Dateline Rice for Jan. 30, 2017 (Weekend Edition)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Super Bowl comes as Houston recovering from latest oil bust
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, discusses Super Bowl LI, which will be hosted in Houston.
USA Today (This also appeared in the New York Times and over 100 other media outlets.)
http://usat.ly/2k9dgSt
Houston ready to impress world with its cosmopolitan makeover
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front page of the Jan. 29 print edition with a different headline.)
http://bit.ly/2kKkrDR

Some invading beetles are born to go far
Just a little bit of help from evolution allows invasive species to disperse farther and faster, according to Rice University scientists. Graduate student Brad Ochocki and Tom Miller, the James and Deborah Godwin Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, are quoted.
Futurity (This article appeared in the Jan. 30 issue of Futurity Today.)
http://bit.ly/2kGhfpO
Beetles born on the edge make invasion faster
R&D
http://bit.ly/2kjOX6L
Rapid trait evolution crucial to species growth
Knowridge Science Report
http://bit.ly/2kGiEMN
Rapid trait evolution crucial to species growth, study finds
Technology.org
http://bit.ly/2kGrKcA

Trump is obsessed with trade — but it’s not a major cause of job loss
Russell Green, the Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Washington Post
http://wapo.st/2kGgVHq
Trade is not the driver of major job loss
Real Clear Markets
http://bit.ly/2jmLZyZ
La peligrosa obsesión de Trump con el comercio
El Diario (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2jvurfb

Pimp C’s lyrics and promo items being added to Rice University research center
The life and legacy of Houston rapper Chad “Pimp C” Butler will be the focus of a panel discussion at Rice University Jan. 31. Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religion and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted. Rice’s Woodson Research Center is also mentioned.
XXL
http://bit.ly/2kGljpR
Rice University panel to explore the legacy of Pimp C
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2jvig2a
Pimp C’s lyrics and merch to be added to Rice University research center
Hip-Hop Wired
http://bit.ly/2kLOgjl
Pimp C’s lyric sheets and memorabilia to be immortalized at Houston’s Rice University
Hip-Hop DX
http://bit.ly/2jmDwvN
Details on Rice Univ adding Pimp C lyrics and more to research center
Black Sports Online
http://bit.ly/2k94xQz
Pimp C items archived at Houston’s Rice University
Okay Player
http://bit.ly/2jmO6CZ
Pimp C’s musical legacy added to Rice University library archives
The Boom Box
http://bit.ly/2kGsA91

Kinder Institute to roll out Houston Urban Data Platform
Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research will host the public rollout of the Houston Urban Data Platform. Katherine Ensor, professor of statistics and institute fellow, is mentioned. Bill Fulton, director of the institute, authored the piece.
Government Technology
http://bit.ly/2jvjDxK

Smurfit MBA climbs to 70th place in FT world rankings
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business is No. 64 on the annual Financial Times worldwide rankings.
Irish Times
http://bit.ly/2k9aVHb

Trump’s multibillion-dollar wall to have ‘modest impact on US border security’
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 former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump.
Sputnik
http://bit.ly/2jmV8HC
Lawmakers want Abbott to take a more vocal role in passing, blocking bills
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. A correction on Jones’ title has been requested.)
http://bit.ly/2kGbFU2
BLM, Defense Department to help preserve Castner
El Paso Times
http://bit.ly/2kuXIs3
Bills seek to bolster state’s oil spill response
El Paso Times
http://bit.ly/2kC1e3o
Trump’s wall and immigration promises weren’t really empty ones
The Grand Island Independent (This also appeared in Corpus Christi Caller-Times.)
http://bit.ly/2k9aMUa
Point of view: Trump’s wall, immigration promises weren’t empty ones
Palm Beach Post
http://pbpo.st/2kGyHub
El legado de Barack Obama
Univision Houston (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2kCgama
WFMY
http://bit.ly/2k9wfwg
http://bit.ly/2jneVXJ
WTOP2
http://bit.ly/2kKM2VA (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 
KTRH
http://bit.ly/2kHcTyz (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 
http://bit.ly/2jvZgAg (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

La vespa parassita che esce dalla testa
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 Italia (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2kKA9yS
La vespa parassita che controlla la mente di chi la ospita
Blasting News (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2kjyMGt

HOUSTON/TEXAS

College presidents concerned about immigration ban
An article mentions a tweet by Rice President David Leebron.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2k90Vhi
http://bit.ly/2kjgDIM

Houston needs to find a way to honor Astrodome’s legacy
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted about the Astrodome.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2kKwvVA

What US department stores can learn from China
A “Rice Business Wisdom” article was published by the Houston Chronicle’s “Gray Matters.”
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine.)
http://bit.ly/2kjmLBe

New China-inspired park in Houston features Forbidden Garden’s old terra-cotta soldiers
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/2kjrUJx
http://bit.ly/2jmBYlq
Heading to Houston for Super Bowl LI? Here’s the lowdown on what do to, where to go
The Spokesman-Review
http://bit.ly/2jKNbuv

Texas climate and energy researchers prepare for worst-case scenario under Trump
Charles McConnell, executive director of Rice’s Energy and Environment Initiative, is quoted in an article about renewable energy and carbon capture.
Texas Observer
http://bit.ly/2kjxr2b

Roger Olson, board of contributors: Taking Galileo’s cue on faith, heavens and all between
Alumnus Roger Olson ’82 authored an op-ed.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://bit.ly/2kGfJ72

Northside teacher in top 10 for $10,000 grant
An article discusses the Rather Prize, which is being offered in partnership with Rice’s Center for Civic Leadership.
The Facts (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jmOpgW

Houston-area boarding school opens new campus building
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2kLUks3

BROADCAST

20-year energy outlook predicts less reliance on oil
William Arnold, professor in the practice of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted about natural gas.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2kKDvBT

With executions down, will the death penalty disappear?
An article mentions the results of a Rice survey.
KERA News (This also appeared in KUT and Texas Public Radio.)
http://bit.ly/2kjEDLP

KFBK
Neuroscience and artificial intelligence experts from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have taken inspiration from the human brain in creating a new “deep learning” method that enables computers to learn about the visual world largely on their own, much as human babies do.
http://bit.ly/2kkb9O6 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Cell-tracking nanomaterial agents get a boost
Rice University researchers have synthesized a new and greatly improved generation of contrast agents for tagging and real-time tracking of stem cells in the body. Lon Wilson, professor of chemistry, and Kenton Whitmire, associate dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and professor of chemistry, are quoted.
Nanowerk
http://bit.ly/2kKz5Lv
Cell-tracking agents get a boost
Phys Org
http://bit.ly/2kKzRZ1

Electronic properties found in boron chains
A Rice team that simulated one-dimensional forms of boron — both two-atom-wide ribbons and single-atom chains — found they possess unique properties. For example, if metallic ribbons of boron are stretched, they morph into antiferromagnetic semiconducting chains, and when released they fold back into ribbons. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and professor of chemistry, is quoted.
New Electronics
http://bit.ly/2jNNrGR
Stretching gives boron atoms special powers
Controlled Environment
http://bit.ly/2kGdP6a
Boron may be next wonder material?
India.com (This also appeared in Indian Express, Business Standard, Daily News & Analysis, India Today and Outlook India.)
http://bit.ly/2jNvqII
Move over graphene! Boron may be next wonder material?
India Live Today
http://bit.ly/2kjIKYf
Boron may become nanomaterial of century
News Today
http://bit.ly/2kM8Cck
Jednowymiarowy bor – nieistniejący obiecujący materiał
Kopalnia Wiedzy (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2kjx6gI

Will machines replace human jobs?
An unnamed Rice professor is mentioned.
Engadget
http://engt.co/2kKwd17

Single-molecule compounds may become basis for new antioxidant therapies
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.
News-Medical
http://bit.ly/2jKLKwi
Antioxidants get small
Nanotechnology Now
http://bit.ly/2kjZvCD

Shale producers face tough challenges rebuilding equipment, manpower
An article discusses research by Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Ken Medlock, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the institute and lecturer of economics.
E&P
http://bit.ly/2k9bUHn

How AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile are preparing for Super Bowl 51 crowds
An article mentions that 4G LTE capacity has been increased at Rice Stadium.
Digital Trends
http://bit.ly/2jO9uNJ

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Even better strategies for measuring mobile app success
Alumnus Arun Bhattacharya ’95 authored an op-ed about mobile applications.
Adobe Digital Marketing Blog
https://adobe.ly/2k9d31W

A guide to mastering Dalmatian Fjaka
Alumna Loreta Kovacic ’96 authored an op-ed about Fjaka.
Croatia Week
http://bit.ly/2jmL3ut

Vista’s Patty Bender — Q&A on Houston shopping centers: New grocers, new restaurants and trends
An article mentions that Patty Bender is a guest lecturer at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Realty News Report
http://bit.ly/2jKNFkz

Cellist runs for charity
Alumnus David Gerstein ’08 is featured.
Arkansas Online (This also appeared in Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.)
http://bit.ly/2jKPmOF

As Trump mulls another ‘reset’ with Russia, he should consider perils of big oil diplomacy
Amy Myers Jaffe, a former energy fellow at Rice Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed about U.S.-Russia policy.
Econo Times
http://bit.ly/2jKVIxJ

Alan Gilbert leads New York Philharmonic Europe Spring 2017 tour
An article mentions that Rice’s Shepherd School of Music is a New York Philharmonic Global Academy partner. Frank Huang, artist teacher of violin, is mentioned.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2jNS2sl

Texas roundup: Comey at SXSW, CTAN, RealCo, Fannin, ‘Trump and Dump’
The Rice Alliance is mentioned.
Xconomy
http://bit.ly/2k9v53P

‘Geen clash van beschavingen maar ontroerende vorm van verzoening door migratiestop Trump’
Craig Considine, lecturer of sociology, is mentioned.
De Redactie (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2jNPFpB

Het Witte gekkenhuis?
An article mentions that Rice is affiliated with the White House Transition Project.
Trouw (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2kGn1HM

SPORTS

Rice flexes muscle in win over Charlotte
Rice men’s basketball defeated the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 84-67. Head coach Mike Rhoades and players Marcus Evans, Egor Koulechov, Connor Cashaw and Chad Lott are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jKEjFh
http://bit.ly/2k90C5X
Rice takes down Charlotte
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2kG7eZL
Evans, Koulechov score 23 each, Rice beats Charlotte 84-67
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jvgii0

Foster linebacker’s coaching roots grew into Rice connection
A Rice commit is mentioned. Rice football head coach David Bailiff is mentioned in the first Houston Chronicle article.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2kKohNn
FBISD, area football stars await signing day
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2kG5VKg
KISD, area football stars await signing day
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2kjgepG
HISD, area football stars await signing day
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2jvidDj
2017 college preview: San Jac, Yavapai Juco favorites again
Baseball America
http://bit.ly/2kKZqJr

Women’s college basketball: UConn starts slow en route to 91-42 rout of UH
Rice women’s basketball defeated the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 55-52. Players Jasmine Goodwine and Maya Hawkins are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2k98nJd
Hawkins, Owls shoot down Niners
Niner Times
http://bit.ly/2k9xWdk

Relive 5 of the greatest Super Bowl moments of all time
An article mentions that Super Bowl VIII was hosted at Rice Stadium.
Houstonia (This appeared in the January issue.)
http://bit.ly/2jvAznJ
50 memories of 50 Super Bowls with super fan Don Crisman
Patriots.com
http://bit.ly/2kH3Nlh

When Houston 1st hosted a pro football championship, Oilers won
Rice football is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Jan. 30 print edition with a different headline, “City was a player in AFL’s infancy.”)
http://bit.ly/2kLPivK

NCAAM basketball Rice Owls versus Old Dominion Monarchs
Rice men’s basketball fell to Old Dominion University 72-80.
The Venture
http://bit.ly/2kjKaCn

New England Patriots playing out as latter-day Oakland Raiders
An article mentions that balls from “Heliumgate” in 1977 were tested at Rice.
UPI
http://bit.ly/2jNCt4h
Patriots playing out as latter-day Raiders
Big News Network
http://bit.ly/2jvDI6V

Former Baylor player Oakman makes 1st court appearance since sexual assault charge
An article mentions that Shawn Oakman attended a 2016 Rice-Baylor University football game.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://bit.ly/2jvnWsZ

Legends from ’50s set high standard for Bowie basketball
Alumnus Temple Tucker ’58 is mentioned.
Times Record News
http://bit.ly/2jvfzgZ

MLB fans know how Australian Open fans feel
Alumnus Adam Tabakin ’06 authored an op-ed.
Fansided (This also appeared in Fox Sports.)
http://bit.ly/2jKJwwU

North Texas’ losing streak at 10 games with loss to Old Dominion
Rice men’s basketball will play the University of North Texas Feb. 4.
North Texas Daily
http://bit.ly/2jvnZ84

Herd men’s basketball to host UTEP
Rice men’s basketball players Egor Koulechov and Marcus Evans are mentioned.
Marshall Athletics
http://bit.ly/2kKSZG2

LSU sweeps quad against Houston, Rice, Tulane
Rice swimming is mentioned.
College Swimming
http://bit.ly/2kKU80B
LSU women’s swimming breaks 9-year-old 200-meter freestyle pool record
LSU Now
http://bit.ly/2jvDxJ1
LSU, Houston, Rice, Tulane tangle in Baton Rouge
College Swimming
http://bit.ly/2kGPOMz
LSU swimming and diving set to compete in last regular season meet
The Daily Reveille
http://bit.ly/2kjOwJn
SEC weekly recap: Tennessee splits with Florida; A&M wins
Swimming World
http://bit.ly/2jO6qkt
So, you’re thinking of breaking into Tiger Stadium? Here’s some advice: Don’t
SEC Country
http://sec.news/2kGXgHB
Wyoming women, Air Force men split in tight conference battle
Swim Swam
http://bit.ly/2kKEd2a
LSU sweeps quad against Houston, Rice, Tulane
College Swimming
http://bit.ly/2kKU80B

Army Black Knights 2017 football schedule announced
Rice football’s 2017 schedule is discussed.
Underdog Dynasty
http://bit.ly/2jvwVug
UAB football returns to C-USA in 2017 after a 3-year absence
The Virginian-Pilot
http://bit.ly/2kKYzbB
North Texas announces 2017 football schedule
Underdog Dynasty
http://bit.ly/2kMkpHM

No. 15 Aggie men’s tennis team to host ITA Kick-Off Weekend event
Rice tennis is mentioned.
Aggie Sports
http://bit.ly/2jvBPY4
Men’s tennis prepares for ITA Kick-Off Weekend
Baylor Athletics
http://bit.ly/2jnjxwP
UTSA to face Incarnate Word, UT Rio Grande Valley this weekend
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2kjW4vZ
Beacons extend win streak to 10
Register-Guard
http://bit.ly/2jvOsCj
No. 9 men’s tennis overpowers Drake, 4-1
Texas Sports
http://bit.ly/2kjUjyY
Oregon defeats Rice 4-2 to advance to ITA regional final
Daily Emerald
http://bit.ly/2jLnEBi
Oregon men’s tennis falls short in Austin Regional, loses 4-2 to No. 9 Texas
Daily Emerald
http://bit.ly/2kMjlng
Baylor men’s tennis prepares for ITA Kick-Off Weekend
KXXV
http://bit.ly/2jnk1TM

Settled-in Steve Rodriguez eager to improve Baylor baseball record from a year ago
Graduate student and baseball player Darryn Sheppard is mentioned.
Bears Extra
http://bit.ly/2jL8HQ2

Baseball opens official practice Friday
Rice baseball is mentioned.
KBMT/12 News Now
http://bit.ly/2kjKCRe
Changes aplenty as Texas prepares to open baseball season
Hook ’em
http://bit.ly/2jvNg1H
Texas Baseball Fan Appreciation Day and Alumni Game set for Saturday, Feb. 4
Texas Sports
http://bit.ly/2jn6wna
A look at the upcoming baseball season
The University Star
http://bit.ly/2jvGiKo
Lamar baseball with 1st practice of 2017 season
KFDM
http://bit.ly/2k9xAU2

Broncos insider: How about Denver drafts Christian McCaffrey?
An article includes a photo from a Rice-Stanford University football game.
The Denver Post
http://dpo.st/2k9u5Nc

KHOU
Alumnus Larry Izzo ’96 discusses playing in Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004.
http://bit.ly/2jObKnU
http://bit.ly/2kMJUsl

KTXX
A broadcast mentions that the New England Patriots practiced at Rice Stadium during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004.
http://bit.ly/2kjUPNN (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 
WDEL
http://bit.ly/2jw3ZSB (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

NEWS RELEASES

Rice U. students intern for Super Bowl Host Committee
Six Rice University sport management students are getting the internship of a lifetime as they work with the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee in preparation for Super Bowl LI between the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots Feb. 5.
http://bit.ly/2kLaNAQ

Baker Institute study: Shift to tighter physician-hospital integration is more complex than expected
More physicians are contracting with hospitals through different types of agreements, but the shift to tighter physician-hospital integration is more complex than expected, according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://bit.ly/2kMGPJ0

Cell-tracking agents get a boost
Rice University researchers have synthesized a new and greatly improved generation of contrast agents for tagging and real-time tracking of stem cells in the body.
http://bit.ly/2jLHUTo