Dateline Rice for June 15, 2016

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

College courses without textbooks? These schools are giving it a shot.
Rice University-based publisher OpenStax is mentioned.
The Washington Post
http://wapo.st/1UUsAvJ

Woman explains why she waited years to buy a bikini
Brown College senior Lesley Miller is featured.
ABC (This also appeared in Yahoo! News, WBAL and KVNU.)
http://abcn.ws/1tqATcn

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. Christopher Johns-Krull, associate professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
National Science Foundation
http://1.usa.gov/1VZiMpB
Distant planet destroyed by host star gives glimpse of same apocalyptic fate Earth faces
Express
http://bit.ly/1UxWfuP
‘Hot Jupiter’ is being destroyed by its host star
NH Voice
http://bit.ly/1Uzbdkh
Earth apocalyptic scenario seen, exoplanet destroyed by parent star?
Morning News USA
http://bit.ly/1Uzb5RD
Astronomers discover a newborn ‘hot Jupiter’ being torn away by a young star 1,100 light years away from Earth
Nature World News
http://bit.ly/28EsCC8
This exoplanet is being killed by its own host star
News Everyday
http://bit.ly/1UUuHj0
Exoplanet being killed by its own host star
Lucena Informacion
http://bit.ly/1YrJ9F3
This young planet is slowly being destroyed by its sun
Bilbaoya
http://bit.ly/1UzeK1S
Why is this star killing its own planet?
FormulePoker
http://bit.ly/1tqDByC
ESO: ‘The 1st direct image of an alien star system’s planet’
Solonews
http://bit.ly/1twaTNi
This newborn ‘hot Jupiter’ planet is getting eaten by its star
Ambienteja
http://bit.ly/1UccRhq
New alien world getting destroyed by parent star
Blog Notizie
http://bit.ly/1UzfqEG
Nuovo giovane pianeta nella Via Lattea
Ultima Voce (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/21kLZe1

How to stop a robot from taking 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.
Financial Review
http://bit.ly/1XX0bfK
Un robot Pepper es el recepcionista de dos hospitales belgas
Computer Hoy (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1YrIzY1

Venezuela’s oil output drops sharply amid continued unrest
Francisco Monaldi, a fellow in Latin American energy policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about Venezuela’s oil production.
Yahoo! Finance (This also appeared in Oil Price, Yahoo! 7 Finance and Yahoo! Finance UK & Ireland.)
http://yhoo.it/1UP6zkH
Venezuela oil production drops sharply in May
Hellenic Shipping News
http://bit.ly/1tp8CTv
OPEC, IEA agree: Oil markets to balance later this year
Oil Price (This also appeared in Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! 7 Finance and Yahoo! Finance UK & Ireland.)
http://bit.ly/1Ucflwn
La producción de petróleo de Venezuela cayó profundamente en mayo
El Periodico de Mexico (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1WNBqBz

HOUSTON/TEXAS

A brief history of Houston barbecue
Alumnus Greg Gatlin ’03 is featured for his restaurant, Gatlin’s BBQ.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1WMWmss

How to address the ‘affordability crisis’
A Rice study on Houston’s affordability is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1tw1rJO

Calle Houston: ‘The city that gives you a garden when you ask for a salad’
The Rice Media Center is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/1ZQMhJc
http://bit.ly/1XWRMcb

Services set for Officer Ekpanya
An article mentions that a Pearland police officer killed in an accident over the weekend had hoped to pursue his Ph.D. at Rice.
The Journal Pearland
http://bit.ly/21mpqWn

US Rep. Pete Olson
U.S. Rep. Pete Olson ’85, R-Texas, is mentioned.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://bit.ly/1UzbbZF

BROADCAST

‘The Pulse’
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted about the politicization of the mass shooting in Orlando in the presidential primaries.
KPFT
http://bit.ly/1UUB85D

KPFT
Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Chair in Political Science and scholar at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the mass shooting in Orlando and the terrorist implications.
http://bit.ly/1UP9s5c

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

WW Architecture, EL House in Houston (Texas)
A project by Sarah Whiting, dean of the Rice School of Architecture, the William Ward Watkin Professor of Architecture and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, and Ron Witte, associate professor of architecture, is discussed.
Arquitectura Viva
http://bit.ly/1rpRgEJ

DNA in ‘unbiased’ model curls both ways
In 1988, scientists in Switzerland looked through a microscope and saw something they didn’t expect: two sections of an X-shaped chromosome spiraling in opposite directions. Now scientists at Rice have confirmed that such anomalies are indeed possible. Peter Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science and a professor of chemistry, is quoted and postdoctoral research associate Bin Zhang is mentioned.
Phys Org (This also appeared in Science Codex and eScience News.)
http://bit.ly/1VXRi3p

National Aquarium in Baltimore to build North America’s first sanctuary for ‘retired’ dolphins
Architect Jeanne Gang, the former Cullinan Visiting Professor, is featured for her research and design of aquariums. Gang led a group of Rice students on a trip to the Gulf Coast to observe dolphins in the wild.
Arch Paper
http://bit.ly/1sF6iYt
National Aquarium to move dolphins into refuge
Spoleto City
http://bit.ly/1rpVool

Nanosubs gain better fluorescent properties for tracking
The next generation of nanosubmarines being developed at Rice has been upgraded with tags that fluoresce longer, which enables the submersibles to be tracked for greater periods while being driven through a solution. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, and former Rice graduate student Víctor García-Lopéz are quoted.
Chem Europe (This also appeared in BioPortfolio.)
http://bit.ly/1YrGGdV

SPORTS

5 most difficult schedules in the SWAC in 2016
Articles discuss the 2016 college football season. Rice is mentioned.
The Clarion-Ledger
http://on.thec-l.com/1royLAw
Pac-12 scheduling: Southern Cal reigns supreme
NewsOK
http://bit.ly/1U7p1Tz
UTSA Roadrunners to get more TV time, thanks to local broadcast players
San Antonio Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1UOlcVz

Former UT AD DeLoss Dodds inducted into NACDA Hall of Fame
Rice football is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/1OoR2ZF
Villarreal buyout worth nearly $385K
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1tqD8ws
No vote on Briles during Baylor Board of Regents conference call
WFAA
http://bit.ly/1PtKLXI

Longhorns taking their time in search for baseball coach
An article mentions that David Pierce coached at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/1YrzvlM
http://bit.ly/1VZ7v8s
University of Texas baseball coaching candidates
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1VZ61LE

UH, Hofheinz family agree on plan for naming new basketball arena
Photos of Rice men’s basketball are included.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/25Xq9Ea
http://bit.ly/1Yr69nw

Bucks play 11-inning thriller against Westhampton
McMurtry College freshman Ben Schragger is mentioned.
Shelter Island Reporter
http://bit.ly/1VZaON8

ASU coach Graham: ‘I know what my commitment is’
An article mentions that Todd Graham coached at Rice.
Arizona Sports
http://bit.ly/1OoX38J

Bandits’ McCanna added to all-star team
Former Rice baseball player Kevin McCanna is featured.
Dispatch-Argus
http://bit.ly/1UP74ew
Kevin McCanna added to Midwest League All-Star Team
Our Sports Central
http://bit.ly/28EAm7e

2016 NFL season preview: Houston Texans
Alumnus Christian Covington ’15 is mentioned.
Real GM
http://bit.ly/1VZdLx7

Cape Cod Baseball League: Mariners roll to 5th straight win
Jones College freshman Ford Proctor is mentioned.
Cape Cod Times
http://bit.ly/1XX0vuU

Sporting News’ list of 16 most-hated CFB players includes 2 ex-Cowboys, a former local HS star and a flaming-out Heisman winner
A photo from the 2013 Rice-A&M University football game is included.
Sports Day
http://bit.ly/1UP8fuu

Lions finish with 40 wins, eliminated on ‘river’ to Omaha
Rice baseball played in the Baton Rouge Regionals.
The Lion’s Roar
http://bit.ly/1UjAemb

‘MLB Baseball’
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is mentioned.
WLS
http://bit.ly/1U8wd1w

Pirates rookie makes Mets walk the blank
An article mentions a baseball player who was admitted to Rice but drafted into the MLB before attending.
MLB
http://atmlb.com/262yKSw

NEWS RELEASE

DNA in ‘unbiased’ model curls both ways
In 1988, scientists in Switzerland looked through a microscope and saw something they didn’t expect: two sections of an X-shaped chromosome spiraling in opposite directions. Now scientists at Rice University have confirmed that such anomalies are indeed possible.
http://bit.ly/1tp6IT4