Dateline Rice for Oct. 22, 2015

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Carbon nanotube pollutants found in human lungs
Scientists detect the presence of carbon nanotubes in cells extracted from the airways of Parisian children with asthma. Their results suggest nanotubes may be common components of airborne pollution and vehicles may be a source. Lon Wilson, professor of chemistry, is quoted.
Discovery News
http://bit.ly/1jBsD53
Car’s catalytic converter produces carbon nanotubes
AZONano
http://bit.ly/1LHXILb
Carbon nanotubes found in lung cells of all asthma patients
Science Recorder (This article also appeared in Clapway.com, News Reality, Domain-B, ZMEScience.com and NYSE Post.)
http://bit.ly/1kvwjFK
Are cars nanotubes factories on wheels?
Fort Bend Sun
http://bit.ly/1OUzWQA
Alarming report: Nanotubes found in children’s throats in Paris
Morning Ticker
http://bit.ly/1W7f5iL

CEO’s gender may affect company’s performance
A CEO succession with a gender change may amplify the disruption of the CEO succession process and thus adversely affect company performance, according to a new study by strategic management experts at Rice University and the Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing. This dynamic will increase the likelihood of the new CEO’s early departure, the study found. Anthea Zhang, professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
NDTV.com (This article also appeared in Maktoob, Siasat Daily, India New England, the Freepress Journal, IndUS Business Journal and Express India.)
http://bit.ly/1W7oOFK

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice University’s MBA programs ranks No. 19 nationwide
The Master of Business Administration program at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 19 (up from No. 25 in 2014) in Bloomberg Businessweek’s new analysis of the best full-time MBA programs in the nation. The school’s part-time MBA for Professionals program was ranked No. 3 (up from No. 7 in 2014).
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1QXmvi0
http://bit.ly/1PHhziG
50 top business schools: As ranked by Bloomberg
Becker’s Hospital Review
http://bit.ly/1RoUQpY
BusinessWeek ranks Willamette MBA top in Oregon
FlemingGazette.com
http://bit.ly/1GqbMvT
Bloomberg BusinessWeek updates MBA rankings for 2015
Find MBA
http://bit.ly/1Gk6l1T

If you love reading and you love Houston …
The Houston Public Library compiled a list of books that share the common thread of Houston and that mention local destinations, such as Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1OUDfHv

BROADCAST

Could gambling in Texas be legal in the near future?
Nearly 60 percent of Texas voters are in favor of expanding legalized gambling in the state. 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, discusses this issue. Jones also comments on the local election propositions.
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1NpAHiP
The 4-1-1 on election propositions
NewsFix
http://bit.ly/1W7wqrT
KRIV-TV
(A link is not available.)

Can Houston preserve green space alongside rapid growth?
The People+Nature Conference was held at Rice’s BioScience Research Collaborative.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1NVVlu0

WABC-AM (New York)
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is interviewed on “Imus in the Morning.”
http://bit.ly/1LpSfL4

Inspiring Curiosity finalist: Beverly Carson of Garden Oaks Montessori School
Alumna Beverly Carson ’79 was selected as a finalist for the Inspiring Curiosity Contest.
KHOU.com
http://bit.ly/1RYzSiD

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Cobalt atoms on graphene a powerful combo: Rice University catalyst holds promise for clean, inexpensive hydrogen production
Cobalt atoms on nitrogen-doped graphene are a robust solid-state catalyst for hydrogen production. The Rice discovery may be an effective replacement for more expensive platinum-activated catalysts in fuel cells and other energy applications. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Nanotechnology Now (This article also appeared in Phys.org, Science Newsline and e! Science News.)
http://bit.ly/1RYxqsq

Digital fluorescence microscopy on the go for white blood cell differential measurement
In a project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative, Rice researchers have recently developed a plastic, miniature digital fluorescence microscope that can quantify white blood cell levels in patients in rural parts of the world.
medGadget (This article also appeared in Biospace.com and DeviceSpace.)
http://bit.ly/1NW2v1r

Biomarker finder adjusts on the fly
Rice bioengineers develop a continuously tunable method to locate biomarkers in DNA and RNA. Finding biomarkers is important for the detection of diseases and design of therapies to treat them. David Zhang, assistant professor of bioengineering, is quoted.
Genomics
http://bit.ly/1KqXCpx

Think global, act local goes for e-commerce, too
Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is mentioned for his collaborative research on a new meta-analysis of expanding an e-commerce business globally.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in Science Newsline.)
http://bit.ly/1OUHoLE

Speedy evolution affects more than 1 species
Rice researchers were members of a Michigan State University team that studied the effect evolutionary changes of a new fruit fly had on other species.
Science Blog (This article also appeared in Michigan State University’s “MSU Today.”)
http://bit.ly/1MGnbEK

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Adrian Garcia interviewed by Afripol: Houston mayoral election 2015
Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is cited in an interview with Houston mayoral candidate Adrian Garcia.
Ground Report
http://bit.ly/1W6qaeD

A focus on accuracy in geopolitical forecasting
David Scott, the Noah Harding Professor of Statistics, is mentioned for his contribution to a geopolitical forecasting study.
Penn Current
http://bit.ly/1OKDkiq

Die Frau an der Schreibmaschine
Alumna Suzanne Rindell ’10 is featured for her latest novel, “Die Frau an der Schreibmaschine.”
Medien-info.com (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1kvM6Ey

SPORTS

Dillard brothers make Rice history 1 score at a time
Former Rice football player Jarrett Dillard ’08 is quoted about the football success his brother, Darik Dillard, has had at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1jD0Tgs

Owls rally to down Mean Green in 5 sets
Rice women’s volleyball beat North Texas University at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Conference USA
http://bit.ly/1jD3Ptt
Volleyball falls to Rice for 2nd straight loss
North Texas Daily
http://bit.ly/1GkeEeb

McQueen nominated for Wuerffel Trophy
Rice football player James Farrimond is a 2015 Wuerffel Trophy nominee.
KBTX.com (This article also appeared in Texas A&M’s “Today.”)
http://bit.ly/1GkdXRZ
Wuerffel Trophy announces 2015 nominees
GoDuke.com
http://bit.ly/1M8nQhF

NEWS RELEASE

Hulet wins American Physical Society’s Davisson-Germer Prize
Rice University physicist Randy Hulet has won the American Physical Society’s prestigious 2016 Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic Physics for his pioneering research in the study of ultracold atomic gases.
http://bit.ly/1Mbyzyb