Dateline Rice for July 13, 2016

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

The 10 best colleges for your money
Rice is ranked No. 4 nationally and the best college in Texas by Money magazine. Rice is also tied at No. 96 on National Academy of Inventors and Intellectual Property Owners Association’s list of granted U.S. utility patents in 2015.
CBS Money Watch
http://cbsn.ws/29D5aAW
The 10 best colleges in America
CNBC
http://cnb.cx/29E73bt
The 25 Best Colleges of 2016
Money
http://ti.me/29DPd8a
Best Colleges report ranks Louisiana Tech best in state
The Shreveport Times
http://bit.ly/29udrpI
UH moves up in global rankings for issued patents
UH News
http://bit.ly/29HpQWR
USF ranks 9th nationally among public universities for US patents awarded
USF News
http://bit.ly/29PsafU
Money magazine: Texas A&M ranks 4th in ‘Best Colleges For Your Money’
The Eagle
http://bit.ly/29DFQ8G
Money names Princeton best college in America
Princeton Patch
http://bit.ly/29BNyPM
WEVV
http://bit.ly/29DIziw

Michael de Feo: The flower guy
Artist Michael de Feo mentions James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus. The exhibit “Michael de Feo: Crosstown Traffic” is open at Rice Gallery through Aug. 28.
Metal
http://bit.ly/2a9gtfY

Hoped-for LNG boom in BC a pipe dream: Economist
Ken Medlock, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and lecturer of economics, is quoted about LNG exports.
Vancouver Metro
http://bit.ly/29wMY71

X-ray ‘fingerprint’ points to Van Gogh
A Rice University professor’s super sleuthing made the connection between a painting once thought to be a fake Vincent Van Gogh and a real — and already famous — Van Gogh hanging at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH). Don H. Johnson, the J.S. Abercrombie Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of statistics, is quoted.
Futurity Today (This article from 2013 was republished in the Today’s Topic section in the July 12 issue of Futurity Today as part of a collection of research stories about Van Gogh.)
http://bit.ly/29NVAcI

HOUSTON/TEXAS

$1 million budgeted for LU ‘Visionary Projects’
A slideshow includes a photo from Rice University archives of Richard Dowling, a Confederate army officer and namesake of Dowling Middle School.
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in Beaumont Enterprise.)
http://bit.ly/29EjJ4x

Brown & Root helped pave way for Houston’s growth
An article mentions that Brown & Root built Rice Stadium.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/29PtRtO
http://bit.ly/2a9aUOD

Houston’s top 10 spots for catching Pokemon
Rice is featured on a guide of places in Houston to catch Pokemon in the game Pokemon Go.
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/29H2pMr

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Religiosity diminishes conservative opposition to eco-friendly buying
Some people have perceived that the combination of religion and political conservatism exacerbates environmental concerns in the United States. But researchers from Rice and Baruch College have found evidence that religious identification and belief in a god dampen the otherwise strong negative effect that political conservatism typically has on whether people make purchasing decisions with concern for the environment in mind. Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair and Professor of Sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program, is quoted and graduate student Simranjit Khalsa is mentioned.
Phys Org (This also appeared in Science Daily, Science Newsline and Science Codex.)
http://bit.ly/29BSa9f
Religion can diminish conservative opposition to eco-friendly buying, study finds
Psy Post
http://bit.ly/29D82hg

Rice wins interdisciplinary ‘big data’ grant
Rice has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to bring together computer science and statistics for the greater benefit of data science. Marina Vannucci, department chair and professor of statistics, and Luay Nakhleh, associate professor of computer science and assistant professor of biochemistry and cell biology, are quoted.
Scienmag
http://bit.ly/29HpTC0

In Memoriam: Rudolf Kálmán 1930-2016
Richard Baraniuk, the Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is quoted about engineer and mathematician Rudolf Kálmán.
ACM News
http://bit.ly/29PDnKu

At interdisciplinary conference, Houston highlights its new relationship to the natural landscape
An article mentions that representatives from Rice and Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research will be a part of the Leading with Landscape II: The Houston Transformation panel.
The Architect’s Newspaper
http://bit.ly/29V6KNJ

Amyloid ‘probe’ may be important in the search for Alzheimer’s cause
A metallic molecule being studied at Rice begins to glow when bound to amyloid protein fibrils of the sort implicated in Alzheimer’s disease. When triggered with ultraviolet light, the molecule glows much brighter, which enables real-time monitoring of amyloid fibrils as they aggregate in lab experiments. Angel Martí, an assistant professor of chemistry and bioengineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Amir Aliyan are quoted.
HealthCareBusiness
http://bit.ly/29udLEM
Metallic molecule glows when it binds to amyloid fibrils
ReliaWire
http://bit.ly/29H2hge

The unintended consequence of physician payment reform: Reduced home-dialysis
The Medicare program’s transition in 2004 to tiered fee-for-service physician reimbursement for dialysis care had the unintended consequence of reducing use of home dialysis, according to a paper co-authored by a nonresident scholar at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and colleagues from Stanford University and Baylor College of Medicine. Kevin Erickson, nonresident scholar in the Baker Institute’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is mentioned.
Becker’s Hospital CFO
http://bit.ly/29NkgDJ

Engineering Jihad: Is there a link between terrorism and engineers?
Research by Erin Cech, former assistant professor of sociology, is mentioned.
Pace
http://bit.ly/29NNcts

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

IE B-School dean named AACSB chair
Bill Glick, the H. J. Nelson III Professor of Management, is mentioned.
Poets & Quants
http://bit.ly/29D1Wh0

Frequent, fast service is top factor for transit success, report says
Christof Spieler ’97, senior lecturer of architecture, is quoted about local transit lines.
Metro Magazine
http://bit.ly/29HnozR
New report reveals key factors for growing urban transit ridership
Mass Transit Mag
http://bit.ly/29DLrvP

St. Louis: This accelerator named among top 3 in nation
The results of the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project, compiled by researchers from Rice, MIT and the University of Richmond, are mentioned.
Biz Women
http://bit.ly/29NLM24

Experiments in Republicanism
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is quoted about U.S. President Gerald Ford.
The Democrat Star (This also appeared in The Daily Progress.)
http://bit.ly/29EgObY

Diaspora corner: Malawians in Houston agree that ‘no woman should die giving birth’
An article mentions that students from Malawi are participating in a biotechnology program at Rice.
The Maravi Post
http://bit.ly/29BFdeY

Patricia Bellan-Gillen invites ‘Willful Wondering’ at CMU
An article mentions that Patricia Bellan-Gillen has an upcoming exhibit at Rice.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://bit.ly/29BGdzH

Intellectual adult, emotional child: Balancing the growth of a child prodigy
An article mentions that William Sidis taught at Rice for a brief time.
The Saturday Evening Post
http://bit.ly/29RCdO3

Business people
Alumna Moira C.G. Watson ’02 is mentioned.
News OK
http://bit.ly/29RAsR3

Sulu’s dark side of half moon
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is discussed.
Intellectual Conservative
http://bit.ly/29PEXMz

Ochoa Reza no será el ‘salvador’ del PRI: Analistas
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Mexico Center, is quoted.
Aqui Noticias (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/29DFZtW

SPORTS

Women’s basketball garners C-USA Sport Academic Award for 2015-16
Rice earned its ninth Conference USA Institutional Excellence Award over the past 11 years with its student-athletes combining for an annual GPA of 3.211.
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/29FxQYk
UTEP soccer tops C-USA academically
El Paso Times
http://bit.ly/29BGdzH

How much does it cost to put your name on a college stadium?
Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse is featured in a slideshow of named college stadiums.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/29ygxEm
http://bit.ly/29DHFCs
How much money does it cost to put your name on a college stadium?
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/29Xmos1

Wilson thrilled to be at alma mater
Former Rice football player Greg Wilson is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/29BrhIa
http://bit.ly/29Nd5eN

Malik Jefferson is getting Texas lots of preseason hype
Rice football is mentioned.
The Best College Sports News Network
http://bit.ly/29zGYcD
Jefferson named to Butkus Award watch list
Texas Sports
http://bit.ly/29CfOnC

Mizzou baseball staff takes shape
An article mentions that Rice pitching coach Patrick Hallmark will take on the same role at the University of Missouri.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/29BU7mq
Mizzou baseball adds Hallmark, Rhodes as assistant coaches
MU Tigers
http://bit.ly/29H4mJ4
Bieser deal shows MU seeks stability
Columbia Daily Tribune
http://bit.ly/29uguxW
Missouri announces hiring of 2 baseball assistants
Columbia Daily Tribune
http://bit.ly/29wKohD
Chaminade star Tatum wins top high school honor
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/29EeBgQ
New Mizzou baseball coach Steve Bieser hires 2 assistants
The Kansas City Star
http://bit.ly/29wKWE4
Southeast Missouri State pitching coach will join Bieser at Mizzou
Southeast Missourian
http://bit.ly/29D0xXD

Texas A&M should be held accountable for Johnny Manziel’s downfall
An article mentions that Johnny Manziel was suspended for half of the 2013 Rice-A&M football game.
Orlando Sentinel
http://bit.ly/29DHad2

Rice head coach adds Bonner to basketball staff
Rice men’s basketball head coach Mike Rhoades has announced the addition of Rhett Bonner to the coaching staff as director of operations.
The Best College Sports News Network
http://bit.ly/29wLSbv

Top 10 quarterback busts in the last 25 years: Where does Johnny Manziel rank?
A photo from a Rice-University of Houston football game is included.
Sports Day
http://bit.ly/29NX3zu

NEWS RELEASES

Rice expert: Trump support due partly to job losses from robotics
With Donald Trump poised to become the Republican presidential nominee next week, Rice University artificial-intelligence expert Moshe Vardi is available to discuss how the widespread automation of U.S. manufacturing jobs has contributed to Trump’s popularity, and how continuing job automation is likely to spur greater political, economic and social changes in the next decade.
http://bit.ly/29wS82P

OpenStax, Rice Online Learning offer suite of free resources
Two of Rice University’s leading open education initiatives — open education resource textbook publisher OpenStax and digital education portal Rice Online Learning — today released a comprehensive set of free online resources for Advanced Placement® physics courses for high school students.
http://bit.ly/29RGl0p