Dateline Rice for Nov. 4, 2014

FEATURED ITEM

Meet Rice University’s rowing team
Rice’s rowing team, Rice Crew, are featured for their practices on Buffalo Bayou. Head coaches David Alviar and Mike Matson are interviewed. Sid Richardson College sophomore Ian Baker and Lovett College senior Thanasis Kouris are quoted.
ABC13.com
http://abc13.co/1qnnslQ

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

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, comments on the election and its candidates.
What happened to Wendy Davis? Texas’ once-rising star set to fall
Yahoo! News
http://yhoo.it/1x3cYwL
Election eve: Top candidates make final pitch in Houston for votes
My Fox Houston (This article also appeared in My Fox DC.)
http://bit.ly/13DyZsf
Polls open for the midterm election
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1x0gRVJ
2014’s biggest election storylines
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1AbcOZ3
http://bit.ly/1x3dMlq
http://bit.ly/1phOXCj
Both parties and pundits see Democrats taking metropolitan counties but Abbott still expected to win
Texas Public Radio
http://bit.ly/1E1iJfK
Campaign for governor nearing its end
KTRH-AM
http://bit.ly/1Abb1D2
WOAI-AM (San Antonio, Texas)
http://bit.ly/1x0G9D3
2014 election early voting, exit polls point to trouble for Democrats
Inquisitr
http://bit.ly/1uqweXb
Election Day may preserve Texas direction, show low turnout
San Angelo Standard-Times (This article also appeared in Abilene Reporter-News.)
http://bit.ly/1tWULB0
Texas still in red state of mind
Eagle Ford Texas
http://bit.ly/1tWURbU
Mega-donors give big to state candidates
Nation of Change
http://bit.ly/1sdGQCg
USA: Domani debutto elettorale per un nuovo George Bush
Adnkronos.com (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1qnsmzk

Afterthoughts: When it comes to first jobs, the worse they are, the better
Managing editor Michael Keany mentions that his father received a degree in chemical engineering from Rice in an essay about his past jobs.
Honolulu Magazine
http://bit.ly/13DU5qo

9 things you probably didn’t know about your body’s internal clock
Janet Braam, professor and chair of biochemistry and cell biology, is mentioned for her research on the “entrainment” of plants.
MSN
http://on-msn.com/13E46UC

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Sysco keeps planning for US Foods merger amid delay
Houston’s Sysco Corp. announced its deal to buy US Foods for $8.2 billion, but the deal to close keeps getting pushed back. Gustavo Grullon, professor of finance, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the Business section. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/13DP3dM

Abbott, Davis: Where their donors are
John Alford, associate professor of political science, is quoted about Sen. Wendy Davis’ candidacy.
El Paso Inc.
http://bit.ly/1zuiBr9

International artist bases art collection off domestic violence
Karin Broker, professor of visual arts, discussed her artwork at the Meadows Art Gallery at the University of Texas at Tyler.
Patriot Talon
http://bit.ly/1E2eosR

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Ebola in Dallas: Failure to connect data and story
Kirsten Ostherr, professor of English, authored an op-ed about medical communication failures, citing the recent Ebola case.
KevinMD.com
http://bit.ly/1ph7aQD

Near absolute zero, atomic experiment leads to disappearing act
Randy Hulet, the Fayez Sarofim Professor of Physics and Astronomy, postdoctoral researcher Jason Nguyen and graduate student De Luo published a new study in the journal Nature Physics about the result of colliding pairs of Bose Einstein condensates prepared in solitons.
Tech Times
http://bit.ly/1ogpUyT
An ultracold disappearing act
Controlled Environments (This article also appeared in RedOrbit and Maine News Online.)
http://bit.ly/1uqpsAN
Matter waves move through one another, never share space
States Chronicles
http://bit.ly/1tExi7V

Dual-purpose film for energy storage, hydrogen catalysis: Chemists gain edge in next-gen energy
Rice scientists turned molybdenum disulfide into a nanoporous film that can catalyze the production of hydrogen or be used for energy storage. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted. Postdoctoral researcher Yang Yang and graduate student Huilong Fei helped create the film.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in Nanotechnology Now, Clean Technica and AZOM.)
http://bit.ly/1EfqsJ4
Dual-purpose film gives extra edge to energy storage
EE Times Europe
http://bit.ly/13E337c

Gardeners of Madagascar rainforest at risk
Amy Dunham, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, graduate student Onja Razafindratsima and a team of Rice researchers are studying the positive impact lemurs have on tree populations in Madagascar.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in Science Daily and Science Codex.)
http://bit.ly/1uq8P8j

Texas roundup: ‘Moon Shots,’ TeVido, TMCx, Clarify and Spanning
Rice’s OwlSpark and University of Houston’s Red Labs plan to host their accelerator programs in TMCx next summer.
Xconomy
http://bit.ly/1x8sLJJ

Teijin Aramid’s carbon nanotube fibers win award
Matteo Pasquali, professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry and professor of chemical and bimolecular engineering, received the Paul Schlack Prize for the development of super fibers using carbon nanotubes.
Specialty Fabrics Review
http://bit.ly/1rZra4G

MBA rankings: Best business schools for entrepreneurship
The Princeton Review’s annual survey of the best U.S. business schools that offer programs for entrepreneurial studies contain schools that do not score high in the global MBA rankings. Rice is mentioned.
Business Because
http://bit.ly/1x8zQdh

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Could a robot do your job?
Moshe Vardi, director of the Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology and the Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor of Computational Engineering and professor of computer science, comments on how the evolution of technology will affect jobs.
MyCentralJersey.com (This article also appeared in ReliabilityWeb.com, Datacentre Management and Daily Record.)
http://mycj.co/1E1PB82

One thing keeps us from voting with our smartphones
The security of online voting, which is already in use by some states, is still unreliable and may not be ready for mass use. Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted.
Komando.com
http://bit.ly/1GlgMPc
KUT 90.5 (Austin, Texas)
http://bit.ly/1x44gzb (This broadcast also appeared on KPCC-FM, KNOW-FM, WAMU-FM and WDET-FM.)

The tiebreaker: Biden’s new role if Senate splits
A Senate split may help Vice President Joe Biden’s run for president in 2016. Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Daily Reporter (This article also appeared in Jacksonville Free Press.)
http://bit.ly/1E2F1h2

America’s best architecture schools 2015
Rice is No. 3 on DesignIntelligence’s list of the best architecture and design schools in America.
Design Intelligence (This article also appeared in Arch Daily.)
http://bit.ly/1uqLdAr

Brad Balliett, bassoonist, composer and radio host, performs in Princeton
Alumnus Brad Balliett ’07 is featured.
NJ.com
http://bit.ly/1scQUeU

SPORTS

Rice could lose NT Covington for extended period with leg injury
Head football coach David Bailiff announced that Rice football player Christian Covington is expected to miss two to four weeks of the season with a lower leg injury.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1tXhgWC
http://bit.ly/10ieCPf

UTSA players say Coker rumors no concern
Rice football will play against University of Texas at San Antonio Nov. 8 at Rice Stadium.
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/1qnBtji
UTSA to return to field on Saturday at Rice
Sports Page Magazine
http://bit.ly/1tEvfAL

NEWS RELEASES

Media Advisory: Is Texas ready for medical marijuana?
William Martin, director of the drug policy program and senior fellow in religion and public policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute of Public Policy, will host a panel Nov. 12 on whether the state of Texas is ready to accept marijuana as a form of medical treatment.
http://bit.ly/1GlnR2o

Gardeners of Madagascar rainforest at risk
A majority of Madagascar’s 101 species of lemurs are threatened with extinction, and that could have serious consequences for the rainforests they call home. A new study by Rice University researchers shows the positive impacts lemurs can have on rainforest tree populations, which raises concerns about the potential impact their disappearance could have on the region’s rich biodiversity.
http://bit.ly/10qOEcz

Rice chemists gain edge in next-gen energy
Rice University scientists who want to gain an edge in energy production and storage report they have found it in molybdenum disulfide. The Rice lab of chemist James Tour has turned molybdenum disulfide’s two-dimensional form into a nanoporous film that can catalyze the production of hydrogen or be used for energy storage.
http://bit.ly/1rZwxAU

Baker Institute panel to discuss Mexico’s telecommunications sector Nov. 10
Tony Payan, director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Mexico Center, will host a panel discussion on the implications of Mexico’s decision to unbundle the country’s telecommunications sector from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 10.
http://bit.ly/1x42JcA