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Baseball: Rice stuns No. 1 seed Southern Mississippi to win Conference USA tournament
Rice baseball defeated the University of Southern Mississippi 5-4 to win the Conference USA Tournament and gain an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The team will play Southeastern Louisiana University June 2.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the May 29 print edition with a different headline, “Rice, UH come home with hardware.”)
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Rice secures spot in regional with C-USA Tournament title
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
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Rice dominates FAU, clinches spot in C-USA title game
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
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Rice, Texas Southern draw LSU regional in NCAA Tournament
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
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Rice tops Southern Miss on walk-off before record crowd in C-USA title game
Sun Herald
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Scrappy Rice Owls not dead yet, hope to keep NCAA postseason streak alive
Houston Press
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Miami left out of baseball tourney, ending NCAA’s longest streak
ESPN (This also appeared in ABC News.)
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Breaking down the 2017 NCAA Baseball Tournament bracket
Sports Illustrated
http://on.si.com/2saHN5Y
NCAA College Baseball Tournament: Oregon State grabs No. 1 overall seed
USA Today
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UH, Rice, TSU, other Texas schools headed to NCAA baseball regionals
KPRC
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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Top colleges doing the most for the American dream
Rice is No. 30 on the New York Times’ College Access Index. The index ranks colleges with a five-year graduation rate of at least 75 percent on the basis of their commitment to economic diversity.
New York Times
http://nyti.ms/2rke1xL
Opinion: JFK was America’s most glamorous president. Roz Wyman helped make him a superstar
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is discussed. Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is featured in the “Brian Lehrer Show” podcast.
Los Angeles Times
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Memorial Day Special: JFK’s centennial; A nation of spectators; The alternate realities in America; John Waters says ‘make trouble’
The Brian Lehrer Show
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NASA honors John F. Kennedy’s space legacy on his 100th birthday
Space.com
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Johnson Space Center displays John F. Kennedy’s historic Rice University podium
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
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Byron Williams: The beautiful complexities of Kennedy
Winston-Salem Journal
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Pinkerton: The final frontiers: Cyber space, outer space and the permanent lure of exploration
Breitbart
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Column: How JFK created the cultural template for the modern presidency
PBS’ “News Hour” (This also appeared on NET Nebraska.)
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NASA honors Kennedy’s space vision on 100th birthday
Space Daily (This also appeared in UPI.)
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How worried should we be about artificial intelligence? I asked 17 experts.
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, is quoted about superintelligence.
Vox
http://bit.ly/2rROBrV
Qatar ‘hacking’ revives Gulf tensions
Kristian Ulrichsen, fellow for Kuwait at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Times of Israel
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Renewed tensions with Qatar arise from old, unresolved issues
The National
http://bit.ly/2qCGGdC
Texas anti-trans bathroom bill may force a special session
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.
Huffington Post
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Political showdown over bathrooms has been years in the making
Texas Tribune
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Party down: State, national progressives are getting involved in local school board elections
Dallas Morning News
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Texas lawmakers working to clean up bathroom business
TheHam.net
http://bit.ly/2qvXvMa
‘Cool Nerd’ now Jasper’s youngest councilman, won as write-in
Beaumont Enterprise
http://bit.ly/2qCQowv
In its 85th session, the Texas Legislature marched farther right
Austin American-Statesman
https://atxne.ws/2rBEGHc
Sichuan cuisine wins food lovers
An article mentions unnamed Rice alums.
People’s Daily (This also appeared in China Daily.)
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HOUSTON/TEXAS
How the repeal of Obamacare would hurt veterans
Ken Janda, adjunct professor in management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an op-ed about Obamacare.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine.)
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Returning to Mexico: Mexicans once flocked to The Woodlands. Now, they’re leaving.
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, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front page of the May 28 print edition.)
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Atraídos antes por The Woodlands, ahora los mexicanos deciden regresar a su país
Houston Chronicle’s “La Voz” (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the “La Voz” section in the May 21 print edition.)
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Panther pride on display at graduation
Articles mention students who will attend Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
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2 research grants awarded
The Journal
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A night for Project 88
An article mentions that Project 88 sponsors summer success programs that are hosted at Rice.
The Buzz Magazines
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SHS class of 1961 scholarships in memory of Ronnie Cox
An article mentions that this year’s Sweetwater High School Class of 1961 Scholarships will be presented in memory of the late Rice alumnus Ronnie Cox ’65.
Sweetwater Reporter
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When we remember fallen soldiers, there are no rivals, only Texans
An article mentions that students who were attending the Rice Institute fought in World War I.
UT News
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Here are 18 totally free things to do in Houston this summer
Visiting James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus is featured on a list of free things to do this summer.
CultureMap Houston
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Houston punk community mourns 30footFALL guitarist Chris LaForge
The author description for an article by Kristy Loye mentions that she attended Rice.
Houston Press
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Get a nightlife: May 31-June 4
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will host a family event “Summer Jam” June 3.
365 Things To Do in Houston
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BROADCAST
Archive at Rice University documents Asian immigration experience in Houston
To honor Asian Pacific Heritage month this May, Fox 26 explored Rice’s “Houston Asian American Archive” to learn about Asian immigration experience in Houston. Edward C. M. Chen, complimentary appointment at Rice’s Chao Center for Asian Studies, and Anne Chao, adjunct lecturer, are quoted.
KRIV
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Texas leads the country when it comes to booming cities
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
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Wintrust business lunch: Chicago Inno, Scott Sonenshein and Axios
Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, discusses his book “Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less — and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined.”
WGN
http://bit.ly/2rBv4fJ
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
2-D materials go beyond graphene
Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and professor of chemistry, is quoted in an article about graphene.
C&EN
http://bit.ly/2rRPJMu
National database puts children with medically complex conditions at risk for discrimination
A proposed national database that would serve as a centralized source of information on children with medically complex conditions puts those children and their families at risk for discrimination by making their health information public, and therefore accessible to employers and health insurers, according to experts at Rice ’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Quianta Moore, scholar in health policy at the institute; Tara Blagg, a research associate in the institute’s Center for Health and Biosciences; and Wiess College senior Hannah Todd are mentioned.
Health News Digest (This also appeared in Phys Org and Health Medicine Network.)
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New college or university administrative appointments for 5 African-Americans
Kathi Dantley Warren, currently the senior executive director of development for Duke Cancer Institute, has been named associate vice president of development at Rice University, effective July 10.
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
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Tactile feedback adds ‘muscle sense’ to prosthetic hand
Engineers working to add “muscle sense” to prosthetic limbs found that tactile feedback on the skin allowed blindfolded test subjects to more than double their ability to discern the size of objects grasped with a prosthetic hand. The results will be presented next month in Germany by researchers from Rice University and the Research Center “E.Piaggio” of the University of Pisa and the Italian Institute of Technology. Marcia O’Malley, professor of mechanical engineering and computer science, and graduate student Janelle Clark are mentioned.
Phys Org
http://bit.ly/2qCWRaV
Power/performance bits: May 30
Rice scientists have created a rechargeable lithium metal battery with three times the capacity of commercial lithium-ion batteries by resolving something that has long stumped researchers: the dendrite problem. The battery stores lithium in a unique anode, a seamless hybrid of graphene and carbon nanotubes. The material first created at Rice in 2012 is essentially a three-dimensional carbon surface that provides abundant area for lithium to inhabit. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned.
Semiconductor Engineering
http://bit.ly/2r8eQJP
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Attempting to gauge the impact of ‘near-miss’ incidents on Houston’s streets
Kyle Shelton, director of strategic partnerships at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, and Dian Nostikasari, development, transportation and placemaking research fellow at the Kinder Institute, discuss the institute’s “near-miss” study.
Streetsblog USA
http://bit.ly/2rRIpQZ
Oxford University is a risky investment
Rice is mentioned.
Cherwell
http://bit.ly/2qrvXCI
ASMSA grads carry out state’s vision
Alumnus Kyle Cranmer ’99 is mentioned.
Sentinel-Record
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Auburn native competes on popular TV game show
Alumnus Sam Spencer participated in the May 26 episode of “Jeopardy.”
OA Now
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Knoxville Symphony announce new 24-year-old concertmaster
Graduate student William Shaub is featured.
The Violin Channel
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Violinist William Schaub named Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concertmaster
The Strad
http://bit.ly/2qxUzdI
Trump presidency pushes some international students to rethink US colleges
An article mentions a student who applied to Rice.
Women’s e-News
http://bit.ly/2rRvnTg
Like nation, Hoosier state grapples with overdoses
Katharine Neill, the Alfred C. Glassell III Postdoctoral Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about overdose deaths.
Tribune Star
http://bit.ly/2rRmsS3
Cornista costarricense fue contratado por la Metropolitan Opera de Nueva York
Graduate student Hugo Valverde is featured.
La Nacion (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2qCLIqz
Ambassador from Poland to the United States: Who is Piotr Wilczek?
An article mentions that Piotr Wilczek taught at Rice.
AllGov
http://bit.ly/2qwK4vh
At the heart of Spoleto Festival USA is its youthful orchestra
Alumna Alice Hong ’16 is mentioned.
Post and Courier
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In Foxboro, Naval War College professor calls for strong bonds between military, community
An article mentions that Gabriel Soltero participated in the ROTC program at Rice.
Sun Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2rknzZR
SPORTS
Aggies will face Baylor after squeaking into NCAA Tournament
An article mentions that Rice hosted an NCAA Regional baseball game in 2014.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
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Texas A&M baseball team headed to Houston
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in My San Antonio,)
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High School athletes of the week: May 29
A Rice commit is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
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SBISD soccer players receive postseason honors
Houston Chronicle
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From Harper to Puckett, Grand Junction a JUCO baseball mecca
Rice baseball coach Wayne Graham is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in the Daily Courier and News12.)
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Bryce Harper among those who made JUCO World Series stop before MLB
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Daily Longhorn football history: The 1925 season
Rice football is mentioned.
Hook ’em
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Daily Longhorn football history: The 1918 season
Hook ’em
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2017 Houston Cougars football schedule: Games and dates
Gridiron Now
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95 days ‘til Alabama football: The most infamous 95 yards in Alabama history
Roll ‘Bama Roll
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Latest Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana sports
WBRC
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4×100 breaks school record, 3 more qualify on day 3 in Austin
McMurtry College senior Daisy Ding is mentioned.
K-State Sports
http://bit.ly/2qwls5I
Sports briefs
Rice tennis players Tommy Bennett and David Warren are mentioned.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://bit.ly/2rk5tqS
7 former Fayetteville SwampDogs have reached the majors
Former Rice baseball player David Aarsdma is mentioned.
Fayetteville Observer
http://bit.ly/2r812yJ
Seahawks TE Luke Willson pays visit to his old elementary school
Former Rice football player Luke Willson is mentioned.
Seahawks Wire
https://usat.ly/2qCP24Q
Part 3: Seth’s midseason top 40 prospects (16-20)
Former Rice baseball player J.T. Chargois is featured.
Twins Daily
http://bit.ly/2qwAlVW
Duplantier tosses another gem for Cougars
Former Rice baseball player Jon Duplantier is mentioned.
MiLB
http://atmilb.com/2qwHSUG
Baseball America prospect report (May 30)
Baseball America
http://bit.ly/2rklfC1
Travis knocks off North Shore in region semifinal
Articles mention high school baseball games that were played at Rice’s Reckling Park.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
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Baseball region semifinals: North Shore versus Travis
Houston Chronicle
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NEWS RELEASES
Rice lab creates tough, but tender, cancer fighters
Rice University scientists have developed and evaluated analogs of potent anti-tumor agents known as epothilones using designs and methods that both improve their biological properties and simplify their manufacture.
http://bit.ly/2r8bNRE
Study identifies factors that lead to greater college success
Recent research suggests that U.S. college students could succeed if they are encouraged to develop a sense of belonging, a growth mindset and salient personal goals and values, according to a new national report co-authored by a Rice University psychology professor.
http://bit.ly/2rkz5V0
Tactile feedback adds ‘muscle sense’ to prosthetic hand
Engineers working to add “muscle sense” to prosthetic limbs found that tactile feedback on the skin allowed blindfolded test subjects to more than double their ability to discern the size of objects grasped with a prosthetic hand. The results will be presented next month in Germany by researchers from Rice University and the Research Center “E.Piaggio” of the University of Pisa and the Italian Institute of Technology.
http://bit.ly/2rRyFWB
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