Baylor University 'In The News' is your connection to Baylor highlights in the local, regional and national media. Read the full stories at the links below. For coverage from previous months, please view the Baylor In the News Archives pages to the right.
Fort Worth Star Telegram: Baylor study points to urban bias in severe storm warnings
[5/8/2008]
A study by two Baylor University researchers found that the Fort Worth-based National Weather Service office has a long history of issuing fewer severe thunderstorm warnings for rural Texas counties with small populations when a severe storm hits. On the other hand, an urban county with a large population -- especially Tarrant County -- will more often be issued a warning for a storm of the same intensity.
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Chicago Tribune/AP: Commencement readers cram to prep for tongue-twister names
[5/8/2008]
This month students across the country will hear their name announced and walk across a stage to receive a higher education diploma. Behind the scenes officials work to make sure each name is pronounced correctly. Take for example, Baylor senior Shadi Rajai Zumut.
(FULL STORY)
Waco Tribune-Herald: High bar passage caps week of success for Baylor Law
[5/4/2008]
Baylor Law School capped a good week by learning it once again led Texas law schools in passage rates on the Texas State Bar Exam, the sixth consecutive time the school has done so.
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ABC News, Person of the Week: Fighting Cancer, Teen Reaches Out to African Orphans
[5/2/2008]
Kristin Elliott will join her older sister, volleyball student-athlete Mandy, at Baylor this fall. Last month, The Waco Tribune-Herald profiled Kristin's strong faith in her battle against a rare form of cancer. What caught the attention of ABC News was the unusual wish granted to her by the Make-A-Wish Foundation - to build an orphanage for children in Africa, where they would receive an education, medical care and love. ABC's Charlie Gibson concluded his story by mentioning that Kristin is headed for Baylor.
(FULL STORY)
Baptist Standard: Baylor nursing students meet life-and-death needs in Africa
[5/1/2008]
Five Baylor nursing students recently took a month-long medical mission trip to Ethiopia and Uganda. The trip was created to increase the capacity of nurses as health care providers and designed to enhance their education while serving the health needs in a developing country. The team discovered that it is a blessing to serve the needs of some of the poorest people in the world.
(FULL STORY)
Dallas Morning News: Baylor's Scott Drew signs long-term extension
[4/12/2008]
Baylor and Scott Drew agree on a 10-year contract after he led the Bears to their first invitation to the NCAA Tournament in 20 years.
(FULL STORY)
Waco Tribune-Herald: Baylor Law School offering incentives for students to help the poor
[4/11/2008]
Baylor Law School has long touted service through the law profession as part of its mission and is now putting its money where its mouth is through a newly formed public interest organization founded by students.
(FULL STORY)
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