Dateline Rice for Sept. 28, 2016

FEATURED ITEMS

The top US colleges
Rice is ranked No. 5 on the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education’s “top schools for resources” list, which is based on academic spending, student-faculty ratios and research output. Rice is No. 18 on the WSJ/THE ranking of U.S. colleges, which is based on outcomes, resources, engagement and environment.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription required.)
http://on.wsj.com/2d9w9mV
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Ask a MacArthur genius: Just how cheap can cancer diagnosis get?
MacArthur Fellow Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and of electrical and computer engineering and director of Rice 360° Institute for Global Health, is featured for her efforts to find inexpensive ways to bring health care to the developing world.
The Washington Post
http://wapo.st/2cBnndC

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Iran won’t freeze oil output, what’s next for OPEC?
Ambassador Edward Djerejian, director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses oil prices.
Bloomberg (This also appeared in Yahoo! Finance Canada.)
http://bloom.bg/2cBnvd8

Law, finance sectors divided over impact of AI
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, expects that within 30 years machines will be capable of doing almost any job that a human can.
The Straits Times
http://bit.ly/2dCPUV0
It’s all fun and games until someone loses an AI
The Register
http://bit.ly/2cKXbAv

‘How do we support a racist?’ Young Republicans grapple with 2016 election
An article mentions that the Rice University College Republicans chose not to endorse Donald Trump for president.
The Guardian
http://bit.ly/2dzwSvX

Tattoo that can save your life
A temporary tattoo to help control a chronic disease might someday be possible, according to scientists at Baylor College of Medicine who tested antioxidant nanoparticles created at Rice. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned.
Bedford Today (United Kingdom)
http://bit.ly/2dzxzFv

College students, graduates weigh in on their college choices
Lovett College senior Griffin Thomas discusses why he chose to attend Rice.
Yahoo! News (This also appeared in Yahoo! Finance Canada and Yahoo! Finance Singapore.)
http://yhoo.it/2dzzZEg

13 ways graphene is about to change your life
Rice is mentioned.
Tech Radar India
http://bit.ly/2dthSDw

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Expecto Patronum! Houstonians take the Harry Potter ‘Patronus’ quiz
Centennial historian Melissa Kean and Student Association President Griffin Thomas discuss their Pottermore Patronuses.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2cCeQvZ

In the Examiner area
Ned Battista and his 16-piece orchestra will present a concert of classic jazz and swing Oct. 8 at Rice’s Stude Hall.
Memorial Examiner (This also appeared in the Bellaire, River Oaks and West University Examiner.)
http://bit.ly/2cCcD3z

Sugar Land resident named CEO of Holocaust Museum Houston
An article mentions that Kelly Zúñiga is an instructor at Rice’s Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership in the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.
Memorial Examiner (This also appeared in Your Fort Bend News and The Katy Rancher.)
http://bit.ly/2d9qTzY

A new, much bigger Hungry’s is on its way, with an Upstairs bar and lounge
An article mentions that the design of the new Hungry’s takes inspiration from the architecture at Rice.
CultureMap Houston
http://bit.ly/2dCRgiA

Beef on Facebook pits Pi Pizza against open-carry supporter
A slideshow mentions that Rice opted out of the Texas “campus carry” law.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2drzGuP
http://bit.ly/2df3jk0

Texas secessionists want a place in presidential debates
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2drACPC
http://bit.ly/2drdBk9

More than 1.5M students have used OpenStax’s free textbooks
More than 1.5 million college students have used a free textbook from OpenStax, the Rice University-publisher announced. The number of students using OpenStax textbooks has more than doubled since January, and OpenStax estimates it will save students $70 million in the 2016-17 academic year. Richard Baraniuk, founder and director of OpenStax and the Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is quoted.
Houston Style Magazine
http://bit.ly/2dzAT3y

BROADCAST

CNN
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, comments on the 2016 elections.
http://bit.ly/2dD0tYa

KRLD
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, comments on the 2016 elections.
http://bit.ly/2dkKcTE (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
KRIV
http://bit.ly/2dtngqi

KUT
Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/2drmsCr (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Chemical industry has bad reaction to Clinton and Trump
A study by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is mentioned.
Scientific American
http://bit.ly/2drd1TK

Researchers suggest nanoscale electronic motion sensor as DNA sequencer
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and collaborators have proposed a design for the first DNA sequencer based on an electronic nanosensor that can detect tiny motions as small as a single atom. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and professor of chemistry, is quoted.
Nanowerk
http://bit.ly/2cVveUs
NIST team suggests nanoscale electronic motion sensor as DNA sequencer
iConnect 007
http://bit.ly/2dzw4aw
Team suggests nanoscale electronic motion sensor as DNA sequencer
Phys Org
http://bit.ly/2d6Ib2R

Spiraling oil demurrage costs challenge Venezuela’s PDVSA
Francisco Monaldi, a fellow in Latin American energy policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is mentioned.
Platts
http://bit.ly/2df1P9z

Hindman becomes a managing director of AlixPartners’ Houston restructuring team
Alumnus David Hindman ’98 is mentioned.
Oil and Gas Investor
http://bit.ly/2d9L6DW

Rice University students develop inexpensive, HD endoscope: 3 things to know
Rice University 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, professor of bioengineering and of electrical and computer engineering and director of Rice 360° Institute for Global Health, is mentioned.
Becker’s GI & Endoscopy
http://bit.ly/2dkzoFa

New opportunities for CKD population management
Alumna Eleanor Herriman ’84 authored an article.
Becker’s Health IT & CIO Review
http://bit.ly/2d9yRc5

Hubble Space Telescope finds plumes of water erupting from Europa
Astronomers announced that they have uncovered more evidence that suggests there are plumes of water erupting from the surface of Europa, one of Jupiter’s icy moons. Adrian Lenardic, professor of Earth science, is quoted.
Sci-Tech Today
http://bit.ly/2cChqC3

Rice biophysicists model genome mechanics
Rice scientists trying to solve the ultimate puzzle — the architecture of the human genome — have snapped another piece into place. Researchers at Rice’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics have developed a model to explain one part of the mechanism, the folding of chromosomes during a cell’s interphase. Their work offers the possibility of predicting the three-dimensional organization of entire genomes from limited one-dimensional data. José Onuchic, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Peter Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science, professor of chemistry, of biochemistry and cell biology, of physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering; and postdoctoral researcher Michele Di Pierro are quoted. Erez Lieberman Aiden, adjunct assistant professor in computational and applied mathematics and in computer science, and postdoctoral researcher Bin Zhang are mentioned.
Science & Technology Research News
http://bit.ly/2driLwI

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

The most beautiful runs in Houston
Rice’s outer loop is mentioned on a list of the best places to run in Houston.
Thrillist
http://bit.ly/2df5vI8

How Houston came to represent global flavors
A Rice study is mentioned.
Plate
http://bit.ly/2cL7eWp

Gonzales to speak in Lee’s Chapel
Alumnus Alberto Gonzales ’79 is featured.
The Chattanoogan
http://bit.ly/2cKTfzK

Organist returns for Bethel recital
Alumnus Joby Bell ’96 is mentioned.
Post Bulletin
http://bit.ly/2dkaxVn

Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University to appoint Stephanie Smith as chief curator
An article mentions that Stephanie Smith was a curator at the Rice University Art Gallery.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2dkzjkR

Nevada’s undocumented immigrants declined from 2009 to 2014
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 undocumented immigrants.
Pahrump Valley Times
http://bit.ly/2d9ye2e

SPORTS

Southern Miss passing game should break through versus Rice
Rice football will play the University of Southern Mississippi Oct. 1.
Sun Herald
http://bit.ly/2d9QKpt

Houston, Texas IMer Hannah Sumbera commits to nearby Rice
Rice commits are mentioned.
Swim Swam
http://bit.ly/2dt8X4Q
Volleyball: Oak Ridge sweeps College Park, improves to 35-0
The Courier of Montgomery County
http://bit.ly/2cCjQAv

High school roundup: McClain shines in return home against Rice
Rice football fell to the University of North Texas 35-42 in double overtime.
Fort Bend Herald
http://bit.ly/2dCRiHa

The NBA embraces big data
Will Rice College senior Senthil Natarajan is mentioned.
Sports on Earth
http://bit.ly/2dzxEJj

College soccer watch: Langlois nets first NCAA goal, JU tops UNF in Rumble
Rice soccer defeated Louisiana Tech University 4-0.
The Florida Times-Union
http://bit.ly/2cL1QSZ

Women’s tennis makes racquet at Rice Invitational
The Rice Invitational is mentioned.
The Houstonian
http://bit.ly/2dzDx9v

Who is Tom Herman? A look at a potential coaching candidate at LSU
An article mentions that Tom Herman coached at Rice.
Gridiron Now
http://bit.ly/2dCZXcG

NEWS RELEASES

Decoys quietly contribute to genetic networks
Decoys in DNA may serve a larger purpose than drug designers suspect, according to Rice University scientists. These decoy sequences bind the same proteins that prompt gene expression elsewhere along DNA. But they may have greater function in cells than simply keeping proteins out of circulation, according to researchers at Rice’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics.
http://bit.ly/2dfaxo5

Space policy experts to speak at Rice’s Baker Institute Oct. 3
Just over a month out from the conclusion of a contested presidential election, and with uncertainties facing the nation’s space program, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy will convene a panel of space policy experts Oct. 3 to review the state of NASA and future U.S. space policy.
http://bit.ly/2d9H7sI