Dateline Rice for Nov. 10, 2016

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

What kind of first lady will Melania Trump be?
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, discusses the 2016 election.
USA Today
http://usat.ly/2fUKK8M
CNN
http://bit.ly/2eWbsci (This also aired on CNNI.)
http://bit.ly/2fhjUGa
Vote might bring chaos in governing
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/2fUMj6B

Can Trump fulfill his campaign promises on immigration and trade? Mexico hopes not
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 President-elect Donald Trump.
Los Angeles Times
http://lat.ms/2fAzFWP

Speaker Ryan’s new challenge: Working with President Trump
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is quoted about President-elect Donald Trump.
Bloomberg Government (This also appeared in The Cortez Journal, Bloomberg Quint and Bloomberg Politics.)
http://bit.ly/2fFgawD

The GOP’s attack on voting rights was the most under-covered story of 2016
A Rice study on voter ID laws is mentioned.
The Nation
http://bit.ly/2eWcQeZ

Who wins in the Donald Trump investment economy?
Alumnus Dana Blankenhorn ’77 authored an article about the 2016 election.
MSN Money (This also appeared in MSN News.)
http://bit.ly/2g1i51f

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Trump energy plan: ‘Sweeping deregulation’ and ‘unfettered growth,’ analysts say
Ken Medlock, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and lecturer of economics, is quoted about President-elect Donald Trump.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the Nov. 10 print edition with a different headline, “ENERGY: A reduction in regulations could be ahead, and the pipeline and coal industries might benefit, analysts say.”)
http://bit.ly/2fFm56I

Free stuff: Humane Society honors veterans
“Now That’s What I Call Zine Fest Houston 23” will take place at Rice’s Matchbox Gallery Nov. 10. The Houston Youth Symphony will perform at Rice’s Stude Concert Hall Nov. 12. Rice Cinema will show “Jards” Nov. 15.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fnYc0B
http://bit.ly/2eW2Lyu
Theater, classical music and dance: Nov. 10-16
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2fUyepW
http://bit.ly/2fFku0S
What’s showing outside the megaplex?
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2eW1BTI
http://bit.ly/2fFojDe

Trump’s threatened colleges over student loans but his higher ed policy views vague
An article about President-elect Donald Trump’s stance on higher education notes that Rice University said it is too soon to comment on the potential effects of Trump’s education policies.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2eNwJaE
http://bit.ly/2fo1iSo

Council delays new rules for changing street names
A slideshow includes a photo from Rice University archives of Richard Dowling, a Confederate army officer and namesake of Dowling Middle School.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fUyyoN

Mayor Turner weighs in on Tuesday elections
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted about the 2016 election.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in Houston News Info.)
http://bit.ly/2fFjWZ1
http://bit.ly/2eFC8wR
Urban laboratories of democracy
California Planning & Development Report
http://bit.ly/2eFyAuM
Houston business leaders sound off on Trump victory
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2fhbyhH

7 takeaways from the 2016 elections 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. Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, is quoted in one of the Houston Chronicle articles.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2emic75
On Tuesday, democracy won, and that’s something to feel good about
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fUBa5O
Texas Republicans heartened by ‘good friend’ Trump as they push legislative agenda
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/2fFP32O
Texas politicians look to Trump as he begins to fill White House staff
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2fhfE9F
http://bit.ly/2g1hufT
2016 election: Trump voters keep Texas solidly red
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/2eFCkMJ
How did Texas turn out?
Texas Standard (This also aired on 24 other stations.)
http://bit.ly/2fAFyTT
Rinaldi wins on record
Empower Texans
http://bit.ly/2fFotbP

Austin Election Day results: City council, bond issue, school board, state races
Alumnus Rob Walker ’69 is featured.
Downtown Austin Patch
http://bit.ly/2fUNl2J

Insurance costs rising in Texas
Marah Short, associate director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted about the insurance exchange.
Community Impact
http://bit.ly/2fFxQtU

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Scientists analyze repeats in proteins implicated in neurological diseases
Rice scientists have uncovered new details about how a repeating nucleotide sequence in the gene for a mutant protein may trigger Huntington’s and other neurological diseases. 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, is quoted.
Medical Xpress (This also appeared in Science Bulletin.)
http://bit.ly/2g18Lub

Automated cars, trucks threaten professional driver jobs
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.
Claims Journal
http://bit.ly/2eWb0e4
Automated cars could threaten jobs of professional drivers
Sci-Tech Today (This also appeared in The Galveston County Daily News.)
http://bit.ly/2eW9YyK

Johnston Marklee’s Sharon Johnston interview at Los Angeles studio
Reto Geiser, the Wortham Assistant Professor of Architecture, is mentioned.
Design Boom
http://bit.ly/2foalCO

Donald Trump is president-elect: Now what?
Bill Arnold, professor in the practice of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted about President-elect Donald Trump.
Downstream Business
http://bit.ly/2g1dH22

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Scientists express concerns about how Trump will affect science policies and research
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 team. Neal Lane, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor Emeritus, senior fellow in science and technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and professor emeritus of physics and astronomy, is quoted in some of the articles.
MinnPost
http://bit.ly/2eWbkJL
US physicists anxious over Trump administration
Physics World
http://bit.ly/2fo9aDf
Donald Trump’s presidential election win stuns scientists
Science-Based Medicine
http://bit.ly/2fAGveF
AAAS CEO comments on the US presidential election outcome
AAAS
http://bit.ly/2fhhkA0
Trumps seger skapar oro kring USA:s forskningspolitik
Universitets Lararen (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2ems94f

How protein supplements can improve your nutrition
A Rice study is mentioned.
EmaxHealth
http://bit.ly/2fhdSVS

SVA alumna Sarah Sole’s paintings of Hillary Clinton
Alumna Sarah Sole ’88 is featured.
SVA Now
http://bit.ly/2fUH6vP

Computers’ involvement to rise in voting process
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted about election security.
The Simmons Voice
http://bit.ly/2emnqzM

2016 Rather Prize calls on innovators to help improve Texas education
An article discusses the Rather Prize, which is being offered in partnership with Rice’s Center for Civic Leadership.
San Angelo Live
http://bit.ly/2fFS1EH

KPMG international appoints Regina Mayor global sector head of energy, natural resources practice
Regina Mayor, former adjunct professor in management, is featured.
DiversityInc
http://bit.ly/2eFIjRB

Investors seek veteran-owned biz for funding
An article discusses the second EO Veterans Business Battle, hosted by the Entrepreneurs’ Organization-Houston and Rice’s Veterans in Business Association.
Hamlet Hub
http://bit.ly/2emnZtq

SPORTS

Rice versus Charlotte prediction, game preview
Rice football will play the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Nov. 12.
Campus Insiders
http://bit.ly/2fADzis

Texans rookie Will Fuller back practicing
Former Rice football player Christian Covington is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2eFrer9
http://bit.ly/2g1aIqs

North Shore’s Chasity Patterson makes it official with UT
An article mentions athletes who have signed national letters of intent to play for Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fFfTf2
http://bit.ly/2emj3EF
Concordia Lutheran’s Shane Baz celebrates signing, mom’s health
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fArVE5
http://bit.ly/2fAyvKV
Westfield’s Jase Febres, Darius McNeil sign Big 12 letters
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fgZQ6C
http://bit.ly/2fAAizp
Bellaire’s ‘Team Evans’ to stick together in Nashville
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2g16Iqa
http://bit.ly/2fAxEde
Postseason rankings: Houston’s top 100 high school football recruits
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fFc1Zw
http://bit.ly/2fFPZV1
Postseason: Houston’s top 100 high school football recruits
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2fo1PUb
Early signing period signees
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2fF7aHI
Warm temperatures, warm team atmosphere draw former Sehome runner to Rice
The Bellingham Herald
http://bit.ly/2emnuPW
Volleyball: Oak Ridge survives upset bid by Rockwall Heath
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2eW4DY4
KFDM
http://bit.ly/2emp6Jz
http://bit.ly/2emqlII
http://bit.ly/2eNI9Lf
KBMT
http://bit.ly/2fodQcy
http://bit.ly/2foardw

UH adds Georgia Southern to future football schedules
Rice football will play the University of Houston in 2020.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fFppil
http://bit.ly/2fFMC07
Houston, Georgia Southern schedule football series for 2020 and 2021
FB Schedules
http://bit.ly/2fFv1t7

Experienced UNH men have high expectations
A Rice transfer is mentioned.
Sea Coast Online (This also appeared in Fosters.com.)
http://bit.ly/2fUHuKG

2016-2017 women’s college basketball preview
Rice women’s basketball is mentioned.
Jackson Free Press
http://bit.ly/2fh8XUX

UTSA to close out regular season on road at Charlotte, Rice
Rice volleyball is mentioned.
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2empMyJ
UTEP volleyball set for crucial match against Marshall
El Paso Proud
http://bit.ly/2g1b9Rv

Meet the person behind Tom Herman’s rise through college football
An article mentions that Tom Herman coached at Rice.
Fox Sports
http://foxs.pt/2fFSmY0
Together, we go far: While Tom Herman navigated the lower ranks of college coaching, Michelle Herman never wavered
Sports Rush
http://bit.ly/2eFIo7P

Chicago White Sox top 10 fantasy prospects
Former Rice baseball player Jordan Stephens is mentioned.
Fake Teams/SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2fAFjYT

Men’s basketball set to tip off Louis Rowe’s 1st season
Rice men’s basketball is mentioned.
The Breeze
http://bit.ly/2foahD9

Sydney Zupan breaks records for Bears
Rice swimming is mentioned.
West Newsmagazine
http://bit.ly/2eNNFh7

NEWS RELEASES

Rice expands graphene repertoire with MRI contrast agent
Graphene, the atomically thin sheets of carbon that materials scientists are hoping to use for everything from nanoelectronics and aircraft de-icers to batteries and bone implants, may also find use as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), according to new research from Rice University.
http://bit.ly/2eWbfWB

Hunt for Huntington’s cause yields clues
Rice University scientists have uncovered new details about how a repeating nucleotide sequence in the gene for a mutant protein may trigger Huntington’s and other neurological diseases.
http://bit.ly/2fob3jD

Rice U. urban expert available to discuss what Trump’s victory means for cities
With the 2016 race for president over, Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research Director Bill Fulton is available to discuss what President-elect Donald Trump’s victory means for the nation’s cities.
http://bit.ly/2fFWh6T