From Lubbock, Texas: A Texas Tech mechanical engineering professor has returned to teaching after undergoing a kidney transplant. The donor was the husband of one of the professor's former students. The professor, Jeff Hanson, had been in need of a kidney and was facing the possibility of starting dialysis. An outpouring of support led to 200 people offering to donate, including a former student named Jennifer Cox, who was initially deemed a match but ultimately denied due to a scan result.

Further details about the transplant and Hanson's recovery are available. Hanson has expressed strong emotions when discussing the experience.