Dateline Rice for Feb. 18, 2016

FEATURED ITEM

Mayor’s pothole math checks out, study says
The city of Houston is making good on Mayor Sylvester Turner’s commitment to quick responses to pothole complaints, according to a report from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Kyle Shelton, postdoctoral research fellow at the Kinder Institute, is quoted. Alumna Kelsey Walker ’15, a baccalaureate fellow at the Kinder Institute, is also mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1PI5g4Z
http://bit.ly/1VpG04T
Rice study confirms Mayor Turner making good on pothole promise
ABC 13
http://abc13.co/1oqd3em
Rice’s Kinder Institute gives thumbs-up to Mayor Turner’s pothole initiative
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1QmOQT1
Nearly 2,000 potholes fixed since mayor launched repair program
KHOU
http://bit.ly/1SBwD4b
http://bit.ly/1Q3ycWn
Rice University confirms Houston’s pothole repair rate
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1XzNxj7
Ever-growing pothole in SE Houston becoming huge problem for drivers
Click2Houston
http://bit.ly/21aTXaD
‘13 Eyewitness News at 4 p.m.’
KTRK
http://bit.ly/1UaoN14
‘KPRC Channel 2 News at 6 p.m.’
KPRC
http://bit.ly/1SUodoX
‘Eye-Opener’
CW39
http://bit.ly/1SUuPE1
Newsradio 740 KTRH
http://bit.ly/1ou1R0U (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

University of Texas head begrudgingly OKs campus gun rules
Concealed handguns will be allowed in University of Texas classrooms but generally banned from dorms under rules approved Feb. 17 by the school’s president. Baylor University opted out of the Texas “campus carry” law Feb. 16. Rice is mentioned for also opting out of law. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has opted out of open carry.
Associated Press (Similar articles also appeared in Business Insider, The New York Times, The Washington Post and Yahoo! News.)
http://apne.ws/20EJlP4
University of Texas head begrudgingly OKs campus gun rules
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. Similar articles in 200 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1KX0e5r
http://bit.ly/1QmvG9F
Fenves: Ban guns in dorms, but not classrooms at UT-Austin
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in the Beaumont Enterprise.)
http://bit.ly/1KqKMic
http://bit.ly/1QmAuf0
University of Texas approves ‘campus carry’: How the state forced its hand
The Christian Science Monitor (This also appeared in Yahoo! News.)
http://bit.ly/20EMhLu
Baylor says ‘no’ to concealed handguns on campus
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/1Vo2WS5
Open-carry advocates called RodeoHouston’s gun stance a bunch of bull
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/1SUf1Bb
http://bit.ly/1mJOzf2
Tejml: Copper Canyon hosts 5th annual Crime Prevention Luncheon
The Cross Timbers Gazette
http://bit.ly/1oMBTpo
Universidad de Texas en Austin acepta a regañadientes armas en campus
La Voz
http://bit.ly/1PRr7oj

Brands are behaving like organized religions
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Chair of Marketing and professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an op-ed about how some marketers use basic principles of organized religion to connect with costumers.
Harvard Business Review
http://bit.ly/1Tsngny

Surging Cruz is big oil’s new crush as donors cool to Bush
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, is quoted about the Texans for Pro-Life group, Sen. Ted Cruz, the presidential primaries and early voting. Jones’ ranking of conservative Republicans in the Texas House is also mentioned.
Bloomberg Politics  (This also appeared in the Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, Yahoo! Finance UK, The Hamilton Spectator, Yahoo! 7 Finance, Yahoo! India Business, Yahoo! Xtra business and La Repubblica.)
http://bloom.bg/1XzLJXh
‘Pro-life’ PAC’s endorsements raise questions
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the City & State section in the Feb. 18 print edition with a different headline, “Doubts cast on ‘pro-life’ group.”)
http://bit.ly/1Qo23EX
GOP, Democrats taking different approach to caucuses
Blog Notizie
http://bit.ly/1RQN7Ew
Liberals, lobbyists, losers and lame ducks for Ratliff
Texas Scorecard
http://bit.ly/1LvkpT3
Day 1 early voting totals for 2016 primaries
Off the Kuff
http://bit.ly/1QLHYc3

Venezuela raises gasoline prices for 1st time since 1996
Francisco Monaldi, a fellow in Latin American energy policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about crude oil prices.
Bloomberg Business (This also appeared in the Daily News, Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! News AU, La Repubblica, Yahoo! India Business, Yahoo! Finance UK and Ireland, Yahoo! Xtra Business and Lucena Informacion.)
http://bloom.bg/1QmJDdW
Venezuela pushing for OPEC oil production deal as slumping prices erode government revenue
International Business Times
http://bit.ly/1U8G1vI

The movie chain hoping to steal Netflix customers with pizza and beer
Alumni Tim League ’92 and Karri League ’92 are profiled for founding Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
Bloomberg Business
http://bloom.bg/1Kscnzp

Plummeting coal use and peaking stockpiles
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, authored an op-ed on coal stockpiles.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/1RNyWjH

Y. Ping Sun: Chinese wife of US university president never forgets her native country
University Representative Y. Ping Sun is profiled for her work promoting Chinese culture in the U.S. Rice President David Leebron is also mentioned.
Women of China
http://bit.ly/1PId2vv

Pluralism and the Najran Christians: How Prophet Muhammad went beyond tolerance
Craig Considine authored an op-ed about religious pluralism in which he mentions giving a lecture at Rice.
HuffPost Religion
http://huff.to/1oqlhnf

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice University named among best colleges for people with entrepreneur personalities
Rice is the No. 1 college for ESTP personality types based on overall cost of attendance, inclusion on notable lists, ranking by U.S. News and World Report, number of ESTP degree or major options and accreditations, according to a new ranking from DegreeMatch.org.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio and Seattle PI.)
http://bit.ly/1LvHKEn
http://bit.ly/1mI6hiX
http://bit.ly/1TrgdLT

Careers with the highest projected employment growth
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, expects that within 30 years, machines will be capable of doing almost any job that a human can.
Houston Chronicle (Similar articles appeared in 12 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1Lu4G6V

Free stuff: Learn about cowboy culture
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Rice campus is featured as a free thing to do in Houston.
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/1XxReWz

Black leaders in Houston through the ages
Lee Brown, former Houston mayor and police commissioner of Houston, Atlanta and New York City, is featured on a list of black leaders in Houston. Brown is also a former member of Rice’s sociology faculty and a former fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1ROnmF4

Marine viruses may be linked to coral bleaching
A study by biologists from Rice University and Oregon State University has found that significant outbreaks of marine viruses may be associated with coral bleaching events, especially as a result of multiple environmental stresses. Adrienne Simoes Correa, a marine biologist in Rice’s Department of BioSciences, is quoted.
Houston Style Magazine (This also appeared in Science World Report, Terra Daily, Science Newsline and Science Codex.)
http://bit.ly/1PIhfzj

2 Abilene High seniors qualify as National Merit ‘finalists’
A local senior hopes to attend Rice.
KTXS (This also appeared in the Abilene Reporter-News.)
http://bit.ly/1PGumkv

KPC, local universities join forces in Grassroots for Change
The Katy Prairie Conservancy recently launched a fundraiser to build environmental landscapes at Houston universities. Rice is mentioned.
The Katy Rancher
http://bit.ly/1PRmgmZ

LSC-Kingwood hosts 2nd annual ‘Darwin Day’ talk
Scott Egan, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, spoke at Lone Star College-Kingwood for “Darwin Day.”
The Atascocita Observer (This also appeared in the Humble Observer, the Kingwood Observer, the Lake Houston Observer and the East Montgomery County Observer.)
http://bit.ly/1TnTEq2

Raney, Fields spar at Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce forum
The article cites a Rice University ranking of conservative Republicans in the Texas House.
The Eagle
http://bit.ly/1QLzTUB

Literary fest to host novelists
Alumna Lisa Sandlin ’73 will be a featured author at Lamar University’s Literary Festival Feb. 29.
University Press
http://bit.ly/1PTuzyU

Shotgun-style house, modern Rice home showcase Houston professor’s designs
A Southampton Place home designed by Anderson Todd, the Gus Wortham Professor Emeritus of Architecture, is mentioned. Alumnus Melvin “Mel” Hildebrandt ’55 is quoted.
Beaumont Enterprise
http://bit.ly/1RQUtYK

Developers cater to area’s changing demographics
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 the millennial population in the Cy-Fair area. Murdock also presented at the Immigration Summit hosted by the American Jewish Council and the AJC Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs Feb. 9.
Community Impact
http://bit.ly/1QmXPDC
Immigration reform touted at Ford Foundation’s Immigration Summit in Texas
New American
http://bit.ly/1Q3ooeZ

BROADCAST

Texas Medical Center launches health policy institute and gives out $750,000 for research
Vivian Ho will conduct a study of freestanding emergency rooms with a grant from the Texas Medical Center’s Health Policy Institute. Ho is the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute and professor of economics. She is also quoted in articles about a large percentage of uninsured Texans citing the high cost of health insurance as the reason they remain uninsured, as noted in a report released by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation. Elena Marks, a nonresident health policy fellow at the Baker Institute, is also quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1Ua9RQr
HHS pursues higher enrollment on health insurance exchanges
Health Payer intelligence
http://bit.ly/1R9XFwi
Health insurance is too damn high
NY Real Estate Law
http://bit.ly/1Ra61nF

‘FOX 26 News at 9’
Duncan College senior Natalie Gow is interviewed about her Crossfit experience.
KRIV
http://bit.ly/1PIe3Ut
‘FOX 26 News at 4 a.m.’
KRIV
http://bit.ly/1RQOq6o

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Colossal Antarctic ice-shelf collapse followed last ice age
A new study provides clues about how Antarctica’s nation-sized Ross Ice Shelf might respond to a warming climate. John Anderson, the W. Maurice Ewing Chair in Oceanography and professor of Earth science, and Yusuke Yokoyama, a professor at the University of Tokyo who was also a Wiess Visiting Professor in Rice’s Department of Earth Science in 2014-2015, are quoted. A photo of graduate student Brian Demet and alumna Anna “Ruthie” Halberstadt ’13 is included.
PhysOrg (This also appeared in Science Codex.)
http://bit.ly/1mJPoVd
Armada of icebergs each bigger than the Empire State Building followed last ice age
Science 2.0
http://bit.ly/1mJQn7F

Lens-less cameras are now a thing
Rice University engineers introduce FlatCam, an extremely thin, lens-less camera system that uses sophisticated algorithms to record images and videos. The system may enable such novel applications as large format, flexible and curved sensors. Richard Baraniuk, the Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is quoted.
eTeknix
http://bit.ly/1KshO1h
FlatCam – innowacyjny pomysł na nowoczesny aparat bez obiektywu
Fotoblogia (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1UajcYt
Radikaler Schritt: Kameramodul zu dick? Lasst die Linsen weg!
Winfuture (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/24chpGM

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Innovation saves lives at birth
Alumna Jocelyn Brown ’10 is featured for her bubble CPAP machine, which helps increase the survival rate of newborns with severe respiratory illness.
Thomson Reuters Foundation News
http://tmsnrt.rs/1QmzFTq

Researchers won NASA grant to help nation’s space agency develop a method of sorting elite candidates
The article mentions that Rice will help conduct a study to help determine what kind of astronauts should go to Mars.
National Daily Press
http://bit.ly/1PRkhiC
NASA seeking good ‘spacemates’ for the Mars mission
Kitsap Sun
http://bit.ly/1SzpZLG

Crescent-shaped planet-forming cloud — ‘the result of gravitational forces unique to binary stars?’
Andrea Isella, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy, presented images of the binary system known as HD 142527 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C. Isella is quoted and postdoctoral research associate Yann Boehler is also mentioned.
The Daily Galaxy
http://bit.ly/1U8AFAy
Protoplanetas con dos estrellas
Globedia (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1TsyuZl

Rule of law changes needed to ensure Mexico energy-reform success
“The Rule of Law and Mexico’s Energy Reform” event was recently held at Rice.
Rig Zone
http://bit.ly/1QJHlQg

E-voting — an idea whose implementation is overdue
Rice is mentioned.
Bacon’s Rebellion
http://bit.ly/1SSFyPk

Robotic engineer James McLurkin to talk about his SwarmBots at PSC
James McLurkin, professor in the practice of computer science, will speak at Pensacola State College Feb. 25.
In Weekly
http://bit.ly/1PGqno6

Do fun office perks actually make workers less creative?
A recent study by Jing Zhou, the Houston Endowment Professor of Organizational Behavior and professor of psychology, and Jennifer M. George, the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management and professor of psychology, found a link between negative moods and creativity.
Pay Scale
http://bit.ly/20EGKoc

DAR: 100 years in Bartlesville
The article mentions that Ben Powell taught at Rice.
Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise
http://bit.ly/1KqGDe1

Tour of Texas: Cars, insurance, e-commerce and cloud demo day
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 mentioned. The Rice Business Plan Competition is also mentioned.
Xconomy
http://bit.ly/1TnQtid

Westminster ranks high with national firm
Rice was ranked No. 1 for being “most focused” in the fields of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology by College Factual in partnership with USA Today.
Fulton Sun
http://bit.ly/1LvfGks

Kopplin makes his case for being named next president of UNO
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 Advocate (This also appeared in the New Orleans Advocate.)
http://bit.ly/1otHbGt

Coolest dorm room of all time?
Wiess College senior Jordan Poles built a modular system called the RRAD: Rice Ridiculously Automated Dorm.
Atmel
http://bit.ly/1oMKTe3

Valérie Thomas-Collignon, une chercheuse pour diriger EFGH
The article mentions that Valérie Thomas-Collignon taught at Rice.
Carnet D’Adresses (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/20GyUKJ

SPORTS

Rice baseball preview
The article previews the 2016 Rice baseball season. Head coach Wayne Graham is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article also appeared in the Sports section of the Feb. 18 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/1Q3jIpn

Should college athletes be required to get an EKG test?
Rice is mentioned for screening athletes with EKGs.
Men’s Journal
http://mjm.ag/1Q1Cpd7
Should college athletes be required to get an EKG test?
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1TnTizQ

Baylor versus Ole Miss in 2020 is step in right direction for Bears’ scheduling
Rice football is mentioned.
Sporting News
http://bit.ly/1ROfGm4
Source: Baylor football agrees to 2020 matchup with Ole Miss in Houston
Sports Day
http://bit.ly/1PRgF0c
Bruce native Parker named head football coach at Northwest CC
WCBI
http://bit.ly/1QJPDaP
FAU football kept getting in its own way last year, but can the Owls fly in 2016?
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1oKRLZe
The NFL draft reports — 3 Big 12 receiver prospects you need to see
Sports Blog
http://bit.ly/1oKIuAB

C-USA notebook: Louisiana Tech just might be league’s best team
Brown College freshman Marcus Evans is mentioned.
Charleston Gazette-Mail
http://bit.ly/1VpLg8J

Another explosive offense expected for UTSA baseball
Rice baseball is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1mJP3BH

Bob West on golf: West Coast unkind to local golfers
Rice golf is mentioned.
The News
http://bit.ly/1PRgXUT

Game notes: Arizona baseball at Rice
Rice baseball will play the University of Arizona Feb. 19-21.
Tucson News Now
http://bit.ly/1QmBX51
Owls open 2016 season Friday at home
CUSA
http://bit.ly/1WshEb9
‘KGUN 9 News at 6 p.m.’
KGUN
http://bit.ly/211cSru

127th Annual Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship
Rice men’s tennis will participate in the 127th Annual Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship March 3-6.
10s Balls
http://bit.ly/1ST2XjE

Kelly versus Uchebo a main event matchup
Rice men’s basketball is mentioned.
Herald Dispatch
http://bit.ly/1PGuwIF
College basketball power index
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1TnTsHu
Scoring spree: ODU guard Trey Freeman putting up big numbers
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/210WDe6
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers versus Old Dominion Monarchs — Feb. 18 college basketball pick, odds and prediction
Sports Chat Place
http://bit.ly/1LvjOkl

Former Rice star Sam McGuffie set for world bobsled championships
Alumnus Sam McGuffie ’13 is profiled for his transition from football player to bobsledder.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1oraTvH
http://bit.ly/1PGvoNm

‘Billy Manz-ale,’ a Johnny Manziel-inspired beer floating around Ohio
Johnny Manziel was suspended for half of the 2013 season opening game against Rice.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1ST61Mt

Texans’ Christian Covington humbled by time at Sunshine Kids football camp
Alumnus Christian Covington ’15 is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/20ZQ7nV
http://bit.ly/1QmG9li

Scouting the NFL draft: LB Jaylon Smith
A photo of Jones College senior Darik Dillard from the 2014 Rice-University of Notre Dame football game is included.
NBC DFW
http://bit.ly/1KqMKza

No denying it: Jefferson is face of UT’s program
A photo from the 2015 Rice-University of Texas football game is included.
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/1mIh0tA

College baseball preview: Texas and Texas A&M
A photo from the 2014 Rice-A&M University game is included.
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/1VobbgX

NEWS RELEASES

Colossal Antarctic ice-shelf collapse followed last ice age
In a new study that provides clues about how Antarctica’s nation-sized Ross Ice Shelf might respond to a warming climate, U.S. and Japanese oceanographers have shown that a 100,000-square-mile section of the ice shelf broke apart within 1,500 years during a warming period after the last ice age.
http://bit.ly/1ou2Pdq

Houston making good on pothole promise, according to Rice Kinder Institute report
The city of Houston is making good on Mayor Sylvester Turner’s commitment to quick responses to pothole complaints, according to a report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
http://bit.ly/1ou30W8

Former US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns to speak at Rice’s Baker Institute Feb. 24
Ambassador William Burns, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former United States deputy secretary of state, will speak on “American Leadership in a Changing International Landscape” at Rice University’s Baker Institute Feb. 24.
http://bit.ly/1XzWetG