Dateline Rice for June 25, 2014

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Are women too empathetic to be engineers?
An article discusses the differences in empathy between men and women and the effect on an engineering career. Erin Cech, assistant professor of sociology, is quoted.
Huffington Post
http://huff.to/1mpl3YX

Hormones affect your voting behavior: study
Rice researchers, in collaboration with University of Nebraska at Omaha and University of Nebraska–Lincoln, determined that stress hormones may affect a person’s voting behavior.
The Hindu (This article also appeared in Science Codex, Science Newsline, Bio Portfolio, Siasat Daily, Business Standard, Zee News, Financial Express, NDTV, Medical Xpress, Examiner, Jagran Post and the Indy Channel.)
http://bit.ly/1pAU4c5

HOUSTON/TEXAS

On top of the world again: Rice Alliance named No. 1 university business incubator
The Swedish research initiative UBI Index named the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship No. 1 among top university business incubators. Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, and Yael Hochberg, the Ralph S. O’Connor Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, are quoted.
Houston Business Journal (This article also appeared in the Wichita Business Journal and University of Bristol.)
http://bit.ly/1iFxrnO
Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship named No. 1 university business incubator in the world
The Rancher (This article also appeared in Sugar Land Sun, Fort Bend Sun, Memorial Examiner and Bellaire Examiner.)
http://bit.ly/1o2MozC

Overhaul meant to improve system regulating kidney allocation for transplants
Rice is mentioned as a volunteer and contributor to the Transplant Games.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/Twynzh

San Jacinto Republican Women hold monthly meeting
Alumnus Paul Simpson ’76 spoke at the San Jacinto Republican Women meeting.
Pasadena Citizen
http://bit.ly/1o2Zhd7

Dickens places 8th in National Forensics League event
National Forensics League Speech and Debate Tournament competitor Dylan Dickens plans to attend Rice this fall.
Friendswood Journal
http://bit.ly/UJpp2y

BROADCAST

The source: Unaccompanied minors, another border surge and a potential public health crisis
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses immigration on the Texas Public Radio show “The Source.” Jones is also quoted about Wendy Davis’ campaign.
Texas Public Radio
http://bit.ly/1qJ80V6
Wendy Davis tries to widen appeal without hurting base
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/1rxcQlI
Texas, Wendy Davis and the art of winning by losing
The Guardian
http://bit.ly/1jOlwPv

KNWA-TV (Fort Smith, Ark.)
Alumnus Mark Boyles ’86 discusses schools he attended.
http://bit.ly/1nE042t

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Scientists: Evidence for Higgs boson continues to mount
New data has been gathered from the Large Hadron Collider. Paul Padley, professor of physics and astronomy, and Karl Ecklund, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, are quoted.
Science Recorder (This article also appeared in YottaFire and RedOrbit.)
http://bit.ly/1nGfEcD

Nanotube forests can harvest water from the air
Rice researchers built a device that harvests water from the air like the Namib Desert beetle. Graduate student Sehmus Ozden and Robert Vajtai, senior faculty fellow in mechanical engineering and materials science, are quoted.
Materials 360 Online
http://bit.ly/1o3gnrk

Rice University scientists receive grant to develop new terahertz-based technologies
Rice scientists received a grant to develop terahertz-based technology to advance wireless communications and other disciplines. Daniel Mittleman, professor of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted. Also mentioned are Junichiro Kono, professor of electrical and computer engineering and of physics and astronomy; Edward Knightly, professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science; and Aydin Babakhani, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.
AZoOptics.com
http://bit.ly/1sEVgAO

Research review – Tues., June 24, 2014
Rice scientists created a one-step process to etch nanoscale spikes into silicon to allow more than 99 percent of sunlight to reach cells’ active elements and produce electricity. Andrew Barron, the Charles W. Duncan Jr.-Welch Professor of Chemistry and professor of materials science, and graduate student Yen-Tien Lu are mentioned.
Chip Design Mag
http://bit.ly/1mpgJJ6

Extreme nonlinearities set bounds for petawatt laser absorption; new types of targets to be developed
Scientists at Rice and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory defined a set of theoretical boundaries for the absorption of petawatt laser light.
Laser Focus World (This article also appeared in Street Insider and OptoIQ.)
http://bit.ly/1sEOYB7

Neues Essay über Zukunft des 3-D-Druck in der Medizin
Jordan Miller, assistant professor of bioengineering, is featured for his study “The Billion Cell Construct: Will Three-Dimensional Printing Get Us There?”
3DRuck.com (An English translation of this article is unavailable.)
http://bit.ly/1pjeGtD

Will Bed Bath and Beyond turn around its 6-month slump on Wednesday?
A Rice stock market study is referenced.
Investing.com (This article also appeared in Seeking Alpha.)
http://bit.ly/1lPCaSZ
What the buy side expects from Monsanto on Wednesday
Investing.com
http://bit.ly/1pjbDl3

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Accelerate Learning announces nationwide release of award-winning STEMscopes online science curricula
Accelerate Learning announces the national release of STEMscopes pre-K-12 science curriculum, developed in conjunction with Rice.
Minyanville (This article also appeared in KMAX-TV and 15 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1lPTxTY

Can business leaders activate these dormant capacities?
An article explores the ways business leaders can improve their employees’ work environment. Jing Zhou, the Houston Endowment Professor of Organizational Behavior and professor of psychology, is featured for her research on employee creativity and idea implementation.
Progressive Impact
http://bit.ly/1yO577T

Helping school choice work
Rice is mentioned for its Education Entrepreneurship Program.
AEI.org
http://bit.ly/1lPVOyc

Men’s Club dinner forum featured speaker Beth Israel’s President Meg Mandel
Alumna Meg Mandel ’91 will speak at the Men’s Club Forum Dinner in San Diego.
Poway Patch
http://bit.ly/1qwjuZA

Stephanie Zhao
Lubbock-Cooper High School valedictorian Stephanie Zhao plans to attend Rice.
KCBD.com
http://bit.ly/1lT5WrE

SPORTS

Limam becomes Syracuse’s new women’s tennis coach
Assistant women’s tennis coach Younes Limam was named the new women’s tennis coach for Syracuse University.
The Daily Orange
http://bit.ly/1yNX6zP

Kinkaid offense could be even more explosive in 2014
Senior quarterback J.T. Granato is profiled.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1mpdC3T

Maine Red Claws appoint new president
Former Rice basketball player Dajuan Eubanks was named president of the Maine Red Claws.
Portland Press Herald (This article also appeared in NBA.com.)
http://bit.ly/1pj2Kb5

NEWS RELEASE

Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship named No. 1 university business incubator in the world
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship was named No. 1 among the top university business incubators for the second year in a row by UBI Index, a Swedish research initiative.
http://bit.ly/1yNZB58