Dateline Rice for July 14, 2014 (Weekend Edition)

FEATURED ITEM

Super Mario’s geeky Houston connection
The German soccer player who scored the winning goal for the World Cup is the son of former Rice postdoctoral researcher Jürgen Götze.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1oA2ZbB

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Texas, leader in greenhouse gases, stands vulnerable to their effects
Texas is one of the most significant contributors to global warming, due to its excessive greenhouse emissions. John Anderson, the W. Maurice Ewing Chair in Oceanography, professor of Earth science and academic director of Rice’s Shell Center for Sustainability, is quoted.
New York Times
http://nyti.ms/1sTxIUV
Climate scientists: Texas is missing an opportunity
Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in Governing, KTSM-TV, Gilmer Mirror, Killeen Daily Herald and Austin American-Statesman.)
http://bit.ly/1zyTLF3

Central America cartels will do anything for ‘right price,’ says expert
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of the Baker Institute’s Mexico Center, discusses the border crisis with Mexico.
Fox News
http://fxn.ws/1rbFewN

First boron ‘buckyball’ could be used to store hydrogen
Researchers in the U.S. and China have the first experimental evidence for a boron fullerene. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and professor of chemistry, and his colleagues are referenced.
Nature.com
http://bit.ly/1qzVofB
First experimental evidence of a boron fullerene
Chemistry World
http://rsc.li/1sTp3C6

Large immigrant influx on Texas border creates huge challenge
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 Texas’ immigrant influx on the border. He is also referenced for his thoughts on Wendy Davis’ campaign strategy.
Voice of America (This article also appeared in Buenos Aires News, Pakistan News, South Korea News, Argentina Star and Big News Network.)
http://bit.ly/1rlISlm
Abbott smacks into a chemical hazard
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1koiiTx

Ambition, investor green fuel rise and fall of Dubai’s Arabtec
Arabtec’s plan to expand may be halted, due to the company’s financial collapse. Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Gulf Business
http://bit.ly/1qYABob

HOUSTON/TEXAS

More details on plan to turn Astrodome into a Discovery Green
The Hobby Center for Public Policy at the University of Houston and Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy were hired to conduct a public opinion analysis for the future of the Astrodome.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1zBTCRb

Travis County pursues new voting machines
Travis County is designing a cheaper adaptable voting system from scratch called STAR-Vote. Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1mOlD2k

Gendered post-war reconstruction and the rise of ISIS in Iraq
Duncan College senior Giacomo Frateschi authored a blog post about ISIS’s control in Iraq and the effect of the reinforcement of Sharia law.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1mOUgoX

Documentary calls on Muslims in US to be more inclusive
The movie “unMosqued” is featured. A screening of the movie was held at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1qT9Oc0

Symphony serves up free music, fun
Lin Ma, a graduate student at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, performed at the annual Houston Chronicle concert.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1kp9AEF

Bob Newhart’s success started in Houston
Alumnus Dick Maegle ’55 is mentioned in an article highlighting actor Bob Newhart’s success.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1jrR8QA

An interview with Albert Pope
Albert Pope, the Gus Sessions Wortham Professor of Architecture, is interviewed about the deconstruction of the traditional terms of architecture.
Cite Magazine
http://bit.ly/1mCN6Vb

UT chancellor says no to beer sales at the football stadium this fall
University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa announced that he will not approve the sale of alcohol at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Rice is mentioned.
CultureMap
http://bit.ly/1masyi1

BROADCAST

Texas election maps back in court
The federal government and civil rights groups are challenging the court-drawn interim maps in federal court. Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
KTRH-AM
http://bit.ly/1tJdFwI
http://bit.ly/W4eKjH

KRIV-TV
FOX 26 News reports live from the Transplant Games of America’s swimming competition at Rice.
http://bit.ly/1qaBv2Q

C-SPAN2
Gordon College President Michael Lindsay, a former sociology professor at Rice, discusses leadership on C-SPAN2’s “View From the Top.”
http://bit.ly/1yhZtcU

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Energy Risk 20th Anniversary Lifetime Achievement Awards
Vincent Kaminski, professor in the practice of executive education at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is a winner of Energy Risk’s 20th Anniversary Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Risk.net (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1seACpY

Terahertz detector holds imaging promise
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.
Albuquerque Journal
http://bit.ly/1oVzbcr

Teaching the brain to reduce pain
Rice’s silicon oxide technology can now be used to fabricate devices with conventional production methods, which brings it a step closer to mass production. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, is quoted.
Hispanic Business
http://bit.ly/1kWexVv

3-D tetrapod quantum dots outperform
Quantum Materials Corp. in San Marcos, Texas, wants to experiment with tetrapod-shaped quantum dots licensed by Rice.
EE Times
http://ubm.io/1wlCcUv

What the buy side expects from Citigroup
A Rice stock market study is referenced.
Investing.com
http://bit.ly/1kVmfz4

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Daily planner calendar for July 14
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, will discuss “John Burroughs, Theodore Roosevelt and the American Conservation Movement” at Vassar College.
Poughkeepsie Journal
http://pojonews.co/1mOc0k6

Colorful ballet music, folk songs on tap for Colorado Music Festival
Larry Rachleff, the Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestra Conducting at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, will open the Colorado Music Festival with an intimate chamber music program.
Daily Camera
http://bit.ly/1qYstnG

How high-tech probiotics could someday make you skinny and happy
Certain mixes of probiotics may aid in curing obesity. Jeffrey Tabor, assistant professor of bioengineering, is quoted.
SFGate (This article also appeared in Victor Post and 40 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/U9KZNf

Edsall says politics is genetic
Research by graduate student Aleksander Ksiazkiewicz on the correlation between religious importance and conservatism is referenced in an opinion column.
Eagle Forum
http://bit.ly/1nyJOCu

Ryan McKinny returns to Glimmerglass as Billy Bigelow
Graduate student Ben Edquist will play Jigger Craigin in Glimmerglass Festival’s production of “The Flying Dutchman.”
Barihunks
http://bit.ly/1yi4fam

Texas Children’s Heart Center welcomes 2 new physicians dedicated to providing care to pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease
Alumnus Peter Ermis ’01 has joined Texas Children’s Heart Center’s Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program team.
Cardiovascular Business
http://bit.ly/1n2Pdmu

La Giuria di We-Women for Expo
Alumna Terry Dwan ’79 is profiled.
Elle Décor (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1wmvmy5

SPORTS

WLOX-TV (Biloxi, Miss.)
The Rice Owls will play against University of Southern Mississippi in the upcoming season.
http://bit.ly/1sUzWnb

A shift in philosophy: Infielders aren’t always where they used to be
Major baseball teams are changing infielder’s positioning, depending on each hitter’s tendencies. Alumnus Ben Jedlovec ’08 is mentioned.
Newsday.com
http://nwsdy.li/1seCdvZ

In first 5-hit game, Holt provides early jolt
Alumnus Brock Holt ’12 is featured.
MLB.com
http://atmlb.com/U4CEdg
Red Sox end 1st half on high note
The Boston Globe
http://bit.ly/WcoicW
Game 95 preview: Red Sox at Astros
The Boston Globe
http://bit.ly/1zBtXIo
Rapid reaction: Red Sox 11, Astros 0
ESPN
http://es.pn/1sekOU7
Clay Buchholz tosses complete-game shutout as Red Sox top Astros, 11-0
MassLive.com
http://bit.ly/1zC4gri
WVIT-TV (Hartford-New Haven, Conn.)
http://bit.ly/1kpbgOm

ESPN 2
Rice baseball player Michael Aquino is profiled.
http://bit.ly/1rlQZOJ

WNYW-TV (New York)
Alumnus Anthony Rendon ’12 is profiled.
http://bit.ly/1rlRbgS

NEWS RELEASES

Labs characterize carbon for batteries
Lithium-ion batteries could benefit from a theoretical model created at Rice University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that predicts how carbon components will perform.
http://bit.ly/1rbA3Nr

Older adults nearly twice as likely to have memories affected by environmental distractions
Older people are nearly twice as likely as their younger counterparts to have their memory and cognitive processes impaired by environmental distractions (such as irrelevant speech or written words presented along with target stimuli), according to a new study from psychologists at Rice University and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
http://bit.ly/1kW8DU9