Dateline Rice for June 9, 2016

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Obama eager to campaign for Clinton
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is quoted about the presidential primaries.
Voice of America (This also appeared in Big News Network, Chosun and Herald Globe.)
http://bit.ly/1WFowWk
Bernie Sanders giving in to Hillary Clinton? Sanders still aiming for president
Examiner
http://exm.nr/1tatzBH
Bernie Sanders’ supporters upset over Hillary Clinton’s new label
Mena FN
http://bit.ly/1U7VTNX
Obama eager to campaign for Clinton in the US presidential election 2016
NewsGram
http://bit.ly/25OwsWU
White House: Obama won’t endorse Clinton until after Thursday meeting with Sanders
La-Kabylie
http://bit.ly/1UpAWf1
‘Thank you Bernie’: Gratitude and grief as Sanders vows to keep fighting
Bonham Journal
http://bit.ly/28nserx
White House: Bernie Sanders can decide his future ‘on his own schedule’
The Villages Suntimes
http://bit.ly/1PiN67B
US elections: Contested primary is ‘healthy,’ Obama says
News Worms
http://bit.ly/28nsW8q
‘CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin’
CNN
http://bit.ly/1PLDdVN

Why I started my faculty career in the Middle East
In an op-ed, a faculty member at the American University of Beirut states that his university has hired “world-class assistant professors with Ph.D.s” from Rice and other institutions.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://bit.ly/22VrPsr

Montezuma’s revenge
Alumnus Alberto Gonzales ’79 is mentioned.
HuffPost Politics
http://huff.to/1Xc55ED

HOUSTON/TEXAS

US Supreme Court decision on UT affirmative action case expected this month
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is quoted about the Supreme Court case involving affirmative action at the University of Texas.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/1XFtyTF
http://bit.ly/1TWqmMO

Museums and art galleries: June 9-15
The exhibit “Michael de Feo: Crosstown Traffic” is open at Rice Gallery through August 28.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1WFocXw
http://bit.ly/25MZczB
Top things to do, see and eat this weekend: June 10-12
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/22Vu6nD

Foreign policy and the presidential election: The Republicans
Joe Barnes, the Bonner Means Baker Fellow at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored op-eds about foreign policy in the presidential election. These are parts two and three of a four-part series.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1TXxrg0
Foreign policy and the presidential election: Trump
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1YbNk7B

How might Obamacare change in 2017?
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute and professor of economics, authored an op-ed about Obamacare.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1UpwzAl

Shepherd School alum wins Ima Hogg Competition
Alumnus Luke Hsu ’12 won the 41st annual Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1swmLyb
http://bit.ly/1PJiEsU

Gospel and faith merge with rap, in song
Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Xc0WAD

Larger Texas colleges are reporting fewer rapes per capita
A slide show compares the number of rapes reported at universities in Texas during 2014.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1tk2ooz
http://bit.ly/1UicMqM
Rapes reported in Texas college campuses in 2014
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1tiqzUz

Saint Arnold Brewing Co. turns 22 years old
Alumni Brock Wagner ’87 and Kevin Bartol ’81 are mentioned in a slide show about Saint Arnold Brewing Co.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1OdLz7Y

Justin Cronin was inspired to write ‘The Passage’ after Houston’s Hurricane Rita
Best-selling author Justin Cronin, writer-in-residence at Rice, is featured and quoted about his new book, which concludes the trilogy that began with “The Passage.”
Dallas Observer
http://bit.ly/1taue63

Chocolate secrets revealed
Alumna Pam Eudaric-Amiri ’80 is featured.
D Magazine
http://bit.ly/1UFIf4L

BROADCAST

Print media, flood prediction and co-working spaces: Wednesday’s show (June 8)
Rice’s OwlSpark is mentioned.
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/25NLcJj
Co-working spaces give freelancers a place to share ideas — and WiFi
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1PLvTcH

KRLD
Bill Arnold, professor in the practice of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted about oil prices.
http://bit.ly/1tkg7vH (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

The science of superhydrophobic coating: Water-resistant tech, only better
An article mentions that Rice researchers are participating in the creation of a new superhydrophobic material, one that may provide a simpler, less expensive, more environmentally friendly method of producing waterproof products.
Nanotechnology Now
http://bit.ly/1XaYOc8

Coral reefs fall victim to overfishing, pollution, ocean warming
One of the longest and largest studies of coral reef health ever undertaken finds that corals are declining worldwide because a variety of threats — overfishing, nutrient pollution and pathogenic disease — that ultimately become deadly in the face of higher ocean temperatures. Adrienne Simoes Correa, a marine biologist in Rice’s Department of BioSciences, is quoted.
Science Codex (This also appeared in Quadrangle Online.)
http://bit.ly/1rdAyIz
Coral reefs fall victim to ocean warming
Med India
http://bit.ly/1Ygadan
Coral reefs fall victim to overfishing, pollution aggravated by ocean warming
Bilbaoya
http://bit.ly/1reHvt6
Coral reefs fall victim to overfishing, pollution
Bilbaoya
http://bit.ly/25NNJTG
Corals die when overfishing, pollution and climate change combine
Wingate Wire
http://bit.ly/1UpBgKD
Cayman Islands coral reef
GoSportTimes
http://bit.ly/1PLAX0H
Coral reef devastation not just from warming oceans
Ambienteja
http://bit.ly/1TXCZHv
Overfishing, pollution kill corals in warming world
iNews Today
http://bit.ly/1UpBT6O

Will a robot take your job?
Moshe Vardi, director of Rice’s Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology, the Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor of Computational Engineering and professor of computer science, expects that within 30 years machines will be capable of doing almost any job that a human can.
Investor’s Business Daily
http://bit.ly/1TXxDMn
Unemployment extension 2016: Universal basic income/extended unemployment benefits required due to AI robot automation?
Inquisitr
http://bit.ly/1XahsB1

Saudi Arabia considers importing gas
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about Saudi Arabia’s oil.
Interfax Energy
http://bit.ly/1TXze4N

‘Missing tooth’ hydrogels handle hard-to-deliver drugs
A gap-toothed peptide created by bioengineers at Rice may be an efficient way to deliver insoluble drugs to precise locations in the body. Jeffrey Hartgerink, professor of chemistry and of bioengineering, is quoted and graduate students I-Che Li and Amanda Moore are mentioned.
Scienmag
http://bit.ly/1XHXH4M
Rice bioengineers create a peptide 2.0 drug delivery vehicle
Fierce Biotech
http://bit.ly/1UDDPZa

Rice University researcher to participate in 5th anniversary celebration of National Robotics Initiative
Marcia O’Malley, professor of mechanical engineering and director of Rice’s Mechatronics and Haptic Interfaces Lab, will take her brain-machine interface to Capitol Hill June 9 to take part in a fifth-anniversary celebration of the National Robotics Initiative, a federal initiative to encourage the development of robots that work closely with humans.
AZO Robotics
http://bit.ly/24CJJPW

Stress-diabetes link detailed in Rice University study
A Rice study has found a link between emotional stress and diabetes, with roots in the brain’s ability to control anxiety. Christopher Fagundes, assistant professor of psychology, and Kyle Murdock, a postdoctoral research fellow in psychology, are quoted.
BioSpace
http://bit.ly/1reKhhT

National Institute of STEM Education partners to improve teaching
An article mentions that Accelerate Learning was founded at Rice.
Education News
http://bit.ly/1RYfwno

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Houston’s leadership on workforce can be a model for the nation
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, is quoted about Houston’s demographics.
Construction Citizen
http://bit.ly/1VOuFhR

The beauty of listening to classical music live
An article mentions the Rolston String Quartet is the ensemble in residence at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
CITR
http://bit.ly/1Yc0S2O

SPORTS

2016 MLB draft: Jon Duplantier, RHP, Rice University
Lovett College junior Jon Duplantier is featured.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1RYeBTX

Daily Craig: Who is that intern?
Rice baseball played in the Baton Rouge Regionals.
KPRC
http://bit.ly/1sxfD4t
Latest Texas sports
KRIS
http://bit.ly/1UFEex6
Sports roundup for June 9
The Advocate (This also appeared in The New Orleans Advocate.)
http://bit.ly/21a5Igx
Reasons to smile: Saturday start gives LSU baseball much-needed extra day of rest
The Advocate (This also appeared in The New Orleans Advocate.)
http://bit.ly/1Xc7or6
Lufkin native Trey Cumbie named Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American
KTRE (This also appeared in News West 9.)
http://bit.ly/1Yg5l4W
NCAA baseball Super Regionals preview: Who advances to Omaha?
Sports Illustrated
http://on.si.com/1Yg8uBI
NCAA Baseball regional recap
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1Xc763q
Baton Rouge regional schedule Friday reduced to 1 game, at most
Info-Europa
http://bit.ly/28nrH9b
LSU readies for Coastal Carolina in Saturday Super Regional
WBRZ
http://bit.ly/1PiMQFP
Super regionals: LSU’s Jared Poche’ provides steady hand for Tigers
NCAA
http://on.ncaa.com/1PLxQG6
Rice forces deciding game 7 in NCAA Regional
Nano News
http://bit.ly/1YgcIcJ
KLAF
http://bit.ly/1Xc8J1k
WDSU
http://bit.ly/25OBdQj
http://bit.ly/1td9Gda

Rice’s 80-year-old Wayne Graham seeks contract extension
Rice baseball head coach Wayne Graham is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/28lkDda
http://bit.ly/1UEXr1U
Colleges: Oklahoma tops Auburn to win national softball title
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/25NIFyH
KPRC
http://bit.ly/25NONXM
http://bit.ly/1UipYvP

A&M football, men’s basketball get new radio home
Rice football is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1UBiEqP
http://bit.ly/1RXvTjW
WKU football scheduled to have at least 8 games on national TV in 2016
WKU Herald
http://bit.ly/1WFp1j4
Texas A&M football, basketball games can be heard on new radio station this year
SEC Country
http://sec.news/24AGEQC
Houston radio stations add Texas A&M football, men’s basketball
Aggie Sports
http://bit.ly/1PLwOd9
CBSSN, ASN pick up 3 more Tech football games for TV
The News Star
http://tnsne.ws/25NLEqR
C-USA announces remainder of 2016 football television schedule
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/1PLxnn5
C-USA’s TV schedule announced
Daily News Journal
http://on.dnj.com/1sxj23v
C-USA releases early schedule for 2016 football season
The Best College Sports News Network
http://bit.ly/1YbUg4F
Pac-12 North win totals: Can anybody topple Stanford and Oregon at the top?
NCAA
http://cbsprt.co/1YbUrwK
UTEP hits home run in Army matchup campaign
USports
http://bit.ly/1PiLUkD
More UTSA football games added to television schedule
UTSA Today
http://bit.ly/21abO0i
NCAA football: beIN to broadcast Rice-UTSA game
The Atascocita Observer
http://bit.ly/22VN2lW

Negre Fernandez named C-USA Spirit of Service honoree
Lovett College junior Tommy Bennett has been named one of 14 Conference USA Spring Spirit of Service award honorees.
MT Athletics
http://bit.ly/28nqbnl

What did a Big Ten coach say Rutgers QB Chris Laviano struggles with?
An article mentions that Tom Herman coached at Rice.
True Jersey
http://bit.ly/1swmcoa

Astros’ 1st-round draft history has tremendous highs, lows
Former Rice baseball players Lance Berkman and Matt Anderson are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/21a5fuL
Astros’ best, worst 1st-round picks
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1Yf8IsM
How not to manage the 1st round of the MLB Draft
VICE Sports
http://bit.ly/1RYfls3

Seth’s midseason top 40 Twins prospects: Part 3 (1-10)
Former Rice baseball players JT Chargois and Tyler Duffey are mentioned.
Twins Daily
http://bit.ly/1VOslHz

A’s have a chance to strike it big in the week’s draft
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is mentioned.
Inside the A’s
http://bayareane.ws/1UFG8xX

Rick Stansbury wants C-USA split into divisions
Rice men’s basketball is mentioned.
WBKO
http://bit.ly/1YbTrsD
UTA heads to Austin for Texas showdown
The Shorthorn
http://bit.ly/1Yc0Rw1

Public address announcer makes the right call for Skeeters
An article mentions that Shane Brown coached at Rice.
Fort Bend Star
http://bit.ly/1Ya5vur

NEWS RELEASE

Likely new planet may be in slow death spiral
Astronomers searching for the galaxy’s youngest planets have found compelling evidence for one unlike any other, a newborn “hot Jupiter” whose outer layers are being torn away by the star it orbits every 11 hours.
http://bit.ly/28nyjEt