Dateline Rice for Feb. 8, 2017

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Where are all the educational Samaritans?
A lecture given by Ruth López Turley, associate professor of sociology and director of the Houston Education Research Consortium, is discussed.
Huffington Post
http://huff.to/2lnKtsP

SEC rethink of CEO-employee pay gap rule helps hide inequality
A Rice study is mentioned.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2lqAW56

Toronto Stock Exchange makes its bid to host a slice of the gargantuan Saudi Aramco IPO
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Financial Post
http://bit.ly/2krrXCx

America’s most beautiful college campuses
Rice is featured on Travel and Leisure’s list of most beautiful college campuses.
Travel + Leisure
http://tandl.me/2k3hpGd

Opinión: Menos muros, más ductos. Trump no amenaza nuestra seguridad energética
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Mexico Center at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed about President Donald Trump’s policies.
Expansion (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2kHDkEO

HOUSTON/TEXAS

DeVos’ confirmation spurs emotion on both sides in Texas
Linda McSpadden McNeil, professor of education and co-director of Rice’s Center for Education, is quoted about the Senate confirmation of Betsy DeVos as education secretary.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.) 
http://bit.ly/2km8HUe
Senators vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as education secretary
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in LMT Online and My San Antonio.) 
http://bit.ly/2km7kEY
http://bit.ly/2kHrVEI
KRLD
http://bit.ly/2kmyHz2

Texas colleges and their most-respected degree programs
A slideshow features the top degrees that Texas universities have to offer, according to College Factual. Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in LMT Online and My San Antonio.) 
http://bit.ly/2kNHu05
http://bit.ly/2kNL9LI
3 UT regents confirmed by state senate
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.) 
http://bit.ly/2kSTQny
http://bit.ly/2lqQJ3Y

Anti-Semitic graffiti found at Riverfront Park
Articles discuss acts of vandalism that occurred at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in Beaumont Enterprise.)
http://bit.ly/2lqucV8
Nazi graffiti targets Eugene’s Whiteaker area
Register-Guard
http://bit.ly/2kmfVrk
Racist social media posts prompt calls for California school board member’s resignation
KTRK
http://abc13.co/2lo7v2X
KIAH
http://bit.ly/2k3eltG

Cyclists die after being hit by train on Super Bowl weekend
An article about fatal collisions with Houston’s light-rail trains mentions the recent accident involving Marjorie Corcoran, who was a professor of physics and astronomy. Corcoran’s obituary is also discussed. Physics and astronomy professors Paul Padley, Jay Roberts and Patricia Reiff are quoted in the KTRK story.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2km9697
For second time in a week, cyclist killed by METRORail train
KTRK
http://abc13.co/2ksg66V
Metro promotes bike-safety awareness after deadly bike, train collision
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2lqAPGI
http://bit.ly/2lqPKkf
UD graduate, physics professor’s loved ones leave joke behind in amazing obituary
myDayton Daily News
http://bit.ly/2kSVu8N

As anti-sanctuary bill advances, estimates reveal size of undocumented population
Leah Binkovitz, staff writer for Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about the undocumented population in Texas.
Rivard Report
http://bit.ly/2lkuGz3

Friends, admirers gather at Rice to celebrate ‘Pimp C’s’ trill legacy
The life and legacy of Houston rapper Chad “Pimp C” Butler was the focus of a panel discussion at Rice Jan. 31.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2k37PCU

Event: Urban Riparian Symposium
The Urban Riparian Symposium will take place at Rice Feb. 15-17.
Texas Tribune
http://bit.ly/2k2LCK7

2017 Frontiers selected
Alumnus Daniel Zajicek ’12 is mentioned.
Theater Jones
http://bit.ly/2krCQUP

February 2017 calendar
Rice’s first president, Edgar Odell Lovett, is mentioned.
House & Home Houston
http://bit.ly/2lqPLVw

BROADCAST

Houston music highlights: Week of Feb. 6
The Cuarteto Casals will perform at Rice Feb. 14.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2k38VyA

ABC13 ‘Visions’ Feb. 5
Alumnae Francine Di ’03 and Cindy Dinh ’11 discuss the yearlong celebration of 100 years of Asian undergraduate life at Rice. Alumni Anne Chao ’05 and Ed Chen ’59 and Rice University Representative Y. Ping Sun are mentioned.
KTRK
http://abc13.co/2lkxg8s

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

The miracle material that could change the world
James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted about graphene.
Money Week
http://bit.ly/2lh4PId

Carbon based filters offer hope for Fukushima cleanup
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.
Laboratory News
http://bit.ly/2kNWQ4O

New graphene synthesized for industrial uses
John Mellor-Crummey, professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering, has won a Department of Energy grant to fund research and development of performance measurement and analysis tools for forthcoming exascale supercomputers.
Advanced Manufacturing
http://bit.ly/2k2Z6AU

Why marketing and HR need to coordinate their activities
Chief marketing officers and chief human resource officers need to better coordinate their activities to maximize company value, according to a paper by strategic management and marketing experts at Rice and Kent State University. Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, and Yan “Anthea” Zhang, the Fayez Sarofim Vanguard Professor of Management, co-authored the paper.
Lab Manager
http://bit.ly/2krwyob

Bacterium from coal mine fire could aid drug targeting
Chemists scouring Appalachia for exotic microorganisms that could yield blockbuster drugs have reported a unique find from the smoldering remains of a coal mine fire that’s burned for nearly a decade in southeastern Kentucky. In new findings this week in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, a research team from Rice, the University of Kentucky and the University of Oklahoma made new — and in some cases more effective — versions of the antibiotic daptomycin using an enzyme from a soil bacterium found in smoke vents of the Ruth Mullins coal fire. George Phillips, the Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, is quoted.
Bionity
http://bit.ly/2kSZYw6

Pink Petro hosts HERWorld17 on International Women’s Day
The second HERWorld Energy Forum will be held at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business March 8. Michelle “Mikki” Hebl, the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychology and professor of psychology and management, will be a keynote speaker.
OilPro
http://bit.ly/2krxR6p

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Move over graphene: Scientists simulate new material tougher than graphene
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.
The Marshalltown
http://bit.ly/2kmsNxH

Elon Musk’s ‘plan’ to cure traffic with tunnels is terrible and ridiculous
An article discusses an op-ed about Elon Musk authored by Leah Binkovitz, staff writer for Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
StreetsBlog USA
http://bit.ly/2kSSYzo

Anti-marijuana project SAM holding April 20 conference in Atlanta
A debate that took place at Rice in 2012 is mentioned.
Weed News
http://bit.ly/2k3fhxT

Comings and goings
Krystal Toups, assistant vice provost for the Office of Sponsored Projects and Research Compliance, is mentioned.
Tech Transfer Central
http://bit.ly/2kO8Pzt

The Music House Piano Quartet: A perfect meeting of minds
Alumna Meredith Harris ’06 is mentioned.
CVNC
http://bit.ly/2k39BnI

Clarksville’s Dining with the Stars announces former US Attorney General, Judge Alberto Gonzales as keynote speaker
Alumnus Alberto Gonzales ’79 is mentioned.
Clarksville Online
http://bit.ly/2k2J7rc

Rätselhafte Struktur in einer Planeten-Geburtsstätte
Andrea Isella, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, is mentioned.
Der Standard (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2lko8Az
Die dreidimensionale Struktur einer Planeten-Geburtsstätte
Innovations Report (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2kO4lsK

James Baker exige dejar de ‘estallar’ la relación con México
Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, honorary chair of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
Diario Axaca (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2kO5GzL

SPORTS

Todo listo para la fiesta
Features in the Houston Chronicle’s Feb. 5 print edition mention that Super Bowl VIII was hosted at Rice Stadium.
Houston Chronicle’s “La Voz” (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2lkK2jg
Determined to get there
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2kK4WLJ
Tom Julian recounts Super Bowl LI experience
Sky Sports
http://bit.ly/2kHwzmr

Injury bug takes aim at No. 23 Rice
Rice baseball is discussed. Players Glenn Otto, Matt Canterino, Dane Myers and Willy Amador are mentioned.
D1 Baseball
http://bit.ly/2lqwDGW

When does the 2017 college football season start?
Rice football and Stanford will open the 2017 season Aug. 26 in the second annual Sydney Cup at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia.
NCAA
http://on.ncaa.com/2k2VzHM

10: Feb. 7 C-USA tennis athletes of the week
Sid Richardson College senior Alison Ho is the Feb. 7 Conference USA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week. Tennis players Priya Niezgoda and Wendy Zhang are mentioned.
C-USA
http://bit.ly/2kmzcJj

UNT notebook: UNT hopes rally at Rice leads to more wins
Rice women’s basketball is mentioned.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2k3iWvC

Should Houston Oilers history be returned to Houston?
A slideshow of Houston’s most beloved sports figures features Rice baseball coach Wayne Graham, former Rice football player Dicky Maegle and former Rice football coach Jess Neely.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.) 
http://bit.ly/2krl6so
http://bit.ly/2k2VmPQ

Men’s tennis starts 4-2
Rice tennis is mentioned.
The Times-Republic
http://bit.ly/2k2Pgit
Women’s tennis falls to Wake Forest for 3rd straight loss
The Daily Princetonian
http://bit.ly/2kOci17
Baylor WT: Shankle tabbed big 12 Co-Player of the Week
KCEN
http://bit.ly/2kHPmhc

With conference tournament hopes dwindling, men’s basketball tries to remain positive
Rice men’s basketball is mentioned.
North Texas Daily
http://bit.ly/2k31S96
Marshall basketball team has a tough road ahead
Herald-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/2krGyxH
Miners try to continue climb up C-USA standings
El Paso Times
http://bit.ly/2krxuJi
Tech falls to TCU, 62-61, in 6th road loss
Daily Toreador
http://bit.ly/2kmi9qS

Spygate II: Drone potentially filmed Atlanta Falcons’ Super Bowl practice
An article mentions that the Super Bowl teams practiced at Rice and the University of Houston.
UPI
http://bit.ly/2kHA1NZ
Drone buzzing the Atlanta Falcons’ pre-Super Bowl practice was brought down by security
The Drive
http://bit.ly/2kmg7Hg

Texas State student travels the country to capture moments
Rice football is mentioned in these stories or captions.
The University Star
http://bit.ly/2kSLhcg
Post-NSD defensive depth chart
247Sports
http://bit.ly/2krDlOv
And the countdown of countdowns begins — UNT checks in at 109
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2lkyDE9
Baylor football assistant fired; charged with soliciting prostitute
Syracuse.com
http://bit.ly/2kHugzD
Now attention turns to 2017 NFL offseason, draft
Morning Sun
http://bit.ly/2kT0ERR
Baylor axes assistant strength coach after prostitution bust
KPUG
http://bit.ly/2kmtc3g

NLRB rules football players at private FBS schools, including Tulsa, are employees
An article discusses a new opinion issued by the National Labor Relations Board. Rice is mentioned.
Tulsa World
http://bit.ly/2kHISiw