Baylor in the News – Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2020

WACO, Texas (Oct. 4, 2020) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on the impact of listening to diverse voices on the workplace, a new way of analyzing soil organic matter to predict climate change and the connection between daily spiritual experiences and total well-being.

Sept. 27, 2020

Smart Company: The research-backed benefit of bringing a ‘token’ woman into a male-dominated team
Baylor management professor Stephanie Lee, Ph.D., is among an international group of researchers whose study found workplaces that welcome diversity but also recognize and listen to the voices and perspectives of all its members can be smarter, more efficient and more effective when faced with challenges.

Get Religion: 'Culture wars' are about demographics: Thus, fertility is now a hot-button topic in news
Baylor historian Philip Jenkins, Ph.D., author of "Fertility and Faith: The Demographic Revolution and the Transformation of World Religions," is quoted in this article about how debates about fertility often veer into fights about religion and other ultimate questions, such as the fate of the planet.

Sept. 28, 2020

25 ABC Central Texas: Baylor begins The Sally Tepper Memorial Musician Wellness Fund after the loss of a talented musician
The Baylor School of Music has created The Sally Tepper Memorial Musician Wellness Fund after the loss of Sally Tepper, a 2018 graduate who worked with the sought-after Air Force Academy Band. To support the fund, the Tepper Family has created t-shirts spreading positivity through her words.

No-Till Farmer: New Way of Analyzing Soil Organic Matter Will Help Predict Climate Change
Research conducted by Baylor scientists William C. Hockaday, Ph.D., associate professor of geosciences, and Chenglong Ye, a postdoctoral scientist at Nanjing Agricultural University and visiting scientist in the Molecular Biogeochemistry Lab at Baylor, are quoted in this article along with scientists at Iowa State University on a new way of analyzing the chemical composition of soil organic matter and how soils store carbon.

Oct. 2, 2020

Baylor Connections: Dr. Shanna Hagan-Burke
AUDIO: In this Baylor Connections, Shanna Hagan-Burke, Ph.D., the new dean of the Baylor School of Education, shares her unique experiences that shaped the ways she approaches higher education leadership, examines the School of Education’s contributions to Tier 1 research and more.

EurekAlert: Smartphone surveys discover a connection between every day non secular experiences and well-being
Researchers from Baylor University and Harvard University have discovered a hyperlink between people’s everyday non secular experiences and total well-being. Co-author of the study Matt Bradshaw, Ph.D., research professor of sociology at Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion, examines the uniqueness of the study, its relation to daily spiritual experiences and more.

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Baylor's Office of Media and Public Relations (M&PR) supports the University’s Illuminate strategic plan as a top Christian research university by proactively placing high-profile stories about faculty research and expert opinions, innovative teaching, major awards and recognition, and community involvement. The Baylor M&PR team develops faculty experts to effectively communicate the impact of their research or, as subject-matter experts, speak into national trends and conversations with media outlets, in Hot Topics and on the Baylor Connections podcast. Our faculty expert directory is available on the M&PR website at www.baylor.edu/news/experts.

ABOUT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Baylor University is a private Christian University and a nationally ranked research institution. The University provides a vibrant campus community for more than 19,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating University in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 90 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 12 nationally recognized academic divisions.