Dateline Rice for June 1, 2015 (Weekend Edition)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

The device that could save babies left in hot cars
Five recent Rice University graduates have designed a new car seat accessory that can not only protect infants accidentally left in hot cars but can also notify caregivers and emergency personnel. Graduates Audrey Clayton and Rachel Wang are quoted.
Stuff.co.nz
http://bit.ly/1FlWWQ4

Use of stun guns is scrutinized after Walter Scott shooting
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 cited for his findings on stun gun use in Houston, authored an blog post on Houston’s upcoming mayor election and is quoted about Houston City Controller Ronald Green, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s first session, the approval of the campus-carry measure and the tension between Texas and the federal government.
New York Times (This article also appeared in Malay Mail and Santa Fe New Mexican.)
http://nyti.ms/1ENUOQg
Choosing Houston’s mayor for the next 2 (or 6?) years
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1FP6syx
City controller: Low-profile race for what has become low-profile office
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1SQo83n
Confounding expectations, in the 84th session, the center-right held
Austin American-Statesman
http://atxne.ws/1PZF3ll
So how’d Abbott do in his 1st Texas legislative session? Depends on whom you ask
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/1I4FmUF
Need for storm aid puts fresh spotlight on tensions between Texas, DC
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/1Ky7dx5
Texas ‘campus carry’ bill heads to governor
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/1GQNkCj

Prices are down, but Saudis keep oil flowing
Saudi Arabia is maintaining healthy oil production despite the low prices. Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
New York Times (This article also appeared in Alaska Dispatch News.)
http://nyti.ms/1I3gMUn
Why Saudi Arabia is pumping more and more barrels of oil, despite weak prices
The Economic Times
http://bit.ly/1eLqgd2

Roots of animals’ individuality revealed with ‘Groundhog Day’ experiments
Researchers at Harvard University studied the behavior of fruit flies that had to choose between entering a dark tunnel or a lighted one. Julia Saltz, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is quoted.
Scientific American
http://bit.ly/1FPgU9f

Texas floods: What can communities do to reduce vulnerability?
Phil Bedient, the Herman Brown Professor of Engineering, is quoted about the Brays Bayou construction project that was meant to be completed last year, but has now been pushed to 2020.
Yahoo! News (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News UK, Yahoo! News Canada and Christian Science Monitor.)
http://yhoo.it/1AJ0sZ0

The best advice for 2015 grads from Tim Cook, Barack Obama, Elizabeth Holmes and more
Retired Gen. Colin Powell delivered Rice University’s 2015 commencement address.
Forbes
http://onforb.es/1AIWrDM

Contemplating public service, ponies and personal success
Houston Mayor and alumna Annise Parker ’78 is quoted about her upcoming 40th reunion at Rice and how she was the first Rice graduate to become mayor of Houston.
Wall Street Journal
http://on.wsj.com/1GRBPdH

HOUSTON/TEXAS

CKW Luxe Magazine launch party
Rice President David Leebron and University Representative Y. Ping Sun attended the launch of CKW Luxe Magazine. Leebron is also quoted about his past favorite vacation spots and upcoming trips.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1ctPMSz
The great escapes of the rich and famous
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/1M4uE1T

HISD chief Grier, aggressive change agent, may be in his last year
An article about Houston Independent School District Superintendent Terry Grier’s suffering educational reform cites a report from Rice’s Houston Education Research Consortium about students’ math progress.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1RG3mCd

Local entrepreneurs test the waters of ‘Shark Tank’
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business hosted a public casting call for the ABC show “Shark Tank.”
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front of the Business section in Saturday’s Chronicle. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Q09B6p
Hundreds of Houstonians make pitches to land on ‘Shark Tank’
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in Congoo News, DailyNews724 and Trading-House. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1AIXGD6
Houstonians pitch their ideas in hopes of landing on ‘Shark Tank’
KTRK-TV
http://abc13.co/1JdWw5w

90 years ago: Howard Hughes marries his 1st wife
Howard Hughes married socialite Ella Rice on this day in 1925. Rice’s founder, William Marsh Rice, is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1FPne0p
Local billionaires marries socialite — this forgotten day in Houston
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1eKojO1

Rice University snags Harvard cancer researcher
Natasha Kirienko, a cancer researcher from Harvard Medical School, will join the Rice University faculty in August as the result of a $2 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Mary Farach-Carson, the Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, vice provost for translational bioscience and scientific director of the BioScience Research Collaborative, is quoted.
TMC Today
http://bit.ly/1Jf1lvo

Rice Education Entrepreneurship Program’s impact growing across Houston
With this month marking the 5-year graduation anniversary of the Rice University Education Entrepreneurship Program’s first MBA cohort, the growth of the program’s impact across Houston’s K-12 schools has been both rapid and widespread. Andrea Hodge, executive director of REEP, is quoted.
TMC Today
http://bit.ly/1Jf1lvo

Campus-carry bill would give universities more say
Texas lawmakers are seeking compromise over changes made to Senate Bill 11, which would expand where concealed-carry license holders can bring their handguns on college campuses. Rice is mentioned.
The Texas Tribune
http://bit.ly/1AIs40b

Parents upset to find summer camp closed on first day
The Be Inspired Cultural Arts camp, which is renting space at Rice, was unable to open, due to a shortage of camp staff. David McDonald, senior business director of Housing and Dining, is quoted.
KTRK-TV
http://abc13.co/1BDoek8

Channel 2 investigation will lead to new state law
The Texas Senate approved Sen. John Whitmire’s filed bill that would require private university police departments to obey requests under the Texas Public Information Act. Rice is mentioned.
KPRC-TV
http://bit.ly/1LWPfVh
http://bit.ly/1KI3lwH

BROADCAST

KTRK-TV
Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, appeared on KTRK’s “Viva Houston” to discuss his findings from the 2015 Houston Area Survey. He is also quoted about Texas’ stereotypes in an op-ed about the state’s need for rebranding.
http://bit.ly/1KylucY
Time to celebrate the new Texas
DentonRC.com
http://bit.ly/1Qk7ntq

KRIV-TV
Rice’s SSPEED Center and Texas A&M University at Galveston coordinated efforts to develop a storm-surge protection system, which is still being considered as one of the proposed plans.
http://bit.ly/1KI3xMg

Francoeur Chamber Music Society’s debut recital
Graduate student Viktor Valkov performed at the Campbell Learning Center.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1I5iQey

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Organizations must prepare for aging global workforce to stay competitive
A new book chapter from a Rice University psychologist suggests that to remain competitive, organizations must prepare for the changes in their employees’ knowledge and skills over the lifespan of their workforce. Margaret Beier, associate professor of psychology, is quoted.
Phys.org
http://bit.ly/1PZLXai

The Ebola outbreak: Insights from the frontline
Jennifer Herricks, postdoctoral fellow in disease and poverty at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the importance of the recent sixth annual George H.W. Bush China-U.S. Relations Conference on Global Infectious Diseases.
BioNews-Texas
http://bit.ly/1FY8ugS

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Alleman graduation celebrates key transitions
Alleman Catholic High School graduate Michael Do plans to attend Rice.
Dispatch Argus
http://bit.ly/1FlY7Pj

SPORTS

Rice football team helps out flood victims
Head coach David Bailiff and the Rice football team helped flood victims in Meyerland.
KHOU-TV
http://bit.ly/1d9X8v5
KPRC-TV
http://bit.ly/1Qkjua1

Rice tops Houston 3-2 in 20, tourney’s 4th-longest game
Rice baseball beat University of Houston 3-2 after 20 innings at Cougar Field. Rice advanced to play against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
ABC News (This Associated Press article appeared in more than 100 other media outlets.)
http://abcn.ws/1ctJWAp
Rice defeats Houston in 20 innings in NCAA Tournament game
CBSSports.com
http://cbsprt.co/1JevxXz
Disastrous 9th inning sees Owls drop opener of Houston Regional
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1GgFAux
Night Owls: Rice wins marathon 20-inning game, 3-2, to eliminate Houston
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1Q01abn
Rice Owls beat UH Cougars in 6-hour, 20-inning game
KPRC-TV
http://bit.ly/1I0UGVl
NCAA Houston regional game 1: Louisiana downs Rice with 5 in 9th
Baseball Essential
http://bit.ly/1I1ErHx
NCAA baseball tournament 2015 scores: Rice takes 20-inning battle, 5 teams advance
Sporting News
http://bit.ly/1Kyk2r2
Season over for Cougars after 20-inning marathon against Owls
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/1FY4LQw
UL baseball faces Rice in Houston regional finals — inside the numbers
ESPN1420.com
http://bit.ly/1FPgnEj
Cajuns come back to beat Rice in NCAA Regional
Bayou Buzz
http://bit.ly/1dGZO44
Cajuns will face a bleary-eyed Rice
The Advertiser
http://bit.ly/1d9vuOV
Cajuns come back to beat Rice in NCAA regional
The Northwestern (This article also appeared in Wausau Daily Herald, Des Moines Register Online, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, the Reporter and News-Star.)
http://oshko.sh/1QkbeGN

El Pasoan named C-USA Coach of the Year
Head soccer coach Nicky Adams was named the 2015 Conference USA women’s soccer Coach of the Year.
El Paso Inc.
http://bit.ly/1M4hmmf

Best Preps awards to be named for Blalock, Humber, Shaw
Alumnus Philip Humber ’05 is profiled.
Longview News-Journal
http://bit.ly/1eLlxZ6

Former WNBA star brings maternal attitude to new job at Post
Former assistant basketball coach Taj McWilliams-Franklin is the new head women’s basketball coach at Post University.
Republican American
http://bit.ly/1AIDukO

NEWS RELEASE

Ancient algae found deep in tropical glacier
Rice, Nebraska and Ohio State researchers looking for carbon in equatorial ice cores find diatoms, a type of algae. Their presence is evidence of what the landscape around the Andes in Peru might have been like more than a millennium ago.
http://bit.ly/1Jk6dhi