Dateline Rice for Nov. 1, 2016

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

For the Clintons, 2 investigations, 1 protective reflex
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, discusses the 2016 presidential election.
The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/2eXwCY1
CNN
https://youtu.be/KPxcfLXtImQ

Will workplace automation leave anybody standing?
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.
BC Business
http://bit.ly/2ej8Y9T

Halloween spooks will make you smell like fear
An article discusses research by former Rice faculty member Denise Chen.
Inverse
http://bit.ly/2fr8QHZ

Richard Dawkins gives science a bad name, say fellow UK scientists
Controversial British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins is well-known for his criticism of religion, but a new Rice study of British scientists reveals that a majority who mentioned Dawkins’ work during research interviews reject his approach to public engagement and said his work misrepresents science and scientists because he conveys the wrong impression about what science can do and the norms that scientists observe in their work. Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair and Professor of Sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program, is quoted.
Ars Technica UK
http://bit.ly/2ejaOYi
Most British scientists cited in study feel Richard Dawkins’ work misrepresents science
Science Newsline
http://bit.ly/2f99SVo
Richard Dawkins is bad for science, say researchers predisposed to not liking him
Patheos
http://bit.ly/2e9XX7A

Squeezing more out of chips to cut artificial intelligence cost
Computer scientists from Rice, Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have used one of Isaac Newton’s numerical methods to demonstrate how “inexact computing” can dramatically improve the quality of simulations run on supercomputers. Krishna Palem, the Ken and Audrey Kennedy Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering, professor of statistics and RUCCAM director, is quoted.
Business Standard
http://bit.ly/2eXDS6g
Researchers just discovered a way to make supercomputing way more powerful
Observer
http://bit.ly/2f9ofcP

36 rescue dog transformations that will restore your faith in humanity
An article mentions a dog that visits Rice to comfort students during finals.
Buzzfeed
http://bzfd.it/2fdyr23

What’s scarier than death? ‘Life,’ maybe
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is discussed.
C-Net (This also appeared in C-Net UK and C-Net AU.)
http://cnet.co/2eXxNGE
John F. Kennedy’s inspiring speech on space exploration is a lot more menacing in this film trailer about alien contact
Quartz
http://bit.ly/2fAD4HJ
Mars attacks! Sony releases first look at summer space blockbuster ‘Life’ starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds 
Daily Mail
http://dailym.ai/2fdq4DF
Sony releases 1st trailer for sci-fi thriller ‘Life’
HD Report
http://dailym.ai/2fdq4DF

HOUSTON/TEXAS

The business of magic
Claudia Kolker, associate director of intellectual capital, marketing and communications at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an article about the Magick Cauldron. Hajo Adam, assistant professor of management at the Jones School, is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2ej3Cvl

Principals named for 3 new Fort Bend ISD elementary schools
The Rice Educational Entrepreneurship Program is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2dYBQ9a

Black voters critique presidential, county candidates
A poll conducted by Rice and the University of Houston is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2fABG81

21 best things to do in Houston this week: Tommy Tune, Harleys and a zombie run
The Rice Media Center is mentioned.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2f8Yd9e

Former FBI agent on email investigation: It’s ‘the pursuit of the truth’
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 election.
KTRK
http://abc13.co/2dYJvUZ
For politicians, personal health is risky territory
Reporting Texas
http://bit.ly/2evRcOu
Presidential campaign drags on
KTRH
http://bit.ly/2ejpYNd

Will Texas legalize marijuana?
Katharine Neill, the Alfred C. Glassell III Postdoctoral Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about drug policy.
KHOU (This also appeared in WFAA, KVUE, KENS and KBMT.)
http://bit.ly/2fACslA
http://bit.ly/2ew4736

‘Who was…?’ Jesse H. Jones
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business and Mary Gibbs Jones College are mentioned.
Local Houston
http://bit.ly/2eXC1y6

For some, applying for social services means compromising privacy, family
Leah Binkovitz, staff writer for Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about applying for social services.
Rivard Report
http://bit.ly/2f9k40g

Immigrant Houstonian Heinrich Warneke
Rice is mentioned.
Absolutely! Memorial
http://bit.ly/2eQzIzg

Texas secessionists believe Hillary Clinton win speeds ‘Texit’
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2f9EIxq
http://bit.ly/2eXGEIq

BROADCAST

KOA
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, discusses the 2016 election.
http://bit.ly/2fAP0td (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

KPRC
A broadcast mentions a student debate between the Rice Young Democrats and the Rice College Republicans held at Rice.
http://bit.ly/2eQGiG5
http://bit.ly/2ew90ZM

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Rice University names Evan Garza as director of public art
Evan Garza has been named the new director of public art at Rice. James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus is mentioned.
Artforum
http://bit.ly/2e9OFIV

Using science to understand how ballot design impacts voter behavior
In an article forthcoming in the December issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, Philip Kortum, assistant professor of psychology, and Michael Byrne, professor of psychology, examine the process of voting through the lens of behavioral science, drawing on available research to show how the design of voting interfaces can have significant impact on voter behavior.
Phys Org (This also appeared in Scienmag, Association for Psychological Science and Health Medicine Network.)
http://bit.ly/2dYKMuU

By 2050, Houston to be 60 percent Hispanic, 15 percent white, 15 black, 10 percent Asian
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, and Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, are quoted in an article about Houston’s demographics.
Hispanic Trending
http://bit.ly/2f9tV6G

Model expands landscape for signaling protein mutations
Protein pairs that control stimulus response in bacteria maintain a sensitive balance between interaction specificity and promiscuity, according to Rice University scientists. Jose Onuchic, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, postdoctoral researcher Ryan Cheng and alumnus Faruck Morcos are mentioned.
Scienmag (This also appeared in Science Newsline.)
http://bit.ly/2eXGv7O

Team of scientists delves deeper into cement
An article mentions research on concrete by Rouzbeh Shahsavari, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering.
Concrete Construction
http://bit.ly/2fAUiVG

Tissue liquefaction for fat grafting in breast reconstruction procedures
Alumna Kamakshi R. Zeidler ’00 authored an article about fat grafting to help rebuild breasts after a mastectomy.
Plastic Surgery Practice
http://bit.ly/2fdFFmY

Random math
Rice University scientists have invented a technology that could potentially identify hundreds of bacterial pathogens simply, quickly and at low cost using a single set of random DNA probes. Richard Baraniuk, the Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is quoted. The article features a photo of graduate student Amirali Aghazadeh, Baraniuk and Rebekah Drezek, professor of bioengineering and of electrical and computer engineering.
Innovations (This article appeared on Pages 12-13.)
http://bit.ly/2f9EOoT

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

A bill aimed at increasing voter participation in LA County is creating a lot of confusion, frustration
Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s Center for Local Elections in American Politics is mentioned.
Long Beach Press-Telegram (This also appeared in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, The Daily Breeze, The Pasadena Star-News, Whittier Daily News, Los Angeles Daily News and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.)
http://bit.ly/2fAELFo

SPORTS

Rice report: Stomach virus, injuries take heavy toll on football team
Rice football’s season is discussed. Head coach David Bailiff and players V.J. Banks, Trey Martin, Isaiah Edwards, Brian Womac, Austin Walter, Samuel Stewart, Tyler Stehling, Jackson Tyner and J.T. Granato are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2evHzzs
Rice’s backup QBs could see more action
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fqSBuF
http://bit.ly/2f8YHw3
No longer in bowl contention, Rice still playing for pride
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2evIFv7
http://bit.ly/2f60Zyr
Stomach virus still spreading among Rice football team
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fqXX9e
http://bit.ly/2f60Zyr

Rice Owls pick up versatile Brittany Bui of First Colony swim team
A Rice commit is mentioned.
Swim Swam
http://bit.ly/2ewn5qj

Top 10 games and sports events this month: November 2016
Rice men’s basketball will play Texas Southern University Nov. 16.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://bit.ly/2f9CqhV

Marshall athletes receive C-USA awards
Sid Richardson College senior Leah Mikesky is mentioned.
Herald-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/2f9BPgd