Dateline Rice for Sept. 1, 2016

FEATURED ITEM

Trump meeting is public relations disaster for Mexico’s Enrique Peña Nieto
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 Donald Trump’s visit to Mexico.
The Guardian (Similar articles appeared in over 400 media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2bG5PQi
Mexican president likely hurt by ‘ill-advised’ Trump meeting
NYTimes.com (This also appeared in The Washington Post.)
http://nyti.ms/2c4CeRI
Local Hispanics say the damage has already been done
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front page of the Sept. 1 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2chHCS0
http://bit.ly/2bXU1sr
Mexican president likely hurt by ‘ill-advised’ Trump meeting
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2bEKUi1
KTSA
http://bit.ly/2cibu0i (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
KLBJ
http://bit.ly/2c45tDU (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
KNX
http://bit.ly/2cg62Z6 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
KTRK
http://bit.ly/2bY9f0x
BBC World News
http://bit.ly/2bWvfLu

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

‘CNN Newsroom with Carol Costello’
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is quoted about the 2016 elections. An article mentions that Brinkley is a member of the Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism Advisory Committee.
CNN
http://bit.ly/2bFj8Cc
Louisiana Coalition reactivated to defeat David Duke in US Senate race
Bayou Buzz
http://bit.ly/2bFmLI8

The Indian knitwear town gunning to displace China in apparel
Russell Green, the Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about automation in India.
Bloomberg (This also appeared in Yahoo! Finance Singapore.)
http://bloom.bg/2bETZIY
This Indian town wants to beat China in apparel export
The Huffington Post
http://huff.to/2ci3cFN
India knitwear town aims to overtake China in apparel export
American Journal of Transportation (This also appeared in Business Mirror.)
http://bit.ly/2bTwTcq
India’s knitwear capital Tiruppur takes on apparel leaders China, Bangladesh
Live Mint
http://bit.ly/2bGtP5S
Tiruppur aims to overtake Bangladesh, China in apparel export
ET Retail (This also appeared in The Economic Times.)
http://bit.ly/2bEWM50

US election 2016: Why hackers could tip the result
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted in an article about election security.
The Independent
http://ind.pn/2bLnDXz
Analysis: Could hackers tip an American election? You bet
The Philadelphia Inquirer (This appeared in 12 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2bVrOTZ

Teaching ‘Muslim-Americans’ in Texas, the hotbed of Islamophobia
Craig Considine, a lecturer in Rice’s Department of Sociology, authored an op-ed about Muslim-Americans.
The Huffington Post
http://huff.to/2bEWsDq

Dr. Joy Browne, long-running psychologist of the airwaves, dies at 71
Alumna Joy Browne ’66 died Aug. 27.
The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/2cc1r9I
On-air psychologist hosted cathartic call-ins
The Bulletin
http://bit.ly/2bGx3pX

The 25 best private colleges in America
Rice is No. 8 on Business Insider’s list of the 25 best private colleges in America.
Business Insider (This also appeared in Tech Insider, Business Insider Singapore and Business Insider Malaysia.)
http://read.bi/2ccmRUs
Accolades: UVA garners top-10 national ranking
UVA Today
http://bit.ly/2bGsrA2

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Drake’s unofficial tour of Houston
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus is featured in a slideshow.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2c7jUWb
http://bit.ly/2ctiRDJ
Drake opening Houston pop-up store
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2bTjYr1
http://bit.ly/2bERYGB

The grave in the road
An article that originally appeared in OffCite.org, a publication of the Rice Design Alliance, is reprinted in the Houston Chronicle.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2bV9MB4

Photos revisit Beaumont high schools of the past
An article mentions that Patrick Sullivan attended Rice.
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in Beaumont Enterprise.)
http://bit.ly/2ctky3R

RUSMP hosts exciting health and science games
Richard Parr, executive director of the Rice University School Mathematics Project, authored an article about web-based science and health games created by Rice’s Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning now being available on the RUSMP website. Anne Papakonstantinou, RUSMP director, is quoted.
Village News
http://bit.ly/2bX42Zk

Washington Monthly ranks LETU top Texas school in South for ‘best bang for the buck’
Rice was ranked No. 31 among all colleges and universities in the South in the “Best Bang for the Buck” rankings in Washington Monthly’s new 2016 annual College Guide.
The Gilmer Mirror
http://bit.ly/2bLoxTX

News browser — week of Aug. 31
An article mentions that Bonnie Hellums was once a member of Rice’s administration.
The Tribune
http://bit.ly/2bVtUTV

Building a Houston legacy
Alumnus Raymond Brochstein ’55 is featured.
Absolutely! Memorial
http://bit.ly/2bMVBMO

BROADCAST

How would a US withdrawal from NAFTA affect Houston?
Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted about NAFTA.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2cc4ejg

MD Anderson shines spotlight on childhood cancers
An article discusses “Until 20,” a movie about the late James Ragan, a Rice student who died from cancer in 2014.
Houston Style Magazine
http://bit.ly/2bLBpt4

‘Imus in the Morning’
Rice football will play Western Kentucky University Sept. 1. Lovett College freshman Wyatt Imus and Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, are mentioned.
WABC (This also aired on 74 other stations.)
http://bit.ly/2cg7DOL (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

America’s top architecture schools 2017
Rice is No. 4 — up one spot from No. 5 last year — on architectural-research organization DesignIntelligence’s list of top 10 architecture undergraduate programs. Rice is also No. 9 on the top 10 architecture graduate programs.
Architectural Record
http://bit.ly/2bMVpNv

Baker Institute experts: Without pushing deregulation, the Japanese economy cannot grow
Japan’s once-booming economy has been sluggish, mainly as a result of deflation and decreased productivity, according to international economics experts at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. In a new issue brief, the experts argue that without pushing deregulation, the Japanese economy cannot grow. Russell Green, the Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics at the institute, and Masaaki Yoshimori, contributing expert at the institute, are quoted.
Science Codex
http://bit.ly/2bMBuhJ
Baker Institute experts: Without pushing deregulation, the Japanese economy cannot grow
Scienmag
http://bit.ly/2bWpIER
Experts: Without pushing deregulation, the Japanese economy cannot grow
Phys Org (This also appeared in eScience News.)
http://bit.ly/2bFu9i1

Ramon Lopez awarded 2016 Richard Carrington Education and Public Outreach Award
An article mentions that Ramon Lopez attended Rice.
Scienmag
http://bit.ly/2bGBjpp

Updated: Brazil senate impeaches Rousseff
Bill Arnold, professor in the practice of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted about the Brazilian oil giant company Petrobras.
Offshore Engineer
http://bit.ly/2bF6zGX

Rice researchers win grant to test low-cost syringe pump in Malawi
One of the most promising technologies from Rice University’s global health initiative — a low-cost, rugged syringe pump called AutoSyP — has won grant funding to clinically validate the technology. Maria Oden, director of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen and a professor in the practice of engineering education, is quoted.
BMES
http://bit.ly/2bYe6Pp

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

State AGs are increasingly powerful — and partisan
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 in an article about state attorneys general.
Governing
http://bit.ly/2cfSaOF
KRLD
http://bit.ly/2bGLdXW (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
KLBJ
http://bit.ly/2bTIPLq (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

Scott Sonenshein
Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured.
Lavin
http://bit.ly/2ccnehz

New Adventures: 24 of the most exciting science fiction and fantasy books coming out in September
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is discussed.
The Verge
http://bit.ly/2bLtmwg

Myths and truths about body image and upcoming screening of the film ‘Embrace’
An article mentions that Rice has online resources addressing body image issues.
Times Union
http://bit.ly/2cc618g

Study reveals why the brain can’t forget amputated limbs, even decades later
An article features a photo that is credited to Rice-based publisher OpenStax.
The Conversation
http://bit.ly/2c7D52h

Fact-checking Trump on immigration
An article mentions that Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spoke at Rice.
Argus Leader (Similar articles appeared in 27 other media outlets.)
http://argusne.ws/2bFeMw2

SPORTS

Rice hopes to match new attitude with upset at Western Kentucky
Rice football will play Western Kentucky Sept. 1. Head coach David Bailiff, assistant coach Chris Thurmond and players Peter Godber and Graysen Schantz are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2cbHDn2
http://bit.ly/2bERLDu
Rice faces unique challenge in opening at Western Kentucky
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Sept. 1 print edition with a different headline, “Owls jump squarely into C-USA fray.”)
http://bit.ly/2ctietJ
Sports calendar, Sept. 1-2
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2bG4CZ6
TV-radio listings: Sept. 1
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2cccuQe
Sports on the air — Sept. 1
The Kansas City Star
http://bit.ly/2bWsLNm
Sports broadcast schedule for Thursday
Delaware Online
http://delonline.us/2cg48ro
Rice will provide crucial challenge
WKU Herald
http://bit.ly/2c3Rzlf
3 matchups to watch as WKU takes on Rice
WKU Herald
http://bit.ly/2bEVk2r
Hilltoppers eager for season opener against Rice
WKU Herald
http://bit.ly/2c7B1aq
5 things to watch against Rice
WKU Herald
http://bit.ly/2bTAvv8
Rice at Western Kentucky preview
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2cfQ6pN
Opening day of college football: Who to watch?
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2bVxRaS
College football gambling: Notre Dame over Texas and week 1’s 15 other best bets
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2bTF9cy
How to watch college football’s week 1: TV times, online streaming and the best games
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2ci8Qbb
WKU-Rice: Storylines, players to watch, more
Courier-Journal
http://cjky.it/2bF6AdU
WKU embracing opening-night stage
Bowling Green Daily News
http://bit.ly/2cc3n2c
WKU will ‘ride’ with White at QB
WBKO
http://bit.ly/2bEWATf
The Hilltoppers hope to continue their success
Get More Sports
http://bit.ly/2bGzlW9
Rice versus Western Kentucky prediction, game preview
Campus Insiders
http://bit.ly/2ci4FvX
College football picks: Week 1 predictions for every game
Bleacher Report
http://ble.ac/2bGyUer
Hilltoppers kick off football season Thursday
Franklin Advocate
http://bit.ly/2ctCtaI
5 games of interest on a huge opening weekend for college football
Lexington Herald-Leader
http://bit.ly/2cg4gaw
KTRK
http://bit.ly/2bFoatq
WBKO
http://bit.ly/2cicnG7
KHOU
http://bit.ly/2bMTlFm
WAVE
http://bit.ly/2bWxH4C

Report: Rice, UH make initial Big 12 expansion cut
Articles mention that Rice is one of the schools being considered for the Big 12 expansion. Rice Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2c3x5Jq
http://bit.ly/2c7les7
Colleges: UH, Rice reportedly make first Big 12 cut
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2cfvk9y
Big 12 no longer considering East Carolina, UNLV, New Mexico
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in Bears Extra and Yahoo! Sports.)
http://bit.ly/2bGFmSO
http://bit.ly/2cccksa
Big 12 expansion tracker: Latest updates on which teams made the 1st cut
CBS Sports
http://cbsprt.co/2bVO9Rm
Big 12 expansion candidates down to at least 12 schools, sources say
ESPN (Similar stories appeared in ABC News, KABC, WABC, WLS, Herald Publication, Call News and 52 other media outlets.)
http://es.pn/2bX6HCo

Oklahoma Sooners football: The Houston nightlife guide
An article mentions that Rice students spend time in the Rice Village.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2c3Qc69

Brewers assign 6 players to Arizona Fall League
Former Rice baseball player Tyler Spurlin is featured.
Fox Sports
http://foxs.pt/2bTyfUE

A few fans hang on, as the Twins’ struggles continue
Former Rice baseball player J.T. Chargois is mentioned.
KNUJ
http://bit.ly/2bVsLeO

Yao’s pivot from China to US became center’s biggest move
Steven Lewis, the C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and professor in the practice and associate director of Rice’s Chao Center for Asian Studies, is quoted in an article about Yao Ming.
NBA
http://on.nba.com/2cfT5P8

McAuley basketball standout Alexah Chrisman verbally commits to Rice
A Rice commit is mentioned.
WCPO
http://bit.ly/2c3Y2N8

CFB’s hottest coach turns down big money, prestige to build unlikely powerhouse
An article mentions that Tom Herman coached at Rice.
Bleacher Report
http://ble.ac/2bF4Bre

The Whys of Texas: How many wins required for Charlie Strong?
Rice football is mentioned. Head coach David Bailiff is mentioned in the News Star article.
Hook ’em
http://bit.ly/2bFlR9V
Ranking Tech’s 2016 schedule from 1 to 12
The News Star
http://tnsne.ws/2bMP4ls
933 passes, many headaches later: Does Fresno State now have fix on QB position?
The Fresno Bee
http://bit.ly/2bWsNoq

Prospect rundown: Texas Collegiate League
Martel College sophomore Willy Amador is mentioned.
D1 Baseball
http://bit.ly/2bF85tM

Minority collegiate golf championship highlight
James Lee ‘16 tied for third in the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship.
GOLF
http://bit.ly/2ccgdgZ

Top 13 games and sports events this month: Sept. 2016
Rice football will play Baylor University Sept. 16. Head coach David Bailiff is mentioned.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://bit.ly/2cihiae
Check out the top 15 Houston events happening in Sept. 2016
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://bit.ly/2bMYqO2

NEWS RELEASES

Is Labor Day an endangered holiday?
With U.S. labor force participation at 62 percent and declining, Rice University artificial-intelligence expert Moshe Vardi is available to discuss whether Labor Day will remain a meaningful holiday in a society where fewer than 50 percent of workers actually hold jobs.
http://bit.ly/2bN2Sw8

Digital Frontiers 2016 conference, THATCamp to gather digital humanities experts at Rice Sept. 22-24
Leading digital humanities experts from across the country will gather at Rice University Sept. 22-23 for the Digital Frontiers 2016 conference and Sept. 24 for The Humanities and Technology Camp (THATCamp). A project of the University of North Texas Libraries, the annual events bring together scholars and students, librarians and archivists, genealogists and public historians as well as community members to share their experience of using digital resources in the humanities.
http://bit.ly/2cghtQq