baylor University will conclude its year-long celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Baptist faith with a two-night examination of what the next 400 years might hold.
Retiring art chair at Baylor University rises to challenge of painting small.
Photo exhibit by a Baylor University instructor gives a close-up of people in need and what they cherish.
Baylor University political scientist and professor Dr. Bradley Thayer is available as an expert to speak about terrorism and national security policy. His research centers on international politics, including international relations theory, grand strategy, nuclear deterrence and nuclear proliferation.
Dr. Charles Tolbert, chair of Baylor University's sociology department, has expertise about U.S. Census Bureau data dealing with health care insurance, Texas in particular.
A new Baylor University study funded by the Environmental Protection Agency has found that concentrations of phosphorus above 20 parts per billion (ppb) are linked to declines in water quality and aquatic plant and animal life.
As Americans start thinking about New Year’s resolutions, such as getting physically fit, a Baylor University consumer behavior expert suggests Americans resolve to get in good financial shape, as well. Jim Roberts's advice includes focusing on four savings goals in 2010.
A Baylor University researcher who has studied the Eastern Screech Owl for more than 40 years says an increase in the number of the owls that are red – known as “rufus” – is another sign of global warming.
A Baylor University researcher has explored various means by which individuals and communities are responding to weather and climate change.
Teen-aged boys are more likely to use tanning booths, take diet pills and have their bodies waxed — even if they think those activities are unhealthy — if they are influenced by their peers, according to research by a Baylor University assistant professor of fashion merchandising.
Albanian writer's view of women as “equal but different” was radical for his time but made it past censors.
Researchers with Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion have received a two-year, $992,000 grant from the John Templeton Foundation for a first-ever series of studies examining the impact of Scouting in fostering positive youth development and healthy, virtuous behaviors--termed "prosocial behavior."
Dr. James SoRelle, Baylor University professor of history, is available for interviews about King. SoRelle authored an entry about King for the Oxford Companion to Politics of the World.
Nearly a third of those ages 18 to 64 in Texas do not have health insurance.
Two Baylor University economists lay out a universal health care plan that does not create a government entitlement program or threaten in any way the insurance coverage or health care of Americans who currently have coverage.
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