Dateline Rice for July 22, 2016

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Super-hard metal ‘4 times tougher than titanium’
Titanium is the leading material for artificial knee and hip joints because it’s strong, wear-resistant and nontoxic, but an unexpected discovery by Rice University physicists shows that the gold standard for artificial joints can be improved with the addition of some actual gold. Emilia Morosan, associate professor of physics and astronomy, of chemistry and of materials science and nanoengineering, and former graduate student Eteri Svanidze are quoted. Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and founding chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering; graduate student Sruthi Radhakrishnan; and postdoctoral research associate Chandra Sekhar Tiwary are mentioned.
BBC News
http://bbc.in/2a5zHoR
Super-hard metal that is 4 times tougher than titanium could mean hip replacements will last forever
Daily Mail
http://dailym.ai/2a5g4OB
Gold gives titanium knees extra strength
Futurity (This article appeared in the Today’s Big Topic section in the July 22 issue of Futurity Today and previously appeared in Dateline July 21.)
http://bit.ly/2a27b8w
New titanium-gold alloy brings 4 times stronger artificial knees closer
Web India 123
http://bit.ly/2ayrSGc
Newly developed titanium-gold alloy is 4 times harder than most steels
DNA India
http://bit.ly/29Q9Jqz
Researchers develop durable material to help support artificial hip and knee joints
AZO Materials
http://bit.ly/2alF70E
US physicists create new metal that is 4-times tougher than titanium
Scroll India
http://bit.ly/29YNM9O
Gold gives titanium knees extra strength
The Exception
http://bit.ly/2ai5QZh
Titanium + gold = new gold standard for artificial joints
Innovations Report
http://bit.ly/2afc6Cr
Titanium-gold alloy that is 4 times harder than most steels
Next Big Future
http://bit.ly/2alMPYS
Titanium-gold compound may extend life of joint implants
Medical Research
http://bit.ly/2a0dhS4

Best colleges and universities for women
College Choice ranked Rice No. 13 among best colleges for women, No. 36 for undergraduate engineering programs, No. 13 among best national research universities, No. 38 among the top 50 MBA programs in the United States and No. 13 for a computer science degree. Rice was also ranked No. 114 by the Center for World University Rankings.
College Choice
http://bit.ly/2a2qBGy
Best bachelor’s in engineering degree programs, 2016
College Choice
http://bit.ly/2adN85l
Best national research universities, 2016
College Choice
http://bit.ly/29T9LJE
Best master of business administration programs, 2016
College Choice
http://bit.ly/29Yrtx4
Best schools for a computer science degree
College Choice
http://bit.ly/29RL3Km
These Houston institutions rank among the best universities in the world
CultureMap Houston
http://bit.ly/29ThGqi
Texas A&M ranked among top 50 best universities for women
The Eagle
http://bit.ly/2af1SST
Texas A&M named one of 50 best universities for women
The Eagle
http://bit.ly/29RIiJ8

In Texas, fixing voter ID law ruled to be discriminatory will be tricky task
A Rice study on voter ID laws is mentioned.
The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/2a2r5wk

Energy market transitions: Where will the IOCs fit?
Michael Maher, senior program adviser for the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Anna Mikulska, senior research analyst for energy studies at the Baker Institute, authored an op-ed about international oil companies.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2agkH6o

Texans may use postcard, affidavit for voter ID after court faults law
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 Donald Trump, the GOP convention and voter ID laws.
Reuters (This also appeared in 26 other media outlets.)
http://reut.rs/2a31zLc
Ted Cruz’s nonendorsement brought attacks, but long-term impact unclear
USA Today (This also appeared in 21 other media outlets.)
http://usat.ly/2a5cLGY
After appeals court ruling against Texas voter ID law, now what?
The Texas Tribune (This also appeared in Rivard Report.)
http://bit.ly/29Zjn8N
Texas AG asked to investigate Hill County elections
The Texas Tribune (This also appeared in KHOU, KVUE, KYTX and WFAA.)
http://bit.ly/29Qa8cy
GOP held a convention, and no one named Bush came
The Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2af3qMm
Cruz defiant as GOP slams him on Trump nonendorsement
KPRC
http://bit.ly/29Yqn4f
The Bushes: A very obvious void at Trump’s coronation
The Orange County Register
http://bit.ly/2a1btvv
GOP Convention speech billed as new beginning for runner-up Ted Cruz
KTBC
http://bit.ly/2alLVeG
Some Ted Cruz backers come around grudgingly to Donald Trump
WWNT Radio
http://bit.ly/2a5Jf3c
CBS News Radio
KRLD (This also aired on 401 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ak3f3O
KTRK
http://bit.ly/2afaoRu
KPRC
http://bit.ly/29QkbKO

Intelligent robots threaten millions of jobs
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.
MSN Money
http://bit.ly/2a17PBU
The future of work and artificial intelligence
Talent Management
http://bit.ly/29nxAgL

HOUSTON/TEXAS

No play, no pay: Why North Texas colleges got shut out on new grants for star researchers
An article mentions that Rice is among several Texas schools designated as having highest research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
The Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2af60Cg

Best things to happen to Houston (and Texas) this year … so far
A slideshow mentions that Rice had a classed which used the video game Skyrim to teach students about Scandinavian culture.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/29Xe0Kb
http://bit.ly/2achOnn

Rice remembers Hally Beth Poindexter for contribution to women’s athletics
Hally Beth Walker Poindexter ’47, professor emeritus of kinesiology and former department chair, died July 19. She was 88.
The Atascocita Observer (This also appeared in The Humble Observer.)
http://bit.ly/2a2J2i1

Sentinel newspaper office gets a makeover
Alumna Kiowa Sibley-Cutforth ’13 is mentioned.
Big Bend Now
http://bit.ly/29Yvamr

BROADCAST

KRIV
A broadcast mentions that a group of Hispanic millennials gathered at Rice to watch Donald Trump’s acceptance speech.
http://bit.ly/29QfDbh

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Space explorers from around the world to land in Houston for 2019 meeting
An article mentions that part of the 32nd Planetary Congress will be hosted at Rice.
Space
http://bit.ly/2a1bRKn

Team training can produce great results
Team training of health care employees can reduce patient mortality by 15 percent, according to a study from Rice, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the University of Central Florida, the U.S. Department of Defense and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Eduardo Salas, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Chair of Psychology and professor of psychology, is quoted.
EMR and HER
http://bit.ly/2a1b9Ni

Plasmonic antennas supercharge catalytic chemistry
In a find that could transform some of the world’s most energy-intensive manufacturing processes, researchers at Rice’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics have unveiled a new method for uniting light-capturing photonic nanomaterials and high-efficiency metal catalysts. Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy, and materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Dayne Swearer are quoted. Also mentioned are Peter Nordlander, professor of physics and astronomy, of electrical and computer engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering; Emilie Ringe, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry; graduate students Michael McClain, Hangqi Zhao, Linan Zhou, Chao Zhang and Hossein Robatjazi and research scientist Sadegh Yazdi.
Optics & Photonics
http://bit.ly/29TbLlf

Saudi Arabia boosts natural-gas output
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about Saudi Arabia’s gas shortage.
Hellenic Shipping News
http://bit.ly/29ZCNrE

College radio watch: Met Radio Tour, CBI announces 2017 event in San Antonio and more news
KTRU is mentioned.
Radio Survivor
http://bit.ly/2aAJ6D9

Scientists cut ‘Gordian knot’ in human genome
Recently, scientists have shown that the Barr body contains massive superloops bringing DNA sequences at opposite ends of the chromosome together inside the nucleus of a cell. Erez Lieberman Aiden, adjunct assistant professor in computational and applied mathematics and in computer science, is quoted.
Next Big Future
http://bit.ly/29QgKY9

Riveting new graphene material shows its mettle
Nanoscale “rivets” give graphene qualities that may speed the wonder material’s adoption in products like flexible, transparent electronics, according to researchers at Rice. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Materials Today
http://bit.ly/29YUvAU

Almost a third of Texan Hispanics lack health insurance: Report
The percentage of Hispanics in Texas without health insurance has dropped by 30 percent since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, but almost one-third of Hispanic Texans ages 18 to 64 remain uninsured. That’s one of the conclusions of a new report released by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation. Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute and professor of economics, and Elena Marks, a nonresident health policy fellow at the Baker Institute and president and CEO of the Episcopal Health Foundation, are quoted.
Insurance Business America
http://bit.ly/2a0cr82

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Can Nashville serve as a transit model for Sun Belt cities?
Ryan Holeywell, senior editor at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about transportation in Nashville.
Gov Tech
http://bit.ly/2a1737O

Can mindfulness fill corporate America with better, happier workers?
An article mentions Erik Dane, assistant professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, and his research.
Pacific Standard
http://bit.ly/2agCGwE

From Pardeeville to Antarctica: Native remembers her roots
Michelle “Mikki” Hebl, the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychology and professor of psychology and management, is profiled.
Portage Daily Register
http://bit.ly/2agvG38

Texas thinks its high-speed rail plans will win where others have hit roadblocks
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 population growth in Texas.
Skift
http://bit.ly/29WTEwy

10 rappers who should run for president
Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is mentioned.
The Boom Box
http://bit.ly/2adRMjG

Round Table gets visit from New Zealanders
An article mentions that Robert Jones taught ROTC at Rice.
The Diboll Free Press
http://bit.ly/29YJ4ZQ

SPORTS

Matchup with Alabama looming for WKU
Rice football is mentioned.
WBKO
http://bit.ly/2akkXEd
6′ for 16: Most intriguing games to watch in C-USA
The News Star
http://tnsne.ws/29Zi1L4
NCAAF conference countdown: C-USA
Sportsblog
http://bit.ly/29Xdv2o
Very little chance the Big 12 would consider adding Houston
The Best College Sports News Network
http://bit.ly/2ayM3nI
5 most intriguing games in C-USA in 2016
The Shreveport Times
http://bit.ly/29RM1pY
The NCAA seeks to bring some semblance of order to the chaotic bowl season
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/29YNT5d
Rice Owls 2016 college football preview
Sports Chat Place
http://bit.ly/2a5ggNB

How I voted for C-USA preseason media poll
Rice football is predicted to finish third in Conference USA’s West Division in a preseason vote conducted by a panel of media members that cover C-USA football.
The News Star
http://tnsne.ws/2adiNF7
MTSU football tapped to win division
Daily News Journal
http://on.dnj.com/29ZXHGZ
Media picks USM to finish 1st in C-USA West
Jackson Free Press
http://bit.ly/2a02A1Q
Media picks Tech to finish 2nd behind Southern Miss
The News Star
http://tnsne.ws/2agvJMh
Media pick MTSU to win division
The Tennessean
http://tnne.ws/29RKTmA
UNT last in C-USA preseason media poll
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/29Yswxd
UNT picked to finish last in C-USA West Division in preseason poll
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2aibp9W
Marshall picked 3rd in C-USA East
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
http://bit.ly/2af5eFr
Media pick Tech to finish 2nd in C-USA’s West division
Bossier Press-Tribune
http://bit.ly/29P2zD3
USM picked to win West Division
WDAM
http://bit.ly/2a2u8Vq
Thundering Herd picked to finish 3rd in C-USA East
The Register-Herald
http://bit.ly/2agABkk
USM picked to repeat as West champs
The Clarion-Ledger
http://on.thec-l.com/29YvCBk
Media picks Tech second in C-USA West
The Shreveport Times
http://bit.ly/29QfcxE

6 Golden Eagles earn C-USA preseason honors
McMurtry College senior Alex Lyons is a 2016 preseason Conference USA football award winner.
WDAM
http://bit.ly/29ZWyPW

Herbert joins SBA Canes at Marucci World Series
An article mentions that the Marucci World Series will take place at Rice.
The Mountaineer
http://bit.ly/29RY8CH

NESN
Former Rice baseball players Tyler Duffey and Brock Holt are mentioned.
http://bit.ly/29TfcIC