Research Tracks

A publication of the Office of the Vice Provost for Research at Baylor University

January 24, 2014
by Baylor OVPR
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Selected funding opportunities in the arts, humanities, social sciences and education

National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Humanities Implementation Grants Deadline: Feb. 19. George Herbert & Emily Dickinson Seminar for College Teachers Deadline: March 4. National Institutes of Health Using Social Media to Understand and Address Substance Use and Addiction (R21) … Continue reading

January 23, 2014
by Baylor OVPR
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Selected funding opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields

National Institutes of Health Developing and Improving Institutional Animal Resources (G20) (Limited submission) Deadlines: Internal letter of intent due June 20 to submit full proposal to sponsor Aug. 1; internal letter of intent due June 22, 2015 to submit full proposal … Continue reading

January 21, 2014
by Baylor OVPR
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Baylor professor wins award for book on spirituality and nature

Dr. Susan Bratton’s book, The Spirit of the Appalachian Trail: Community, Environment, and Belief on a Long-Distance Hiking Path (University of Tennessee Press, 2012) recently was recognized as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2013 by Choice, an academic periodical of … Continue reading

January 16, 2014
by Baylor OVPR
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Baylor senior’s research provides lift to expectant mothers in Kenya

[This post originally appeared on the Baylor Proud blog.  Follow Baylor Proud for highlights and news from the entire Baylor family.] In rural Kenya, mothers-to-be face challenges shared by expectant mothers in underdeveloped nations around the globe, transportation chief among … Continue reading

January 15, 2014
by Baylor OVPR
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Upcoming event: Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion presents lecture on religion and politics

The Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion welcomes Mark Tooley, president of the Institute on Religion & Democracy, for a special lecture. Religious left, religious right & Christian political witness ABSTRACT “The old Religious Left, rooted in groups like the National … Continue reading

January 13, 2014
by Baylor OVPR
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Upcoming event: Learn to search for research funding opportunities at the OVPR’s COS Pivot workshop

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research, in conjunction with Baylor University Libraries, presents a hands-on workshop to help faculty search for funding opportunities more effectively using the COS Pivot database. WHAT Pivot is an online system that contains … Continue reading