Dateline Rice for Aug. 12, 2015

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Tantalum shows promise for high-density storage
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.
Futurity (Similar articles appeared in 21 other media outlets.)
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New memory materials could boost storage density
The Engineer
http://bit.ly/1Mkkegv
Rice U. discovery may boost memory technology
Solid State Technology
http://bit.ly/1P6ptzA
Solid-state memory technology allows high-density data storage with minimum incidence of computer errors
AZO Materials
http://bit.ly/1TpQ7d2
Rice U. discovery may boost memory technology
ChemEurope.com
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New, durable high-density storage developed
NDTV Gadgets
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Durable high-storage memory chips in the offing
Gizbot.com
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Nueva tecnología de memoria de estado sólido para almacenamiento más denso y con menor consumo energético
NoticiasdelaCiencia.com (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1J42kgS

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Suburban hospitals offer increasingly specialized care
Memorial Hermann opened a “convenient care center” in Pearland, which offers lab and radiology services and a 24-hour emergency room. More health institutions are adopting these facilities to bring care closer to communities with an increasing number of insured residents. Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute and professor of economics, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
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CEO combats disease by creating tasty recipes
Alumnus Paul Morris ’79, CEO of Whole Note GF Baking Mixes, is featured for his company’s gluten-free products.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1NqpzBB
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Race to replace Parker ramps up
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 the effect Houston politics have on surrounding counties and cities.
KTRH-AM
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University of Houston, Rice University join forces to develop new companies
Eight teams of business-minded Rice students and alumni presented their startup concepts to Houston’s entrepreneurship community during the second Bayou Startup Showcase at the University of Houston.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1Nqmv8y

RUSMP broadens impact to teachers and students through summer offerings
The Rice University School of Mathematics Project (RUSMP) offered several programs this summer for mathematics teachers and the Tapia Math-Science Scholars program for Houston Independent School District high school students. Alumna Juliet Stipeche ’96, associate director of Rice’s Richard Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity, is quoted. RUSMP directors Anne Papakonstantinou ’69 and Richard Parr ’85 are mentioned.
Village News (The article is on page 10.)
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The Rather Prize: A search for a fresh approach to education in Texas
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.
KENS5.com (This article also appeared in CBS19.tv.)
http://bit.ly/1gzxfXo
Rather Prize to reward smart ideas on public school improvement
WOAI.com
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Recent editorials from Texas newspapers
An Associated Press compilation of editorials from Texas newspapers includes a Houston Chronicle editorial that cites findings from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy about implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (This Associated Press article appeared in 21 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1UD1xYe
HSPVA announces new Dance Department faculty for 2015-2016
Former Rice Dance Theatre faculty Courtney Jones will be a full-time instructor in the Dance Department at the High School for Performing and Visual Arts.
Bellaire Examiner
http://bit.ly/1f7IB3y

BROADCAST

KRIV-TV
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/1L5Tl14
Middle school students to participate in free drone camp at Rice University
AZO Robotics
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CNN International
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, discusses presidential candidate Donald Trump’s controversial remarks.
http://bit.ly/1Nqw1bK

KFOX-TV (El Paso, Texas)
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.
http://bit.ly/1Mkk7By

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Improvement in women’s education in Middle East has not translated to economic, political success
Women in the Middle East and North Africa may fare less well than their male peers in accumulating “wasta,” a form of social capital integral to their ability to exercise full political, economic and social influence, according to an issue brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
KU.edu
http://bit.ly/1En6RFy

Music Academy of the West musicians selected for NY Philharmonic 2016 Global Academy Fellowship Program
The New York Philharmonic Global Academy, which collaborates with Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, selected 10 Music Academy of the West musicians to participate in the second year of the academy’s fellowship program.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/1DMH4vC

SPORTS

KWTX-TV (Waco, Texas)
Tickets are still available for the Rice Owls football game against Baylor University Sept. 26 in Waco.
http://bit.ly/1KhG4MV

Steak for those who compete, beans for those who don’t: A new day in Houston football
Former Rice offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Tom Herman is featured and former Rice coach Rick LaFavers is mentioned.
USA Today
http://usat.ly/1WiN3i0

Portland Trail Blazers sports families
Alumna Krystal Frazier ’07 is mentioned in a profile of her brother, Portland Trail Blazers basketball player Tim Frazier.
Fansided
http://bit.ly/1L5LkZZ

NEWS RELEASES

Feds support new thought on speech
The National Science Foundation has funded a Rice University and University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School effort to understand how the brain processes language and help people who lose the ability to communicate.
http://bit.ly/1TqpFjC

Algorithm clarifies ‘big data’ clusters
Rice scientists have developed a big data technique that could have an impact on health care and more.
http://bit.ly/1L5S0av