Dateline Rice for June 15, 2015 (Weekend Edition)

FEATURED ITEMS

Rice recruit Smith connects with NBA father as mom beats cancer
Ridge Point High School graduate Amir Smith will play basketball for Rice. He has the support of his mother, who has been getting treatment for breast cancer at nearby MD Anderson Cancer Center, and his father, who was the No. 1 NBA draft pick in 1995. Owls coach Mike Rhoades is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the Sports section in Sunday’s Chronicle. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1dGf4Oi

Filosofi: Luonto on tuhonnut maapallon
Timothy Morton, a philosopher and the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, is interviewed about solutions for global warming and discusses his year collaborating with Björk on “Björk: Archives,” a book and visual tribute to the enigmatic Icelander.
Helsingin Sanomat (This appeared on the home page and front page of the print edition of Finland’s largest-subscription daily newspaper, which is published in Helsinki. An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1G7Zm54

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Finally, the days of those awful annual performance reviews might be numbered
Psychologists at Rice reinforce the importance of continuous feedback on employee performance. Doctoral candidate and lead author of the study Jisoo Ock is quoted. Study co-author Fred Oswald, professor of psychology, is mentioned.
Business Insider Australia
http://bit.ly/1C8H4A1

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.
Epoch Times
http://bit.ly/1MWdi7X

The ‘skyboxification’ of America
Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted in an article about the decline of middle-income neighborhoods.
Washington Post (Scroll down to “The ‘skyboxification’ of America.”)
http://wapo.st/1Si76tW

Mistrated Muni Market hoists $1.8 billion annual tab on taxpayers
According to a study co-authored by Marc Joffe, principal consultant with Public Sector Credit Solutions, taxpayers are not benefiting from fixed-income markets. The article cites a ratings study from Rice, American University and Georgetown University.
Bloomberg Business
http://bloom.bg/1BhlD4v

Good science depends on the replication of findings
Stephen Zeff, the Keith Anderson Professor in Business at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, submitted a letter in response to an editorial about frauds in scientific research.
Wall Street Journal
http://on.wsj.com/1GHYhr8

Famosos aconsejan en sus discursos a los nuevos profesionales no aferrarse a la tecnología
Retired Gen. Colin Powell delivered Rice University’s 2015 commencement address.
Economia Y Negocios (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1dGaxLB

HOUSTON/TEXAS

East End transit push sparked change
Kyle Shelton, postdoctoral research fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about the Metro’s expansion into the East End.
Houston Chronicle (This is featured on the front of the Outlook section in Sunday’s Chronicle. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1G7GFi2

Woman’s 1st book aims to educate about Muslim heritage
Pakistani author Saadia Faruqi, who has taught courses at Rice, is featured for new book, “Brick Walls: Tales of Hope & Courage From Pakistan,” a collection of fictional short stories based on the reality of living in Pakistan.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1GEksgb

Sunday letters: US-Sino relations
During her upcoming visit to Houston, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong will come to the Rice campus June 21-22 for the U.S.-China University Presidents Roundtable. She is the highest-ranking official from China to visit Texas since 1979,
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1FWP2xL

Facility management profession sees growth
Chris Hodges, an instructor of Certified Facility Manager Preparation at Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, is quoted about the benefit of Rice’s partnership with the International Facility Management Association to offer this course.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1FWQ1xV

Houston isn’t Silicon Valley. Let’s be ourselves.
Will Rice College senior Senthil Natarajan authored this column urging Houston and Rice to embrace their uniqueness.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared in the Houston Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine in the June 10 issue of Dateline and is featured on the front of the Extra section in Sunday’s online newspaper.)
http://bit.ly/1GdWXcq

Wide array of devices, mobile applications available for monitoring health and exercise
Technology is making health care services that may have once seemed available only within a doctor’s office accessible to the general public, according to new research from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Quianta Moore, the Baker Institute’s scholar in health policy, is quoted.
Texas Medical Center News (This is featured in TMC Today.)
http://bit.ly/1JPVywu
http://bit.ly/1cW8v9x

Can Jeb Bush separate himself from the pack?
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 Jeb Bush’s potential as a candidate for the White House and on the Johnson Space Center’s improvement through the attainment of powerful Texas allies.
KTRH-AM
http://bit.ly/1BhAax5
http://bit.ly/1Si5Yq6
Johnson Space Center’s clout growing
San Antonio Express-News (This article also appeared in Express News.)
http://bit.ly/1BhPCt9
Could the Johnson Space Center see a return of its glory days?
The Orange County Register
http://bit.ly/1FiPqVP

Organizations invest in ‘longevity dividend’
Four projects for senior living are currently in development in Amarillo. 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 Rice’s report on Texas’ senior population. Michael Cline, associate director of the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas and co-author of the report, is mentioned.
Amarillo Globe-News
http://bit.ly/1HJSbFJ

BROADCAST

Imagine being a music student playing with the New York Philharmonic
String students from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music will perform with the New York Philharmonic.
KMFA.org (Austin, Texas)
http://bit.ly/1FiVnBY

Houston Newsmakers: June 12: Lt. governor, dean of Senate, call for voices of veterans
Sen. John Whitmire discusses a newly 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/1QyBHWG

Problem-plagued summer camp closing weeks ahead of schedule
The Be Inspired Cultural Arts Summer Camp closed six weeks early. Single Master Academic Readiness Teacher (SMART) Schools Inc. had rented space at Rice for the camp and had subcontracted with Be Inspired Cultural Arts to operate the camp.
KTRK-TV
http://abc13.co/1dGuORm

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Researchers grind nanotubes to get nanoribbons
Researchers on three continents discover that functionalized carbon nanotubes, when ground together, react and unzip into nanoribbons. The all solid-state process suggests that nanostructures may serve as templates for controlled chemical reactions. Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Materials Science and NanoEngineering and of chemistry, and graduate student Mohamad Kabbani are quoted.
Phys.org
http://bit.ly/1C8INFq
Researchers grind nanotubes to get nanoribbons: Rice-led experiments demonstrate solid-state carbon nanotube ‘templates’
Nanotechnology Now
http://bit.ly/1GHkwvA

People living in more disadvantaged cities are at greater risk of death by suicide
The city where an individual lives can influence the risk of dying by suicide, according to a new study from sociologists at Rice University and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Justin Denney, assistant professor of sociology, is quoted.
Health Canal (This article also appeared in Phys.org.)
http://bit.ly/1FWAXjV

Southcross Energy Partners appoints senior vice president and chief commercial officer
Alumnus Joel Moxley ’80 has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer of Southcross Energy Partners.
OilVoice (This article also appeared in Financial Content.)
http://bit.ly/1LblY9i

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Lily Dove, 19, of St. Augustine studies air pollution in Thailand with MIT
Graduate student Eva Dove is mentioned in an article about her sister.
The St. Augustine Record
http://bit.ly/1FWFeUz

Monday’s Montanan: Anya Jabour went from academia to show business
Alumna Anya Jabour ’94 is featured for her career in the entertainment industry.
http://bit.ly/1QytK3E

SPORTS

The John Heisman story: ‘Father of the forward pass,’ Titusville’s most noted sports figure.
Former Rice football coach John Heisman is featured.
The Titusville Herald
http://bit.ly/1BdnWG5

Marshall’s Bane receives postgraduate scholarship
Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky announced 14 recipients of the Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarships, which are named after the late former Rice faculty member and coach. Marshall University volleyball player Sammie Bane and University of Texas at El Paso soccer player Lauren Katada are two of the recipients.
The Herald-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/1MEp7yS
UTEP soccer: Lauren Katada earns Conference USA postgraduate scholarship
El Paso Times (This article also appeared in Las Cruces Sun-News and Daily Breeze.)
http://bit.ly/1IFtPvr

NEWS RELEASES

People living in more disadvantaged cities are at greater risk of death by suicide
The city where an individual lives can influence the risk of dying by suicide, according to a new study from sociologists at Rice University and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
http://bit.ly/1BdBhOR

Jesse Jones archive now at Rice University
The historic records of Jesse Jones (1874-1956), one of the nation’s most powerful appointed officials during the Great Depression and World War II and one of Houston’s pre-eminent developers during the first half of the 20th century, are now archived at Rice University’s Fondren Library.
http://bit.ly/1GI9bNL

Evolution study finds massive genome shift in one generation
A team of biologists from Rice University, the University of Notre Dame and three other schools has discovered that populations of an agricultural pest that began plaguing U.S. apple growers in the 1850s likely did so after undergoing extensive genome-wide changes in a single generation.
http://bit.ly/1TnNK84

Rice U. experts available during 2015 hurricane season
Rice has various experts available to talk about storms that enter the Gulf of Mexico and also storms from past years.
http://bit.ly/1egUzZr

Researchers grind nanotubes to get nanoribbons
Researchers on three continents discover that functionalized carbon nanotubes, when ground together, react and unzip into nanoribbons. The all solid-state process suggests that nanostructures may serve as templates for controlled chemical reactions.
http://bit.ly/1FWNoMr