Dateline Rice for Nov. 8, 2016

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Lab creates open-source optogenetics hardware, software
Graduate student Karl Gerhardt and Rice colleagues have created the first low-cost, easy-to-use optogenetics hardware platform that biologists who have little or no training in engineering or software design can use to incorporate optogenetics testing in their labs. Jeff Tabor, assistant professor of bioengineering, and graduate students Evan Olson, Lucas Hartsough, Brian Landry, Felix Ekness and Sebastián Castillo-Hair are mentioned.
Science 360 News (This is featured as the “Top Story” on the Science 360 News home page.)
http://bit.ly/2fw7cBx
Open-source tool to put optogenetics in more labs
Futurity
http://bit.ly/2fXkh9W
Rice U. lab creates open-source optogenetics hardware, software
ECN (This also appeared in Scienmag and MDT. This also appeared on the U.S. Department of Energy home page.)
http://bit.ly/2fkbawy
Rice University bioengineers launch DIY kit for controlling cells with light
Yahoo Tech (This also appeared in Yahoo Sports, Yahoo News and Digital Trends.)
https://yhoo.it/2eirsZX
Researchers develop open source optogenetics hardware and software
Neuroscience News
http://bit.ly/2fvO1rm

How to become a billionaire: Where the world’s super-rich went to university
Rice is tied at No. 15 on a list of schools that produce billionaires.
Times Higher Education
http://bit.ly/2fXCvbt

Unbury my heart at Wounded Knee: A new look at the Indian Wars
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, reviews “The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West.”
The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/2fzKj0s

Should you go to college in Germany?
A slideshow mentions that Rice is ranked No. 4 nationally and the best college in Texas by Money magazine.
Money
http://ti.me/2fXiPo0

Researchers develop hard-to-hack voting machine
An article discusses STAR-Vote, a voting machine designed by researchers at Rice. Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, and postdoctoral fellow Claudia Ziegler Acemyan are quoted.
Voice of America (This also appeared in Big News Network.)
http://bit.ly/2fB8vxB

Automation a threat, but not just yet, truckers say
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 Seattle Times
http://bit.ly/2fBfyGB
Driverless cars and trucks threaten some jobs
Asbury Park Press
http://on.app.com/2eREPfE
Will automated cars threaten jobs of professional drivers?
Emirates Business
http://bit.ly/2fdcL9L

HOUSTON/TEXAS

5 questions for Election Day 2016 in Texas
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, discusses the 2016 election.
The Texas Tribune (This also appeared in the El Paso Herald-Post and Rivard Report.)
http://bit.ly/2fzl8gz
Greg Abbott boosts Texas GOP candidates hobbled by Trump
Austin American-Statesman
http://atxne.ws/2fzMtgp
Jill Stein FTW! (Just kidding.)
Texas Monthly
http://bit.ly/2fBUkZp
Storylines to watch once this flaming pile of election is over
San Antonio Current
http://bit.ly/2fPCzKO
The new voters
Off the Kuff
http://bit.ly/2fPAxKV
House science chairman gets heat in Texas race for being a global warming skeptic
Standard Examiner (This also appeared in The Durango Herald.)
http://bit.ly/2fd9KX7
KLBJ
http://bit.ly/2fzNrv7 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

Early voters set records in Greater Houston area
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted about the 2016 election.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2eBdz45
Election Day voting a ritual for many Americans
Beaumont Enterprise
http://bit.ly/2fXrVB2

Places on campus, around Houston to watch election results
The Rice Federalist Society is mentioned.
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/2fcUtFx

Texas school ranked 1 of the world’s best colleges, but it’s not the 1 you think: Beaten Ivy League powers annoyed
Rice is No. 61 on U.S. News and World Report’s list of best global universities.
PaperCity
http://bit.ly/2fzIWil

Inside new Galleria-area wellness and flotation therapy center (video)
Alumna Hannah Badrei ’07 is mentioned.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2eRJBKq

Boba rising: Bubble tea shops still popping up in Houston
Rice student-run East-West Tea is mentioned.
Visit Houston
http://bit.ly/2fw3gR6

Dancing bodies wake up space: Third Coast Dance Film Festival at Aurora Picture Show
Rice is mentioned.
Arts + Culture
http://bit.ly/2fBqZ14

BROADCAST

If demand for oil stops growing, what does it mean for Texas and everyone else?
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses oil prices.
KERA News
http://bit.ly/2fkeacb

KTSA
Philip Kortum, assistant professor of psychology, discusses how the design of voting interfaces can have significant impact on voter behavior.
http://bit.ly/2eS8iX9 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

KTRH
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, discusses election security.
http://bit.ly/2fzLLBX (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
http://bit.ly/2fAd1ON (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

KFOX
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/2eAQu1J

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Flexible electronics: Twists and turns
Though they’re touted as ideal for electronics, two-dimensional materials like graphene may be too flat and hard to stretch to serve in flexible, wearable devices. “Wavy” borophene might be better, according to Rice scientists. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and professor of chemistry, is mentioned.
Nature
http://bit.ly/2fXkv0z

Single-molecule nanoroadsters driven by light
Scientists at Rice University and the University of Graz, Austria, are driving three-wheeled, single-molecule “nanoroadsters” with light and, for the first time, seeing how they move. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned.
Controlled Environment
http://bit.ly/2fk7LOh
Light drives single-molecule nanoroadsters
Chem Europe
http://bit.ly/2eIMjnQ
Rice scientists drive 3-wheeled, single-molecule nanoroadsters with light
AzoNano
http://bit.ly/2fA8eN1

Bridging the divide
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is discussed.
General Leadership
http://bit.ly/2eAOqGX

Rice U. expert available to comment on presidential election’s impact on energy industry
Bill Arnold, professor in the practice of energy management at Rice Business and a former energy industry executive, is available to comment on energy issues at play on the eve of Election Day and the future policy and industry outlook.
Houston Style Magazine
http://bit.ly/2fBtDE6

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Among 3, Arizonan lands UA provost job
Jim Coleman, a former vice provost for research at Rice, has been appointed provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Arkansas Online (This also appeared in Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.)
http://bit.ly/2fzh2F1

Different scholarships for Hispanic students
Rice is mentioned.
Quinceanera
http://bit.ly/2fw7nga

Imagine a future where Syracuse leads in innovation and discovery (Christopher Travis)
Rice is mentioned.
Syracuse
http://bit.ly/2eIOgk4

‘The Big Bang Theory’ to get a spinoff about young Sheldon Cooper
A columnist suggests that in a proposed spinoff of the TV show “The Big Bang Theory,” the younger version of fictional character Sheldon Cooper should attend Rice.
Blasting News
http://bit.ly/2fB936Q

NHCLC announces new board members, executive council member: Education team members expand their leadership roles
Graduate student Esmeralda Sanchez is mentioned.
Patheos
http://bit.ly/2fB8x8Y

What will energy policy look like under President Clinton or Trump?
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, authored an op-ed about energy policy.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2fvZ4km

Alliance for Health Research launched
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute and professor of economics, is quoted.
Illinois Ag Connection
http://bit.ly/2fA3NCb

SPORTS

Numerous injuries not a healthy situation for Rice
Rice football’s 2016 season is discussed. Head coach David Bailiff and players Emmanuel Ellerbee, Carl Thompson, Houston Robert, Uzoma Akunebu, DJ Green, Cole Thomas, Zach Wright, J.T. Blasingame, Isaiah Edwards, Sam Stewart, J.T. Ibe, Destri White, Parker Smith and Lance Wright are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fPyFlt
Rice can close out season by playing spoiler
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fcZxcS
http://bit.ly/2fB8tpA
Rice still shuffling along offensive line
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fXjA0j
http://bit.ly/2eRMw5R
Injuries mounting for Rice
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2eIXv3X
http://bit.ly/2fPvOcb

Chris Boswell nailed a rabona kick during college days
Former Rice football player Chris Boswell is mentioned.
NFL
http://bit.ly/2eAlleP
Here’s why the Steelers attempted that absurd onside kick against the Ravens
CBS Sports
http://cbsprt.co/2fPvieb
A brief history of the rabona kick in the NFL
Men’s Journal
http://mjm.ag/2eAuhRs
Steelers’ Chris Boswell has successfully executed a rabona kick before
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2fvIml0
Best reactions to Chris Boswell’s failed onside kick
Pittsburgh Sporting News
http://bit.ly/2eJiaov
Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell badly fluffs onside kick against Baltimore Ravens
Stuff
http://bit.ly/2fPTvB7

Lady Toppers up 1 spot to No. 20 in national poll, 17th in RPI
Rice women’s basketball is mentioned.
WBKO
http://bit.ly/2eIYcu2

Basketball pre-season review
Rice men’s basketball is mentioned.
The Gateway
http://bit.ly/2fvTwX7

NEWS RELEASES

Rule of law in Mexico is focus of panel at Rice’s Baker Institute Nov. 10
Three Mexico experts will discuss their research findings and activism on impunity, corruption and other leading indicators of the challenges still ahead for the rule of law and a culture of lawfulness in Mexico at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Nov. 10.
http://bit.ly/2fzMhQd

Rice U. expert available to comment on presidential election’s impact on energy industry
Bill Arnold, professor in the practice of energy management at Rice Business and a former energy industry executive, is available to comment on energy issues at play on the eve of Election Day and the future policy and industry outlook.
http://bit.ly/2fAeAMC