Dateline Rice for Nov. 30, 2016

FEATURED ITEM

Houston doctors determined to reduce cervical cancer deaths in Rio Grande Valley
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and of electrical and computer engineering and director of Rice 360° Institute for Global Health, is featured in a number of articles. The Houston Chronicle article discusses her efforts to combat cervical cancer in the Rio Grande Valley and mentions graduate student Sonia Parra. A letter to the editor mentions an op-ed Richards-Kortum co-authored. Richards-Kortum is also interviewed in Texas Monthly and “Houston Matters” about the MacArthur Fellowship and her work in Malawi.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front page of the Nov. 30 print edition with a different headline, “A mission to save valley’s women.”)
http://bit.ly/2gy4Dlp
Friday letters: Climate danger, study history, saving babies
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.) 
http://bit.ly/2fWIn10
Out of Africa
Texas Monthly
http://bit.ly/2gOWc5F
Zoning by other means and another Genius Grant: ‘Houston Matters’ Weekend for Nov. 19
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/2gbwasc

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Layer of graphene between ‘bumps’ keeps electronics cool
Bumpy surfaces with graphene between would help dissipate heat in next-generation microelectronic devices, according to Rice scientists. Rouzbeh Shahsavari, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
Futurity (This article appeared in the Nov. 30 issue of Futurity Today and in The Exception.)
http://bit.ly/2g6LVxL
New theory by Rice scientists enhance heat sinks in future microelectronics
AzoNano
http://bit.ly/2gkDhyB
Bumpy surfaces and graphene to dissipate heat
New Electronic (UK)
http://bit.ly/2fDCkSS
Bumpy surfaces with graphene between beat the heat in devices, says study
Scicasts
http://bit.ly/2fR6RLc
Bumpy surfaces, graphene beat the heat in devices
Nanotechnology Now (This also appeared in ECN, R&D, iConnect 007, Space Daily, Science Newsline and Science & Technology Research News.)
http://bit.ly/2fDB2r2

Oil prices surge worldwide as OPEC hashes out a deal to cut production
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about oil prices.
Vox
http://bit.ly/2gGjYA9

America: This is your future
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, discusses his research about Houston.
Politico
http://politi.co/2g6NQ5m

Venezuela will haunt oil long after Vienna
Francisco Monaldi, a fellow in Latin American energy policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about Venezuela’s structural problems.
Bloomberg Gadfly
http://bloom.bg/2gVAME0

Bitcoin’s blue chip
Alumnus Brian Armstrong ’05 is featured.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2gkJ1Z2

Kuwaitis voted Saturday. Opposition gains send a strong signal about the economy.
Marwa Shalaby, fellow for the Middle East and director of Women’s Rights in the Middle East Program at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an article about the Kuwait elections.
The Washington Post
http://wapo.st/2gVwigA

HOUSTON/TEXAS

ConocoPhillips headquarters to move across I-10
A 1989 article in Rice’s architecture journal “Cite” is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the Nov. 30 print edition with a different headline, “Going from campus to tower.”)
http://bit.ly/2fDj5c6

Tim Taliaferro named new editor-in-chief at Texas Monthly
Alumnus Scott Brown ’83 has been named Texas Monthly’s chief creative officer.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)  
http://bit.ly/2fQPf29
http://bit.ly/2gFWHOU

Colorize your home and plate for better health
Cardiologist John Higgins authored an article about healthy holiday diets. The byline mentions that he works as a sports cardiologist for Rice Athletics.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)  
http://bit.ly/2fQSw1k
http://bit.ly/2g6KbnX

Here are reasons why Texas independence may not be a good idea
Rice is mentioned in a slideshow.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)  
http://bit.ly/2gJWeaX
http://bit.ly/2fDoqjE

RUSMP and Houston ISD hosted 1st US Bebras Computing Challenge
The Rice University School Mathematics Project (RUSMP) And Houston Independent School District co-hosted the first invitational round of the Bebras Computing Challenge in the United States at Rice. Anne Papakonstantinou, director of RUSMP, is quoted. The article was authored by Alice Fisher, associate director of technology applications and integration at RUSMP.
Village News
http://bit.ly/25zn8X5

BROADCAST

OPEC conference determines what’s next for Texas oil and gas industry
Bill Arnold, professor in the practice of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted about the Texas oil and gas industry.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2gVnI1b

Texas Medical Center institutions to fight superbugs
A broadcast discusses efforts by eight Texas Medical Center institutions to work to together at Rice’s BioScience Research Collaborative Building to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2gGc0af

Obamacare enrollment opens amid uncertain climate for law’s future
Elena Marks, a nonresident health policy fellow at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and president and CEO of the Episcopal Health Foundation, discusses the Affordable Care Act.
Houston Public Media (This also appeared on Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters.”)
http://bit.ly/2gJXURw

Are smart digital textbooks the next step in learning? CU research is looking into it
An article mentions that Rice is part of a four-year project to develop smart digital textbooks.
Colorado Public Radio
http://bit.ly/2g701PF

KPRC
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, discusses “faithless electors.”
http://bit.ly/2gVzjNV

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

New strategy may drop cancer’s guard
A drug used now to treat Type 2 diabetes may someday help beat breast and ovarian cancers, but not until researchers decode the complex interactions that in some cases help promote tumors, according to Rice scientists. Daniel Carson, vice provost for strategic partnerships, the Schlumberger Chair of Advanced Studies and Research and professor of biochemistry and cell biology, and alumna Micaela Morgado ’14 are mentioned.
Phys Org
http://bit.ly/2gILU3W

New reagent made from pine trees eases chemical synthesis
The goop from pine trees that contains compounds known as terpenes is used in the manufacture of food, cosmetics and drugs, but it might become even more valuable as a chemical reagent made through a process developed by scientists at Rice. Laszlo Kurti, associate professor of chemistry, is quoted.
World of Chemicals
http://bit.ly/2fRgrxG
Rice researchers make fine chemical synthesis easier with pine product
Special Chem
http://bit.ly/2fLKMKQ

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

What 6 top election experts are saying about the next big step for the 2016 recount
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted about the 2016 election recount.
Alternet
http://bit.ly/2gkH9Qb
Greens face rocky start to recount in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania as obstacles to examining ballots emerge
Alternet
http://bit.ly/2gkQSFQ
Security pros support Stein’s recount effort
SC Media
http://bit.ly/2g6S1OB

Why your colleague will be a robot sooner than you think
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, discusses the future of automation.
Heatstreet
http://bit.ly/2fLLKXI
Dr. Moshe Vardi — Rice University
The BusinessMakers Show
http://bit.ly/2gJ7q8G

Allen: Dear progressives: Please stop making me happy Trump was elected
An editorial discusses students’ reactions to the results of the 2016 election.
Daily Commercial
http://bit.ly/2gKb3Ko

38th annual ‘Don We Now’ choral concert
Alumnus Eric Esparza ’00 is mentioned.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2gVwEUf

Climate action is up to the rest of us now
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted about renewable energy.
Moyers & Company (This also appeared in Common Dreams.)
http://bit.ly/2gIQeR3

From Hillel to the White House
Alumnus Jay Zeidman ’11 is featured.
Hillel International
http://bit.ly/2g7aNVT

New paintings and negative wall sculptures by Michael Heizer on view at Gagosian Beverly Hills
Rice is mentioned.
Art Daily
http://bit.ly/2g78VfM

SPORTS

Rice retaining David Bailiff as football coach
Rice head football coach David Bailiff will continue in that role during the 2017 season, while assistant coaches Larry Hoefer and Chris Thurmond will retire. Rice Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard is quoted and players Kylen Granson, Sam Stewart, Jackson Tyner, Sam Glaesmann and J.T. Granato are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)  
http://bit.ly/2gxlnpM
David Bailiff to return as Rice football coach
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio and Beaumont Enterprise.)  
http://bit.ly/2fDk5wU
http://bit.ly/2fQSrLk
Rice to lose 2 assistants to retirement
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)  
http://bit.ly/2gFXZtk
http://bit.ly/2fLosRy
Rice retains David Bailiff for year 11 despite another losing season
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2fRfSUQ
David Bailiff returning for 11th season at Rice
KHOU
http://bit.ly/2gIYlNr
Rice confirms David Bailiff will return as Owls’ head coach
NBC Sports
http://bit.ly/2gVGG87
Rice isn’t planning a coaching change after consecutive losing seasons
Fox Sports
http://foxs.pt/2fDRhEr

Sam Houston State AD Bobby Williams has a knack for success
Former Rice football player Bobby Williams is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)  
http://bit.ly/2g6D13h

Road to winning taken literally by TSU’s Mike Davis
Rice men’s basketball is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Nov. 30 print edition with a different headline, “For TSU coach Davis, the road to winning holds literal meaning.”)
http://bit.ly/2gktpoB
Fast break: Texas Tech men versus Incarnate Word
Red Raiders (This also appeared in Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.)
http://bit.ly/2gkVegy
St. John’s stunned in 5th straight loss
NY Sports Day
http://bit.ly/2gGeqps
Texas Tech Men’s Basketball wraps November slate with Incarnate Word on Wednesday
KCBD
http://bit.ly/2g75yFP

17 things to know about new Longhorns coach Tom Herman
An article mentions that Tom Herman coached at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)  
http://bit.ly/2gFYMuo
http://bit.ly/2fQS2Zi
Longhorns’ Tom Herman adds 6 to his staff
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2gFYy6q
Powerful UT benefits entire Big 12
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2fDm6sM
Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott on board with Longhorns hiring Tom Herman
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2gxuJCf
Tom Herman hires 6 for his UT staff
KVUE
http://bit.ly/2gIRPWT

Shaw defends NFL for its concussion procedures
Rice football is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2gViTVX

Travis has had an interesting life, well-lived
Alumnus Robert Travis Jr. ’66 is featured.
The Florida Times-Union
http://bit.ly/2gxGHvq

Anthony Rendon named NL Comeback Player of the Year
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is mentioned.
MASN
http://bit.ly/2fR8HvT

TexasHSFootball.com’s regional finals game of the week: Dripping Springs versus Richmond Foster
A Rice commit is mentioned.
Texas HS Football
http://bit.ly/2g766LL

Hebard settles in with Oregon hoops
Sid Richardson College junior Lance Wright is mentioned.
News Miner
http://bit.ly/2fLGL9e

NEWS RELEASE

New strategy may drop cancer’s guard
A drug used now to treat Type 2 diabetes may someday help beat breast and ovarian cancers, but not until researchers decode the complex interactions that in some cases help promote tumors, according to Rice University scientists.
http://bit.ly/2gGwobd