Baylor in the News – Dec. 1-7, 2024
Baylor researchers called on for expertise by Chemical Engineering, Yahoo Life, Medical Xpress & more
Chemical Engineering interviewed Lulin Jiang, Ph.D., assistant professor for mechancial engineering at Baylor, about the revolutionary Swirl Burst (SB) injector that achieves near-zero emissions and high efficiency with glycerol/methanol blends. (Robert Rogers/Baylor University)
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Chemical Engineering: New injector technology fundamentally improves combustion flexibility
The new swirl-burst (SB) fuel-injector technology developed at Baylor University by mechanical engineering professor Lulin Jiang, Ph.D., and her research team leverages an advanced atomization process that enables combustion of very viscous oils without any preheating. It’s a pioneering method for the efficient combustion of biofuels, using SB injector to burn glycerol/methanol blends with near-zero emissions.
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Clarion Herald: God has calmed the waters at Angola
Byron R. Johnson, Ph.D., director of Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion, discusses his research on the effectiveness of faith-based initiatives that have transformed the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, known as the most violent prison in the United States. Over five years and hundreds of interviews, Johnson and his team found that as Angola inmates go to church or Bible college, they’re more likely to forgive themselves and others, which is pivotal to transformation and rehabilitation. Inmates also receive theological training and then become pastors, which over time changed the culture of the entire prison.
Yahoo Life: How to be more patient by using cognitive reappraisal
This column cites a three-step evidence-based intervention for becoming more patient - Identify, Imagine and Sync - from Baylor University neuroscience professor Sarah Schnitker, Ph.D.
EINPresswire: Graduates Speak: New Data Offers Insights on Transforming U.S. Education
Jonathan Eckert, Ed.D., The Lynda and Robert Copple Professor of Educational Leadership at Baylor and co-director of the Baylor Center for School Leadership, is one of the authors analyzing the latest Cardus Education Survey (CES), which reconfirms that different types of U.S. high schools provide distinctive educational experiences for students, which can and do influence graduate outcomes.
College Consensus: Top Colleges for Campus Holiday Magic
Baylor University is one of the best spots for college campus Christmas magic, according to College Consensus, which highlights Baylor's annual Christmas on 5th Street celebration.
Wisconsin Public Radio: ‘Longing for healing’: Survivors of clergy abuse and non-offending priests come together
This article about the new Bridge Dialogues program in Milwaukee that uses a restorative justice style initiative for abuse survivors quotes David Pooler, Ph.D., professor of social work and director of the Adult Clergy Sexual Abuse Advocacy and Research Collaborative at Baylor, who said that because a lot of abuse goes unreported, the numbers are likely much higher.
Medical Xpress: Quality of parent-child relationships predicts adulthood well-being, 21-country finds
Gallup researchers used data from the Global Flourishing Study, an ambitious partnership between Baylor, Harvard, Open Science Foundation and Gallup, to explore the link between parent-child relationships and an adult's self-reported well-being in a sample that spanned across 21 countries. Their paper suggests that the quality of parent-child relationships predicts the well-being of adults residing in all the countries they studied.
Samford University: Empowering the Next Generation
Researchers at Samford University’s Center for Worship and the Arts and Saint Paul University (Ottawa, Ontario) received a $16,000 grant from Baylor University’s Program for the Future Church at Truett Seminary to continue a binational study of how young people experience and engage with public Christian worship.
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