Baylor in the News – Oct. 25-31, 2020
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WACO, Texas (Nov. 1, 2020) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on COVID-19's undeniable local impact, voter turnout in Texas, a new partnership between Baylor and Compassion International, widening gaps for struggling students in reading and math and how prices ended in 9 affect a buyer's perception.
Oct. 25, 2020
Waco Tribune-Herald: COVID-19 deaths make mark in McLennan County history
Several Baylor faculty members – clinical professor in medical humanities Bill Hoy, D.Min.; religion professor Candi Cann, Ph.D.; anthropology professor and chair Michael Muehlenbein, Ph.D.; and history professor Stephen Sloan, Ph.D. – are interviewed in this Sunday feature about COVID-19’s effect on the community that has left an undeniable impact with deaths, lost jobs, missing celebrations, altered educations and more.
Oct. 26, 2020
Baptist News Global: Study links daily spiritual practices to improved well-being and mental health
This article about daily spiritual experiences and finding strength in religion or spirituality cites a study co-authored by Matt Bradshaw, Ph.D., research professor of sociology. The study sent digital prompts to survey participants over a 14-day period and tracked their moods and spiritual attitudes, paining a more complex picture of their lives.
Oct. 27, 2020
KCEN-TV: Early voter turnout in Texas, one week out from Election Day
Texas voters have already cast over seven million votes, more than anywhere in the United States. Patrick Flavin, Ph.D., associate professor of political science, discusses voter turnout in Texas in relation to previous elections, age range and issues affecting voter turnout such as the pandemic.
Baptist News: Compassion International and Baylor University Announce Partnership
Compassion International has partnered with Baylor University to address issues that people living in poverty face, ultimately leading to poverty reduction. The partnership shares Baylor’s Christian commitment and coincides with the Illuminate strategic plan to becoming a Research 1 university.
Sleep Review Magazine: Is Religious Affiliation Linked with Sleep Quality?
This article about a Baylor study led by Kyla Fergason, senior University Scholar, conducted research on the connection between religious affiliation and sleep health. The study was conducted on a population-based sample of 1,501 participants in the Baylor Religion Survey.
Oct. 28, 2020
Education Week: Even Before Pandemic, National Test Finds Most Seniors Unready for College Reading, Math
Trena L. Wilkerson, Ph.D., professor of mathematics education and current president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, is quoted in this article about results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2019, which marked widening gaps for struggling students in reading and math. Baptist Standard: Around the State: Wayland students collect canned goods
Stephen Heyde, the Mary Franks Thompson Professor of Orchestral Studies and Conductor-in-Residence, was mentioned in this article as the recipient of the 2020 Arlin G. Meyer Prize in Music Performance from the Lilly Fellows Program. Heyde received the prize for the performance he led of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection,” presented in February 2019 on Baylor’s campus. Chesterfield Observer (Midlothian, VA): Christian churches are beginning to bridge the racial divide. A church in Chester is leading the way
This article about the experiences of one church bridging the racial divide cites a 2018 Baylor University sociology study, which found that that multiracial congregations in America are on the rise but that the vast majority of Christianity’s mainline denominations remain largely monolithic in terms of racial composition.
Oct. 29, 2020
KWBU-NPR: Business Review - The Power of Nines
AUDIO: Lora Tu, Ph.D., clinical associate professor of marketing, explains the power of nine-ending pricing and how that affects a buyer's perception.
Oct. 30, 2020
Baylor Connections: David Corey
AUDIO: David Corey, Ph.D., director of the Baylor in Washington program and professor of political science in Baylor’s Honors Program, analyzes our political climate and tone, examines how Christians can forge a different path in the midst of the current tenor, and shares how the Baylor in Washington program builds leaders as it promotes opportunities for students to work in the nation’s capital. Waco Tribune-Herald: Waco doctor chosen for Baylor's $2 million endowed DeBakey chair in medical humanities
Baylor University’s medical humanities program is getting $2 million to establish an endowed faculty chair, thanks to a Houston foundation associated with pioneering Houston surgeon Michael DeBakey and family. Lauren Barron, M.D., will be the inaugural chairholder of The Michael E. DeBakey, Selma DeBakey and Lois DeBakey Chair for Medical Humanities. Insurance News Net: Baylor University Announces $2 Million Gift From The DeBakey Medical Foundation
Baylor University announced a $2 million gift commitment from The DeBakey Medical Foundation of Houston that will create The Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., Selma DeBakey and Lois DeBakey Chair for Medical Humanities. Lauren Barron, M.D., will serve as the inaugural chairholder. Tampa Bay Times: In Florida and beyond, long-term poverty is forgotten issue in 2020 election
Jeremy Everett, founder and executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, a research and innovation institute at Baylor that explores solutions to hunger and poverty, is quoted in this article about candidates' lack of discussion about poverty in the 2020 election. Crain's Chicago Business: The business case for diversity
This article about how a fully inclusive company can also be profitable cites Baylor sociology research from 2016, which studied 900 white students from 27 American universities and found that the students tend to rate Asian Americans higher than Latino and Black students when it comes to competence. Baptist News Global: Prescription for a divided nation: Love and forgiveness
Baylor English professor and author Greg Garrett, Ph.D., writes about a better way – thanks be to God – to approach those with whom we disagree, the better way of love and compassion.
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