Dateline Rice for Sept. 15, 2015

FEATURED ITEMS

Gaps in earnings stand out in release of college data
The U.S. Department of Education released data showing the average earnings of graduates of nearly every college and university in the country 10 years after they received their degrees. Rice is No. 1 in Texas and was cited as a good deal for low-income students. The New York Times article analyzes the gender earnings gap at elite colleges.
New York Times
http://nyti.ms/1Lw0NgT
5 college rankings based on the White House’s new college scorecard data
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://bit.ly/1URA1nT
Rice grads’ salaries beat out those from other Texas schools
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1M90Sd6
New scorecard shows Rice grads earn most in Texas
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This appeared as the lead story on the home page and in San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://bit.ly/1NupMFH
http://bit.ly/1FKqg45
You should have gone to Rice, says feds’ post-college salary data
Dallas Observer
http://bit.ly/1iLZLpW
Want a big salary after college in Texas? Study medicine, data shows
Austin Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1Mp8SJX

Colleges that report meeting full financial need
Rice University is included on U.S. News & World Report’s list of schools that meet 100 percent of demonstrated financial need for full-time degree-seeking students.
Yahoo! Finance (This article also appeared in Yahoo! New Zealand, Yahoo! India Business, Yahoo! Finance Canada and Yahoo! News Australia.)
http://yhoo.it/1USizFi
Few colleges cover full financial need
Huffington Post (This article also appeared in News Reality.)
http://huff.to/1OUhndu

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Houston could replace Chicago as America’s 3rd-biggest city by 2025
Demographers say Houston will pass Chicago as the third largest city in America by 2025. Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted. Klineberg also discusses Houston’s transformational changes in the last 30-plus years.
Huffington Post (This article also appeared in News Reality and Latest Nigerian News.)
http://huff.to/1QfmBRr
Energy drives Houston’s growth
World Energy News (This article also appeared in Maritime Global News and WMAQ-TV.)
http://bit.ly/1W0sCoR
Houston to usurp Chicago as 3rd-largest city
KTRH-AM
http://bit.ly/1NB10VP
http://bit.ly/1NusgDQ
Houston to surpass Chicago as 3rd-largest city in US within 10 years: Report
WGNTV.com
http://bit.ly/1LeBnZi
Dr. Stephen Klineberg: Lessons from 30 years studying a changing Houston
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1isT9x3

Why seeing is not always believing
A photo of a 3-year-old boy who was found dead on a Turkish beach has had a worldwide impact. Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, comments.
The China Post
http://bit.ly/1OU8S25

Who the hell are ‘Latinos for Trump’?
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 Hispanic community’s political mindset, Houston’s mayoral race and presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz’s presence at the anti-Iran deal rally. Jones is also cited for his rankings of the Texas House.
The Daily Beast
http://thebea.st/1USLpjy
Principales candidatos a Alcaldía de Houston, con dificultades para destacarse claramente
La Voz de Houston (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1Nuwonk
Cruz and Fiorina just did something that the other GOP hopefuls didn’t do … and it could pay off BIG TIME
TPNN.com
http://bit.ly/1W0nT6u
Sheffield: A Democrat running as a Republican?
Texas Scorecard
http://bit.ly/1USfsx9

Texas State University boasts ‘freshman year for free’ program
Starting next fall, the Texas State University System plans to encourage nontraditional students to take massive open online courses (MOOCs) that prepare them to take Advanced Placement (AP) or College-Level Examination Program tests so they can earn college credits before arriving on campus. Faculty from Rice are teaching some MOOCs geared toward preparing for the AP test for physics and other science courses.
Breitbart
http://bit.ly/1Y88za1

Yale’s latest embrace of Sharia law
Saudi banker Saleh Abdullah Kamel donated $10 million to Yale University to build an Islamic Law Center at the school. Rice is mentioned as another university with an Islamic professorship or center.
American Thinker
http://bit.ly/1FKe9Ea

Q&A: Dr. Steven Best, Deerfield neuropsychiatrist
Rice research is mentioned in an interview with neuropsychiatrist Steven Best.
Chicago Tribune
http://trib.in/1isVgku

A 18 anni inventa il modo per depurare l’acqua con il graphene
Recent high school graduate Perry Alagappan is featured for the renewable heavy metal filter he developed in a Rice lab.
Focus.it (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1Mpwm1x

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Houston students enjoying first US public school squash courts
Hogg Middle School received a grant that will allow students to learn how to play squash at courts around Houston, including Rice.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the City & State section. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Lw9ZSe

Houston: All the burdens of zoning, none of the foresight
Ryan Holeywell, senior editor at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed Houston’s lack of zoning, despite its size.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the Extra section in the online newspaper and in the Aug. 25 issue of Dateline. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1NrEBu6

County mulls renovating Family Law Center, old district attorney’s building
The Commissioners Court has authorized Harris County to negotiate contracts with architectural firms to develop renovation plans for the Family Law Center. Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, is quoted.
Atascocita Observer (This article also appeared in Kingwood Observer, Sugar Land Sun and Lake Houston Observer.)
http://bit.ly/1KdfvLC

HCC ranks among top in awarding associates degrees to Hispanic students
Houston Community College ranks No. 2 in granting associates degrees in all disciplines to Hispanic students, according to Community College Week’s Top 100 Associate Degree Producers. HCC Chancellor Cesar Maldonado plans to highlight this achievement at the Latino Education Summit at Rice.
Memorial Examiner (This article also appeared in Bellaire Examiner, Sugar Land Sun and Fort Bend Sun.)
http://bit.ly/1F0lpB2

BROADCAST

Could you actually live in a downtown Houston parking space?
Allyn West, assistant director of communications for the Rice Design Alliance, and his collaborators have been working on a tiny house that can fit in a parking space.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1Mp7ruV

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Pillared graphene gains strength: Rice University researchers model graphene/nanotube hybrids to test properties
Rice University researchers discovered that putting nanotube pillars between sheets of graphene could create hybrid structures with a unique balance of strength, toughness and ductility throughout all three dimensions. Rouzbeh Shahsavari, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted. Alumnus Navid Sakhavand ’15 is mentioned.
Nanotechnology Now
http://bit.ly/1KnE75J
Graphene strengthened by nanotube pillars
Controlled Environments
http://bit.ly/1M8NWUy
Researchers model graphene/nanotube hybrids to test properties
Phys.org (This article also appeared in AZONano.)
http://bit.ly/1MpgvQx

Health IT startups make their pitch at TMCx’s Inaugural Demo Day
TMCx, the Texas Medical Center’s health IT accelerator, held its first demo day. Rice is mentioned.
Xconomy
http://bit.ly/1KdccUK

Sweden begins work on ‘living lab’ for housing research
Construction began for an HSB Living Lab in Sweden, which should function for 10 years as a laboratory for technical and architectural innovations. Rice is mentioned as a research work partner of the project.
The Construction Index
http://bit.ly/1Qf36IN

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Understanding self-control: Eating and spending are different public policy issues
Utpal Dholakia, professor of marketing, co-authored an op-ed about self-control.
American Marketing Association
http://bit.ly/1QD8qGu

Cancer researchers at Christiana Care seek to develop artificial salivary glands
Cancer researchers at Christiana Care’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute are developing artificial salivary glands to find a solution to the negative side effects of throat cancer radiation treatment. Cindy Farach-Carson, the Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, is mentioned.
Delaware Online (This article also appeared in New Journal.)
http://bit.ly/1KdzpGA

Texas KIPP principal details 3 MBA benefits for school leaders
Gillian Quinn-Pineda, who earned her M.B.A. through Rice’s Educational Entrepreneurship Program, shares some takeaways she learned from REEP about business and leadership.
Education Dive
http://bit.ly/1MphTm7

Grand Rapids Symphony opens first season of post-Lockington era
Larry Rachleff, the Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestra Conducting, will conduct the final concert of the Grand Rapids Symphony Classical Series.
MLive.com
http://bit.ly/1Otc72l

Can community radio save classical radio?
KUHA, currently on 91.7-FM, Rice’s former KTRU frequency, is mentioned in an op-ed about the future of classical radio.
Radio Survivor
http://bit.ly/1Nuelhl

SPORTS

Rice looking for bounce-back win against North Texas this week
Rice football will play against North Texas University Sept. 19 at Apogee Stadium. Head coach David Bailiff is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1NB4xUg
Granato & Raheel with Del
Audio Boom
http://bit.ly/1NuB7Wd

Colorado once lost Pikes Peak to Texas in a bet
Rice football’s 1938 Cotton Bowl game against the University of Colorado is mentioned in an article about professional sports bets made by the governors of Texas and Colorado that year.
Smithsonian.com
http://bit.ly/1USTt3T

Zalar strikes twice in Miami’s 2-0 victory over Rice
Rice women’s soccer fell to Miami University 0-2 in Miami.
Miami Student
http://bit.ly/1KQdM2s

KRIV sports guy switches to news
Houston sports reporter and radio talk show host Nate Griffin, who has worked on Rice football radio broadcasts, is now a general assignments reporter at KRIV-TV (Channel 26).
TVSpy
http://bit.ly/1idR07A

Going for broke: When athletes lose it all
Former Rice football player Christian Covington is quoted.
OzarksFirst.com
http://bit.ly/1LwdPL9
University of Texas fires AD Steve Patterson
Last weekend’s University of Texas-Rice football game is referenced in an article reporting that UT Athletic Director Steve Patterson has lost his job.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1itcy0M

NEWS RELEASE

North American energy issues in focus at Rice’s Baker Institute Sept. 24
As Canada prepares to host the 2015 North American Leaders’ Summit this fall, a Sept. 24 public forum at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy will explore pressing energy infrastructure and integration issues facing the United States, Canada and Mexico. Speakers and panelists will include energy industry executives, government officials and academic experts representing the three countries.
http://bit.ly/1QDb52V