Dateline Rice for June 3, 2014

FEATURED ITEM

The Weather Channel
Charles McConnell, executive director of Rice University’s Energy and Environment Initiative, discussed proposed emissions standards for coal-fired power plants on the Weather Channel’s “AM HQ with Sam Champion.”
http://bit.ly/1pP9RnR

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Nanotubes track how cells mix their own ‘guts’
Chemical engineers from Rice and biophysicists from George-August Universität Göttingen in Germany and the VU University Amsterdam have successfully tracked single molecules inside living cells with carbon nanotubes. Matteo Pasquali, professor of chemical and biological engineering and of chemistry, and alumna Nikta Fakhri ’10 are quoted. Bruce Weisman, professor of chemistry, and the late Richard Smalley are mentioned.
Futurity
http://bit.ly/1pPgEhp
Carbon nanotubes reveal how cells internally move themselves
Bio News-Texas
http://bit.ly/1oRTpWw
Neuer Transportmechanismus in Zellen unter Leitung der Universität Göttingen entdeckt
Göttinger Tageblatt (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/S2RL68

An unhealthy system
Hagop Kantarjian, a scholar in health policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed on America’s health care system.
U.S. News & World Report
http://bit.ly/1p4EEgE

11 things most people don’t know about health insurance
Rice’s recent Houston Area Survey findings on health insurance are referenced.
Vox
http://bit.ly/1pCFCmY
What health insurance reform can and can’t do for the health care system
Daily KOS
http://bit.ly/1o4tcCa

Global warming: Breakthrough material absorbs CO2 from gas
An Earth-friendly solution for separating carbon dioxide from natural gas at wellheads was developed in the laboratory of James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science. Tour and graduate student Chih-Chau Hwang are quoted in the Click Green article.
Yahoo! Singapore
http://bit.ly/1n91OC4
Scientists announce major carbon capture breakthrough
Click Green
http://bit.ly/1mNXhTN

Divorce could make children fat — study
Norwegian research suggests children of divorced parents are more likely to be obese. A Rice study on the effect of divorce on children is cited.
New Zealand Herald
http://bit.ly/1jOuRWK
Awas, Anak Pasangan Cerai Jadi Obesitas
Inilahcom (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1x0ZEd5

Tea party continues to roll to victory in Texas voting
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, is quoted about the Texas tea party candidates.
A.M. Costa Rica
http://bit.ly/1hvXy0d

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice grad student wins Ima Hogg Competition
Clarinetist Lin Ma, a graduate student at the Shepherd School, won first prize at the Houston Symphony’s annual Ima Hogg Competition.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. A teaser to this story appeared at the top of the front of the Star section.)
http://bit.ly/1ooxS49

Heights house gets a modern, metal update
Alumnus Palmer Schooley ’85 is featured for his renovated house in the Heights.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1oRSTYQ

Founder of one of the most successful charter schools in nation shares 3 suggestions on helping students achieve academic success
Texas schools and teachers are searching for ways to solve the challenges in public education. The Rice Education Entrepreneurship Program is mentioned as a model for future programs to increase the number of quality leaders throughout the state.
Latin Lista
http://bit.ly/1kFxXMY

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Rice awarded $1.9 million to develop student retainment strategies for STEM students
Rice received a $1.9 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to retain students in introductory science and engineering courses. Janet Braam, professor and chair of biochemistry and cell biology, is quoted. Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Stanley C. Moore Professor and chair of the Department of Bioengineering and director of both Beyond Traditional Borders and Rice 360°: Institute for Global Health Technologies, and Maria Oden, director of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen and co-director of Beyond Traditional Borders, are mentioned.
Bio News-Texas
http://bit.ly/1km0mgP

Spring into summer MOOCs
Joe Warren, professor of computer science, and Scott Rixner, associate professor of computer science and in electrical and computer engineering, teach the eight-week online Python course Principles of Computing.
i-Programmer
http://bit.ly/S2O8Nk

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

The 7 exhibitions you really can’t afford to miss
Vietnamese artist Dinh Q. Lê’s installation “Crossing the Farther Shore” is on display at the Rice Gallery through Aug. 28.
Houstonia Mag
http://bit.ly/1pPbkKX

Marc Swackhamer named new School of Architecture head
Alumnus Marc Swackhamer ’97 has been named head of the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota.
Archinect
http://bit.ly/1kFhXdO

DREAM and Sage Bionetworks open 3 big data challenges to impact biomedical and clinical research
DREAM and Sage Bionetworks opened three computational challenges leveraging big data in cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Rice is mentioned as a partner.
Herald Online (This article also appeared in Minyanville and 22 other publications.)
http://bit.ly/1p4KE9j

Vernon Parish Library hosts Houston Museum of Natural Science show
The Vernon Parish Library in Louisiana hosted the traveling dome offered by the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Rice is mentioned as a developer of the dome theater.
Leesville Daily Leader
http://bit.ly/1kFtAS6

Holy Cross receives STARTALK grant for 3rd year in a row
Holy Cross has been awarded a STARTALK grant for a 10-day summer residential program on literacy development in Chinese as a foreign language. Meng Yeh, senior lecturer of Chinese and associate director of the Center for the Study of Languages, will serve as the instructional lead.
Go Local Worcester
http://bit.ly/1mNYgDy

SPORTS

Aggies fall short at Houston regional tournament
Articles recap results from the NCAA Baseball Houston Regional Tournament. Rice’s Reckling Park hosted the event.
The Battalion Online
http://bit.ly/1udSGPm
Mistakes catch up with Rice in season-ending loss to A&M
Examiner.com
http://exm.nr/1osAG0f
Say hello (and goodbye) to the George Mason Patriots, the sacrificial lambs of the Rice Regional
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1pP49Cr
Baseball earns No. 8 national seed; to face SLU
LSUSports.net
http://bit.ly/1mO8dkf
Can Texas Tech break through?
Texas Tech
http://foxs.pt/1ueaqu2

Michelson DQ’d at Florida sectional; incorrect scorecard
Senior golfer Landon Michelson is featured.
GolfWeek
http://bit.ly/1o3Uf0p
Player’s US Open dream ends in self-DQ
GolfChannel.com
http://bit.ly/1hvsq0Y
Canadians go 0-for-27 in US Open qualifying
Sault Star (This article also appeared in Stratford Beacon Herald and 34 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/Sqan0h
US Open: Landon Michelson admits scoring error and is disqualified
Sky Sports
http://bit.ly/1p4B2eJ
Michelson ya tiene su particular historia negra en el US Open
Ten Golf
http://bit.ly/1oszqKq

Boha leaves but incoming class ranked nationally
Rice women’s tennis is No. 12 in the Top 25 Conference USA schools.
FIUSM.com
http://bit.ly/1kzRvY2

NEWS RELEASE

Rice University produces carbon-capture breakthrough
Rice University scientists have created an Earth-friendly way to separate carbon dioxide from natural gas at wellheads. A porous material invented by the Rice lab of chemist James Tour sequesters carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, at ambient temperature with pressure provided by the wellhead and lets it go once the pressure is released. The material shows promise to replace more costly and energy-intensive processes.
http://bit.ly/Sqp0AL