Dateline Rice for June 5, 2015

FEATURED ITEM

Rice building $2 million facility for soccer, track and field, cross country
Rice University will begin construction soon on a new $2 million grandstand, enclosed press box and team facilities for soccer and men’s and women’s track and field and cross country.  Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1KQVj4E
Rice to build new soccer, track and field facility
Houston Style Magazine
http://bit.ly/1EZNQI1
Rice to build new soccer, track and field facility
ConferenceUSA.com
http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/060415aab.html
Rice University to commence construction on new $2 million soccer, track and field facility
AZO Build
http://bit.ly/1MsKROF

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Truancy proposal would align Texas Gov. Greg Abbott with conservative criminal justice reform
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott faces a truancy reform bill that would stop the state from jailing teens for skipping school and would embody the changing nature of criminal justice politics. Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
BuzzFeed
http://bzfd.it/1QukbO6

OPEC to stay the course as burden shifted on Big Oil
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses what could possibly happen with oil prices in the coming months.
The Australian (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Quemjt

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Storm-surge plan mired in delays
Rice University’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center is mentioned in an article on why it has taken more than eight years to get a storm-surge protection plan.
KPRC-TV
http://bit.ly/1AOEwvQ

The Problems With ‘100-Year Floods’
A column on the recent Houston flooding mentions Rice is situated in a 100-year flood plain.
Texas Monthly
http://bit.ly/1FBIcwn

Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, comments on Rick Perry’s presidential run and the future of the Export-Import Bank.
Promising Americans a second chance, Perry seeks his own in presidential bid
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://tinyurl.com/ofjwpxb
Former Gov. Perry announces run for president
San Antonio Express-News
http://tinyurl.com/ovc7fbq
Perry: ‘We have the power to make things new again’
San Antonio Express-News
http://tinyurl.com/nz5x3sh
Rick Perry takes the presidential plunge a 2nd time
Sacramento Bee (This article also appeared in the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Bradenton Herald, the Bellingham Herald, the Sun Herald, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, the Macon Telegraph, the Hilton Head Island Packet, the Merced Sun-Star, the Lexington Herald Leader, the Centre Daily Times, the San Luis Obispo Tribune, the Idaho Statesman, the Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, the Miami Herald, the Kansas City Star, the Olympian, the News Tribune, Sacramento News Post, the AracaMax and the Charlotte Observer.)
http://bit.ly/1QalsPj
Will Rick Perry join 2016 presidential race?
Veooz
http://tinyurl.com/qgxpqej
Perry jumps in with official public announcement
Talk Radio 1190 (Dallas) (This article also appeared on Sunny99.com.)
http://tinyurl.com/qcgvf6k
 In Ex-Im Bank fight, Texas has most to lose, and fiercest bank opponents 
CNBC (This Reuters article also appeared on Yahoo.com, the Daily Mail, Business Insider, msn.com and more than 65 other media outlets.)
http://tinyurl.com/q2jqhnd

The price of justice in Texas isn’t cheap.
An editorial on changes to justice-related legislation mentions Rice.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1KJb7Dc

Beloved Rice Village restaurant to shutter soon: Landlord has other plans for prime property
Property owned by the Rice Management Company is mentioned.
CultureMap
http://bit.ly/1AQnrBt

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

The robots rocking Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry
A robot from Rice University is included in a new exhibit at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry.
Plant Services
http://bit.ly/1GcpWyj

Houston’s 2-way dual-language programs best for ELLs, study finds
Native Spanish-speaking students in the Houston Independent School District have more success learning English when they’re enrolled in two-way dual-language programs that include native English speakers in the classroom, a joint study by the district and Rice University has found.
Education Week
http://bit.ly/1JwgTcI

Houston Symphony welcomes 2015 Ima Hogg Competition semifinalists today
The Houston Symphony and the Houston Symphony League announced the semifinalists for the 40th annual Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition, the country’s only orchestra-run multi-instrumental competition. Half of this year’s semifinalists are from Houston and have ties to Rice University.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/1JtWepK

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may improve fibromyalgia
A proof-of-concept trial led by researchers at Rice University and institutes in Israel finds hyperbaric oxygen therapy can help patients with fibromyalgia. Eshel Ben-Jacob, an adjunct professor of biosciences at Rice and a senior investigator at Rice’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, is quoted.
Neurology Advisor
http://bit.ly/1FWmk27
New Israeli treatment for fibromyalgia helped 100 percent of sufferers in new study
FailedMessiah.com
http://bit.ly/1RPw03Z

Tiny algae found in Peruvian glaciers tell of ancient environment
Rice, Nebraska and Ohio State researchers looking for carbon in equatorial ice cores found diatoms, a type of algae. Their presence is evidence of what the landscape around the Andes in Peru might have been like more than a millennium ago. Ed Billups, professor of chemistry, and alumnus Bruce Brinson ’04 are quoted.
Peru This Week
http://bit.ly/1SYUuZY
Ancient algae found in mountaintop glacier in Peru
SciTechDaily
http://bit.ly/1JwmNKV
Ancient algae identified in mountaintop glacier in Peru
2015Tech
http://bit.ly/1QwBJc8

Report: Patent activity at a high but decline in scientific research could show innovation slowing
Patent activity is currently at an all-time high, with statistics showing large growth across industry sectors in the volume of patents being filed. However, the production of scientific literature is declining, according to a new report. Rice leads telecommunications research, having published 323 papers between 2004 and 2014.
IP Watch
http://bit.ly/1SYV36a

New microendoscope doubles sensitivity of esophageal cancer screenings
In a clinical study of patients in the United States and China, researchers found that a portable, low-cost, battery-powered microendoscope developed by Rice bioengineers could eventually eliminate the need for costly biopsies for many patients undergoing standard endoscopic screening for esophageal cancer. 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, is quoted. Graduate student Timothy Quang and Dongsuk Shin and research assistant Richard Schwarz are mentioned.
Bio Optics World (This article also appeared on eWallstreeter, the Patriot and India Medical Times.)
http://bit.ly/1dhS7R3

2 VR gloves promising haptic feedback, 2 very different approaches
Rice University engineering students created a tactile feedback glove for virtual-reality environments.
Road to VR
http://bit.ly/1djqhnu

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

8 amazing facts about African-born immigrants excelling in the US
A study by Michael Emerson, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology, found that African-born immigrants were generally far healthier than their peers emigrating from European countries.
Atlanta Black Star
http://bit.ly/1AQk51c

This lawyer fights discrimination head-on
Alumna Merritt McAlister ’02, an Atlanta lawyer, spends her days appealing cases that often advance the civil rights of abused prisoners, the LGBT community or discriminated employees.
Atlanta Magazine
http://bit.ly/1Quj94q

Rice University NROTC midshipmen commissioned on historic Battleship Texas
Four midshipman and a Marine Corps staff sergeant in the Rice University Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) unit were commissioned as Navy and Marine Corps officers aboard the historic Battleship Texas. Justin Fu and Meghan Meriano were commissioned as U.S. Navy ensigns. Bryan Hassett, Benjamin Moyette and Vu Pham were commissioned in the Marine Corps as second lieutenants.
America’s Navy
http://1.usa.gov/1eRIGZN

Library to host presidential historian
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, will speak at a fundraising event for Kennebunkport’s Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library June 25.
Kennebunk Post
http://bit.ly/1EZJctR

A new leader curates a fresh future for the Brooks
Alumna Emily Ballew Neff ’90 is profiled for her work as executive director of the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.
High Grounds News
http://bit.ly/1djuV4Z

This week in Houston’s buzz
Thomas Freeman, formerly of Rice’s Department of Religion, is featured.
Houston Forward Times
http://bit.ly/1SZhvMj

The take-away for Paly grads: Life lessons
A Palo Alto High School graduate plans to study engineering at Rice.
Palo Alto Online
http://bit.ly/1Jp4Lvq

John Glenn, Wayne Memorial Classes of 2015 say farewell
John Glen High School senior Jasmine Pickens’ earned a scholarship to Rice.
HomeTownLife.com
http://bit.ly/1KHkyD6

Oakcrest’s Paige DeVos wins Congressional Art Competition
An article on Paige DeVos, an Oakcrest High School graduating senior, mentions her intention to attend Rice.
Shore News Today
http://bit.ly/1eTkAxS

Chevron Phillips Chemical awards 2015 Dependents’ Scholarships to Atascocita, Summer Creek students
Atascocita High School senior James Scanlon plans on attending Rice.
Atascocita Observer
http://bit.ly/1KQRoVp

SPORTS

Texas man has run sub-5:00 mile 38 years in a row
Alumnus William Moore ’85, a Dallas pediatrician, ran a 4:56.1 mile to extend his streak of running at least one sub-5:00 mile per year to 38 years.
Running World
http://bit.ly/1dhMYbJ

Strong would like to play in Houston every season
Since the end of the Southwest Conference in the mid-1990s, the University of Texas has played in Houston only four times — a single game against Houston, two games against Rice at NRG Stadium and last season’s 31-7 loss to Arkansas at the Advo-Care Texas Bowl.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1AMQlmi
Charlie Strong wants to play more Texas football games in Houston
Burnt Orange Nation
http://bit.ly/1EYtmzr

One win from state: Clear Creek nips Cy Ranch, 1-0
Cypress Ranch beat Deer Park 1-0 last Friday in a one-game Region III-6A semifinal at Rice’s Reckling Park.
Bay Area Citizen
http://bit.ly/1BOwZIj
Cy Ranch one step away from state berth
Houston Chronicle (A link is not available.)

Swing and a miss: The 5 worst No. 1 picks of the last 20 years
Alumnus Wade Townsend ’05, a former standout Rice Owls pitcher, is profiled.
The Outside Corner (This article also appeared in Yardbarker.com.)
http://bit.ly/1AMR471

Commentary: Cougars victim of ‘a cruel game’ at the NCAA Regional
A column examines the University of Houston Cougars’ season-ending loss in the regional to the Rice Owls Sunday.
Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/1Kd177f

The College Report: Super Regionals to feature East Texas talent
The University of Louisiana-Lafayette squad overcame two nationally ranked teams, Rice University and University of Houston, to win the NCAA Division I Regional.
The Longview News Journal (This article also appeared on Bayou Buzz.)
http://bit.ly/1KJa1HM
Cajuns ready for raucous super regional crowd
Cincinnati Inquirer (This article also appeared in the Des Moines Register.)
http://cin.ci/1Ipev8M

Ex-Hog Harris dies at 77
Former Arkansas linebacker Wayne Harris has died. Harris is pictured signing autographs at Rice University.
Whole Hog Sports (This also appeared in the Northwest Arkansas Times.)
http://bit.ly/1cBWLc2

Grand Blanc 3, Northville 1: Bobcats score early, advance to Division 1 girls soccer semifinal
Grand Blanc senior Annie Walker plans to play soccer at Rice.
MLive.com
http://bit.ly/1cBX0nx
Grand Blanc’s Walker ends Northville title aspirations
Home Town Life
http://bit.ly/1Jwos2U

Late start for Rendon
Alumnus Anthony Rendon ’09 is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/pvumqow

NEWS RELEASES

Secretary of Homeland Security Johnson to speak at Rice’s Baker Institute June 8
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will discuss border security in the 21st century at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy June 8. This is Johnson’s first visit to the Baker Institute.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=77181

The future of the Affordable Care Act in focus at Rice’s Baker Institute June 12
Leading health economist Vivian Ho will discuss the state and future of the Affordable Care Act at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy June 12.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=77157

Rice to build new soccer, track and field facility
Rice will begin construction soon on a new $2 million facility for soccer and men’s and women’s track and field and cross country.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=77111