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Stacie Petter January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention month, highlighting a complex problem that challenges communities close to home and around the world. Stacie Petter, the Ben H. Williams Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, uniquely applies her discipline to combat trafficking and slavery. In this Baylor Connections, Petter shares information systems’ role in that fight and explains how a grant from the National Science Foundation will help equip l...

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Joaquin Lugo The CDC estimates that 1 in 54 U.S. children meets criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder, a figure which brings into clear focus the importance of autism research. Joaquin Lugo, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience, is a leading autism researcher focused on uncovering connections between autism and other genetic conditions. In this Baylor Connections, he shares how he follows the data in research in search of autism treatment and analyzes ways families seeking to supp...

Emily Smith To over 50,000 Facebook followers, she’s known as “Your Friendly Neighbor Epidemiologist,” sharing accessible and actionable insights into the COVID-19 pandemic. Those followers, however, may not know that the Baylor professor behind that account is a leader in global health and an advocate for surgical care for children around the world. In this Baylor Connections, Emily Smith, assistant professor of epidemiology, shares the story behind her highly-regarded social media outre...

Police: California couple arrested after alleged murder in Grants Pass Officers in California tracked down a couple suspected in the death of a man found in a Grants Pass hotel. Posted: Jan 6, 2021 5:26 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Police have arrested a California couple in connection with an alleged murder that took place in a Grants Pass hotel room earlier this week, according to the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety. Just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday, police receive...

Posted: Dec 29, 2020 3:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 29, 2020 A youngster walks on the side of the road in a rural area of Ethiopia. Thousands have been displaced as ethnic tensions have risen and violence has erupted in different parts of the country. (Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images) Ted Jaleta, an accomplished Regina-based athlete, said he feels powerless to help his brothers who have lost their homes and livelihoods as ethnic violence grips Ethiopia.   The well-known running c...

Maryland Natural Resources Police Cite for Deer Poaching December 22, 2020 Charges Filed During Two-Week Deer Firearms Season Maryland Natural Resources Police charged several individuals throughout the state for illegal hunting practices during the two-week deer firearm season, Nov. 28- Dec. 12. Police charged Kevin Gue, 23, of Brunswick, and Andrew Whitworth, 22, of Union Bridge, with failure to obtain a hunting license, hunting on private lands without written permission, hunting deer with s...

Jayson Speaks, a convicted murderer of Rebecca Hauser, began work release on Wednesday. Speaks was transferred from the North Central Correctional Facility in Rockwell City – where he was held for 26 years and proven to be eligible for minimum security – to the Nelson Center in Cedar Rapids. During his first two weeks at the Nelson Center, he will be quarantined due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, Speaks will begin searching for a job. His parole officer was not available for comment. Spea...

Rodney Ho / Atlanta Journal-Constitution This year has been, in many ways, a rolling series of disasters. So, what would make anyone want to see a disaster film like "Greenland," which is largely set and shot in Georgia and stars Scottish actor Gerard Butler? "Greenland" director Ric Roman Waugh said in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that it may seem like a pure disaster film on the surface but is ultimately about the bonds of family. Its not a sprawling epic like "Deep Impa...