Dateline Rice for Aug. 27, 2015

FEATURED ITEM

Rice practicing Bailiff’s preaching for consistency
The Rice football team is featured in preparation for its first game of the season. Head football coach David Bailiff is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the Sports section. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1JAbF03
Previewing the 2015 Rice Owls
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/1NCs3Qh

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

The flood that sank George W. Bush
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, authored an op-ed about former President George W. Bush’s leadership amidst Hurricane Katrina.
Vanity Fair
http://vnty.fr/1hI2H6V

US opens market to limited crude oil exports to Mexico
The Department of Commerce announced that U.S. companies can now export some crude oil to Mexico. 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, explains the importance of the change for both Mexico and the U.S.
Breitbart
http://bit.ly/1MXc6o1

How one device could reduce deaths in the operating room
The Aspen Institute’s list of “today’s best ideas” includes new software developed by Rice University bioengineers that could speed up the diagnosis of breast cancer with 90 percent accuracy and without the need for a specialist.
Time
http://ti.me/1hIjUgx

Don’t beat ’em, join ’em: Why brewing together works better in the craft beer industry
Scott Sonenshein, associate professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, compares the close-knit community of food trucks to the craft beer community, where close relationships within the industry boost progress and growth.
Fox News (This article also appeared in Entrepreneur, Breaking News, DailyNews724, Uncova.com and LocalNews7.com.)
http://fxn.ws/1i4K64O

25 colleges that can land you a 6-figure career without grad school
Rice is No. 13 on PayScale’s ranking of the top US colleges whose graduates earn the highest starting salaries.
Time Money (This article also appeared in Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Finance Canada and San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://ti.me/1hhOOvn
The 50 best colleges where students earn high starting salaries
Business Insider Australia
http://bit.ly/1U8s5Uc

Texas teenager creates $20 water purifier to tackle toxic e-waste pollution
Recent high school graduate Perry Alagappan is featured for the renewable heavy metal filter he developed in a Rice lab.
The Guardian
http://bit.ly/1Kni3Zn

Tinder: Hot men are from Georgetown, hot women are from Florida State
The dating app Tinder released its list of the college campuses with the “Most Swiped Right” students, which indicates approval. Rice is No. 13 on the list of the top 25 of campuses with the most swiped-right males.
The Washington Post (Similar articles appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://wapo.st/1EmnTJL
The most ‘swiped right’ college campuses, according to Tinder
Huffington Post
http://huff.to/1NXdsvY
These colleges have the hottest men and women in America according to Tinder
Yahoo! Finance
http://bit.ly/1IkPvtp

HOUSTON/TEXAS

No, Katrina evacuees didn’t cause a Houston crime wave
Ryan Holeywell, senior editor at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed examining data that explains how Hurricane Katrina evacuees were not responsible for a rise in Houston crime.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared in the Houston Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1JyiL0K

Repeat elections in Turkey: Erdogan’s hope for survival
A. Kadir Yildirim, research scholar at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored a blog post about Turkey’s repeat election.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1hhCniY

Energy companies not shirking campus recruiting
Houston’s largest oil companies are recruiting college graduates to have access to qualified talent once the economy improves. Rice University expects that its career fair in mid-September will draw almost 150 energy companies. Nicole Van Den Heuvel, director of Rice’s Center for Career Development, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Jyu5dc

Yang: Rice can save face by buying back KTRU
Alumnus Joey Yang ’12 authored an op-ed suggesting that Rice should consider buying KTRU’s former frequency and transmission tower back from the University of Houston, which is moving KUHA 91.7-FM to an HD radio and digital format.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Joawr2
91.7 FM will be sold again
Off the Kuff
http://offthekuff.com/wp/?p=69203

Hughes has endorsements, Simpson seeks votes in race to replace Eltife
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, comments on Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s endorsement of Rep. Bryan Hughes for a seat in the Texas Senate. Jones is also quoted about the ineffectiveness of building a wall to keep immigrants out, Ted Cruz’s national campaign to defund Planned Parenthood and is cited for his ranking of the members of the Texas Senate.
Tyler Morning Telegraph
http://bit.ly/1NBqF0n
Lone Star state throws up political argy-bargy on border
The Irish Times
http://bit.ly/1KneRgt
Analysis: Reasserting power, by concentrating it
The Gilmer Mirror (This article also appeared in My High Plains.)
http://bit.ly/1JA7qlc

2 Texas universities named among healthiest schools in the US
Rice is among the top 25 healthiest colleges in the U.S., according to surveys conducted by Greatist.com. The article mentions Rice’s sexual health and education resources and the plate system used in its dining halls.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1WUHUNj

End voter confusion epidemic
Confusion over Texas’ voter photo identification requirement potentially discouraged as many as 9 percent of registered voters from going to the polls in the November 2014 elections in the Latino-majority U.S. Congressional District 23, according to a new study by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the University of Houston Hobby Center for Public Policy.
The Fort Stockton Pioneer
http://bit.ly/1Lyk4Rh

Community news
Alumnus Joby Bell ’96 will perform at Davidson College Presbyterian Church.
The Charlotte Observer
http://bit.ly/1NCEGLa

BROADCAST

Arctic draws international competition for oil
Bill Arnold, professor in the practice of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is interviewed about the opening of the Arctic for test drilling projects under U.S. control.
Voice of America (This article also appeared in Mauritania Vox.)
http://bit.ly/1fI6f7j

Back to school
Music performed by Rice’s Shepherd School of Music is played on Houston Public Media’s “Music in the Making.”
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1EZTnA0

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Wider networks may boost employee creativity
Companies can promote creativity in employees by encouraging them to network beyond their immediate business networks, according to a new study by management experts at Rice University, Australian National University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Monash University in Clayton, Australia, and the University of Los Andes in Bogota, Colombia. Jing Zhou, the Houston Endowment Professor of Organizational Behavior and professor of psychology, is quoted.
Yahoo! India (This article also appeared in Psych Central, e! Science News, Phys.org, NewKerala.com and Health Site.)
http://bit.ly/1U8x2MQ

Modified bacteria become a multicellular circuit
Rice scientists made a living circuit from multiple types of bacteria that prompt cooperation to change protein expression. Matthew Bennett, assistant professor of biochemistry and cell biology, is quoted. Graduate students Ye Chen and Andrew Hirning are lead and co-authors of the study, respectively.
Sciguru.org
http://bit.ly/1NJHAgv

Protein stores copper for methane – digesting bacteria
Researchers at Newcastle University in England discovered a new protein that binds ions in four-helix bundles. Ramon Gonzalez, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is quoted.
Chemical & Engineering News
http://bit.ly/1KmWEQ7

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Why you love, or hate, Donald Trump: Your genes determine your political views
A recent study from the National University of Singapore found that political attitudes might be dependent on genes. John Alford, associate professor of political science, is quoted.
Oregon Live
http://bit.ly/1LDn69I

OpenStax releases 3 new free college textbooks, will offer AP texts
Rice’s OpenStax College added three new textbooks to its collection in algebra and trigonometry, college algebra and chemistry. Richard Baraniuk, the Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and founding director of Rice’s OpenStax College, is quoted.
The Journal
http://bit.ly/1EkQezG
OpenStax releases 3 new free college textbooks
Campus Technology (This article also appeared in eCampus News, Williamston Journal and My Informs.)
http://bit.ly/1MQfteM

Andover woman hopes to make a difference
Rachel Stern, who completed a six-week Teach for America training program at Rice, is featured.
The Andover Townsman
http://bit.ly/1fI1tXr

SPORTS

Texas A&M women to host Georgia in 2015-16 schedule
Rice women’s swimming will compete against Texas A&M University Dec. 5.
Swim Swam
http://bit.ly/1NCNGjF

KRIV-TV
The NCAA added Texas Southern University as a host for the 2016 Men’s Final Four, joining Rice and several other institutions.
http://bit.ly/1KnpH66

Who is Minnesota Twins rookie Tyler Duffey?
Former baseball standout Tyler Duffey is featured.
Minor League Ball
http://bit.ly/1Jy3P2D

NEWS RELEASES

Author panel to explore legacy of the Vietnam War at Rice University Sept. 9
A panel discussion commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War will feature four critically acclaimed writers who served in the war at Rice University Sept. 9. The authors — Philip Caputo, Larry Heinemann, Tim O’Brien and Tobias Wolff — will use literature as a lens to explain the cultural legacy of the Vietnam War and discuss its relevance to the post-9/11 era.
http://bit.ly/1Lyqvns

Wide-ranging networking boosts employee creativity
Companies can promote creativity in employees by encouraging them to network beyond their immediate business networks, according to a new study by management experts at Rice University, Australian National University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Monash University in Clayton, Australia, and the University of Los Andes in Bogota, Colombia.
http://bit.ly/1JlNL4Y