Dateline Rice for June 16, 2016

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Year after Supreme Court ruling, officials struggle to meet affordable housing demands
Kyle Shelton, postdoctoral research fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted about affordable housing in Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the June 16 print edition with a different headline, “City struggles to meet terms of affordable housing order.”)
http://bit.ly/1UNkAzq

Museum and gallery listings: June 16-22
The exhibit “Michael de Feo: Crosstown Traffic” is open at Rice Gallery through August 28.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1YsaFlK
http://bit.ly/1WNNuD8

Dominique de Menil changed Houston, 1 art treasure at a time
An article mentions John and Dominique de Menil’s influence at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/1ZTIjiR
http://bit.ly/28HgQXT

Texas Dems set for convention
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 Texas Democratic Convention.
KTSA
http://bit.ly/28HjZa2
http://bit.ly/1UlgGxK
http://bit.ly/28Hpbuq

Services set for Officer Ekpanya
An article mentions that a Pearland police officer killed in an accident over the weekend had hoped to pursue his Ph.D. at Rice.
The Journal Friendswood
http://bit.ly/1UxCffX

BROADCAST

KTRK
Brown College senior Lesley Miller is featured.
http://bit.ly/1Pwc7ML (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
Woman explains why she waited years to buy a bikini
Talk Radio 101
http://bit.ly/21ot16p

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

DNA in ‘unbiased’ model curls both ways
In 1988, scientists in Switzerland looked through a microscope and saw something they didn’t expect: two sections of an X-shaped chromosome spiraling in opposite directions. Now scientists at Rice have confirmed that such anomalies are indeed possible. Peter Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science and a professor of chemistry, is quoted and postdoctoral research associate Bin Zhang is mentioned.
Science 2.0
http://bit.ly/21onpZL

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

New research shows threats to coral reefs the world over
One of the longest and largest studies of coral reef health ever undertaken finds that corals are declining worldwide because a variety of threats — overfishing, nutrient pollution and pathogenic disease — that ultimately become deadly in the face of higher ocean temperatures. Adrienne Simoes Correa, a marine biologist in Rice’s Department of BioSciences, is quoted.
National Parks Traveler
http://bit.ly/1tydE0B

‘Hot Jupiter’ is being destroyed by its host star
Astronomers searching for the galaxy’s youngest planets have found compelling evidence for one unlike any other, a newborn “hot Jupiter” whose outer layers are being torn away by the star it orbits every 11 hours. Christopher Johns-Krull, associate professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
NH Voice
http://bit.ly/1Uzbdkh

Transitioning to the next generation science standards
An article mentions that Accelerate Learning was founded at Rice.
ASCD
http://bit.ly/23e2f1Z

SPORTS

Christian Covington becoming a Texans know-it-all on defense
Rice football head coach David Bailiff and alumnus Christian Covington ’15 are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the June 16 print edition with a different headline, “Ex-Rice star tries to know it all on defense.”)
http://bit.ly/1sHJp6J

Rice men’s tennis adds 2 for 2016-17 season
Rice men’s tennis head coach Efe Ustundag and women’s tennis head coach Elizabeth Schmidt announced the signing of new players. Players David Warren, Jake Hansen and Emanuel Llamas are mentioned.
Memorial Examiner
http://bit.ly/21ooalJ

Pair of C-USA players named NCBWA All-Americans
Lovett College junior Jon Duplantier is featured.
The Best College Sports News Network
http://bit.ly/1YrJAil

‘Dive In’ movie set at Martins Ferry pool
Amanda Caldwell, assistant coach of women’s swimming, is mentioned.
The Intelligencer
http://bit.ly/1Ukb5rn

2016 college football TV schedule
Rice football is mentioned.
USA Today
http://usat.ly/1UeBiee
College football schools that belong in different conferences
Bleacher Report
http://ble.ac/1W1cUMk
Chuck Landon: Wouldn’t these new leagues be interesting?
Herald-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/1tsSkZN

Kingsbury, Mahomes recreate 1963 Texas Football magazine cover
Duncan College senior Connor Cella and Will Rice senior Zach Wright are on Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas College Teams.
WDAM (This also appeared in Tucson News Now and KFVS.)
http://bit.ly/1Pw7SAS

Men’s tennis to host C-USA Championship in 2017
Rice men’s tennis is mentioned.
MT Athletics
http://bit.ly/1UXb0XO

MLB draft selects local athletes
Lovett College junior Jon Duplantier was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks and Will Rice College senior Blake Fox was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers.
Memorial Examiner
http://bit.ly/1OsoLS1
The Foresters’ fulfilling formula
Santa Barbara Independent
http://bit.ly/1UAKLH3
Hillsboro Hops announce roster, includes 2016 1st-round pick Anfernee Grier
The Oregonian
http://bit.ly/1UQrOCT
Hillsboro Hops announce 2016 opening day roster
Our Sports Central
http://bit.ly/1Q82qtH
2016 MLB draft: National League West review
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2601GOz

Chris Boswell will win Steelers’ kicking job in 2016
Alumnus Chris Boswell ’13 is mentioned.
Today’s Pigskin
http://bit.ly/1sHMRON

NEWS RELEASE

Rice U. health economists launch project to study physician-hospital integration
The Affordable Care Act and changing economic conditions have encouraged the integration of physicians and hospitals, particularly through accountable care organizations and medical homes. Vivian Ho, chair in health economics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is launching a first-of-its-kind study to advance the understanding of the association between physician-hospital integration and the quality and price of health care.
http://bit.ly/1XYmem1