The roots of Rev. Dr. Angela Gorrell’s insights into joy and suffering stem in part from a profound dichotomy she experienced in her personal and professional life. After receiving her doctorate, Gorrell had joined the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, focusing on joy in modern life, when — less than a year into her […]
Viewers of the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind were introduced to the story of mathematician John Nash, who dramatically extended the field of game theory — the study of a set of agents, making decisions simultaneously, whose decisions impact one another. Dr. Jameson Graber, an assistant professor of mathematics at Baylor, is among the many […]
When Dr. Danielle Parrish worked with young women in California’s juvenile justice system as a mental health clinician in the late 1990s, she noticed significant gaps in the support the women received. Given the variety of challenges they faced, Parrish recognized a need for comprehensive support to cover a variety of issues, such as substance […]
There’s nothing like the view of Earth from space, according to the astronauts who have witnessed it — the aqua blues of the oceans, the subtleties of the browns and reds of the continents. They also say that pictures and videos simply don’t do justice to what they’ve witnessed. Drs. Corey Carbonara and Michael Korpi, […]
Mosquitoes are a fact of life each summer, and they’re far more than an annual annoyance. Globally, they’re a leading source of the spread of diseases like Zika, West Nile Virus and malaria, claiming nearly a million lives each year. We all fight them — but these four Baylor professors have taken the fight to […]
Within the social work profession, the topic of fatherhood is often understudied and misunderstood, particularly within Black families. Cue Dr. Brianna P. Lemmons, an assistant professor in Baylor’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, who’s working to address such shortcomings. Lemmons came to Baylor in 2018 after teaching at California State University, Los Angeles […]
Baylor is annually ranked among the best universities in the nation, with 140+ highly regarded baccalaureate programs. But even that’s not enough for some students, who are looking for something extra rigorous (and perhaps something that crosses the borders of more traditional majors). For such Bears, Baylor offers three distinct scholar programs — Business Fellows, […]
A machine that simulates therapeutic horseback riding. A novel system to display more color on HD screens. An ultrasound approach to testing airplane-part safety. What do they have in common? All have been invented or developed by Baylor professors — and all have moved from idea to reality through a focused approach called the Lab […]
When it comes to teaching STEM, instructors and students alike rely heavily on viewing images and physical models. But what about students with blindness or visual impairments — how are they to learn these important aspects of the field? Baylor researchers may have found an answer. Earlier this month, a Baylor-led study published in the […]
Dr. Greg Garrett is particularly gifted at telling all types of stories. As a specialist in creative writing, he’s told stories of truth and passion. He’s analyzed media for its effects on past and modern societies. And over the past year, he has been focused on telling stories of race and justice. His most recent […]
