Dateline Rice for June 18, 2014

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Tiny iron oxide ‘packages’ could hunt down tumors
Scientists from Rice and Houston Methodist Research Institute led an international team of researchers to create composite particles that can be injected into patients to kill malignant tissues or trigger the release of drugs. Graduate student Ayrat Gizzatov is quoted. Lon Wilson, professor of chemistry, and alumnus Adem Guven ’11 are mentioned.
Futurity
http://bit.ly/1oFNftG
Nanoscale composites improve MRI by 10 times
Next Big Future
http://bit.ly/1l2Lfbo
Injectable nanoconstruct particles to turn MRI scanners into cancer killers
MedGadget (This article also appeared in Space Daily.)
http://bit.ly/1oFCcRg
New nanoparticles offer potential medical imaging benefits
Zenopa
http://bit.ly/1lUgB4h

Is socialism dead in India?
Russell Green, the Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and an adjunct assistant professor of economics, authored an op-ed about Narendra Modi, India’s new prime minister.
Live Mint
http://bit.ly/1ikOw6s

Innovation for beginners
An article discusses lessons from “Making Innovations Work: How to Manage It, Measure It and Profit from It,” a book co-authored by Marc Epstein, distinguished research professor of management at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business.
The Hindu
http://bit.ly/1qdlFkI

Climbing Mount Everest: Risking life and limb for science
Alumna Ulyana Horodyskyj ’07 is climbing Mount Everest to determine how much soot is settling on snow at the top of mammoth glaciers.
Scientific American
http://bit.ly/STF7GY

Sete dicas de como viajar melhor pagando menos
According to a study from Rice University and Iowa State University, consumers who traveled farther and made reservations during business hours were more likely to select higher quality hotels but were less satisfied after their stay.
Yahoo! Brazil (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in InfoMoney Online.)
http://bit.ly/1yj44MM

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Seeking Latino votes, Abbott launches statewide ad in Spanish
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 Republican’s Hispanic outreach.
Houston Chronicle (This story appeared on the front of the City/State section. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1pfGqef

OwlSpark – A Rice University accelerator started by students, for students
Rice’s OwlSpark Startup Accelerator is featured. Managing Director Kerri Smith is quoted. Alumni Veronica Saron ’14, Vivas Kumar ’14, Akash Morrison ’14 and Darren Clifford ’13 are mentioned as the founders.
Startup Houston
http://bit.ly/1phJ84G

Lone Star College-Kingwood to present ‘Ariadne Auf Naxos’
Thomas Jaber, professor of music and director of choral ensembles, will conduct the orchestra at the Kingwood Summer Opera.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1ialzKR

A peek at Chesapeake: an energy company in transition
Alumnus Robert Lawler ’02 is profiled.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1uD2z7H

UTB students to compete in World Finals of Computer Programming
University of Texas at Brownsville will compete at the Association of Computer Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest in Russia. Rice is mentioned.
Brownsville Herald
http://bit.ly/1vQU6QH

BROADCAST

Texans placing less importance on college
A new poll from the Texas Tribune revealed that 28 percent of voters think a college education is necessary and 68 percent said there are ways to succeed without a degree. Rice’s annual cost is mentioned.
KTRH-AM (This article also appeared on KPRC-AM.)
http://bit.ly/1l2ZEV8
http://bit.ly/UaIyu4

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

How to pull water from air
Rice researchers built a device that harvests water from the air like the Namib Desert beetle. Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science, of chemistry and of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is mentioned. Graduate student Sehmus Ozden is quoted.
Smart Planet
http://smrt.io/1iGBR8E

Many bodies prompt stem cells to change
Peter Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science and a professor of chemistry, and postdoctoral fellow Bin Zhang are quoted about their mathematical tool to analyze large gene networks.
Scicasts
http://bit.ly/1lUyCzp
Many bodies prompt stem cells to change
e! Science News (This article also appeared in RedOrbit.)
http://bit.ly/1uCV3K1
Scientists apply new theory to learn how and why cells differentiate
Medical News Today
http://bit.ly/1uD7mpD

Terahertz detector research could lead to practical applications
Junichiro Kono, professor of electrical and computer engineering and of physics and astronomy, co-authored a study on terahertz detectors based on carbon nanotubes to improve medical imaging, airport passenger screening, food inspection and other applications.
Bio Prep Watch
http://bit.ly/1yiKmkr
Carbon nanotubes terahertz detector
Next Big Future
http://bit.ly/1iaeOZp

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

James Baldwin, digitally yours
Graduate student Christopher Driscoll presented a joint paper titled “N**as in Paris: Diasporic Travels and the Omnipresence of American Racism” at the James Baldwin Conference in France.
CounterPunch.org
http://bit.ly/1uD1bSq

Still reforming after all these years
Terry Grier, Houston Independent School District’s superintendent of schools, is featured. Rice is mentioned.
Education Next
http://bit.ly/1pIJnrb

Congrats to SHS Class of 2014
John F. Kennedy’s speech given at Rice in 1962 is referenced.
Delco News Network
http://bit.ly/1uCVyns
Obama exhorts grads to help find solutions to climate change
Visalia Times-Delta (This article also appeared in the Spectrum and Salinas Californian.)
http://vtd-tar.co/UbjYJH

SPORTS

Rice’s Chelsea Fong earns postgraduate scholarship from C-USA
Rice graduate Chelsea Fong ’14 was awarded one of 15 Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarships, named after the late former Rice faculty member.
SwimSwam.com
http://bit.ly/1vRkJVL
2 Tar Heels named 1st-team All-Americans in track; ECU tennis honored
News Observer
http://bit.ly/1nfBgw2
Leonard earns Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarship
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://bit.ly/STAmgC
MU volleyball player receives scholarship from C-USA
Herald-Dispatch.com
http://bit.ly/1njFrbE
ECU’s Joran Vliegen receives C-USA Postgraduate Scholarship
ECUPirates.com
http://bit.ly/1sobwWG
Guerrero earns Conference USA postgraduate scholarship on Tuesday
GoUTSA.com
http://bit.ly/1pIyK7X

KHOU-TV
Alumnus Anthony Rendon ’12 is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/T7eD5b

NEWS RELEASE

Rice expert available to comment on 2014 World Cup
Rice University’s Wagner Kamakura, the Jesse H. Jones Professor of Marketing at the Jones Graduate School of Business, can comment on the business and marketing side of the World Cup. He is a native of Brazil and speaks Portuguese.
http://bit.ly/1uD3JzU