Dateline Rice for Jan. 29, 2016

FEATURED ITEM

International business scholar Peter Rodriguez named dean of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business
Peter Rodriguez, currently senior associate dean for degree programs and chief diversity officer at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, has been named dean of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business. President David Leebron and Provost Marie Lynn Miranda are quoted.
Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine
http://bit.ly/1SoxQdq
Darden loses senior dean to Rice University
Poets & Quants
http://bit.ly/1KIgEt1
Native Texan returns as dean of Rice business school
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article also appeared in San Antonio Express-News and Mash News.)
http://bit.ly/1PYhzay
http://bit.ly/1PW8Sh5
Rice business school names new dean
Houston Business Journal (This also appeared in Just Houston News.)
http://bit.ly/1Kf5X6m
International business scholar Peter Rodriguez named dean of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business
TMC News
http://bit.ly/1PEQhWl

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

A campaign to eliminate mosquitoes is needed until a vaccine is developed
Peter Hotez, a fellow in disease and poverty at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed about stopping the spread of the Zika virus.
The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/1ZYqspM

El Chapo, Sean Penn and the failed war on drugs — Part 3
A speech given by Glenn Greenwald about the war on drugs at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is featured.
Huffpost Politics
http://huff.to/1QHUtcQ

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Too-few proteins prompt nanoparticles to clump
Low concentrations of serum albumin proteins have the ability to bind one-to-one to gold nanoparticles and, upon unfolding, prompt them to aggregate, according to Rice scientists. The finding may be important to those who study diseases caused by protein aggregation or nanoparticle toxicity. Stephan Link and Christy Landes, associate professors of chemistry and of electrical and computer engineering, are quoted.
TMC News (Similar articles appeared in 11 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1NFzmS6

Jones: Informed voters have a shot at affecting primaries
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored on op-ed on the importance of primaries and is quoted in a related article.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article also appeared in San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/1PY6YMR
http://bit.ly/23xPwsp
10 things to know about Texas’ presidential primary election and why it matters
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/1JLNBKq

FotoFest seeks to capture future of planet
Rice’s Center for Energy and Environmental Research in the Human Sciences and the Rice Building Workshop are mentioned as partners of the 16th biennial FotoFest, which will consist of more than 100 independently organized exhibitions around Houston March 12-April 24.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1nB3glT

Our Lady of the Lake says no to ‘campus carry’
Our Lady of the Lake University opted out of the Texas “campus carry” law Jan. 28. Rice is mentioned for also opting out of the law.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/20xDGvR

6 must-attend events: Jan. 28-Feb. 4
A Lego cityscape, which was built with the help of students from the Rice School of Architecture, is on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Jan. 29-31.
Texas Monthly
http://bit.ly/1SNXoCq

The 10 best barbecue joints in Houstonia
Alumnus Greg Gatlin’s ’03 “Gatlin’s BBQ” is featured.
Houstonia Magazine
http://bit.ly/1nTmlQ0

Finding renaissance from junk yards and thrift shopping
German artist Thorsten Brinkmann‘s exhibit “The Great Cape Rinderhorn” opens Feb. 4 at the Rice Gallery. Joshua Fischer, assistant curator, is quoted.
Houstonia Magazine
http://bit.ly/1SNVykJ

‘Schumann’s Violin Concerto’ with Kopatchinskaja
The Houston Symphony will perform “Schumann’s Violin Concerto” with Patricia Kopatchinskaja at Stude Concert Hall as part of the “Musically Speaking with Andrés” series Jan. 28.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1TrrL0N
Houston Symphony performs Brahms and Schumann with guest violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja
HereHouston.com
http://bit.ly/1nB5D8r

High insurance costs are keeping Texans uninsured
Almost 70 percent of uninsured Texans said the high cost of health insurance is the reason they remain uninsured, according to a new report released by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation. The report found less than 20 percent of uninsured Texans said they simply don’t want health insurance. Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute and professor of economics, and Elena Marks, a nonresident health policy fellow at the Baker Institute, are quoted.
The Texas Observer
http://bit.ly/20xzDzN
As sign-up season ends many Americans remain uninsured
CBS DFW
http://cbsloc.al/1PEIxDF
Uninsured Texans say cost of health insurance is still too high
Science 2.0 (Similar articles appeared in Medical Xpress, Science Codex, News-Medical, the Memorial Examiner, the Katy Rancher, the Sugar Land Sun and the Bellaire, River Oaks and West University Examiner.)
http://bit.ly/20b5F7Q
KRLD
http://bit.ly/1KKh5TU (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

Houston Symphony announces 2016-17 season
The Houston Symphony announced there are two “Musically Speaking” series planned for this season at Rice’s Stude Concert Hall, and the 41st annual Ima Hogg Competition semifinals and finals will be held at the Shepherd School of Music.
The Courier of Montgomery County
http://bit.ly/1JLLjuM

UTA shines
Rice is mentioned as one of the three nationally recognized research universities in Texas that have been designated as Tier One institutions.
Fort Worth Weekly
http://bit.ly/1JLVyz2

BROADCAST

Muslim leaders want Houston residents to know why ISIS is not Islamic
Mahmoud El-Gamal, the Chair of Islamic Economics, Finance and Management, professor of economics and statistics and Rice Scholar at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, will participate in the panel discussion “Never in Our Name — Why ISIS Isn’t Islamic” Jan. 29.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1nTe3ro

Young Artist in Residence: Jack Swanson — Part 2
Jack Swanson, a graduate student at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, performs with pianist Roderick Phipps-Kettlewell for “Performance Today.”
Classical MPR
http://bit.ly/204OtRF
Young Artist in Residence: Jack Swanson — Part 3
Classical MPR
http://bit.ly/204OtRF

OETA
An article mentions that the late Lowell Daunt Collins once taught at Rice.
http://bit.ly/1PYj9Jz

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Heavy fermions get nuclear boost on way to superconductivity
Physicists from the United States, Germany and China have made a surprising discovery that the arrangement of atomic nuclei spins helps bring about superconductivity in ytterbium dirhodium disilicide, one of the most-studied materials in a class of quantum critical compounds known as “heavy fermions.” Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is quoted.
PhysOrg (Similar articles appeared in Science Daily, Science Codex and R&D Magazine.)
http://bit.ly/1VvhwXI

New nanotube-based outer conductor could reduce weight of coaxial cables
Rice scientists used carbon nanotubes to make durable, flexible coaxial cables for aerospace applications with half the weight. Matteo Pasquali, the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, chair of the Department of Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry, and alumna Francesca Mirri ’14, a research scientist, are quoted. Also mentioned are graduate students Robert Headrick and Amram Bengio and alumni April Choi’14 and Yimin Luo ’13.
AzoNano (Similar articles appeared in Science Daily, Materialsgate, Microwave Engineering Europe, Nanotechnology Now, Innovations Report, BrightSurf, Photonics Online, World Industrial Reporter and American Laboratory.)
http://bit.ly/1UtmmVd
Vederlichte nanobuisjescoating vervangt metaalgaas
C2W (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1OSE5nx
Nanocoating voor kabels maakt vliegtuigen tonnen lichter
Duurzaam Bedrijfsleven (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1NFtJDk
Fabrican cable coaxial más ligero y potente cambiando el cobre por nanotubos de carbono
MediaTelecom (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1PEPQv0

Feds back new heart patch for infants
Bioengineers at Rice University and Texas Children’s Hospital have won a National Institutes of Health grant to develop a new generation of patches to repair the damaged hearts of infants. Jeffrey Jacot, assistant professor of bioengineering, is quoted.
Medical Product Outsourcing
http://bit.ly/1SophiN

Open-source laser fabrication lowers costs for cancer research
In a move that slashes 90 percent of the cost of mass-producing metastatic microtumors and therapeutic microtissues for screening and research, Rice University bioengineers have adapted techniques from the open-source “maker” movement to reprogram a commercial laser cutter to etch up to 50,000 tiny “microwells” per hour into sheets of silicone. Jordan Miller, assistant professor of bioengineering, and graduate student Jacob Albritton are quoted.
Innovation Toronto
http://bit.ly/1PJLMzX

Graphene composite may keep wings ice-free
A composite of graphene nanoribbons and epoxy proves effective at de-icing a helicopter blade in an experiment at Rice University. The new material may be suitable for keeping aircraft, wind turbines and transmission lines free of ice. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted. Also mentioned are Will Rice College sophomore Tanvi Varadhachary, postdoctoral researchers Jian Lin and Yongsung Ji, graduate students Tuo Wang and Abdul-Rahman Raji and alumnus Kewang Nan ’14. Tour will speak at LeTourneau University March 26.
Jec Group
http://bit.ly/1Kdyc5n
Weekend thaw — light mix tonight — heavier snow Tuesday?
Star Tribune
http://strib.mn/1QKJf7t
Rice University develops process to keep rotor blades ice-free
Helicopters Magazine
http://bit.ly/1ZYBxaA
LeTourneau to host spring science seminars free to public
The Mineola Monitor
http://bit.ly/1Kff0V5
Nanoteknologi kan gi isfrie vinger
Forskning (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1PEQXLo

Fixing what’s wrong with entrepreneurial education
A leading researcher at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business has received a $1.5 million grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to study the effects of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial success. The five-year project will work with leading startup support organizations in the United States to track the outcomes of a group of startups receiving a free, concentrated entrepreneurship curriculum. Yael Hochberg, the Ralph S. O’Connor Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, is quoted.
Inc.edu (A similar article appeared in TechSum.)
http://bit.ly/23wahEW

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

A world of wandering and potentiality in a Latin American novel: A conversation with Gisela Heffes
Gisela Heffes, associate professor of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American studies, is interviewed about her novel “Ischia” and Latin American and Argentine literature.
World Literature Today
http://bit.ly/1PJAThs

Shaking up the status quo
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the effect of dropping oil prices on Saudi Arabia.
The Gulf Times
http://bit.ly/1nCU3tk

What’s new and beneficial about raspberries? Part 1
Meenakshi Bhattacharjee, faculty fellow and executive director of the Center for Applied Algal Research, authored an op-ed about the benefits of raspberries.
Voice of Asia
http://bit.ly/1ZYB885

Good luck to anyone applying to the 30 most selective colleges in the US
With an acceptance rate of 15.1 percent, Rice is ranked No. 29 among the most selective colleges in America based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Rare Life
http://bit.ly/1JLRzT7

TEDxYouthDPSMIS discusses ‘the power of uncertainty’
Alumnus Abhipray Sahoo ’16 was a speaker at TEDxYouthDPSMIS in Qatar.
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
http://bit.ly/207GZNJ

Deputy Mayor Andy Kopplin among semifinalists for University of New Orleans presidency
Alumnus Andy Kopplin ’88, New Orleans’ first deputy mayor and chief administrative officer, is a semifinalist for the vacant president’s post at University of New Orleans.
The Times-Picayune
http://bit.ly/23xJ6cP
New Orleans deputy mayor, UNO provost under consideration for UNO’s top job
The Advocate
http://bit.ly/1Qx59Jt

Study confirms racial stereotypes
Rice is mentioned as a participant in the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen.
The Baylor Lariat
http://bit.ly/1Pn08V0

16 Collegiate teams to compete in Solar Decathlon 2017
Rice is listed as one of the teams that will participate in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 competition.
Missouri Ag Connection
http://bit.ly/1Pn79VJ

TiE Houston hosts its 1st Charter Member Dinner of 2016
Alumnus Aruna Viswanathan ‘01 and John Reale, member of the roundtable advisory board for Rice Alliance, are mentioned.
Voice of Asia
http://bit.ly/1PJNS2R

Le langage de programmation ‘TrumpScript’ veut faire éclore Python
Duncan College juniors Sam Shadwell and Chris Brown are mentioned in an article about the programming language “TrumpScript” they created during HackRice.
Le Blog Des Nouvelles Technologies (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/23wqgTn

SPORTS

Cougars move across country for weekend competition
Rice women’s swim team will face Tulane University, Louisiana State University and the University of Houston at the Houston Quad Meet Jan. 29-30.
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/1PmYjr0
Houston hosts Rice, Tulane and LSU at quad meet this weekend
SwimSwam
http://bit.ly/1P1IthU

LSU tennis travels to Houston to take on Rice
Rice men’s and women’s tennis will play Louisiana State University Jan. 31.
LSU Now
http://bit.ly/20bdKJZ

The most bizarre recent sports recruiting stories
Duncan College freshman football player J.T. Granato is mentioned for committing to Rice after a recruiting letter was sent to his cat.
Bleacher Buzz
http://ble.ac/1nBnfks

Detroit Tigers prospect countdown: #18 Austin Kubitza
Alumnus Austin Kubitza ’14 is profiled.
Fansided
http://bit.ly/1ZYsq9R

March Madness bracket: How the 68 teams are selected for the Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
Rice is mentioned in an article about Division I men’s basketball committee member Joe Castiglione.
NCAA
http://on.ncaa.com/20b49Tp

NEWS RELEASES

Rice Theatre to present ‘Eurydice’ Feb. 12-14, 18-20
Rice University Theatre will present “Eurydice,” Sarah Ruhl’s reimagining of the classic Greek myth about a young girl, Eurydice, who travels into the underworld to reunite with her father. Performances will be Feb. 12-13 and Feb. 18-20 at Hamman Hall.
http://news.rice.edu/?p=86364

Rice’s School of Humanities to host Houston High School Ethics Bowl Feb. 6
Teams of students from seven Greater Houston area high schools will compete in the third annual Houston High School Ethics Bowl at Rice University’s School of Humanities Feb. 6. The event is a regional qualifier for the national Ethics Bowl competition.
http://news.rice.edu/?p=86502

How will Cruz, Trump and other candidates fare in Iowa? Texas political expert weighs in
As U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, prepares for the final days leading up to the Iowa caucuses, what does the future have in store for his road to the White House? Texas political expert Mark Jones, a professor of political science at Rice University and fellow at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is available to comment on how the various candidates in the crowded Republican field might fare in the 2016 presidential race.
http://news.rice.edu/?p=86512

Heavy fermions get nuclear boost on way to superconductivity
Physicists from the United States, Germany and China have made a surprising discovery that the arrangement of atomic nuclei spins helps bring about superconductivity in ytterbium dirhodium disilicide, one of the most-studied materials in a class of quantum critical compounds known as “heavy fermions.”
http://news.rice.edu/?p=86404

New report: Most uninsured Texans say cost of health insurance too high
Almost 70 percent of uninsured Texans said the high cost of health insurance is the reason they remain uninsured, according to a new report released by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation. The report found less than 20 percent of uninsured Texans said they simply don’t want health insurance.
http://news.rice.edu/?p=86419

Rice to host discussion of ‘The Black Church and Politics’
How will race and religion play a part in the 2016 election? Rice University’s Religion and Public Life Program (RPLP) will host “The Black Church and Politics,” a panel discussion focusing on these topics Feb. 1 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Herring Hall, Room 100, on the Rice campus. A reception will follow the event, which is free and open to the public.
http://news.rice.edu/?p=86447