Dateline Rice for July 22, 2015

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Nonmagnetic elements form unique magnet
How can two metals that are not magnetic combine to make a magnet? Scientists at Rice University have found one answer in their creation of the first known itinerant antiferromagnet from nonmagnetic constituents.
National Science Foundation
http://1.usa.gov/1HRICRu

Middle East rivals agree: Iran nuclear deal is no solution to regional turmoil
Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, comments on the complications of the nuclear agreement between Iran and the West.
The Washington Times
http://bit.ly/1IedjiV

3 transfer pitfalls for international community college students to avoid
A blog gives financial advice to international community college students planning to transfer to a university mentions, but it includes inaccurate information about Rice. Rice does not offer financial aid to international transfer applicants, but it does offer need-based aid to a limited number of international undergraduate applicants.
U.S. News and World Report
http://bit.ly/1HOv7C8

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Abbott security detail costs for travel rising
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 the reported costs for Gov. Greg Abbott’s security and trips. Jones is cited for his ranking of the members of the Texas Senate.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1OmkLx4
Gov. Abbott racks up security costs on out-of-state trips
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/1IiUnUz
Sen. Don Huffines rates as one of the top conservatives in the Senate
Houston Style Magazine (This article also appeared in Katy News.)
http://bit.ly/1RQpVHI
More of what we already know
Texas Scorecard
http://bit.ly/1LtJhPl
No middle ground in Texas politics anymore
1190TalkRadio.com
http://bit.ly/1Ommend
Texas conservative coalition social list
Agenda Wise
http://bit.ly/1gOiFvu

The University of Texas at Austin is the 30th best university in the world, says report
Rice University is No. 120 in the 2015 Center for World University Rankings and No. 52 for quality of education.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1MIfTlw

Go DJ Awards show honors Houston talent
Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning’s Distinguished Lecturer, attended the Go DJ Awards in Houston.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in San Francisco Chronicle. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1GCFqXW

$13.7 million NSF grant creates natural hazards engineering center at UT Austin
A new cyberinfrastructure effort at the University of Texas at Austin, funded by a $13.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation, will help engineers build safer structures that can better withstand natural hazards such as earthquakes and windstorms. Jamie Padgett, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is part of the research team.
UT News
http://bit.ly/1eek2Sj
University of Texas researchers lead effort to engineer earthquake-resistant structures
Government Technology
http://bit.ly/1KkVEdt
Grant allows UT to lead effort to engineer quake-resistant structures
NewsOK
http://bit.ly/1LDeg9Y

Spring student heads to nation’s capitol to attend Boys Nation
Providence Classical School senior Michael McDowell plans to attend Rice.
Magnolia Potpourri
http://bit.ly/1IkS8C8

BROADCAST

KHOU-TV’s ‘Great Day Houston’
The host makes a reference to Rice University as a place that impresses people.
http://bit.ly/1IeiDTF

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

2-D materials researchers aim ‘beyond graphene’
Pennsylvania State University’s Materials Research Institute started the Center for Two-Dimensional and Layered Materials, which has been finding new ways to make 2-D materials and combine monolayers made of different compounds, and analyzed materials made by Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Materials Science and NanoEngineering and of chemistry, and his team.
Phys.org
http://bit.ly/1flLcYb
2DLM Research Center focuses on ‘beyond graphene’
AZO Nano
http://bit.ly/1RQjBA0

SPORTS

KRIV-TV
Head football coach David Bailiff helped organize the convention for the Texas High School Coaches Association. Former Rice football coach Todd Graham, and speaker at the convention, is quoted about Bailiff’s success as coach.
http://bit.ly/1IiYDDH (Similar stories appeared in 11 other media outlets.)
KPRC-TV
http://bit.ly/1CV6hni

KTSM-TV (El Paso)
The schedule for the upcoming basketball season was released. Rice will play against University of Texas at El Paso Jan. 1, 2016.
http://bit.ly/1flZxE0 (Similar stories appeared in over 70 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1CV6uqw
KVIA-TV (El Paso)
http://bit.ly/1HRHEEV

Astros take opener over Blue Jays, 6-1, in late-inning antics
Rice baseball player Ford Stainback is mentioned for his team’s win against the Bluefield Blue Jays.
WJHL.com
http://bit.ly/1HIUNlC

NEWS RELEASE

Rice finding could lead to cheap, efficient metal-based solar cells
New research from Rice University could make it easier for engineers to harness the power of light-capturing nanomaterials to boost the efficiency and reduce the costs of photovoltaic solar cells.
http://bit.ly/1LumbI4