Dateline Rice for April 26, 2016

FEATURED ITEMS

Survey: Eroding Latino support for GOP benefits Democrats in Harris County
Findings from the 2016 Kinder Houston Area Survey are reported. Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, is quoted. 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 also quoted in the front-page Houston Chronicle story. Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is also quoted in the Houston Chronicle article about the equal-rights law.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the April 26 print edition with a different headline, “Latino shift favors Dems.”)
http://bit.ly/1SHlLQh
Survey: More than half of Harris residents lean Democratic
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in Daily News 724.)
http://bit.ly/1VUBz5z
http://bit.ly/1qPv2vT
Houstonians fairly upbeat despite oil price crash
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the April 26 print edition with a different headline, “A spirit of optimism still reigns among Houstonians.”)
http://bit.ly/1XUxzQt
Houstonians say they want an equal-rights law. So why’d it lose?
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine and was written by Leah Binkovitz, staff writer for Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.)
http://bit.ly/1TbKFVF
Rice study: Traffic, equal rights, immigration on the minds of Houstonians
Houston Business Journal (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1VQdmxP
Survey: 79 percent of Houstonians think it’s important to pass a nondiscrimination ordinance
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1pBFFS9
Top 5 takeaways from the latest Houston Area Survey
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/1pBIBy0
New Houston Area Survey shows Houstonians want an equal rights ordinance
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1YRX84S
The annual Kinder Houston Area Survey: Monday’s show (April 25)
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1rx68Cp
What does the 2016 Klineberg study tell us about Houston?
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1NwHvza
Houstonians optimistic about jobs and future, Kinder survey reveals
KPRC
http://bit.ly/1rfi8bf

Force behind the force
Rice Chief of Police Johnny Whitehead is featured in a front-page story for his career achievements.
African-American News and Issues
http://bit.ly/1SMHI3o

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

New report raises chilling possibility that mystery of 43 Mexican students’ disappearance will never be solved
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 43 Mexican college students who went missing in September 2014.
Los Angeles Times
http://lat.ms/1TuFGBT
After international probe, it’s still not known how 43 Mexican college students disappeared
NewsOK (This also appeared in Daily News 724, Carroll County Times, Sun Sentinel, Hartford Courant, The Morning Call, The Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sentinel and Chicago Tribune.)
http://bit.ly/1WRhvR6

#AirbnbWhileBlack: How hidden bias shapes the sharing economy
An article mentions a study on Facebook biases conducted by Michelle “Mikki” Hebl, the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychology and professor of psychology and management.
NPR (This appeared in 36 other media outlets.)
http://n.pr/1SHskC9

Musical play may boost understanding and long-term learning in babies
An article mentions Anthony Brandt, associate professor of composition and theory at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, and his study about infants and music.
The Guardian
http://bit.ly/1WRjsgi

Watch: Everything you need to know about a possible Republican contested convention
Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is covering the presidential primaries for Vice.
Vice
http://bit.ly/1rfiChv

Capital Journal Daybreak: Clinton’s new Keystone, more on campaign 2016
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy will host U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry April 26 for a private address on the role of religion in foreign policy.
Wall Street Journal
http://on.wsj.com/1Sxs5Yn
KPRC
http://bit.ly/1T2hqUI
http://bit.ly/1TbjNVF
http://bit.ly/1NPqWJC
http://bit.ly/1YRYFIe

Doomed to fail? Cruz-Kasich alliance is high risk
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 presidential primaries and Texas secession. Jones also authored an op-ed about “Peronism.”
MSN News (This appeared in 33 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1TbonDq
Cruz-Kasich collaboration signals crucial moment of truth
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the April 26 print edition with a different headline, “Cruz, Kasich take unconventional path.”)
http://bit.ly/1rumCuN
‘So wonderful, so great’? Despite the big talk, Texas secession wouldn’t do us any favors
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/1YRXxEo
Voters may shrug off strategy by Cruz and Kasich to stop Trump
Omaha
http://bit.ly/1VQ8eKf
Cruz, Kasich team up to battle Trump
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/1Qyx2h4
John Kasich: It’s Donald Trump who’s desperate, not me
You Don’t Know Football
http://bit.ly/26roJ2j
Kasich and Cruz: The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Sacred Heart
http://bit.ly/1QyyHDo
Huckabee: Cruz, Kasich want to stop trump, not Hillary
Bonham Journal
http://bit.ly/1VUGjbi
Cruz and Kasich to gang up on Trump
Tri-County Sun Times
http://bit.ly/1VA1XBN
Donald Trump latest presidential candidate to make a stop in Rhode Island
Tri-County Sun Times
http://bit.ly/1YRWrII
US Republicans Cruz and Kasich unite to stop Trump
The Comment
http://bit.ly/233BkEu
Supporters doubt deal between Cruz and Kasich to stop Trump will work
The Comment
http://bit.ly/1T2cYoS
Cruz and Kasich join forces to take down Trump
Bilbaoya
http://bit.ly/1pBGRVH
Trump slams Cruz-Kasich deal on primaries
Bilbaoya
http://bit.ly/26rpAQA
Cruz, Kasich join forces to stop Trump from winning nomination
Blog Notizie
http://bit.ly/1rfhw5p
Peronism’s remarkable comebacks
Americas Quarterly
http://bit.ly/1VA3PL0
Still debating the Trump effect in Texas
Off the Kuff
http://bit.ly/1qPWPMQ

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice students dive into data to analyze seizures
Rice engineering students are charged with analyzing the massive stream of data from a single brain to find early signs of an epileptic seizure. Behnaam Aazhang, the J.S. Abercrombie Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Duncan College senior Christopher Harshaw; and Martel College senior Emily Meigs are quoted. Gary Woods, professor in the practice of computer technology and electrical and computer engineering; Baker College senior Victor “Forty-Two” Prieto; Brown College senior Sarah Hooper and Hanszen College senior Erik Biegert are mentioned.
TMC News
http://bit.ly/1UeZjAk
Students aiming to design implant that senses and stops seizures
MDT
http://bit.ly/1SHHlUP

Local celebs rally for ‘Game Day Gala’
Ruth López Turley, associate professor of sociology and director of the Houston Education Research Consortium, is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in Daily News 724.)
http://bit.ly/1pBqt7B
http://bit.ly/1VQ3K6o

New flood forecasting system may help warn Houston the next time
Phil Bedient, the Herman Brown Professor of Engineering, is quoted about the recent flooding in the Houston area.
Texas Standard
http://bit.ly/1QyD4OR

With the oil boom days gone, young workers and college students rethink their plans
An article mentions a Rice study on oil jobs.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/24hB5Ih

2016 Pflugerville ISD candidates guide
An article mentions Lovett College senior Reid Mitchell.
Austin American-Statesman
http://atxne.ws/1TuEZsg

A sense of community
Rice is mentioned.
The East Montgomery County Observer (This also appeared in The Atascocita Observer, The Humble Observer, The Kingwood Observer and The Lake Houston Observer.)
http://bit.ly/1SpQzG6

Essence names best colleges for Black Students
Rice is No. 23 on a list of 50 best colleges in the U.S. for African-Americans, according to a ranking by Essence and Money magazines.
Defender Network (This article appears on Page 4.)
http://bit.ly/1NPtEyG

Spend a musical evening with Emerson String Quartet at Rice University
The Emerson Quartet will perform in Stude Hall April 28.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://bit.ly/1rxahpR

BROADCAST

Local filmmaker’s first feature film is also a first for triathlons
Alumnus Theodore Adams III ’86 is mentioned.
WTOP
http://bit.ly/1rfbtxw

KPFT
Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Chair in Political Science and scholar at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about President Barack Obama’s decision to send 250 special forces to Syria.
http://bit.ly/1T2hyUj

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

If there’s only one woman in your candidate pool, there’s statistically no chance she’ll be hired
Alumna Stefanie Johnson ’02 co-authored an op-ed about hiring biases.
Harvard Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1SMr8AI

System bits: April 26
Scientists at Rice University have discovered that the strong force field emitted by a Tesla coil causes carbon nanotubes to self-assemble into long wires, a phenomenon they call “Teslaphoresis.” Research scientist Paul Cherukuri ’08 is quoted.
Semiconductor Engineering
http://bit.ly/24hBfPY

Medical literature may overemphasize role of hospital volume in patient outcomes
Current medical research and literature may be overemphasizing the role that hospital volume plays in patient outcomes, according to a study by researchers at Rice. Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute and professor of economics, is quoted and graduate students Woohyeon Kim and Stephen Wolff are mentioned.
Science Codex (This also appeared in Science Daily and Medical Xpress.)
http://bit.ly/233CAYl
Rice U. study: Medical literature may overemphasize role of hospital volume in patient outcomes
Health Canal
http://bit.ly/23Z2Sk7
Does a hospital’s procedure volume truly influence patient mortality?
Becker’s Hospital Review
http://bit.ly/1rx5NQ5

A world without work
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.
ASME
http://bit.ly/233GNen

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

How a deal with GE sheds light on Saudi Arabia’s life after oil
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about Saudi Aramco.
E&E
http://bit.ly/1VA0c7K

Ken Cowan makes 21st consecutive appearance at Emmanuel on May 6
Ken Cowan, associate professor of organ at the Shepherd School of Music, will make his 21st consecutive appearance at Emmanuel Church in Chestertown, Md., May 6.
The Chestertown Spy
http://bit.ly/1YS0DrS

Exercise during pregnancy leads to exercise-loving offspring?
Findings from a recent study hint at the possibility that to some extent a child’s willingness to work out may be influenced by the mother’s exercise habits during pregnancy. Rice participated in the study. Hanszen College senior Jesse Eclarinal and Martel College senior Shaoyu Zhu are mentioned.
Deccan Herald
http://bit.ly/1WRkede

Why Houston can lead urban change in the Sun Belt
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is interviewed about Houston. Phil Bedient, the Herman Brown Professor of Engineering, is mentioned.
Next City
http://bit.ly/233DLa0

Horse Head Theatre Co. to present surreal drama ‘Lidless’ this June
An article mentions that Rob Kimbro and Thomas Murphy have participated in plays at Rice.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/1VUDWFm

Material witness: None more black
A meter-wide black square made in collaboration with nanotube researchers at Rice is mentioned.
Nature
http://bit.ly/1pByd9F

SPORTS

Jefferson takes helm as chairman
Alumnus Lamont Jefferson ’81 has been chosen as chairman of the Valero Alamo Bowl Board of Directors.
Valero Alamo Bowl
http://bit.ly/1QysMhJ

Walk-off Sundays, Part 2: USM takes down Rice in series finale, 2-1
Rice baseball is mentioned.
WHLT
http://bit.ly/1TuGcQt
Off the bat: Champion Cavs headed in right direction
Baseball America
http://bit.ly/1rx42lN
College Baseball Central top 25: April 25
College Baseball Central
http://bit.ly/1T2aQ0z
April 25 baseball national rankings, report
LSU Athletics
http://bit.ly/26roep4
College top 25 (April 25)
Baseball America
http://bit.ly/1SMAvQM
Top 25 chat
Baseball America
http://bit.ly/1rx4r7O
Privateers baseball takes on Southern, Southern Miss to start busy week
University of News Orleans Athletics
http://bit.ly/1SHzDtK

Former Lady Eagle among Big 12’s smartest
Will Rice College freshman Lexie Ducat is mentioned.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/1UeQRkq

The 1992 college football season was (allegedly) about more than just George Teague
Rice football is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1VUG0xc

Garrett Heath and Becky Wade
Alumna Becky Wade ’12, who ran cross country and track for Rice, is interviewed about researching running communities around the world with her Watson Fellowship. [The interview plays during the second half of the podcast.]
Miles & Meters
http://bit.ly/24hUadr