Dateline Rice for March 28, 2016 (Weekend Edition)

FEATURED ITEMS

Rice is mentioned several times in the Houston Chronicle’s special section on philanthropy, “Houston Gives,” in the March 27 print edition.

Tips for effective giving can help make your donation count
Angela Seaworth, director of the Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, discusses what donors should consider before contributing to nonprofits.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1pIQiUh
Houston hero: Rose Ann Blanco’s work with LULAC opened doors for students seeking college education
David Medina ’83, director of multicultural community relations in Rice’s Office of Public Affairs, is quoted about Rose Ann Blanco, who has worked with the League of United Latin American Citizens for more than 40 years to secure college financial aid for Houston-area students, including Medina and his siblings.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Ua6BG5
UTHealth hopes to nourish Houston
Roberta Anding, a lecturer in kinesiology, discusses UTHealth’s new state-of-the-art nutrition-education initiative.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1MmExfT

These are today’s best ideas
Rice students and their mentors have created a sterilization station for surgical instruments that can help minimize risk of infections to patients anywhere in the world. Time.com notes that this effort to “make surgery safer anywhere in the world” is one of the Aspen Institute’s “five best ideas of the day.” Maria Oden, director of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen and a professor in the practice of engineering education, and Douglas Schuler, associate professor of business and public policy in Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, are quoted in some of the articles.
Time
http://ti.me/1Sr7yGK
Sterile Box offers safer surgeries
TMC News (This article appeared in the March 28 issue of TMC Today.)
http://bit.ly/1UNFi4m
New ‘box’ sterilizes surgical instruments
Medical Design Briefs
http://bit.ly/1PANBso
Sterile Box mobile container can sterilize surgical instruments in low-resource settings
Healthcare Purchasing News
http://bit.ly/1Rwtz4y
Sterile Box offers safer surgeries
Medical News Today
http://bit.ly/1Uq81fG

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Hillary, Bernie, hydraulic fracturing and the future of US oil and gas production
An article mentions a study co-authored by Kenneth Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies and the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and lecturer of economics, and Peter Hartley, the George and Cynthia Mitchell Chair in Sustainable Development at Rice’s Baker Institute and professor of economics.
Forbes
http://onforb.es/1Uqagjv

Here’s how to rescue local elections from obscurity with one simple change
Melissa Marschall, director of the Center for Local Elections in American Politics, professor of political science and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed on how to raise turnout in local elections.
Los Angeles Times
http://lat.ms/1RnxJPo

Saudi Arabia loses oil market share to rivals in key nations
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about Saudi Aramco.
Financial Times
http://bit.ly/1RFj7Xz

‘Fragmented’ school districts: A complicated and controversial issue
Kori Stroub, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Houston Education Research Consortium, is mentioned in an article about inequities in education.
Governing
http://bit.ly/25smQBZ

The robot takeover is inevitable
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, expects that within 30 years, machines will be capable of doing almost any job that a human can.
MSN Money
http://bit.ly/1pFrITI

The hardest college to get into in every state
Based on data from Niche, Rice was named the hardest university to get into in Texas.
Business Insider Singapore (This appeared in 11 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1RAXURD

Beyond North Carolina’s LGBT battle: States’ war on cities
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 President Barack Obama’s trip to Cuba, why cities in states where Democrats are in the minority have few allies within majority caucuses at the state level, the presidential primary races and Texas State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer.
Governing
http://bit.ly/1VNEj3N
Tough talk on US Muslims latest salvo in campaign war
USA Today (This appeared in 57 other media outlets.)
http://usat.ly/1pBxMMX
Candidates talk tough on Muslims
Chicago Sun-Times (This appeared in 33 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/22HLmAa
Martinez Fischer: Primary loss not ‘my political obituary’
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1pURrbj
President Obama makes historic trip to Cuba to strengthen relations
Tri-County Sun Times
http://bit.ly/1UqbH1h
Is Cruz sacrificing outsider status to be GOP elites’ anti-Trump candidate?
Sentinel Source (Similar articles appeared in 32 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/25oLgwe

Overweight men face discrimination
An article mentions that Rice participated in research to see if heavy men in employment settings experience some of the same types of issues as women.
Leadership
http://bit.ly/1PAziUM

Wisconsin’s voter ID law requires an education campaign, which the state hasn’t funded
Rice research is mentioned.
UK Progressive (This also appeared in Uppity Wisconsin.)
http://bit.ly/21P1s5r
This crisis is bigger than Arizona: Behold the travesty that is Wisconsin’s new voter ID law
Salon
http://bit.ly/22HzeiE

These are the invisible cameras of the future
Rice University engineers have created the FlatCam, an extremely thin, lens-less camera system that uses sophisticated algorithms to record images and videos. The system may enable such novel applications as large format, flexible and curved sensors.
Tech Radar (This also appeared in Tech Radar India, Local UK News and Bench Tec UK.)
http://bit.ly/21P3rXq
Así serán las cámaras móviles en el futuro
Tuexperto Movil (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1UxbOs2

Paleontologist Elwyn Simons shed light on man’s origins
Alumnus Elwyn Simons ’53 died March 6 in Arizona.
The Globe and Mail
http://bit.ly/1ogWzEX

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Business calendar
Toby Jones, an associate professor of history at Rutgers University, will discuss the complex relationship between energy, American geopolitical anxiety and the Middle East at Rice March 29.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/1SbNe9B
http://bit.ly/1RFdQPM
‘America, Energy and War’ is focus of Rice lecture March 29
Houston Style Magazine
http://bit.ly/1RFrySz

Brinkley charts FDR’s environmental legacy
An article reviews “Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America,” a new book by Douglas Brinkley, professor of history.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1RJYqQp

Visitors can view ready homes in Pomona
Rice is mentioned as an advanced educational opportunity available near the Pomona Community.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1ZGeYc0
http://bit.ly/22UfjK6

Sunday letters: Houston’s growth, brothels, rich schools
A reader comments on the congressional letter seeking information from private universities that have large endowments.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1LTXW8b

More Congressional seats are likely on the way
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted about how Houston’s population growth will affect redistricting and the presidential primaries.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1pUfuam
Clinton’s Nevada win shifts burden back to Sanders to stop her
Arca Max
http://bit.ly/21PdlrW

Choral Society, Art League fill spring air with music
Alumna Melissa Givens ’92 will perform with the Montgomery County Choral Society April 8.
The Courier of Montgomery County
http://bit.ly/1RFwBmb

That one time calling Ted Cruz a serial killer worked out in someone’s favor
Alumnus Tim Faust ’09 is featured for his gonzo t-shirts depicting Cruz as the Zodiac Killer.
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/1MvNrrw

HISD school tapped for performance at national conference
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music is mentioned.
Bellaire, River Oaks and West University Examiner
http://bit.ly/21P6jnh

Luis Alejandre has faith in his future as a ‘Class Act’
An unnamed Rice student is mentioned.
CW 39
http://bit.ly/22ARgD8

Gina Hinojosa talks 2017 session on ‘State of Texas: In-Depth’
Rice is mentioned for opting out of the Texas “campus carry” law.
KXAN
http://bit.ly/1ZGkACZ

Artist opportunities: 2016-2017 Lawndale Artist Studio Program application
Natasha Bowdoin, assistant professor of painting and drawing, will serve as a juror for the 2016-2017 Lawndale Artist Studio Program.
Texas Non Profits
http://bit.ly/22HJPdr

We’re still growing
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, is quoted about population changes in Texas.
Off the Kuff
http://bit.ly/1Sr7vdV

BROADCAST

‘Mysteries at the Castle’
John Boles, the William P. Hobby Professor of History, is featured on the Travel Channel’s “Mysteries at the Castle” discussing the murder of William Marsh Rice and the establishment of Rice University.
Travel Channel (This broadcast is broken into two segments.)
http://bit.ly/22UGB2W
http://bit.ly/1pUU6C1

KRLD
Joe Barnes, the Bonner Means Baker Fellow at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the metro station and airport terrorist attacks in Brussels.
http://bit.ly/1RFqpKN

Fox Business Network
Rice is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/1ZGqap3

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Despite higher education, women with obesity have risk for depression
Even with higher education, obese women run greater risk of depression, according to a new study conducted by Ashley Kranjac, postdoctoral fellow in population health in Rice’s Department of Sociology and Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Healio (This also appeared in Bio Portfolio and Bright Surf.)
http://bit.ly/1RqD8SD

Border states spend to root out smuggling
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 about the drug trade across the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Pew Charitable Trust
http://bit.ly/25sjKxX

Discovering and polishing the real gems in your team
Tom Kolditz, executive director of Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders, discusses leadership and team development.
CIO Talk Network
http://bit.ly/25sDykV

New report: Insured Texans lack clear understanding of their health insurance plans
Texans who bought their own health insurance were less likely to understand basic terms and how to use their plans compared with those who have Medicare, Medicaid or employee-sponsored health insurance, according to a report released by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation. Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute and professor of economics, and Elena Marks, a nonresident health policy fellow at the Baker Institute, are quoted.
Health Canal (This also appeared in Science Newsline.)
http://bit.ly/1UpKFGV

Another donor gives big to bolster campus entrepreneurship
Houston entrepreneur and Rice alumnus Frank Liu ’78 and his family, through their philanthropic foundation, have made a $16.5 million gift to launch the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) at Rice.
Inside Philanthropy
http://bit.ly/1ogKIXp

Truth or consequences in energy policy, part I
Charles McConnell, executive director of Rice’s Energy and Environment Initiative, authored an op-ed about climate and energy policy. This is part one of a three-part series.
Coal Zoom
http://bit.ly/1pUBQJ0

LIGHTFAIR International 2016 keynotes and impact speaker will share inspiration and vision for the future
Bjarke Ingels, who was a visiting professor at Rice, will be a keynote speaker at LIGHTFAIR International 2016.
Electrical News
http://bit.ly/1ZGvU2f

Behind the scenes
Alice Pratt Brown Hall, which houses Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is noted as an example of Kendall/Heaton Associates expanding into the architecture market for cultural institutions.
Texas Society of Architects
http://bit.ly/1RKAigs

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Millennials on the move may reject certain East and West Coast locales
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted about the living patterns of millennials.
The Street (Corrections of name of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and the identifiction of Fulton on the third reference have been requested.)
http://bit.ly/1RAtXB2

Crystal clear vision leads Case Western Reserve team into Rice University business plan competition
Forty-two teams hailing from some of the world’s top universities will vie for more than $1 million in prizes at the 16th annual Rice Business Plan Competition at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business April 14-16.
Crain’s Cleveland Business
http://bit.ly/1UR7gec

New Jupiter mayor aims to spell out balanced approach to growth
Alumnus Todd Wodraska ’02 is profiled.
My Palm Beach Post
http://bit.ly/1RBrXW8

New apparatus probes low into minerals and more
Rice Earth scientists have many ways to see deep into the planet, from drilling to seismic models to simulations, and now they have a way to see deep into what comes from the depths. Rajdeep Dasgupta, professor of earth Science, and Gelu Costin, a research scientist, are quoted.
Fresh Ghana
http://bit.ly/1XYqr5o

Thorsten Brinkmann turns Rice Gallery into a decaying palace of eccentric treasures
German artist Thorsten Brinkmann’s exhibit “The Great Cape Rinderhorn” is open through May 15 at the Rice Gallery.
Design Boom
http://bit.ly/1WSFTj0

Artist change for upcoming St. Paul’s Music Series
Alumnus Jesse Christeson ’13 will perform at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Meridian, Miss. April 7.
The Meridian Star
http://bit.ly/1RK7QLG

Presidential Concert Series closes season on April 5
An article mentions that the Enso String Quartet has performed at Rice.
Cleveland Daily Banner
http://bit.ly/22HENxL

Baby boomers and millennials may share more similarities on the job than they realize
An article discusses alumna Bethany Andell ’01 and the book she co-authored, “Get Your Head Out of Your Bottom Line: And Build Your Brand on Purpose.”
Salisbury News
http://bit.ly/1qblhYU

Plants are smarter than you think
Rice research that explains how plants are affected by touching is mentioned.
Mercola
http://bit.ly/1ZGt6Sy

Which graduate school should you go to based on your personality?
Rice is cited as a university with top business school programs.
Uloop UC Davis
http://bit.ly/1VNEGLA

Street talk: Slam-dunk design
Students from Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Wiess School of Natural Sciences are among the finalists for the transdisciplinary design competition known as the Wege Prize.
Grand Rapids Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1pFrqMm

Huma Munir: ‘Muslim’ terrorists have rejected Islam
A Rice study of old Islamic manuscripts is mentioned.
Providence Journal
http://bit.ly/1VQ327z
Terrorists have rejected Islam
Bucks County Courier Times (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1XYaa0b
Huma Munir — terrorists have rejected Islam
The Daily World
http://bit.ly/1RFlIR8

SPORTS

Changing TV viewing habits threaten billion-dollar deals
An article mentions that Rice is part of C-USA.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the March 28 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/1RnuZ4C
ESPN’s remote broadcasts cheat viewers
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1PAGj7Q

Dane Myers flashes potential in 6-2 Rice win over Old Dominion
Rice baseball played Old Dominion University March 25-27. Head Coach Wayne Graham and players Charlie Warren, Ryan Chandler, Andrew Dunlap, Connor Teykl, Dane Myers, Blake Fox and Ford Proctor are mentioned.
College Baseball Central
http://bit.ly/22UbIvu
Fox, Otto quiet Old Dominion in 6-2 Rice victory
Examiner
http://exm.nr/1RAESe0
Local report
The Virginian-Pilot
http://bit.ly/25sq7kY
Rice rallies again to sweep 3-game set from ODU in baseball
The Virginian-Pilot
http://bit.ly/1Ux09JC
Rice rallies past ODU in game 2 of baseball series
The Virginian-Pilot
http://bit.ly/1PAH0ya
‘KPRC Channel 2 News at 6 p.m.’
KPRC
http://bit.ly/1UX6Ral
‘KPRC Channel 2 News at 10 p.m.’
KPRC
http://bit.ly/1WSL6HP
Things to do in Houston this weekend
Hot 95-7
http://bit.ly/25svKj1

Bearkats to host Texas State today, take on Rice in Houston on Tuesday
Rice baseball will play Sam Houston State University March 29.
The Item
http://bit.ly/22Udugm

Sports Sunday
Rice men’s basketball head coach Mike Rhoades discusses the Final Four.
KPRC
http://bit.ly/1PAK25i

Colorado Rockies minor league scouting video: 3rd baseman Shane Hoelscher
An article mentions that Shane Hoelscher attended Rice.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1RkEO3h

Longhorns win 2nd straight against TCU
Rice baseball is mentioned.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1SgJyn6
College baseball: Texas State is working toward the weekend, hosts South Alabama in 1st-place tussle
San Marcos Daily Record
http://bit.ly/22U1H1m
Amador County Babe Ruth Softball season opener a hit
Amador Ledger Dispatch
http://bit.ly/1Mw3c1F

Golden: For Texas’ enigmatic Daje Johnson, it’s now or never
Rice football is mentioned.
Hook ‘em
http://bit.ly/1RFfMI1
Turnover at top of C-USA
The News Star
http://tnsne.ws/1Rwtfma

Outdoor track and field recaps – March 24-27
The Victor Lopez Classic was hosted at Rice March 25. Rice women’s track and field head coach Jim Bevan and men’s track and field head coach Jon Warren are quoted. Alumnus Sean Wade ’89 and athletes Ijeoma Ugwunze, Eboni Sutherland, Belle MacFarlane, Akuira Young, Elsa Racasan, Abigail Cartwright, Austin Riddle, Uche Ugwunze, Erik Maher, Williams Roberts, Will Firth, Marco Ruiz, Claire Uke, McKenzie Johnson, Marielle Brisbois, Daisy Ding and Cybil Obiozor are mentioned.
SWAC
http://bit.ly/22U4E27
Weekend review: Baseball, track and field pick up big weekend wins
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/1XY8Ha8
Cougars win big at Victor Lopez Classic
Your Fort Bend News (This also appeared in The Katy Rancher, Bellaire, River Oaks and West University Examiner, Sugar Land Sun and Memorial Examiner.)
http://bit.ly/1SgOE2I
Tulane has all-around solid day at Victor Lopez relays
Sports NOLA
http://bit.ly/21P3rXq
Kingwood track competes at Victor Lopez Classic
The Kingwood Observer
http://bit.ly/1pFhKBA
Cougars win big at Victor Lopez Classic
SPM
http://bit.ly/1SqMFeF
HBU track and field’s Nance breaks triple jump record to close Rice classic
Memorial Examiner (This also appeared in The Katy Rancher and Bellaire, River Oaks and West University Examiner.)
http://bit.ly/1WSJttE
‘KHOU 11 News’
KHOU
http://bit.ly/1RFpoCG
Pair of Huskies crack NU track’s all-time top-10 list
Runnerscape
http://bit.ly/1pFutEp
Selena Sierra wins steeple at Victor Lopez
Runnerscape
http://bit.ly/25sxSal
Owls earn 5 titles on final day of Victor Lopez Classic
C-USA (This also appeared in Runnerscape.)
http://bit.ly/21PdCev
Rice earns 5 titles on final day of Victor Lopez Classic
Your Fort Bend News (This also appeared in Memorial Examiner, Bellaire, River Oaks and West University Examiner and Sugar Land Sun.)
http://bit.ly/1VQ68IB
College report: Lone Oak, Commerce exes shine
Herald Banner
http://bit.ly/1ZGsBrM

Fencing club great for beginners and competitors
Rice is mentioned.
University Star
http://bit.ly/1pFgT3M

Owls extend invitational streak with milestone win
Rice men’s tennis defeated Texas Tech University 4-3. Head coach Efe Ustundag is quoted and players Tommy Bennett, Jamie Malik, Adam Gustafsson, Jake Hansen, David Warren and Emanuel Llamas are mentioned.
Memorial Examiner (This also appeared in The Katy Rancher, Sugar Land Sun, C-USA and Bellaire, River Oaks and West University Examiner.)
http://bit.ly/1MvNLq8
No. 9 Tech tennis falls to Rice, 4-3
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Subscription required. This also appeared in Red Raiders.)
http://bit.ly/1Rwtca5
Saturday’s ‘360’: Tribe, Captains win in baseball; Poquoson’s Tyler pitches another shutout for Hokies
Daily Press
http://bit.ly/1Ux0kVq

Rice continues to add in-state defense, lands George Nyakwol
Student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to play at Rice.
USports
http://bit.ly/1URnwNA

Steelers, Saints get good look at top CB prospect
An article mentions that Rice hosted its NFL pro day. Jones College senior Dennis Parks is mentioned.
NFL
http://bit.ly/22HuHNo

‘Fox 4 Evening News’
Alumnus Vance McDonald ’13 is mentioned.
KBTV (This broadcast also aired on KFDM.)
http://bit.ly/1MMTsLt
‘FOX 4 News at 9’
KBTV
http://bit.ly/1pFlMKa

The American Football League and HBCUs
Rice is mentioned.
Black Athlete Sports Network
http://bit.ly/1Rwtq0S

Tickets for April 5 game versus Texas A&M now on sale
Rice baseball will play Texas A&M University April 5.
C-USA
http://bit.ly/22HBXc3

NEWS RELEASES

Waste not, grow more food
A team of Rice students, known as (com)post-haste, invented a device that sits under one’s sink and takes macerated food waste produced by a standard garbage disposal and sends it in one direction while liquid waste (including water) goes in another. Effectively, it simplifies the process of recycling garbage into a useful product while helping to protect water supplies.
http://bit.ly/1pFHP3u

‘America, Energy and War’ is focus of Rice lecture March 29
Toby Jones, an associate professor of history at Rutgers University, will discuss the complex relationship between energy, American geopolitical anxiety and the Middle East at Rice University March 29.
http://bitly.is/21L3WS9