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Recent grants & honors recognize the impact, innovation and insight of Baylor research
November 13, 2024
Dr. Michael Scullin working a sleep study

What kind of impact are Baylor researchers making on the world? The burgeoning number of honors and grants awarded to BU faculty and students indicates that Baylor’s impact as a Christian research university is growing.

Here are just a few recent examples:

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Baylor Research Reveals How Gratitude Boosts Health, Resilience and Community Bonds
November 10, 2024
Woman standing in front of sunset beach with arms spread wide in gratitude

Baylor researchers from multiple disciplines have explored the role and effects of gratitude and how it can amplify human flourishing in a variety of areas.

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Baylor University Graduate School Honors Outstanding Graduate Student Award Winners
November 7, 2024
2023-24 Outstanding Graduate Students with Baylor Academic Leadership

Meet this year’s Outstanding Graduate Student Award honorees for excellence in research, teaching and dissertation.

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Baylor Faculty Listed Among Top 2% of World’s Most Cited Researchers
November 4, 2024
Bryan W. Brooks, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Public Health and AAAS Fellow, is Baylor University's most-cited researcher in 2023, according to a Stanford University database. Brooks works internationally on water quality, environmental contaminants and sustainability issues while actively including his students in research experiences and "real world" scenarios in the classroom

Stanford database features 43 current or retired Baylor faculty and postdoctoral researchers on prestigious most-cited list.

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Baylor Mourns Death of Emeritus Distinguished Professor Roger E. Kirk
January 11, 2024
Dr. Roger E. Kirk looking over the atrium at the Baylor Sciences Building

WACO, Texas (Jan. 11, 2024) – Baylor University is mourning the death of Roger E. Kirk, Ph.D., Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Statistics and the University’s longest tenured faculty member at 61 years. Dr. Kirk died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023.

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Meet the Experts
January 8, 2024
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The Science of Flourishing
December 12, 2023
Sarah Schnitker, Ph.D.

In October, the University launched the Baylor Research in Growth and Human Thriving Science (BRIGHTS) Center, a multidisciplinary center designed to catalyze research related to the science of human flourishing.

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Make New Year’s Resolutions That Last with SMART Goals
December 11, 2023
SMART Goals

WACO, Texas (Dec. 11, 2023) – Millions of people make resolutions at the beginning of each year to lose weight, quit bad habits, save money, and so on. Unfortunately, many resolutions are quickly broken because they are overly overambitious or unachievable. Two Baylor psychology experts offer tips on setting realistic resolutions with SMART goals.

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Meaning behind the movement: Attributing sacred meaning to fluid and nonfluid arm movements increases self-transcendent positive emotions and buffers the effects of nonfluidity on positive emotions.
August 4, 2023
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Study: Pandemic FOMO had mental health consequences for older adults
July 24, 2023
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Study: Pandemic FOMO had mental health consequences for older adults
June 29, 2023
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Baylor Faculty Appear Among Top 2% of World’s Most Cited Researchers
June 15, 2023
Annette von Jouanne

In a database compiled by Stanford University, 35 current or retired Baylor faculty members appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 disciplines.

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International Day of Happiness: Baylor Experts Share Ideas on How to Feel Happier
March 17, 2023
Happiness Day

WACO, Texas (March 17, 2023) – Most people would agree that happiness is better than negative emotions. Still, few may take the time to fully appreciate how happiness can improve their lives and the lives of those around them. The United Nations declared March 20 International Day of Happiness, which is celebrated annually to create a happier and kinder world. This year’s theme is “Be Mindful. Be Grateful. Be Kind.”

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Dr. Annie Ginty receives early career award for “groundbreaking work” in psychology and neuroscience
March 14, 2023
Annie Ginty

WACO, Texas (March 14, 2023) – Dr. Annie Ginty, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience in the Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences, has received the 2023 Early Career Impact Award from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

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Top-Tier Faith Research
November 16, 2022

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.

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A Community of Scholars, Focused on Ethics
November 7, 2022
Pat Neff From Campus

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.

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Record-setting 13 Fulbright recipients top list of student scholar honors for 2022 — so far
April 26, 2022
2022 Fulbright Recipients

Three years ago, Baylor set a school record when seven Bears earned prestigious Fulbright scholarships — part of the nation’s flagship program for international graduate study and education. This year, Baylor students are blowing that record out of the water. An incredible 13 BU students have already been named Fulbright recipients for 2022.

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Baylor Researchers Receive $2.7 Million Grant from John Templeton Foundation to Study Virtue Formation Across Higher Education Contexts
February 7, 2022
Sarah Schnitker, Ph.D.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 7, 2022) – Baylor University researchers will examine virtue formation in higher education moral communities, both secular and faith-based, with a $2.7 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation.

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Baylor earns prestigious R1 status; here’s what that means for BU
January 7, 2022
Pat Neff Dome

In mid-December, Baylor received a surprise early Christmas present: the attainment of R1 status, three years earlier than expected. “R1” has been a big buzzword around campus for the past few years — but what exactly is it? And, perhaps more importantly, what does it mean for Baylor moving forward? First off, “R1” is shorthand...

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Fighting Stress in Mind & Body
December 4, 2021
Fighting Stress in Mind & Body

Baylor researcher builds understanding of stress, the brain and the heart

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'Measuring the (Im)measurable:' Baylor Researchers Earn Grant to Test Spiritual Impact of Art
September 17, 2020
Schnitker

WACO, Texas (Sept. 17, 2020) – What takes place inside a person when they encounter beautiful pieces of art? While most people would acknowledge being moved by aesthetic and artistic beauty, the changes sparked by such an engagement seem beyond the realm of measurement. Two Baylor psychology and neuroscience researchers, however, are working to change that.

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Meet Baylor’s nationally recognized researcher on stress and health
September 4, 2020

It’s Dr. Annie Ginty’s job to study stress — a subject we can all relate to. In fact, when she tells people her area of expertise, they generally joke that they’d be excellent subjects for her research because of all of the pressures they face. More specifically, Ginty seeks to better understand the links between …

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People with Lower Biological Response to Standard Stress Task Showed More PTSD Symptoms After COVID-19 Crisis Began
August 30, 2020
stress

WACO, Texas (Aug. 31, 2020) — People who did not have a large heart rate response to a stress task surprised researchers later — after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — when they showed more symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder related to the crisis than others who also did the stress task and COVID-19 stress ratings.

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Baylor Professors Receive Grant to Study Simulated Hippotherapy Treatment for Children with Autism
August 21, 2020
Dr. Brian Garner

WACO, Texas (Aug. 21, 2020) - An interdisciplinary team of Baylor University scientists and engineers has been awarded a nearly $600,000 grant to study the effectiveness of a horseback-riding simulator as a treatment for children with autism.

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‘Patient Patients’ in Psychiatric Care for Depression Disorders Show Decreased Symptoms, Baylor University Study Finds
July 8, 2020
patient patients

WACO, Texas (July 8, 2020) – Psychiatric inpatients with major depressive disorders who increased in the virtue of patience during hospitalization also showed fewer symptoms of depression, according to a Baylor University study.

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