Dateline Rice for June 25, 2015

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Bobby Jindal becomes 1st Indian-American to run for the White House
Hanszen College senior Zack Kopplin is featured in an article about Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.
American Bazaar
http://bit.ly/1e3YYhx
Bobby Jindal is being exposed by his old friend’s 21-year-old son — over and over and over again
Daily Kos
http://bit.ly/1QQAqKA
Washington whispers: Peep show
U.S. News & World Report
http://bit.ly/1e5fBtc
Bobby Jindal and Louisiana’s ‘creationist’ law
Evolution News
http://bit.ly/1BOEepo

Illicit financial flows: Digital pirates costing Africa big bucks, but mobile banking could surprisingly save the day
Fast-moving money and telecoms manipulations give authorities a tough ride, but help may come from unexpected quarters. A Rice study on how the digital space is fundamentally altering the landscape of financial transactions is mentioned.
Mail & Guardian Africa
http://bit.ly/1LCjbGk

HOUSTON/TEXAS

New Kinder Morgan CEO follows in mentor’s footsteps
A profile of Steve Kean, the new CEO of Kinder Morgan, mentions that a foundation he and his wife, Melissa, established has supported Rice. It also mentions that he serves on the advisory board of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front page of the Business section.)
http://bit.ly/1Gt0qS6

Election poll and Paula Poundstone
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, discusses an election poll conducted by Rice, the Survey Research Center and the University of Houston Center for Public Policy.
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1BOIB3K
Houston mayor’s race: Older, white voters may hold keys to victory
KHOU.com
http://bit.ly/1Jl0qK8
Turner and Garcia lead early mayoral poll
Chron.com
http://bit.ly/1KcbN5M

Percentage of uninsured women, Hispanics in Texas falls
Hispanics and women in Texas showed the largest percentage of reductions in rates of uninsured since enrollment began in the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace, according to a new report released by the Episcopal Health Foundation and Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute and professor of economics, and Elena Marks, president and CEO of the Episcopal Health Foundation and a nonresident health policy fellow at the Baker Institute, are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1QRCzpm

Houston’s parks flood. That’s a good thing.
An op-ed about flooding in Houston was co-authored by Rice graduate student Lindsey Roche.
Chron.com (This appeared in the Houston Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine.)
http://bit.ly/1FCU1C9

Houston priest named bishop of Victoria
An article profiling Brendan Cahill mentions that he briefly attended Rice.
Memorial Examiner
http://bit.ly/1GA7MSU

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

What history tells us about splits
Research by David Ikenberry, a former professor at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is referenced.
Option Monster (This article also appeared on Yahoo! Finance.)
http://bit.ly/1KaMocs

It’s elementary: At TMCx, grade school students pitch health IT innovations
Kerri Smith, managing director of Rice’s OwlSpark, is quoted in an article on the Texas Medical Center’s accelerator TMCx.
Xconomy
http://bit.ly/1KaMvEW

Pre-market stocks highlights
Alumnus Jamie Brito ’04 has been appointed senior vice president of investor relations at Sanchez Energy Corp.
WS News Publishers (This also appeared on Techsonian.com.)
http://bit.ly/1KabEjf

A laser phototherapy cream that kills acne: Sebacia raises $22M
An article about a new treatment for acne mentions development of the therapy drew on photonics technology from Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy, and materials science and nanoengineering.
MedCity News
http://bit.ly/1IAz3pF

Honens International Piano Competition 2015 semifinalists revealed
Shepherd School of Music graduate student Scott Cuellar is among 10 pianists chosen to advance to the semifinals of Canada’s Honens Piano Competition. Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano, is mentioned.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/1Lx0uqM

10,000 wooden sticks carve Ben Butler’s ‘Unbounded’ installation
A new installation at Rice University Art Gallery is featured.
FrameWeb.com
http://bit.ly/1e5k2UO

BROADCAST

‘The Bev Smith Show’
Slavery was abolished more than 150 years ago, but its effects are still felt today in K-12 education in the South. Heather O’Connell, postdoctoral fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
WOAK-AM (This also appeared on WOL-AM. A link to the broadcast is not available.)

KUOW-FM
Ussama Makdisi, the Arab-American Educational Foundation Professor of Arab Studies in History, discusses sectarianism in the Middle East.
http://bit.ly/1QRzWUH

Sea change against Confederate flag and other catalysts that transformed American history
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, comments on the government and corporate action against the Confederate flag. Brinkley will speak at 5:30 p.m. at the Kennebunk River Club Casino.
KPCC-FM
http://bit.ly/1KeCwQM
Community calendar
Seacoast Online
http://bit.ly/1eHJwsk

Classical 89.5
Music by Shepherd School of Music alumnus Damien Montano ’98 is featured.
http://bit.ly/1IfGWoO

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

President appoints daughter of McCook couple to committee
Rebecca Richards Kortum, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Bioengineering, professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering and of Rice 360°: Institute for Global Health Technologies, has been appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the 12-member National Medal of Science committee.
McCook Gazette
http://bit.ly/1QQA32U

2015 top 60 schools by Jewish student population
Rice is No. 60 on a list of top private universities by Jewish population published by Hillel College Guide Magazine.
Hillel International
http://bit.ly/1HjveZA

Academic engineers second act on stage
Aaron Krawitz, a former Rice professor, is mentioned.
Columbia Tribune
http://bit.ly/1J65ejM

NAU names new provost
James Coleman, former vice provost for research at Rice, was selected as the new provost at Northern Arizona University.
Arizona Daily Sun
http://bit.ly/1fEU77A

Fairbanks violinist is 2015 Young Alaska Artist
The Anchorage Festival of Music has selected alumnus Zachary Spontak ’15 as its 2015 Young Alaska Artist.
Alaska Dispatch News
http://bit.ly/1BDaPxS

LGBTQ scholarship organization helps 83 students
Wiess College sophomore Gabriel Maffuz-Anker has received a scholarship from the Point Foundation.
Edge Media Network
http://bit.ly/1IAzaSg

30 great colleges for INTJ personality types
Rice is No. 4 on a list of the top 30 colleges best suited for students with the personality type known as INTJ — Introversion, Intuition, Thinking and Judgment –  on the Myers-Briggs test.
DegreeMatch.org
http://bit.ly/1LF3kqz

SPORTS

1949 Rice All-America star end Froggy Williams dead at 87
James “Froggy” Williams, an All-America end on Rice’s 1949 Southwest Conference championship team and member of the College Football Hall of Fame, died Tuesday. He was 87. Head football coach David Bailiff is quoted in the Houston Chronicle article.
Chron.com
http://bit.ly/1HjuZO7
James ‘Froggy’ Williams, 1949 Rice All-American, dies at 87
ESPN.com (This Associated Press article also appeared in the Tribune Online, the Greenfield Daily Reporter, the Times-Post and more than 100 other publications.)
http://es.pn/1GAblZq
KIRV-TV
http://bit.ly/1QRH8QH

Owl now a Cub
Former Rice baseball player John Williamson has signed with the Chicago Cubs.
Scout
http://foxs.pt/1GqDAdS

Bellaire Majors team seeks 3rd banner in 4 years
Rice University pitcher Blake Fox is mentioned.
Bellaire Examiner
http://bit.ly/1KaMCR2