Dateline Rice for Aug. 13, 2014

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Asian and Latino women smoke more after moving to America
Bridget Gorman, professor of sociology, is quoted about her study, “Gender, Acculturation and Smoking Behavior Among U.S. Asian and Latino Immigrants.”
Futurity
http://bit.ly/Y4FbXA
Asian and Latin American women smoke more after migrating to US
The Health Site
http://bit.ly/1sYuXCw
‘Asians, Latinos smoke more after migrating to US’
Financial Express (This article also appeared in Science Codex, FE, WebIndia123.com, the Sentinel and Siasat Daily.)
http://bit.ly/1sT0uVE

Qatar plays Gaza peacemaker after supporting Middle East revolts
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about Qatar allowing Khaled Mashaal, leader of Hamas, to live on their land, despite Hamas being regarded as a terrorist organization by the U.S. and Israel.
Bloomberg
http://bloom.bg/1l2VEpT

2013 Healthcare Award Innovation winners – 6-month update
Friends of Sick Children, Malawi, in partnership with Rice 360˚: Institute for Global Health Technologies, give a six-month update after winning top prize for the bubble CPAP machine, which helps increase the survival rate of newborns with severe respiratory illness.
Business Ghana (This article also appeared in Afrik-News, Modern Ghana and Middle East North Africa Financial Network.)
http://bit.ly/1usbIUZ

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice ranks in the Top 10 — or is it Top 20? 30?
A column by the Houston Chronicle’s higher education writer notes the large volume and type of university rankings and mentions that Rice is often rated highly. The author mentions his story about President David Leebron’s accomplishments during a decade at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Houston Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1rr8gVs

Baylor, Texas A&M land on least LGBT-friendly school list
Rice is No. 2 for best quality of life in the Princeton Review’s new rankings based on surveys of students.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the home page.)
http://bit.ly/1sYE5af

Improving recruiting through field trips, happy hours
Companies are trying new ways to recruit college students besides booths and on-campus interviews. Caitlin Crotty, assistant director of the career management center at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1yvzYmA

Where are the women in Houston tech?
Graduate student Paige Bailey is quoted about the lack of women in software engineering.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1q8n3T4

Plano students attend Rice University Camp Kesem
Dallas-area elementary students attended Camp Kesem Rice, a student-led free camp for children who have or had a parent with cancer. The camp was held in Louisiana and organized by Rice students.
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/1q8pTHL

Master naturalist invites amphibian expert to speak
Cassidy Johnson, who will teach conservation biology at Rice this fall, will discuss the endangered Houston toad at the Texas Master Naturalist Coastal Prairie Chapter’s monthly program.
Fort Bend Herald
http://bit.ly/1uOWx5B

A Houstonian’s path to be an Israeli Olympian
Alumnus Nir Moriah ’09 is featured.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://bit.ly/1q8vDkY

Student leaders develop new skills during internship
Klein High School graduate Lanie Tubbs plans to attend Rice.
Cypress Creek Mirror
http://bit.ly/1rqZjM7

BROADCAST

How affordable is life in Houston?
Lester King, author of the report and a sustainability fellow for the Rice’s Shell Center for Sustainability, is interviewed about the cost of living in Houston.
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1p6bXS2

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Foam favorable for oil extraction
Sibani Lisa Biswal, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and George Hirasaki, research professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, are mentioned for their paper on foam maximizing enhanced oil recovery in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Lab on a Chip. Graduate student Charles Conn is quoted.
Science Codex (This article also appeared in Phys.org and 11 other publications.)
http://bit.ly/1pNp4a3
Foam found to be favorable for maximizing enhanced oil recovery
AZoNano.com
http://bit.ly/1l2MABj

Secrecy charge leveled at Nicaragua canal project
Nicaragua’s approved canal route is controversial among scientists and environmentalists. Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is quoted.
SciDev.net
http://bit.ly/1kBiqVa

Molecular seeds sprout identical carbon nanotubes
A team of researchers from Switzerland and Germany found a way to make single-walled carbon nanotubes in single-species batches. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
NanoTechWeb.org
http://bit.ly/1us6ubJ

From eons to seconds, proteins exploit the same forces
Rice biophysicists used computer models to show how evolution works. Peter Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science and a professor of chemistry, and José Onuchic, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, are quoted.
DailyNewsEn.com
http://bit.ly/1mJmMoE

Moore quantum materials: Recipe for serendipity
Emilia Morosan, associate professor of physics and astronomy, of chemistry and of materials science and NanoEngineering, has been named a Moore Foundation Materials Synthesis Investigator.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in HispanicBusiness.com, Industrial Info and Nanotechnology Now.)
http://bit.ly/1kBjHM0

Reflections on feces and its synonyms
Peter Hotez, a fellow in disease and poverty at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored a blog post about language appropriateness, particularly in titles of research articles.
PLOS.org
http://bit.ly/1lUpveN

A Brazilian wunderkind who calms chaos
David Damanik, chair and professor of mathematics, is mentioned.
Quanta Magazine
http://bit.ly/1sVOi7m

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Amale Andraos appointed dean of Columbia Architecture School
Sarah Whiting, dean of the Rice School of Architecture, is mentioned as a prominent female figure in architectural education.
Blouin Artinfo
http://bit.ly/1ouv0GQ

College students spend summer singing abroad
Rice is mentioned.
Times Record News
http://bit.ly/1q8st0w

SPORTS

Foresters win NBC Championship
Rice pitcher Jon Duplantier was named most valuable player at the NBC World Series.
Independent.com
http://bit.ly/1ouoWOx

Letter to the editor
In response to the question, “Should Rice University join the Southland Conference?” a reader agrees that Rice could play football as an independent in Division I.
Bellaire Examiner
http://bit.ly/1r92rkj

A&M transfer Stansbury is ready to roll for UH
A Texas A&M football player who was arrested for allegedly assaulting a Rice student March 16 on the Rice campus transferred to University of Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1mJ1SG8
UT looks for Johnson to be breath of fresh air in passing game
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1r8VkIC

WSJV-TV (South Bend, Ind.)
Rice football will play Notre Dame Aug. 30.
http://bit.ly/1yvWX0Y
Disgraceful scheduling by NCAA football powers
SFGate (This article also appeared in San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/VlJR9s
Notre Dame’s Smith honored by Sports Illustrated
Wane.com
http://bit.ly/1pNRMHW
Team report: Notre Dame
Yahoo! Sports
http://yhoo.it/1rrdXmk
Notre Dame receiver Corey Robinson toughened up by aggressive defense
The Elkhart Truth
http://bit.ly/1oJtACv
The 10 greatest NFL wide receivers of all time
Wall St. Cheat Sheet
http://bit.ly/1q8vnlQ

A versatile veteran at Rice, Auburn Doubledays reliever McDowell settling in on the mound
Alumnus Chase McDowell ’13 is featured.
Auburn Pub
http://bit.ly/1lUkcMn

WOR-AM (New York)
Anthony Rendon ’12 is profiled.
http://bit.ly/1sSXBnG

NEWS RELEASES

New test reveals purity of graphene
Graphene may be tough, but those who handle it had better be tender. The environment surrounding the atom-thick carbon material can influence its electronic performance, according to researchers at Rice and Osaka universities who have come up with a simple way to spot contaminants.
http://bit.ly/1ouAzVQ

Moore quantum materials: recipe for serendipity
Thanks to a $1.5 million innovation award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Rice University physicist Emilia Morosan is embarking on a five-year quest to cook up a few unique compounds that have never been synthesized or explored. Morosan is no ordinary cook; her pantry includes metals, oxides and sulfides, and her recipes produce superconductors and exotic magnets.
http://bit.ly/Vjt5s2