Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured. Former dean Bill Glick, the H. J. Nelson III Professor of Management, is quoted.
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New Rice dean aims to make business school more diverse
Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured. Former dean Bill Glick, the H. J. Nelson III Professor of Management, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2dDK2df
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
How weak cybersecurity could disrupt the US election
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted about election security.
Politico
http://politi.co/2e3wGp0
‘Acid-washed’ emails and Russia in the debate
Politico
http://politi.co/2d7fzQU
Hacking the US election: Questions and answers
The Japan Times (This also appeared in Phys Org.)
http://bit.ly/2dJKXIr
From voting rights to voting wrongs
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 2016 elections and voter ID laws.
The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/2e05Z8K
Texans hear immigration talk differently
El Paso Times (This also appeared in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.)
http://bit.ly/2ejlTtE
Democrat plays ‘Trump’ card in Texas toss-up congressional race
Texas Public Radio
http://bit.ly/2dRuXW4
Chron overview of judicial races
Off the Kuff
http://bit.ly/2d2Iiv0
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2d2NoYo
3 ways big storms like Hurricane Matthew can impact an election
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted about the 2016 elections and the effects of Superstorm Sandy on the 2012 elections.
The Washington Post
http://wapo.st/2dZNeNA
Slate is concerned Hurricane Matthew would have ‘devastating’ effect on … the election
News Busters
http://bit.ly/2dRvOGa
WTOP2
http://bit.ly/2df9HZl (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
Can $2.1B trolley extension draw new riders, new thinking?
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted in an article about the Mid-Coast Trolley extension.
The San Diego Union-Tribune
http://bit.ly/2dOqUrv
NASA’s Hubble telescope spots star spitting flaming ‘cannonballs’ into space
An image is credited to Rice and researchers Robert O’Dell, the Andrew Hays Buchanan Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics and former chief scientist on the Hubble Space Telescope, and alumna Kerry Handron ’96.
AOL News
http://aol.it/2e80jcg
What has the GOP done for black people lately? Part 4 of 8: School deformation
A Rice study is mentioned.
Daily KOS
http://bit.ly/2dFUqDM
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University celebrates 20th anniversary of Nobel Prize win
University Professor Emeritus Robert Curl is featured for winning the 1996 Nobel Prize in chemistry, with the late Richard Smalley and the late Harold Kroto for their discovery in 1985 of fullerenes, popularly known as “buckyballs.”
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2dFFl5h
What makes a great city? Look to Uptown
An article mentions that Alexander Garvin spoke at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2dOqTnw
Gang wars, poverty driving Central Americans over US border
A report by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is mentioned.
The Texas Tribune
http://bit.ly/2dRt6Re
Commentary: Texas’ energy innovations
Rice is mentioned.
The Monitor
http://bit.ly/2e02oHV
Houston hurricane protection plan still in limbo
Larry Dunbar, project manager for Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center, and Jim Blackburn, professor in the practice of environmental law and co-director of the SSPEED Center, are quoted about hurricane preparedness.
WFAA
http://bit.ly/2ejmFXA
State leaders size up Texas’ preparedness for major hurricane
TWC News
http://bit.ly/2dqxS4Q
YNN
http://bit.ly/2df8Wzq
WYSE words: Program pairs students with senior mentors
Alexander Dessler, professor emeritus of space physics and astronomy, is featured.
The Eagle
http://bit.ly/2e3vuSs
Aggies to ring Nasdaq opening bell Monday morning
Texas A&M University’s TriFusion Devices, the 2016 winner of the Rice Business Plan Competition, rang the Nasdaq Stock Market opening bell Oct. 10.
The Eagle
http://bit.ly/2e0geKi
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2ejHjXz
Computer simulations explore how Alzheimer’s disease starts
A new Rice University study uses computer simulations to explore the initial steps of the molecular process that leads to Alzheimer’s disease. Peter Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science, professor of chemistry, of biochemistry and cell biology, of physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering, and research scientist Weihua Zheng are quoted.
TMC News (This article appeared in the Oct. 10 issue of TMC Today and previously appeared in Dateline Oct. 6. This also appeared in Technology.org.)
http://bit.ly/2dJVqRS
Considering an MBA or a specialized masters? Explore your options Oct. 17!
An article mentions that Rice will be one of the featured schools during the QS World Grad School Tour.
Free Fun in Austin
http://bit.ly/2d2Q4p2
BROADCAST
CNN
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, comments on the 2016 elections.
http://bit.ly/2e07sqs
YNN
A Rice study is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/2e8emPh
KAUZ
Rice was named the No. 1 university in Texas by College Choice.
http://bit.ly/2e0jmpn
WAMU
Alumna Caroline Shaw ’04 is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/2dOGyTO (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Team turns nanorods into multistate switches with an electron beam
Rice scientists have discovered how to subtly change the interior structure of semi-hollow nanorods in a way that alters how they interact with light, and because the changes are reversible, the method could form the basis of a nanoscale switch with enormous potential. Emilie Ringe, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry, is quoted and research scientist Sadegh Yazdi is mentioned.
Phys Org
http://bit.ly/2dRr03S
Investor-owned utilities may be better prepared to handle catastrophic weather
Investor-owned utility companies may be better prepared than municipal utility companies to deal with catastrophic weather conditions and subsequent power outages, according to a new paper from Richard Boylan, professor of economics.
Phys Org (This also appeared in eScience News.)
http://bit.ly/2dZJrQ6
Are IOUs better prepped to deal with catastrophic weather?
Energy Central
http://bit.ly/2dOJSyi
This smart vest lets the deaf ‘hear’ with their skin
Alumnus Scott Novich ’07 is mentioned in an article for helping to design the Versatile Extra-Sensory Transducer (VEST).
Singularity HUB
http://bit.ly/2d78ss1
Long may you wave, borophene
Though they’re touted as ideal for electronics, two-dimensional materials like graphene may be too flat and hard to stretch to serve in flexible, wearable devices. “Wavy” borophene might be better, according to Rice scientists. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and professor of chemistry, and postdoctoral researcher Zhuhua Zhang are quoted.
Technology.org
http://bit.ly/2d7fE7r
Is super-thin borophene the future of wearables?
ReadWrite
http://bit.ly/2dFJTIV
Molecules for making nanomachines snare chemistry Nobel
James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted about this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry.
Science News
http://bit.ly/2dWjaDj
Vietnamese refugee wins Materials Today Embracing Challenge Award
Alumna Kytai Nguyen ’00 is featured.
Materials Today
http://bit.ly/2dFUBiC
With hurricane season in full swing, Houston chemical plants still vulnerable
Rice is mentioned.
Chem.Info
http://bit.ly/2e3LfZT
WFAA
http://bit.ly/2dWrUJC
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Grace: ‘Genius grant’ winner — a Nebraska native — is a well-grounded superwoman committed to saving babies
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, was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.
Omaha World-Herald
http://bit.ly/2dFS4Bs
DePaul, Columbia co-host Climate Festival through October
Rice’s Center for Energy and Environment Research in the Human Sciences is mentioned.
The DePaulia
http://bit.ly/2e3u6PQ
Montgomery Chamber Music kicks off new season Tuesday
Rice’s former graduate quartet-in-residence, the Jasper String Quartet, is mentioned.
Montgomery Advertiser
http://on.mgmadv.com/2dDGN5U
3 to be awarded at UTM homecoming
Alumna Karoline Pershell ’07 is mentioned.
The Jackson Sun
http://bit.ly/2d2D4Q2
Can Splunk’s test/dev test-drive help users predict the future?
Albert Ball, security analyst, is mentioned.
Silicon Angle
http://bit.ly/2dJRzGC
ICA names chief curator
An article mentions that Stephanie Smith was a curator at the Rice University Art Gallery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/2dFVrbA
Carl W. Treleaven shares ‘The Unexpected Perspective’
Alumnus Carl Treleaven ’75 is mentioned.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2e86pJY
SPORTS
Cross-country tries to continue success at HBU
Rice cross-country is mentioned.
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/2dZHR0H
Blue Raider soccer shuts out Marshall on the road
Rice soccer will play Middle Tennessee State University Oct. 10.
MTSU Sidelines
http://bit.ly/2dRtu21
HSC records fall, Bears and Houston tie at inaugural MOST Invite
Rice swimming is mentioned. Swimmers Alicia Caldwell, Marie-Claire Schillinger
Kate Nezelek, Harper Gillentine and Jaecey Parham are mentioned.
Swim Swam
http://bit.ly/2dRuzXE
Mount Si Swim team continues growth in 2016
Alumna Carly Petrzelka ’96 is mentioned.
Snoqualmie Valley Record
http://bit.ly/2dJPz17
College football schedule
Rice football is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2dqAO1b
Middle Tennessee closes weekend at FAU
Rice volleyball is mentioned.
MT Athletics
http://bit.ly/2dFKMB4
2016 Winston-Salem Dash season review
Former Rice baseball player Jordan Stephens is mentioned.
South Side Sox/SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2e3CRt9
Texas baseball team unveils 2017 schedule
Rice baseball is mentioned.
Hook ’em
http://bit.ly/2dRBqAo
Rice blanks UTEP 3-0
Rice soccer defeated UTEP 3-0.
El Paso Herald-Post
http://bit.ly/2dWlmdT
UTEP soccer shutout at home by Rice, 3-0
El Paso Proud
http://bit.ly/2d2KMd0
Tom Keegan: Slow starts stopping Kansas football
Former Rice coaches David Beaty and Tom Herman are mentioned.
KU Sports
http://bit.ly/2d2JM8I
Those who know Tom Herman think he’d pick Texas or USC over LSU
247Sports
http://bit.ly/2e0gWqY
Ex-Oilers quarterback to compete at Bluebonnet Ranch tournament
Former Rice football player Robert Huddle is mentioned.
Advosports
http://bit.ly/2dDPFIt
Texas HS football week 7: Stats across Texas
A Rice commit is mentioned.
247Sports
http://bit.ly/2dK0Uyq
Rice football honors its biggest longtime fan with celebration
An article features Pat Samuels, who has attended more than 325 Rice football home games.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://bit.ly/2e8jJOc
NEWS RELEASES
Eco-detector will hunt GMOs that escape to environment
Rice University scientists are leading an effort to detect genetically modified organisms in the environment. With federal support, researchers led by Rice’s Scott Egan, an assistant professor of biosciences, are building tools to detect, quantify and track the dispersal of genetically engineered crops and animals and their byproducts.
http://bit.ly/2e0pVsd
Core technology springs from nanoscale rods
Rice University scientists have discovered how to subtly change the interior structure of semi-hollow nanorods in a way that alters how they interact with light, and because the changes are reversible, the method could form the basis of a nanoscale switch with enormous potential.
http://bit.ly/2dFXyQj
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