Dateline Rice for Jan. 26, 2017

FEATURED ITEM

New crypt-keeper wasp is parasite that bursts from host’s head
Gall wasps may feel confident as they infest oak trees for shelter and sustenance, but their wasp enemy has an even more insidious agenda, according to Rice. Kelly Weinersmith, adjunct faculty member and the former Huxley Fellow in Ecology and Evolution, and Scott Egan, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, are quoted.
National Geographic
http://bit.ly/2k50bMc
Crypt-keeper wasp, Euderus set, is a newly discovered parasite that kills its host by eating its head — from the inside out
International Business Times
http://bit.ly/2j8fAvZ
These wasps leave the ‘crypt’ through their host’s head
Futurity (This article appeared in the Jan. 26 issue of Futurity Today.)
http://bit.ly/2kx0oJ3
Diabolical parasite grows inside baby wasps and eats their brains to escape
Gizmodo AU
http://bit.ly/2j8aiAI
‘It makes its prey turn into a zombie, then it devours it from inside out’
BBC World Service’s “Newsday” (This also aired on 707 radio stations.)
http://bbc.in/2j89QlP
New species of parasitic wasp named after ancient god of evil Set shows wicked behavior
Heritage Daily
http://bit.ly/2jj35ch
‘The Chad Benson Show’
KXNT (This aired on over 20 other radio stations.)
http://bit.ly/2k8j8xS

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Trump orders feds to start building wall along Mexican border
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 executive orders signed by President Donald Trump and voter fraud. Jones also authored an op-ed about the possibility of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
San Francisco Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2j8fpkq
Even with an executive order, building the wall is not realistic
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2jVahx0
Some fear Trump’s voter fraud investigation could lead to voter suppression
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2knQczg
‘Al Jazeera’
https://youtu.be/hqla6BfDdpY
KRLD
http://bit.ly/2kxf2QI (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2k7FcZx
KUT
http://bit.ly/2ko9k0f (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 
KTRH
http://bit.ly/2jj36N8 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

Recommended reading: Top 17 creative leadership book picks for 2017
“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.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2k7uSRt

HOUSTON/TEXAS

2 high-profile, multicultural lawyers join DA office team
Alumnus Tom Berg ’74 is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jVbxjy
http://bit.ly/2jiYjvn

Entering a small business funding contest
An excerpt from the book “Finance Your Business” mentions the Rice Business Plan Competition.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2jiTmTc

Big oil roars back
William Arnold, professor in the practice of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted in an article about the oil industry.
Texas Monthly
http://bit.ly/2j8mTnr

Public notice: Imagine that
Alumnus Gordon King ’74 is mentioned.
The Austin Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2kwQreK

Texas blog roundup for the week of Jan. 23
A news roundup reports on vandalism that occurred at Rice.
Off the Kuff
http://bit.ly/2kx7Zaq

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Data illuminate a mountain of molehills facing women scientists
Michelle “Mikki” Hebl, the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychology and professor of psychology and management, is quoted about stereotypes about women in science.
Eos
http://bit.ly/2jBh0Lx

Mexico’s energy reform can benefit from Latin America’s petroleum sector development
The decision-makers behind Mexico’s budding energy reform can learn from the history of the development of the petroleum sector in Latin America, according to a new paper by an expert in the Mexico Center and the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Francisco Monaldi, a fellow in Latin American energy policy at the institute, is quoted.
Phys Org
http://bit.ly/2jB2BPA

Graphene demonstrates remarkable potential as life-saving antioxidant
Treated particles of graphene derived from carbon nanotubes have demonstrated remarkable potential as life-saving antioxidants, but as small as they are, something even smaller had to be created to figure out why they work so well. Researchers at Rice and a number of other institutions created single-molecule compounds that also quench damaging reactive oxygen species but are far easier to analyze using standard scientific tools. The molecules may become the basis for new antioxidant therapies in their own right. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Nano Werk
http://bit.ly/2k7jeWs
Antioxidant compounds mimic effective graphene agents, show potential for therapies 
Phys Org
http://bit.ly/2kwN9Im

Houston’s Moody Center for the Arts readies for launch — debuts experimental platform intertwining arts, sciences and humanities
An article discusses the inaugural season at Rice’s new Moody Center for the Arts. Alison Weaver, executive director of the center, is mentioned.
Art Fix Daily
http://bit.ly/2ktaoTC

‘About the Hare and the Tortoise but Mostly About the Hare’: William N. Copley on Francis Picabia, in about 1978
William Camfield, the Joseph and Joanna Nazro Mullen Professor Emeritus of Art History, is mentioned in the reprint of an essay written by William Copley.
Art News
http://bit.ly/2kttEjZ

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Walt’s look around: Karl Kaiser
Rice is mentioned.
WMC (This also appeared in WDAM and MS News Now.)
http://bit.ly/2k7p4r0
WLBT
http://bit.ly/2ko4csX

UI Collegiate reformed fellowship to host ‘Why Gay Is Not the New Black’
Alumnus Voddie Baucham ’92 is featured.
Moscow-Pullman Daily News
http://bit.ly/2k7qVME

Parish president says he will recommend Livingston Parish Council join class action lawsuit against DOTD
An unnamed Rice hydrologist is mentioned.
The Livingston Parish News
http://bit.ly/2j8pldA

Seniors receive acceptance letters
An article mentions a student who may attend Rice.
Owasso Reporter
http://bit.ly/2k0DQQ0

Onstott Group keeps it a family affair with new hire
Graduate student Cullen Onstott is mentioned.
Hunt Scanlon Media
http://bit.ly/2jj9La5

SUNY Downstate Medical Center taps Dr. Wayne Riley to serve as president: 5 notes
Alumnus Wayne Riley ’02 is mentioned.
Becker’s Hospital Review
http://bit.ly/2j8i4dz

SPORTS

Rice uses close encounter with tornado as life lesson
During a recent road game at the University of Southern Mississippi, the Rice men’s basketball team was approximately five miles away from a tornado that ripped through Hattiesburg, Miss. Head coach Mike Rhoades and players Chad Lott and Marcus Evans discuss the experience.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2kwUaoD

C-USA baseball preseason poll pegs 8th place for MU
Rice baseball is No. 1 in the C-USA baseball preseason poll. Jones College sophomore Ford Proctor was chosen C-USA Preseason Player of the Year and Duncan College junior Glenn Otto was picked C-USA Preseason Pitcher of the Year.
The Herald-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/2kwWorV
WKU baseball picked to finish last in C-USA
WBKO
http://bit.ly/2jj3Thl
Wednesday’s ‘360’: Norfolk State reveals football schedule; W&M picked second in CAA baseball; Admirals end slide at 2
Daily Press
http://bit.ly/2k50WoF

Midtown district debuts new park with Super Bowl celebrations
An article mentions that the Super Bowl teams will practice at Rice and the University of Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2kwSsDH
http://bit.ly/2jttgjC

Looking back at Houston’s 1st Super Bowl
An article mentions that Super Bowl VIII was hosted at Rice Stadium.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jVdywq
Best Super Bowl host cities, ranked
Sports on Earth
http://bit.ly/2kx9S37

New year, new team: Bearkats turn fortunes around in 2017
Rice men’s and women’s basketball will play the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Jan. 28.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2kwXsfH
Latest line
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2knH51D

C-USA football schedule to be released tomorrow
Rice football’s 2017 schedule is discussed.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2jBbSHc
C-USA football schedules to be announced on Thursday
The Virginian-Pilot
http://bit.ly/2j8js06
Eagles’ C-USA opponents set for ’17, ’18
Hattiesburg American
http://hatne.ws/2jtyxba

What does UNT do without Jeremy Combs?
Rice men’s basketball is mentioned.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2jVrMxn

Roadrunners to compete at this weekend’s Houston Invitational
Rice’s track and field teams are mentioned.
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2j8kSYw
UTSA men to return to action at this weekend’s Houston Invitational
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2knXAdW

Techsters to host UAB
Rice women’s basketball is mentioned.
The News Star
http://tnsne.ws/2j8sA4w

NEWS RELEASE

Antioxidants get small
Treated particles of graphene derived from carbon nanotubes have demonstrated remarkable potential as life-saving antioxidants, but as small as they are, something even smaller had to be created to figure out why they work so well. Researchers at Rice University, the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Baylor College of Medicine created single-molecule compounds that also quench damaging reactive oxygen species but are far easier to analyze using standard scientific tools. The molecules may become the basis for new antioxidant therapies in their own right.
http://bit.ly/2koRdHq