Baylor in the News – July 11-17, 2021
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WACO, Texas (July 18, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on climate benefits and their potential energy costs, why sponsors specifically target sports fans and unique emergency medical technician hands-on experiences.
July 13, 2021
KXXV-TV: Local experts weigh in on Texas Democrats leaving for D.C.
VIDEO: Patrick Flavin, Ph.D., associate professor of political science at Baylor, is quoted in this story about Texas Democratic lawmakers walking out on a controversial voting bill.
Phys.Org: Study evaluates biodiversity impacts of alternative energy strategies
Ryan McManamay, Ph. D., assistant professor of environmental science, led a study on the potential tradeoffs between climate benefits and energy costs related to biodiversity.
July 14, 2021
KXXV-TV: Dr. Ryan McManamay research
VIDEO: Ryan McManamay, Ph.D., assistant professor of environmental science, discusses his study that evaluates potential conflicts between alternative energy strategies and biodiversity conservation.
Framingham SOURCE: MassBay EMT Student Helps Deliver Marlborough Baby
Corinna Kent, a rising sophomore at Baylor, helped deliver a baby amid a tropical storm. Kent shares her experience as an intern for MassBay’s EMT program and gives insight into her eventful day on the job.
WCVB: EMT student helps deliver baby during summer internship in Massachusetts
VIDEO: Baylor student Corinna Kent shares her experience of helping deliver a baby during her summer internship.
It was the definition of a hands-on learning experience for Corinna Kent, a Baylor student and EMT intern, who put her skills to the test when she had to deliver a baby.
Kirk Wakefield, Ph.D., The Edwin W. Streetman Professor of Retail Marketing and executive director of the Center for Sports Strategy and Sales at Baylor, shares insight into the behavior of sports fans. He discusses the marketing strategies employed by companies that directly benefit from this fan behavior.
July 15, 2021
KCEN-TV: Heart of Central Texas: Baylor University to honor its first Black graduates with statues
VIDEO: Two bronze statues of the Rev. Robert Gilbert and Mrs. Barbara Walker, Baylor’s first two Black graduates, will soon be placed in front of the Tidwell Bible building. The statues will allow future students and visitors to learn of their impact for years to come.
KWBU: Business Review - Sales Evolution
Sales professionals today need to bring a fresh set of skills to the marketplace. Andrea Dixon, Ph.D., marketing professor and executive director of the Center for Professional Selling, shares what employers are looking for when hiring sales professionals and how their roles have changed.
Psychology Today: How to Take an Integrative Health Approach to Perimenopause
Baylor University researchers Alisa Johnson, Ph.D., Lynae Roberts, M.A., and Gary Elkins, Ph.D., are quoted in this article about menopause and how to treat its symptoms.
The Pagosa Springs Sun: Mountain Light Music bringing in the brass
The fifth annual Mountain Light Music Festival, founded by Brent Phillips, professor of trombone, will bring in the brass for its grand finale concert at Keyah Grande. Top brass players from around the country will join with college student players for a night of trombones at the movies.
July 16, 2021
Baylor Connections: Mack V. Rhoades, Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
AUDIO: A banner year for Baylor Athletics included the University’s first men’s basketball national championship, record highs in student-athlete graduation and GPA, new coaching hires and more. That success drew national attention, with Mack Rhoades, Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, earning Sports Business Journal’s 2021 Athletics Director of the Year honors. In this Baylor Connections, Rhoades reflects on the impact of the past year, looks ahead to normal operations in the 2021-22 sports season and extolls an Athletics staff that thrived amidst COVID-19’s challenges.
Fort Worth Culture Map: Fort Worth and Arlington wake up to new ranking among 10 most well-rested U.S. cities
Michael Scullin, Ph.D., professor of psychology and neuroscience, is quoted in this article ranking Arlington and Fort Worth among the 10 big U.S. cities where people get seven or more hours of sleep per day.
Irish Examiner: Not sleeping enough? You could be increasing your risk of dementia and heart disease
Baylor researchers are quoted in this article detailing the correlation between lack of sleep and dementia and heart disease.
Waco Tribune-Herald: Baylor regents approve changes to Founders Day, ceremonies in line with racial history report
Baylor University’s Board of Regents has voted to make changes to the University’s Founders Day, retire a campus relic used during commencement ceremonies and add more information about Baylor’s racial history to the school’s website.
Baptist Standard: Bible to replace Baylor Mace in formal ceremonies
At future Baylor University commencements, a distinctive Bible will replace the Baylor Mace—a historic ceremonial relic with links to slavery—at the head of processions. The Baylor Board of Regents at its summer retreat approved the recommendation to retire the mace to an exhibit at Baylor’s Mayborn Museum and instead use a limited edition of the St. John’s Bible in formal ceremonies.
The Campus Experience Project Team submitted recommendations from Baylor University's Commission on Historic Campus Representations, which is responsible for reviewing the history of the university and its connections with slavery and the Confederacy. The Board of Regents announced four approved initial recommendations to take redemptive and inclusive actions.
The Baylor’s Board of Regents approved four recommendations from the Campus Experience Project Team, which is charged with reviewing and prioritizing recommendations of the University’s Commission on Historic Campus Representations, formed to review the history of the school and its founders and early leaders, including connections to slavery and racial injustice and to propose a plan for documenting that history.
EMS 1: Mass. ambulance service intern delivers baby after just six hours on the job
Just six hours into her daylong internship with Patriot Ambulance, Baylor student Corinna Kent, got some unique on-the-job training: she helped deliver a baby.
The Wall Street Journal: Is Pope Francis Leading the Church to a Schism?
Philip Jenkins, Ph.D., distinguished professor of history and co-director of the program on historical studies of religion, is quoted in this essay about disagreements over issues that are heightening tensions among Catholics worldwide.
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