NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
White evangelical women, core supporters of Trump, begin tiptoeing away
William Martin, the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Senior Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
New York Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared in more than 10 other media outlets, and it appeared in the March 12 print edition of the Times.)
http://nyti.ms/2Hs1n4T
New Orleans mayor to share hurricane recovery lessons
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu will speak at a March 14 event hosted by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Brown Auditorium Theater. A Smithsonian op-ed by Landrieu mentions he consulted with Rice faculty before deciding to remove Confederate monuments in New Orleans.
Miami Herald (This Associated Press article appeared in more than 60 other media outlets.)
http://hrld.us/2HrLFXi
KXAS-TV (Dallas)
http://bit.ly/2DjEv4Z (Click the video button to watch the broadcast. Similar broadcasts aired on WGNO-TV and WDSU-TV in New Orleans; KTBC-TV, KXAN-TV and Spectrum News Austin in Austin, Texas; WLBT-TV in Jackson, Miss.; KATC-TV in Lafayette, La.; and WTOK-TV in Meridian, Miss.)
WWNO-FM (New Orleans)
http://bit.ly/2Dmo9Zc (Click the audio button to listen to the broadcast. A similar broadcast aired on WBOK-AM in New Orleans.)
How I learned about the ‘Cult of the Lost Cause’
Smithsonian
http://bit.ly/2p5AFs1
The cannabis debate: How Utah fits into the nationwide debate
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article on medical marijuana legislation in Utah. Harris also is quoted in an article on a study that found over-the-counter medication to be more effective than opioids for pain treatment.
Deseret News
http://bit.ly/2DlwPPP
Over-the-counter meds better at pain treatment than opioids, new study finds
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the March 12 print edition with a different headline, “Study questions opioids’ efficacy.”)
http://bit.ly/2p3IqhQ
http://bit.ly/2DlFrG6
Don’t crown the US the new ‘swing producer’ in oil just yet
Bill Arnold, professor in the practice of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an op-ed.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2p3klaS
In Egypt, the opposition is calling for a boycott of this month’s election. Will it work?
Gail Buttorf, a contributing expert for the Women’s Rights in the Middle East Program at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed.
Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in CetUSNews.)
http://wapo.st/2EalFOL
Mainwaring publishes new book
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 in an article on a new book, “Party Systems in Latin America: Institutionalization, Decay and Collapse.” Jones also is quoted in an article on the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rep. Beto O’Rourke, R-Texas.
Kellogg Institute for International Studies
http://ntrda.me/2p4SJT3
#Compadre: Beto O’Rourke, el candidato proinmigrante que hace temblar a los Republicanos en Texas
Barrio (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2p4XZWJ
Hugo Valverde: De soñar con música en Barva de Heredia a la gloria del Metropolitan Opera de Nueva York
Hugo Valverde, a graduate of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music who is a member of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, is featured. William VerMeulen, professor of French horn, is mentioned.
La Nación (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2DljC9E
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Wishing trees, Asian fare take Tiger Ball to the stars
Rice Board of Trustees Chairman Bobby Tudor ’82, President David Leebron and University Representative Y. Ping Sun attended Asia Society’s Tiger Ball. Tudor and Sun are pictured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the March 11 print edition with a different headline, “Asia Society’s Tiger Ball roars,” and it was included in a previous edition of Dateline when the article was posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2p1soo1
http://bit.ly/2p1mbZb
Room for 1: Houston millennials feel right at home alone
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted in an article on the percentage of households occupied by one person in Houston outpacing the national percentage.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the March 11 print with a different headline, “When signing a lease in Houston, young adults are going it alone,” and it was included in a previous edition of Dateline when it was posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2F7hvfh
5 Texas books we love in early 2018
“Myself and Strangers,” a memoir by the late John Graves ’42, is reviewed.
Austin American-Statesman
https://atxne.ws/2p43aGb
Mercury returns to its roots with a dramatic ‘St. Matthew Passion’
A performance by Mercury Houston at Rice’s Stude Concert Hall is reviewed.
Texas Classical Review
http://bit.ly/2p1KW8A
BROADCAST
‘New Day’
Professor of History Douglas Brinkley discusses President Donald Trump agreeing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Brinkley, who will discuss his book “Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America” April 18 in Greenwich, Conn., also is mentioned in a preview of events.
CNN
http://bit.ly/2DmffLg (Click the video button to watch the broadcast.)
The dish
Register-Citizen (This article appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2HrwddA
‘ABC13 and You’
“Between Love and Madness,” an exhibition of “micro-cuentos” (small comic books) organized by Christopher Sperandio, associate professor of visual and dramatic arts, in collaboration with Rice students is featured. Lovett College senior Heather Wright is quoted.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2Gjh6DP
‘Washington Journal’
Alumnus Alberto Gonzalez ’79, former U.S. attorney general, discusses political news.
C-SPAN
http://bit.ly/2DlYQ9J (Click the video button to watch the broadcast.)
‘The Glenn Beck Program’
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, discusses the impact of artificial intelligence and robotics on society.
WHBL-AM (Green Bay, Wis.)
http://bit.ly/2DngNEQ (Click the audio button to listen to the broadcast, which aired on more than 10 radio stations.)
How Texas’ shifting demographics may preview larger changes in America
Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This interview originally appeared at KERA.org.)
http://bit.ly/2p6mRNC
KLIF-AM (Dallas)
A story mentions that William Sidis taught at Rice.
http://bit.ly/2Fuqbwo (Click the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
Growing up Baylor: Dr. Siripoom McKay
Alumna Siripoom McKay ’84 participates in a Q&A.
Baylor College of Medicine Momentum
http://bit.ly/2p4Sqrf
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
NASA-funded program unveils innovator matchmaking software at SXSW
Rice and Energizing Health announced a grant awarded by the Translational Research Institute for Space Health to fund the Collaborative Health Innovation Platform, which aims to match startups with groups seeking new technologies. A team from Rice will develop the first version of the software. Yael Hochberg, the Ralph S. O’Connor Professor in Finance and Entrepreneurship, is quoted.
Xconomy (Similar articles appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2p4xMYo
Research: The upsides of disclosing your religion, sexual orientation or parental status at work
Associate Professor of Psychology Eden King co-authored an article.
Harvard Business Review
http://bit.ly/2p4sxYx
Method to grow large single-crystal graphene could advance scalable 2-D materials
Is there a way to make big sheets of pristine graphene or other two-dimensional materials? The answer is blowing in the wind. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, is quoted.
Phys.org (Similar articles appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2p5wg8p
Flat gallium joins roster of new 2-D materials
Scientists at Rice and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, have discovered a method to make atomically flat gallium that shows promise for nanoscale electronics. The Rice lab of Pulickel Ajayan and colleagues in India created two-dimensional gallenene, a thin film of conductive material that is to gallium what graphene is to carbon. Ajayan is chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and a professor of chemistry.
Science Codex (Similar articles appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2HrIn6u
This week in photos: Lens-free microscope, flying cars, holographic X-ray images of viruses
FlatScope, a thin fluorescent microscope developed by Rice engineers, is featured. Jacob Robinson, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering, is quoted.
Wireless Design Magazine
http://bit.ly/2p3IzSp
Immunotherapy hydrogel for enhanced cancer therapy
An immunotherapy drug embedded in STINGel, a slow-release hydrogel invented at Rice in collaboration with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, appears to be highly effective at killing cancer cells. Jeffrey Hartgerink, a professor of chemistry and of bioengineering, is quoted.
Biotecnika
http://bit.ly/2DkdwpW
Researchers understand and utilize dendrites to enhance lithium-metal batteries
Ming Tang is quoted in an article on a new method to mitigate dendrite formation in lithium-metal batteries, which could extend battery life and diminish safety risks. Tang is assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering.
The Engineer (A similar article was featured on the home page of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.)
http://bit.ly/2HrZogE
‘Sweet spot’ in sweet material for hydrogen storage
Rice engineers have zeroed in on the optimal architecture for storing hydrogen in “white graphene” nanomaterials — a design like a Lilliputian skyscraper with “floors” of boron nitride sitting one atop another and held precisely 5.2 angstroms apart by boron nitride pillars. Rouzbeh Shahsavari, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Tech Explorist (Similar articles appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2pasFWL
Health care team training can reduce patient mortality by 13 percent, study
When implemented correctly, health care team training can reduce patient mortality by 13 percent, according to a new review paper by a psychologist at Rice. Eduardo Salas, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Chair of Psychology in Rice’s School of Social Sciences, is quoted.
Tech Explorist
http://bit.ly/2p6NIsY
Nutrient-rich ash from dinosaur-era volcanoes linked with shale oil, gas
Nutrient-rich ash from an enormous flare-up of volcanic eruptions toward the end of the dinosaurs’ reign kicked off a chain of events that led to the formation of shale gas and oil fields from Texas to Montana. Cin-Ty Lee, professor and chair of the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, is quoted. Graduate student Hehe Jiang and undergraduates Elli Ronay, Jackson Stiles and Matthew Neal are mentioned.
Tech Explorist
http://bit.ly/2p3pQX4
The stock split advantage
Research by David Ikenberry, a former professor at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is referenced.
Investor Insights
http://bit.ly/2Dkudlb
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Black people are the most religious people in America, but what are they getting out of it?
Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religion and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is mentioned.
Atlanta Black Star
http://bit.ly/2DnadhC
It takes a village: Lyceum Village founder Susan Boettger on the unique after-school program
Alumna Susan Boettger ’95 is featured.
Orange Coast Magazine
http://bit.ly/2p4QhvH
Uphill road for Sri Preston Kulkarni in bid for Texas’ 22nd Congressional District
Sri Kulkarni, son of the late Venkatesh Kulkarni, a novelist who taught in Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, is seeking the Democratic nomination to represent Texas’ 22nd Congressional District.
India Abroad
http://bit.ly/2p11jSQ
Workshop seeks to increase LGBT awareness in STEM fields
A study on the underrepresentation of members of the LGBT community in STEM-related government jobs by Erin Cech, a former Rice assistant professor of sociology, is cited.
Minnesota Daily
http://bit.ly/2p9BiRp
Alamo Drafthouse: A unique movie theater experience
Alumni Tim and Karrie League ’92 are featured.
Met Media
http://bit.ly/2p1KIOM
Mixing hard science and humanities focus of visiting scholar’s talk
Alumna Amy Cheng Vollmer ’77 will speak March 15 at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt News
http://bit.ly/2p3vR6m
13 things you can get online for free
Research by Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business and a marketing and consumer behavior expert, is mentioned.
Bright Side (This article also appeared in CetUSNews and NewsDog.)
http://bit.ly/2p2k08y
The new division of Africa: Christian south and Muslim north
Rice alumnus Gwynne Dyer ’66 authored an article.
Thompson Citizen
http://bit.ly/2Hu2IYT
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church plans choral-organ event
Alumnus Jason Roberts ’02 performed March 9 in Wheeling, W.Va.
The Intelligencer
http://bit.ly/2Hqk5tq
SPORTS
Rice falls to No. 1 UAB; Grambling tops TSU
The Rice women’s basketball team lost to the University of Alabama at Birmingham 67-55 in the semifinals of the Conference USA tournament March 9 in Frisco. Owl Erica Ogwumike is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2Hpb5F6
Area roundup: Gonzaga wins, takes 3 of 4 from Rice
The Rice baseball team lost a weekend series against Gonzaga University March 9-11 at Reckling Park.
Spokesman-Review
http://bit.ly/2DkHHxa
5 eye-popping numbers from Rice’s dominant run in college baseball’s Super Regional era
The Rice baseball team’s run of 23 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances is featured. Head coach Wayne Graham is mentioned and pictured.
NCAA.com
http://on.ncaa.com/2Htw8pT
Surprise! Rice University women’s basketball team receives newly released Harden shoes
Members of the Rice women’s basketball team received pairs of Houston Rockets player James Harden’s newly released shoes.
KPRC.com
http://bit.ly/2p3Ceq5
Rice grad transfer OL Calvin Anderson picks Texas
Former Rice football player Calvin Anderson, who is on track to graduate in May, committed to transfer to the University of Texas for his final season of athletic eligibility.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and Laredo Morning Times.)
http://bit.ly/2Dl1wV8
http://bit.ly/2Hs4nOw
Texas lands 2-time All-Conference USA graduate transfer Calvin Anderson
NBC Sports
http://bit.ly/2HrP8VG
Rice OT grad transfer Calvin Anderson chooses Texas over Auburn, Michigan, Oklahoma
Burnt Orange Nation
http://bit.ly/2p45fSE
Texas Tech new home for 2nd Rice graduate transfer lineman
Former Rice football player Preston Gordon plans to transfer to Texas Tech University for his final season of athletic eligibility. He is scheduled to graduate in May.
NBC Sports
http://bit.ly/2p3KwhH
Gamecocks add immediate help with grad transfer commitment
Former Rice football player J.T. Ibe announced plans to join the University of South Carolina’s team as a graduate transfer.
The State
http://bit.ly/2HsIrmp
J.T. Ibe becomes 3rd former Rice player in 2 days to announce graduate transfer
NBC Sports
http://bit.ly/2Hs1E7V
Rice graduate transfer J.T. Ibe announces plans to join South Carolina
SEC Country
http://sec.news/2p3ZeWc
UH’s Grayson Padgett hits walkoff homer in 1st game after his cousin Blain’s death
An article on University of Houston baseball player Grayson Padgett mentions his cousin is former Rice football player Blain Padgett, who died March 2.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2Hsn1pA
Dick Harmon: New BYU football assistant coach A.J. Steward is a stranger no more
Former Rice assistant football coach A.J. Steward is featured.
Deseret News
http://bit.ly/2DmdRZg
Dickinson native named new TSU D-line coach
Former Rice assistant football coach Michael Slater is featured.
Galveston County Daily News (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2DjTETV
NEWS RELEASES
Flat gallium joins roster of new 2-D materials
Scientists at Rice and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, have discovered a method to make atomically flat gallium that shows promise for nanoscale electronics. The Rice lab of materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan and colleagues in India created two-dimensional gallenene, a thin film of conductive material that is to gallium what graphene is to carbon.
http://bit.ly/2HtK1ob
‘Sweet spot’ in sweet material for hydrogen storage
Rice engineers have zeroed in on the optimal architecture for storing hydrogen in “white graphene” nanomaterials — a design like a Lilliputian skyscraper with “floors” of boron nitride sitting one atop another and held precisely 5.2 angstroms apart by boron nitride pillars.
http://bit.ly/2Dmmtih
Baker Institute experts: Trump administration ‘will face a series of excruciating choices’ in Syria
Barring an extremely unlikely comprehensive settlement, the Syrian civil war will continue over the next year and President Donald Trump’s administration “will face a series of excruciating choices as it balances competing U.S. interests” in the country, according to a new issue brief by experts at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “Trump Policy in the Middle East: Syria” was co-authored by Robert Barron, policy assistant to the Baker Institute director, and Joe Barnes, a foreign-policy expert and the Bonner Means Baker Fellow at the institute.
http://bit.ly/2Hrya9Z
Team training can reduce patient mortality by 13 percent
When implemented correctly, health care team training can reduce patient mortality by 13 percent, according to a new review paper by a psychologist at Rice. “Transforming Health Care One Team at a Time: Ten Observations and the Trail Ahead” outlines existing evidence and theory on the science behind developing health care teams and how training improves outcomes for patients. The author is Eduardo Salas, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Chair of Psychology in Rice’s School of Social Sciences.
http://bit.ly/2Hu8TMC
Graphene grows stronger against the wind
Is there a way to make big sheets of pristine graphene or other two-dimensional materials? The answer is blowing in the wind. That’s the heart of a discovery by scientists at Rice, New Mexico State University and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ONRL) who grew single-atom-thick graphene monocrystals to unprecedented sizes.
http://bit.ly/2DkWkk4
Ash from dinosaur-era volcanoes linked with shale oil, gas
Nutrient-rich ash from an enormous flare-up of volcanic eruptions toward the end of the dinosaurs’ reign kicked off a chain of events that led to the formation of shale gas and oil fields from Texas to Montana. That’s the conclusion of a new study by Rice geologists that appears this week in Nature Publishing’s online journal Scientific Reports.
http://bit.ly/2DlS7Nf
42 teams selected to vie for over $1M in prizes at Rice Business Plan Competition
Forty-two teams hailing from some of the world’s top universities will vie for more than $1 million in prizes at the 18th annual Rice Business Plan Competition at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business April 5-7. The winner will take home a grand prize valued at more than $450,000, including seed funding and the opportunity to ring the closing bell at Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City.
http://bit.ly/2p4OVRD
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