Dateline Rice for Jan. 19, 2017

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Moving up the food chain can beat being on top
When it comes to predators, the biggest mouths may not take the biggest bite. According to a new study from bioscientists at Rice, some predators have their greatest ecological impacts before they reach adulthood. Volker Rudolf, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and alumnus Benjamin Van Allen ’14 are quoted.
Science 360 News (This appeared in the Headlines section on the Science 360 News home page.)
http://bit.ly/2jcRHPP

For Barack Obama, a new role is waiting in Washington
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is quoted about President Barack Obama. Radio host Don Imus mentions Brinkley on his show.
Wall Street Journal
http://on.wsj.com/2k7ydQO
‘Imus in the Morning’
WABC (This also aired on 66 other stations.)
http://bit.ly/2iXc9Xa (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 
Una despedida, una rueda de prensa y cambios en Washington
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2iKiGkT
http://bit.ly/2jnsqCO

7 easy ways to fuel young athletes
Roberta Anding, lecturer of kinesiology, is quoted in an article about keeping young athletes healthy.
U.S. News & World Report (This also appeared in Yahoo News.)
http://bit.ly/2jDiKHh

Study people, not numbers, for truth post Trump’s election
Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair and Professor of Sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program, co-authored an op-ed about the use of qualitative data in social science research after the election of Donald Trump.
Times Higher Education
http://bit.ly/2iNLits
Social science must return to qualitative research to understand social and political shifts
“Putting People First” by Experientia
http://bit.ly/2jCpoh9

The great Texas pension fix
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and an adjunct professor of economics, is quoted about Houston’s pension problem. A study on Houston’s pensions by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research is also mentioned.
The Atlantic’s “City Lab”
http://bit.ly/2joPku0
This is what Dallas pension fund mess looks like to legislature about now
Dallas Observer
http://bit.ly/2iKqjLb

The global search for education: Coming together
Former Rice President George Rupp is interviewed.
Huffington Post (This also appeared in Education Views.)
http://huff.to/2jMkYl9

George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush hospitalized
A slideshow features a photo of former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, honorary chair of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and former President George H.W. Bush at the opening of a conference at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy in 1995.
USA Today
http://usat.ly/2iXdsFJ

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Another flood
Phil Bedient, the Herman Brown Professor of Engineering, is mentioned in an article about flooding in Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/2jDj7kP

Heritage Society kicks off exhibit on history of Houston football
The Heritage Society’s “Bayou City Blitz: The History of Houston Football” exhibition showcases the history of football in Houston. Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2iWIuxe

Area tourist attractions to visit during Super Bowl LI
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2k4zHXJ

What’s showing outside the megaplex?
Rice Cinema will show “All About Eve” Jan. 20 and 21.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2j9NZqk

Perry says he regrets his call to eliminate Energy Department
Charles McConnell, executive director of Rice’s Energy and Environment Initiative, discusses former Texas Gov. and energy secretary-designate Rick Perry.
Houston Chronicle’s “Fuel Fix”
http://bit.ly/2iFxu94
Perry skeptical of warming but backed tech to fight it
E&E News’ Climate Wire
http://bit.ly/2k4yxeS
Watchdogs criticize Perry’s Texas jobs record ahead of confirmation
E&E News’ Climate Wire
http://bit.ly/2jVd5sQ

Called to archive: Studio One in Houston
Alumna Patricia Hernandez ’89 is mentioned.
Arts + Culture
http://bit.ly/2iG6JBl

Lege lines: Bathroom bill steals spotlight
An article mentions a Rice analysis of the Texas House.
The Austin Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2jsiRD3

All hail the Welly, the unofficial shoe of Houston
Alumna Sarah Rufca Nielson ’05 mentions she attended Rice in an article she wrote.
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/2jxZBXk

Heavy Houston-area rains hinder commuters, cause school delays
Articles mention Rice’s response to the flood that occurred in Houston Jan. 18.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2jDp3ug
Severe weather causes several delays for school in the Houston area
My San Antonio
http://bit.ly/2k4SqCS

James Gaffigan, a potential Dallas Symphony music director, leads the Houston Symphony
Alumnus James Gaffigan ’03 is featured.
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2iDk7RV

BROADCAST

KGBT
Rice graduate student Sonia Parra, a member of the Rice-Baylor College of Medicine M.D./Ph.D. Medical Scientist Training Program and a doctoral student in the lab of Rice bioengineer Rebecca Richards-Kortum, is interviewed about her research using Rice’s high-resolution microendoscope to diagnose cervical cancer in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. Richards-Kortum is the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and of electrical and computer engineering and director of Rice 360° Institute for Global Health.
http://bit.ly/2jsFyav

KLBJ
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, discusses the Texas Legislature’s budget, Speaker Joe Straus and the “bathroom bill.”
http://bit.ly/2iXggTd (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 
WOAI
http://bit.ly/2jCr7TN (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

WBRC
McMurtry College senior Leah Sherman discusses her research to create a low-cost breast bump for mothers in Malawi.
http://bit.ly/2jvJx7Y
http://bit.ly/2ixSoXw

‘Texas Standard’ for Jan. 13
Alumnus Matthew Detrick ’03 discusses the Apollo Chamber Players’ 20×2020 project. Arthur Gottschalk, professor of composition and theory; Karim Al-Zand, associate professor of composition and theory at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music; and alumnus Timothy Peters ’04 are mentioned.
Texas Standard (This also aired on 24 other stations.) 
http://bit.ly/2jVtgqa
‘Houston Life’
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2iDGyqa

The perfect insulator
Ned Thomas, the William and Stephanie Sick Dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemical and biomolecular engineering, discusses his research on insulators.
National Academy of Engineering (This aired on WTOP.)
http://bit.ly/2jtvPTv

Hawaii Public Radio
Richie Hawley, professor of clarinet at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/2jHbveP (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

Sketching it out with Alexandra T. Bryant
KINETIC will perform at Rice’s Duncan Recital Hall Jan. 21. A 2016 performance by KINETIC aired on Houston Public Media Jan. 14. Graduate student Natalie Lin and Karim Al-Zand, associate professor of composition and theory at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, are mentioned.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2k4SS41
Encore Houston, episode 2: KINETIC
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2jCoqSd

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Theory lends transparency to how glass breaks
Over time, when a metallic glass is put under stress, its atoms will shift, slide and ultimately form bands that leave the material more prone to breaking. Rice scientists have developed new computational methods based on a general theory of glasses to explain why. 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, is quoted and alumnus Apiwat Wisitsorasak ’14 is mentioned.
Phys Org (This also appeared in Bioengineer.org.)
http://bit.ly/2jkkJxI

Rice’s Baker Institute releases policy recommendations for the Trump administration
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy has released policy recommendations for President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Ambassador Edward Djerejian, director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted, and various fellows and scholars at the Baker Institute are mentioned.
Scienmag
http://bit.ly/2iFSqwJ

Rebooting the molecular computer
Kevin Kelly, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and applied physics graduate program chair, is quoted in an article about molecular computers.
C&EN
http://bit.ly/2iX4JTG

Inside Pruitt’s conflicting approaches to Okla. energy cases
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted about the cost of wind and solar energy.
E&E News
http://bit.ly/2k4Maek

Leveraging real estate to achieve climate goals
Rives Taylor, lecturer of architecture, authored an op-ed about architecture and climate change.
Urban Land
http://bit.ly/2iLo3mT

5 books every leader should read in 2017 to be successful
“Stretch,” by Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured on a list of books to read in 2017.
Business 2 Community
http://bit.ly/2iybNYG

Looking at valuations and dividends to invest for the long term
Alumna Jennifer Chang ’99 is interviewed.
The Wall Street Transcript (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jsHRN8

Community broadcaster: The selling of a college radio station
KTRU Rice Radio is mentioned.
Radio World
http://bit.ly/2jPSOWd

‘Collateral’ lethality may offer new therapeutic approach for cancers of the pancreas, stomach and colon
Cancer cells often delete genes that normally suppress tumor formation. These deletions also may extend to neighboring genes, an event known as “collateral lethality,” which may create new options for development of therapies for several cancers. Rice is mentioned.
Bioengineer.org (This also appeared in Houston Style Magazine.)
http://bit.ly/2jCklxq

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Inside Houston: Brazos Bookstore’s Mark Haber
Mark Haber, store manager of Brazos Bookstore, mentions that he likes exploring the Rice campus.
About Travel
http://abt.cm/2iSHxX3

Duke TIP Summer Studies Program extended to LSU
An article mentions the Duke TIP program at Rice.
The Advocate
http://bit.ly/2iX5BrA

Twins, triplets and college decisions
An article mentions that Rice considers siblings separately in admission decisions.
Scarsdale 10583
http://bit.ly/2iWYhfL

Giving hand makers a helping hand
Those who make 3-D printed prosthetic hands may come to rely on a printed palm Rice students developed to help ensure that children get the most out of the devices. Alumna Michaela Dimoff ’16 is quoted.
WBRC
http://bit.ly/2jVmhgN

On the mind: The science behind political beliefs
An article mentions a Rice study on the association of political affiliation with other broad areas of life.
Paste
http://bit.ly/2jvu34b

At Denver Museum of Nature and Science, patron reports errors in displays, gets brushed off
James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned.
Evolution News
http://bit.ly/2iGdL9b

DoD awards new Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Innovation Hub
Rice is one of 40 academic partners in a new robotics manufacturing institute in Pittsburgh. Lydia Kavraki, the Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science and Professor of Bioengineering, is quoted. Also mentioned are Mark Moll, senior research scientist and adjunct assistant professor of computer science; 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; Swarat Chaudhuri, associate professor of computer science; Ashok Veeraraghavan, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering; Marcia O’Malley, professor of mechanical engineering and computer science and Fathi Ghorbel, professor of mechanical engineering and bioengineering.
American Security Today
http://bit.ly/2ixAtR7
Rice has role in new $250M robotics manufacturing institute
Robotics Tomorrow (This also appeared in Manufacturing Tomorrow.)
http://bit.ly/2jsO4IN

Student surveys of professors do not account for withdrawals
An article that discusses student reviews of professors mentions that Mark Embree taught at Rice.
Collegiate Times
http://bit.ly/2jDdSSt

Grieg’s piano concerto
An article mentions that Alastair Willis attended Rice.
Idaho Senior Independent
http://bit.ly/2j5tMBJ

Father, son warriors create perilous mini-series ‘Six’
Alumnus William Broyles Jr. ’66 is featured.
Lansing State Journal
http://on.lsj.com/2iKyI1j

Lion’s Roar presents a Bay Area-weekend of Buddhist discussion, dialogue and debate
Anne Klein, professor of religion, is mentioned.
Lion’s Roar
http://bit.ly/2iLdTTw

3 college half-truths and how to see through them
Rice is mentioned.
Patheos
http://bit.ly/2iO8HuA

Startup CEO thinks global
Rice-based publisher OpenStax is mentioned.
St. Albert Gazette
http://bit.ly/2jVVmld

SPORTS

Marshall, Western Kentucky both smarting following tough road trips
Wiess College junior Egor Koulechov is mentioned.
Charleston Gazette-Mail
http://bit.ly/2iWDOaX

USM basketball teams to get back on right track
Rice men’s basketball will play Louisiana Tech University Jan. 19 and the University of Southern Mississippi Jan. 21
WDAM (This also appeared in WMC.)
http://bit.ly/2jPFtNE
Louisiana Tech versus Rice — Jan. 19 college basketball pick, odds and prediction
Sports Chat Place
http://bit.ly/2iFIHXf
Rice at Louisiana Tech tomorrow
93.7 The Beat
http://bit.ly/2iXdI7m

Lady Techsters travel to Rice
Rice women’s basketball will play Louisiana Tech University Jan. 19.
The News Star (This also appeared in the Shreveport Times.)
http://tnsne.ws/2jAg9O0
Techsters hope to rebound from tough home loss over the weekend
MyArkLaMiss
http://bit.ly/2jD9Jh9
Pajama-clad Techsters invade Texas to win, bond
The News Star
http://tnsne.ws/2jDbhI8

Super Bowl volunteers to help show off the city
McMurtry College senior Pax Kaplan-Sherman is interning with the Super Bowl Host Committee department.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2iNT8TN

Rice makes Brian Stewart, Scott Vestal hires official
Rice announced the hires of new defensive coordinator Brian Stewart and safeties coach Scott Vestal. Former Rice coaches Chris Thurmond and Larry Hoefer are mentioned and head coach David Bailiff is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2k76Whk
http://bit.ly/2k4F89l

BYU tennis: Cougars wrap up strong performance at Metroplex Mania
Rice tennis is mentioned. Players Wendy Zhang, Lindsey Hodge, Alison Ho, Savannah Durkin, Fernanda Astete, Priya Niezgoda, Tommy Bennett, Oscar Janglin and Jamie Malik are mentioned in some of the articles.
Deseret News
http://bit.ly/2jGoXQa
BYU tennis: Jones named to All-WCC preseason team, BYU picked to finish 4th
Deseret News
http://bit.ly/2jsv1fr
Cougars wrap up strong performance at Metroplex Mania
BYU Cougars Athletics
http://bit.ly/2jsNqei
Jones named to All-WCC preseason team, BYU picked to finish 4th
BYU Cougars Athletics
http://bit.ly/2k7r7vy
North Texas tennis kicks off 2017 with mixed performances at SMU Invite
North Texas daily
http://bit.ly/2iSZWCL
Aggie duo claims pro title
KBTX
http://bit.ly/2jcs1D2
Texas A&M men’s tennis coach hopes smaller roster equals bigger postseason run
Aggie Sports
http://bit.ly/2jDiB6D
Texas A&M women’s tennis team heads into spring season loaded with experience
Aggie Sports
http://bit.ly/2jsptSh
Lamar’s Michael Feucht named SLC Tennis Player of the Week
Beaumont Enterprise
http://bit.ly/2jDnSLm

Texans coach will serve as offensive coordinator; Romeo Crennel promoted to assistant head coach
Former Rice athletes Christian Covington, Chris Boswell and Nick Fanuzzi are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Jan. 19 print edition with a different headline, “O’Brien to call plays, promotes Crennel.”)
http://bit.ly/2jPG81M
Kaz’s Korner: Both Texas teams bounced from NFL playoffs
The record live
http://bit.ly/2iNLtVA
Alabama recruiting: Crimson Tide have 35.7 percent success rate at QB
SEC Country
http://sec.news/2jcF4nG

Alumni notebook: Former Highlander eclipses 1,000 career points at Austin College
Sid Richardson junior Nicole Iademarco is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2k7iJfE

SMU heads to No. 8 Texas A&M for dual
Rice swimming is mentioned.
Swim Swam
http://bit.ly/2jsppli

Destination Texas, part 3: Tom Herman boasts little hair, but lots of points at Texas State
Articles discuss a number of coaches who previously coached at Rice. Rice coach David Bailiff and former Rice football player Chase Clement are mentioned in some of the articles.
Hook ’em
http://bit.ly/2ixMw0r
Destination Texas, part 4: With his offense and Mensa card, Tom Herman fit right in at Rice
Hook ’em
http://bit.ly/2jVugdR
Destination Texas, part 5: Winning in ‘Siberia,’ knocking off the Longhorns for Tom Herman
Hook ’em
http://bit.ly/2k1tMTw
FootballScoop says Eliot on his way to Colorado
WYMT (This also appeared in WKYT.)
http://bit.ly/2iKDvMI
Source: Buffs working on deal for Kentucky’s D.J. Eliot to become defensive coordinator
Daily Camera
http://bit.ly/2iO3mUp
Colorado reportedly hires D.J. Eliot as defensive coordinator
The Ralphie Report
http://bit.ly/2jDj8FH
‘Inside High-School Sports’
KHOU
http://bit.ly/2iypner
12 college or pro head coaches that graduated from Texas coaching ranks
Max Preps
http://t.maxpreps.com/2ixPLF6

Bohls: Can anyone stop this Bama-Clemson Top 25 stranglehold? You bet
Rice football is mentioned. Head coach David Bailiff is mentioned in the Sports on Earth article.
Austin American-Statesman
http://atxne.ws/2iKq6I3
Early ’17 CFB rankings of every team
Sports on Earth
http://bit.ly/2jtxWa3

College baseball: TCU tops D1Baseball.com’s preseason poll
Rice baseball is mentioned.
NCAA
http://on.ncaa.com/2jGtF0e
LSU checks in at No. 5 in D1Baseball.com preseason rankings; SEC has 4 teams in top 7
The Advocate
http://bit.ly/2jBR4To
Berry: Play at plate ‘exemplified’ ’16 Eagles
Hattiesburg American
http://hatne.ws/2jcI1ol

Teron Brown becomes 1st Southeast Texas commit for new Lamar coach
A Rice commit is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2iCLT67
It’s her day: City honors Aiken High senior
The Island Packet
http://bit.ly/2k7yjYF

Houston Marathon runner dedicates portion to Port Arthur native
Rice alumna Becky Wade ’12 finished third in the Chevron Houston Marathon and was the first American woman finisher.
Houston Chronicle (Wade is pictured in a slide show.)
http://bit.ly/2k1hOtb
The winners, losers and most confused from the Houston Marathon: Leonard Korir, Jordan Hasay, Kiya Dandena, Becky Wade and the US cross-country team
Let’s Run
http://bit.ly/2iO6lMm
7 lessons I learned from the 2017 Chevron Houston Marathon
Run Blog Run
http://bit.ly/2jCyt9J

Can the Houston Super Bowl live up to the way they partied back in 2004?
Rice Stadium is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2jDcqz9

Look: Rice football stadium so flooded you could almost swim for a touchdown
Rice Stadium was flooded temporarily Jan. 18 when an electrical problem prevented the pumps from turning on during the heavy rains.
CBS Sports
http://cbsprt.co/2jMxzVt
Rice’s football field is totally underwater
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2jAtMNs
Houston rainstorms severely flood Rice Owls’ football field
ESPN
http://es.pn/2k74k2T
After heavy rain, Rice’s football field was temporarily under water
Yahoo Sports
https://yhoo.it/2jMF0vO
Bus driver rescued by good Samaritan in Houston floods
CNN
http://cnn.it/2jD8Chy

Texas A&M soccer team releases spring schedule
Rice soccer is mentioned.
Aggie Sports
http://bit.ly/2jcfzmC
Aggies announce spring playing dates
KBTX
http://bit.ly/2jPBiSd

With Hall of Fame election, deep wounds closing for Jeff Bagwell
Former Rice baseball player Lance Berkman is mentioned.
ESPN (This also appeared in KTRK.)
http://abc13.co/2jCk25L

Prepped and ready: 5 records that aren’t meant to be broken
Rice is mentioned in reprints of articles originally published in 2013.
Austin American-Statesman
http://atxne.ws/2jcB86K
Prepped and ready: Preseason power poll’s postseason review
Austin American-Statesman
http://atxne.ws/2iFNckG

NEWS RELEASES

Treated carbon pulls radioactive elements from water
Researchers at Rice University and Kazan Federal University in Russia have found a way to extract radioactivity from water and said their discovery could help purify the hundreds of millions of gallons of contaminated water stored after the Fukushima nuclear plant accident.
http://bit.ly/2k7Q3mF

Women in Leadership Conference convenes at Rice’s Jones School Feb. 10
Local women business and thought leaders will gather at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business Feb. 10 for the annual Women in Leadership Conference.
http://bit.ly/2iXJdOZ

Rice’s Baker Institute releases policy recommendations for the Trump administration
Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy has released policy recommendations for President-elect Donald Trump’s administration
http://bit.ly/2iOQ9KZ

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 to be performed at annual Rice concert
The noble melodies and stately rhythms of Beethoven’s famed Symphony No. 3, “Eroica,” will be performed by the Rice University Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra at the 2017 Shepherd Society’s Family Concert Jan. 28.
http://bit.ly/2k5mo9O