Dateline Rice for June 29, 2016

FEATURED ITEM

Even area coaches felt Summitt’s presence
Rice women’s basketball head coach Tina Langley is quoted about legendary coach Pat Summitt’s impact.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/299nsIP

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

No, a mitochondrial ‘Eve’ is not the first female in a species
An article examines the mitochondrial “Eve” in sperm whales. Marek Kimmel, professor of statistics, is quoted.
Smithsonian Magazine
http://bit.ly/29lBOlT

Hillary Clinton’s vow to college grads: I’ll outsource your jobs to foreign graduates
Adria Baker, associate vice provost for international education and executive director of the Office of International Students and Scholars, and alumna Maggie Tang ’15 are quoted in an article on Hillary Clinton’s open-borders promise to foreign graduates.
Breitbart (This also appeared on The Rocket News.)
http://bit.ly/299qLi2

The easy daily habits 24 executives say give them an edge
Alumna Bethany Andell ’01 is quoted.
Inc.
http://on.inc.com/29297yR

Letters — Something missing, Malaysia?
A 2013 Rice study is mentioned.
The Sun Daily (Malaysia)
http://www.thesundaily.my/node/377540

Alabama architect Kristine A. Harding inaugurated as national president of NCARB
Alumna Kristine Harding ’83 was inaugurated as the 97th president of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards at its annual business meeting in Seattle.
AL.com
http://bit.ly/293WzEj

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Here’s what Rice University looked like a century ago
A slideshow features historical images of Rice’s early years.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2931bvY

Clever ‘Gun’ avoids shooting from hip, but point a bit unclear
Joseph Campana, the Alan Dugald McKillop Chair in English and associate professor of English literature, authored a review of “Ten Ways on a Gun.”
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/29aUnvz

Growing Houston demanded a bigger road system
Kyle Shelton, postdoctoral research fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted about the growth of Houston’s road system.
Beaumont Enterprise
http://bit.ly/292MeKq

New Rice Stadium scoreboard enhances experience for football fans
Daktronics announced it is working with Rice University and IMG College to provide a new main video display and audio facades at Rice Stadium.
Memorial Examiner (This also appeared in 4 Traders and MyInforms.)
http://bit.ly/290Zlal

Forget wine; try a cheese-and-beer flight
The Rice Farmers Market is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/294Mw4D

BROADCAST

WOAI-AM
The presidents of the United States, Mexico and Canada will meet at the so-called Three Amigos summit, where they are expected to unveil a plan to combat heroin production. 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, comments.
http://bit.ly/29c40f7

KUT-FM
A discussion of “advanced democracies” mentions an article by 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.
http://bit.ly/29eMGTN

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Saudi Arabia heads from crude to solar: Part II
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about Saudi Arabia energy.
Counting Pips
http://bit.ly/291SOPJ

Thai Union PCL appoints Valentin Ramirez to lead Chicken of the Sea International
Alumnus Valentin Ramirez ’88 has been named CEO of Tri-Union Seafood, processor and distributor of Chicken of the Sea International’s shelf-stable seafood products.
4 Traders
http://bit.ly/295vC3o
Valentin Ramirez named CEO of Chicken of the Sea International’s supplier Tri-Union Seafood
Seafood News (This also appeared in the San Francisco Business Journal.)
http://bit.ly/2922jhS

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

26 of the pro-gun control sit-in Democrats are gun owners themselves
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 sit-in by Democrats on the floor of the House of Representatives.
The Comment
http://bit.ly/297C1Ln
Sit-in by House Democrats ends
Football Reporters Online
http://bit.ly/292sgep

Interview with the undocumented valedictorians who created a firestorm
Alumna Norma Torres Mendoza ’13 drove thousands of miles to bring her undocumented mother to her college commencement at Harvard last month. A panel discussion hosted by Rice’s Tapia Center for Excellence and Equality is mentioned.
OpEdNews
http://bit.ly/292dcPP

Meet the man picked to lead govt’s ambitious infrastructure funding project
Alumnus Sujoy Bose ’90 has been named CEO of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund.
VC Circle
http://bit.ly/292ct0U

Mural completed at Community Foundation of Mendocino County’s headquarters
Alumna Lauren Sinnott ’81 is featured.
Ukiah Daily Journal
http://bit.ly/29420Tv

‘Ghost bike’ article wins 2nd place in Houston Press Club’s awards
The 2016 Lone Star Awards Banquet held at Rice University is mentioned.
The Buzz Magazine
http://bit.ly/292Mg4M

SPORTS

Texas hires Tulane’s David Pierce as baseball coach
Tulane’s David Pierce, a Houston native and former Rice assistant, has agreed to become the Longhorns’ new head coach.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/29cAiGR

Squirrels fall at home; Mariota and Fitzgerald visit W&M; Rodriguez heads to Rice
Joey Rodriguez has accepted a job with Rice Athletics.
WTVR.com
http://bit.ly/292cP7T

F&M, Elizabethtown will renew men’s basketball rivalries with LVC in 2016
Men’s head basketball coach Mike Rhoades is mentioned.
Lancaster Online
http://bit.ly/292dAhk
F&M’s Robinson, LVC’s McAlester welcome return of men’s basketball rivalries
Lancaster Online
http://bit.ly/29asAvk

Twins pitching prospect Chargois named to All-Star Futures Game
Former baseball player J.T. Chargois is featured.
Fox Sports
http://foxs.pt/29eMUu5

NEWS RELEASES

DREAM finish for leukemia challenge
Big data has a bright future in personalized medicine, as demonstrated by an international competition centered at Rice University that suggested ways forward for treatment of patients with leukemia.
http://bit.ly/298skgp

Second-generation Pakistani-Irish individuals face identity challenges
Second-generation Pakistani-Irish individuals are facing identity challenges among Ireland’s mainstream views of national identity or “Irishness,” according to a new study from Rice University.
http://bit.ly/29cjP5y