Dateline Rice for Dec. 1, 2015

FEATURED ITEM

Rice University opts out of Texas campus carry law
Rice announced that it will continue its current weapons prohibition policy and exercise the opt-out provision of the new Texas state law that permits individuals with concealed handgun licenses to carry a weapon on college campuses. The state law allows private universities to opt out after consulting with students, faculty and staff. President David Leebron is quoted and notes that undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff overwhelmingly opposed allowing guns on campus.
USA Today
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Rice University opts out of Texas campus carry gun law
Reuters (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News and more than 100 other media outlets.)
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Rice joins list of private schools opting out of campus carry
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page. Subscription required.)
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Rice to opt out of campus carry
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
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Rice University opts out of campus carry
KFYO.com (Lubbock, Texas)
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Rice University decides to stay gun-free, opts out of campus carry
Houston Public Media
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Rice University opts out of campus carry
Texas Tribune
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Rice University president: Nobody here wants campus carry
Houston Press
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Rice University opts out of campus carry law
KPRC-TV
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Rice University to remain gun free
KHOU.com
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KRIV-TV
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KTRK-TV
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KTRH-AM
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Yet another Texas university will remain a gun-free zone
New Republic
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Rice University le dice no a ley de porte de armas
Telemundo Houston (An English translation is not available.)
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KUT 90.5 (Austin, Texas)
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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Tiny octopods catalyze bright ideas
Researchers led by Rice University prove plasmonic nanoparticles can support catalysts without losing their beneficial optical properties. Such alloys could make industrial processes more efficient or enable sun-driven chemical reactions. Emilie Ringe, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry, is quoted.
Science 360 (This is featured on the home page.)
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Tiny octopods catalyze bright ideas
ECNMag.com
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Nanoscale octopods improve industrial processes
Controlled Environments (This also appeared in Pan European Networks, Science Newsline, e! Science News and DailyMe.)
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Tiny octopods catalyze bright ideas
Science Daily
http://bit.ly/1N1J42a

Amid Muslim-Christian violence, Pope Francis leaves Central African Republic with hope for peace, but little more
Pope Francis visited a mosque in Central African Republic’s capital city of Bangui to speak about peace among Muslims and Christians. David Cook, associate professor of religion, is quoted.
International Business Times (This also appeared in My Informs.)
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HOUSTON/TEXAS

Party may matter as much as experience in controller race
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted in an article about the race for Houston’s chief financial officer.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
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Texas primaries do matter
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 Texas’ impact on the Republican presidential nomination process.
KTRH-AM
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Rice trustee emeritus Ralph O’Connor donates $2.5M for endowed chair in economics
Rice University Professor of Economics Hülya Eraslan has been named to the new Ralph S. O’Connor Chair in Economics created through a $2.5 million gift from trustee emeritus Ralph O’Connor. Antonio Merlo, the George A. Peterkin Professor of Economics and department chair of economics, is quoted.
Fort Bend Sun (This article also appeared in Bellaire Examiner, Memorial Examiner and Sugar Land Sun.)
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Rice Village ‘Pour & Explore’ Wine Walk
Alumnus Ryan Levy ’97 is contributing wine and gourmet bites for Rice Village’s “Pour & Explore” Wine Walk.
Houstonia
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Chiara String Quartet plays by heart
The Chiara String Quartet will perform at Rice’s Stude Concert Hall Dec. 8.
Here Houston (This article also appeared in Sugar Land Sun and East Montgomery County Observer.)
http://bit.ly/1OtN4Ns

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Gender segregation in jobs is not rooted in early family planning
Despite decades of efforts to banish the idea of “jobs for men” — construction worker, firefighter, mechanic — and “jobs for women” — teacher, flight attendant, registered nurse — almost 69 percent of workers are in occupations that are dominated by one gender or the other, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Erin Cech, assistant professor of sociology, is quoted.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in Science Daily and Health News.)
http://bit.ly/1QavzBE

Lens-less camera thinner than a dime
Rice University engineers introduce FlatCam, an extremely thin, lens-less camera system that uses sophisticated algorithms to record images and videos. It may enable such novel applications as large format, flexible and curved sensors. Richard Baraniuk, the Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and founding director of Rice’s OpenStax College, and Aswin Sankaranarayanan, adjunct assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, are quoted. Ashok Veeraraghavan, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Jacob Robinson, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, are mentioned.
Photonics.com
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No lens? No problem for FlatCam
Communications of the ACM
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ORNL process could be white lightning to electronics industry
Rice’s study of three-dimensional structures of boron nitride sheets and nanotubes that may offer a way to keep small electronic devices cool is cited.
HPCWire.com
http://bit.ly/1YF4xoS

SPORTS

Luke Turner thanks his coach in emotional postgame speech
Senior Luke Turner, who played in his last game Saturday, expressed his gratitude to head coach David Bailiff during the postgame news conference.
SportsGrid
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College football, week 13 — 4 winners, 4 losers
Houston Press
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WABC-TV (New York)
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Rice Owls win the finale and defeat cynicism
Rice football beat University of North Carolina at Charlotte 27-7 at Rice Stadium.
Houston Press
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Colleges: Asberry resigns at TSU; USC keeps Helton
Rice football is hoping to qualify for a bowl invite.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
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NEWS RELEASE

Red means ‘go’ to therapeutic viruses
Rice engineers use red light to improve delivery of genes to human cells, with potential therapeutic implications for genetic diseases.
http://bit.ly/1NFYleC