Dateline Rice for Aug. 5, 2014

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Children from immigrant families more likely to lead sedentary lifestyle
According to a new Rice study, immigrant children are more likely to have lower levels of physical activity than U.S.-born white children. Rachel Kimbro, associate professor of sociology, and graduate student Mackenzie Brewer are quoted.
Science World Report
http://bit.ly/1pVNnjn
Immigrant children more likely to adopt sedentary lifestyles, study
University Herald
http://bit.ly/1v6d5tG
Immigrant children at risk of getting little physical activity
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1oy9wY0
Children of immigrants are 3 times as likely to have lower levels of physical activity
News-Medical
http://bit.ly/1p7tERu
Children in immigrant families more likely to be sedentary
Science Codex (This article also appeared in Bio-Medicine and 12 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1pVYj0n
Minority children more sedentary, US study
Counsel & Heal
http://bit.ly/1pVYB7t
Immigrant kids in US at higher obesity risk
Daiji World (This article also appeared in Zee News.)
http://bit.ly/1v6ieSv

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Legislators want quick action on Ike Dike
Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center’s proposed Centennial Gate, which would protect the Houston Ship Channel, is competing against the Ike Dike.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1s85qsH

How Texas schools stack up on new rankings of best US colleges
Rice is the highest-ranked Texas university at No. 32 on Forbes’ list of America’s top colleges and No. 20 on Time magazine’s list of best colleges for your money.
CultureMap Dallas
http://bit.ly/1noa8ej

900+ architects, engineers weighed in on Exxon Mobil campus design
The new Exxon Mobil campus in north Houston is projected to be the size of Rice University.
Dallas Business Journal (This article also appeared in Toronto Telegraph and 11 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1kkEZNN

Dobie teacher studies with distinguished scholars
Allen Matusow, the William Gaines Twyman Professor of History and associate director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, was a presenter at “America in the 1960s,” a professional development institute sponsored by Humanities Texas and the University of Houston.
Pasadena Citizen (This article also appeared in Pearland Journal.)
http://bit.ly/1v6w33i

Student leaders develop new skills during internship
Klein High School graduate Lanie Tubbs plans to attend Rice.
Spring Observer
http://bit.ly/1pAKsPC

BROADCAST

Houston declares nondiscrimination ordinance’s repeal petition invalid
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 Houston Equal Rights Ordinance repeal, using the immigration crisis as a campaign issue and his predictions for the current governor race.
ABC 13
http://abc13.co/WXryZY
Immigration on voters’ minds, but tricky as campaign issue
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1p7GQ8W
Dos mujeres demócratas luchan por el bastión republicano de Texas
El Pais (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1p7GWgR

KTSA-AM (San Antonio)
Rice is No. 2 on the Princeton Review’s Best Colleges in the nation list for best quality of life.
http://bit.ly/URAoH3

Book gives fly-on-the-wall access to Nixon presidency
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses his discoveries from Nixon’s voice-activated recordings.
WAMC Northeast Public Radio (This broadcast also appeared on WUNC-FM, WNYC-FM, KWMU-FM, WUIS-FM, KBIA-FM, WUWF-FM, WSDL-FM, KRWG-FM and WNIJ-FM.)
http://bit.ly/1kkKrjF

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Fulton leaving San Diego City planning director post
William “Bill” Fulton will be the new director of Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
San Diego Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1obnfV7

Researchers investigate remarkable approach to desalination
Co-directors of Rice’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics José Onuchic, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and Herbert Levine, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Bioengineering, are working to treat bacteria like computers with the intention of reprogramming them to perform specific activities.
RedOrbit
http://bit.ly/1kkz4s7

Researchers uncover clues to flu’s mechanisms
Researchers from Rice and Baylor College of Medicine used computer simulations to study flu viruses, which may lead to a vaccine cure. José Onuchic, co-director of the center and Rice’s Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, contributed to the research.
R&D Magazine
http://bit.ly/1s9VxHt

New tools advance bio-logic
Researchers at Rice and the University of Kansas Medical Center are creating genetic circuits that can perform complex tasks by swapping protein building blocks. Matthew Bennett, assistant professor of biochemistry and cell biology, is quoted. Graduate student David Shis is mentioned.
Science Daily (This article also appeared in Science Codex, DailyNewsEn.com, e! Science News and Phys.org.)
http://bit.ly/1s8jD8Y

Houston-based MolecularMatch hires executive team and closes Series A funding
Jack Gill, professor of the practice of entrepreneurship at the Jones Graduate School of Business, will lead MolecularMatch’s board as chairman.
BioNews-Texas
http://bit.ly/1o9f10N

Texas roundup: Funding, relocations and Techstars Cloud returns
Rice researchers developed a software called Data Is Beautiful Solutions to help health care researchers visualize data on patient demographics, disease and treatment options.
Xconomy
http://bit.ly/1s8fe5V

Ultralight foam made from atom-thick sheets
Rice researchers developed a chemical process to make tough, ultralight foam of atom-thick sheets into any size or shape.
Overclockers Club
http://bit.ly/1sqDBt6

Refocusing research into high-temperature superconductors
Dr. Jitae Park, a scientist at the Technishe Universitaet Meunchen, is working with Rice’s Physics and Astronomy Department to investigate the formation of nematic phases.
Space Daily
http://bit.ly/1pAKN4P

Short Cheniere Energy after this meteoric 3000 percent 4-year run
A Rice stock market study is referenced.
Seeking Alpha
http://bit.ly/1zQRRir

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Elinor Evans: Some truths from the master
Elinor Evans, the Albert K. and Harry K. Smith Professor Emerita of Architecture, is featured.
Design Observer (This article also appeared in Architect Online.)
http://bit.ly/1lwB0sQ

Stark Naked Theatre to present ‘The God Game’ through Sept. 20
Justin Doran, a lead in Stark Naked Theatre’s production of “The God Game,” formerly taught theater and directed productions at Rice.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/1kDjNmw

SPORTS

The best college football coaches for the money
Head football coach David Bailiff is No. 16 on Forbes’ list of the best college football coaches in the country who are worth the money.
Forbes
http://onforb.es/1sradE0

NEWS RELEASES

OpenStax developing textbooks that deliver personalized lessons
Rice University-based nonprofit OpenStax, which has already provided free textbooks to hundreds of thousands of college students, today announced a $9 million effort to develop free, digital textbooks capable of delivering personalized lessons to high school students.
http://bit.ly/XAFDwo

Children in immigrant families more likely to be sedentary
Immigrant children from all racial and ethnic backgrounds are more likely to be sedentary than U.S.-born white children, according to a new study by sociologists at Rice University.
http://bit.ly/1qVkv1c