Dateline Rice for May 16, 2017

FEATURED ITEM

Trump’s travel bans spook some students, fan fears of broader chill
An article about the effects of President Donald Trump’s travel bans on universities includes a quote from President David Leebron and info attributed to Rice’s dean of graduate and postdoctoral studies on Rice’s international graduate students for the coming year.
Reuters (This also appeared in Reuters UK, Reuters IN and over 20 other media outlets.)
http://reut.rs/2qnRfUO

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Student evaluations of teaching  –  a helpful tool or a waste of time? Part 4
Elizabeth Barre, assistant director of Rice’s Center for Teaching Excellence and adjunct assistant professor in religion, is quoted in an article about student evaluations.
Medium
http://bit.ly/2rmolCd

New Thomas Jefferson biography captures complex president in his place and time
John Boles’ book “Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty” is reviewed. Boles is the William Pettus Hobby Professor of History.
Chicago Tribune (This also appeared in the Baltimore Sun.)
http://trib.in/2qnV5xO

The future is mixed race
Scott Solomon, professor in the practice of ecology and evolutionary biology, discusses evolution.
Inside Higher Ed
http://bit.ly/2rcBFwo
WSCL
http://bit.ly/2qNUVkr (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

Small businesses finally figure out how to use Groupon
An article mentions research by Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Chair of Marketing and professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
MSN Money
http://bit.ly/2qNzAaM

Woman, 28, used natural oxygen therapy to CURE her stage 4 mouth cancer — and now she’s in remission
A Rice study on the use of hyperbaric chambers to treat fibromyalgia is mentioned.
Daily Mail (This also appeared in Health Medicine Network.)
http://dailym.ai/2rbLGKA

HOUSTON/TEXAS

The Houston area’s best backdrops for family photos
Rice is mentioned in a slideshow.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2rc626x
http://bit.ly/2qN8IY8

If Houston needs a data center, shouldn’t UH run it?
An op-ed mentions that Rice is a member of the Association of American Universities.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine.)
http://bit.ly/2qnOt1N
http://bit.ly/2pGygWM

American Red Cross serving the Permian Basin announces new board of directors
Alumnus John Fisher ’12 is mentioned.
OA Online
http://bit.ly/2qo2NaE

Leaving scars: TransCanada took their land for the Keystone XL Pipeline
William Arnold, professor in the practice of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted about the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2rccr1v

Census numbers probably underestimated Hispanic voter turnout in Texas
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 voter demographics, voter ID laws, the possibility of Sen. John Cornyn being named FBI director and the Texas Legislature.
Austin American-Statesman
https://atxne.ws/2rmpaLg
Here’s why US Census numbers likely underestimated Texas Hispanic voter turnout
Austin American-Statesman
https://atxne.ws/2pQIlg0
Texas redistricting, voter ID cast cloud over 2018
KTRH
http://bit.ly/2rbZkx2
Trump may nominate the most political FBI director ever. Will right-wing media care?
Media Matters
http://mm4a.org/2pSNnru
KRLD
http://bit.ly/2pR4OcH (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 
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Breaking bread: Texas’ goat cheese cheesecake recipe
The Rice Farmers Market is mentioned.
Visit Houston
http://bit.ly/2qnQeMX

Plan your weekend: May 18-21
The Trajectory of a Curve Performance will be held at James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus May 21.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://bit.ly/2pGEmq4

BROADCAST

‘Anderson Cooper 360’
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is interviewed about President Donald Trump and about President John F. Kennedy.
CNN
http://bit.ly/2pH0OiY
http://bit.ly/2pRgeNG
JFK’s legacy, 100 years on
WGBH
http://bit.ly/2pT5lKl

How can Houston become more of a hub for innovation?
Edward Egan, fellow and director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, discusses how to spur innovation in Houston.
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/2pSAAFE
Greater Houston Partnership launches innovation strategy office
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2rn3OhU
Live from the Greater Houston Partnership! Monday’s show
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2qnZroD

‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Hidden Heroes’
Students from Rice’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance are featured on “Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Hidden Heroes.” Zahra Jamal, associate director for community engagement at the institute, and a number of students are featured.
WCBS (This aired on a number of other television stations.)
http://bit.ly/2qocl63

KTRH
Russell Green, the Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses the possibility of a cash-free future.
http://bit.ly/2qoas9k (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

KOMO
Alumnus Craig Verm ’02 is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/2pR4A5l (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 
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KTRH
A broadcast mentions that former astronaut Mae Jemison gave the commencement address at Rice May 13.
http://bit.ly/2qrZVrN (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 
http://bit.ly/2pReJ1O (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

‘KPRC Local 2 News Houston Newsmakers’
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, discusses the Kinder Houston Area Survey.
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2pT1Kfz

‘Great Day Houston’
A broadcast mentions a summer camp that will take place at Rice.
KHOU
http://bit.ly/2qs5qH6

WTSP
Residents of China’s megacities who post comments about air quality to social media can give environmental scientists a window into pollution levels there. A multidisciplinary study by Rice researchers showed that the frequency of key words like dust, cough, haze, mask and blue sky can be used as a proxy measurement of the amount of airborne particulate matter in the country’s urban centers at any given time.
http://bit.ly/2pQGKqE
http://bit.ly/2rmRg9a

KQED
Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, is featured.
http://bit.ly/2qoeDC6 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 
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WBFO
http://bit.ly/2qNGBs6 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Naomi Halas wins Weizmann Women and Science Award
Rice plasmonics pioneer Naomi Halas has won a 2017 Weizmann Women and Science Award from the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel. Halas is the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry, of bioengineering, of physics and astronomy, and of materials science and nanoengineering.
Scienmag
http://bit.ly/2qsnu3L

Gas gives laser-induced graphene super properties
Rice scientists who invented laser-induced graphene for applications like supercapacitors have now figured out a way to make the spongy graphene either superhydrophobic or superhydrophilic. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned.
Nanotechnology Now (This also appeared in iConnect 007.)
http://bit.ly/2pR1huQ

Entropy landscape sheds light on quantum mystery
By precisely measuring the entropy of a cerium copper gold alloy with baffling electronic properties cooled to nearly absolute zero, physicists in Germany and the United States have gleaned new evidence about the possible causes of high-temperature superconductivity and similar phenomena. Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is quoted.
Science Daily (This also appeared in Nanowerk.)
http://bit.ly/2rmBEU6

Manufacturing Bits: May 16
The Rice and University of Graz team finished first in the inaugural international Nanocar Race in Toulouse, France, April 28. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned.
Semiconductor Engineering
http://bit.ly/2rc5EEK

Ample oil supply in a demand-constrained world: Fuel for thought
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 Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and lecturer of economics, is quoted.
Hellenic Shipping News (This also appeared in S&P Global Platts.)
http://bit.ly/2qo4Xad

IMCA names regulatory representative in North America
Alumnus Eric Roan ’12 is mentioned.
Subsea World News
http://bit.ly/2qnQpHS
Roan joins IMCA in North America
Marine Technology News
http://bit.ly/2qNqGtz

New tool could help predict, prevent surging waters in flood plains
U.S. and Chinese geologists studying China’s Yellow River have created a new tool that could help Chinese officials better predict and prevent the river’s all-too-frequent floods, which threaten as many as 80 million people. The new tool, a physics-based formulation to calculate sediment transport, can also be applied to study the sustainability of eroding coastlines worldwide. Jeffrey Nittrouer, assistant professor of Earth science, and postdoctoral research associate Hongbo Ma are mentioned.
Water Online (This also appeared in Innovations Report and Prevention Web.)
http://bit.ly/2rbRbZE

American Airlines promotes Patrick O’Keeffe to senior vice president
Alumnus Patrick O’Keeffe ’88 is featured.
Aviation Tribune (This also appeared in Aviation Pros, The Financial and Travel News Asia.)
http://bit.ly/2qNlaHv

The next big small thing
James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned.
BioPortfolio
http://bit.ly/2pGA963

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Restoring eyesight: A simple solution with huge consequences
The Rice 360° Institute for Global Health and its partners are among the semifinalists for the MacArthur Foundation’s innovative 100&Change competition.
Capital Research Center (This also appeared in Philanthropy Daily.)
http://bit.ly/2pObw39

Study explores the role of loneliness in catching a flu
Suffering through a cold is annoying enough, but if you’re lonely, you’re likely to feel even worse, according to Rice researchers.
The Student Newspaper
http://bit.ly/2qnVxtR

Danny Bush, Cynthia Tollet promoted at DGA
An article mentions that Cynthia Tollett attended Rice.
Shoot
http://bit.ly/2pQOUPB

PPSNE announces new CEO
Alumna Amanda Skinner ’92 is featured.
Norwalk Plus (This also appeared in Connecticut Plus, Stamford Plus and Shoreline Plus.)
http://bit.ly/2qk0V3k
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England names new president and CEO
New Haven Patch
http://bit.ly/2riwfMW
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England names new CEO
Hartford Courant
http://cour.at/2rmuZZn

Depression may promote biological factors that increase the risk for heart disease: Study
Biology, rather than personal behavior, may be responsible for the link between depression and risk factors for heart disease, according to a new study from Rice. Postdoctoral research fellow Diana Chirinos is mentioned.
Bel Marra Health
http://bit.ly/2qkbK5g

Ticking clock in Charlotte: Billy Graham has already answered the ‘who comes next’ question
William Martin, the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Senior Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Get Religion
http://bit.ly/2rmaFXK

Writing skills — does college really improve them?
A test to measure students’ writing skills during four years of college should be used by all colleges and universities, according to James Pomerantz, professor of psychology.
Black Enterprise
http://bit.ly/2qnUzjc

Makers’ markers
An article mentions that Ralph Adams Cram was an early architect of the Rice Institute.
The Paris Review
http://bit.ly/2qo5jMo

Johnson joins Foss in HSQE Role
Alumnus Grant Johnson ’01 is featured.
Marine Link (This also appeared in Maritime Global News.)
http://bit.ly/2pGvJMs
Energy services safety expert joins Foss Maritime
Alaska Business Monthly
http://bit.ly/2rmDIus
Grant Johnson joins Foss as VP of health and safety
Professional Mariner
http://bit.ly/2rmMhq5

Blue Express closing to make way for new engineering program
Ann Saterbak, professor in the practice of bioengineering education, is mentioned.
Duke Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2qNIzZg

William Blount High School names Abbas valedictorian, Burns salutatorian
Articles mention students who hope to attend Rice.
The Daily Times
http://bit.ly/2pGxsRH
Owasso High School holds Senior Award Program
Tulsa World
http://bit.ly/2pT0Xv2

Best practices for mentoring students
An article mentions that students from Rice’s Center for Civic Leadership have interned at National Science Foundation.
Earthzine
http://bit.ly/2pSRWlC

American Composers Orchestra holds 26th Underwood New Music Readings next month
Alumna Hilary Purrington ’13 is mentioned.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2r9yTbk

Book review: ‘The Super Natural’ by Whitley Strieber and Jeffrey J. Kripal
An article reviews a book coauthored by Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, “The Super Natural: A New Vision of the Unexplained.”
Red Dirt Report
http://bit.ly/2riCFLW

Editorial: Take a bow, Larry Rachleff
Larry Rachleff, the Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestra Conducting, is featured.
Providence Journal
http://bit.ly/2riqxdW
Cities, I know them by their bread
White House Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2rjbhyp
Grand Rapids Symphony ends season with French-centered finale
M Live
http://bit.ly/2qk70fN

Sandia student intern, mentor honored for research
An unnamed Rice professor is mentioned.
Albuquerque Journal
http://bit.ly/2rjisqc

SPORTS

This week in Rice athletics: Incoming Owls football player sets track record
An article discusses recent developments in Rice athletics.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2pSsAnZ
http://bit.ly/2qnYFb8

Farewell to longtime columnist Ken Hoffman
A slideshow features a photo taken at Rice Stadium.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2pSWyYO
http://bit.ly/2pGygGl

High school baseball region quarterfinal playoff pairings
Local Houston high school baseball games will be played at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2pSpwIy
http://bit.ly/2rmc8xm
Baseball: High school regional quarterfinal schedule
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2rcepP9
Ball High, Clear Springs set for regional quarterfinal matchups
Galveston County Daily News
http://bit.ly/2pSETk9
Late runs help Deer squeak by Pearland
Inside DP
http://bit.ly/2pGMxTF

The 50 most important college players in Texas in 2017 — No. 38: Rice’s Trey Martin
Lovett College senior Trey Martin is featured.
Texas Football
http://bit.ly/2qk4Ahk

Rice Athletics to host 5th annual Student Leadership Conference Friday
Rice’s Athletics Department hosted 600 students from IDEA Public Schools’ charter schools May 12 for the fifth annual Student Leadership Conference.
Houston Style Magazine
http://bit.ly/2pPKdVu

Former Ravens LB O.J. Brigance hits 10-year mark with ALS
Alumnus O.J. Brigance ’92 is featured.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2pR0j23

University of Texas women earn perfect APR score from NCAA
An article discusses the Academic Progress Rate of college swimming teams. Rice is mentioned.
Swim Swam
http://bit.ly/2qnVvUc

Houston Baptist establishes staying power at the top of the SLC
Rice baseball is mentioned.
College Baseball Central
http://bit.ly/2qrNGeP
Did You Know: Michael Torres and Taylor Hoagland own Texas’ longest hit streaks
Hook ’em
http://bit.ly/2rmFCw0
College football’s Top 25 running backs for 2017: Saquon Barkley leads powerful wave
Sporting News
http://bit.ly/2pGgPG6
Wave of questions
My New Orleans
http://bit.ly/2rmOkdB

College receiver rankings 2017
Rice football is mentioned.
Sports on Earth
http://bit.ly/2qrNYCr