Dateline Rice for July 20, 2015 (Weekend Edition)

FEATURED ITEM

Huda Y. Zoghbi, M.D.
In a “Spotlights” profile, Rice trustee Dr. Huda Zoghbi mentions that the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital has faculty who have dual appointments with Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine. She also notes that Rice and other Texas Medical Center institutions “have absolutely some of the best people in the world working in medicine and science.”
Texas Medical Center News
http://bit.ly/1fhDz58

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

3-D ‘white graphene’ could keep electronics cool
Three-dimensional structures of boron nitride sheets and nanotubes may offer a way to keep small electronic devices cool, according to scientists at Rice University. Rouzbeh Shahsavari, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted. Graduate student Navid Sakhavand is mentioned.
Futurity
http://bit.ly/1HEJ33D
Keeping electronics chilled with white graphene
Digital Journal (Similar articles appeared in iFreePress.com, Oximity, PPP Focus, Lid Time, Uncover Michigan and WallStreet OTC.)
http://bit.ly/1JbrhqY

Before Tennessee rampage, suspect texted friend link to Islamic verse
David Cook, associate professor of religion, explains the Islamic text Hadith, which the shooter in Chattanooga quoted the night before his attack against five U.S. Marines.
Reuters (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News and over 90 other media outlets.)
http://reut.rs/1HEBhH5
Chattanooga shooting: Gunman sent text to friend saying ‘I have declared war’ hours before spree
The Independent
http://ind.pn/1HEujBX
Before Tennessee rampage, suspect texted friend link to Islamic verse
Zawya
http://bit.ly/1fhB032
Friend of alleged gunman who killed 5 US servicemen says he received a text message from the suspect with a link to a long Islamic verse hours before attack.
The Jerusalem Post
http://bit.ly/1KgqpAf
Tennessee shooter sent link of Quran verse to friend
Ghana Web
http://bit.ly/1Dql58g
Before Tennessee rampage, suspect texted friend link to Islamic verse
Daily Mail
http://dailym.ai/1HLCvy2
Tennessee shooting suspect texted friend an Islamic verse hours before attack
Huffington Post
http://huff.to/1gK11Jn
Chattanooga shooting suspect sent text containing Islamic verse before attack
The Guardian
http://bit.ly/1OhDs54
Suspected Chattanooga gunman texted Islamic verse to close friend the night before attack that may have hinted at rampage: Report
The Blaze
http://bit.ly/1HLf6N5
Navy sailor killed in Tennessee shooting attack identified
LidTime.com
http://bit.ly/1JsqPjX

46 years since man 1st landed on the moon: A look at the NASA center where it all started
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is quoted.
The Economic Times
http://bit.ly/1MfIkJz

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Texas could face health insurance sticker shock for 2016
Some Texas health insurers have been asked to raise rates on insurance by more than 30 percent. Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and professor of economics, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of Sunday’s Chronicle. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1OrJQY1

Campaign continues to tout Perry ‘opportunity’ speech
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science at Rice’s Baker Institute, comments on former Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign strategy, is mentioned in an article about the importance of the Latino vote regarding the Houston mayor race and is cited for his ranking of the members of the Texas Senate.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1fhABxv
Abbott’s response to Trump is muted
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/1I6CvIj
Perry’s comments on race questioned
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/1fYdKYO
El voto latino se convierte en un trofeo en la batalla por la alcaldía de Houston
La Voz de Houston (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1fhAG4n
Scoring Straus
Texas Scorecard
http://bit.ly/1fYeahH
Analysis: The center did not hold
Gilmer Mirror
http://bit.ly/1VkYkxO
KTRH-AM
http://bit.ly/1OrPk5j

Wilkinson: The deportation era is at an end
The Department of Homeland Security is retreating from deporting law-abiding undocumented immigrants, a step toward the U.S. eventually abandoning its deportation policy. The article mentions a speech at Rice June 8 by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Sxj3Kt

5,200 turn out to Sanders rally at UH
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke at the University of Houston. Graduate student Sydney Gibson is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the City & State section and in DailyNews724. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1IeVkPJ
http://bit.ly/1DqaJFl

Somebody’s Mother’s celebrates 10th anniversary of chocolate sauce launch
Alumna Lynn Lasher ’79 is featured for the rise of her product, Somebody’s Mother’s Chocolate Sauce.
Houston Chronicle (This is featured on the front of the Life’s Passages section in the online newspaper. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1fhBHt7

Rice lab synthesizes cancer-killing compound
The molecule shishijimicin A, discovered more than a decade ago in a marine animal known as a sea squirt and found to be highly toxic to cancer cells, has been synthesized by the Rice University laboratory of K.C. Nicolaou, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry.
Texas Medical Center News (This is featured in TMC Today.)
http://bit.ly/1dYnPTs
http://bit.ly/1KggVHP

The other Texas boom they forgot: Rural counties struggle to stay afloat
Texas’ rural counties are experiencing a decline in population and business. Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, is quoted.
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/1OhGAhi

Amazing ants: Aliens, adversaries and agriculturalists program Aug. 6
Scott Solomon, professor in the practice of ecology and evolutionary biology, will be a guest presenter on ants for the Texas Master Naturalists Coastal Prairie Chapter’s monthly program.
Fort Bend Sun (This article also appeared in Sugar Land Sun.)
http://bit.ly/1IetKAk

New report puts these Texas universities among world’s best
Rice University is ranked No. 120 on the Center for World University Rankings 2015 report and No. 61 in the United States.
CultureMap Dallas
http://bit.ly/1KgnAis

BROADCAST

‘El Chapo’: A problem on both sides of the border
Gary Hale, a nonresident fellow in drug policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, comments on the impact of Joaquin Guzman Loera’s escape on businesses on both sides of the border.
KTRK-TV
http://abc13.co/1Jf8AhQ

KTRK-TV
Patricia Reiff, professor of physics and astronomy, discusses the new photos of Pluto and the excitement of this new planetary encounter.
http://bit.ly/1DqoPXo

Exploradio: The promise and the hype of graphene
James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted in a radio feature on graphene. Alumnus Yu Zhu ’12 is quoted.
WKSU.org
http://bit.ly/1CSgHUx

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

When Earth’s continents rose above its oceans
Scientists at the University of Bristol used rock samples from around the world to measure the thickness of the continental crust and found that it is much thinner today than 3 billion years ago. Cin-Ty Lee, professor of Earth science, is quoted.
EarthSky
http://bit.ly/1CShZyN

How nanotechnology works
The late Richard Smalley is quoted about nanoscopic machines in an article about the world of nanotechnology.
How Stuff Works
http://bit.ly/1LylOux

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Jon Kimura Parker kicks off Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano, will perform a solo recital at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival July 21.
Santa Fe New Mexican (This is featured on the cover of the July 17 issue. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1CLr6le

Lifting sanctions would restart Iran oil exports, cut prices more
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute, comments on the nuclear agreement between Iran and the West.
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
http://bit.ly/1Ly8NkN

Best places to start a business in Texas
An article about the best places in Texas to start a business mentions Rice’s Nobel Prize-winning discoveries in nanotechnology.
NerdWallet
http://nerd.me/1CSdF2C

Making noise: MU composers fest offers inspired — and inspiring — sounds
Alumnus Thomas Dougherty ’15 received a resident composer spot for the Mizzou International Composers Festival.
Columbia Daily Tribune
http://bit.ly/1SxdR9x

SPORTS

Owl football: Media poll tabs Rice University for second in Conference USA West
Rice football was picked to finish second in Conference USA’s West Division in the league’s annual preseason football media poll.
Tomball Potpourri (This article also appeared in Fort Bend Sun, Memorial Examiner, Sugar Land Sun and Bellaire Examiner.)
http://bit.ly/1I6PsBE

Arsalan Kazemi’s quest to become NBA’s 1st drafted Iranian-born player
Former Rice University basketball player Arsalan Kazemi is featured.
Bleacher Report (Similar articles appeared in CNN, DailyNews724 and A Breaking News.)
http://ble.ac/1Gvw944

NEWS RELEASE

Rice U. Mexico expert to testify before Congress
Tony Payan will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere July 23.
http://bit.ly/1GvMENq