Dateline Rice for Aug. 7, 2015

FEATURED ITEM

Texas voter ID law held down turnout in key 2014 congressional race
Confusion over Texas’ voter photo identification requirement potentially discouraged as many as 9 percent of registered voters from going to the polls in the November 2014 elections in the Latino-majority U.S. Congressional District 23, according to a new study by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the University of Houston Hobby Center for Public Policy. 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 for Public Policy, is quoted. Jones also comments on the GOP presidential candidate debate.
Houston Public Media
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Study: Law discouraged more than those without voter ID
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in My High Plains and Longview News-Journal.)
http://bit.ly/1eXsWUw
Election day bridge
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Pb2aFt
http://bit.ly/1MS2o5U
Who won the debates? The Chronicle asked these experts
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1MfaK7z
Report finds confusion over voter ID law kept people from the polls, too
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1SZWKCK
Texas ID requirement kept voters from polls says study
CBSLocal.com
http://cbsloc.al/1SZjjr6
Study finds Texas voter photo ID requirement discourages turnout
Phys.org
http://bit.ly/1INckXm
WBAP-AM (Dallas)
http://bit.ly/1JR8PEw
KLIF-AM (Dallas)
http://bit.ly/1hnHfnd

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

5 summertime art road trips
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Rice campus is included in a list of art installations across the country worth seeing on a summer road trip.
Wall Street Journal
http://on.wsj.com/1J1eOYB

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Crude’s fall has corporate fliers on standby
Private aviation companies have experienced a drop in bookings from energy companies. Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front page. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1TaZbgE

Trump an embarrassment to business as well as to GOP
Houston Chronicle columnist Chris Tomlinson discusses presidential candidate Donald Trump’s competence and leadership style. Anthea Zhang, professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1giwlhQ

Ignoring reality
Texas’ uninsured population remains primarily Hispanic and middle-aged, with low incomes and no college degree, according to a new report from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1K7Bv7W
http://bit.ly/1K7m1AZ

Galveston gets ready to rumble, 7th Annual Battle of the Badges set for Aug. 29
The Rice University Police Department will participate in the 7th Annual Galveston “Battle of the Badges” at the Moody Gardens Convention Center Aug. 29.
Bay Area Citizen (This also appeared in the Police News.)
http://bit.ly/1TbcAFw

#BeyBeAHero
Writer Christina Canales Gorczynski mentions her father attended Rice in an article about her Beyonce-inspired initiative to encourage the LGBTQ community to vote.
OutSmart
http://bit.ly/1Hu0uR1

BROADCAST

Shell starts drilling for oil in the Arctic
A story about the plan to drill for untapped oil in the Alaskan Arctic quotes William Arnold, professor in the practice of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Marketplace.org
http://bit.ly/1OVh7KW

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Cancer treatment models get real
Rice and MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers use a custom flow perfusion bioreactor to show the value of testing cancer samples in realistic environments. Antonios Mikos, the Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is mentioned. Graduate student and lead author Marco Santoro is quoted.
Medical News Technology (This article also appeared in R&D Magazine, European Hospital, My Informs, Oncology Nurse Advisor and Medical Design Technology.)
http://bit.ly/1IvWiC5

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Good grade for McNeese degree
Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering is No. 1 on PayScale’s list of the best value colleges for engineering majors. Rice is also noted for its emphasis on encouraging female students to pursue engineering degrees.
American Press (This article also appeared in KFDM-TV.)
http://bit.ly/1Hvs2p9
McNeese engineering degree ranked 3rd in nation for return on investment
BayouBuzz.com
http://bit.ly/1K7mQtv

SPORTS

Rice’s loss to Old Dominion stirs new dominant mindset
The Rice football team is featured. Head football coach David Bailiff and players Andrew Reue and Driphus Jackson are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the Sports section. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1J1hDca
Cougars and Owls get back on the gridiron ahead of new season
NewsFix
http://bit.ly/1DvwTvH

Houston Astros minors update: 3 prospects work no-hitter for Tri-City
Former Rice baseball player Kevin McCanna is profiled.
Fansided
http://bit.ly/1UsYS3g

Bryce Callahan days until Chicago Bears regular season opener
Former Rice football player Bryce Callahan is featured.
Fansided
http://bit.ly/1SZPg2s

NEWS RELEASE

Texas ID requirement kept voters from the polls
Confusion over Texas’ voter photo identification requirement potentially discouraged as many as 9 percent of registered voters from going to the polls in the November 2014 elections in the Latino-majority U.S. Congressional District 23, according to a new study by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the University of Houston Hobby Center for Public Policy.
http://bit.ly/1hnCYjM