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Body Language Experts Disagree On Biden's Aggressive Debate Performance, Say Ryan Was Nervous

Oct 16, 2012

U.S. News & World Report - 'While displaying anger/threat in his responses, the vice president nonetheless mitigated some of this aggression through verbal politeness, several times referring to Ryan as a 'friend,'' says Erik Bucy, a professor at Texas Tech University's college of media and communication, calling Biden's complex responses a form of 'aggressive-belittlement.'

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Heteroaromatic Construction: The Sato Synthesis of (-)-Herbindole

Oct 16, 2012

Organic-Chemistry.org - Shu-Jiang Tu of Xuzhou University and Guigen Li of Texas Tech University condensed (Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 700. DOI: 10.1021/ol203166c) the enamine 22 with the aldehyde hydrate 23 to give the pyrrole 24, that should be readily aromatized to the corresponding indole.

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4 Indian Americans Receive 2012 New Innovator Awards

Oct 9, 2012

IndiaWest.com - The four Indian Americans and their respective projects are Harvinder Singh Gill, of Texas Tech University, for “Pollen Grains as Trojan Horses for Oral Vaccination”; Rahul M. Kohli, of the University of Pennsylvania, for “Combating Bacterial Drug Resistance by Targeting the Enzymes of Evolution”; Rajat Rohatgi, of Stanford University, for “Reconstructing Primary Cilia”; and Vikaas S. Sohal, of the University of California-San Francisco, for “Reverse Engineering the Prefrontal Microcircuit.”

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Do you believe?

Oct 9, 2012

Label and Narrow Web - My anxiety and frustration grows and I find myself arguing. The ongoing debates don’t bring solutions, they merely bring confrontation. This isn’t the right approach. The right approach is to persuade change with patience, facts and respect for the other opinion. A great example of this is the story of Katharine Hayhoe, a renowned Texas Tech University climate scientist, who is also a deeply religious Christian, and her husband, an evangelical minister who just plain didn’t believe in climate change. The encounter led Hayhoe into a sort of “scientific ministry.” Hayhoe’s story demonstrates that even the most cynical non-believers can be persuaded by clear facts, deep patience and genuine respect. Ultimately, these characteristics of listening and humility gain the day.

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