Dateline Rice for Jan. 13, 2017

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Eloquence and literary power make President Obama 1 of the nation’s great orators
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, discusses President Barack Obama’s legacy and his friendship with Vice President Joe Biden.
Los Angeles Times
http://lat.ms/2jfAb02
Biden and Obama friendship: 15 quotes from the president, VP about their bromance
International Business Times
http://bit.ly/2j81uax
At term’s end, Obama and Biden remember their bromance
Yahoo News
https://yhoo.it/2jf0SlW
Una despedida, rueda de prensa y bruscos cambios en Washington
La Capital (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2isucEx

King’s year comes to an end
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 Rex Tillerson’s and Betsy DeVos’ confirmation hearings and the campaign money raised by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Poitico
http://politi.co/2ikOiCa
State Dept. nominee Tillerson faces hurdles on way to confirmation
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front page of the Jan. 13 print edition with a different headline, “Tillerson fails to win over key Republican senators.”)
http://bit.ly/2jMhCBL
Abbott, Patrick start legislative session with huge war chests
KUT (This also appeared in KUOW.)
http://bit.ly/2ikwwiy

Indian-American seeks re-election to US city Council seat
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, is mentioned.
The Siasat Daily (This also appeared in Deccan Chronicle.)
http://bit.ly/2jfbGjZ
Indian American Harish Jajoo will contest for mayor of Sugar Land, Texas
The American Bazaar
http://bit.ly/2iPvmaO
Hundreds of Texas’ leading scientists discuss future of Texas in San Antonio
KENS
http://bit.ly/2inXyRg

New election cyberprotections cause confusion and concern
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted about election security.
Government Technology
http://bit.ly/2ikCCPX

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Homeowners puzzled after increase in floods
Phil Bedient, the Herman Brown Professor of Engineering, is mentioned in an article about flooding in Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jf5B7m

18 great Houston meals for $9 and under
A slideshow discusses food options near Houston universities. Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jeYsnw
http://bit.ly/2jMfry8

Houston architects jump on the Super Bowl train: Host committee chair saluted
An article recaps the Rice Design Alliance gala. Sarah Whiting, dean of the Rice School of Architecture, the William Ward Watkin Professor of Architecture and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is mentioned.
PaperCity
http://bit.ly/2jMrYBw

Urban Harvest fruit tree sale for this weekend at Rice Stadium
Urban Harvest’s 17th Annual Fruit Tree Sale will take place at Rice Jan. 14.
KHOU
http://bit.ly/2j8c0yD
Here are the top 13 things to do in Houston this weekend (and Monday, too)
CultureMap Houston
http://bit.ly/2jffstV

BROADCAST

Street closures for the Chevron Houston Marathon
Articles mentions that the Chevron Houston Marathon race goes by Rice.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2jMcSMH
Best spots to watch the runners in Chevron Houston Marathon
KTRK
http://abc13.co/2jf8IvS

James Gaffigan on his love of Beethoven, Strauss, Liszt and Houston
Alumnus James Gaffigan ’03 is featured.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2inWDAg

Houston music highlights: Week of Jan. 9
A piece performed by Leone Buyse, the Joseph and Ida Kirkland Mullen Professor of Flute and chair of Woodwinds, and Robert Moeling, preparatory instructor at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, aired on Houston Public Media Jan. 13.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2jrzIpf

KQED
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is discussed.
http://bit.ly/2ikARC2 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Diana Thater’s ‘Starry Messenger’ at Moody Center for the Arts, Houston
Diana Thater’s “Starry Messenger” will open at Rice’s new Moody Center Feb. 24.
Blouin Artfino
http://bit.ly/2jrug61

For chemicals, mega is out and bio is in
Ramon Gonzalez, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and of bioengineering and founding director of Rice’s iBIO initiative, already knows what an entire sector of the chemical manufacturing industry is beginning to realize: That waste methane can and should be turned into profit. Senior research scientist James Clomburg and graduate student Anna Crumbley are also mentioned.
Space Daily
http://bit.ly/2jMAqkl

Material trends to watch in 2017
Scientists at Rice have decoded the kinetic properties of cement and developed a way to “program” the microscopic, semicrystalline particles within. The process turns particles from disordered clumps into regimented cubes, spheres and other forms that combine to make the material less porous and more durable. Rouzbeh Shahsavari, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
Architect
http://bit.ly/2jrO5Kv

Sidley Austin: Exports, LNG will crank up natural gas prices
An article mentions a report by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Downstream Business
http://bit.ly/2jEF4wz

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

oSTEM making a space LGBTQ+ students in STEM fields
An article mentions that Erin Cech taught at Rice.
The Pitt News
http://bit.ly/2j86Z9o

Hollingsworth elected president of Boone and Crockett Club
Alumnus Ben Hollingsworth ’64 has been elected president of America’s first conservation organization, the Boone and Crockett Club.
Deer & Deer Hunting
http://bit.ly/2ispbM3

¡El colmo de la dependencia! México, país pétrolero, le compra gasolina a EEUU
Adrian Duhalt, a nonresident scholar at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
La Opinion (An English translation is not available. This also appeared in Diario Axaca.)
http://bit.ly/2jEtt0w

70 procent av USA:s evangelikala är kreationister
Evangelicals are more skeptical of evolution than of climate change, according to new research from Rice. The study examines the larger “anti-science” tendency that some see as related to membership in conservative religious groups such as evangelical Protestants. Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair and Professor of Sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program, is quoted.
Dagen (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2iPDh8d

Moins de 10 pour cent des emplois menacés par les robots: vraiment rassurant?
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.
L’obs (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2iPzBDu

SPORTS

Joe Karlgaard: Director of athletics at Rice joins Nate and Creight
Rice Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard discusses Rice athletics.
SB Nation 1560 AM
http://bit.ly/2ispKWt

College basketball weekend preview: Jan. 13
Rice men’s basketball will play the University of North Texas Jan. 14. Players Egor Koulechov and Marcus Evans are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jEiVOY
http://bit.ly/2jrtTbm

What did your favorite Houston landmarks look like during construction?
Rice Stadium is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jf2CvO
http://bit.ly/2isdtkQ
LA Chargers’ temporary stadium is tiny by Texas standards
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in Beaumont Enterprise and My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2iPEzQD

Fun facts about Houston’s 1st Super Bowl in 1974
An article mentions that Super Bowl VIII was hosted at Rice Stadium.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jEnJEn
http://bit.ly/2jf4yUS
http://bit.ly/2inQ6Fq
KARE
http://bit.ly/2jMwArJ
WBOK
http://bit.ly/2jfbd1o

AFC divisional playoff: Breaking down Steelers at Chiefs
Former Rice football player Christian Covington and Vance McDonald are featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2iPwawo
Howard Tsumura: Vancouver College’s Covington ready to rope Brady for Texans
Vancouver Sun (This also appeared in The Province.)
http://bit.ly/2inSCMc

NBA to SFCC: Amir Smith dreams of an ascent like his father’s
A Rice transfer is mentioned.
Sedalia Democrat
http://bit.ly/2jf8ll3

Preview of 2017 Chevron Houston Marathon: Elkanah Kibet chases a spot on the 2017 World Championship Team as Becky Wade runs at home
Alumna Becky Wade ’12 will participate in the Chevron Houston Marathon.
Let’s Run
http://bit.ly/2jMr7kp

Tom Herman using experience to improve special teams in 2017
An article mentions that Craig Naivar and Tom Herman coached at Rice.
247 Sports (This also appeared on CBS Sports.)
http://bit.ly/2jMi0jY

Does College football really need another playoff?
Rice football is discussed. Head coach David Bailiff is mentioned in the Underdog Dynasty article.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2inMROv
C-USA roundtable: Looking back at the 2016 season and ahead to 2017
Underdog Dynasty
http://bit.ly/2ikI6tZ

Rich Rodriguez named 2017 AFCA president
An article mentions that Rice head football coach David Bailiff is a member of the 2017 AFCA Board of Trustees.
University of Arkansas Athletics
http://bit.ly/2jfd86f