Dateline Rice for Sept. 9, 2016

FEATURED ITEMS

The 28 best colleges for need-based financial aid
Rice is included on Money’s list of 28 best colleges for need-based financial aid.
Money
http://ti.me/2cw4v23

Rice University finds a natural partner in Brazil
The Brasil@Rice initiative is profiled for its efforts to build lasting links between Rice and Brazilian universities. Adria Baker, associate vice provost for international education and executive director of the Office of International Students and Scholars; Mayra Onuchic, Brasil@Rice program manager; Jose Onuchic, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Alida Metcalf, the Harris Masterson Jr. Professor of History and chair of the Department of History; and former Provost George McLendon are featured.
International Educator (This appeared in the Sept./Oct. 2016 issue.)
http://bit.ly/2cqX1yI

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Study: Earth’s carbon points to planetary smashup
Research by Rice University Earth scientists suggests that virtually all of Earth’s life-giving carbon could have come from a collision about 4.4 billion years ago between Earth and an embryonic planet similar to Mercury. Rajdeep Dasgupta, professor of Earth science, and postdoctoral researcher Yuan Li are quoted. Rice research scientist Kyusei Tsuno is mentioned.
National Science Foundation
http://bit.ly/2cf6uIk

‘CNN Newsroom With Brooke Baldwin’
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, discusses the 2016 elections. The CD “Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom” will contain liner notes and a reading by Brinkley. Brinkley will also speak at Florida Southern College March 16.
CNN
http://bit.ly/2czE1LK
Florida Southern College lecture series opens with political scientist
News Chief
http://bit.ly/2cKrkRG
Glenn Close, Deepak Chopra and more transform political speeches on Ted Nash Big Band’s new album
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2c5csyr

Could Russian hackers mess with the US election results? It wouldn’t be easy; Here’s why
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted in an article about election security.
Chicago Tribune (This also appeared in the Los Angeles Times.)
http://trib.in/2czitPu

How to win the information war with Russia: Free will, unbiased consciousness of Central and Eastern European postcolonial asset
Research by Ewa Thompson, research professor of Slavic studies, is mentioned.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2cjbgoO

Why the Hubble may not be able to see further back in time
An image is credited to Rice and researchers Robert O’Dell, the Andrew Hays Buchanan Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics and former chief scientist on the Hubble Space Telescope, and alumna Kerry Handron ’96.
AOL News
http://aol.it/2ccoG33

Icebreakers are terrible. They also, unfortunately, work really well.
An article mentions that Anton Villado taught at Rice.
NY Mag
http://sciof.us/2czifIg

An ASX-listed startup has passed a ‘critical step’ in the race for a 1TB phone
An article mentions that the company Weebit Nano was founded to develop a memory and semiconductor technology invented by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering.
Business Insider Australia
http://bit.ly/2cp4vDO

Por qué está cayendo la producción de petróleo en Venezuela y cómo puede afectar al mercado mundial
Francisco Monaldi, a fellow in Latin American energy policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
BBC Mundo (An English translation is not available.)
http://bbc.in/2bXwW66

The reality of America’s college towns
Rice is included on a chart showing leading large U.S. metros for college students.
City Lab
http://bit.ly/2bZ3C44

HOUSTON/TEXAS

7 years a survivor
An article discusses “Until 20,” a movie about the late James Ragan, a Rice student who died from cancer in 2014.
TMC News (This article also appeared in TMC Pulse on Pages 22-23.)
http://bit.ly/2bXHtyq
http://bit.ly/2c3ytuH

Accolades
Antonios Mikos, the Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been elected to the Academy of Athens — Greece’s national academy and highest research establishment — as a corresponding member in the Section of the Sciences.
TMC Pulse (This article appeared on Page 36.)
http://bit.ly/2c3ytuH

The best tourist attractions in Houston (The 2016 Edition)
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus is one of the best tourist attractions in Houston, according to the Houston Press.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2ccDCyk

For collector Randy Tibbits, every picture has a story
An article mentions that Randy Tibbits was a librarian at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2bXzd1c

Cruz weighs in on Kaepernick National Anthem protest
Vice President Joe Biden will deliver remarks at Rice University’s Tudor Fieldhouse Sept. 16, about the White House Cancer Moonshot, an initiative that Biden leads. Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, honorary chair of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is mentioned.
Texas Weekly (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2cK4Sbj
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2cqMZhk
KHOU
http://bit.ly/2cfyETv

The Special Olympics Caper: Your donations will ‘rescue’ Bellaire police from rooftop
An article mentions that the Rice University Police Department teamed up with the Bellaire Police to raise funds for the Special Olympics in 2015.
Instant News Bellaire
http://bit.ly/2cK48Dl

Houston Newsmakers Sept. 11: Election stretch and fighting substance abuse
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 the 2016 elections.
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2cf48sO

Weekend welcomes cultural notables, 9/11 remembrance
A 9/11 memorial concert will take place in Stude Hall at Rice Sept. 11.
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/2cKte4P

BROADCAST

KHOU
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted about the 2016 local elections.
http://bit.ly/2czwKeZ

WPSD
A list of the Princeton Review’s top five colleges and universities with the happiest students shows Rice is No. 1.
http://bit.ly/2cIrg28

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

What higher ed can learn from startups
An article mentions Rice’s effort to create online, open-source textbooks.
PC Mag
http://bit.ly/2cj2NCq

Insurers and physicians can partner to deliver care more efficiently, save costs, according to study
Insurers and physicians can partner to help physicians to deliver care more efficiently and save costs, according to a study by researchers at Rice and Cigna, a global health service company. Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute of Public Policy and professor of economics, and Meei-Hsiang Ku-Goto, research programmer at the institute, are quoted.
Medical Xpress
http://bit.ly/2cj32Nt
CMS grants navigators $63M to boost health insurance marketplace
HealthPayer Intelligence
http://bit.ly/2czjnvk

New graphene material could find use as bone implant
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.
Materials Today
http://bit.ly/2ccAJ0v

Apache may have struck big in West Texas
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 a recent oil discovery in the Permian Basin of Texas.
Chem Info
http://bit.ly/2cp5WCj

Lights out! Why IT shops are disabling wireless AP LEDs
Danny Eaton, senior network architect, is quoted in a story about wireless access point LEDs.
CIO Asia (This article also appeared in CIO, MIS Asia, IT World, IDG Connect, Computerworld Malaysia, IT News, ARN, Tech World and Computerworld Singapore.)
http://bit.ly/2cjcQr3

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

The power — and piousness — and frustration — and sorrow — of 1
Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religion and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is mentioned.
Minnesota Monthly
http://bit.ly/2cjeTeB

‘Free money’ for ‘fishy’ study
Alumnus David Courtwright ’79 is mentioned.
The Daily Helmsman
http://bit.ly/2cL3578

ISIS’ new top recruiter Gulmurod Khalimov on US most-wanted list
Graduate student Ethan Wilensky-Lanford is quoted in a story about the Islamic State group.
NewsGram
http://bit.ly/2ceZATi

D’Addario Woodwinds brings entire Houston Symphony clarinet section to artist roster
Tom LeGrand, associate professor of clarinet, is mentioned.
School Band & Orchestra
http://bit.ly/2ccxEh2

Summer in the lab yields personal, research results
An article mentions a student who stayed at Rice during the summer.
Bethel College News
http://bit.ly/2cLbLKL

SPORTS

Rice football player solves Rubik’s Cube behind his back
Brown College junior Calvin Anderson is featured.
WCNC
http://bit.ly/2cg8xcw

Rice Owls at Army Black Knights — Sept. 10 college football pick, odds and predictions
Rice football will play Army Sept. 10. Tyler Stehling is mentioned.
Sports Chat Place
http://bit.ly/2cczLS0

5 Texas schools ranked in AP Top 25 for 1st time in 59 years
Rice football is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2ceZUSg

Samford soccer to host Baylor Friday in marquee nonconference contest
Rice soccer is mentioned. Players Jasmine Isokpunwu, Annie Walker, Lianne Mananquil and Nia Stallings are mentioned.
AL.com
http://bit.ly/2c3zi6T

Cross-country teams head to Rice Invitational
The Justin Cooper Rice Invitational is mentioned.
LSU Sports
http://bit.ly/2bYW2Xu

Vance McDonald takes pride in backup long-snapping duties
Former Rice football player Vance McDonald is featured.
San Francisco 49ers
http://bit.ly/2cIevnZ

Iverson: Confluence of the NBA and urban America
Will Rice College senior Senthil Natarajan authored an article about Allen Iverson.
Fansided
http://bit.ly/2cL2fXT

2005 World Series trip culmination of Astros’ Killer B’s era
Former Rice baseball player Lance Berkman is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2cIfEvU
http://bit.ly/2cg1dxQ

Women who mean business: Linda Livingstone
Will Rice College junior Shelby Livingstone is mentioned.
Washington Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2cL8A5N

How a growth mindset can accelerate your improvement with Dr. Fran Pirozzolo
Rice is mentioned.
Golf Science Lab
http://bit.ly/2c3vcf4

Get a feel for mood at WKU, a few players to watch before Alabama game
Rice football fell to Western Kentucky University 14-46. Photos of players Brian Womac, J.T. Blasingame and Emmanuel Ellerbee are featured in a slideshow.
AL.com
http://bit.ly/2c3uD56

FGCU men’s basketball announces 2016 opponents
Rice men’s basketball is mentioned.
Eagle News
http://bit.ly/2cKm5l5

Every MLB team’s biggest breakout prospect of 2016
Former Rice baseball player Jordan Stephens is mentioned.
Bleacher Report
http://ble.ac/2cgawxw

NEWS RELEASE

Media Advisory: Vice President Joe Biden to deliver remarks at Rice Sept. 16
Vice President Joe Biden will deliver remarks at Rice University’s Tudor Fieldhouse at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, about the White House Cancer Moonshot, an initiative that Biden leads.
http://bit.ly/2bZcGWW