Dateline Rice for June 30, 2016

FEATURED ITEM

There’s so much more to summer than happy hour
A list of alternatives to traditional after-work happy hours includes James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace at Rice University’s Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion.
Bloomberg
http://bloom.bg/29hR7NA

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Few top schools require history majors to broadly study US’s past
Rice is cited as one of the elite universities where courses in U.S. history are not required for history majors.
Wall Street Journal
http://on.wsj.com/294HB2q

Gizmo attaches to garbage disposals, turns food waste into compost
Rice engineering students Ryan Yeh, Christina Petlowany, Edgar Silva, Andy Miller, Mitch Torczon and Kavana Gowda invented a device at Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen to separate compostable materials from food waste processed by a garbage disposal.
Huffington Post (This also appeared in Yahoo! Finance, Digital Trends, Topix, News Reality and Waste 360.)
http://huff.to/295X5TC

9 badass women whose feminist acts went viral
Brown College senior Lesley Miller is featured.
Bustle
http://bit.ly/29hVlF3

#PrayForTurkey: Show of solidarity after Istanbul attack
Soon after the triple suicide bombing and gun attack at Istanbul’s airport on Tuesday evening, the hashtag #PrayForTurkey began trending on social media around the world. A quote posted by Craig Considine, a lecturer in Rice’s Department of Sociology, is cited.
BBC
http://bbc.in/29a3MEZ

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Exclusive: Rice moving forward on massive upgrades to football stadium
Rice University is moving forward on several phases of renovations to its football stadium, including the installation of a new high-tech scoreboard and completion of the Brian Patterson Sports Performance Center.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/290V1rg

US interstate highways hit diamond anniversary at turning point in Houston
June 29 marked the 60th anniversary of the Federal Highway Act of 1956. Kyle Shelton, postdoctoral research fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/294cOzl

What can Houston expect from the ‘Brexit’?
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and an adjunct professor of economics, is quoted about Brexit.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/297BBal

Storm Surge Suppression study report released
Recommendations by Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center are mentioned.
Baytown Daily Sun
http://bit.ly/2975AeT

Community-driven research
Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research is mentioned.
Fort Worth Weekly
http://bit.ly/29dgumP

Born of personal necessity, devices do Houston proud
Alumnus Herbert Allen ’29 is featured for his invention of the Screwpull wine opener. The article also features Weed Eater inventor George Ballas, who served as an adjunct professor at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/29hSEDs

BROADCAST

Houston Public Media
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and an adjunct assistant professor and lecturer of economics, discusses the impact of Brexit on Houston.
http://bit.ly/297BBal

KTSA-AM
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, comments on the U.S. presidential campaign.
http://bit.ly/29aJQjz (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

KTRH-AM
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, comments on data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau.
http://bit.ly/295dUOR (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Do Ho Suh and ‘unmeasurable’ architecture
An interview with architect Yung Ho Chang mentions that he has taught at Rice.
Architecture Magazine
http://bit.ly/29tcjiw

Rice University lab runs crowd-sourced competition to create ‘big data’ diagnostic tools
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. Amina Qutub, assistant professor of bioengineering, is quoted.
Phys (This also appeared in Science Daily, Phys, Scienmag, Science Codex, Science Blog, eScience News.)
http://bit.ly/294nmQ1

Daily Business Report-June 29, 2016
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.
San Diego Metropolitan Magazine (This also appeared on The Fish Site, Industry Sourcing and Positions & Promotions.)
http://bit.ly/290VKcg

Beware, STEM students: Hillary’s tech plan gives jobs to foreign grads
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.
Red Alert Politics
http://redalert.io/296Z48H

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

GOP US House members blast Democratic sit-in as ‘political circus’
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 Democratic sit-in.
The Daily Croton
http://bit.ly/29fEGFf

Scientists discovered a baby planet that’s already dying
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.
Curiosity
http://bit.ly/298oBNx

Why America’s space renaissance starts in Oklahoma
Alumnus and U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine ’97 is profiled.
Ozy (This also appeared in My Informs.)
http://bit.ly/295aLP1

Making relationships, continuing tradition; New Frankston hoops coach Bates hopes to keep wins coming, make own mark
Rice is mentioned.
Palestine Herald
http://bit.ly/29t86eQ

SPORTS

Golf Channel
James Lee ‘16 tied for third in the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship.
http://bit.ly/29hVetb

Chargois to represent Twins at Futures Game
Former baseball player J.T. Chargois is featured.
Minneapolis Sun Times
http://bit.ly/295HxAQ

Longhorns hire David Pierce as head coach
Tulane’s David Pierce, a Houston native and former Rice assistant coach, has agreed to become the Longhorns’ new head coach.
Daily Texan
http://bit.ly/29fKwDl

Column: Johnston drawing attention from NCAA’s elite
Rice is mentioned.
Daily Inter Lake
http://bit.ly/29fArcE

Joey Rodriguez leaves Lake Howell to coach at Rice
Joey Rodriguez has accepted a job with Rice Athletics
Orlando Sentinel
http://bit.ly/292JwQk