Baylor in the News – May 19-25, 2024
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WACO, Texas (May 26, 2024) – This week Baylor University researchers and faculty experts weighed in on an ancient Chesapeake archeological site that challenges the timeline of humans in the Americas, the benefits and challenges of social media for socially anxious daters and what it means to offer dignity to everyone involved in the supply chain.
May 19, 2024
The Washington Post: Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in the Americas
The timeline of when the first humans arrived in the Americas may be changing based on recent archeological and geological research at Parsons Island in Maryland. Steven Forman, Ph.D., professor of geosciences at Baylor, helped date the sediment layers at the site and corroborated findings from another lab but says the claims are not as conclusive as they would like to see. This potential discovery was also covered by Prevention.
May 20, 2024
Baylor Lariat: Board of Regents increases budget, confirms strategic plan
The Baylor Board of Regents convened for its May meeting, approving the 2024-2025 operating budget, updating the University’s motto, affirming the next strategic plan and more. The Board meeting also was covered by Baptist News Global, Baptist Standard and Waco Tribune-Herald.
Carolina Journal: Can government make you happy?
Research from Patrick Flavin, Ph.D., The Bob Bullock Professor of Political Science at Baylor, is referenced in this article on whether or not governments can influence happiness. Flavin’s study found that in states where governments spent more on highways, parks, libraries and public safety, the residents tended to have higher levels of “subjective wellbeing” or satisfaction, but not necessarily happiness.
Texas Standard: ‘Every day is different and it’s heavy’: The Uvalde library director on its role as an archive
AUDIO: Baylor University’s Institute for Oral History is assisting El Progresso Memorial Library in Uvalde, Texas with its archiving efforts after the tragic mass shooting in May 2022. They hope to have the process completed by the end of 2024.
May 21, 2024
Psypost: New study: Social media helps socially anxious daters, but there’s a catch
Mickey Langlais, Ph.D., CFLE, assistant professor of child and family studies at Baylor, is quoted about his research on the impact of social media on dating for socially anxious young people. He found that technology provides a dual role in the romantic lives of socially anxious individuals in that it makes some communication easier by allowing time to craft responses and learn about a potential partner, but it could also negatively reinforce or increase feelings of anxiety.
Devpro Journal: How AI Can Help – Not Replace – Software Developers
Information from Baylor’s Department of Computer Science is included in this article about how AI can benefit software development by making the process faster, more efficient and less error-prone.
May 22, 2024
City Journal: Bolstered by Faith
Research from Byron R. Johnson, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences and director of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor, and a Stanford colleague found that communities with higher levels of religiosity and strong social bonds fared better through employment and business trends during the pandemic years over communities without strong communal ties.
May 23, 2024
Waco Tribune-Herald: Martin Museum art exhibits show contrasts in style, intent
Two new exhibits at Baylor University’s Martin Museum of Art offer different contrasts in style, technique and intent of the artwork: one a collection of black-and-white woodcut prints and etchings by 20-th century German artist Käthe Kollwitz that reflects messages of pacifism and maternal love and the other made up of bold, colorful and largely disposable art created for the equally disposable medium of 20th-century pulp fiction books and magazines.
May 24, 2024
Baylor Connections: Hannah Stolze
AUDIO: Getting product to people—the fundamentals of the supply chain, and a baseline for Hannah Stolze’s nationally recognized work. Stolze came to Baylor last year as the inaugural William E. Crenshaw Endowed Chair in Supply Chain Management. She focuses on transformative supply chain management, informed by her Christian faith. In this Baylor Connections, Stolze takes listeners inside important supply chain concepts and what it means to offer dignity to everyone involved in the supply chain.
Boston Globe: The now-controversial flag flown at Justice Alito’s beach house? It’s rooted in Massachusetts
Leslie Hahner, Ph.D., professor of communication at Baylor and an expert on symbols as communication, is quoted in this article about the Appeal to Heaven Pine Tree Flag, which Hahner said has been repurposed by the Proud Boys, a white nationalist group, as a symbol of the nation being in distress. Hahner also discussed the flag’s symbolism on CNN’s Situation Room
Market Watch: Beat the Heat: How To Budget for Summer Vacation
Advice from Meredith E. David, Ph.D., associate professor of marketing at Baylor, is included in this list of how to plan summer travel on a budget. She recommends starting saving early, making informed decisions and planning out vacation and travel months in advance.
Good Faith Media: Baylor’s Center for Church and Community Impact Celebrates 25 Years
Mallory Herridge, assistant director of The Center for Church and Community Impact (C3I), in Baylor’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, reflects on her journey as a Baylor student, the inspiration provided by director Gaynor Yancey, D.S.W., and the impact of C3i as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
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