Dateline Rice for June 11, 2015

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Immigration reform 2015: ‘We will fight and defend’ DACA, DAPA, says DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson
Illegal immigration across the southwestern border is on pace for the lowest year since 1972, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said during an appearance Monday at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Latin Times
http://bit.ly/1B3HAEk
Illegal immigration 2015: More immigrants arriving from Central America, border patrol union says
International Business Times
http://bit.ly/1B7JJyz

Private colleges haven’t pulled the trigger on campus carry
Gov. Greg Abbott is poised to sign the campus-carry bill into law, but it’s still facing fierce opposition. Student body presidents from 13 colleges across Texas have teamed up to urge the governor not to put pen to paper.
Palestine Herald Press (This article also appeared in the Gainesville Daily Register, the Athens Daily Review and the Weatherford Democrat.)
http://bit.ly/1B5gywo

Tiny gold ‘pucks’ measure conductivity
Researchers at Rice’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) have discovered a new way to make ultrasensitive conductivity measurements at optical frequencies on high-speed nanoscale electronic components. Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy, and materials science and nanoengineering, and Fangfang Wen, a Rice graduate student at LANP, are quoted.
Futurity
http://bit.ly/1FaU1sY
Rice researchers make ultrasensitive conductivity measurements: Photonic platform could provide ‘optical signatures’ for molecular electronics
Nanotechnology Now
http://bit.ly/1f46MR8
Rice researchers make ultrasensitive conductivity measurements
Photonics Online (This article also appeared in R&D Magazine, Fnews.com, Nanowerk, Electronic Component News Online, Product Design & Development, World Newsand e!Science News.)
http://bit.ly/1C0LEAa

The tech that will let virtual worlds touch you back
Rice University engineering students created a tactile feedback glove for virtual-reality environments.
Playboy
http://bit.ly/1f38fr5

News Analysis: Abe’s smoke and mirrors politics can’t hide State Shinto’s hand in revival of neo-Imperialism
Jill Carroll, former adjunct associate professor of religious studies, is quoted.
Xinhua (This article also appeared in China.org.)
http://bit.ly/1MssubS

HOUSTON/TEXAS

You can’t get there from here: Houston’s transit deserts
Kyle Shelton, postdoctoral research fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored this article on drastic changes being made to Houston’s METRO service.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared in the Houston Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine.)
http://bit.ly/1MsFAGn

Houston’s inner life, circa 1979
A photo taken by a Chronicle photographer in 1979 shows a young woman running in the rain. The photographer recalled she was a Rice student and that it was taken on North Boulevard.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared in the Houston Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine.)
http://bit.ly/1JHQKZY
Stephen Klineberg on ‘The Black Voice’
Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, discussed his findings from the 2015 Houston Area Survey.
KRIV-TV
http://bit.ly/1FUZc0N

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

2015 MBA to watch: Kyle Rojas
MBA alumnus Kyle Rojas ’15 is profiled. Jeremy Grace, director of student services, is quoted.
Poets & Quants
http://bit.ly/1MsCIcg

College students create device to prevent hot car deaths
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.
CTNow
http://bit.ly/1BZKGUK

Beating the decline through refracturing
Terry Jbeili, who has taken classes at Rice, authored this article on fracking.
World Oil
http://bit.ly/1e38SQY

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

5 questions to Gabriela Lena Frank (composer)
A Q&A with alumna Gabriela Frank ’94 explores her career as a composer
I Care If You Listen
http://bit.ly/1L3dDaM

1st-generation Americans take top 2 spots at College Park High
The Woodlands College Park High School salutatorian Dylan Jiang plans to attend Rice.
The Woodlands Villager
http://bit.ly/1dy0GY6

2015 delivers long list of great shows
Rice’s Deciduous Trio is mentioned.
Columbia Tribune
http://bit.ly/1GtWXX9

Musicians who lead in the classical scene
Alumnus Yoong-Han Chan ’95 is profiled for his career in music.
The Straits Times
http://bit.ly/1JMuMDC

UF SoM garners attention, invites elite pianists for piano workshop
Robert Roux, professor of piano and chair of keyboard, is mentioned.
The Independent Florida Alligator
http://bit.ly/1QOOtep

Noninvasive brain stimulator may ease Parkinson’s symptoms
An invention by Johns Hopkins University students was a finalist at the Rice University Business Plan Competition.
The HUB
http://bit.ly/1B8HHyk

SPORTS

Zinko earns Spirit of Service Award
Rice tennis player Solomiya Zinko has been named Rice’s Conference USA Spirit of Service Award winner for spring sports.
ConferenceUSA.com
http://bit.ly/1FaXGa8

Kevin McCanna, Leon Byrd and Jordan Stephens were selected in the 2015 MLB draft.
Ex-Galveston Ball stars among area players drafted on final day
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1GvEKbA
2015 baseball draft selections
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and the Tennessean.)
http://bit.ly/1KZjsmo
Orewiler, Simon highlight local players selected on Day 3 of MLB draft
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1Krk9H9
Draft day 3: Astros start with a HS pitcher; add Rice’s Kevin McCanna and Texas’ Brooks Marlow
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1dy3dBN
BASEBALL: Local trio selected on final day of MLB draft
The Courier
http://bit.ly/1FK6l4R
MLB DRAFT: Power pitching remains focus for Ranger
The Daily Progress
http://bit.ly/1dy2hx7
2015 MLB draft: Chicago White Sox pick Jordan Stephens
Southside Showdown
http://bit.ly/1FTtDEC
Cubs 2015 MLB draft tracker: Day 3
Chicago Online
http://bit.ly/1S5rkHd

Cheserek leads 1-2 Oregon finish in NCAA 10,000
Rice decathlete Scott Filip is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1FLAlxl
NCAA Track & Field Championships results
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1e5Ceyr
Rice’s Filip 3rd in decathlon
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1C0QoWp

Sumlin a cool customer as season approaches
Former Rice football coach Todd Graham is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1f55l52

Lacrosse aiming for higher profile
Rice’s club lacrosse team is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1FV0eKm

Baseball: Regis Jesuit’s Schwarz, Schmidt and former Eaglecrest pitcher Braxton Lorenzini go in MLB draft
Brent Schwarz has signed a letter of intent to play at Rice University.
Aurora Sentinel
http://bit.ly/1GtTTKu

ZM’s Lindhart dominates the throws
Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School graduate Maddie Lindhart plans to attend Rice.
Zumbrota.com
http://bit.ly/1IwYz1x

IU men’s basketball names new strength and conditioning coach
Former Rice coach Lyonel Anderson is profiled for his new position at Indiana University.
The Indiana Daily Student (This article also appeared in Inside the Hall.)
http://bit.ly/1FJ746w