Dateline Rice for Sept. 4, 2014

FEATURED ITEMS

Biomedical science: Houston has lift-off
A profile of the Texas Medical Center notes Rice’s research role. Provost George McLendon comments on the importance of CPRIT funding to recruiting top faculty; Rice’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics is mentioned.
Nature.com
http://bit.ly/1r7NbOx

CNN International
Edward Djerejian, founding director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and former U.S. ambassador to Syria and Israel, is interviewed about the United States’ options for stopping ISIS.
http://bit.ly/1oI3hNs

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Houston confronts racial disparities as city’s economy booms
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, is quoted about Houston’s fast-growing low-income residents and about where change needs to begin for improvement.
National Journal
http://bit.ly/1oEwXLc

The US shale experience: A script for Mexico?
Kenneth Medlock III, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and lecturer of economics, authored an op-ed about energy reform in Mexico.
Forbes
http://onforb.es/1t43FcF

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice, UH called LGBT-friendly as colleges eye new market
Colleges and universities are expanding their efforts to appeal to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered students. Rice is featured for its LGBT resource center, the first in the nation, and its top-20 Princeton Review ranking.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1CtD2V9

Waste Management cuts jobs in restructuring
Houston-based Waste Management is cutting jobs for corporate restructuring. Larry Stuart, adjunct professor of management at the Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the Business section. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1qzRF37

Report shows impact of Affordable Care Act in Texas
According to Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation, more Texans have health insurance since the Affordable Care Act’s first enrollment period. Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and professor of economics, is quoted.
KPRC-TV
http://bit.ly/1qdfzTb
Starting this year, a reversal in health care spending slowdown
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/1psJ3r3
Percentage of Texans without health insurance drops after 1st enrollment period of ACA
News-Medical
http://bit.ly/1wamSf1
Number of Texans without health insurance drops under Affordable Care Act, survey shows
Science Daily (This article also appeared in EIN News, Bio-Medicine, ScienceNewsline and Medical Xpress.)
http://bit.ly/1AaoB4s
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://bit.ly/1lJSJT9

Lt. gov. race a study in contrasts
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, authored an op-ed about his analysis of the 2014 lieutenant governor race’s candidates’ ideologies. He is also quoted about the upcoming roundtable debates and discusses the political leanings of the 20 largest counties in Texas.
TribTalk
http://bit.ly/1Cu19mB
Is Harris County liberal or conservative?
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1u3AdWW
Where does Houston lean politically?
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1Cu0dPf
Update: Statewide gubernatorial debate in Dallas is back on schedule
Texas Public Radio
http://bit.ly/1AaljhF

Abbott, Davis spend 1st day on campaign trail at college campuses
Sen. Wendy Davis kicked off her statewide tour by speaking to students from Rice, University of Houston, Texas Southern University and Texas State. Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
KAGSTV.com
http://bit.ly/1qzYvWm
Wendy Davis kicks off statewide campus tour at UH
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/1nyhKfw

RRISD hires students to redo website
Duncan College sophomore Greg Allison is part of the team redesigning Round Rock Independent School District’s website.
Austin American-Statesman
http://bit.ly/Z8l5fC

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Photodevice detects color with metal grating
Rice researchers created a CMOS-compatible, biomimetic color photodetector that responds to red, green and blue light much like the human eye. Graduate student Bob Zheng is quoted.
EE Times (This article also appeared in TechOnlineIndia.com, EE Times Europe, EDN Asia and EEDesign Online.)
http://ubm.io/1vS5nD0

Scientists use copper as catalyst for silicon solar cell water production
Rice scientists determined advanced recycling of water produced by hydraulic fracturing could save millions of gallons of fresh water a year. Andrew Barron, the Charles W. Duncan Jr.-Welch Professor of Chemistry and professor of materials science, is quoted.
AZoNano.com
http://bit.ly/1vSrNUF

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Program aids in child development
Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies is cited for its “The 30 Million Word Gap” study in an article about early childhood development.
DChieftain.com
http://bit.ly/1CtX16g

The connector
Alumnus Munther Dahleh ’87 is featured.
MIT News
http://bit.ly/1oHTcQq

Cleveland Orchestra cellist Martha Baldwin counts herself lucky on multiple fronts: Meet the musicians
Alumna Martha Baldwin ’98 is featured.
Cleveland.com
http://bit.ly/1oHR8rL

SPORTS

5 college football games to watch Week 2
Rice football fell to University of Notre Dame 48-17 at Notre Dame Stadium.
Orlando Sentinel (Similar articles appeared in over 100 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/Z8rUh4
Notre Dame QB Everett Golson claims increased confidence as rematch against Michigan arrives
MLive.com
http://bit.ly/1Cu4Ys9
Notre Dame, Ohio State schedule series for 2022, 2023
Detroit Free Press
http://on.freep.com/1lCkCMF
ESPNU
http://bit.ly/1Cu8dQj
WBND-TV (South Bend, Ind.)
http://bit.ly/Z8uunr

Kenny Football? Texas A&M QB has his own nickname
The Sept. 13 Rice football game against Texas A&M is mentioned.
KHOU.com (This article also appeared in the New York Times and 27 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1unFub2
Aggies eager to play at bigger, better Kyle Field
FoxSports.com (Similar articles appeared in 28 other publications.)
http://foxs.pt/1AauG0I

NEWS RELEASE

September and October events at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music
Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music will open its 2014-15 concert season with orchestra concerts, chamber music, faculty recitals and “Sharing the Spotlight” performances. Unless otherwise noted, all performances will be in Alice Pratt Brown Hall and are free and open to the public.
http://bit.ly/Wg1dVG