Dateline Rice for July 6, 2016

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Could a little nudge have made Venus green?
If conditions had been just a little different an eon ago, there might be plentiful life on Venus and none on Earth. The idea isn’t so far-fetched, according to a hypothesis by Rice scientists and their colleagues who published their thoughts on life-sustaining planets, the planets’ histories and the possibility of finding more in Astrobiology this month. Adrian Lenardic, professor of Earth science, is quoted.
Futurity (This article appeared in the July 6 issue of Futurity Today.)
http://bit.ly/29heBjb
The alien Goldilocks zone
Wired
http://bit.ly/29wCsRX
Lush Venus? Searing Earth? It could have happened
Science Codex (This also appeared in eScience News, Scienmag, Science 2.0, Science Daily and Phys Org.)
http://bit.ly/29kiF2U
Now scientists say that had conditions been different, life could have been possible on Venus!
India Times
http://bit.ly/29qMrEQ
We could’ve lived on Venus, not Earth!
Zee News (This also appeared in News X, The Asian Age, The Financial Express, New Kerala, WebIndia123, Deccan Chronicle, ANI News and Freepress Journal.)
http://bit.ly/29qMMrf
Where to search for life outside our solar system
I4U News (This also appeared in The Statesman, New Kerala, Can-India, Sify News, Sahara Samay, Business Standard, NetIndia123, WebIndia123, Yahoo! India and News India.)
http://bit.ly/29iNyFr
Habitable planets may lie outside the ‘Goldilocks zone’ in extra-solar systems
Astronomy Now
http://bit.ly/29hW3Eg
What might have been: A lush Venus and searing Earth
Science Blog
http://bit.ly/29hWyyq
Podríamos haber vivido en Venus y no en la Tierra
ABC (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/29nAGB6
Het ontstaan van leven op aarde was geen noodzaak
Scientias NL (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/29nTKgb

Girls! Girls! Girls! Why so many new and upcoming book titles use the word ‘girl’
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.
National Post
http://bit.ly/29mRvex

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Character builder: Houston’s zoning battles
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted about zoning in Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/29kh4dL
http://bit.ly/29ki0i2

How to save Texan tax dollars — and lives
Kenneth Janda ’77, adjunct professor in management, authored an op-ed about the Affordable Care Act.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/29wqsQp

Texas schools snubbed in Forbes list of top 25 colleges and universities in America
An article mentions that Rice was not included on Forbes’ list of best 25 universities in America.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/29qJmoi
http://bit.ly/29nNvcu

Spotlight
Rice is mentioned in a Q&A with Julie Farr, executive director for the Houston Museum District.
TMC Pulse (This article appeared on page 31.)
http://bit.ly/29nUQsn

Accolades
An article mentions that Doris Taylor holds a graduate faculty appointment at Rice.
TMC Pulse (This article appeared on page 37.)
http://bit.ly/29nUQsn

Live music in Houston this July
Baker College junior Haley Kurisky authored an op-ed about music in Houston.
The Buzz Magazines
http://bit.ly/29ks4rr

BROADCAST

KUT
Charles McConnell, executive director of Rice’s Energy and Environment Initiative, will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Energy and Power at the hearing “A Review of EPA’s Regulatory Activity During the Obama Administration: Energy and Industrial Sectors” July 6.
http://bit.ly/29mP6R1 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
http://bit.ly/29nDz53 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

University of Georgia kicks fresh courseware pilot into gear
An article mentions that the University of Georgia has partnered with Rice University-based publisher OpenStax.
Ed Surge
http://bit.ly/29mMDWz

The future of work and artificial intelligence
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.
Talent Management
http://bit.ly/29nxAgL

A wealth of expertise in science
An article discusses the 1996 Nobel Prize in chemistry, which was awarded to University Professor Emeritus Robert Curl, the late Richard Smalley and the late Harold Kroto for their discovery in 1985 of fullerenes, popularly known as “buckyballs.”
IOM3
http://bit.ly/29wBGnJ

Experimental system sheds light on how memory loss may occur
Two interconnected brain areas — the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex — help people know where they are and remember it later. By studying these brain areas, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the National Cancer Institute have uncovered new information about how dysfunction of this circuit may contribute to memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease.
Medical Design Technology
http://bit.ly/29krKJ8
New experimental system sheds light on how memory loss may occur
ALN
http://bit.ly/29wCbyk

Why educators should be paying close attention to Pharr, Texas
Leah Binkovitz, staff writer for Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about education in Pharr, Texas.
Center for Digital Education
http://bit.ly/29ksjmd

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

GW joins digital humanities consortium
An article mentions that Rice is one of the universities participating in a digital humanities research project.
The GW Hatchet
http://bit.ly/29nPpKa
GW awarded $500,000 Digital Humanities Grant
GW Today
http://bit.ly/29lIs0d
George Washington University awarded $500,000 Digital Humanities Grant by Mellon Foundation
InfoDocket
http://bit.ly/29hsnCg

UCA’s Scroll wins national awards
Rice’s prize-winning yearbook is mentioned in an article about the Pinnacle College Media Awards — Best of Collegiate Design.
Log Cabin Democrat
http://bit.ly/29qRW6I

Photonics Technologies receive $3B in funding for cancer detection
An article mentions that researchers from Rice have worked with the National Photonics Initiative.
Novus Light
http://bit.ly/29hVV7O

Effective time management
Susanna Leonard, assistant director for aquatic programs, is quoted in an article about campus aquatic centers.
Campus Rec
http://bit.ly/29nT5LG

SBRA names new president
Alumnus Michael Sandefur ’82 is mentioned.
Atlanta Citizens Journal
http://bit.ly/29hllhe

Anxiety, type 2 diabetes linked: 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.
Stone Hearth
http://bit.ly/29nFypO

SPORTS

Rice has the best recruiting class in C-USA. We need to talk about this
An article discusses Rice football’s upcoming season. David Bailiff is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/29iQS3u

Rosehill to go big for fall opener
An article mentions that Rosehill Christian School will play at Rice Stadium Aug. 25.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/29hRAle
http://bit.ly/29Ocq8x

Former Lake View coach Hale knew how to get the best out of players
An article mentions that Clovis Hale coached at Rice.
Standard-Times
http://bit.ly/29u2FyB
Former Hawkeye assistant dies
Hawkmania
http://bit.ly/29hiHb1
Former Iowa football assistant dies in auto accident
The Gazette
http://bit.ly/29wvTii
Coach Hale dead at 74 in Spicewood auto accident
The Highlander
http://bit.ly/29qqoPS

Making the case for QB Jerrod Heard as the Texas starter
Rice football is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/29qj7zF
Jefferson named to Bednarik award watch list
Texas Sports
http://bit.ly/29lHp07
As UTRGV announces $100,000 hiring of football consultants, blue-ribbon committee studying issue to hold its second meeting on Wednesday, July 13
Edinburg Politics
http://bit.ly/29iRplM
Offseason college football conference rankings for 2016
Campus Insiders
http://bit.ly/29wypoy

On the road again
Tulane’s David Pierce, a Houston native and former Rice assistant, has agreed to become the Longhorns’ new head coach.
My New Orleans
http://bit.ly/29hWQoF
KTXX
http://bit.ly/29lKywP (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

Sam Houston State pair prepared for Olympic trials
Rice is mentioned.
The Huntsville item
http://bit.ly/29qmCG6

Houston has been ‘transformative’ with eco-friendly sports arenas, exec says
Rice Stadium is mentioned.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/29mNhmP

GOLF
James Lee ‘16 tied for third in the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship.
http://bit.ly/29qo9fB

NEWS RELEASES

11 schools selected for national OpenStax partnership program
Rice University-based publisher OpenStax selected 11 universities and colleges to be members of its national Open Educational Resource Institutional Partnership Program starting in the 2016-17 academic school year. The program could potentially save students at partner schools a combined $4.2 million through further adoption of open educational resources, such as OpenStax textbooks.
http://bit.ly/29qhkuC

Lush Venus? Searing Earth? It could have happened
If conditions had been just a little different an eon ago, there might be plentiful life on Venus and none on Earth. The idea isn’t so far-fetched, according to a hypothesis by Rice University scientists and their colleagues who published their thoughts on life-sustaining planets, the planets’ histories and the possibility of finding more in Astrobiology this month.
http://bit.ly/29nPn4Z