Latest news from Baylor University on News en-us Copyright 2024 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/baylor-engineers-unveil-breakthrough-in-ultra-clean-biofuel-technology/?sc=rsin /articles/baylor-engineers-unveil-breakthrough-in-ultra-clean-biofuel-technology/?sc=rsin Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:35:19 EST In new research published in the journal Fuel, Baylor University researchers with the Cornerstone Atomization and Combustion Lab (CAC) have unveiled a pioneering method for the efficient combustion of biofuels, using a revolutionary Swirl Burst (SB) injector to burn glycerol/methanol blends with near-zero emissions. This new technology enables ultra-clean combustion for fuels that are typically difficult to burn due to their high viscosity. Baylor University /articles/do-coyotes-have-puppy-dog-eyes-new-study-reveals-wild-canines-share-dog-s-famous-expression/?sc=rsin /articles/do-coyotes-have-puppy-dog-eyes-new-study-reveals-wild-canines-share-dog-s-famous-expression/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Oct 2024 21:05:06 EST New research from Baylor University reveals that coyotes, like domestic dogs, have the ability to produce the famous "puppy dog eyes" expression. The study - "Coyotes can do 'puppy dog eyes' too: Comparing interspecific variation in Canis facial expression muscles," published in the Royal Society Open Science - challenges the hypothesis that this facial feature evolved exclusively in dogs as a result of domestication. Baylor University /articles/new-research-highlights-the-unseen-challenges-adaptations-of-adult-daughters-during-covid-upheaval-for-families/?sc=rsin /articles/new-research-highlights-the-unseen-challenges-adaptations-of-adult-daughters-during-covid-upheaval-for-families/?sc=rsin Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:05:58 EST An innovative Baylor University study has shed light on the often-overlooked experiences of women doing "daughtering" in families, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, which created immense challenges in their relationships with parents and other family members. Baylor University /articles/jet-lag-is-a-drag-why-it-happens-and-how-to-avoid-it/?sc=rsin /articles/jet-lag-is-a-drag-why-it-happens-and-how-to-avoid-it/?sc=rsin Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:05:33 EST Anyone who has traveled has probably experienced jet lag - that exhausted feeling that comes after long travel and trips. But why do we feel jet lagged and how can we avoid it? Baylor University /articles/baylor-mathematicians-create-new-math-track-at-crossroads-of-geometry-and-harmonic-analysis/?sc=rsin /articles/baylor-mathematicians-create-new-math-track-at-crossroads-of-geometry-and-harmonic-analysis/?sc=rsin Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:05:57 EST Baylor University mathematicians Dorina Mitrea, Ph.D., and Marius Mitrea, Ph.D., along with Irina Mitrea, Ph.D., professor of mathematics at Temple University, have co-authored an unprecedented 5-volume, 5,000-page original research monograph that creates a new track in mathematics. Geometric Harmonic Analysis (GHA) is a specific area of mathematics at the crossroads of two well-established branches: geometry and harmonic analysis. Baylor University /articles/the-days-blur-together-study-shows-how-the-covid-19-pandemic-affected-perceptions-of-time-and-our-mental-well-being/?sc=rsin /articles/the-days-blur-together-study-shows-how-the-covid-19-pandemic-affected-perceptions-of-time-and-our-mental-well-being/?sc=rsin Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:05:20 EST Although time is a set duration of hours, minutes and seconds, the perception of time can vary dramatically based on the individual and especially during times of high stress and uncertainty such as disasters, recessions and most recently the COVID-19 lockdown. Baylor University /articles/baylor-honors-university-of-texas-professor-with-250-000-robert-foster-cherry-award-for-great-teaching/?sc=rsin /articles/baylor-honors-university-of-texas-professor-with-250-000-robert-foster-cherry-award-for-great-teaching/?sc=rsin Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:05:44 EST Jay L. Banner, Ph.D., F. M. Bullard Professor at UT-Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, selected for national teaching award, will teach in residence at Baylor in spring 2025. Baylor University /articles/baylor-researcher-explores-the-resiliency-of-the-blackfeet-community/?sc=rsin /articles/baylor-researcher-explores-the-resiliency-of-the-blackfeet-community/?sc=rsin Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:05:22 EST The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a five-year, $3.37 million research grant to Baylor University, Blackfeet Community College (BFCC) in Browning, Montana, and Montana State University-Bozeman to explore how the resiliency of the Blackfeet American Indian community could mitigate the health effects related to historical and childhood trauma. Baylor University /articles/the-invisible-labor-of-adult-daughters-baylor-expert-highlights-the-valuable-role-of-adult-daughtering/?sc=rsin /articles/the-invisible-labor-of-adult-daughters-baylor-expert-highlights-the-valuable-role-of-adult-daughtering/?sc=rsin Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:05:43 EST Baylor University /articles/baylor-researchers-examine-relationship-between-imprisoned-mothers-and-their-adolescent-children-s-risk-behaviors/?sc=rsin /articles/baylor-researchers-examine-relationship-between-imprisoned-mothers-and-their-adolescent-children-s-risk-behaviors/?sc=rsin Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:55:00 EST Evidence suggests maternal incarceration is a risk factor for adolescents' depression and withdrawal, as well as substance abuse and delinquency. However, little work has been done to understand how it affects sleep patterns, dietary behaviors and physical activity. Baylor University /articles/large-and-in-charge/?sc=rsin /articles/large-and-in-charge/?sc=rsin Fri, 23 Jun 2023 14:05:35 EST In 2018 and 2019, Sarah Kienle, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology at Baylor University, and her colleagues collected movement and dive behavior data and samples from leopard seals off the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Their goal was to compile crucial baseline data on the ecology and physiology of this enigmatic species. Baylor University /articles/baylor-chemist-led-study-leads-to-scientific-journals-changing-guidelines/?sc=rsin /articles/baylor-chemist-led-study-leads-to-scientific-journals-changing-guidelines/?sc=rsin Tue, 06 Jun 2023 10:05:59 EST Elemental Analysis is so widely adopted that chemistry journals require this technique to publish any new compound. The standard of the value obtained being plus or minus of 0.4% of the formula value for a compound, as determined by elemental analysis, but is this long-accepted +/-0.4% standard accurate? Depending on the nature of the compound, element assessed, and identity of the trace impurities, the +/-0.4% requirement could be too high or too low, and that intrigued an international research team led by a Baylor University chemistry professor to conduct the first-ever review of the validity of the standard. Baylor University /articles/morning-lark-or-night-owl-baylor-researchers-highlight-the-influence-of-behavior-on-the-circadian-preferences-of-college-students/?sc=rsin /articles/morning-lark-or-night-owl-baylor-researchers-highlight-the-influence-of-behavior-on-the-circadian-preferences-of-college-students/?sc=rsin Wed, 17 May 2023 18:25:44 EST A new study from researchers with Baylor University's Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory shows that chronotypes are more flexible than originally thought. Baylor University /articles/the-waco-covid-survey-a-community-based-sars-cov-2-serological-surveillance-study-in-central-texas/?sc=rsin /articles/the-waco-covid-survey-a-community-based-sars-cov-2-serological-surveillance-study-in-central-texas/?sc=rsin Mon, 08 May 2023 17:50:52 EST Results from the Waco COVID Survey have provided needed insights into how the dynamics of COVID-19 transmission, health behaviors and COVID-19-related attitudes changed across the first two years of the pandemic in the McLennan County, Texas. Baylor University /articles/baylor-researchers-explore-effect-of-instagram-tiktok-on-psychological-well-being/?sc=rsin /articles/baylor-researchers-explore-effect-of-instagram-tiktok-on-psychological-well-being/?sc=rsin Mon, 08 May 2023 13:45:52 EST Noted Baylor University smartphone researchers Meredith E. David, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing, and James A. Roberts, Ph.D., The Ben H. Williams Professor of Marketing in the Hankamer School of Business, have investigated the correlation between the "flow states" - or happiness experienced by individuals - while using Instagram and TikTok and psychological well-being. Baylor University /articles/the-magic-and-mystery-of-pi/?sc=rsin /articles/the-magic-and-mystery-of-pi/?sc=rsin Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:15:40 EST With National Pi Day March 14, Baylor mathematics chair Dorina Mitrea, Ph.D., explains what makes Pi important. Baylor University /articles/countdown-to-the-big-game-dr-tyrha-s-top-five-super-bowl-commercials-for-the-past-five-years/?sc=rsin /articles/countdown-to-the-big-game-dr-tyrha-s-top-five-super-bowl-commercials-for-the-past-five-years/?sc=rsin Fri, 03 Feb 2023 18:05:46 EST Who are the big brands who win big with their Super Bowl commercials? Advertising executive and multicultural media expert Tyrha M. Lindsey-Warren, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of marketing at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business, says the key for companies break through the noise and make a lasting impression on viewers is empowered storytelling. Baylor University /articles/baylor-study-combines-lithophane-3d-printing-to-enable-blind-individuals-to-see-data/?sc=rsin /articles/baylor-study-combines-lithophane-3d-printing-to-enable-blind-individuals-to-see-data/?sc=rsin Wed, 17 Aug 2022 16:35:03 EST Lithophane is an ancient artistic medium but never used to represent scientific data and imagery in a quantitative, controlled manner for tactile visualization and integration. Lithophane combined with 3D printing is turning scientific data into tactile graphics for all to see by eyesight or touch. Baylor University /articles/national-study-examines-link-between-accountability-to-god-psychological-well-being/?sc=rsin /articles/national-study-examines-link-between-accountability-to-god-psychological-well-being/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Mar 2022 13:35:28 EST Religious believers who embrace accountability to God (or another transcendent guide for life) experience higher levels of psychological well-being - mattering to others, dignity and meaning in their lives, though not happiness. Baylor University /articles/baylor-study-evaluates-biodiversity-impacts-of-alternative-energy-strategies/?sc=rsin /articles/baylor-study-evaluates-biodiversity-impacts-of-alternative-energy-strategies/?sc=rsin Tue, 13 Jul 2021 17:05:24 EST Climate change mitigation efforts have led to shifts from fossil-fuel dependence to large-scale renewable energy. However, renewable energy sources require significant land and could come at a cost to ecosystems. A new study led by Ryan McManamay, Ph.D., assistant professor of environmental science at Baylor University, evaluates potential conflicts between alternative energy strategies and biodiversity conservation. Baylor University