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Released: 12-Oct-2015 5:05 PM EDT
Political Pundits, Presidential Polls and Primary Debates—Helping Children Understand the Presidential Election Process
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Baylor researchers have four tips to help parents and educators explain the presidential election to children in fun, engaging and non-partisan ways.

Released: 8-Oct-2015 5:05 AM EDT
Hitting the Rewind Button and Back in the Groove
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“Bigger, better and badder than ever before!!!” is how international indie cassette labels are billing Oct. 17 — Cassette Store Day. On the vinyl record front, Billboard Magazine reports that more vinyl albums were sold in 2014 than in any year since Nielsen started tracking music sales in 1991. That’s — sorry — a record. And in case you missed it, National Eight-Track Day was April 11.

Released: 7-Oct-2015 1:05 PM EDT
Is Your Child at Risk to Be Recruited for Human Trafficking? Know the Signs, Baylor Expert Says
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Since human trafficking often begins with recruitment, it’s important that parents and guardians know the signs, said Elizabeth Goatley, Ph.D., assistant professor in Baylor University’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work.

Released: 3-Sep-2015 3:05 PM EDT
Expert: Nine Tips To Help You Break Away From Your Smartphone
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You’ve tried to escape it. You really have. But, the constant stream of dings and buzzes from incoming texts and emails are just too much to take. And, before you know it, you’re scanning your smartphone. Again. Can the cycle be broken? Can people really put down their smartphones?

Released: 11-Aug-2015 5:05 PM EDT
Q&A: Film Expert Explains Why Hollywood Banks on the Zombie Feeding Frenzy
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For some, it’s difficult to understand how a herd of rotting corpses with insatiable appetites for human flesh can have such mass appeal. But millions of people around the globe are eating it up … so to speak.

Released: 5-Aug-2015 4:05 PM EDT
Debate 101: Expert Offers Five Tips to Equip Viewers to Watch, Analyze Presidential Contests
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Matthew G. Gerber, Ph.D., associate professor of communication and director of Baylor’s nationally recognized debate program, says viewers who are serious about learning about the U.S. presidential candidates should be equipped to cut through the campaign clutter and zero in on their respective messages – or lack thereof.

Released: 15-Jul-2015 4:05 PM EDT
Still No Job After Graduation? Here’s What You Should Be Doing Right Now
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It’s been two months since you walked across the stage with your diploma. You scour the want ads and send out your resume, but no one is calling you back. Frustration is setting in. What should you be doing right now?

Released: 25-Jun-2015 9:05 AM EDT
Women on the $10? These Eight Women Could Fill the Bill
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Some notable but lesser-known women in American history might be overlooked as possibilities for the soon-to-be redesigned $10 bill. Who are the other women who merit consideration on the $10?

Released: 8-Jun-2015 11:05 AM EDT
The ‘Heaven 11’: Gospel Music Expert Lists 11 Most Influential Black Gospel Songs
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To celebrate African American Music Appreciation Month, Robert F. Darden, professor in Baylor University’s department of journalism, public relations and new media, and former gospel music editor for Billboard Magazine, has compiled a list of the 11 most influential black gospel songs.

Released: 3-Jun-2015 12:05 PM EDT
Back to the Past: Why Movie Studios Keep Recycling Stories, and Why We Keep Paying to See Them
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Chris Hansen, M.F.A., independent filmmaker and chair of the film and digital media department in Baylor University’s College of Arts & Sciences, discusses the challenges for original storytelling and the future of the film industry.

Released: 12-Jan-2015 4:00 PM EST
Is the Customer Always Right? Workplace Deviance Expert Tackles Age-Old Question
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As long as there are servers in restaurants, there will be disagreeable customers who give them a hard time. Are those customers always right? And how should a server respond? Employers and managers can take preemptive steps to help their employees engage with meal-time curmudgeons.

Released: 16-Dec-2014 12:00 PM EST
Resolving to Be More Generous in the New Year
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Instead of always receiving, how can we resolve to be more generous in the New Year? Baylor University philanthropy expert Andy Hogue offers four ways individuals and families can develop a spirit of generosity in the New Year.

Released: 21-Nov-2014 4:00 PM EST
Baylor University Experts Available to Comment on Holiday Topics
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Baylor University experts are available to comment on a number of topics during the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and holiday season.

Released: 20-Nov-2014 12:00 PM EST
The Empty Chair at the Holiday Table
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Baylor University School of Social Work professor and grief expert, Helen Harris, Ed.D., offers tips on helpful ways to interact with someone grieving the loss of a loved one during the holidays.

Released: 17-Jun-2014 6:00 PM EDT
Iran and the United States Must Cooperate — Now — Against Advancing Islamic Militants in Iraq, Says Baylor Expert on Religious Wars
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Secretary of State John Kerry’s “no hurry” approach to United States-Iranian cooperation to combat advancing Islamic militants in Iraq is a “sensible, diplomatic one” – and the wrong one, says a Baylor University expert on religious wars.

Released: 15-May-2014 9:00 AM EDT
Gerontology Expert: Six Questions You Should Ask Before Choosing a Nursing Home
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During this year’s National Nursing Home Week (May 11-17), Dr. James Ellor, Ph.D., professor in Baylor University’s School of Social Work and gerontology expert, offers six questions people should ask while investigating – and before choosing – a nursing home.

Released: 5-May-2014 10:00 AM EDT
Which Heaven is “for Real?”
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“Heaven Is For Real” contends the current movie by that name. But which heaven? Several versions of heaven are depicted in art, literature, music and pop culture — many of which don’t mesh with faith doctrines, says pop culture critic Greg Garrett, Ph.D., of Baylor University.

Released: 5-Feb-2014 5:00 AM EST
On Valentine's Day -- and After -- Share the Power, Baylor Psychologist Advises
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The most common thing that couples want from each other during a blowup is not a mea culpa but rather the willingness to bend a little and give up some power, according to a Baylor University study.

Released: 27-Jan-2014 6:00 PM EST
The Super Bowl and the Supernatural: Is God a Performance Enhancer?
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More than 20 percent of Americans believe God has a say in sports -- for example, whether the Seahawks beat the Broncos. But that's troubling theology, says a Baylor professor. A survey conducted in January 2014 by the Public Religion Research Institute shows that many people believe God has a say in who wins, say, the Super Bowl.

Released: 27-Jan-2014 5:00 PM EST
The Super Bowl: A "Spiritual Sugar High?"
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The ultimate play-off is the ultimate unifier, chasing away everyday cares and cutting across cultural, economic and gender lines that divide people, says pop culture observer Greg Garrett of Baylor University. But then what?

Released: 10-Jun-2013 6:00 AM EDT
Trim, Toned and Tranquil: Nutrition, Exercise and Relaxation Experts at Baylor Offer Summertime Strategies
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Suggestions for summer diets, exercise and de-stressing are offered by Baylor experts.

Released: 16-Apr-2012 2:15 PM EDT
Diet Fad of "Eating Through the Nose" Could Be a Nightmare, Nutrition Expert Says
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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 for the American Dietetic Association.

   
Released: 19-Mar-2012 8:00 AM 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
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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 University culture critic and author.

Released: 11-Oct-2011 7:00 AM EDT
Rick Perry Won't Be Hurt -- and May Even Be Helped -- by Endorsement from Pastor Who Says Mormonism is a Cult
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A Texas pastor’s controversial statement that Mormonism is a cult — made just moments after endorsing Texas Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry —not only will not hurt Perry’s candidacy but may even help, says a Baylor University political science lecturer and author.

Released: 19-Sep-2011 5:10 PM EDT
Experts Available to Speak about Racism and Stereotyping as Wednesday Execution in East Texas Hate Crime Approaches
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Residents of the small Texas city of Jasper banded together in 1998 to fight their racist image following the dragging death of James Byrd Jr. Baylor researchers conducted a study for more than a decade to see how the city has struggled since being unfairly stereotyped.

Released: 8-Sep-2011 4:35 PM EDT
Expert Available to Assess the Risk of Terrorism in the United States a Decade After the Sept. 11 Attacks
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The U.S. is safer from terrorism in the decade after 9/11, but localized threats from jihadists operating within the United States are higher than before the tragic events, says Dr. Bradley Thayer, a professor of political science at Baylor University. Thayer has served as a consultant to the RAND Corporation and has briefed the Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment, as well as other components of the Department of Defense.

Released: 5-Jul-2011 9:00 AM EDT
Harry Potter Expert at Baylor University Is Available to Talk About Final Potter Film, Which Premieres July 15
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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."

Released: 14-Jun-2011 10:00 AM EDT
Baylor University Researcher Available to Speak about Wildfires and Climate Change
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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.

Released: 23-May-2011 12:10 PM EDT
Baylor University Researcher Available to Speak about How People and Communities Respond To Climate Disasters
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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.

Released: 2-May-2011 5:00 PM EDT
Baylor University Resources on Death of Osama bin Laden
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Baylor University has experts in terrorism, national security, ethics and religion available to comment on the death of Osama bin Laden.

Released: 4-Apr-2011 4:15 PM EDT
Experts Available to Discuss King James Version of the Bible — the Bestseller that has been Banned, Burned and Revered — as It Marks its 400th anniversary
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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.

Released: 12-Jan-2011 4:15 PM EST
Expert Available to Comment on Politicians' Use of Violent Metaphors, Which Some People Have Criticized Following the Shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
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Baylor University professor says violent metaphors are nothing new in American politics, but the 24-hour news cycle and anonymity of the Internet "open the floodgates" for extremists who have no way of being held accountable.

Released: 10-Nov-2010 3:30 PM EST
Author of New Book on Harry Potter Available for Interview before the Nov. 19
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Author Greg Garrett writes about Harry Potter books and movies and their relevance to faith and pop culture.

Released: 5-Oct-2010 8:00 AM EDT
Expert Available to Talk About the History of Preachers Accused of Sexual and/or Financial Scandals
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Many evangelists and preachers who were embroiled in scandal decades ago returned successfully to ministry -- not unlike many who have done so in recent years.

Released: 1-Sep-2010 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available to Speak about New Government Report that C-Section Rate Is On the Rise
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With a goal of eliminating unnecessary C-sections, some leading nursing schools are offering a new educational program in nurse-midwifery.

Released: 9-Jul-2010 8:00 AM EDT
Expert Available to Discuss Constitutional Issues in Suit Filed by Pharmacists Who Have Conscientious Objections to Dispensing “Morning-After Pills”
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Expert is available to discuss constitutional issues in the latest development in the suit filed by pharmacists who have conscientious objections to stocking and dispensing “morning-after pills.”

Released: 13-May-2010 4:10 PM EDT
Expert on Zombie Films Available for Interview in Time for the 5/28 Release of Survival of the Dead
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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

Released: 27-Apr-2010 2:00 PM EDT
Arizona Immigration Law 'An Open Invitation for Racial Profiling by State Police'
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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.

Released: 11-Feb-2010 9:00 PM EST
Law Professor Continues Work to End 1:100 Federal Sentencing Rule for Crack Cocaine
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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.

Released: 11-Feb-2010 11:15 AM EST
Presidential Expert Available as President's Day (Feb. 15) Approaches
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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.

Released: 27-Jan-2010 2:15 PM EST
Presidential Rhetoric Expert: Obama Can Right Political Ship
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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.

Released: 8-Jan-2010 1:00 PM EST
Terrorism Expert Available for Interviews
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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.

Released: 7-Jan-2010 8:00 PM EST
Baylor University Sociologist Available as Expert on Health Care Data
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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.

Released: 23-Dec-2009 2:00 PM EST
Financial Resolutions Should Include Four Savings Goals
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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.

Released: 11-Dec-2009 1:00 PM EST
Expert on Martin Luther King Jr.
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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.

Released: 9-Nov-2009 8:40 PM EST
‘Crackheads, Senators, Money and Power’
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Harvard University event targets social, legal history of crack cocaine.

Released: 2-Oct-2009 5:00 PM EDT
Media Advisory: Clergy Sexual Misconduct Researcher in Pittsburgh, Monday, Oct. 4
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The lead investigator of the nation's largest scientific study of clergy sexual misconduct with adults will be available for interviews with Pittsburgh-area media Monday, Oct. 4.

Released: 9-Sep-2009 1:00 PM EDT
Expert on Obama Speech: Specifics, Eloquence, Values
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To “win” the health care debate, President Obama will need to do three things in his address to the nation: be specific, return to campaign eloquence and call on American identity and character, says a Baylor University expert in the rhetorical presidency.

Released: 4-Jun-2009 3:15 PM EDT
Life Without Parole? Not for Children
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As the U.S. House Judiciary Committee holds hearings on proposed legislation to revise sentencing rules for children who are convicted of crimes for which they receive life without parole, the select list of invited experts providing testimony will include a Baylor University Law School professor.

Released: 22-May-2009 1:00 PM EDT
Economists' Predictions on Housing Market Coming True
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Predictions by economists a year ago appear to be on target today, and that indicates good news for American homebuyers and sellers. Findings from a survey of economists in July 2008 on issues related to the hard-hit U.S. housing market are on the verge of being realized, according to the Keller Center at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business.


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