Dateline Rice for Nov. 3, 2015

FEATURED ITEM

Why do grieving spouses often pass away soon after their partner?
Christopher Fagundes, assistant professor of psychology, discusses a Rice study that identifies connections between the loss of a significant other and increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1Hp8Vyy

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Can 3-D printing keep lab-grown organs alive?
Using sugar, silicone and a 3-D printer, a team of bioengineers at Rice University and surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania have created an implant with an intricate network of blood vessels that points toward a future of growing replacement tissues and organs for transplantation. Jordan Miller, assistant professor of bioengineering, is quoted. Graduate student Samantha Paulsen and bioengineering research technician Anderson Ta are mentioned.
Futurity (This is featured on the home page.)
http://bit.ly/1HoSXob
Researchers create transplantation model for 3-D printed constructs
Science Codex (This article also appeared in Medical Design Technology and 3DPrintingIndustry.com.)
http://bit.ly/1k7XAOx
Indian American Penn professor co-creates artificial blood vessels made with 3-D printings
The Indian Panorama
http://bit.ly/1WwIxd5

Blood-clotting protein reveals its ‘hiding place’
Rice University scientists have solved a long-standing mystery about where the body stores and deploys blood-clotting factor VIII, a protein that about 80 percent of hemophiliacs cannot make due to genetic defects. Joel Moake, a hematologist with appointments in Rice’s Department of Bioengineering and Baylor College of Medicine, and Nancy Turner, research biochemist, are quoted.
Futurity (This appeared on the home page.)
http://bit.ly/20qLPDo
Study: Blood vessels store, secrete key blood-clotting protein
Texas Medical Center News (This article also appeared in Science Codex and Science Newsline.)
http://bit.ly/1Ma65PQ
Researchers solve long-standing mystery about haemophilia protein
Scicasts
http://bit.ly/1NoWyce
Rice scientists solve long-standing mystery about hemophilia protein
News-Medical (This article also appeared in Science Blog, Medical Xpress, My Informs and R&D Magazine.)
http://bit.ly/1KW1U8A

Graphene nanostructures could replace computer fans
Three-dimensional structures of boron nitride sheets and nanotubes may offer a way to keep small electronic devices cool, according to scientists at Rice University. Rouzbeh Shahsavari, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
Wired.co.uk
http://bit.ly/20rhjsZ

6 Indian Americans amongst inaugural list of ‘100 Influential Leaders’ by AACSB
Rice University alumni and former university trustee Subha Barry ’85 is among six Indian Americans to be named the first “100 Influential Leaders” by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. The association serves as the global accrediting body and membership organization for business schools.
The American Bazaar
http://bit.ly/1Q3NfA3

Who bikes in Chicago? It’s not just privileged urbanites
Andrew Keatts, content editor for Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is featured for his op-ed explaining the cyclist demographic.
ChicagoMag.com
http://chi.mg/1Hp5B6y

Reining in Ryan, stopping Rubio
The article quotes a June 8 speech at Rice by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.
BloombergView
http://bv.ms/1ROCBKN

Buzz Aldrin explains why he really wants us to go to Mars
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Business Insider (This article also appeared in Business Insider UK.)
http://read.bi/1LOpdVR

HOUSTON/TEXAS

HERO overshadows mayoral race as voters head to polls
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 the possible outcomes for the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance and the Houston mayoral race.
Houston Chronicle (This is featured on the front page. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1iAvo5i
A simple election day, mostly yes or no answers
Texas Tribune
http://bit.ly/1XM4fw6
Texas voters to decide 7 amendments
KTRH-AM
http://bit.ly/1SlmXaI
Podcast: Time to vote in Houston!
KTRH-AM
http://bit.ly/1Q8Oa1d
Election day: Time for Texas voters to make their voices heard
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/1GJA1pl
KPFT.org
http://bit.ly/20rhO6l (This aired on Nov. 2 at 4 p.m.)

What is the 340B Drug Discount Program and why is it so important? 
Hagop Kantarjian, nonresident fellow in health policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored a blog post explaining the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1N9NSBS

Which colleges give graduates the biggest boost?
Rice earned a score of 54 out of 100 in a data study by the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution based on alumni incomes.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1k7GOiG
WHSV-TV (Harrisonburg, Va.)
http://bit.ly/1XMwoD9

Mario Vargas Llosa visita Houston y dice que opiniones de Trump están ‘impregnadas de racismo’
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010 and recently visited Rice, discusses presidential candidate Donald Trump’s anti-immigration stance.
La Voz de Houston (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1P7QZjU

Anxiety goes to college
Rice is mentioned for its 24/7 crisis hotline in an article about the increase of anxiety among American college students.
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/1Pjqarw

BROADCAST

Early voting relative success in Houston, Harris County
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, discusses the voter turnout for the Houston mayoral election. Timothy Morton, a philosopher and the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, is quoted in the Chronicle article.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1LO5HIV
Slow but steady may win the race, but Election Day outcome still in question
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1l69OYa
Why is the LGBT movement struggling to uphold a simple law in Houston?
BuzzFeed News
http://bzfd.it/1Q8HD6F
Nondiscrimination ordinance puts Houston at the center of latest LGBT rights battle
Miami Herald (This article also appeared in Lodi News-Sentinel and Baltimore Sun.)
http://hrld.us/20rkdhe
Will Houston’s nondiscrimination law be decided by transgender bathroom panic?
Reason.com
http://bit.ly/1MvQyt8
Houston’s vote on an LGBT equal rights measure a nail-biter as the right obsesses over bathroom use
Daily Kos
http://bit.ly/1MtK9i5

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Health Affairs November issue: Food and health
Adjusting to family circumstances where there is less food available than previously can be a traumatic situation for children. Justin Denney, assistant professor of sociology and program director, and Rachel Kimbro, associate professor of sociology, are quoted.
Health Affairs Blog
http://bit.ly/1Q8ILHx
Adjusting to less food availability can impact kids negatively
Medical Xpress (This article also appeared in Science Codex.)
http://bit.ly/1XMrUwj

US and Mexico must jointly combat Chagas disease
Chagas disease — the third most common parasitic infection in the world — affects approximately 7.5 million people, mostly in Latin America. To help reduce outbreaks of this disease in their countries, the United States and Mexican governments should implement a range of programs as well as fund research for the development of Chagas vaccines and treatments, according to a new policy brief by tropical-disease and science policy experts at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Kirstin Matthews, an adjunct lecturer of sociology and a fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute, is quoted.
Science Codex (This article also appeared in Medical Xpress.)
http://bit.ly/1KWeqoy

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Bennett: Combining elections would attract more voters
Melissa Marschall, professor of political science, comments on the record-low voter turnout for a recent Terre Haute, Ind., municipal election.
News and Tribune
http://bit.ly/1METCcI

ISS celebrates its 15th birthday on Monday
Today is the International Space Station’s 15th birthday. Neal Lane, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor Emeritus, senior fellow in science and technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and professor emeritus of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
The California Post (This article also appeared in East Idaho News, Cenla Broadcasting, WBAL-AM and KNEB-AM.)
http://bit.ly/1XMo32l

SPORTS

UTSA honors its veterans, military community with November events
Veterans and active military service members will be honored during the Rice football game against University of Texas at San Antonio Nov. 21 at the Alamodome.
UTSA Today
http://bit.ly/1GJzmnJ

UTSA celebrates Homecoming 2015 ‘Rowdy Around the World’ Nov. 2-7
Rice volleyball will play against University of Texas at San Antonio Nov. 4 at Convocation Center.
UTSA Today
http://bit.ly/1NoPOeq

Colleges: Patterson, Briles show no interest in first playoff rankings
Due to a knee injury, Rice football player Cole Thomas will miss the remainder of the season.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1iAIAHj

Athletics: Houston Marathon Foundation continues commitment to elite distance running
Alumna Becky Wade ’12 will compete to become a qualifier for the 2016 Olympic Trials Marathon.
RunnersWeb.com
http://bit.ly/1Mw1GGe

49ers deal Vernon Davis to Denver
Alumnus Vance McDonald ’13 is mentioned.
SFBay.ca
http://bit.ly/1NaAZYt

NEWS RELEASES

Researchers create transplantation model for 3-D printed constructs
Using sugar, silicone and a 3-D printer, a team of bioengineers at Rice University and surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania have created an implant with an intricate network of blood vessels that points toward a future of growing replacement tissues and organs for transplantation.
http://bit.ly/1LOkuDi

Adjusting to less food availability can impact kids negatively
Adjusting to family circumstances where there is less food available than previously can be a traumatic situation for children.
http://bit.ly/1WtXamy

Baker Institute paper: US and Mexico must jointly combat Chagas disease
Chagas disease — the third most common parasitic infection in the world — affects approximately 7.5 million people, mostly in Latin America. To help reduce outbreaks of this disease in their countries, the United States and Mexican governments should implement a range of programs as well as fund research for the development of Chagas vaccines and treatments, according to a new policy brief by tropical-disease and science policy experts at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://bit.ly/1MF4Cqj