Research

Baylor University has again been recognized as a Research 1 (“R1”) university, a prestigious designation awarded to the nation’s top research universities by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

A new study reveals a sobering paradox for the very platform designed to bring us together – the more time we spend interacting online, the lonelier we may feel.

Research by first-year biology students has the potential to advance the scientific understanding of bacteriophages and their role in combating antibiotic-resistant infections.

A new study examines the psychological factors driving parental investment in education, highlighting how a parent’s self-view shapes their spending patterns.

Baylor Law professor's award-winning research paper addresses a core issue in tort law: how lay jurors interpret the idea of “reasonableness.”

Baylor researchers from multiple disciplines have explored the role and effects of gratitude and how it can amplify human flourishing in a variety of areas.

A new study from Baylor University shows that 46 extra minutes of sleep per night are linked to improvements in gratitude, flourishing, resilience and prosocial behaviors.

National STEM Day is Nov. 8, and Baylor University researchers have partnered with local schools to provide engaging science presentations for students and teachers that encourage an affinity for STEM.

Baylor University faculty are well-represented in a Stanford University database that ranks the world's top 2% of the most-cited researchers.

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.

Alyssa Mills, a Ph.D. candidate in geosciences at Baylor University and a graduate affiliate of NASA's Europa Clipper mission science team, is using machine learning to map the seafloor of Europa.

Baylor University research prompted changes to the Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) and the Certificate in Principles of Public Relations (CPPR) exams.

Microbiome researcher Aaron Wright, Ph.D., has earned a $5.6 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Transformative Research Award that could lead to personalized treatments for gut microbiome diseases like IBS, Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis and more.

New research from Baylor University reveals that coyotes, like domestic dogs, have the ability to produce the famous "puppy dog eyes" expression, challenging the hypothesis that this facial feature evolved exclusively in dogs as a result of domestication.

Baylor University today is celebrating National Research Administrator Day to highlight top-tier research throughout the University.

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.

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Baylor University found that family caregivers who recognize and cultivate feelings of gratitude adjust to their roles with a greater sense of well-being and enhanced coping.

Matt Asare, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., CHES, assistant professor in the Department of Public Health at Baylor University, has received a five-year, $2.5 million National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute Cooperative Agreement Award (U01) award in partnership with colleagues at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, and the University of Minnesota Medical School to support Asare's continued work promoting cancer screening in Ghana.

While a general link between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease is well known, Baylor University researchers are digging into the “why” behind this detrimental association – especially after a night of binge drinking – in a study published in the American Heart Association’s Hypertension journal.

Baylor researchers have studied mosquitoes' complex odor-receptors to help understand how they find meals. Their findings could be used to develop new mosquito control methods that - ultimately - could decrease vector disease transmission around the world.