NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Mental health, not mass shooters, is the bigger problem at universities
Former student body president Jazz Silva ’16 authored an op-ed about guns on college campuses.
The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/1TUWnYY
US crude oil exports: Exaggerations giving way to market reality
Vincent Kaminski, professor in the practice of management, is quoted in an article about U.S. crude oil exports.
Forbes (This also appeared in Hellenic Shipping News and Bunker Ports News Worldwide.)
http://onforb.es/1P1otfu
World’s smallest submarine dives beneath the atomic water line
James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted in an article about nanosubs. A photo of graduate student Victor Garcia-Lopez is included.
The Sydney Morning Herald (This also appeared in 105 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/24hIfdV
Is Texas’ Julián Castro still a Democratic ‘veepstakes’ front-runner?
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 possibility that Julián Castro could be chosen as Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential nominee, the Texas Legislature and the leadership in Argentina.
McClatchy DC (Similar articles appeared in 35 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1VstTHa
Accusations against Argentina’s leadership — past and present
KCET (This also appeared in Link TV.)
http://bit.ly/1TI20GB
Latin Pulse: May 27
Latin Pulse
http://bit.ly/22vTuA5
A tale of 2 leaders in the Texas Legislature
Texas Right to Life
http://bit.ly/1sZ7RRI
¿Un latino para vicepresidente en la fórmula Clinton?
Mundo Hispanico (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1XbWm5R
¿Es Texas el estado más ‘peleón’ de EEUU?
Univision Noticias (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/24hL4eP
Harvard student drives her undocumented mom from Texas to watch her graduate
Alumna Norma Torres Mendoza ’13 is featured. She drove 3,000 miles round-trip from Boston to Houston to pick up her mother so that she could attend Mendoza’s commencement ceremony at Harvard University. Her mother cannot travel by plane because of her status as an undocumented immigrant.
Fox News Latino
http://bit.ly/1WWHw2w
Obtiene dreamer título en Harvard
El Norte (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/20Rls7M
Se titula en Harvard dreamer queretana
Plaza de Armas (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1Y1105z
El viaje de 1800 millas de una indocumentada para ver a su hija graduarse en Harvard
Noticias de Hoy (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1P1nFaE
Former top Obama energy official calls EPA’s Clean Power Plan ‘all pain, no gain’
Charles McConnell, executive director of Rice’s Energy and Environment Initiative, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology’s Subcommittee on Environment hearing, “Impact of EPA’s Clean Power Plan on States.”
The Washington Times
http://bit.ly/280DrhJ
EPA plan all pain, no gain
Energy Central
http://bit.ly/1UbcXA5
Nicaragua’s ‘Nobel Prize for Water’
Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, is featured.
Havana Times
http://bit.ly/1TV3yAm
Exoplanet found hugging its star
In contradiction to the long-standing idea that larger planets take longer to form, U.S. astronomers announced the discovery of a giant planet in close orbit around a star so young that it still retains a disk of circumstellar gas and dust. Christopher Johns-Krull, associate professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
MSN News
http://bit.ly/1O28rYb
Astronomers discover planet 8-times larger than Jupiter
DNS India (This also appeared in All India Roundup.)
http://bit.ly/1sphGru
Astronomers find giant planet around very young star
Astrobiology Magazine (This also appeared in R&D.)
http://bit.ly/24hGL3c
Astronomers find giant planet around very young star CI Tauri
Astronomy Now (Similar articles appeared in 19 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1r0dIUF
Microsoft Research project could bring quality VR to phones
Articles mention that Rice collaborated on a Microsoft Research paper.
Yahoo! Tech
http://yhoo.it/1VsSqMg
Microsoft Research’s Flashback brings high quality VR to low-end phones and PCs
Win Beta
http://bit.ly/1sYQKPU
Microsoft’s ‘FlashBack’ could bring mobile VR up to Rift/Vive performance levels
Upload
http://bit.ly/25yQRTa
Bringing high-quality VR to your average smartphone with Microsoft’s Flashback
Silicon Angle
http://bit.ly/24hLZvV
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Nanotubes are beacons in cancer-imaging technique
Bathing a patient in LED light may someday offer a new way to locate tumors, according to Rice researchers. Bruce Weisman, professor of chemistry and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted. A photo of Weisman; postdoctoral fellow Michael Vu; Kathleen Beckingham, professor of biochemistry and cell biology; graduate student Ching-Wei Lin and Rice research scientist Sergei Bachilo is included.
TMC News (This article appeared in the May 30 issue of TMC Today.)
http://bit.ly/20Rxxd7
Collaboration will strengthen Houston’s life science market, panelists say
An article mentions an event that was hosted by BioHouston, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and the Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute. Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, is quoted.
TMC News (This article appeared in the May 30 issue of TMC Today.)
http://bit.ly/1UfichQ
‘Pallet pirates’ hit stores with plastics thefts
Russell Green, an international economics expert at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the price of plastic.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1sIB7v4
As Atlantic hurricane season starts, storm experts warn against complacency
Jim Blackburn, professor in the practice of environmental law and co-director of the Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted about the upcoming hurricane season in Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1VspILA
KPRC
http://bit.ly/1XMykNa
This week in Houston real estate: Local expert talks state of Houston, more multigenerational homes and more
Construction in Harris County has far outpaced demolition over the last 10 years, according to a new report from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Kyle Shelton, postdoctoral research fellow at the institute, is quoted.
Houston Agent Magazine
http://bit.ly/1sYLSKB
Big Tex road trip: With low gas prices, now’s the time for an epic journey across Texas
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus is mentioned.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1sphRCV
Global cinema celebrated by 3 local film festivals
The Houston Palestine Film Festival was held at the Rice Cinema May 26-28.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/280vI39
Regents OK campus ‘carry policy for Lamar University
Rice is mentioned for opting out of the Texas “campus carry” law.
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in Beaumont Enterprise.)
http://bit.ly/25yipbw
Fish Camp now open at Pomona
Rice is mentioned as an advanced educational opportunity available near the Pomona community.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in Darien News, Stamford Advocate, Fairfield Citizen and My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/1Xbs9E4
http://bit.ly/1O1DJOD
Hindi classes award ceremony at India House
An article mentions that Arun Prakash has taught Hindi at Rice.
Indo American News
http://bit.ly/1XbCjEG
CFISD names new principal for Labay Middle School
The Rice Education Entrepreneurship Program is mentioned.
Cypress Creek Mirror
http://bit.ly/1P12BRF
Escaped converts: Adam Doster
Associate editor Adam Doster mentions that he thinks the most beautiful spot in Houston is the Rice campus.
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/20RryVP
Meal plan: Dining on a college kid budget
An article discusses places college students can eat near Rice.
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/1WX3N02
Delay of game
Rice is mentioned.
Texas Monthly
http://bit.ly/1Pg3Ce6
MD Anderson-backed cancer company receives additional investment
An article lists Rice as an investor in OncoResponse Inc.
Houston Business Journal (This also appeared in Austin News.)
http://bit.ly/1sZahjg
How an insurance shortfall could impede your workforce
Rice is mentioned.
Austin Business Journal (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/25yLIKY
Empowering the community
Rice is mentioned.
The Buzz Magazines
http://bit.ly/1TOWhUI
Remembering Buckyballs and the Nobel Prize they won
An article discusses the 1996 Nobel Prize in chemistry, which was awarded to University Professor Emeritus Robert Curl, the late Richard Smalley and the late Harold Kroto for their discovery in 1985 of fullerenes, popularly known as “buckyballs.”
Off the Kuff
http://bit.ly/1r0Cjsu
BROADCAST
‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Hidden Heroes’
Milton Boniuk, whose gift to Rice established the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, and a group of Rice students are featured.
WNCN (This broadcast aired on 73 other stations.)
http://bit.ly/1VsV7O1
‘CTV News Toronto’
A broadcast discusses a collaboration among Shiners Hospital, Rice and Marvel Universe LIVE! to develop prosthetic hands.
CTV
http://bit.ly/1TUA6cx
Pint of Science offers a chance to think when you drink
Moshe Vardi, director of Rice’s Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology, the Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor of Computational Engineering and professor of computer science, expects that within 30 years machines will be capable of doing almost any job that a human can.
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1TOSPcM
Nearly half of Brits think their job will be replaced by robots by 2066
Computer Business Review
http://bit.ly/1WuLn6V
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Dumbbell dimers could make miniaturized nanosensors
The left-handed or right-handed structure of individual chiral nanoparticles made of metallic dumbbells can be determined by their optical properties alone. Peter Nordlander, professor of physics and astronomy, and Stephan Link, associate professor of chemistry and of electrical and computer engineering, are mentioned.
Nanotechweb
http://bit.ly/1sIK7jQ
Plasmons enable tunable IR light source
Rice photonics researchers have unveiled a new nanoparticle amplifier that can generate infrared light and boost the output of one light by capturing and converting energy from a second light. The article mentions Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy, and materials science and nanoengineering; and alumnus Yu Zhang ’11 are mentioned.
Photonics Media
http://bit.ly/1spigFu
K-12 dealmaking: VIF international education makes acquisition; Accelerate Learning, Bloomz raise funds
An article mentions that Accelerate Learning was started at Rice.
Ed Week
http://bit.ly/1TOMFcz
3-D printed prosthetics startup TriFusion Devices wins $35K at Texas A&M New Ventures Competition
The Rice Business Plan Competition is mentioned.
3D Print
http://bit.ly/25yvpxM
Essentium’s thermal welding tech brings z-axis strength to 3-D printed parts
Engineering.com
http://bit.ly/1sYUalB
New evidence shows Affordable Care Act is working in Texas
The percentage of Texans without health insurance has dropped by 30 percent since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, cutting the state’s uninsured rate below 1999 levels. That’s one of the conclusions of a report released by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation. 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, are quoted.
Health Canal
http://bit.ly/1XMiTon
Study decodes genetic circuitry for bacterial spore formation
A team led by Rice bioengineering researchers has decoded the mechanism that some bacteria use to make life-or-death decisions during extremely tough times. Oleg Igoshin, assistant professor of bioengineering, is quoted and graduate student Jatin Narula is mentioned.
Scicasts
http://bit.ly/1sYWHfw
UK universities replace magnetics lab with bench-top test
Rice is mentioned.
Electronics Weekly
http://bit.ly/20RyK49
Dual-function, graphene-based material good for aircraft, extreme environments
Rice scientists have advanced their graphene-based de-icer to serve a dual purpose. The new material still melts ice from wings and wires when conditions get too cold. But if the air is above 7 degrees Fahrenheit, ice won’t form at all. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted and graduate student Tuo Wang and postdoctoral researcher Yonghao Zheng are mentioned.
InterNano
http://bit.ly/20Ryz97
Rice University cria mapa interativo que mostra a evolução do Rio de Janeiro de 1500 até hoje
A Rice mapping project seeks to illustrate “the social and urban evolution” of Rio de Janeiro since its birth.
Arch Daily (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1XMbMfw
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
‘Reason Rally’ organizes atheist vote, despite lack of religious ‘bogeyman’
Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religion and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, will be a guest at the 2016 Reason Rally.
Religious News Service
http://bit.ly/1TV52ut
As yearbooks die, colleges lose a link to the past
Kelley Lash, director of student publications, is quoted about universities that have stopped publishing yearbooks.
CC Week
http://bit.ly/1UrVJ3V
A look at some illustrious alumni of Youth Orchestras of Fresno
The Rice University Campanile Orchestra is mentioned.
The Fresno Bee
http://bit.ly/22vGJ8E
Justin Cronin on ending his bestselling vampire trilogy, ‘The Passage’
Best-selling author Justin Cronin, writer-in-residence at Rice, is interviewed about his new book, which concludes the trilogy that began with “The Passage.”
Star 2
http://bit.ly/1RIUBod
Make coding great again with ‘TrumpScript’
An article mentions “TrumpScript,” a programming language Rice students created during HackRice.
Trusted Reviews
http://bit.ly/1Zap5p4
‘Musical powerhouse’ Simply Three to perform June 14
Alumnus Glen McDaniel ’08 is mentioned.
Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise
http://bit.ly/1spisET
Greek archaeologist claims to have found Aristotle’s tomb
An article mentions that Rice hosted a “birthday party” for Aristotle.
Digital Journal
http://bit.ly/1UaHL3P
Mansfield Symphony to play Brahms, Dvorak at St. Peter’s
Alumna Madeleine Kabat ’08 is mentioned.
Richland Source
http://bit.ly/1sIJRRX
Power’s Lucy Walters shows strength in award-winning ‘Here Alone’
Kenneth Goldsmith, professor of violin, is mentioned.
Sagharbor Online
http://bit.ly/1PgoC4r
Las gasolinas importadas no se inspeccionan
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Mexico Center at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about gasoline quality in Mexico.
Pulso (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1VsyEAE
John F. Kennedy, Donald Trump, profiles in differences
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is discussed.
Bayou Buzz
http://bit.ly/24hGJZh
‘Apollo 8: A Christmas Moon’ wins 2016 Special Jury NASA Remi Award at Worldfest Film Festival
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/1XM6RLv
Kennedy’s vision for NASA inspired greatness, then stagnation
Ars Technica (This also appeared in Ars Technica UK.)
http://bit.ly/280CMNb
‘Key Capitol Hill Hearings’
C-SPAN
http://bit.ly/1ZaK1vX
SPORTS
The evolving risk-reward of social media in sports
Rice football head coach David Bailiff and Bryan Blair, associate athletics director for compliance, are quoted about the use of social media by student-athletes.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the May 30 print edition with a different headline, “Sports’ soap box can turn into soap opera.” The online version of this article appeared in Dateline May 25.)
http://bit.ly/1s9BfUC
Graham hopes Rice peaking as it heads to Baton Rouge Regional
Rice baseball will participate in its 22nd consecutive NCAA regional. Head coach Wayne Graham is quoted and players Grayson Lewis, Ford Proctor, Connor Teykl, Tristan Gray, Dayne Wunerlich, Hunter Kopycinski, Charlie Warren, Dominic DiCaprio, Ryan Chandler, Evan Kravetz and Jon Duplantier are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1THXBDp
College baseball: Simonds, A&M get past Vanderbilt
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1THXEPv
Rice baseball falls short in C-USA title game
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1PfywTF
http://bit.ly/1UatnIV
After 20 years of zen, lots of wins, Augie Garrido era ends at UT
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1VsqisO
Rice baseball team set for LSU regional
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/25wGHPw
http://bit.ly/1VsrOuQ
College baseball: A&M pounds Florida for SEC title; Rice, UH fall short
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1PfytqV
Rice baseball set for C-USA title game
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Uf3dV1
http://bit.ly/1RIMtnI
College baseball: UH, Rice, A&M, TCU, SHSU reach title games
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1O1DByI
Ten reactions from the NCAA baseball tourney announcement
ESPN (Similar articles appeared in 110 other media outlets.)
http://es.pn/20RrC7U
NCAA baseball tournament schedule
ESPN
http://es.pn/1TI4e8T
NCAA baseball tournament bracket: Florida top seed, UNC snubbed again
Sports Illustrated
http://on.si.com/1UaMHph
NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announces the field of 64 teams
NCAA
http://on.ncaa.com/1TI2Y5H
College World Series 2016: Printable bracket for the NCAA baseball tournament
NCAA
http://on.ncaa.com/1WuRxnJ
KRIV
http://bit.ly/1XMzBUF
http://bit.ly/1r0G6Gr
http://bit.ly/24hMAxH
http://bit.ly/1WWSHbi
http://bit.ly/1r0GbtE
KALB
http://bit.ly/1sZ6ceR
CBS Sports Network
http://bit.ly/24hMF4x
KTRK
http://bit.ly/24hMxC3
http://bit.ly/1TI7zVh
http://bit.ly/25yGcrJ
WBRZ
http://bit.ly/1PggosO
http://bit.ly/1r0FNLE
KPRC
http://bit.ly/1O2cCmI
http://bit.ly/1TUB88n
http://bit.ly/1TOTvi8
KHOU
http://bit.ly/1RJsoNV
http://bit.ly/1TI8a9s
ESPNU
http://bit.ly/24hMiqE
Janine Beckie adjusting to professional soccer
An article mentions that the Houston Dash practiced at Rice.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
http://bit.ly/1Y0VFey
Fantasy Roundtable: Which prospect will have the biggest 2016 impact?
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is mentioned.
Today’s Knuckleball
http://bit.ly/1VsxN2J
So, what was it like covering Augie Garrido? Let us tell you …
Rice baseball is mentioned.
Hook ’em
http://bit.ly/1UrAqzu
This date in baseball
WTOP
http://bit.ly/1TVb927
College top 25 (May 30)
Baseball America
http://bit.ly/1UaRkQl
Baylor football: Baylor at Rice game moved to Friday, Sept. 16, for ESPN telecast
An article mentions that Rice football will play Baylor University in September.
The Potpourri Magnolia Edition (This also appeared in Cypress Creek Mirror, The Potpourri Tomball Edition and The Spring Observer.)
http://bit.ly/1Ufc7C7
Key questions UNT’s new AD will face Part III — What’s the scheduling philosophy?
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1TVcrtK
In 1981, college football was ruled by teams from Pennsylvania and South Carolina
Rice football is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1UaPZJg
The toughest nonconference game for the top Big 12 teams
Get More Sports
http://bit.ly/1UfcrR3
Long ball helps Bandits defeat Chiefs
Alumnus Kevin McCanna ’16 is mentioned.
Our Sports Central
http://bit.ly/1Xc5s2t
Pedro Araujo joins Cubs pitching staff
Former Rice baseball player John Williamson is mentioned.
Our Sports Central
http://bit.ly/22vVesZ
ITA collegiate tennis men’s team rankings — May 25: NCAA champions Virginia finishes the season atop!
Rice men’s tennis is mentioned.
Tennis World
http://bit.ly/1sJ0eOn
NEWS RELEASE
New evidence shows Affordable Care Act is working in Texas
The percentage of Texans without health insurance has dropped by 30 percent since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, cutting the state’s uninsured rate below 1999 levels. That’s one of the conclusions of a new report released today by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation.
http://bit.ly/1TORbHX
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