Dateline Rice for August 1, 2016 (Weekend Edition)

FEATURED ITEM

The Innovators
Rice President David Leebron is one of the featured Houston innovators in Hemisphere magazine’s “Dossier.”
Dossier (This article appears on Page 7.)
http://bit.ly/2au0XuA

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Tiny portraits of the natural world
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. A photo is credited to graduate student Dayne Swearer.
The Wall Street Journal
http://on.wsj.com/2atRdkx

Texas lawmaker lost after a law changed; can he win now that it’s changing again?
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 voter ID laws, gold reserves, legislative races in Tarrant County and the presidential election.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
http://bit.ly/2alYKCL
Why Texas will get little attention from Trump or Clinton during presidential campaign
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2afEgK0
Voter ID law alteration heats up House election
San Angelo Standard-Times
http://bit.ly/2am0viW
A gold depository in Texas moves closer to reality
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (This also appeared in Kitco.)
http://bit.ly/2aWQby9
Millions of dollars raked in for some Texas legislative races
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/2aWMY1h
Trump says he prevented Cruz from being ‘ripped’ off convention stage
Bolsafinanzas
http://bit.ly/2afOREV
New stage for Donald Trump at Republican National Convention
Potiner
http://bit.ly/2am9VeH
Big race in a vast space has national import
CNHI
http://bit.ly/2au8c62

2 books Bill O’Reilly — and all Americans — should read
Articles feature tweets by Caleb McDaniel, associate professor of history, in response to TV host Bill O’Reilly’s comments about slavery.
The Huffington Post
http://huff.to/2aoNNUM
Rice professor rebuffs Bill O’Reilly’s comments on slavery
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2aWGCz9
http://bit.ly/2alTnmP

Alberto Gonzales fast facts
Alumnus Alberto Gonzales ’79 is featured.
CNN
http://cnn.it/2ap6Ic3

‘Campus carry’ goes into effect as Texas remembers UT Tower shootings 50 years later
Article mentions that Rice opted out of the Texas “campus carry” law. An email written by Rice President David Leebron is quoted.
Fox News U.S.
http://fxn.ws/2aqaPrH
A look at how Texas’ guns on campus law will work
Houston Chronicle (Similar articles appeared in over 100 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2aH8cCE
Only 1 private Texas university will allow ‘campus carry’
Texas Tribune (This also appeared in KGBT and The Gilmer Mirror.)
http://bit.ly/2aoHFMp
‘Campus carry’ begins Monday
Longview-News-Journal
http://bit.ly/2am0JXp
KTRH
http://bit.ly/2aqiVQU
KRIV
http://bit.ly/2aqjIBF
http://bit.ly/2aHyvJ3
KTRK
http://bit.ly/2aDn8jR
http://bit.ly/2aXeFao

Failure is an option
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is discussed. Land donated by Rice to NASA is also mentioned.
National Public Radio’s “Ted Radio Hour” (This broadcast also aired on 707 other stations.)
http://n.pr/2aHwPPP
Moon landing was ‘1 small step for a man, 1 giant leap for mankind’
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2aCQzD1
http://bit.ly/2apVW8P
Bernard Hickey: Shooting for the housing moon
The New Zealand Herald
http://bit.ly/2aJrxoB
Bernard Hickey argues a much hairier target for this and future governments would be to enable the building of the 131,000 extra houses in Auckland that the Unitary Plan creators say is needed over the next 7 years
interest.co.nz
http://bit.ly/2aD0c4i

HOUSTON/TEXAS

These Texas women helped shape America
Annise Parker ’78, professor in the practice and a fellow at Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders, is featured in a slideshow of Texas women who helped shape America.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio and Beaumont Enterprise)
http://bit.ly/2aFX2yr
http://bit.ly/2atKHcT

Historic Freedmen’s Town houses could become city landmarks
Leah Binkovitz, staff writer for Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about Houston’s historic Freedmen’s Town houses.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2aq1ksk

With experimental drugs, ‘right to try’ can go wrong
Kirstin Matthews, a fellow in science and technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an op-ed about experimental drugs.
Trib Talk
http://bit.ly/2afX77N

What outsiders and out-of-towners need to know before they visit Houston
Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2alRUx2
http://bit.ly/2aLrANj
KRIV
http://bit.ly/2au82eB

Surprising Tasmania an affordable, accessible trip from Australia
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus is mentioned in a slideshow.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2apWbR5

Transgender summit closes, attracts record crowd
An article mentions that Rice is one of the universities where the Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Summit has been held.
Killeen Daily Herald
http://bit.ly/2as4XyH

Texas A&M and TEES to take part in XXXII Association of Space Explorers Planetary Congress in fall 2019
An article mentions that part of the 32nd Planetary Congress will be hosted at Rice.
Texas A&M Engineering News
http://bit.ly/2actxnW

Farm stand fresh
The Rice Farmers Market is mentioned.
Local Houston
http://bit.ly/2aDi6Eg

BROADCAST

Study compares quality of cancer treatment based on where you live
Regions in Texas differ widely in adherence to recommended cancer treatment for elderly patients, according to a study by researchers at Rice and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute and professor of economics, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2alVtDp

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Blue Cross Blue Shield cut PPO ties
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute and professor of economics, is quoted about Kelsey-Seybold.
KRIV
http://bit.ly/2acE3Ml

WNEW
A Rice study on voter ID laws is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/2afYEdX

Sam Harris and Deepak Chopra, spiritual archrivals
Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, discusses the book “The Future of God: A Practical Approach to Spirituality for Our Times.”
Interfaith Voices (This also aired on 76 other stations.)
http://bit.ly/2aXdcAX

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Neither Trump nor Clinton is addressing the biggest challenge to jobs: Automation
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, is quoted about 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.
GeekWire
http://bit.ly/2aoKnRT
The impact of automation and the rise of artificial intelligence
Before It’s News
http://bit.ly/2afW5bY

NSF goes large on improving scientific software
Rice has a key role in the Molecular Sciences Software Institute, a new national effort funded by the National Science Foundation to transform the field of computational molecular sciences.
ScienceBlog
http://bit.ly/2aWMsR2
Head-Gordon leads Berkeley partnership to improve scientific software
Berkeley Bioengineering News
http://bit.ly/2aoIyVh
NSF to invest $35M in scientific software
Inside HPC
http://bit.ly/2am2dRI
NSF commits $35M to improve scientific software
Scienmag
http://bit.ly/2aDjHtC
Virginia Tech to spearhead $19.4M effort to build new software institute
Augusta Free Press (This also appeared in Virginia Tech News.)
http://bit.ly/2ape3Ix

Paper examines climate risk and the fossil fuel industry
Burning coal, oil and natural gas is responsible for two-thirds of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Yet these same fuels are also the economic mainstay of resource-rich countries and the world’s largest companies. According to a new working paper from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, this means that climate-change relief actions represent danger for the fossil fuel business. Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the institute, is quoted.
Phys Org
http://bit.ly/2aoGDQm

Scientists find a way of acquiring graphene-like films from salts to boost nanoelectronics
Scientists have found a way to acquire 2-D graphene-like layers of various salts. Rice participated in the study.
Science Daily (This also appeared in Science Codex, Scienmag, Solid State Technology and Science Newsline.)
http://bit.ly/2acE5nb
Physicists use supercomputers to find way of making ‘imitation graphene’ from salt
Scicasts
http://bit.ly/2as2HHH
Acquiring graphene-like films from salts to boost nanoelectronics
Nanowerk
http://bit.ly/2aJoGMf
Supercomputers find a way of making ‘imitation graphene’ from salt
Next Big Future
http://bit.ly/2atRJim

Nanoscale materials present a challenge to beating the heat
Rice scientists who analyze the properties of materials as small as a single molecule have encountered a challenge that appears at very low temperatures. Douglas Natelson, professor of physics and astronomy and of electrical and computer engineering, and postdoctoral researcher Pavlo Zolotavin are quoted.
Controlled Environments
http://bit.ly/2afFEwe
Beating the heat a challenge at the nanoscale
Materialsgate
http://bit.ly/2amhAcN
Scientists detect thermal boundary that hinders ultracold experiments
R&D
http://bit.ly/2aJCOF0

4 reasons why an optimistic outlook is good for your health
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Chair of Marketing and professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an op-ed about optimism.
Psychology Today
http://bit.ly/2apcU3J
Do we become less optimistic as we grow older?
Psychology Today
http://bit.ly/2afWtY6

Sigler joins North American banking, oil and gas practices at Baker & McKenzie
Alumna Denmon Sigler ’92 is mentioned.
Oil and Gas Investor
http://bit.ly/2aoKXPG
Sigler joins Baker & McKenzie
Penn Energy
http://bit.ly/2aDjMxi

New studies from the Center for Genome Architecture at Baylor explore 3-D structure of DNA
Erez Lieberman Aiden, adjunct assistant professor in computational and applied mathematics and in computer science, and his colleagues recently introduced Juicer, an open-source tool used in three-dimensional genome sequencing processes.
Scienmag
http://bit.ly/2acrznW

A 5-pillar process to uncover small-cap opportunities
Alumnus Aaron Garcia ’01 is mentioned.
The Wall Street Transcript (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2acixXO

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

The issue for Latino voters that no one is talking about
Tony Payan, the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the institute’s Mexico Center, is quoted about Latino and Hispanic voters.
Hispanic Trending
http://bit.ly/2aHvxEh

Essential science: Making dirty water drinkable
James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned.
Digital Journal
http://bit.ly/2aHa52p

A titanium-gold alloy harder than most steel was just discovered
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, is mentioned.
Atlas Obscura
http://bit.ly/2aq03lm

Spider silk offers unique acoustic properties
New discoveries about spider silk could inspire novel materials to manipulate sound and heat in the same way semiconducting circuits manipulate electrons, according to scientists at Rice, in Europe and in Singapore. Edwin Thomas, the William and Stephanie Sick Dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is quoted.
Inavate
http://bit.ly/2aLxOwD

A necessary plan
Brent Meeker mentions he attended Rice in a letter to the editor.
Ventura County Star
http://bit.ly/2afH5La

Slain French priest was attack on ‘all of us,’ imam said
Craig Considine, lecturer of sociology, is quoted about ISIS.
The Catholic Spirit (This also appeared in North Texas Catholic.)
http://bit.ly/2aWQ1qo

History chairs dismiss concerns over not requiring US history course
Rice is cited as one of the elite universities where courses in U.S. history are not required for history majors. Alida Metcalf, the Harris Masterson Jr. Professor of History and chair of the Department of History, is quoted about Rice’s history program.
History News Network
http://bit.ly/2acj9N3

Clinton vows to meet Paris climate pledge, but it won’t be easy
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, authored an op-ed about Hillary Clinton’s vow to uphold the U.S. commitment to climate actions under last year’s Paris agreement.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2aqeyp8

SPORTS

Photos: Take a tour inside Rice’s new athletics facility
Photos of the new Brian Patterson Sports Performance Center at Rice Stadium are featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2aoQ4JF
http://bit.ly/2aFZjcW
Inside Rice’s new athletics facility
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2aoFOag
KTRK
http://bit.ly/2audtuo

Will Houston’s repeal of HERO create problems with NBA, NCAA?
An article about whether Houston will be able to host NCAA events mentions how Rice might be affected.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2aDFst0

10 key questions facing Texans entering camp
Rice alumnus Christian Covington ’15 is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2aH8tp4
10 questions facing Texans at training camp
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2aH86ep

A pitch for way fewer youth pitches
Former Rice baseball player Jeff Niemann is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2aJjqIs

The week in women’s football: Iceland women kicking goals; Santa Clarita crowned UWS champs
Alumna Lauren Hughes ’16 is mentioned.
Tribal Football
http://bit.ly/2aoGRqW

President Bailey: If college football becomes a reality for University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, ‘you will all understand what impact it will have’
Rice football is mentioned.
Head coach David Bailiff is quoted and football players Zach Wright, Alex Lyons, Darik Dillard, Derek Brown, Brian Womac, Tabari McGaskey and Tyler Stehling and former Rice football player Driphus Jackson are mentioned.
Edinburg Politics
http://bit.ly/2aJf57J
What’s the most important game for FAU football in 2016?
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2aLKkfE
Rice out for payback in opener at WKU
Bowling Green Daily News
http://bit.ly/2apZzeM
Former Bobcat coach thriving at Rice
Herald-Zeitung
http://bit.ly/2aoXg8z
Expectations high again for Alabama in 2016
Bowling Green Daily News (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2au1jBL
No. 35 — Tucson High’s Daniels becomes city’s 1st black football player
Tucson.com
http://bit.ly/2afNO7F
In college football, no player escapes the eye of the strength coach
The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/2amancQ
Looking at C-USA contenders for possible realignment
Daily News Journal
http://on.dnj.com/2aHnIhL
Eye on realignment
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2aq9SzF
Preview of UCLA football’s special teams
iSports Web
http://bit.ly/2acsJzJ
Clayton knows handsome when he sees it: The Miss Cleo of college football ranks the FBS’ 128 handsomest coaches
SB Nation (A correction on the misspelling of Bailiff’s last name has been requested.)
http://bit.ly/2asdly3

Dawson’s Obiozor, Willis’ Roper among Rice all-academic track athletes
Rice student athletes Daisy Ding, McKenzie Johnson, Belle MacFarlane, Cybil Obiozor, Elsa Racasan, Cali Roper, Evan Karakolis and Marco Ruizwere recognized as U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Association All-Academic honorees.
The Humble Observer (This also appeared in The East Montgomery County Observer, Memorial Examiner, The Potpourri Magnolia Edition, Your Fort Bend News, Cypress Creek Mirror, The Katy Rancher, Sugar Land Sun, Bellaire, River Oaks and West University Examiner, The Lake Houston Observer, The Potpourri Tomball Edition, The Atascocita Observer and The Pearland Journal.)
http://bit.ly/2aCWmZ4

Rice volleyball earns AVCA Team Academic Award
An article mentions that Rice volleyball earned Team Academic Honors for the 2015-16 season from the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
Bellaire, River Oaks and West University Examiner
http://bit.ly/2aclPKG

JaCorey Shepherd feels good and ready
Photos from past Rice football games are featured.
CBS Philly
http://cbsloc.al/2au0UiQ
Armed with a new offensive coordinator, a talented freshman quarterback and two solid recruiting classes, Strong ready as the curtain rises on the 2016 season
Hook ’em
http://bit.ly/2aoTBhl

MTSU women to host Louisville, Arizona State, Georgia Tech
Rice women’s basketball is mentioned.
Daily News Journal
http://on.dnj.com/2aD6uRw

Brazos Valley Bombers’ win streak snapped at 21 games with 6-2 loss to Cane Cutters
Rice baseball player Willy Amador is mentioned.
Brazos Sports
http://bit.ly/2atXOeg

Smyrna native Jess Neely was legendary Hall of Fame coach
An article mentions that Jess Neely coached at Rice.
Daily News Journal
http://on.dnj.com/2aJCGpf

Texas A&M to induct 6 in to Hall of Fame, 3 to Hall of Honor, 2 Lifetime Achievement Awards
Rice baseball is mentioned.
KAGS
http://bit.ly/2ambh93

Denver Broncos 2016 training camp notebook: Day 2
Former Rice football player Jordan Taylor is mentioned.
Scout
http://foxs.pt/2aGhfEi

Kansas seeking go-to wideout
An article mentions that David Beaty coached at Rice.
Lawrence Journal-World (This also appeared in KU Sports.)
http://bit.ly/2au0Grk

Rice Owls swim team announces 2016-2017 schedule
Rice swimming announced its 2016-17 schedule. Head coach Seth Huston is quoted.
Swim Swam
http://bit.ly/2aLUQnh

NEWS RELEASES

Rice’s Program in Jewish Studies, Shepherd School receive $4.1 million estate gift
Rice has received a gift of more than $4.1 million from the estate of the late Samuel W. and Goldye Marian Spain to the university’s Program in Jewish Studies and the Shepherd School of Music.
http://bit.ly/2au7gPk

Rice has key role in new computational science institute
Rice University is among eight institutions chosen to lead a national effort to transform the field of computational molecular sciences to give scientists new tools to tackle problems that are far too complex to solve with today’s technology, workforce and capabilities.
http://bit.ly/2au3mp8