Dateline Rice for Sept. 16, 2016

FEATURED ITEM

KTRK
Martel College freshman and Rice Owls football player JaVante Hubbard is featured.
http://bit.ly/2cF1GcY

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

The rise of the superstars
Research by Gustavo Grullon, the Jesse H. Jones Professor of Finance at the Jones Graduate School of Business, is mentioned.
The Economist
http://econ.st/2d3qNYn

NAFTA burn: The real Ford Escape? Moving its small-car production to Mexico
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 Mexico and the 2016 elections.
Salon
http://bit.ly/2cwcdtu
Clinton won’t follow Trump
The Torch
http://bit.ly/2ctUpSW

Zimbabwe to print own version of US dollar bill
Russell Green, the Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the Zimbabwean Central Bank.
RT (This also appeared in Mo4ch News.)
http://bit.ly/2ceSmkp

Babies cry in the womb and 18 other surprising facts I learned when I became a dad
A Rice study on pregnancy is mentioned.
Business Insider (This also appeared in Tech insider, Business Insider Singapore and Business Insider Malaysia.)
http://read.bi/2cufFbi

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Menil loses curator to New York’s Whitney
Alison Weaver, executive director of Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts, is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front page of the Sept. 16 print edition with a different headline, “In the arts, top talent often hard to retain.”)
http://bit.ly/2cTIo4C

What Houston needs: Less parking, more parks
Allyn West, assistant director of communications for the Rice Design Alliance, authored an op-ed about PARK(ing) Day.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2d3lhot
http://bit.ly/2cscZpf

Which Texas universities have grown the most over the past decade?
An article discusses enrollment numbers at Texas universities. Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2cTIRUf
http://bit.ly/2ctTt0Q
http://bit.ly/2cTK7GX

15 taken from bus outside Nuevo Laredo as border violence continues
Gary Hale, a nonresident fellow in drug policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the Zetas drug cartel.
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/2ccEIcC

Vivienne Tam’s love letter to Houston hits New York Fashion Week
Rice is mentioned in an article about New York fashion designer Vivienne Tam.
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/2d3r65i

Vice President Joe Biden scheduled to attend Austin fundraiser
Vice President Joe Biden will deliver remarks at Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse about the White House Cancer Moonshot Sept. 16.
Austin American-Statesman (This also appeared in Downtown Austin Patch.)
http://atxne.ws/2ccEIJB
Expect delays as Baylor, Biden come to Houston
KTRK
http://abc13.co/2cTXqHx
Biden in Houston Friday
KTSA
http://bit.ly/2d0kUiV
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2cjkd1f

‘Cassatt in the Basin!’ begins next week
Alumna Jennifer Leshnower ’89 is mentioned.
OA Online
http://bit.ly/2cEfzZ7

BROADCAST

Is Houston racially segregated or economically?
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, discusses diversity in Houston.
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/2cjn5Ly

Filmmakers gather to talk business in Houston this weekend
The Southwest Alternate Media Project is holding its annual Business of Film Conference at Rice Sept. 16-17.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2cjnXQ6

‘Bill Martinez Live’
Alumnus Alberto Gonzales ’79 is featured.
http://bit.ly/2cAcKeK (This aired on 61 radio stations.)

KQED
Charles McConnell, executive director of Rice’s Energy and Environment Initiative, discusses the Environmental Protection Agency and climate change.
http://bit.ly/2d5EjO4 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

Update: Prophet Today
Graduate student Erin Prophet is featured.
Interfaith Voices (This also aired on 76 other stations.)
http://bit.ly/2cuedpf

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

New president should quickly appoint science adviser
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy announced recommendations for how science and technology policy should be dealt with in the White House for the presidential transition teams. Neal Lane, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor Emeritus, senior fellow in science and technology policy at the institute and professor emeritus of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
AAAS
http://bit.ly/2cjmiKs
Next president must name science leaders fast, report urges
EOS
http://bit.ly/2ceIIhK

Improved microendoscope brings cervical cancer into focus
Rice researchers have added a clever spin — a rotating grating that removes out-of-focus light — to a cutting-edge, minimally invasive fiber-optic microscope that lets oncologists and surgeons zoom in on cancer tumors prior to surgery. Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, director of the Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering and of Rice 360° Institute for Global Health, and graduate student Pelham Keahey are quoted.
Health Canal (This also appeared in Science & Technology Research News.)
http://bit.ly/2cEd1Kf

What happens to oil, gas if GOP loses Congress?
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.
Downstream Today
http://bit.ly/2d0jNQf

Scientists improve method to capture CO2 from natural gas
A Rice University laboratory has improved its method to turn plain asphalt into a porous material that can capture greenhouse gases from natural gas. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
World of Chemicals
http://bit.ly/2cU2HPu

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

RU Planetarium begins fall season of shows Tuesday
The Rice Space Institute is mentioned.
The Roanoke Times
http://bit.ly/2cEfCEa

Election systems safe from cyberattacks, experts believe
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted about election security.
Fed Scoop
http://bit.ly/2d5snvP
Tap DHS for help protecting voting systems, officials urge
GCN
http://bit.ly/2d07oMb

Now playing: ‘Operation Avalanche’
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is discussed.
Movie Mezzanine
http://bit.ly/2cwlBNM

Lee University School of Music to host faculty chamber recital Sept. 23
An article mentions that Geoffrey Herd attended Rice.
The Chattanoogan
http://bit.ly/2cEbXWP

SPORTS

Gameday Central: College football, week 3
Rice football will play Baylor University Sept. 16. Head coach David Bailiff and players Connor Cella, Tyler Stehling, Darik Dillard and Emmanuel Ellerbee are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. Similar articles appeared in over 150 media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2cOLWsJ
http://bit.ly/2cEaHDk
Rice has little margin for error against No. 21 Baylor
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Sept. 16 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2cL1tJa
Football preview: Rice versus No. 21 Baylor
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2cj8rUw
http://bit.ly/2d067V7
Bears looks to improve against Rice before Big 12 play
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2d3t4mp
http://bit.ly/2d07tz9
KHOU
http://bit.ly/2cjk4uH

Who are Texas’ most memorable college football coaches?
Former Rice coaches Jess Neely, Todd Graham and John Heisman are featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2cL18pG
http://bit.ly/2d06eA5
Texas’ most notable college football coaches
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2cTL6an
ASU’s Ballage could get another scoring surge at UTSA
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared in 22 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2cueE2Z
http://bit.ly/2cw7wjn
Texas crucial to Arizona State’s recruiting plans
USports
http://bit.ly/2cj9nZ9

Kansas set to host CSCAA National Collegiate Open Water Championship
Rice swimming is mentioned.
College Swimming
http://bit.ly/2cCjzfY
Field set for Inaugural CSCAA National Collegiate Open Water Championship
Swimming World (This also appeared in KU Athletics.)
http://bit.ly/2cOFUp6

Alexah Chrisman, hoops star, commits to Rice
A Rice commit is mentioned.
Eagle Country
http://bit.ly/2cTMqdj

Volleyball: Yale heads to Texas for final tune-up
Rice volleyball is mentioned.
Yale Daily News
http://bit.ly/2csfxDQ

As Big 12 expansion drags on with no clear outcome, only 1 constant remains: The league’s dysfunction
An article mentions that Rice is one of the universities making a pitch to Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby to join the conference.
Campus Rush
http://bit.ly/2d5tqMl

Lumberjacks unveil 2016-17 regular season schedule
Rice men’s basketball is mentioned.
KTRE
http://bit.ly/2cBXzAc

Women’s tennis: Lobos to begin season in Texas under new head coach, returning players
Rice women’s tennis is mentioned.
Daily Lobo
http://bit.ly/2cCrB8u

158 returned missionaries playing FBS college football this year
Will Rice College sophomore Austin Williams and Hanszen College sophomore James Sanft are featured.
LDS Living
http://bit.ly/2cU1KGR