Dateline Rice for May 23, 2016 (Weekend Edition)

FEATURED ITEMS

Confronting sexual assaults on campus
The increase in the number of sexual assaults reported on college campuses across the nation in compliance with the Clery Act is due mostly to universities’ efforts to make students aware of the problem and the resources available to victims. Dean of Undergraduates John Hutchinson and Allison Vogt, director of sexual violence prevention and Title IX support, are quoted.
KPRC
http://bit.ly/1U9f2it
http://bit.ly/1NH86tI

Cronin ready to turn the page as ‘Passage’ trilogy ends
Best-selling author Justin Cronin, writer-in-residence at Rice, is featured and his “Passage” trilogy is discussed. The Chronicle article mentions that Cronin will return to Rice to teach a writing course.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the May 23 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/20qq58E
Horror: ‘The City of Mirrors,’ by Justin Cronin
The Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/1OSGnXg

Discovery of Buckyballs a Nobel effort by professors
An article discusses the 1996 Nobel Prize in chemistry, which was awarded to University Professor Emeritus Robert Curl, the late Richard Smalley and the late Harold Kroto for their discovery in 1985 of fullerenes, popularly known as “buckyballs.” Curl and Neal Lane, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor Emeritus, senior fellow in science and technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and professor emeritus of physics and astronomy, are quoted and alumni James Heath ’88, Sean O’Brien and Yuan Liu ’85 are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1U90j6Y
http://bit.ly/1TRTF2g

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

One astronaut’s heart-pounding account of almost breaking the Hubble Space Telescope
An excerpt from the forthcoming book “Spaceman” by astronaut Mike Massimino, adjunct professor of mechanical engineering and former executive director of the Rice Space Institute, is featured.
Reader’s Digest Magazine (This appeared in the June 2016 edition.)
http://bit.ly/1NGZMtU

Pablo Escobar’s biggest fear was extradition to the US
Nathan Jones, the Alfred C. Glassell III Postdoctoral Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
South China Morning Post
http://bit.ly/22m3knT

Political divide: Texas GOP, it’s braying buffoons, ‘penurious reactionaries’ are not who we are
Findings from the 2016 Kinder Houston Area Survey are reported. Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, is quoted in the KPRC article.
Daily Kos
http://bit.ly/1TuKzZM
‘Houston Newsmakers’ May 22: 35 years of changing Houston
KPRC
http://bit.ly/25e4aID

Today in hip-hop: ‘Bun B’ drops ‘II Trill’
Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is featured.
XXL
http://bit.ly/1OEk6Xy

Chinese visitors get a thrill out of firing guns in Houston
An article mentions that a group of Chinese business people visited Rice.
China Daily
http://bit.ly/20qP3on

Evan Birnholz’s guide to the May 22 Post Magazine crossword, ‘Alternate Endings’
The bursar at Rice is mentioned in the explanation for the answer to 119A under the crossword puzzle in the May 22 Post Magazine.
The Washington Post
http://wapo.st/1XrU1SA

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Baytown House candidate tarred in anti-gay flyer
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 Texas House District 27 and 128 races and the presidential primaries.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in the Beaumont Enterprise, My San Antonio and Tampa Bay Gay News Today.)
http://bit.ly/240cuWE
http://bit.ly/1TLzB1v
Clinton expected to raise $1.2M during Texas swing
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1TywAob
Clinton expected to raise more than $1.2M in Texas in a day
My San Antonio (This also appeared in the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/1XFyiH9
Despite controversies, Reynolds heads to runoffs with Democratic support
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/20qseRS
Washington state GOP convention opens in Pasco
Solo News
http://bit.ly/1XrTGzn

Strengthening ties between Mexico and the United States through education
Hanszen College junior Raul DeLira authored an op-ed about strengthening ties between Mexico and the U.S.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1OEl2vi

Dozens turn out to support Houston Muslims
Graduate student Rachel Schneider Vlachos is quoted about a recent protest staged in support of Houston Muslims.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/1Tul8rf
http://bit.ly/1YRDGp4
Anti-Islam protesters outnumbered 5-to-1 in Texas
Telesur
http://bit.ly/1Vfx7ha

Houston poet turns harsh realities into verse
Alumna Leslie Contreras Schwartz ’02 and her new book “Fuego” are featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1U5PvE0

Trans man, psychologist appointed 2016 Beaumont Pride grand marshal
Alumnus Colt Keo-Meier ’06 is featured.
OutSmart Magazine
http://bit.ly/1NHbXH3

Bringing you the story of Houston for 115 years
Articles discuss significant parts of Houston’s history. Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, is quoted and Rice founder William Marsh Rice and Jesse H. Jones and James Addison Baker are mentioned. A slideshow also includes a photo from Rice University archives of Richard Dowling, a Confederate army officer and namesake of Dowling Middle School. These articles appeared in a special section of Sunday’s print edition commemorating Houston’s history and appeared online May 20, when they were originally included in Dateline.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1rXpyjL
http://bit.ly/253R79j
Jesse H. Jones: A civic-minded powerhouse
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1WFDjzS
James Addison Baker: Steady hand shaped success
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1TmNsMd
The ‘hustler’ city built on hardscrabble ambition
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1TmNT9p
Yellow fever terrorized early Houston
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1qxc1hi
Texas held unique spot in Civil War
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/27F7hrU
A new look, with new views, for Chronicle’s new home
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Xn3b2L

Why Houstonians can worry less about smog
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering; research scientist Beata Czader and postdoctoral research associate Rui Zhang authored an op-ed about pollution standards. Cohan also authored an op-ed about the Clean Power Plan.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Tska0W
The paradox of peak-based ozone air pollution standards
Econo Times (This also appeared in Gov Tech.)
http://bit.ly/1YS4aH4
New report shows importance of Clean Power Plan
The Hill
http://bit.ly/1XMT87N

Confederate symbols may be vanishing, but UT remains short of black faculty
An article discusses the racial makeup of faculty of the University of Texas. Rice is mentioned.
Reporting Texas
http://bit.ly/1WcGM9p

BROADCAST

Why some colleges are dropping student yearbooks
Kelley Lash, director of student publications, is quoted about universities that have stopped publishing yearbooks.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1WKsyfI
As yearbooks die, colleges lose a link to the past
Gazette Xtra
http://bit.ly/1qELWwX

KKFT
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 recapture of drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
http://bit.ly/1YRZa58 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast. This broadcast also aired on 15 other stations.)

KDKA
Alumnus George P. Bush ’98 is featured.
http://bit.ly/20qWiNl (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

KQED
Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, is quoted about the Esalen Institute. (This broadcast is broken into two segments. Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
http://bit.ly/244wfME
http://bit.ly/1TuFiRY

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Nanotubes are beacons in cancer-imaging technique
Bathing a patient in LED light may someday offer a new way to locate tumors, according to Rice researchers. Bruce Weisman, professor of chemistry and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted. A photo of Weisman; postdoctoral fellow Michael Vu; Kathleen Beckingham, professor of biochemistry and cell biology; graduate student Ching-Wei Lin and Rice research scientist Sergei Bachilo is included in the Scicasts article.
Phys Org (This also appeared in iConnect 007, Nanotechnology Now, Science Codex, Nanowerk, Drug Discovery & Development, MDT, Science Newsline, eScience News, eCancer News and Science Daily.)
http://bit.ly/1sMS5sZ
Nanotubes used for new cancer imaging technique
The Engineer
http://bit.ly/20qwRLQ
Researchers use spectral triangulation system to pinpoint location of tumors
Scicasts
http://bit.ly/244nAde
New spectral triangulation system may help pinpoint targeted cancer tumors
New Medical
http://bit.ly/1XrImDs
A boon to cancer detection method: LED lights could be used for tumor detection
Crazy Engineers
http://bit.ly/1sMRRSB
Nanotubes guided with LED light may help locate tumors inside biological tissues
Med India
http://bit.ly/1NHbt3U
LEDs might help locate cancer tumors in future
LED Inside
http://bit.ly/1TG4GYs

2-way communication between cancer cells may be key to tumor metastasis
Two-way communication between cancer cells appears to be key to their becoming motile, clustering and spreading through metastasis, according to Rice scientists. Herbert Levine, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Bioengineering; Jose Onuchic, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy; and former Rice researcher Marcelo Boareto are quoted.
News Medical (This also appeared in BioPortfolio.)
http://bit.ly/1WcH7ZG
Scientists identify ‘smoking gun’ in metastasis of hybrid cells
Domain-B
http://bit.ly/1OIXS6P
Cancer cells coordinate to form roving clusters
Genomics (This also appeared in Technology Networks.)
http://bit.ly/244wUxv

This polymer could matter for heart valves
Rice researchers are studying the characteristics of hydrogels that may be used as a tunable bioscaffold for new spongiosa, the middle tissue layer in the leaflets of heart valves. The ultimate goal is to develop synthetic replacement heart valves that mimic natural ones. Jane Grande-Allen, the Isabel C. Cameron Professor of Bioengineering, is quoted and graduate student Dan Puperi is mentioned.
Qmed
http://bit.ly/1TyTGuV

Rice de-icer gains anti-icing properties
Rice scientists have advanced their graphene-based de-icer to serve a dual purpose. The new material still melts ice from wings and wires when conditions get too cold. But if the air is above 7 degrees Fahrenheit, ice won’t form at all. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted and alumnus Abdul-Rahman Raji ’14 and graduate students Yilun Li and William Sikkema are mentioned.
Nanotechnology Now
http://bit.ly/1WKrtok
Graphene de-icer picks up anti-icing properties
Controlled Environments
http://bit.ly/1U9akkL

Why is Budweiser changing its brand name to ‘America?’
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Chair of Marketing and professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an op-ed about Budweiser changing its name to “America.”
Psychology Today
http://bit.ly/1qzq0mW

In film, young man sheds light on childhood cancer
An article discusses “Until 20,” a movie about the late James Ragan, a Rice student who died from cancer in 2014.
Cure
http://bit.ly/1OExzi9

Dr. Dawn-Elissa Fischer moving up hip-hop academic charts
An article mentions that a class on hip-hop was taught at Rice.
Diverse
http://bit.ly/1TuzlVc

Coinbase CEO thinks bitcoin offers much more promise than peril
Alumnus Brian Armstrong ’05 is mentioned.
Phys Org
http://bit.ly/1sMYVie

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Rice University team: Wood would suit a future Detroit
Jesús Vassallo, assistant professor of architecture, and Albert Pope, the Gus Sessions Wortham Professor of Architecture, will travel to Venice this month with their proposal for the renovation of two blocks in Detroit’s Corktown. They are among 12 American architects or teams selected to take part in this year’s 15th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Graduate student Daniel Kuehn is also mentioned.
Office Insight
http://bit.ly/20r5BNb

Former IRC president visits Lawrence
Former Rice President George Rupp is mentioned.
The Lawrentian
http://bit.ly/22itjwK

At URI commencement, Justice Sotomayor says hard work is key
An article mentions that Richard Tapia, University Professor, the Maxfield-Oshman Professor in Engineering and a professor of computational and applied mathematics, spoke at the University of Rhode Island graduate student ceremony.
Providence Journal
http://bit.ly/244o8Ql
Sotomayor to URI graduates: Dreams take hard work
Providence Journal
http://bit.ly/1qEXhNs

Texas Music Festival trumpets 2016 summer concerts with musical firsts
Leone Buyse, the Joseph and Ida Kirkland Mullen Professor of Flute and chair of woodwinds, is mentioned.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/1TqHRKl

Cooper-Standard elects defense and space executive Sonya Sepahban to board
Alumna Sonya Sepahban ’86 was elected to the Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. Board of Directors.
Crain’s
http://bit.ly/1W6T5nD

Themed entertainment is the perfect triad of advanced technology, art and hospitality: TEA NextGen spotlight — Rebecca Lam
Alumna Rebecca Lam ’15 is featured.
TEA News
http://bit.ly/1VefY7t

Author Dr. Andrew S. Bledsoe to hold book signing May 28
Alumnus Andrew Bledsoe ’10 is featured.
The Chattanoogan
http://bit.ly/1U4q48C

Venezuela Pianist Gabriela Montero joins Houston Symphony in concert this weekend
Hector Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique” was performed at Stude Hall as part of the “Musically Speaking with Andrés” series May 19.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/1sN01u7

Career moves: MasterCard appoints Raj Seshadri President of US issuers
An article mentions that Venkat Bahl attended Rice.
India West
http://bit.ly/1TFG423

Still noteworthy at 90
An article mentions a 1945 national discus championship that was hosted at Rice.
The Fresno Bee
http://bit.ly/1NH1D1I

Al-Husseini: The unexpected benefit of celebrating failure
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is discussed.
Douglas County Sentinel
http://bit.ly/1sMSR9f

Words on the street
A Rice mapping project seeks to illustrate “the social and urban evolution” of Rio de Janeiro since its birth.
The American Conservative
http://bit.ly/1WcMrfB

Co-founder and CEO of ZeroStack — Ajay Gulati
Alumnus Ajay Gulati ’05 is featured.
Computer Science Major
http://bit.ly/244xv2e

(Dis)locados presenta sus libros más recientes
Gisela Heffes, associate professor of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American studies, is mentioned.
Vice Versa (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1TyHque

O claro-escuro do governo Temer
Sergio Fausto, contributing expert for the Latin America Initiative at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and executive superintendent of Fundação Instituto Fernando Henrique Cardoso, authored an op-ed.
Estado (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/25bE3yv

SPORTS

Around the bases: Moroney leads Texas A&M past Ole Miss (May 19)
Rice baseball lost three games against Louisiana Tech University. Players Blake Fox, Connor Teykl, Ryan Chandler, Jon Duplantier, Ford Proctor and Tristan Gray are mentioned.
College Baseball Insider
http://bit.ly/1W6UzhG
Colleges: Sam Houston State wins Southland baseball title
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1sML7nU
63 puts Ben Crane atop Nelson leader board
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/25hBIFP
10 thoughts: Friday, May 20
D1 Baseball
http://bit.ly/1s4OMwD
College roundup: Mercer repeats as SoCon winner
Baseball America
http://bit.ly/1TFJMc5
4 Louisiana schools have title hopes on regular season’s final day
Sports NOLA
http://bit.ly/25bHx4d
Around the bases: Robertson lifts LSU over Florida (May 20)
College Baseball Insider
http://bit.ly/1TFPvi2
Around the bases: Mississippi State wins SEC title (May 21)
College Baseball Insider
http://bit.ly/25hN4tv
College roundup: Bulldogs hammer Duplantier, Rice
Baseball America
http://bit.ly/1TFQ8Iq
Conference scenarios: Mississippi State, Southern Miss can still take 1st place
WLOX
http://bit.ly/25bIdXg
LA Tech hands Rice 1st C-USA sweep
KTBS
http://bit.ly/1WcWLUK
LA Tech sweeps No. 16 Rice to close out regular season
KSLA 9 (This also appeared in WTOL.)
http://bit.ly/1XrSMTz
Southern Miss earns No. 3 seed in C-USA tournament
WTOL
http://bit.ly/1TyVpjD
KNOE
http://bit.ly/25bLFBj
http://bit.ly/25bLEND
WLOX
http://bit.ly/1TuFsc3
http://bit.ly/1WNkX0A
http://bit.ly/20qZkRA

Louisiana college baseball RPI report: LSU nears NCAA regional host spot, LA Tech eyes at-large
Rice baseball is mentioned.
Sports NOLA
http://bit.ly/1Xo41MJ
The week in photos, May 16-22
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1YRAnhD
http://bit.ly/244mOwA
Postseason picture: Conference rundown
D1 Baseball
http://bit.ly/27QPaPD
C-USA honors Tech’s Lunceford
The Shreveport Times
http://bit.ly/1qEMov1
D1Baseball top 25 rankings: May 23
D1 Baseball
http://bit.ly/1OIWIbz
Nightmare series at FIU badly damages hopes of hosting regional for Southern Miss
Sun Herald
http://bit.ly/1WNf8R1
College Baseball Central Top 25: May 23
College Baseball Central
http://bit.ly/1OSJ6zZ

Hilltoppers a 14 half-point favorite in opener
Rice football is mentioned.
WBKO
http://bit.ly/1qznRrq
Re-ranking UNT’s players Nos. 1-5 (safety duo highlights top 5)
Mean Green Sports
http://bit.ly/1Tkg3r1
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Colorado State’s conferences of the past
BSN Denver
http://bit.ly/1Tkg6Tx
Billionaire Houston chairman thinks Texas is scared to let the Cougars into the Big 12
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1NCJwKo
Carlton: How heavily will the Big 12 weigh TV markets in its expansion decision?
Sports Day
http://bit.ly/1XN7Qvn
Every Power 5 college football team’s toughest nonconference game
Bleacher Report
http://ble.ac/1VfBQzv
Arizona versus UTSA 2014, the red wedding
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1WKzGc1

Former Arkansas and Rice football coach Ken Hatfield comes to Tyler
An article mentions that Ken Hatfield coached at Rice.
KTRE (This also appeared in KXX and KSLA.)
http://bit.ly/1U5BFkW

Mercilus, Miller may have biggest impacts on Texans’ success
Alumnus Christian Covington ’15 is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1U8ZJpL

Reports: Johnny Manziel punches patron at Las Vegas nightclub, is thrown out
An article mentions that Johnny Manziel was suspended for half of the 2013 Rice-A&M football game.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1TuoACg

Ultimate Frisbee
Alumna Marica Sharashenidze ’16 is mentioned.
Winston-Salem Journal
http://bit.ly/1qEHsq7

Baseball: Oak Ridge set to play Dallas Jesuit in regional semifinals
Game one of the Region II-6A baseball semifinals will take place at Rice’s Reckling Park May 26.
The Courier of Montgomery County (This also appeared in The Woodlands Villager.)
http://bit.ly/1WcCgaR

Homecoming for Heroes II to raise funds for military museum
Head football coach David Bailiff is mentioned.
Killeen Daily Herald
http://bit.ly/1XN35BW

Cleveland Browns kicker Jaden Oberkrom retires
An article mentions that Jones College senior Dennis Parks has been signed by the Cleveland Browns.
Fansided
http://bit.ly/1OIUF7j
NFL notebook: Saints owner says heirs tried to kill him
WPTZ
http://bit.ly/1WNcWZM
Saints, Pelicans owner says heirs tried to kill him
The Dickinson Press
http://bit.ly/1WcN6xG
Browns sign WR Dennis Parks
Cleveland Browns
http://bit.ly/1TFQJtC

Memphian Laura Mathews breaks out to win MIM Triathlon
Sid Richardson College senior Laura Mathews is featured.
The Commercial Appeal Memphis
http://bit.ly/1OIXh52

Dragons’ Orewiler breezes in 1-hitter
Alumnus Austin Orewiler ’15 is featured.
MiLB
http://atmilb.com/1TFMiiu

Sports briefs
An article mentions that David Bosley has coached basketball camps at Rice.
The Pasadena Citizen
http://bit.ly/1WKzrhg

Fisher named semifinalist for Dick Howser Trophy, Gregg Olson Award
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is mentioned.
Southeastern Louisiana Athletics
http://bit.ly/1TqUll4

Whom does Baylor hire if they fire Art Briles?
An article mentions that Todd Graham coached at Rice.
The Best College Sports News Network
http://bit.ly/1TyNe6Y

NEWS RELEASES

New cancer fighters emerge from lab
The lab of Rice University synthetic organic chemist K.C. Nicolaou has reported the streamlined total synthesis of delta12-prostaglandin J3, a molecule previously claimed to kill leukemic cancer cells.
http://bit.ly/1s50fMy

Rice de-icer gains anti-icing properties
Rice University scientists have advanced their graphene-based de-icer to serve a dual purpose. The new material still melts ice from wings and wires when conditions get too cold. But if the air is above 7 degrees Fahrenheit, ice won’t form at all.
http://bit.ly/1s50p6N

Nanotubes are beacons in cancer-imaging technique
Bathing a patient in LED light may someday offer a new way to locate tumors, according to Rice University researchers.
http://bit.ly/27JaV3S

Rice marketing expert available to comment on Budweiser beer’s name change to ‘America’
Anheuser-Busch recently announced that the company is replacing the Budweiser logo with “America” on its 12-oz. cans and bottles later this month through the November election. Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business and a marketing and consumer behavior expert, is available to comment on the company’s branding strategy.
http://bit.ly/1XFAVsA