A new study from Baylor researchers holds promise for women suffering through postmenopausal hot flashes. The researchers in Baylor’s Mind-Body Medicine Research Laboratory found that clinical hypnosis can effectively reduce hot flashes and related symptoms. In the study, published this fall in Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society, such symptoms were reduced as much as […]
Baylor researchers are working to help solve the mystery of “Gulf War illness,” a chronic, multi-symptom illness that still affects at least a quarter of veterans from the first Gulf War and is not yet fully understood, even two decades after the conflict began. The U.S. Department of Defense has been so impressed with Baylor’s work […]
Junior David Dreier’s experience in Baylor’s environmental health science program — one of only 30 such accredited programs nationwide — played a large part in the North Texas native earning a prestigious Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) fellowship from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Only about 40 students from all over the country earned the competitive EPA […]
A new translation of the Bible from Thomas Nelson Publishing, The Voice Bible, takes a different approach to helping readers understand God’s word — thanks in large part to several members of the Baylor family. More akin to The Living Bible than standard translations like the NIV or ESV, The Voice aims to bring out […]
It’s saying a lot to say a book is the best in its field of the past five years. But that’s exactly what judges named a 2010 effort by Dr. C. Stephen Evans, a philosophy and humanities professor in Baylor’s College of Arts and Sciences. Evans’ work, Natural Signs and the Knowledge of God: A New Look […]
You could develop the greatest product in the world — a better mousetrap, a cure for cancer, etc. — but if it never gets to market, it will never do anyone any good. Companies utilizing the university’s upcoming discovery park, the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative (BRIC), won’t have to worry about that. That’s because when […]
Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Lesley Wright and several staff took a team of engineering students from Baylor – for the first time – to participate in the Baja SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) competition in Burlington, Wisc., over the summer. The competition consisted of three regional competitions designed to simulate real-world engineering design projects and […]
A new list of “The 20 Most Impressive University Special Collections” includes some of the most prestigious institutions in the world: Cambridge. Oxford. Yale. Duke. And Baylor. OEDb.org, which covers all aspects of higher education, compiled the list and recognized Baylor’s Texas Collection for its offerings related to our state’s history. “More than most states, […]
The results of a recent Baylor study back up what Mom always said: “If you want to make things right, say you’re sorry.” Research by Dr. Jo-Ann Tsang, an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences, found that an apology is more effective even than restitution when it comes to […]
Ancient biblical manuscripts. Expert professors. Eager undergraduate and grad students. That recipe makes sense at Baylor, and was exactly the scene at Armstrong Browning Library last month during the first-ever Logos Institute, a week-long summer event for students ready to analyze papyrus fragments, worship, pray, ponder universal questions such as God’s existence and learn how to logically defend […]
