Dateline Rice for Feb. 3, 2017

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Should we worry about Trump fudging jobs data?
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, discusses the U.S. Census.
Slate
http://slate.me/2jFMl3U

Texas is in for a Super Bowl liftoff
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.
Gulf News
http://bit.ly/2l4vXpY

When is a restaurant more than just a restaurant?
An article mentions that Racha Haroun attended Rice.
Huffington Post
http://huff.to/2jKPJ8Y

Travel ban another example of Trump’s war on science
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, authored an op-ed about President Donald Trump’s recent executive order.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2l4Gp0r

Club Campestre: How the lone golf course in Juárez, Mexico, overcame the drug cartels
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 drug war in Juárez.
Golf (This also appeared in Yahoo Sports.)
http://bit.ly/2kpsP8V
‘México debe tomar la iniciativa de abandonar el Tratado de Libre Comercio:’ Director del Centro México en Rice University
NTN24 (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2jExba7

Renta básica: Un sueldo para toda la vida y no el de Nescafé
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.
El Huffington Post (An English translation is not available. This also appeared in Diario Veloz.)
http://huff.to/2l53Ab7
Conferencia mundial de desarrolladores se realizará en Argentina
Comercio y Justicia (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2k3ONQt
Llega al país la Conferencia Mundial de Ingeniería de Software ICSE
Agencia Fe (An English translation is not available. This also appeared in Radio LT12 and Yahoo Noticias.)
http://bit.ly/2jHduyq

The evolution of invasive behavior
Just a little bit of help from evolution allows invasive species to disperse farther and faster, according to Rice scientists. Graduate student Brad Ochocki discusses the research. Tom Miller, the James and Deborah Godwin Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is mentioned.
BCC World Service’s “Science in Action” (This also aired on 707 radio stations.)
http://bbc.in/2jBVzOH

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Musicians hope to score big with each performance of the national anthem
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is quoted about the Super Bowl.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Star Living section in the Feb. 3 print edition with a different headline, “Oh, say, can you hear?”)
http://bit.ly/2koUFlE

Why march?
An article mentions an op-ed by Leah Binkovitz, staff writer for Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, about protesting.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2l4lDOP

Trump wants religion and politics to mix, but Congress is reluctant
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 about the separation of church and state.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2koXhjn

Houston legal links Feb. 2
Articles discuss fliers have been posted at Texas college campuses, including Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2kp8fFC
White nationalist fliers left at Rice University
KHOU (This also appeared in KVUE and KENS.)
http://bit.ly/2l4Bi0z
Letter, spewing hate, left on Fort Bend county home
KTRK
http://abc13.co/2k3NNcm

Report: Fair housing faces an uphill battle in Texas
Leah Binkovitz, staff writer for Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about housing in Texas.
Rivard Report
http://bit.ly/2kZx1zj

$3.3M effort to map human genome’s intricate folding pattern
The National Institutes of Health today announced eight mapping centers that will help lead the next four-year phase of its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project, whose purpose is to identify all of the functional elements contained in the human genome. Erez Lieberman Aiden, adjunct assistant professor in computational and applied mathematics and in computer science, will lead the Baylor lab.
Baylor College of Medicine
http://bit.ly/2l37e6c

A cozy, personal R-Day at CG’s, no matter the evening chill
Former Rice President Malcom Gillis is mentioned.
Indo American News
http://bit.ly/2jFMxjC

Finalists announced for Texas Medical Center, NFL pitch competition
Edward Egan, fellow and director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, will be on the judges panel for the National Football League’s annual Super Bowl business startup competition.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2kpebyq
These 9 startups are headed to the Super Bowl
Nibletz
http://bit.ly/2jFyF8Z

BROADCAST

Trump policies raise alarm among some in oil industry
Michael Maher, senior program adviser in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about President Donald Trump’s policies.
KUT (This also appeared in KUOW.)
http://bit.ly/2kwWPSC
http://bit.ly/2kAS9Lr (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 
http://bit.ly/2kB5Yt1 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

Castro explains Trump ‘impeachment’ tweet
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 impeachment.
KTSA
http://bit.ly/2kZERco

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

How Moore’s microchip law is still shaping our world
Rice is mentioned.
News Scientist
http://bit.ly/2jWiJvm

MD Anderson losses approach $170M through 1st months of FY17
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute and professor of economics, is quoted in an article about M.D. Anderson.
Healthcare Dive
http://bit.ly/2l4MyKm

More colleges are using free educational resources
Rice-based publisher OpenStax is mentioned.
Community College Daily
http://bit.ly/2jxrgIJ

Harvard GSD showcases architectural ethnography exhibition
An article mentions that Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kajima taught at Rice.
Architect
http://bit.ly/2jEEe2v

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.
Unconventional Oil & Gas Center
http://bit.ly/2kXf7cj

2017 IADC officers
An article mentions that Mike Bowie attended Rice’s Advanced Management Institute.
Drilling Contractor
http://bit.ly/2kTUtuF

Cytotoxins contribute to virulence of deadly epidemic bacterial infections
An article mentions Rice’s Century Scholar program.
Infection Control Today
http://bit.ly/2jB5UdA

Yellow Fever global whack-a-mole
Peter Hotez, a fellow in disease and poverty at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an op-ed about Yellow Fever.
PLOS Blogs
http://bit.ly/2kZOOWZ

New carbon material can help clean up radioactive water
Researchers at Rice 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. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Materials Today
http://bit.ly/2l4WzXQ

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

College and university leaders urge Trump to rectify or rescind immigration order
Rice President David Leebron and 47 other college and university presidents sent a letter to President Donald Trump about his recent executive order.
Planet Princeton
http://bit.ly/2kx1lRa

Dropcam cofounder Aamir Virani joins Felicis, becoming a VC
Rice is mentioned.
Tech Crunch
http://tcrn.ch/2kAFXtR

Nissan anthropologist: ‘We need a universal language for autonomous cars’
Alumna Melissa Cefkin ’93 is interviewed.
2025 AD
http://bit.ly/2jEtNMH

Republican Native Americans jockey for trump administration posts
An article mentions that Gavin Clarkson worked at Rice.
Indian Country Media Network
http://bit.ly/2kSBHqK

2017 Auburn Alumni Hall of Distinction inductees announced
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, was chosen as one of the 2017 members of the Auburn Alumni Hall of Distinction.
Auburn Pub
http://bit.ly/2l0UcoM

Science: Improvements to infrastructure
Rice’s ratio of total research volume in millions to tenure and tenure-track faculty is mentioned.
The Polytechnic
http://bit.ly/2ku1KDS

Martin Preferred Foods Epicurean Project
Rice chef Gabriel Aguiler is featured.
Southwest Food Service News
http://bit.ly/2kiIuqF

Ribbon cutting — Raleigh A. Smith, MD
Alumnus Raleigh Smith ’75 is mentioned.
The Rockport Pilot
http://bit.ly/2kwhh5V

Relevance of the Hippocratic Oath in the 21st century
Hagop Kantarjian, nonresident fellow in health policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored op-eds about the Hippocratic Oath, drug prices and generic cancer drugs.
The ASCO Post
http://bit.ly/2jEsiOt
The 340B drug pricing program: Background, concerns and solutions
The ASCO Post
http://bit.ly/2kSOWaH
The arrival of generic Imatinib into the US market: An educational event
The ASCO Post
http://bit.ly/2kTUw9Q

Promoting a more balanced approach to cancer prevention and treatment
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is discussed.
The ASCO Post
http://bit.ly/2kSNkxF

Brook Ames promoted to general counsel of Leader Bank
Alumnus Brook Ames ’02 is mentioned.
India New England News (This also appeared in IndUS Business Journal.)
http://bit.ly/2l3hTOf

Hong Kong food and drink travel guide
Alumna Joanna O’Leary ’12 authored an article about food in Hong Kong.
The Taste
http://bit.ly/2kpBNmv

Today is your day
Alumna Neha Gupta ’07 authored an op-ed.
A Plus
http://bit.ly/2kwtVBH

51 cursos gratis universitarios online para formarte en febrero
A Rice online course is mentioned.
Genbeta (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2kSXy11

Come si rompe il vetro? Una nuova teoria per materiali più resistenti
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.
Oggiscienza (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2jZHysz

SPORTS

3 Baylor regents fire back at Briles, alleging he knew about wrongdoing by football players
An article mentions a Rice football game against Baylor University.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front page of the Feb. 3 print edition with a different headline, “Baylor regents fire back at Briles.”)
http://bit.ly/2l2MgnK
http://bit.ly/2koPSk9

In-studio national signing day photo shoot
Rice commits are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2koYYgU
http://bit.ly/2kpeQ2P
New UH coach’s 1st recruiting class thinned by raids
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2kp1kfx
http://bit.ly/2kZpUHe
TCU Horned Frogs recruiting class overview
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2kZj9oz
http://bit.ly/2jFA53a
Texas Tech Red Raiders recruiting overview
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2l2S2py
http://bit.ly/2jKJrGf
Baylor Bears recruiting class overview
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2k3rcg5
http://bit.ly/2jKNDWu
LSU Tigers recruiting class overview
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2kp8z7o
http://bit.ly/2jKHYjf
Houston Baptist adds 17 on national signing day
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2kwVxqO
http://bit.ly/2l4nAun

The Super Bowl is a great party, but it leaves no lasting impression
An article mentions that Super Bowl VIII was hosted at Rice Stadium. The Nasdaq article mentions that John Heisman coached at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2kAeSau
Super Bowl VIII’s legacy still benefiting Rice University
NFL
http://bit.ly/2kZzQAw
51 essential Houston facts to get you ready for Super Bowl LI
Nasdaq (This also appeared in Yahoo Finance.)
http://bit.ly/2l3nh43
Required reading for Super Bowl Sunday
TBO (This also appeared in Tampa Bay Times.)
http://bit.ly/2kAtZQU
Collector offers advice on Super Bowl memorabilia
KTRK
http://abc13.co/2kABuYj

Players Association has safety concerns
An article mentions that the Super Bowl teams are practicing at Rice and the University of Houston.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2k9kuaR
Falcons concerned about ailing Pro Bowl C Alex Mack
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2l4sEPx

David Shaw says of his 2017 recruits: ‘These are Stanford guys’
Rice football and Stanford will open the 2017 season Aug. 26 in the second annual Sydney Cup at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2kpdIfO
Norman Arey column: Super Bowl media does ask the most stupid questions
Rome News-Tribune
http://bit.ly/2l3vW6w

Super Bowled over: All hail Houston
Rice is mentioned.
Sports on Earth
http://bit.ly/2kAr9vc

La. Tech lecturer named 2016 Visionary Educator of the Year
A Rice men’s basketball game against Louisiana Tech University is mentioned.
Shreveport Times (This also appeared in the News Star.)
http://bit.ly/2kxlqXt
COES lecturer named 2016 Visionary Educator of the Year
Louisiana Tech News
http://bit.ly/2kxgqSR

Sophomores Maria Kononova and Tamuna Kutubidze becoming a dynamic duo for North Texas tennis
Rice tennis is mentioned.
North Texas Daily
http://bit.ly/2kAmz0g
No. 15 Texas A&M remains undefeated with 4-0 victory against Princeton
KBTX
http://bit.ly/2l3zrd2
Aggie women’s tennis team has no problem with Princeton
Aggie Sports
http://bit.ly/2jL6Vej

Aggie track and field host 8 schools in Charlie Thomas Invitational this weekend
Rice’s track and field teams are mentioned.
WTAW
http://bit.ly/2kpyNGZ
Baylor track and field returns to A&M for meet
Bryan-College Station Eagle
http://bit.ly/2jFT8dV
Texas A&M to host Charlie Thomas Invitational
Aggie Sports
http://bit.ly/2kx8S2o
Baylor track and field returns to action at Charlie Thomas Invitational
KXXV
http://bit.ly/2l3qSPc
Track and field returns to action at Charlie Thomas Invitational
Baylor Athletics
http://bit.ly/2kZNF1A
Aggies host 8 schools in Charlie Thomas Invitational this weekend
KBTX
http://bit.ly/2jL2dNJ
Baylor track and field returns to A&M for meet
Bears Extra
http://bit.ly/2k9RNL6

Tom Herman says Texas must ‘live in Dallas’ to regain recruiting turf lost to Oklahoma
An article mentions that Tom Herman coached at Rice.
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2jG0EFB

Texas baseball to hold alumni game on Saturday
Rice baseball will play the University of Texas Feb. 17.
Burnt Orange Nation
http://bit.ly/2l3ua59
Baseball tabbed to finish 4th in Big 12 preseason coaches’ poll
Texas Sports
http://bit.ly/2l56D2Z
KTXX
http://bit.ly/2jGeOXp

UTEP women’s hoops travels to face UAB
Rice women’s basketball is mentioned.
El Paso Proud
http://bit.ly/2kxcodh
Women’s basketball travels to Florida to take on FAU
Niner Times
http://bit.ly/2jL8J77

Court filing details former Baylor football coach Art Briles’ conduct
An article includes a photo of Art Briles at a Rice football game.
The Denver Post
http://dpo.st/2kxdZ2C
Court filing: Art Briles tried to hide Baylor players’ misbehavior
KCEN
http://bit.ly/2k3TvuM
Court filing details former Baylor football coach’s conduct
KVUE
http://bit.ly/2k9UdJG