Dateline Rice for Aug. 13, 2015

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Mexican peso continues decline despite support
The Mexican peso has fallen more than 20 percent against the U.S. dollar, and will continue to fall despite support. Tony Payan, the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the institute’s Mexico Center, is quoted.
Breitbart
http://bit.ly/1J65pNx

Texas House battleground could hinge on voter ID law in flux
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 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. Jones is also quoted about the untimely addition of voting on term limits to the already crowded Houston mayoral ballot and the effect Houston politics have on surrounding counties and cities.
National Journal
http://bit.ly/1f9Fk3P
Point Austin: Intentional ignorance
The Austin Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1NcVEi8
CNHI: Voter ID confusion may have turned an election, researchers say
Corsicana Daily Sun
http://bit.ly/1UF9JY0
Gallego wants voter education
Fort Stockton Pioneer
http://bit.ly/1JVSRsL
City Council adds term limits to busy November ballot
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the City & State section. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1UF1r29
Sylvester Turner makes the first major media buy in the race to succeed Annise Parker as Houston mayor
KTRH-AM
http://bit.ly/1gDDHwx

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.
Epoch Times
http://bit.ly/1DN97eQ
RRAM breaks records with graphene
EETimes.com
http://ubm.io/1NsDk2C
New materials could provide high-density, energy-efficient memory storage
The Stack
http://bit.ly/1JeL1vC
Durable high-storage memory chips in the offing
India Today (This article also appeared in Silicon India.)
http://bit.ly/1fa0Jdh

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 (This appeared on the front of the Pearland Community Extra section and in the Aug. 12 issue of Dateline. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1IGKcrZ
http://bit.ly/1J3SADi

Bun B is telling HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’ to step its Houston game up
Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning’s Distinguished Lecturer, tweeted to @HBO a suggestion to use local music for segments regarding Houston for the HBO show “Hard Knocks.”
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in Beaumont Enterprise and DailyNews724. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1J2koU4

Thursday letters: Confederate statues, ECGs
John Higgins, a sports cardiologist who has worked with the Rice Owls sports teams, responded to an article about ECGs for young athletes in a letter to the Chronicle.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1IKFucT
http://bit.ly/1J64zAb

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 (This appeared on the front of the Katy Community Extra section and in the Aug. 12 issue of Dateline. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1NqpzBB
http://bit.ly/1f7SDSh

Houston’s youth hoping to bring change with student-led mayoral candidate forum
The Emerging Latino Leaders Fellowship Program will host a forum at Rice Sept. 12, with the help of Lovett College senior Myrna Garza. Alumnus Daniel Cortez ’15, who is a partner of the program, is mentioned.
La Voz de Houston
http://bit.ly/1J66IvR

Houston’s most interesting men
Baylor College of Medicine neuroscientist David Eagleman ’93 is included in a slideshow of local successful men.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Pn54H6

The universe grows old
Mustafa Amin, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, explains the decline in energy being emitted from the Universe compared to 2 billion years ago.
KTRH-AM
http://bit.ly/1P9w4JB

Broadcaster Dan Rather talks Texas education (and tells us how to tick off Mark Cuban)
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.
Dallas Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1UEZiUg
Dan Rather visits to pitch education award. We ask him about Trump.
Dallas Observer
http://bit.ly/1WlNhVm

LocalLocal wants to make sure your local food is legit
Alumnus Reed Shelger ’10 created a website called LocalLocal that lists restaurants that use ingredients from local vendors, and allows users to post photos and reviews of the food.
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/1Mm7uWH

Every single free museum in Houston
Rice Gallery is included in a list of free museums in Houston.
Thrillist
http://bit.ly/1N5LYaa

BROADCAST

Classical 89.5 (Salisbury, Md.)
Music performed by Rice’s Shepherd School of Music is played. Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano, and Larry Rachleff, the Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestra Conducting, are mentioned.
http://bit.ly/1UFf4yr

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Bioengineers advance computing technique for health care and more
Rice scientists have developed a big data technique that could have an impact on health care and more. Amina Qutub, assistant professor of bioengineering, and graduate student Wendy Hu are quoted.
Phys.org
http://bit.ly/1IK8O31
Newly developed big data technique may have significant impact on health care
News-Medical
http://bit.ly/1L8lK6o

Rice, Houston university accelerators showcase student-led startups
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. Kerri Smith, managing director of Rice’s OwlSpark, is quoted.
Xconomy (This article also appeared in Congoo News and My Informs.)
http://bit.ly/1NsAY3M

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Exclusive: Graham Foundation announces winners of 2015 Grants to Organizations
The Graham Foundation announced the Rice University School of Architecture as one of 49 international winners of its 2015 Grants to Organizations.
Archinect
http://bit.ly/1KgnPaM

Nyack features new initiatives for the 2015-2016 academic year
The Nyack School District in New York is implementing STEMscopes, which was developed by Accelerate Learning and Rice University, into its curriculum.
Rockland County Times
http://bit.ly/1NdaWmY

Book review: The Innovation Paradox
Contributing writer Ronald Moy reviews, “The Innovation Paradox: Why Good Businesses Kill Breakthroughs and How They Can Change,” by Marc Epstein, distinguished research professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, and Tony Davila.
CFAInstitute.org
http://cfa.is/1f9IPas

SPORTS

Former NBA player and Rice alumnus Ricky Pierce ’12 will be inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame 2015 Class.
9 new members for SWC Hall
Houston Chronicle (This article appears near the middle of the page. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1hzIXBX
A&M’s Kirkland to be inducted into Texas Sports Hall of Fame
KBTX.com (Similar stories appeared in KXXV-TV and KRHD-TV.)
http://bit.ly/1WlMFiL
The Texas Sports Hall of Fame announces the 2015 Southwest Conference Hall of Fame inductees
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/1UFaf8d

NEWS RELEASE

Rice, Penn State open center for 2-D coatings
The National Science Foundation has funded a new center at Rice and Pennsylvania State University to collaborate with industry on the development of novel, multifunctional two-dimensional coatings.
http://bit.ly/1Ep4AKc