NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Truth or consequences in energy policy, part II
Charles McConnell, executive director of Rice’s Energy and Environment Initiative, authored an op-ed about climate and energy policy. This is part two of a three-part series.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/1ZNirFR
The 50 smartest private high schools in the US
Rice is mentioned as a popular college choice for graduates of Houston’s St. John’s School, which is ranked No. 7 on Niche’s list of the 50 smartest private high schools in the U.S.
Business Insider Singapore (This also appeared in Business Insider Indonesia and Business Insider Malaysia.)
http://bit.ly/1PHE8zo
‘Natural’ product claims can be murky
Clarence Miller, the Louis Calder Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is quoted about chemicals found in household products.
Yahoo! Finance (This also appeared in Yahoo! Business & Finance New Zealand, Yahoo! 7 Finance and Yahoo! Finance Canada.)
http://yhoo.it/1MTK8Fs
Building sustainable harmony
Alumnus Joshua Pan ’65 and his environmentally friendly architecture are profiled.
Taiwan Today
http://bit.ly/1Sp5egK
‘Surrounded by strong women,’ Ted Cruz believes ‘every issue is a women’s issue’
Sen. Ted Cruz’s mother, alumna Eleanor Darragh ’56, is mentioned.
Breitbart
http://bit.ly/1Y1XSDS
Takeaways from the GOP town hall
ABC 57 (This also appeared in Click Orlando.)
http://bit.ly/1Rr6q6S
Top quotes from the GOP town hall in Wisconsin
You Don’t Know Football
http://bit.ly/1MTK4Wc
Town hall: GOP candidates refuse to back eventual nominee
You Don’t Know Football
http://bit.ly/1TkU1Tr
Trump abandons pledge to support Republican nominee
Tribu Magazine
http://bit.ly/1MTKdJb
Republicans in race won’t say they’ll back nominee
Hue Wire
http://bit.ly/1q3aoJ1
Ted Cruz surges ahead in Wisconsin primary, reveals secret weapon
PR Watch
http://bit.ly/21UAvNG
‘The pledge’ is no more, and 5 other takeaways from the GOP town hall
WIBC
http://bit.ly/1Y201zE
For Trump, few limits to win-at-any-cost approach
Equilibrio Informativo
http://bit.ly/1RMGUYC
GOP candidates back off pledge
Financial News USA
http://bit.ly/1Rs3PcN
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Divisive GOP presidential race ventures into unknown territory
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 the presidential primaries.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1TkQEeY
Republican candidates walk back pledge of support for party nominee
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1RPAhbf
http://bit.ly/22RE5hf
Sen. Barbara Boxer rips Donald Trump for targeting Heidi Cruz
Solo News
http://bit.ly/1Sp8WqK
Texas Tech OKs guns in classrooms, some dorms
Rice is mentioned for opting out of the Texas “campus carry” law.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/21U7C48
http://bit.ly/1omJGcw
TWU campus carry talks continue
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/22RLqxx
Wayland, other private schools say no to guns
Amarillo Globe-News
http://bit.ly/1q5vaI1
Culture art: March 31
German artist Thorsten Brinkmann’s exhibit “The Great Cape Rinderhorn” is open through May 15 at the Rice Gallery.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/22RD0Gf
Outside the megaplex
The Rice Cinema will show “Days of Heaven” at 7 p.m. April 5 and “The Thin Red Line” at 7 p.m. April 6.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1RrZfLK
Odes to a news cycle
Allyn West, assistant director of communications for the Rice Design Alliance, authored an op-ed about Sara Cress and her poetry.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1RzLN4Z
Flat boron is a superconductor
Rice University scientists have determined that two-dimensional boron is a natural low-temperature superconductor. In fact, it may be the only 2-D material with such potential. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and professor of chemistry, research scientist Evgeni Penev and postdoctoral researcher Alex Kutana are quoted.
Houston Style Magazine (This also appeared in Phys Org.)
http://bit.ly/1M37Nsr
2-D boron: Flat but not uninteresting
Chemistry Views
http://bit.ly/1RzROif
Silhouettes and city streets at Fotofest
An article mentions that artist Fikry Botros took classes at Rice.
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/1SBmVw5
Futurama: What’s next for Houston’s neighborhoods?
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted about neighborhood development and millennials’ living habits. Results from the Kinder Institute’s most recent Houston Area Survey are mentioned.
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/1PHB3PV
Texas: 3 things to know about millennials in the Houston suburbs
Mass Transit
http://bit.ly/234LrKY
Soloist Melissa Givens featured in April 1 concert
Alumna Melissa Givens ’92 will perform with the Montgomery County Choral Society April 1.
The Courier of Montgomery County
http://bit.ly/25yoMsH
Commentary: Engineers who learn a little business do themselves a favor
An article mentions a Rice study about the link between oil rigs and jobs.
Midland Reporter-Telegram
http://bit.ly/1oo7dtw
BROADCAST
Obama commutes sentences of 61 federal drug offenders
Katharine Neill, the Alfred C. Glassell III Postdoctoral Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses the clemency President Barack Obama has granted to nearly 250 people.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1UWugdg
Obama shortens sentences for 3 inmates in Cincinnati cases
The IUSB Preface
http://bit.ly/1qlkNzB
Obama commutes 61 drug offenders’ prison sentences
You Don’t Know Football
http://bit.ly/1UENxQS
Obama commutes sentences for 4 in North, South Carolina
Bilbaoya
http://bit.ly/1WZLynv
Obama commutes sentence for Oklahoman convicted in drug case
Wingate Wire
http://bit.ly/1UuKXwo
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
New data provides scholars insight into foreign-policy changes during leadership transition
A new data set from researchers at Rice University and the University of California-Berkeley will allow international relations scholars to study the extent to which different types of foreign-policy change are associated with different types of leader transitions within countries. Ashley Leeds, professor and department chair of political science, is quoted.
Phys Org
http://bit.ly/1pNplhD
Top colleges in America by state
Rice was named the best college in Texas by Forbes. Rice ranked No. 32 on Forbes’ list of “America’s Top Colleges 2015.”
Ed Tech Times
http://bit.ly/1qlljh3
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Adding layers to create ‘thick’ infrastructure can make cities thrive
Kyle Shelton, postdoctoral research fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about underutilized spaces in cities.
GovTech
http://bit.ly/1qk4N0N
Rochester Flute Association to host Leone Buyse
Leone Buyse, the Joseph and Ida Kirkland Mullen Professor of Flute and chair of woodwinds, will perform with the Rochester Flute Association April 10.
Gates-Chili Post (This also appeared in Greece Post, Webster Post, Penfield Post, Brighton-Pittsford Post and Fairport-East Rochester Post.)
http://bit.ly/25x3Hik
Solar-powered Sterile Box brings safer surgeries to developing countries
Rice students and their mentors have created a sterilization station for surgical instruments that can help minimize risk of infections to patients anywhere in the world. Maria Oden, director of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen and a professor in the practice of engineering education, and Douglas Schuler, associate professor of business and public policy in Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, are quoted in the Treehugger article.
Treehugger
http://bit.ly/1RK19pY
Sterile Box is solar-powered to make surgeries safer in remote areas
Uber Gizmo
http://bit.ly/1q5u5Qz
NASA granted $5.7M in funding to investigate astronaut health and performance on future space missions
The article mentions that Rice will help conduct a study to help determine what kind of astronauts should go to Mars.
Albany Daily Star
http://bit.ly/1RPCF1A
It’s not easy being a tech startup in Cleveland
Forty-two teams hailing from some of the world’s top universities will vie for more than $1 million in prizes at the 16th annual Rice Business Plan Competition at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business April 14-16.
Crain’s Cleveland Business
http://bit.ly/1PHAq9a
Göteborgsföretaget Modvion utvalda i Rice University Business Plan Competition
My News Desk (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1WZP0P7
Vindkraftverk i bitar tävlar i Texas
Elektronik Tidningen (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1ZNqQcn
Program focuses on history of the string quartet
An article mentions that a member of the Telegraph Quartet is a Rice graduate.
The Independent
http://bit.ly/1MDRx0R
$25M gift to fund world-class performances at Oklahoma State University
An article mentions that a student hopes to attend Rice.
NewsOK
http://bit.ly/1RzO4gy
Artfully Edmonds: Driftwood’s new managing director, plus events coming up
Alumna Yuh-Pey Lin ’00 will perform April 9 with Spiritus Winds in Lynnwood, Wash.
My Edmonds News
http://bit.ly/22RIaCe
SPORTS
Texas says QB Heard injured shoulder
A photo from the 2015 Rice-University of Texas football game is included.
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in My San Antonio and MSN Sports.)
http://bit.ly/1MDM0HB
Big 12 expansion could give ODU an opening to a bigger, better conference
Rice football is mentioned.
The Virginian-Pilot
http://bit.ly/1WZKi3K
5 things you can expect from the 2016 C-USA football season
Sports Blog
http://bit.ly/1ZNlKwL
Lashann Higgs and Longhorns fall short in NCAA Elite Eight
Rice women’s basketball is mentioned.
Tribune 242
http://bit.ly/1TkStbX
5 Texas running back combinations to remember
A photo from the 2005 Rice-University of Texas football game is included.
Hook ’em
http://bit.ly/1UEMMHr
2 NU athletes earn CAA honors
The Victor Lopez Classic was hosted at Rice.
The Huntington News
http://bit.ly/1MDSFBK
Opportunities abound for Broncos’ 2015 rookie class
Former Rice football player Jordan Taylor is mentioned.
BSN Denver
http://bit.ly/21UAGZv
NEWS RELEASES
Israeli ambassador to the United Nations to speak at Rice’s Baker Institute April 5
Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, will speak on “Israel and the United Nations” at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy April 5.
http://bit.ly/1M32gCb
It’s a horse, of course … but better
Some patients who could benefit from hippotherapy might not have access to a horse, due to geographic location, weather or affordability. Rice University engineering students have developed an alternative with their horse simulator, a robotic steed that can be ridden indoors anytime.
http://bit.ly/1RMA31v
Flat boron is a superconductor
Rice University scientists have determined that two-dimensional boron is a natural low-temperature superconductor. In fact, it may be the only 2-D material with such potential.
http://bit.ly/1Sp4fgt
New data provides scholars insight into foreign-policy changes during leadership transition
A new data set from researchers at Rice University and the University of California-Berkeley will allow international relations scholars to study the extent to which different types of foreign-policy change are associated with different types of leader transitions within countries.
http://bit.ly/1UWs6ua
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