Dateline Rice for Aug. 11, 2015

FEATURED ITEM

5 under 25: These Houston millennials already making their mark
Sid Richardson College junior Caroline Brigham, an architecture major, is one of five Houston millennials under the age of 25 profiled for their achievements.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1Tlo7rb

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

The elections no one cares about
Local elections have had a historically low voter turnout, which has led to states approving bills that would move election-voting dates to overlap with the more successful state or federal contests. Melissa Marschall, professor of political science, is quoted.
Governing
http://bit.ly/1Tkljuj

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Remembering Jack Gibbons, science adviser to Clinton and Congress
Neal Lane, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor Emeritus, senior fellow in science and technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and professor emeritus of physics and astronomy, authored a blog post about John Gibbons, a distinguished physicist and President Bill Clinton’s first science adviser, who died July 17.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1N0WRtN

Turner makes first major TV buy of campaign season
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, comments on mayoral candidate Sylvester Turner’s reserved broadcast time, and the confusion over Texas’ voter photo identification requirement, which potentially discouraged as many as 9 percent of registered voters from voting in the November 2014 elections in the Latino-majority U.S. Congressional District 23.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1f5qhIB
KRIV-TV
http://bit.ly/1DKDtyi
Despite court ruling, voter ID law still in effect for now
KUT.org (This article also appeared in KERA News.)
http://bit.ly/1L2MAtO
Study reveals the true scope of voter disenfranchisement in Texas
Think Progress
http://bit.ly/1IWsTQE
Voter ID may have had broader effects than we thought
Off the Kuff
http://bit.ly/1JSHPo2
Study finds Texas voter photo ID requirement discourages turnout
Fort Bend Sun (This article also appeared in Bellaire Examiner, Memorial Examiner and Bright Surf.)
http://bit.ly/1JSNdrp
Immigration reform 2015 news – Study finds Latino voters in Texas were discouraged from voting despite carrying valid ID
Latinos Post
http://bit.ly/1hvHsot
Estudio encuentra efecto disuasorio de la ley de identificación de votantes de Texas en el electorado latino
La Voz de Houston (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1TpKjLt
En EE.UU. creen que gane quién gane mejorarán las relaciones bilaterales
Clarin.com (An English translation is not available.)
http://clar.in/1WflAhb

Meteor shower returns this week
The annual Perseids meteor shower will return this week. Patricia Reiff, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
KTRH-AM
http://bit.ly/1ICX2aA
http://bit.ly/1P46RzZ

BROADCAST

Dan Rather, grandson Martin announce innovation prize
Martin Rather, who will be a freshman at Rice this fall, discussed the Rather Prize, which is being offered in partnership with Rice’s Center for Civic Leadership, Austin-based nonprofit Greenlights and South by Southwest. The prize will be awarded for the best idea to innovate Texas education.
KHOU.com (Similar articles appeared in KVUE-TV, KXAN-TV and Austin City and Press.)
http://bit.ly/1ICSelF
Dan Rather, grandson Martin announce innovation prize
KVUE-TV (Austin, Texas)
http://bit.ly/1KfG4gt
Dan Rather, grandson want your ideas to improve Texas schools
KXAN.com
http://bit.ly/1Mi8f30
http://bit.ly/1WfELYa
KEYE-TV (Austin, Texas)
http://bit.ly/1UAW8kj

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

3 new Engineering Research Centers receive $55.5M to advance US resiliency, sustainability
A Rice University-led consortium has won $18.5 million from the National Science Foundation to establish a national research center in Houston to develop mobile, off-grid water-treatment systems that can provide clean water to millions of people who lack it and make U.S. energy production more sustainable and cost-effective.
Science Times
http://bit.ly/1hvtAdT
World-changing technology center awarded
Lab Manager
http://bit.ly/1L2u1Gp
NSF’s industry/university center program promotes development of atomically thin coatings
AZO Materials
http://bit.ly/1gwmViK
Rice University-led consortium to establish nanotechnology enabled water treatment systems center
AZO Nano
http://bit.ly/1N756U8
DHS cyber appointments, email hacking, NSF grants and more
FCW.com
http://bit.ly/1J1JB5F

Tantalizing discovery may boost memory technology: Rice University scientists make tantalum oxide practical for high-density devices
Scientists at Rice University have created a solid-state memory technology that allows for high-density storage with a minimum of errors. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted. Co-authors are research scientist Jae-Hwang Lee and postdoctoral researchers Yang Yang, Gedeng Ruan, Nam Dong Kim and Yongsung Ji.
Nanotechnology Now (Similar articles appeared in Phys.org and e! Science News.)
http://bit.ly/1DK9shP
Boosting solid-state memory technology
Science Daily
http://bit.ly/1TpVnbv
Rice U. discovery may boost memory technology
ECN Mag
http://bit.ly/1Elpp9i
Rice creates new memory technology
TechEye.net
http://bit.ly/1WfzrE7

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Local impact of clean power plan not cut-and-dry
The Clean Power Plan plans to cut carbon pollution from power plants by the year 2030, but solar and wind energy doesn’t comply in all states. Kenneth Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and lecturer of economics, explains that natural gas will remain in use despite these new implementations.
iFreePress.com
http://bit.ly/1MmlNvO

The 20 colleges that will make your child the happiest
Rice University’s No. 9 ranking for happiest students in the 2016 edition of the Princeton Review’s “The Best 380 Colleges” is mentioned.
Chronicle-Independent
http://bit.ly/1L43qvs

SPORTS

Jackson’s career at Rice takes off after he stays put
Rice football player Driphus Jackson is featured. Head football coach David Bailiff and co-offensive coordinator Larry Edmonson are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the Sports section. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1N6AT7U

Rice ex Covington gets NFL shot with Texans
Former Rice football player Christian Covington, who will make his debut with the Houston Texans Aug. 15, is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1MmfRmt

Rice football is changing the learning curve with virtual reality
Rice signed a contract with STRIVR Labs to provide virtual reality technology for the football program. Head football coach David Bailiff is quoted. Players Driphus Jackson and J.T. Granato are mentioned.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1Nnujb7

The weighting game: Trent Williams loses 27 pounds, Niles Paul gains it, to gird for the season
Roberta Anding, a lecturer in kinesiology who has created meal plans for Rice student-athletes, is mentioned.
The Washington Post
http://wapo.st/1DGccgD

NEWS RELEASES

New initiative on integrated health care to launch during Aug. 13 public forum at Rice’s Baker Institute
A major collaborative initiative to develop and implement recommendations to improve integrated health care in Texas will be launched at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Aug. 13 during a public forum.
http://bit.ly/1MmnSYH

Middle school students to learn about science and engineering of drone technology at Rice Aug. 11-13
A group of 20 Houston sixth- to ninth-grade students will participate in a free drone camp at Rice University Aug. 11-13. The camp is hosted by TrumbullUnmanned and Rice’s Center for Engineering Leadership.
http://bit.ly/1Mi96k1

Tantalizing discovery may boost memory technology
Scientists at Rice University have created a solid-state memory technology that allows for high-density storage with a minimum of errors.
http://bit.ly/1IEIV2y