Dateline Rice for March 23, 2017

FEATURED ITEM

The world’s 50 greatest leaders
Fortune Magazine included Rebecca Richards-Kortum on its list of the world’s 50 greatest leaders. She is the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Rice 360° Institute for Global Health. Tom Kolditz, director of Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders, is cited as one of the expert advisers who made nominations for the list.
Fortune
http://for.tn/2ng8iqg
Katharine Hayhoe, Rebecca Richards-Kortum are among Fortune’s top 50 world leaders
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2mZc98E
http://bit.ly/2nbUgV3

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Rick Perry challenges election of Texas A&M’s 1st gay student body president, says it was ‘stolen’ in ‘name of diversity’
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 Sec. Rick Perry, the Neil Gorsuch confirmation hearing, Texas Rep. Kevin Brady and the Republican health care bill.
Washington Post
http://wapo.st/2nML4tB
Energy Secretary Rick Perry attacks Texas A&M election as ‘stolen’
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://bit.ly/2o8IXMz
Rick Perry complains of ‘stolen’ election after Texas A&M elects its 1st openly gay student body president
Salon
http://bit.ly/2o8P2sA
Rick Perry blasts election of Texas A&M’s 1st gay SGA president
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front page of the March 23 print edition with a different headline, “Perry claims A&M election ‘stolen.’” This also appeared in Beaumont Enterprise, the San Antonio Express-News, LMT Online and My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2ngtmwV
http://bit.ly/2mUtgYl
Rick Perry really doesn’t like that Texas A&M just elected its 1st gay student body president
San Antonio Current
http://bit.ly/2mUglWy
Local analysis of the Gorsuch confirmation hearing: Wednesday’s show (March 22)
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/2nHfFYP
As critical health care vote looms, the pressure is on for Texas Rep. Brady, chief tax writer
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2nbonMu
CBS News Radio 
WBBM (This also aired on 401 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2o9n53P (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

Texas has big potential to get ‘smart,’ but time is of the essence
An article mentions that the Smart Texas Revolution conference will include participants from Rice.
Government Technology
http://bit.ly/2mwjuQO

Can startups be fostered in Houston’s ‘bigger is better’ business scene?
Edward Egan, fellow and director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Hesam Panahi, lecturer in entrepreneurship at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, are quoted in an article about startups in Houston.
Government Technology
http://bit.ly/2o90swo

‘Just plain nutty’: Top US historian nukes ‘fabricator’ Trump’s ‘snake oil’ presidency on CNN
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is quoted about President Donald Trump. Brinkley’s book “Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America” is featured on a list of books to read. Brinkley will speak at Virginia Tech April 6.
Raw Story
http://bit.ly/2mUH98T
Waiting for the paperback? Here are 11 good reads, out now
Seattle Times
http://bit.ly/2nrNPiW
Author and historian Douglas Brinkley to give Cutchins Distinguished Lecture on April 6
Virginia Tech News
http://bit.ly/2nHhchE

2016 didn’t just give us ‘fake news.’ It likely gave us false memories.
In an interview, Roddy Roediger mentions he taught at Rice.
Vox
http://bit.ly/2mUJ1yN

11 stunning ways nature is integrated into major cities
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus is featured.
Thrillist
http://bit.ly/2nHmEks

HOUSTON/TEXAS

State lawmakers take aim at campus sexual assault
An article mentions that students from Rice participated in a survey about sexual assault.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.) 
http://bit.ly/2mUj8iq

Art gallery and museum listings: March 23-29
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will present Olafur Eliasson’s “Green Light — An Artistic Workshop” through May 6; Thomas Struth’s “Nature & Politics” through May 29; Dana Thater’s “The Starry Messenger” through Feb. 1; and teamLab’s “Flower’s and People, Cannot Be Controlled But Live Together — A Whole Year Per Hour” through Aug. 13. Rice Gallery will present Sol LeWitt’s “Glossy and Flat Black Squares” until May 14.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in LMT Online and My San Antonio.) 
http://bit.ly/2nb0YKR
http://bit.ly/2o8xr46

Bassist Robin Kesselman relishes time in the spotlight
Timothy Pitts, professor of double bass, is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.) 
http://bit.ly/2nGOKwy
http://bit.ly/2nGDikg

What’s showing outside the megaplex?
Rice Cinema will show “The Truman Show,” “Pleasantville” and “Avatar” March 25 and “Dark City” and “Altered States” March 26.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.) 
http://bit.ly/2nrfcK0
http://bit.ly/2nMGxr3

Affordable apartment project breaks ground in Houston
An article mentions “Urban Edge,” a blog from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2nHc9Oa

Texas parents deserve an education choice
Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas is mentioned.
Bryan-College Station Eagle
http://bit.ly/2mUIufX

What San Antonio’s growth says about the Texas population boom
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, is quoted about Texas’ population.
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2mUrDtK
These San Antonio-area counties rank among the fastest-growing in US
CultureMap San Antonio
http://bit.ly/2nMXv8D

Vivienne Tam’s Houston-inspired fashion collection debuts online
Rice is mentioned in an article about New York fashion designer Vivienne Tam.
CultureMap Houston
http://bit.ly/2nMMp3B

Ask the hearing experts: To hear or to wait
Alumnus Saleem Assaf ’88 is featured.
Austin American-Statesman
http://atxne.ws/2ngUdsB

BROADCAST

Houston native YouTube star shares his success story
Baker College senior Michael Groth discusses his successful YouTube channel.
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2o8U8Fh

Encore Houston, episode 11 — Houston Chamber Choir
Ken Cowan, associate professor of organ at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2nHgxNk

‘Great Day Houston’
Alumnus Ryan Levy ’97 is mentioned.
KHOU
http://bit.ly/2mV3Bi9

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Pulverizing electronic waste is green, clean and cold
Researchers at Rice and the Indian Institute of Science have an idea for how to simplify electronic waste recycling: Crush it into nanodust. Postdoctoral research associate Chandra Sekhar Tiwary and Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and founding chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, are mentioned.
Chem Europe (This also appeared in Science & Technology Research News, Science Newsline, Innovations Report and Materialsgate.)
http://bit.ly/2mwgtQv
To recycle old gadgets, crush them into nanodust
Lukor
http://bit.ly/2nbn3Ju
Printplaten koud recyclen
De Ingenieur (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2ngSKCB
Une ‘machine à laver’ cryogénique pour recycler nos déchets électroniques?
Mini Machines (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2ngYSei

Gene mutation may be linked to unexplained female infertility
Researchers at Rice, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have uncovered a gene mutation that may provide answers to unexplained female infertility.
Science Daily
http://bit.ly/2mwtaef
Генетическая мутация может стать причиной аномального бесплодия у женщин, – ученые
Здравоохранение и наука (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2o8JNsE

Apps created for everyone, by anyone
Rice is mentioned.
ECN
http://bit.ly/2ngRWxz

‘Nanoclip’ nerve cuff could help treat chronic diseases
A team from Rice, Boston University, the University of Philadelphia and GlaxoSmithKline designed, manufactured and tested a ultra-small nerve cuff or ‘nanoclip’ that uses electrical stimulation of nerves as an alternative to systemic pharmaceutical treatment — potentially opening the door to new therapeutics for a huge range of chronic conditions.
Scientist Live
http://bit.ly/2nVrwQl

Research from Jones School finds importance of direct customer connection
Research from Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business looks at how companies can redefine customer service and achieve success through a stronger understanding of their customers. Tony Gorry, the Friedkin Professor Emeritus of Management, and Bob Westbrook, the William Alexander Kirkland Professor of Business, are mentioned.
Metro MBA
http://bit.ly/2o99x8A

GMAT scores keep going higher at leading business schools
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business is mentioned.
Poets & Quants
http://bit.ly/2mwtwlb

Made of sterner stuff
An article discusses research by Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and founding chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering; postdoctoral research associate Chandra Sekhar Tiwary; and James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering.
Orthopedic Design & Technology
http://bit.ly/2mUBxLX

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Dr. Martin Halbert named dean of university libraries
Alumnus Martin Halbert ’84 has been appointed dean of university libraries at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
UNCG Now
http://bit.ly/2nVfdnb

Symphony highlights musical wizardry in ‘Harry Potter’ film
Alumnus George Goad ’15 is featured.
Columbus Dispatch
http://bit.ly/2nryZJ1

The needs of elders are growing, will robo-nurses be a solution?
An article mentions that IBM is working with researchers at Rice to develop a robot to help elderly people who are homebound.
Blasting News
http://bit.ly/2nryEq3

26th annual Centenary Student Research Forum begins March 31
A student who will attend Rice is mentioned.
Centenary College of Louisiana News
http://bit.ly/2nbdEBJ

Mentoring program to support women in STEM
An article includes a screenshot from a Rice YouTube video.
University Herald
http://bit.ly/2nMWDRc

Business briefs March 23
Alumna Mary Balthrop ’07 is mentioned.
GCA News
http://bit.ly/2nVDucP

The worst argument for Trumpcare
A Rice study on insurance is mentioned.
Chronicle Media
http://bit.ly/2ngRaRs

Camille Paglia: The new liberal and conservative polarization resembles mental illness
An article discusses students’ reactions to the results of the 2016 election.
Truth Report
http://bit.ly/2o8Vf7Q

La clave para que el Plan Maestro triunfe
The late Malcolm Gillis, the sixth president of Rice University, is mentioned.
MDZ (An English translation is not available. This also appeared in InfoBae.)
http://bit.ly/2nRUMYc

Las 10 noticias petroleras más importantes de hoy March 22
Francisco Monaldi, a fellow in Latin American energy policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is mentioned.
RunRunEs (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2o4SXXb

I giovani jihadisti raccontati dai romanzi arabi
David Cook, associate professor of religion, is mentioned.
Paper Blog (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2o98DZD

Las cosas más pequeñas jamás construidas por el ser humano
Rice is mentioned.
Taringa (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2o9b3ax

SPORTS

Coach trying to keep Rice women in the moment during WBI run
Rice women’s basketball will face the University of Idaho March 23 in the semifinals of the Women’s Basketball Invitational. Head coach Tina Langley is quoted and players Jasmine Goodwine and Lauren Grigsby are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2naNZJf
Idaho women on road again for WBI semifinal
Spokesman-Review
http://bit.ly/2o8Fttt
Idaho beats EWU, next up … Rice in WBI semifinals
KLEW
http://bit.ly/2nDuw6E

Star Rocket in flight
Rice men’s basketball associate head coach Scott Pera is mentioned.
Texas Monthly
http://bit.ly/2mUucfm

TSU baseball following familiar road to success
Rice baseball will face Florida International University March 24-26.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2nVb9n5
http://bit.ly/2nb73XT

College men’s basketball notebook on area players
Brown College sophomore Marcus Evans is mentioned.
Virginian-Pilot
http://bit.ly/2nogA01

Roadblocks: The Ricky Braddock story
An article mentions that Richard Braddock attended the Rice Institute.
Good Men Project
http://bit.ly/2nru231

CSU Bakersfield, Utah Valley continue postseason runs outside the spotlight
Rice men’s basketball is mentioned.
Mid-Major Madness
http://bit.ly/2nVsGLR

Front and center: Derek Warehime’s the latest to try to solve Texas’ puzzling line
An article mentions that Tom Herman coached at Rice and Derek Warehime worked at Rice.
Hook ’em
http://bit.ly/2nH7LPl

Kats host Buffalo for 3-game series
Rice baseball is mentioned.
KBTX
http://bit.ly/2mwqSf4
SEC baseball schedule (March 22): Time, TV schedule, online streaming
Team Speed Kills
http://bit.ly/2mwvzFU

‘New Contract Luke’: Willson talks his return to Seahawks after look at volatile world of free agency
Former Rice football player Luke Willson is featured.
ESPN Seattle
http://bit.ly/2o951qo

Herd’s Elmore adds All-District to postseason honors
Brown College sophomore Marcus Evans has been named NABC First Team All-District and Wiess College senior Egor Koulechov has been named NABC Second Team All-District.
Herald-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/2ngMieZ

UPsports briefs: March 23
Rice women’s basketball is mentioned.
University Press
http://bit.ly/2mwksgh

Texas A&M back on track with victory over Rice
Rice baseball fell to Texas A&M University 8-5.
The Battalion
http://bit.ly/2mYrPZU

Travis’ stock up; Langham Creek’s down
Rice baseball assistant coach John Pope and a Rice commit are mentioned.
Vype
http://bit.ly/2nMR85l

NEWS RELEASE

Rice U. study: Freestanding emergency departments in Texas deliver costly care, ‘sticker shock’
The rapid growth of freestanding emergency departments in Texas has been accompanied by an equal increase in use at relatively high prices that lead to sizable out-of-pocket costs to patients, according to new research by experts at Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.
http://bit.ly/2nh2vRq