Dateline Rice for Sept. 23, 2016

FEATURED ITEM

New Rice business school dean tries to counter Hispanic underrepresentation in business world
Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, discusses underrepresentation of Hispanics in leadership positions.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2dp9iVm

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

14 academics are among 23 winners of 2016 MacArthur fellowships
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor and director of Rice 360° Institute for Global Health, is the first Houston scientist, the first Houston woman and the first Rice faculty member to receive the coveted MacArthur Fellowship. Richards-Kortum was one of 23 2016 MacArthur Fellows named Sept. 22 by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. MacArthur Fellowships come with a no-strings-attached grant of $625,000 and are commonly referred to as “genius grants.”
The Chronicle of Higher Education (Similar articles appeared in over 80 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2dmSKKV
Cancer researcher Rebecca Richards-Kortum awarded MacArthur ‘genius grant’
SPIE
http://bit.ly/2cIslGp
AAAS elected fellows receive ‘genius grants’
American Association for the Advancement of Science
http://bit.ly/2cqIn6O
Bioengineering professor at Rice wins ‘genius grant’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/2d6aeNR

World University Rankings 2016-2017: Results announced
Rice is among the top 100 world universities in the 2016-17 rankings announced Sept. 21 by Times Higher Education. Rice moved up to No. 87 from No. 101 last year among 980 top universities from 79 countries in the new rankings.
Times Higher Education
http://bit.ly/2d5UdGl
How Texas schools fared in the World University Rankings
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in Beaumont Enterprise and My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2csYp50
http://bit.ly/2csXAc9
Rice University, UT-Austin ranked among the best in the world
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2dpcCQr
UT Austin leads state in global college ranking
Austin Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2ct2aYc

Clinton-Trump debate questions, from Aldrin, DuVernay, Trebek, Mike Love…
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, shares a question that he would ask at the presidential debate Sept. 26.
CNN
http://cnn.it/2d35gxJ

Human rights abuses don’t always cut foreign aid
Whether foreign-aid donors are willing to help states that abuse human rights may depend on how much the donor stands to gain, according to new research from Rice and the University of North Texas. Justin Esarey, assistant professor of political science, is quoted.
Futurity (This article appeared in the Sept. 23 issue of Futurity Today.)
http://bit.ly/2dg4HGe

‘Tattoo therapy’ may help treat multiple sclerosis: Study
A temporary tattoo to help control a chronic disease might someday be possible, according to scientists at Baylor College of Medicine who tested antioxidant nanoparticles created at Rice. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned.
NDTV
http://bit.ly/2dp8H6e
‘Tattoo therapy’ could ease chronic disease
Nanowerk (This also appeared in Nanotechnology Now.)
http://bit.ly/2cX4DaJ
KTRK
http://bit.ly/2dfkm40

Global tech magazine nominates Perth listed Weebit in top 60 hot startups
An article profiles the company Weebit Nano, which was founded to develop a memory and semiconductor technology invented at Rice.
Business News Western Australia
http://bit.ly/2cMtSxb

Iraqi Catholic Church in US torn by immigration efforts
Michael Emerson, a fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Wall Street Journal (This also appeared in AINA.)
http://on.wsj.com/2dfajfC

Hot damn, Houston! We can do this! Clinton leads Trump in Harris County
A class at Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies is mentioned.
Daily Kos
http://bit.ly/2dn2hSk

The 31 colleges where students go on to earn the highest starting salaries
Rice is tied at No. 28 on a list of universities where students with a bachelor’s degree earn the most money in the first five years of their career.
Business Insider (This also appeared in Business Insider Singapore, Business Insider Malaysia and Business Insider Nordic.)
http://read.bi/2d3r8sR

Transportation bliss: Will ride-sharing companies get along with public transportation?
Kyle Shelton, postdoctoral research fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about ride-share companies.
Salon
http://bit.ly/2d5XuGU
Can transit and ride-share companies learn to get along?
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in Times Union.)
http://bit.ly/2cyIY9y
http://bit.ly/2cyIuQP
How can ride-sharing companies partner with public transit?
Government Technology
http://bit.ly/2cRFMJv

HOUSTON/TEXAS

A reckoning for Obama’s Clean Power Plan
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 in an article about the Clean Power Plan.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2d3fJct

Cohen: Cancer ‘moonshot’ needs more attention to prevention
Speaking to a packed house at Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse Sept. 16, Vice President Joe Biden discussed new measures to help cancer patients navigate the clinical trials process as part of the administration’s Cancer Moonshot initiative to speed new treatments to market.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2cWxkpS

Trump or no Trump. Ted Cruz’s time to choose.
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 elections and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Duncan College senior Sam Herrera is quoted in the second Univision video.
Austin American-Statesman
http://atxne.ws/2cWMFqo
Cómo Trump se convirtió en el enemigo común de los clanes Bush y Clinton
Univision Noticias (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2ct5aUh
Jóvenes republicanos en Houston retiran su apoyo a Trump
Univision Noticias (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2cIBLkY
KLBJ
http://bit.ly/2dgcwLX (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
KRLD
http://bit.ly/2cqJHX8 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

What’s screening outside the megaplex?
Rice Cinema will show “We Are In It” Sept. 24 and “Everyday Ogres” Sept. 25.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2cX4l3F

Texas A&M College Republicans not officially endorsing candidate
An article mentions that the Rice University College Republicans chose not to endorse Donald Trump for president. Duncan College senior Sam Herrera is quoted.
KBTX
http://bit.ly/2d34hgT

Former CG Sanjiv Arora probed for ‘financial impropriety’
Rice is mentioned.
Indo American News
http://bit.ly/2d5UxVa

Free concert at Rice University on Sept. 24: Celebrate 24 years of Rice Radio’s Navrang Show
KTRU Rice Radio is mentioned.
Indo American News
http://bit.ly/2cXaPzq

Kinder Institute releases initial analysis of mayor’s pension plan
An article discusses an analysis of the Houston pension plan by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute, is mentioned.
Houston Style Magazine
http://bit.ly/2d9Zy2d
Initial analysis of Mayor Turner’s pension plan released
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2d3r8ZV

BROADCAST

KTRK
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus is featured.
http://bit.ly/2cMGGU8

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Lasers create tiny, flexible power sources
James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned in an article about small power supplies.
ACM News
http://bit.ly/2cqMbEV

Rice University sets new recycling goal
Rice has set a new recycling goal, which aims to divert 40 percent of waste from landfill by 2020.
Waste 360
http://bit.ly/2dffXOz

Spinal cord repair with graphene nanoribbons
Researchers in Korea have used graphene nanoribbons made with a process developed at Rice for their research into repairing spinal cord injuries. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Materials Today
http://bit.ly/2da79h9

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Esteemed string quartet wraps up Midland residency with free concerts
Alumna Jennifer Leshnower ’89 is mentioned.
San Angelo Standard-Times
http://bit.ly/2cRwUDE

New Lake Erie College president setting his course
Alumnus Brian Posler ’97 is mentioned.
The News-Herald
http://bit.ly/2cX9mZT

NCC panel to do live critique of presidential debate with audience
David Worth, senior lecturer of humanities and director of forensics, will take part in a presidential debate panel at North Central College Sept. 26.
Naperville Sun
http://trib.in/2cMzCac

ASU researchers seek to reduce exposure to chromium-6 in drinking water
An article mentions that researchers from Rice are part of a team trying to create a water filter that should be easier to use and less expensive than reverse osmosis.
AZ Central
http://bit.ly/2cX9k4r

Vietnamese refugee wins Materials Today Embracing Challenge Award
Alumna Kytai Nguyen ’00 is featured.
Elsevier
http://bit.ly/2da0PpY

11 things highly intuitive people do differently
A Rice study is mentioned.
Belief Net
http://bit.ly/2cMEFao

Racial categories a census dilemma
Jenifer Bratter, associate professor of sociology, is quoted in a story about race in Texas.
Florida Courier
http://bit.ly/2da7f8o

SPORTS

Breaking down North Texas at Rice
Rice football will play the University of North Texas Sept. 24. Players Tyler Stehling, Darik Dillard, Connor Cella and Emmanuel Ellerbee are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2cyHEUx

Rockets broadcaster Bill Worrell to cut back on road games
Rockets broadcaster Bill Worrell will reduce his schedule to home games and selected road games on Root Sports Southwest this season. The article has mentioned that Worrell has also called Rice games.
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in My San Antonio and Beaumont Enterprise.)
http://bit.ly/2cqB5jz

UTSA to continue campaign at Saturday’s Texas A&M Invitational
Rice cross-country is mentioned.
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2cX8Lr9

Women’s volleyball: UConn opens conference play at Gampel
Rice volleyball is mentioned.
The Daily Campus
http://bit.ly/2ct3mLb

The latest developments in Big 12 expansion
An article mentions that Rice is one of the universities making a pitch to Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby to join the conference.
ABC News
http://abcn.ws/2cXa2hJ

The health legacy of former Cowboys running back Robert Newhouse
Former Rice football player Rodd Newhouse is mentioned.
American Heart Association News
http://bit.ly/2dfhVP4

EMU athletics recognized for managing resources and winning championships
An article mentions that Rice is one of the schools that participated in the Excellence in Management Cup.
MLive
http://bit.ly/2dpkzoG

NEWS RELEASE

‘We Are In It’ documentary premieres at Rice Sept. 24
“We Are In It,” a documentary highlighting Houston’s migrant and refugee communities, will premiere at the Rice Media Center Sept. 24.
http://bit.ly/2cMMlK5