Dateline Rice for Sept. 2, 2016

FEATURED ITEM

University of Chicago isn’t the only place fighting back against PC nonsense
An op-ed mentions Rice President David Leebron’s article in the Rice Thresher and applauds his plans to host “impolitic” dinners.
Acculturated
http://bit.ly/2bZFwqi

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Threat of group extinction sparks cooperation
Charles Darwin was right: Groups enjoy an advantage whose members are “ready to aid one another and to sacrifice themselves for the common good,” according to a new study by researchers at Rice University, Texas A&M University and the University of East Anglia. Rick Wilson, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Political Science, professor of statistics and of psychology, is quoted.
Futurity (This article appeared in the Sept. 2 issue of Futurity Today. This also appeared in The Exception.)
http://bit.ly/2c4H2X2
The threat of group extinction proves a powerful motivator
Phys Org (This also appeared in Science Daily, Laboratory Equipment, Science Codex, Scienmag, Science Newsline and eScience News.)
http://bit.ly/2bHsonx

Partner or perish in the innovation economy
The Rice Business Plan Competition is mentioned.
Huffington Post Canada
http://huff.to/2bFU11W

Michel Temer sworn in as president of Brazil
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 politics in Brazil.
VOA News
http://bit.ly/2bYqcsp

Dr. Joy Browne, popular radio psychologist, dead at 71
Alumna Joy Browne ’66 died Aug. 27.
Chicago Tribune (Similar articles appeared in 309 other media outlets.)
http://trib.in/2bYyKPo
Dr. Joy Browne, popular radio psychologist, dead at 71
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2c4Gv7J
http://bit.ly/2bJW0AN
WABC
http://bit.ly/2bI4zc5 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
WHIZ
http://bit.ly/2bQrofQ

The real Trumpettes of Bel Air
An article mentions that Kelly Day has an endowment at Rice.
Politico Magazine
http://politi.co/2ckYCH5

Chris Shepherd wants to miso everything
An article mentions that Houston chef Chris Shepherd partners with Rice students.
Food & Wine
http://fandw.me/2carFdX

Closing the academic gap
Sarah Burnett, professor emerita of psychology, authored a letter to the editor about a recent New York Times story.
The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/2c0nmSY

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Are Harris County’s voting machines vulnerable to hackers?
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted in an article about election security.
KHOU
http://bit.ly/2bHWvge
Could hackers tip an American election? You bet
Waynesboro Record Herald (This also appeared in 32 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2bHl9wb

Cheap tricks: Budget-friendly hacks for living in Houston
Exploring Rice is featured in a slideshow of free things to do in Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2bVHy6y
http://bit.ly/2bYmfnD

Georgetown to give slave descendants priority for admission
Rice is included in a slide show of the best colleges in the U.S.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2bVGz6o

Malestar en México por reunión de Peña Nieto con Trump
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.
Houston Chronicle’s “La Voz” (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2bYnraP
Mexican president likely hurt by ‘ill-advised’ Trump meeting
San Mateo Daily Journal (This also appeared in over 171 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2bVIszV
KLBJ
http://bit.ly/2bI9lLE (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

Stunning celebration: Festival of Flowers for Janmasthami at ISKCON of Houston
Zahra Jamal, associate director for community engagement at Rice’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, is mentioned.
Indo American News
http://bit.ly/2calYNi

Conroe Symphony Orchestra announces 2016-2017 season lineup
Will Rice junior Katherine Audas is mentioned.
Extreme News Houston
http://bit.ly/2caic6N

Business in Fort Bend Sept. 2016
An article mentions that Nader Ayub is a team physician at Rice.
Fort Bend Lifestyles & Homes
http://bit.ly/2c7d056

OutSmart’s top LGBTQ Hispanic leaders of 2016
An article mentions that Iris Rodriguez has volunteered at Rice.
OutSmart
http://bit.ly/2bVVpK7

The Houston Press fall 2016 arts guide: Music
An article mentions a number of concerts that will take place at Rice.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2caz4dq

Top 5 fall preview: Sept. 1
An article mentions that Jonathan Schipper’s exhibit “Cubicle” will be open at the Rice Gallery Oct. 6-Dec.4.
Dallas Art Dealers Association (This also appeared in Glasstire.)
http://bit.ly/2c7fosp

Violinist Rainel Joubert appointed to fill community-embedded musician vacancy after extensive national search
Alumnus David Connor ’13 is mentioned.
The Katy News
http://bit.ly/2bIbMOl

Houston Press arts guide 2016: Film listings
The 12th Annual Business of Film Conference will take place at the Rice Media Center Sept. 16-17.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2cjHQ88

BROADCAST

Bloomberg Radio
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, is quoted.
http://bit.ly/2bPUYR9 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast. This also aired on WNEW.)

‘Imus in the Morning’
Rice football fell to Western Kentucky University 14-46. Lovett College freshman Wyatt Imus is mentioned.
WABC (This also aired on 74 other stations.)
http://bit.ly/2bZRgJH (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Proxima b: Is there alien life just ‘down the block,’ or even closer?
Astronaut Leroy Chiao, lecturer in mechanical engineering, authored an op-ed about the possibility of finding life elsewhere in the universe.
Space
http://bit.ly/2c0nT7D

3-D graphene has promise for bio applications
Flakes of graphene welded together into solid materials may be suitable for bone implants, according to a study led by Rice scientists. Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and founding chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, and postdoctoral research associate Chandra Sekhar Tiwary are quoted.  Graduate students Sruthi Radhakrishnan and Sehmus Ozden and researcher Soumya Vinod are mentioned.
Nanotechnology Now (This also appeared in Phys Org.)
http://bit.ly/2c09KXP
Researchers weld graphene sheets to form tough, porous material
Nanowerk
http://bit.ly/2bZHLtK

Study of carbon capture materials maximizes effectiveness
A careful balance of the ingredients in carbon-capture materials would maximize the sequestration of greenhouse gases while simplifying the processing — or “sweetening” — of natural gas, according to researchers at Rice. Andrew Barron, the Charles W. Duncan Jr.-Welch Professor of Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Carbon Capture Journal
http://bit.ly/2bQtFrh

Design tool transforms flat materials into 3-D
The old rules don’t necessarily apply when building electronic components out of two-dimensional materials, according to scientists at Rice. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and professor of chemistry, is quoted.
Advanced Manufacturing
http://bit.ly/2bQvBQF

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Sept. events at North Central College
David Worth, senior lecturer of humanities and director of forensics, will take part in a presidential debate panel at North Central College Sept. 26.
Positively Naperville
http://bit.ly/2bFWjJy

Making the piano sound like an entire orchestra
Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano, is featured.
Ann Arbor Observer
http://bit.ly/2bIcIlE

Music Director Larry Rachleff’s farewell season begins Sept. 16
An article mentions that Larry Rachleff, the Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestra Conducting, is the music director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra.
Johnston Sunrise (This also appeared in Cranston Herald.)
http://bit.ly/2cjmQyd

Why do you disagree with Catholic teaching on homosexuality?
Alumnus Paul Check ’81 is featured.
Catholic Answers
http://bit.ly/2cfmw3f

Mark Zondlo appointed Andlinger Center’s associate director for external partnerships
Alumnus Mark Zondlo ‘94 is the new associate director for external partnerships at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University.
ACEE News
http://bit.ly/2cjxm8O

Welcome back to school, kids; Now come pick up your free textbooks right here
Rice-based publisher OpenStax is mentioned.
Foreword Reviews
http://bit.ly/2bQ0xiy

SPORTS

Rice drops season opener at Western Kentucky
Rice football fell to Western Kentucky University 14-46. Head coach David Bailiff and players J.T. Blasingame, Blain Padgett, Tyler Stehling, Jack Fox and Brian Womac are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Sept. 2 print edition with a different headline, “Owls suffer from familiar miscues.”)
http://bit.ly/2c081SC
Rice opens season with sloppy loss against Western Kentucky
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. Similar articles appeared in 22 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2cf7dI1
http://bit.ly/2c09mbS
Sept. 1: Western Kentucky 46, Rice 14
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2bHV3pe
White throws for 517 yards as W. Kentucky beats Rice 46-14
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in the Austin American-Statesman.)
http://bit.ly/2c0egWn
http://bit.ly/2c08Z0R
A viewer’s guide to week 1 of the college football season
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2cf92od
Week 1 college football viewers’ guide
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2bHVmjS
College football game picks: Week 1
KHOU
http://bit.ly/2cfvPjJ
Rice at WKU info, breakdown and prediction
Bowling Green Daily News
http://bit.ly/2bK8jxe
Rice miscues prove costly in loss to WKU
Bowling Green Daily News
http://bit.ly/2bI3t56
Big plays spark WKU victory over Rice
WKU Herald
http://bit.ly/2bPNIVr
Behind a superb debut by White, Tops steam Rice
WBKO
http://bit.ly/2bImBkK
WKU routs visiting Rice in season opener
Courier-Journal
http://cjky.it/2bZQwUJ
Rice Owls visit Western Kentucky tonight
The Zone
http://bit.ly/2bVVIVi
WBKO
http://bit.ly/2bZQEUl
WEVV
http://bit.ly/2bQrOTF
KHOU
http://bit.ly/2bPU7Qa
WHAS
http://bit.ly/2bZR0dl
WZZM
http://bit.ly/2bI4ncJ

Ranking C-USA’s West Division
Rice football is mentioned. Head coach David Bailiff and players Darik Dillard, Jowan Davis, Tyler Stehling, Zach Wright, Trey Martin and Alex Lyons are mentioned in the Be in Sports article.
Be in Sports
http://bit.ly/2bHZFMm
Best common name teams in Division I college football
Yard Barker
http://foxs.pt/2bVPg0f
The fixer-uppers of Texas college football
KUOW
http://bit.ly/2c0hzwC
Game preview: Notre Dame at Texas
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2bIo76t
Bohls: My Texas predictions? Strong will win and survive, come hell or high losses
Hook ’em
http://bit.ly/2bYz6Gf
Frankie V’s prediction: Notre Dame versus Texas ’16
UHND
http://bit.ly/2bI5deL
Texas-Notre Dame chronicles: Part 2 — Upset in South Bend
Texas Sports
http://bit.ly/2cjyn0B
UNT’s Roberts ready to make plays after recovering from injury
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2bQoIPw
K-State football at No. 8 Stanford: 3-minute preview
The Kansa City Star
http://bit.ly/2cjzjC2
Narrow focus key for underclassmen in Notre Dame debut
247Sports
http://bit.ly/2cldNQm
What to look for in Notre Dame’s season opener
USports
http://bit.ly/2c0ju4i

Mid-major NBA Draft prospects on the rise
Brown College sophomore Marcus Evans is featured.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2bPSaTT

University of Houston makes 1st cut for Big 12 expansion
Articles mention that Rice is one of the schools being considered for the Big 12 expansion.
Houston Chronicle (Similar articles appeared in 35 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2bQfS4b
Rice, UH reportedly land on the Big 12 conference expansion’s short list
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2bX1EBL
As Big 12 looks to expand, SMU reportedly named 1 of a dozen contenders
Dallas Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2bHVAHO
Rice University, University of Houston still being considered by Big 12 Conference
KHOU
http://bit.ly/2carOOF

How game 4 affected the outlook of those on the Broncos’ roster bubble
Former Rice football player Jordan Taylor is mentioned.
Mile High Sports
http://bit.ly/2bYoebE
Broncos lose to Cardinals 38-17, Jordan Taylor shines
9 News
http://on9news.tv/2bZMf3t

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.
Sportal New Zealand (This also appeared in Sporting News Australia.)
http://bit.ly/2bHUlIK

C-USA roundup
Martel College junior Mary Claire Danilevics is mentioned.
North Texas Daily
http://bit.ly/2bIilBM

Samford soccer travels to Rice for marquee Friday matchup
Rice soccer will play Samford University Sept. 2.
AL.com
http://bit.ly/2bVNNaw

Yes, tight ends factor into Rutgers’ offense
An article mentions that Drew Mehringer and Tom Herman coached at Rice.
Asbury Park Press
http://on.app.com/2capSpn

Texans rest veterans in preseason finale
Former Rice football player Christian Covington is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2claFUB

The Dallas Cowboys will not suck this year, I guarantee it
Alumnus William McClay ’89 is mentioned.
Fox News
http://fxn.ws/2cflODd

5 Shuckers to represent Brewers in Arizona Fall League
Former Rice baseball player Tyler Spurlin is featured.
Our Sports Central
http://bit.ly/2bPPi9F

UVU volleyball: Utah Valley to host Wolverine Invitational this weekend
Rice volleyball is mentioned.
Deseret News
http://bit.ly/2bK9v3j
Wyoming Volleyball heads to Columbus
Sweetwater Now
http://bit.ly/2cvSVai

Cowgirl basketball announces 2016-17 schedule
Rice women’s basketball is mentioned.
OSU Athletics
http://bit.ly/2bKaNvk

NEWS RELEASE

3-D graphene has promise for bio applications
Flakes of graphene welded together into solid materials may be suitable for bone implants, according to a study led by Rice University scientists.
http://bit.ly/2bQvSTK