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Law grads share Baylor background — and now, a kidney

…ck to normal but is already working on a few cases from an apartment in Dallas, where he is staying to be close to his doctor for follow-up appointments. The pair plan on working together for one more venture soon; both signed up long ago to be organ donors, but they also want to get the word out about the need for live donation. Langston says the entire waiting list for kidney donors could be taken care of through live donation, a procedure that…

Federal grant funds Baylor prof’s biofuel research

Dr. Kevin Chambliss, a Baylor chemistry professor, recently received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study the use of alternative feedstocks to produce biofuels. Plenty of studies have examined producing ethanol from corn, but some experts are beginning to question the use of corn alone as a source of fuel, noting that it takes a great deal of energy to produce biofuel from corn and that a growing need for corn as fuel woul…

Heart of service at the core of Baylor’s mission

…on 2012. Whether overseas or right here in Waco, Baylor students learn the need to follow Christ’s example in serving one another. I could share countless other examples (and we often have), but here’s a new one I just heard about. About a year ago, we covered the ONE Campaign’s efforts at Baylor and nationwide towards raising awareness of extreme poverty. In December, the Baylor chapter raised funds to support Malaria No More, a non-profit group…

Spring retention rates continue to rise

…iversity goes to great lengths to ensure that students have the tools they need and learn the skills they need to complete their college degree and then succeed in the workplace. (If you need an example, look no further than the Paul L. Foster Success Center.) Those efforts show up in the most recent spring enrollment numbers released by the University. For the sixth straight year, Baylor’s undergraduate retention rate has increased. That means th…

Future Bear already hard at work earning money for college

…arly care for the job, the pay was alright, and I was able to save up some money that I later needed in college for things like rent and groceries. I was reminded of all this when a friend recently e-mailed me this article about Juan Mendoza, a 16-year-old student in La Feria, Texas (near Brownsville, about 10 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border). Mendoza hopes to attend Baylor after finishing high school, and rather than hoping for scholarships, he…

Restored portrait of Judge Baylor highlights Founders Day activities

…courthouse, the very worn painting was given to Baylor some 70 years ago. Badly in need of repairs, the work was eventually put into storage until very recently, when it was restored by a company in Dallas. The portrait will now move to the Texas Collection, while the rest of the exhibit remains on display through Feb. 27. Visitors will find some of the founders’ personal belongings on display, ranging from Rufus Burleson’s watch fob to a candle…

Former President Bush, First Lady visit Ferrell Center to cheer Lady Bears

…l game, the former president followed through, surprising a crowd of 8,220 last night by walking into the Ferrell Center for the No. 4-ranked Lady Bears’ match-up with No. 2 Oklahoma. (Click here for Baylor Photography’s photos from the visit; BaylorBears.com and the Waco Tribune-Herald have more photos.) Bush was welcomed with a genuinely warm standing ovation as he and Laura were escorted in by head coach Kim Mulkey. The former President told th…

Did you know George W. Bush is a Lady Bear basketball fan?

…as Barack Obama takes the reins of the presidency. During President Bush’s last days in office, Waco news anchor Julie Hays of KWTX-TV got a chance to sit down with both the President and First Lady Laura Bush to talk about their ties to Central Texas. In the short interviews, the Bushes spoke warmly of their interactions with the University, from the President’s Economic Forum back in 2002 to Baylor’s pursuit of the George W. Bush Presidential Li…

Bears join Waco community in celebrating MLK Day by serving

…udents and resourceful anti-hunger programs,” also pitched in by providing free meals for yesterday’s volunteers. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first observed as a federal holiday in 1986, and the date was declared a day of community service by Congress in 1994, fulfilling a wish of King’s widow, Coretta Scott King. While students, faculty and staff at Baylor had the day off, it’s good to see many Bears took advantage of the free time to help ser…

Researchers’ plan for turning coconuts to car parts benefits those in need

Updating a story from almost a year ago… Baylor researchers continue to make progress in their efforts to develop low-cost products that can be manufactured from coconuts in poor coastal regions. Most recently, the group (headed by Dr. Walter Bradley, Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Baylor) has found a way to use coconut husks in automotive interiors. The idea behind it all is to develop technologies and a business model that will not o…