Dateline Rice for May 20, 2016

FEATURED ITEM

Cancer cells coordinate to form roving clusters
Two-way communication between cancer cells appears to be key to their becoming motile, clustering and spreading through metastasis, according to Rice scientists. Herbert Levine, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Bioengineering; Jose Onuchic, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy; and former Rice researcher Marcelo Boareto are quoted.
Science 360 News (This is the top story on the Science 360 News home page.)
http://1.usa.gov/20f0hMI
Scientists identify ‘smoking gun’ in metastasis of hybrid cells
Science Daily (This also appeared in Science Codex, Biocompare, eCancer News and Scicasts.)
http://bit.ly/1WEKYix
Cancer cells coordinate to form roving clusters
R&D
http://bit.ly/253IxaA
Rice University scientists identify ‘smoking gun’ in metastasis of hybrid cells
Science Newsline
http://bit.ly/1VdV7kA

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Houston among the fastest-growing cities in the US
Ryan Holeywell, senior editor at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about Houston’s population growth.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1qxgnoK

San Antonio-based Mexican entrepreneurs group taking on Trump
After months of near silence regarding Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s “increasingly hostile” comments about Mexico, the country, through its foreign ministry, is now trying to protect its image and respond more vigorously to anti-Mexican rhetoric, according to an issue brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The brief was authored by Isidro Morales, nonresident scholar in the Baker Institute’s Mexico Center, a senior professor and researcher at the School of Government and Public Transformation at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Santa Fe campus, and editor-in-chief of the journal Latin American Policy.
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/27HpjKb

Bringing you the story of Houston for 115 years
Articles discuss significant parts of Houston’s history. Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, is quoted and Rice founder William Marsh Rice and Jesse H. Jones and James Addison Baker are mentioned. A slideshow also includes a photo from Rice University archives of Richard Dowling, a Confederate army officer and namesake of Dowling Middle School.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/1rXpyjL
http://bit.ly/253R79j
Jesse H. Jones: A civic-minded powerhouse
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1WFDjzS
James Addison Baker: Steady hand shaped success
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1TmNsMd
The ‘hustler’ city built on hardscrabble ambition
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1TmNT9p
Yellow fever terrorized early Houston
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1qxc1hi
Texas held unique spot in Civil War
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/27F7hrU
A new look, with new views, for Chronicle’s new home
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Xn3b2L

Houston native returns to lead Menil
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the May 20 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/1VdMir6
Houston native Rabinow returns home to lead Menil Collection
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1ThX4Nw

Camerata’s David Keck a mentor and, now, Master Sommelier
Alumnus David Keck ’09 is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1U30bmK

How big is Fort Worth? Depends on whom you ask
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, is quoted about U.S. Census data.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1qx8qQh
The big boom: North Texas’ growth shows no signs of slowing down
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1W50FPB

Live stream: Do we have enough doctors?
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute and professor of economics, and Elena Marks, a nonresident health policy fellow at the Baker Institute and president and CEO of the Episcopal Health Foundation, participated in discussion that was broadcast via live stream.
The Texas Tribune
http://bit.ly/22i6Mjs

After trekking 150 miles through Houston Parks, these are the coolest views
The nearly 10,000 trees in Hermann Park are cited as one of the “prettiest features” of the Rice University-Texas Medical Center-Museum District area.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1YIytjn

BROADCAST

Houston City Council members heed mayor’s warning in budget amendments
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted about Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s relationship with Houston City Council.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1qyyJWx

Census Bureau says 5 out of 10 US cities with the most population growth are in Texas
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of the Kinder Institute and a professor of sociology, is quoted about population growth in Texas.
NewsFix
http://bit.ly/1NBS7NB

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Drop in childhood obesity cannot be explained by health behaviors
While a reported drop in obesity rates among U.S. children has been heralded as positive news, more work must be done to understand exactly why that drop occurred, according to researchers at Rice and Temple universities. Ashley Kranjac, postdoctoral fellow in population health in Rice’s Department of Sociology and Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Science Daily (This also appeared in Medical Xpress.)
http://bit.ly/1VbQyHB

‘Right to try’ laws make safety, efficacy secondary to speedy access
State “right to try” laws can give terminally ill patients early access to experimental drugs and medical devices, but they arguably make safety and efficacy secondary to speedy access, according to a new report by science policy experts at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Kirstin Matthews, a fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute, is quoted.
Science Daily (This also appeared in Medical Xpress and Science Codex.)
http://bit.ly/20bZDQ6

Reinforcing oil wells with polymer and graphene nanoribbons
Wellbores drilled to extract oil and gas can be dramatically reinforced with a small amount of modified graphene nanoribbons added to a polymer and microwaved, according to Rice University researchers. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, and Rouzbeh Shahsavari, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, are quoted.
Materials Today
http://bit.ly/1Rdfc3H

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Researchers find how earth got its oxygen
Earth scientists from Rice, Yale University and the University of Tokyo are offering a new answer to the long-standing question of how our planet acquired its oxygenated atmosphere. Cin-Ty Lee, professor of Earth science, is quoted.
News 18
http://bit.ly/1TL0eDQ

Holy Cross receives STARTALK grant for the 5th year in a row
Holy Cross has been awarded a STARTALK grant for a 10-day summer residential program on literacy development in Chinese as a foreign language. Meng Yeh, senior lecturer of Chinese and associate director of Rice University’s Center for the Study of Languages, will serve as the instructional lead.
College of the Holy Cross
http://bit.ly/1OQbVNv

Harvard student to drive 4K miles so undocumented mom can attend her graduation
Alumna Norma Torres Mendoza ’13 is featured. She drove 3,000 miles round-trip from Boston to Houston to pick up her mother, who cannot fly because of her status as an undocumented immigrant, so that she could attend Mendoza’s commencement ceremony at Harvard University.
Remezcla
http://bit.ly/1U2F6Jb

Knewton to offer adaptive versions of OpenStax OER
Rice University-based publisher OpenStax and Knewton announced a partnership that will personalize the learning experience for college students using open source digital textbooks. Richard Baraniuk, the Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is quoted.
Campus Technology
http://bit.ly/1TmTAEj

The paradox of peak-based ozone air pollution standards
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, research scientist Beata Czader and postdoctoral research associate Rui Zhang authored an op-ed about pollution standards.
The Conversation
http://bit.ly/1TL0Byh

We need novel ideas that significantly improve lives 
The Rice Business Plan Competition is mentioned.
Daily Nation
http://bit.ly/1TotBw9

Una partícula diminuta será capaz de deambular por el cuerpo para detectar tumores
Rice is mentioned.
Universia (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1WGpu4e

Un científico premio ‘Nobel del agua’
Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, is featured.
Confidencial (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/255AVEs

SPORTS

Around Sports: Jordan Spieth trails by stroke in suspended Nelson
Rice baseball was defeated by Louisiana Tech University May 19 and will play again May 20-21.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
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Ten thoughts: Thursday, May 19
D1 Baseball
http://bit.ly/1U3CEVJ
Diamond Dogs to host No. 16 Rice
Ruston Daily Leader
http://bit.ly/1ODDOmn
Owls close out regular season this weekend at LA Tech
C-USA
http://bit.ly/1TowlcQ

Why Texas and Oklahoma (football) should leave the Big 12 once and for all
Rice football is mentioned.
Sportsblog
http://bit.ly/253TusA

Baseball set for pivotal series with Tulane
Rice baseball is mentioned.
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/1WET8Yc
A salute to Doug Schreiber
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1TrEX4X
Weekend preview: May 19-22
D1 Baseball
http://bit.ly/23ZHWnG
Baseball set for pivotal series with Tulane
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/1WET8Yc

Tyler Duffey is giving the Twins reasons for optimism
Alumnus Tyler Duffey ’13 is featured.
Numberfire
http://bit.ly/1rXr6Kn

Campbell preaches sobriety now
A photo from the 1974 Rice-University of Texas football game is included.
San Antonio-Express-News
http://bit.ly/1Tjqaw1

4 Chiefs players poised to have breakout seasons in 2016
An article mentions that Marcus Peters played football at Rice.
Chat Sports
http://bit.ly/1OQoHLS

Former Arkansas and Rice football coach Ken Hatfield comes to Tyler
An article mentions that Ken Hatfield coached at Rice.
News West 9
http://bit.ly/1U4FmqV

Lions look to land 2015’s top-ranked prospect Brett Boyko
Alumnus Christian Covington ’15 is mentioned.
Canada (This also appeared in Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, Vancouver Sun, Windsor Star, Regina Leader-Post and The Province.)
http://bit.ly/22i4W29

The College Report: Kilgore’s Dickey lands in SFA record books, more
An article mentions that Luke Turner played football at Rice.
Longview News-Journal
http://bit.ly/1W6ftxk