Dateline Rice for Nov. 17, 2016

FEATURED ITEMS

Richard Tapia wins the AAAS Public Engagement with Science Award
Richard Tapia, University Professor, the Maxfield-Oshman Professor in Engineering and a professor of computational and applied mathematics, has won the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s 2016 AAAS Public Engagement with Science Award.
AAAS
http://bit.ly/2fZAEyS
Tapia receives AAAS’ Public Engagement with Science Award
Scienmag (This also appeared in Houston Style Magazine.)
http://bit.ly/2eKay6G

Big changes in Bloomberg Businessweek MBA ranking
The Master of Business Administration program at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 8 (up from No. 19 in 2015) in Bloomberg Businessweek’s new analysis of the best full-time MBA programs in the nation. This marks the MBA program’s first top 10 ranking.
Poets & Quants
http://bit.ly/2gkx86k

Houston universities’ entrepreneurship programs see rankings shift on Princeton Review lists
Rice is No. 3 on Princeton Review’s list of the best graduate programs for entrepreneurship.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2fZGSzK
The top 25 business schools for launching a start-up
Business Because
http://bit.ly/2fIWjMq

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Vast shale oil field in Texas could yield 20 billion barrels
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 a Texas shale oil field and President-elect Donald Trump.
ABC News (This also appeared in over 100 other media outlets.)
http://abcn.ws/2g1Wh3b
Vast shale oil field in Texas could yield 20 billion barrels
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fZqmyy
http://bit.ly/2g22iMX
10 things to know for Thursday
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fIPaM0
http://bit.ly/2fA0lZV
KUT
http://bit.ly/2fZvbrG (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
http://bit.ly/2g292dV (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

Reversing Middle East dependence: US begins exports of shale gas to oil-rich UAE and Kuwait
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article about the energy market.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2fZC1gY

Mayan ‘nesting doll’ pyramid is found in Mexico: 32 foot-tall mystery structure is the 2nd to be uncovered inside the Temple of Kukulcan — and there could be more
André Droxler, professor of Earth science, is quoted about the decline of the Mayan Classic Period.
Daily Mail
http://dailym.ai/2g0DcQH

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Bright idea for a light show at the Dome scrapped by NFL
A proposal to repurpose the Houston Astrodome by unnamed Rice alumni was rejected by the NFL.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2gkbUW6
Officials nix light show on roof of Astrodome during Super Bowl
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2g1R1wi
http://bit.ly/2fzYVyk

Musical evangelists: Houston Symphony’s embedded musicians engage the community
Alumnus David Connor ’13 is featured.
Arts + Culture
http://bit.ly/2f4jzCY

Policy change, competition needed to slow premiums growth, experts say
Marah Short, associate director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted about the cost of health care.
Community Impact
http://bit.ly/2g2dSb7

Son of Rep. Conyers reported missing in Houston
The family of a missing University of Houston student said he might have been seen on the Rice campus.
KHOU (This article also appeared in KENS5, WFMY, THV11 and KYTX.)
http://bit.ly/2g0GCTE

BROADCAST

‘CNN Tonight With Don Lemon’
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, discusses President-elect Donald Trump.
CNN (This also aired on CNC3 and CCNI.)
http://bit.ly/2gksBAV

Nursery of the future to save lives
Maria Oden, director of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen and a professor in the practice of engineering education; Brown College senior Sarah Hooper; and Baker College senior Renata Wettermann discuss their research and work in Malawi.
KSAT
http://bit.ly/2g0z6bf
http://bit.ly/2g26zju (A similar broadcast aired on WJRT.)

State lawmaker wants to change the way Uber is regulated
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 state regulation of companies like Uber and the possibility of a Ted Cruz appointment during President-elect Donald Trump’s presidency.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2gko4hM
Attorney General — or, Justice Ted Cruz?
KTSA
http://bit.ly/2g1YBHc

KTSA
Katharine Neill, the Alfred C. Glassell III Postdoctoral Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/2fZvFy5 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

2-D material a brittle surprise
Scientists at Rice University have discovered that an atom-thick material being eyed for flexible electronics and next-generation optical devices is more brittle than they expected. Jun Lou, associate professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and postdoctoral research associate Yingchao Yang are mentioned.
iConnect007 (This also appeared in Printed Electronics World.)
http://bit.ly/2f45eWU

Hitachi’s lensless camera uses moire and math, not glass, to take photos
Rice University engineers introduce FlatCam, an extremely thin, lens-less camera system that uses sophisticated algorithms to record images and videos. The system may enable such novel applications as large format, flexible and curved sensors.
Peta Pixel
http://bit.ly/2fA8DRp
Lensless-camera lets you re-focus images after capture
EE Times Europe
http://bit.ly/2g0MAUF

Brookhaven Lab to lead and partner on DOE exascale computing projects
Rice is mentioned.
Scienmag
http://bit.ly/2f8b9xK

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

2 named to top Walla Walla School Board posts
Alumnus Derek Sarley ’98 is mentioned.
The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
http://bit.ly/2fkzdLl

Weathering the Trump climate
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted about President-elect Donald Trump.
Moyers & Company
http://bit.ly/2fZp1cl

In Houston, even the oil men won’t admit to voting Trump
Rice is mentioned.
The Spectator
http://bit.ly/2fZwYhu

Russian Soyuz prepares to launch Expedition 50 crew to station
Alumna Peggy Whitson ’86 is mentioned.
NASA Spaceflight
http://bit.ly/2g0I3Bq
The diverse ‘village’ behind Peggy Whitson, NASA’s barrier-breaking astronaut
The Planetary Society
http://bit.ly/2fZxQS9

McNair Institute at USC: New training ground for entrepreneurs
Rice is mentioned.
SC Biz News
http://bit.ly/2f4cQJ5

Ducote performs with Da Camera of Houston
Alumnus Wesley Ducote ’16 is mentioned.
DeQuincy News
http://bit.ly/2eKfCaZ

SPORTS

Texas Southern takes down Rice before extended road trip
Rice men’s basketball fell to Texas Southern University 68-71.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2g0sCt0
http://bit.ly/2fZo5U5
TSU holds off Rice for taste of home while on long road swing
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2gm5MO5
Lofton scores 26, blocks shot as Texas Southern beats Rice
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2fZAIzw
http://bit.ly/2g1XyHn
Wednesday’s College Basketball
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2gkgq75

UTEP versus Rice prediction, game preview
The Rice Owls football team will play the Miners from the University of Texas at El Paso in Rice Stadium Nov. 19.
Campus Insiders
http://bit.ly/2f4iomN
UTEP’s Jones named Doak Walker Award semifinalist
El Paso Herald-Post
http://bit.ly/2eK0Ot9

Alumni notebook: College Park alum Zach Wright sets career-high with 12 catches in Rice win
Will Rice College senior Zach Wright is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2f41zZq

Swimming and diving struggles with teamwork
Dual-a-Pool-Ooza was hosted at Rice Oct. 14-15.
The Hullabaloo
http://bit.ly/2gkgEea

Houston to host annual Phill Hansel Invitational
Rice swimming is mentioned.
Swim Swam
http://bit.ly/2f88EeR

Track and Field inks 10 to National Letters of Intent
Rice is mentioned.
Baylor Athletics
http://bit.ly/2g23lMX

Herd volleyball earns 6 All-C-USA honors
Rice volleyball players Chelsey Harris, Madison McDaniel, Leah Mikesky
Portia Okafor and Lee Ann Cunningham are mentioned.
Herd Zone
http://bit.ly/2fkJMhr

LSU Lady Tigers prep for UConn with 66-55 win over Rice to go to 3-0
Rice women’s basketball fell to Louisiana State University 55-65. The team will play Houston Baptist University Nov. 19.
The Advocate
http://bit.ly/2f88Fzo
Lady Tigers off to best start since 2009-10, beat Rice
Sports NOLA
http://bit.ly/2gmh04U
Lady Tigers off to best start since 2009-10
LSU Sports
http://bit.ly/2f8c5BY
Holmes leads No. 8 Texas women past Houston Baptist, 98-46
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2eJVFRD

NEWS RELEASES

Tapia receives AAAS’ Public Engagement with Science Award
Rice University computational mathematician Richard Tapia has won the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s 2016 AAAS Public Engagement with Science Award.
http://bit.ly/2gkwRQH

Rice panel to examine the rise of populist movements
A panel of Rice University faculty members will examine the recent rise of populist movements in constitutional democracies in Europe and the United States at the university’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Nov. 29.
http://bit.ly/2f8mmOP

Houston’s suburbs must share innovations and lessons learned to ensure prosperity
Houston’s suburbs must share innovations, successes and lessons learned from mistakes to ensure long-term prosperity, according to a new study commissioned by Urban Land Institute – Houston and conducted by Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
http://bit.ly/2f8fpNI

Rice MBA ranked among top 10 in US for first time
The Master of Business Administration program at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 8 (up from No. 19 in 2015) in Bloomberg Businessweek’s new analysis of the best full-time MBA programs in the nation. This marks the MBA program’s first top 10 ranking.
http://bit.ly/2f8ePzq