Dateline Rice for Oct. 27, 2016

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Lack of Hispanics in college could hurt your paycheck
Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas is mentioned.
U.S. News & World Report
http://bit.ly/2fiUitd

Texas swing: Latinos may help loosen Republican hold in Lone Star State
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted about the 2016 election.
NBC News
http://nbcnews.to/2eTZssy

How Samsung can recover from the Note 7 debacle
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business and a marketing and consumer behavior expert, is quoted about Samsung’s brand.
Fortune
http://for.tn/2eeyf2t

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Officials deny voting machine problems shared on social media
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted about election security.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2eJrSYM

What’s showing outside the megaplex?
Rice Cinema will screen “The Destruction Of Memory” Oct. 27.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2eeu46Z
http://bit.ly/2eyTrTU

‘The texture of older things’
An article mentions that Michael Morrow studied at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2eenptB

Experto: Trump está tratando de imitar el modelo republicano de Texas
Rice’s Richard Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle’s “La Voz” (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2fawybB

These angry Texans planned protest votes against Clinton, Trump, but close polls have changed some minds
Alumna Sarah Hernandez ’16 is quoted in an article about the 2016 election.
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2ezB7tX

Tate hires Houston curator
An article mentions that Michael Wellen lectured at Rice.
Glasstire
http://bit.ly/2eJMJs5
Michael Wellen to join Tate as curator of international art
Artforum
http://bit.ly/2dOOLFn
Tate names Michael Wellen curator of international art
Live Auctioneers
http://bit.ly/2eUwIQy

Chiropractor builds a ‘foundation’
Rice is mentioned.
Fredericksburg Standard
http://bit.ly/2eJLjxt

Former NASA director to speak at LBJ Museum today
George Abbey, the Baker Botts Senior Fellow in Space Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, will speak at the LBJ Museum of San Marcos Oct. 27.
San Marcos Daily Record
http://bit.ly/2dM8cDC

Frame of Mind: Garland High and Walley films
The Rice Gallery is mentioned.
Dallas Art Dealers Association
http://bit.ly/2dM1Y6U

Presidential books
An article mentions the book “Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty” by John Boles, the William P. Hobby Professor of History.
The Buzz Magazines
http://bit.ly/2eKml3Z

BROADCAST

KVUE
A broadcast mentions that the Young Conservatives of Texas held a bake sale at Rice in 2006.
http://bit.ly/2fb5sRG

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Connecting research and policy may improve educational equity
Better communication about how educational research can impact public policy may improve educational equity, according to a new paper from Rice. Ruth López Turley, associate professor of sociology and director of the Houston Education Research Consortium, is quoted.
Phys Org (This also appeared in Health Medicine Network and Scienmag.)
http://bit.ly/2eU22P9

Will Saudi Aramco snub the US, take its IPO to Europe or Asia?
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about Saudi Aramco.
Rig Zone
http://bit.ly/2fb5kBu

Hydrologic engineer, Georgia professor earns fellow status
Alumnus Jason Christian ’12 is mentioned.
ASCE News
http://bit.ly/2eQCdjs

Smashing metallic cubes toughens them up
Scientists at Rice are smashing metallic microcubes to make them ultrastrong and tough by rearranging their nanostructures upon impact. Edwin Thomas, the William and Stephanie Sick Dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemical and biomolecular engineering; postdoctoral research associate Ramathasan Thevamaran; graduate student Olawale Lawal; research scientist Sadegh Yazdi; alumni Seog-Jin Jeon and Jae-Hwang Lee are mentioned.
ECN
http://bit.ly/2eJPz02

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

The Martians are coming — and they’re human
Scott Solomon, professor in the practice of ecology and evolutionary biology, authored an article about colonizing Mars.
Nautilus
http://bit.ly/2eJSiGN

Everyone loved my famous sportscaster father, but he told me never to come home again
Alumna Cindi Michael ’99, author of “The Sportscaster’s Daughter,” discusses her turbulent relationship with her father.
First for Women
http://bit.ly/2eVI1qb

The automation of creativity: Scary but inevitable
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 Drum
http://bit.ly/2ePOAMz

Close, but different
Shih-Hui Chen, professor and chair of composition and theory, is mentioned.
City Pulse
http://bit.ly/2eezFu2

Global warming debate at Rice University: Soon versus Sass
An article discusses the event “A Heated Debate: A Discussion on the Science and Policy of Climate Change” that was held at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Before It’s News
http://bit.ly/2fb9TvH

16 cool canteens for meat sweats near Garland, Texas
Rice is mentioned.
The Exception
http://bit.ly/2fiTiFt

Flying fingers and other wonders at Bard
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music is mentioned.
The Millbrook Independent
http://bit.ly/2eU1fxU

Scientists: Boron nitride-graphene hybrid may be right for next-gen green cars
Layers of graphene separated by nanotube pillars of boron nitride may be a suitable material to store hydrogen fuel in cars, according to Rice scientists. Rouzbeh Shahsavari, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
R&D
http://bit.ly/2fiZDkl
Your next car could be fueled by hydrogen, thanks to this new storage discovery
Futurism
http://bit.ly/2dLEsqs
Graphene holds the key to next-gen hybrid cars
Digital Journal
http://bit.ly/2fiYwBc

Stepinac’s cutting-edge digital learning earns praise from expert
Daniel Williamson, managing director of Rice-based publisher OpenStax, is mentioned.
White Plains Patch
http://bit.ly/2dLCtCy

SPORTS

Rice’s athletic director says Big 12 push a positive experience
The Big 12 conference voted against expansion Oct. 17. Articles mention that Rice was one of the universities that made a pitch to Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby to join the conference. Rice Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2e0aYE9

Rice AD takes wait-and-see attitude on David Bailiff
Rice Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard discusses Rice football’s 2016 season. Head coach David Bailiff is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2eTUpZ4
Rice AD: No rash decisions on David Bailiff
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2eJuTbC
http://bit.ly/2favGDQ

Louisiana Tech versus Rice prediction, game preview
Rice football will play Louisiana Tech University Oct. 29. Wiess College senior Tyler Stehling is mentioned.
Campus Insiders
http://bit.ly/2eV959o

SPC race tighter as final weeks approach
The Kinkaid School will play St. John’s School Oct. 28 at Rice Stadium.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2eTWpRk
http://bit.ly/2ePKhB0

UTEP cross-country ready to compete at C-USA Championships
Rice cross-country is mentioned.
El Paso Herald-Post
http://bit.ly/2fayZef

7 NCAA tournament teams on Charlotte 49ers’ ‘toughest’ baseball schedule
Rice baseball is mentioned.
The Charlotte Observer
http://bit.ly/2eV5g3M

Red Bluff High Boosters announce Hall of Fame inductees
Alumna Kori Ebenhack-Bieber ’86 is mentioned.
Red Bluff Daily News
http://bit.ly/2fiZDkl

College basketball’s best off-guards
Brown College sophomore Marcus Evans is mentioned.
NBC Sports
http://bit.ly/2fjuI7c

NEWS RELEASE

US-Mexico border crisis marked by 3 ‘wars,’ Baker Institute expert says
The contradictory approach of United States policy toward the U.S.-Mexico border could lead to a rise in anti-American sentiment in residents of Mexico and squelch any hopes of a North American community bound by a strong economic relationship in a peaceful and democratic region, according to an expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://bit.ly/2eJTr1j