Dateline Rice for March 27, 2018

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Researchers investigate if Hurricane Harvey helped fire ants spread in Texas
Rice ecologists are checking to see if Hurricane Harvey’s unprecedented floods gave a competitive boost to fire ants and crazy ants, two of southeast Texas’ least favorite uninvited guests. Tom Miller, the James and Deborah Godwin Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Sarah Bengston, a Huxley Faculty Fellow in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in the Department of BioSciences; and Scott Solomon, associate teaching professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, are quoted. Bengston and Miller are pictured in a Houston Chronicle article.
United Press International (This article also appeared in News Reality and TickerTech, and similar articles appeared in Phys.org, Laboratory Equipment, Science Daily, Infosurhoy and Scienmag.)
http://bit.ly/2pICsCP
Did Hurricane Harvey bring more fire ants to Houston?
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/2Gg680Z
http://bit.ly/2GgD35N
Will fire ant population boost this spring because of Hurricane Harvey?
KPRC.com
http://bit.ly/2Ge7rgR
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2pKgVtu (Click the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

The shocking ways space travel wrecks the human body
David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
New York Post (This article also appeared in Travel Wire News.)
https://nyp.st/2pJ7RF2

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Moser-Fletcher runoff in Houston’s 7th Congressional District is about who can beat Culberson
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. Jones also is quoted in a radio story on the decision to add a question about citizenship to the next census.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the March 27 print edition with a different headline, “Pennsylvania upset win gives new hope to 7th District Dems,” and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2FNEyfo
http://bit.ly/2FNhm0N
KNX-AM (Los Angeles)
http://bit.ly/2IZtutK (Click the audio button to listen to the CBS News broadcast, which aired on more than 50 radio stations.)

Texas factories, oil companies face squeeze of steel tariffs
Ed Egan, fellow of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of the institute’s McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, is quoted in an article on Texas factories cutting production growth by more than half in March.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the March 27 print edition with a different headline, “Texas factory index declines.”)
http://bit.ly/2GgNBSj

Rice ranks No. 23 on list of best graduate-level business schools
U.S. News & World Report ranks Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business No. 23 among Masters in Business Administration programs. Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is pictured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, and a portion appeared in a roundup of business news in the March 27 print edition of the Chronicle with a different headline, “Arizona halts Uber’s vehicle testing.” The article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2G0ycW8
http://bit.ly/2G0Lx0p

Why America wasn’t ready for a female president
Despite being described by former President Barack Obama as the most-qualified presidential nominee in U.S. history, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 campaign for the highest office in the land. That outcome may have been the result of systemic gender discrimination, according to psychologists at Rice. Abby Corrington, a psychology graduate student, and Mikki Hebl, the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychology in Rice’s School of Social Sciences, authored an op-ed.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine.)
http://bit.ly/2GgBhkV

We need to protect against vote tampering
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed on election security.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/2GhqeIt

Houston Bike Share names new executive director
Rice alumna Beth Martin ’08 was named executive director of Houston Bike Share.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2pKkwHW

Pharrell and LOUIS XII Cognac ask Houstonians to think a century ahead
A song-reveal party at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts is featured.
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/2Gj860s

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

The unequal effects of partisanship on brands
Companies and their executives who engage in corporate activism risk taking stances that reflect the values of their management but alienate key segments of a politically divided customer base, according to an article co-authored by Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Harvard Business Review
http://bit.ly/2GfgNJv

Parent satisfaction can be leveraged for SAT gains
Rather than putting in place complex processes and procedures, traditional public schools can easily measure their ability to make SAT gains by assessing customer satisfaction, according to a study by scholars at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business and Texas A&M University’s Mays School of Business. Mittal is quoted, and graduate student Jihye Jung is mentioned.
Tech Explorist
http://bit.ly/2pGYuFU

How to test your economic development strategy
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed.
Governing
http://bit.ly/2pLQZO3

2019 best traditional and online bachelor’s in science education programs
Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies is No. 3 in The Edvocate’s ranking of the best traditional bachelor’s in science education programs.
The Edvocate
http://bit.ly/2pKzzS1

Interview with Eva Franch i Gilabert
An article notes that Eva Franch i Gilabert taught at Rice.
Architectural Record
http://bit.ly/2GhhbXZ

Mission Arlington: Making an impact
Adam Jones, a campus missionary intern at Rice, authored an article on students from Rice’s Baptist Student Ministry serving at Mission Arlington during spring break.
Baptist Standard
http://bit.ly/2pLugld

The week in reviews, op. 223: Margaret Batjer, Joshua Bell, Rachel Barton Pine
A roundup of violin news mentions the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra recently premiered Pierre Jalbert’s new violin concerto. Jalbert is a professor of composition and theory at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
Violinist
http://bit.ly/2Ghazsm

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Episode 010: What makes a leader with Dr. Tom Kolditz, part 1
Tom Kolditz, a leadership scholar and director of Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders, is featured on a podcast.
Skybound
http://bit.ly/2GifHwx

SPORTS

Rice baseball has rough week
The Rice baseball team is featured.
Galveston County Daily News (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2pK7g61
Hilltoppers get 1st C-USA win of season
College Heights Herald
http://bit.ly/2pJ6wyb

VCU notes: Baseball’s Haiden Lamb speeds toward career year
A roundup of Virginia Commonwealth University sports news mentions the Rams competed in the Texas Tamale Company Rice Invitational at the George R. Brown Tennis Center. The event is mentioned in several other articles.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/2pLfVFr
Tennis hot at Texas Tamale Company Rice Invitational
Commonwealth Times
http://bit.ly/2pIDoqw
Women’s tennis: Tribe falls to Owls, bounces back to beat Princeton
The Flat Hat
http://bit.ly/2pLe2IL

Phillip Gaines to visit Buffalo Bills, per report
Former Rice football player Phillip Gaines ’13 is featured.
Scout
https://foxs.pt/2GdYrIG

NEWS RELEASES

Rice to host March 28 talk on combating white supremacy
The Rice University Student Association Diversity and Inclusion Committee will host “Combating White Supremacy: A Conversation on Radicalization” March 28 at 6:30 p.m. in Sewall Hall, Room 301.
http://bit.ly/2pKylGh

Are fire ants worse this spring because of Hurricane Harvey?
Rice ecologists are checking to see if Hurricane Harvey’s unprecedented floods gave a competitive boost to fire ants and crazy ants, two of southeast Texas’ least favorite uninvited guests.
http://bit.ly/2GaW3Xb

Rice U. study: Parent satisfaction can be leveraged for SAT gains
Rather than putting in place complex processes and procedures, traditional public schools can easily measure their ability to make SAT gains by assessing customer satisfaction, according to a study by scholars at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business and Texas A&M University’s Mays School of Business.
http://bit.ly/2pK1xgr