Dateline Rice for June 27, 2016 (Weekend Edition)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

‘I believe in miracles’: A Palestinian sprinter’s Olympic dream
At an amateur track meet last month at Rice University in Houston, an eclectic group of runners from young children to the elderly gathered to compete in their respective heats. Mohammed al-Khatib, a displaced Palestinian sprinter, has been training at Rice with hopes of competing in the Olympics in Rio.
NBC News
http://nbcnews.to/28UjfEh

‘I got tired of waiting’: Woman’s bikini photo encourages body-positive message
Brown College senior Lesley Miller is featured.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (This also appeared in Fox 23 and WSB-TV.)
http://bit.ly/2927tLk
Brave woman posts first-ever bikini photo, goes viral
The Hollywood Gossip
http://bit.ly/28TiMTl

‘Fem fog’ fallout: Scholars wrestle with honoring a colleague tarnished by a blog post
Diane Wolfthal, the David and Caroline Minter Professor of Humanities and professor of art history, is mentioned.
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/article/Fem-Fog-Fallout-/236891

Historian gives talk on home turf
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is featured.
Toledo Blade
http://bit.ly/28Yxvh0

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Girls! Girls! Girls!
An article examines the prevalence of the word “girl” in book titles and the indication that readers are embracing its newly empowered use. Judith Roof, the William Shakespeare Chair in English and professor of English, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/06/chron-girls-2n2jdys.pdf

Growing Houston demanded a bigger road system
Kyle Shelton, postdoctoral research fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted about the growth of Houston’s road system.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the June 26 print edition of the Houston Chronicle under a different headline, “Freeway expansion became Houston’s road to prosperity.” The article also appeared in the San Antonio Express News.)
http://bit.ly/28YtyZD

Editorial: Us, next? No
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 U.S. voter ID laws, the House of Representatives, immigration, the Supreme Court’s ruling in the University of Texas affirmative-action case, a federal appeals court decision about Texas’ Hazlewood Act, the impact of the Brexit vote and the presidential race.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/28Yq0HN
What does Brexit mean in America?
KTSA
http://bit.ly/28TiR9y
PolitiFact: How do US voter ID laws stack up against the world?
Austin American-Statesman
http://atxne.ws/29g1h06
Immigration issue unites labor, business while dividing Republicans, Democrats
Austin American-Statesman (This also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/28XD0il
Dictadura oficial! Academicos emiten su verdecicto
La Jirafa TV (An English translation is not available. This also appeared on Frente Patriotico and elinformadorweb.co.)
http://bit.ly/28XB2ia
Houston Newsmakers June 26: Unrest on campaign trail, House of Representatives
KPRC TV
http://bit.ly/290NL3c
http://bit.ly/28YtQAA
Democrats say protest represents progress while GOP sees a stunt
Gosport Times
http://bit.ly/28VPZwf
WOAI-AM
http://bit.ly/291Y1HQ
http://bit.ly/28Z9o5F
KPRC ‘Channel 2 News at 6′
http://bit.ly/28Yb7m1
KTSA-AM
http://bit.ly/298lKFd
KRLD-AM
http://bit.ly/28Ylffa
KLBJ-AM
http://bit.ly/28Yt7yy

uBreakiFix opens Rice Village location
Alumnus Brian Hess ’09 is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/28Sc0Ml
http://bit.ly/28VgLJN

Houston entrepreneur overcame hardships Chinese prison
Businessman Jude Shao spent a decade in a Chinese prison, uncertain when he’d be let go, and then was barred from leaving Shanghai for five more years. Alumnus Blake Turner ’13 is quoted.
Forth Worth Business (This Associated Press article also appeared in the Elkhart Truth, Denton Record-Chronicle and more than 20 other publications.)
http://bit.ly/28YgYYy

Biking for transportation in Houston: It’s not crazy
Findings from the 2016 Kinder Houston Area Survey are discussed.
Houston Chronicle (This opinion piece appeared in the June 27 print edition. It originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine and was included in the June 22 edition of Dateline.)
http://bit.ly/29grVGi

BROADCAST

‘Eye On Houston’
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, is quoted about the Hispanic Houston Impact Summit coming June 29.
KIKK AM
http://cbsloc.al/28YxCt9

KHOU ’11 News’
Three members of Rice’s women’s swim team are heading to Olympic trials.
http://bit.ly/294ADeM

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Andrew D. Kopplin named Greater New Orleans Foundation president, CEO
Alumnus Andy Kopplin ’88, New Orleans’ first deputy mayor and chief administrative officer, has been named president and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Foundation.
Biz New Orleans
http://bit.ly/28XPaFd

College Fix journalists make their mark
Brown College senior Conor Beck has been named a fellow at The College Fix.
The College Fix
http://bit.ly/28VG8ql

Saudi Arabia heads from crude to solar: Part II
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about Saudi Arabia energy.
Wall Street Daily
http://bit.ly/28VFQji

Proteins put up with the roar of the crowd
It gets mighty crowded around your DNA, but don’t worry: According to Rice researchers, your proteins are nimble enough to find what they need. Anatoly Kolomeisky, professor of chemistry and of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is quoted, and postdoctoral researcher Alexey Shvets is mentioned.
Bionity
http://bit.ly/292balO

IIM Calcutta alumni launch unique mobile marketing and outdoor initiative
The Rice Business Plan Competition is mentioned.
Exchange4Media.com
http://bit.ly/29223S2

Could wearables make you a master schmoozer?
Rice researchers have just the thing for the age of information overload: an app that sees all and remembers only what it should. Lin Zhong, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, and graduate student Robert LiKamWa are quoted and alumnus Yuan Gao ’16, graduate student Yunhui Hou and Will Rice College senior Mia Polansky are mentioned.
ReadWrite.com
http://bit.ly/29e0Ovr

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Burrell College ready for first class of 162 medical students
The Rice Management Co. is mentioned.
Albuquerque Journal
http://bit.ly/290UOch

UNICO awards scholarships at dinner
A student who plans on attending Rice is mentioned.
TapInto.net
http://bit.ly/28Yk1AW

Washington tells us our bills will rise
Charles McConnell, executive director of Rice’s Energy and Environment Initiative, is quoted about the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan.
Pueblo Chieftain
http://bit.ly/294VkFK
Washington tells us our electric bills will rise
Piqua Daily Call (This also appeared in the Troy Daily News.)
http://bit.ly/2929lF9

Faith and Science Summer Series: ‘What Makes Us Human?’ continues June 29
Alumnus Nelson Hoffman ’70 will present “What Makes Us Human?” in Los Alamos, N.M.
Los Alamos Daily Post
http://bit.ly/298l1nE

Western universities: The best indoctrination money can buy
Comments by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, are mentioned.
Right Side News
http://bit.ly/28XEgPY

Chile vs. Colombia: Narrador colombiano y su amargo relato por la derrota
Rice is mentioned.
Cinequo (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/28ZbSAK

Gilbert: Enjoying the ride
The 2014 Transplant Games of America at Rice University are mentioned.
RecordNet.com
http://bit.ly/28YyHBj

SPORTS

Rice graduate Waite makes British Olympic team in steeplechase
Alumna Lennie Waite ’08 punched her ticket to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro by placing second (9:54.06) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at Sunday’s British Championships.
Atascocita Observer
http://bit.ly/28Yqr2E

Texas nets another former Baylor recruit
A photo shows the Rice-University Texas 2015 game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
MSN.com
http://bit.ly/294KWiK