NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Rice U on the hunt for next Mark Zuckerberg
Yahoo! Finance posted an excerpt from CNBC’s “Power Lunch” interview with President David Leebron about Rice’s programs to develop student entrepreneurs. John Doerr is among the famous Rice alumni listed on-screen. The interview was conducted via satellite in Rice’s studio in Allen Center.
Yahoo! Finance
http://yhoo.it/1TUZLAG
What recapturing ‘El Chapo’ means for US-Mexico relations
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of the institute’s Mexico Center, authored an op-ed on what the recapture of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán could means for U.S.-Mexico relations.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/1UOKD8a
Obama urges nation not to fear future
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is quoted about President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address and the relationship between Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
The Washington Post (This article also appeared in Reading Eagle.)
http://wapo.st/1RlA4LF
Obama-Biden rapport transcends the office: This relationship is personal.
The Washington Post
http://wapo.st/1RlAAcM
Obama outlines his legacy in final State of the Union address
Portland Press Herald (This article also appeared in Central Maine Today Media and TicoTimes.)
http://bit.ly/1OqVUaY
President Obama’s final State of the Union
WBUR.org
http://wbur.fm/1PrrJjF
KUT 90.5 (Austin, Texas)
http://bit.ly/22ZsUAT (This broadcast also aired on WDET-AM and WBFO-FM.)
US exports 1st freely traded oil in 40 years
Kenneth Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies and the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and lecturer of economics, is interviewed about crude oil prices.
The Wall Street Journal (This also article also appeared in Yahoo! Finance Canada, ADVFN India, Nasdaq, MorningStar StockInvestor Online and 4-Traders.)
http://on.wsj.com/1mYvneC
Crude oil prices plunge to lowest level since 2003
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1Q58lO5
Incoming President Jorge Gonzalez says Kalamazoo College is a perfect match for his ‘values’
Jorge Gonzalez is the new Kalamazoo College president. The article mentions his son, Duncan College junior Carlos Gonzalez.
Mlive.com
http://bit.ly/1SOxE7V
‘A Space for Everyone,’ created from shadows and light
Anila Quayyum Agha’s installation titled “Intersections,” which was on display at Rice Art Gallery, will be featured at Peabody Essex Museum.
Boston Magazine
http://bit.ly/1N7pWyA
President Obama channels JFK during his last State of the Union address
President Barack Obama alluded to President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Boston.com (A similar article appeared in SoloNews.net and Topix.)
http://bit.ly/1Oi84F4
Parma, Sant’Ilario: il discorso del sindaco Pizzarotti
Parma.republica.it (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1PbAtdj
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Impact of energy industry layoffs in Houston
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, is quoted about layoffs in the Houston-area oil industry, renewed American movement to Texas and Empower Texans Chairman Tim Dunn’s contribution to the NE Tarrant Tea Party.
Click2Houston
http://bit.ly/1RDqGn3
Population shift favors southern politics
KTRH-AM
http://bit.ly/1Sikalt
http://bit.ly/1PXsbsR (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
A ‘Tarrant’ Tea Party but with Midland money
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/1mVsj2c
Grand Parkway segments to open, I-45 work stalls, other highway projects gear up
The Grand Parkway segments F1 and F2 are expected to open the first week of February. Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research is cited for its 2015 survey findings, which noted traffic as the main concern for Houston residents.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1W7ALHY
Is expense of college really worth it?
According to a new report from Goldman Sachs, the typical student takes nine years to pay back the cost of college. The article notes that 75 percent of Rice graduates make more than those with only a high school diploma, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Click2Houston
http://bit.ly/22Zj2He
Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations
Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religion, will participate in a discussion at the “Still Dreaming: Black Lives Matter, Hip Hop and MLK’s Legacy” event.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Kdc060
http://bit.ly/200nm6J
Wednesday’s $1.5 billion Powerball lottery: 7 things to know
Rice is mentioned in a list of expenses that could be covered by the Powerball winnings.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the City & State section. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Kd4Pe9
More films
“Mad Max” is showing at the Rice Cinema Jan. 15 and 16.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1W7F99O
New music storage website launches
Startup company LoveTech announced the release of its unlimited free music storage website, MyMusi.cc, which is “a collection of former Rice students with a common goal of revolutionizing online music storage.”
Cypress Creek Mirror
http://bit.ly/1UP1QhH
BROADCAST
Oil falls below $30: ‘What’d You Miss?’
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, appeared on Bloomberg’s “What’d You Miss?” to discuss the possibility of Saudi Aramco going public. The interview was conducted via satellite in Rice’s studio in Allen Center.
Bloomberg Business
http://bloom.bg/1mVyFOR
Should you invest in Saudi Aramco if they go public?
Yahoo! Finance UK & Ireland (This broadcast also appeared on Nasdaq and Yahoo! Singapore.)
http://yhoo.it/1PXkQtj
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Rice University develops innovative material with self-healing and reversible self-stiffening properties
Rice University scientists have invented an adaptive material that heals itself and bounces back from extraordinary compression. The material may be useful for tissue engineering or lightweight structural applications. Postdoctoral researcher Pei Dong and Jun Lou, associate professor of materials science and nanoengineering, are quoted. Also mentioned are postdoctoral researchers Bo Li, Yingchao Yang, Hua Guo, Liehui Ge and Liang Hong; graduate student Sidong Lei; undergraduate students Bilan Yang and Qizhong Wang; alumnus Phillip Loya ’14; Emilie Ringe, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry; Robert Vajtai, senior faculty fellow in materials science and nanoengineering; and Ming Tang, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering.
AZO Materials (Similar articles appeared in 23 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1J2MYMe
Self-adaptive material heals itself, stays tough
Pune Mirror
http://bit.ly/1ZkuqsK
Self-adaptive material that heals itself
Asian Age
http://bit.ly/1W7DJfk
Rice University scientists create self-healing, self-adaptive material
I4U News
http://bit.ly/1OqLfNr
Tough, self-adaptive material heals itself
Controlled Environments
http://bit.ly/1UOGwJj
Flexible composite heals itself while staying tough
Engineering Materials
http://bit.ly/1OqLurG
Rice scientists seek removal of legal restrictions on adolescents in HIV/STI studies
Parental permission for adolescent participation in research on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is not required ethically and may undermine public health interests, according to a new paper by law and public health experts at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Baylor College of Medicine.
Vaccine News Daily
http://bit.ly/1RM9CcS
Bacteria attack lignin with enzymatic tag team
A study from Rice University, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Joint BioEnergy Institute at Emeryville, Calif., shows how bacterial enzymes team up to attack lignin. The findings could lead to more efficient processes for creating biofuels from wood, grass and agricultural waste. George Phillips, the Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, is quoted.
AgriGenomics
http://bit.ly/1OidiAB
World benefits from US liquefied natural gas exports
Increasing the United States’ export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) above 12 billion cubic feet per day would allow the U.S. to continue to provide a competitive advantage for domestic natural-gas-intensive industries relative to their counterparts overseas, according to a new report presented to the U.S. Department of Energy from the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Oxford Economics.
Bunker Ports News Worldwide
http://bit.ly/1N7AiOL
Chinese scientists develop temperature-sensitive, shape-shifting polymer
Rice is mentioned for its shape-changing polymer developed in 2013.
World Industrial Reporter
http://bit.ly/1mYPitF
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Racial makeup of labor markets affects who gets job leads
The racial composition of a labor market plays a significant role in whether workers find out about job leads — regardless of the race of the worker, according to new research from Rice University and North Carolina State. James Elliot, associate professor of sociology in the School of Social Sciences, is quoted.
NC State News
http://bit.ly/1PrsHwm
Shocker: Govt. scientists admit they deceived the public about fracking’s impact on drinking water
Katherine Ensor, professor of statistics, is quoted about members of the Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board requesting clarification on the conclusion that fracking does not impact drinking water.
Alternet.org (A similar article appeared in EnvironmentGuru.)
http://bit.ly/1UOOe69
EPA science panel faults finding that fracking is safe
The Daily News Online
http://bit.ly/1TUZq11
Science Café: Ants of the Big Thicket National Preserve
Scott Solomon, professor in the practice of ecology and evolutionary biology, will present at the Big Thicket National Preserve Science Café.
SilsbeeBee.com
http://bit.ly/1J2Tp1N
New year, new you: Get smarter in 2016 for free
Rice’s OpenStax College is mentioned in a list of free online courses.
CantonRep.com (This article was also featured on Repository Online and Independent Online.)
http://bit.ly/1ZtGLjH
Private Texas colleges appear hesitant to allow guns
Rice is mentioned for opting out of the Texas “campus carry” law.
MyPlainview.com
http://bit.ly/1PrIUl5
Concert stage
Alumnus Andrew Galuska ’05 will perform at the Church of St. John the Evangelist Jan. 24.
PostBulletin.com
http://bit.ly/1OqT1Xq
HFF appoints new managing director in Dallas
HFF has promoted alumnus Adam Herrin ’06 managing director of the Dallas industrial investment sales group.
Commercial Property Executive
http://bit.ly/1Kd7YL9
Hawkins receives 2015 ACHA Lifetime Achievement Award
Alumnus Ralph Hawkins ’76 was presented the American College of Healthcare Architects Lifetime Achievement Award.
Medical Construction and Design
http://bit.ly/1PbLYl8
Marianne Dyson to be featured speaker at IWASM dinner
Former graduate student Marianne Dyson will be a featured speaker at the International Women’s Air & Space Museum’s “Dinner with a Slice of History.”
Aero-News Network
http://bit.ly/1Oi9UWG
SPORTS
Rice Owls fly over Incarnate Word, improving season record to 4-4
The Rice women’s swim team competed at the Incarnate Word meet. Swimmers Shelbi Ragsdale, Anniina Ala-Seppala, Katilin Benjamin and Kiley Beall are mentioned.
Swim Swam
http://bit.ly/1Pbohcs
A-State’s Anderson elected to AFCA Board of Trustees
Head football coach David Bailiff is listed as a member of the American Football Coaches Association 2016 Board of Trustees.
KAIT8.com (This article also appeared in WTOL-TV Online and WGCL-TV Online.)
http://bit.ly/1ZkwqB7
Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo named to he AFCA Board of Trustees
Navy Sports
http://bit.ly/1JKClgQ
Herd to take 3-0 C-USA record out for a spin
Rice men’s basketball will play against Marshall University at 7 p.m. Jan. 16 at Tudor Fieldhouse.
The Herald Dispatch
http://bit.ly/1SOAtFU
Team Minnesota using Houston Marathon as tune-up for Olympic trials
Alumna Becky Wade ’12 is mentioned as receiving support from the Houston Marathon Foundation.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/22ZrIxh
NEWS RELEASES
Nano-hybrid materials create magnetic effect
A Rice University and Montreal Polytechnic theoretical study defines the electromagnetic properties of graphene and boron nitride hybrids. The results provide a road map for new nano-engineered applications.
http://news.rice.edu/?p=85442
Racial makeup of labor markets affects who gets job leads
The racial composition of a labor market plays a significant role in whether workers find out about job leads — regardless of the race of the worker, according to new research from Rice University and North Carolina State University.
http://news.rice.edu/?p=85439
Rice expert available to comment on President Obama’s final State of the Union address
Rice University political scientist Paul Brace is available to comment on President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address, which will be presented Tuesday night.
http://news.rice.edu/?p=85419
![NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL What happened to Texas’ tilt from red to blue? That’s a gray area Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, […]](https://news2.rice.edu/files/2015/08/DATELINE5-36x36.jpg "Dateline Rice for Oct. 4, 2021 (Weekend Edition)"){kind=small}
