What does Christianity look like around the world? How does it spread to new peoples and new regions? Those are the sort of broad questions that Dr. Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi, Baylor’s Frederick E. Roach Professor of World Christianity, seeks to answer through his research, as he studies the vitality of the Christian faith in regions around […]
A lot of things can happen in 24 hours. Because of Baylor alumnus Alex Le Roux, BS ’15, building houses is now one of those things. During his senior year, Le Roux designed and built a concrete 3D printer with the intention of breaking into the tiny house movement. He successfully printed America’s first livable […]
For children with autism, therapeutic horse riding (hippotherapy) is known to be helpful. The evidence is anecdotal, but many children have shown improved motor and social skills (and less hyperactivity) after riding. For many families, however, there is a barrier to the benefits, as not every family can access or afford therapeutic horse riding. A […]
Very few universities today can (or would) claim to be preeminent research institutions that fearlessly proclaim the name of Jesus — but that is Baylor’s aim. We recognize that all truth is God’s truth — so at Baylor, our academic strivings and research efforts are all about learning more about what God has made on […]
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 […]
Since 2017, Dr. Emily Smith has taught courses on global health in Baylor’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences. She has a Ph.D. from North Carolina and an adjunct position at the Duke Global Health Institute. She’s also married to a Baptist pastor and has two small children. Online, that all comes together in […]
Some of the world’s most significant challenges are being addressed at Baylor. Across campus, BU professors and their students are conducting high-level research that advances understanding on issues like cancer, renewable energy, physical health, and diet — just to name a few. In the weeks ahead, be on the lookout for five of those researchers […]
If you’ve ever liked an advertisement, but been unable to fully express exactly what you found appealing about it, then you can begin to understand the value of Dr. JaeHwan Kwon’s research. With the help of a wand-sized infrared device, he tracks even the tiniest eye movements and facial expressions to see how and where […]
No matter your relationship to higher education, there’s a good chance you’re aware of the importance of professors getting published. To be published means a professor’s research appears in a peer-reviewed academic journal, having been approved by a group of peer editors and then distributed to a wider academic audience — thus contributing to the […]
As a Baylor student, Liela Romero, BS ’11, pursued her childhood dream of becoming a cancer researcher. She jumped at the chance to work in Dr. Kevin Pinney’s cancer research lab as an undergraduate, earning the respect of her chemistry and biochemistry professors. Nine years later, Romero has earned a spot as their colleague. With the help […]
