Dateline Rice for Feb. 6, 2015

FEATURED ITEM

8 Houston-area children receive new hands
Rice engineering students, in collaboration with Shriners Hospital and “Marvel Universe Live!” actors, used 3-D printers to design custom prosthetic hands for kids. Jordan Miller, assistant professor of bioengineering, is interviewed. Some articles include a video produced by Rice’s Brandon Martin.
USA Today (This Associated Press video also appeared in Washington Times and 10 other media outlets.)
http://usat.ly/1DMOzho
Marvel teams up with university to give kids mechanical superhero hands
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland
http://yhoo.it/1zotOJ7
Children receive new hands made with 3-D printers
The Globe and Mail
http://bit.ly/1yQIRYA
3-D printed hands give children the power to play
KPRC-TV
http://bit.ly/1EKmRph
Kids get prosthetic hands made by 3-D printers
KTRK-TV
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3-D hands changing lives of local kids
KHOU-TV
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KRIV-TV
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KABB-TV (San Antonio, Texas)
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KTBC-TV (Austin, Texas)
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KLTV-TV (Tyler, Texas)
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KAMC-TV (Lubbock, Texas)
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KIDY-TV (San Angelo, Texas)
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KXVA-TV (Abilene-Texas)
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KJTL-TV (Wichita Falls, Texas)
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KMID-TV (Odessa, Texas)
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KSL-AM (Salt Lake City)
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KCBS-TV (Los Angeles)
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WTOC-TV (Savannah, Ga.)
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WDBD-TV (Jackson, Miss.)
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WICD-TV (Champaign, Ill.)
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WKPT-TV (Tri-Cities, Tenn.)
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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

The recipe for innovation calls for a little chaos and some wall bashing
Art Molella, founding director of the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, mentioned James McLurkin, assistant professor of computer science, in his address about habits and habitats that cultivate invention.
Smithsonian.com
http://bit.ly/1D2UGj6

Space 4 Houston event looks to bring UK space technology to Texas
The U.K. Science and Innovation Network at the British Consulate General Houston worked with the Rice Space Institute to organize its first international event in Houston.
Gov.uk
http://bit.ly/1zofbpp

The 15 colleges that pay you back the most: Princeton Review’s 2015 ranking
Rice is No. 12 on the Princeton Review’s 2015 list of “Colleges That Pay You Back,” which was developed by analyzing universities’ academics and affordability and graduates’ career prospects.
Huffington Post Tech
http://huff.to/1vwa9HM

Christie’s UK trip a ‘failure,’ presidential scholars say
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, comments on Gov. Chris Christie’s brief trip to the United Kingdom.
NJ.com
http://bit.ly/1DMz6hh

Words and Arts writing workshops for kids and adults at Rice University
Poet and artist Mary Wemple is interviewed about the Words & Art writing workshops she organized at Rice. The workshops are free and will be held at Rice Gallery Feb. 7-21.
Examiner.com
http://exm.nr/1C52NdB

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Legislators aghast at expanding cost of tuition benefit for vets
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 potential expansion of the program that covers college costs for veterans and their families becoming financially unstable, Texas Republicans’ disappointment in former Gov. Rick Perry’s performance and public opinion on the bill to openly carry handguns.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front page. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1zfCvkg
Perry: Change must come from outside DC
McClatchy DC (This article also appeared in Miami Herald and 27 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1zWRB3u
KUT 90.5 (Austin, Texas)
http://bit.ly/1CBjsbF

Black students missing from elite schools sign of larger issue
The Brookings Institution studied the demographics of the most elite four-year universities across the country and found that blacks make up less than 4 percent of the undergraduate population. Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in San Antonio Express-News. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1CBgi7u

Daybook: Feb. 5, 2015
Economist Arthur Laffer delivered a speech on “The Macroeconomic Effects of School Choice Reform in Texas” at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/16ztjRp

General contractor selected for Museum of Fine Arts Houston’s $450M redesign
McCarthy Building Companies Inc. was selected to redesign Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts. The company’s portfolio includes projects for Rice University.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1KvSlOv

NCCA All-American long jumper to speak at LSC-CyFair’s first Male Summit Feb. 28
Vaughn Walwyn ’04 will speak at Lone Star College-CyFair’s first Male Summit Feb. 28.
Cypress Creek Mirror
http://bit.ly/1D2TXOZ

BROADCAST

KHOU-TV
Rice held a vigil for alumnus Israel Ahimbisibwe ’11, his wife and one of their sons, who were found dead in their Memorial City apartment.
http://bit.ly/1DJs6Sr
http://bit.ly/1KnWmWN
Slain pastor’s son accused of killing parents, 5-year-old brother
Christian Examiner
http://bit.ly/16IDJPi

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

MD Anderson, Rice study reveals ovarian cancer related metastasis supplied by abdominal stem cells
New research from Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center shows how ovarian tumors co-opt a specific type of adult stem cell from abdominal tissues to fuel their growth. The study in the journal Cancer Research suggests new treatment options for metastatic tumors. Deepak Nagrath, assistant professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering, and graduate student Bahar Salimian are quoted.
BioNews-Texas
http://bit.ly/16N7kaf

Winding borders may enhance graphene
Far from being a defect, a winding thread of odd rings at the border of two sheets of graphene has qualities that may prove valuable to manufacturers, according to Rice scientists. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and professor of chemistry, and postdoctoral researcher Zhuhua Zhang are quoted.
Space Daily
http://bit.ly/1vw62f2

Evidence mounts for quantum criticality theory
A new study from Rice University, Zhejiang University, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Florida State University and the Max Planck Institute adds to the growing evidence supporting a theory that strange electronic behaviors — including high-temperature superconductivity and heavy fermion physics — arise from quantum fluctuations of strongly correlated electrons. Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is quoted.
Space Daily
http://bit.ly/1xAha4K

Lasers for microscopy
Peter Saggau, adjunct professor of bioengineering, is mentioned for leading in the use of laser power to survey neurons.
Photonics.com
http://bit.ly/1D2WfO2

UH leads research group to prevent deepwater disasters
Rice will collaborate on the Subsea Systems Institute in Houston.
E&P
http://bit.ly/1zlpWJ3

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Rapper Bun B will teach a free online religion and hip-hop culture course through Rice University
Religion and Hip-Hop Culture is a new free edX online course being offered by Rice University’s Center for Digital Learning and Scholarship. Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religious studies, and Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning’s Distinguished Lecturer, will lead the course.
World Religion News (Similar articles also appeared in Hip-Hop Wired, KCOL-AM, KROI-AM and Big News Network.)
http://bit.ly/1C2NGkM
Enrollment is open for Rice University’s ‘Hip-Hop and Religion’ class taught by Bun B
UPI
http://bit.ly/1IgW9Y5
Bun B takes hip-hop culture class online
Contact Music
http://bit.ly/1DjvJR7
Bun B Rice University class is now free and online
The Spreadit
http://bit.ly/1AAsrcj

WindSync brings its unique sound to Topeka
WindSync, a quintet formed at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, will perform at Washburn University.
CJOnline.com
http://bit.ly/16pnxkV

Engineering bluegrass
Alumnus Bruce Thomson ’74 is featured.
UNM.edu
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Melanoma research earns teen national honors
Providence Day School senior Emily Ashkin plans to attend Rice.
The Sacramento Bee (This article also appeared in Fresno Bee and 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1Ko0TIP

SPORTS

Son of Yahoo! Sports radio’s John Granato signs to play football for Rice U.
J.T. Granato, the son of Yahoo! Sports radio host John Granato, signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Rice.
All Access
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Marshall pulls away in the 2nd to beat Rice 69-55
Rice basketball fell to Marshall University 69-55 at Cam Henderson Center.
CBSSports.com
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Men’s basketball falls at Marshall
Conference USA
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Gallery: Herd wins 69-55
Marshall Parthenon
http://bit.ly/1zFzkGp
Rice (6-14) at Marshall (6-16)
Kentucky.com (This article also appeared in Bradenton Herald and 16 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1Ky6meo
North Texas (9-11) at Western Kentucky (15-6)
Kentucky.com (This article also appeared in Bradenton Herald and 13 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1D5pEaj
Taylor leads Marshall past Rice
Herald-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/1KnMpZD
Recap: Marshall versus Rice
Bradenton Herald (This article also appeared in Charlotte Observer, Merced Sun-Star and Sun News.)
http://bit.ly/1zX11vU

College football: Rice Owls ink 18 on signing day 2015
Eighteen student-athletes signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Rice. Head football coach David Bailiff is quoted.
Cypress Creek Mirror (This article also appeared in Atascocita Observer.)
http://bit.ly/1ujC5ho

Weekend previews: Tennis, track and field, swimming and diving
Rice men’s tennis will play against University of Texas at the Weller Indoor Tennis Center.
The Daily Texan
http://bit.ly/1zWvs7d