Baylor in the News – June 13-19, 2021
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WACO, Texas (June 20, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on why music at bedtime might not be a great idea, Baylor’s aspirations as a Research 1/Tier 1 university, why the Soviet Union’s well-developed system of character education failed and the blurred lines between political and religious identity.
June 14, 2021
HealthDay: Why Music at Bedtime Might Not Be a Great Idea
That music at bedtime that's supposed to help you fall asleep may actually have the opposite effect, new research by Baylor sleep researcher Michael Scullin, Ph.D. It turns out that "earworms," those catchy bits of a composition that can get stuck in a person's head can also interject themselves into a person's dreams, affecting the ability to fall asleep and to sleep well.
June 15, 2021
The Guardian: ‘Identity crisis’: will the US’s largest evangelical denomination move even further right?
Barry Hankins, Ph.D., professor and chair of history at Baylor who studies evangelicalism, is quoted in this article about the SBC and its identity crisis.
Reuters: Outgoing Southern Baptist president denounces racism at annual meeting
Barry Hankins, Ph.D., professor and chair of history at Baylor, is quoted in this article about the annual meeting of the largest U.S. Protestant denomination in Nashville, Tennessee, at a time of deep division.
June 16, 2021
Texas CEO Magazine: Taking Baylor to Tier 1: A Conversation with Dr. Linda A. Livingstone
As the 15th president of Baylor University, Dr. Linda Livingstone is steering the institution toward some high goals. Among them is Baylor’s recognition as a Research 1/Tier 1 university. In this Q&A, she discusses why that goal matters, Baylor’s economic development efforts in the Waco area and how the school—and surrounding community—has changed in the 15 years she was away.
Waco Tribune-Herald: Waco's stages bring Shakespeare, Billie Holiday, Tennessee Williams to life with weekend productions
Waco theaters will welcome back audiences with four productions on the stage, including Waco vocalist and Baylor marketing professor Tyrha Lindsey-Warren, Ph.D., paying homage to Billie Holiday in “Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill” at Waco Civic Theatre.
The Science Times: Earworms Invading Human Brain When Awake Affects Sleep
A new study examining earworms that penetrate the human brain when awake recently specified that their invasion in brains at night could affect one's sleep and staying asleep, as well. According to Baylor neuroscientist Michael Scullin, Ph.D., the brains continue processing music even nothing is playing anymore, including seemingly, while one is asleep. This research also was covered by Sleep Review magazine.
The NonProfit Times: Gift Pushes Baylor Campaign Past $1 Billion
Baylor University has raised $1 billion toward the $1.1 billion goal of its Give Light Campaign, a capital improvement effort geared toward improving all aspects of campus life, including academics, athletics, service learning and student life.
June 18, 2021
Baylor Connections: Corey Carbonara and Michael Korpi
Corey Carbonara and Michael Korpi are developing a system that could revolutionize color display on high-definition screens. 6P has drawn the attention of NASA, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers and a variety of media organizations. In this Baylor Connections, Dr. Carbonara and Dr. Korpi, professors of film and digital media at Baylor, share the story behind a system designed to display a greater range of colors that God created the human eye to see.
Newzhook: Father-son bond inspires creation of edible candy models to make science accessible to blind kids
A breakthrough study by a team of scientists aims to make science more accessible to visually impaired kids. Led by Dr Bryan Shaw, a chemistry professor, the team has developed small, candy like 3D models that could help blind students visualize molecules with their mouths.
Christian Scholar’s Review: A National Experiment in Ignoring Fathers
In this article Perry L. Glanzer, Ph.D., professor of educational foundations and a resident scholar with Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion, writes about the Soviet Union’s well-developed system of character education that ended with incredible failure by diminishing the God-ordained role of parents in moral education.
The Christian Outlook: The Decline of Faith and Fertility: A Challenge and an Opportunity
AUDIO: John Hall and Kathy Emmons talk with Baylor history professor Philip Jenkins, Ph.D., about his book, “Faith and Fertility.”
June 19, 2021
Waco Tribune-Herald: Waco comes together to celebrate Juneteenth as new national holiday with deep local significance
Baylor University was well represented during this year’s Juneteenth parade in Waco, where participants and spectators alike celebrated the day’s new status as a federal holiday.
Waco Tribune-Herald: Baylor survey finds line blurring between politics, religion
Sociology professor Paul Froese, Ph.D., director of the Baylor Religion Surveys, was interviewed about the latest survey conducted in the volatile months of early 2021, which found the lines between political and religious identity blurring even more as Americans increasingly self-identify in groups.
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