Dateline Rice for April 6, 2016

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Does exercise during pregnancy lead to exercise-loving offspring?
Findings from a recent study hint at the possibility that to some extent an offspring’s will to work out may be influenced by a mother’s exercise habits during pregnancy. Rice participated in the study. Hanszen College senior Jesse Eclarinal and Martel College senior Shaoyu Zhu are mentioned.
The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/22chFSf
Can exercising during pregnancy make for more active children?
Pacific Standard
http://bit.ly/1SAnpQO

Are robots taking our jobs?
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, authored an op-ed about the future of robots.
The Conversation
http://bit.ly/1Yf9T9m
Robots are taking our jobs. Will we ever get them back?
Houston Chronicle (This appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1VxDrjc

Desperate in Dairyland: Bun B goes inside Wisconsin’s fight to stop Donald Trump
Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, covers the Wisconsin primary for “Vice.”
Vice (This also appeared in Wisc News.)
http://bit.ly/207oHsf

PSG versus City ‘El Cashico’ also a Gulf clash
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the relationship between Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
Daily Mail (This also appeared in Super Sport, Yahoo! Sports Singapore, ENCA, France 24, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! News Singapore, Yahoo! Sports, The Citizen, MSN Sports and Yahoo! News India.)
http://dailym.ai/1qsWK1F
PSG versus Man City ‘El Cashico’ is also a Gulf clash
Malay Mail
http://bit.ly/1PTVxoT
PSG, Man City set for ‘El Cashico’
Sport 24
http://bit.ly/1SO5I2L
UCL 2015-16: PSG versus Man City: ‘El Cashico’ is also a Gulf clash
Star Sports
http://bit.ly/1ozT6Sf
UEFA Champions League: Paris-Saint Germain versus Manchester City ‘El Cashico’ is also a Gulf clash
NDTV
http://bit.ly/1V9gAM6
PSG versus Man City clash is ‘El Cashico’
Vanguard (This also appeared in News Hub and Nigerian Newspapers Today.)
http://bit.ly/1qrwXHp
Get set for UEFA’s ‘El Cashico’
Business Day
http://bit.ly/1SAnROS

This box doesn’t look like much, but it could save lives
Rice students and their mentors have created a sterilization station for surgical instruments that can help minimize the risk of infections to patients anywhere in the world. Douglas Schuler, associate professor of business and public policy in Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
MSN Money (This also appeared in MSN News.)
http://bit.ly/1UIzGZp
Mobile container sterilizes surgical instruments in low-resource settings
Hospi Medica (This also appeared in Daily News.)
http://bit.ly/1TBXEUW

Can a director’s death deter a CEO from buying more companies?
CEOs who have experienced an independent director’s death engage in fewer acquisitions after the director’s death, according to a new paper by strategic management experts at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business. Graduate student Wei Shi; Robert Hoskisson, the George R. Brown Professor of Strategic Management; and Yan “Anthea” Zhang, the Fayez Sarofim Vanguard Professor of Management, are mentioned.
Live Mint
http://bit.ly/1N8BwuL

The Eco-Oceans Custodians’ Council
University Professor Emeritus Robert Curl is quoted in an article about the newly formed Eco-Oceans Custodians’ Council.
The Seeker
http://bit.ly/1Sc6aof

HOUSTON/TEXAS

On medicine and Mars
An article mentions that Rice is one of the members of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute.
TMC News
http://bit.ly/23hIruY
TMC Pulse magazine (Scroll to pages 15-16.)
http://bit.ly/1SQ6YCq

Marc L. Boom, M.D.
Rice is mentioned as a collaborator in the Texas Medical Center.
TMC News
http://bit.ly/25LfXfb
TMC Pulse magazine (Scroll to pages 9-10.)
http://bit.ly/1SQ6YCq

Building bridges
Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair of Social Sciences, professor of sociology and director of Rice’s Religion and Public Life Program, was a keynote speaker at the fifth annual Conference on Medicine and Religion.
TMC News
http://bit.ly/1SccGLR
TMC Pulse magazine (Scroll to pages 35-36.)
http://bit.ly/1SQ6YCq

Neighbors, city officials question ‘temporary’ concert stage
Kerry Whitehead, visiting critic of architecture, is quoted about the new Lawn at White Oak development.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the April 6 print edition with a different headline, “Not acting in concert.”)
http://bit.ly/1N8xXoi

Higher education across the pond deserves attention
An article mentions that Alice Gast, the president of Imperial College London, has a son attending Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/207cmEb

Exclusive: Rice University starts construction on research center
Rice has started construction on a build-out of a community research center for behavioral and social sciences in the BioScience Research Collaborative.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription required. This also appeared in Dallas News Net, Wopular and Austin News Net.)
http://bit.ly/1TAkXPb

Trump’s plan for border wall could impact thousands of immigrants in Houston
Tony Payan, the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the institute’s Mexico Center, is quoted about Donald Trump’s proposal for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
KHOU
http://bit.ly/1SbKDw8
http://bit.ly/1TCa3IA
‘Wake Up West Texas’
KIDY
http://bit.ly/1TCa7Il
‘12 News Daybreak’
KJAC
http://bit.ly/1ROwmpM
WCBS
http://bit.ly/1MSu4JA (This broadcast also aired on KRLD and WBEN.)

Will Cruz get 1,237 delegates or will Trump keep the lead?
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.
KTRH
http://bit.ly/1MdNRD2

ETBU School of Christian Studies hosting T.B. Lecture Series on April 13
Alumnus Roger Olson ’82 will speak at the East Texas Baptist University School of Christian Studies April 13.
The Gilmer Mirror
http://bit.ly/1qsWYG6

Pflugerville ISD board of trustees, Place 3
Renae Mitchell, a candidate for the Pflugerville Independent School District Board of Trustees, mentions that her son attends Rice.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://bit.ly/1V9ggNg

Projection du superbe documentaire ‘La glace et le ciel’ à Houston
Rice is mentioned for participating in FotoFest 2016.
French Morning Texas (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1VwDVWZ

BROADCAST

Houston mayor names new city attorney
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, commented on Mayor Sylvester Turner appointing a new city attorney.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1q6yhP7

Revisiting Houston’s walkability
The Rice outer loop jogging trail is mentioned.
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/2390wic
Wind power transmission and steel pipe: Monday’s show (April 4)
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1SNQ8Ed

Houston music highlights: Week of April 4
A 2010 performance recorded at Stude Concert Hall will air April 6.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1Vx4jzU

KNOW
Kyle Shelton, postdoctoral research fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, discusses immigration trends in the U.S.
http://bit.ly/23hE3Mo

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

2-D boron is an intrinsic 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. Research scientist Evgeni Penev is quoted and Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and professor of chemistry, is mentioned.
IEEE Spectrum (This also appeared in Datacentre Management.)
http://bit.ly/1MbOa17
Flat boron is a superconductor
Space Daily
http://bit.ly/1UWcpDL
Superconducción eléctrica en una capa de boro con 1 átomo de espesor
NCYT (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1V6OTDm

5 ways cyber experts think the FBI might have hacked the San Bernardino iPhone
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted in an article about the FBI’s efforts to unlock the passcode-protected iPhone owned by San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook.
IEEE Spectrum
http://bit.ly/1ozS88x

Rice University researchers model geochemical hydrocarbon souring
A Rice lab reported that soured hydrocarbons found in the Bakken Formation underneath the Northwest United States and Canada are caused by primarily geochemical reactions rather than microbial ones. The researchers questioned the need to pump costly biocides into the well to kill sulfide-producing microbes. Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, and graduate student Jason Gaspar are quoted.
Oil Online
http://bit.ly/22aA5CX
Sweet technique finds cause of sour oil and gas
ECN (This also appeared in Science Codex, Science Daily, Science Newsline and eScience News.)
http://bit.ly/1MQXmIi

Bioengineer’s gut biome sensors earn NSF backing
Rice University synthetic biologist Jeffrey Tabor has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop his lab’s technology of engineering next-generation sensors using a family of genes called bacterial two-component systems. Tabor is quoted.
MDT
http://bit.ly/1PU7I4T

Nanotubes line up to form films
A simple filtration process helped Rice University researchers create flexible, wafer-scale films of highly aligned and closely packed carbon nanotubes. Junichiro Kono, professor of electrical and computer engineering and of physics and astronomy, and Wade Adams, senior faculty fellow in materials science and nanoengineering, are quoted. Graduate students Xiaowei He and Weilu Gao are mentioned.
Printed Electronics World (This also appeared in Materialsgate.)
http://bit.ly/1q6lWdZ

Robotic steed lets patients undergo hippotherapy indoors
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. Matthew Elliott, lecturer in mechanical engineering, undergraduate students Amy Ryu, Erik Hansen, Jaime Gomez and Brett Berger and alumna Carolyn Huff ’63 are mentioned.
NEWS-Line for Healthcare Providers
http://bit.ly/1Yf3Y3Y

Maybe it really is the media’s fault
Alumnus Jan Van Lohuizen ’77 is mentioned.
The Rothenberg &Gonzales Political Report
http://bit.ly/22cxHvx

Programmeertaal maakt het makkelijker om levende cellen te hacken
Matthew Bennett, assistant professor of biochemistry and cell biology, is mentioned.
New Scientist (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1SPHc18

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Can California grow by ‘mashing’ together?
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about development in Southern California.
Gov Tech
http://bit.ly/1SyMhsc

Art museum extends Venable’s contract until 2026
Alumnus Charles Venable ’82 is featured.
Indianapolis Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1VuKvx6

No small talent
Alumnus Andreas Klein ’89 is featured.
Oregon Coast Today
http://bit.ly/1qp3Vbv

From New Haven to Mumbai, Yale’s climate and sustainability initiatives build momentum
An article mentions that Yale will be one of the partners working with Rice on the Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems center.
Yale News
http://bit.ly/1UIklbb

Gin and hipsters: A Q&A with Suzanne Rindell
Suzanne Rindell, a graduate student in English, is featured.
Signature
http://bit.ly/1TC7lmp

SIUE professor named Paul Simon Outstanding Scholar
An article mentions that Rice attended the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence March 13-16 at El Camino College in Los Angeles.
Belleville News-Democrat
http://bit.ly/22aA7ux

Meet the Dover Quartet
Rice’s former quartet-in-residence, the Dover String Quartet, is featured.
Pasadena Now
http://bit.ly/1XgXEst

Legislature won’t fund voter ID education
An article mentions Rice research about the primary reason people gave for not voting in a 2014 Texas congressional district.
Urban Milwaukee
http://bit.ly/1RXLIKP

NASA granted $5.7M in funding to investigate astronaut health and performance on future space missions
An 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/1RXMdEI

2016 National Merit finalists — Recognizing the Secret City’s ‘best, brightest’
An article mentions a student who will attend Rice.
Oak Ridger
http://bit.ly/1SPL6Hg

Weekly entertainment calendar — April 7-April 14
Alumna Junko Garrett ’98 will perform in Flushing, N.Y., April 7. Garrett studied music under John Perry, former artist teacher of piano.
Brooklyn Downtown Star (This also appeared in Greenpoint Star, Queens Examiner, The Glendale Register and Forest Hills/Rego Park Times.)
http://bit.ly/1SQ2EDa

SPORTS

Rice upsets 3rd-ranked Aggies
Rice baseball defeated Texas A&M University 4-3. Head coach Wayne Graham is quoted. Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard; players Dayne Wunderlich, Hunter Kopycinski, Willy Amador, Glenn Otto, Dane Myers and Connor Teykl; and alumni Anthony Rendon ’12 and Bobby May ’65 are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1XgQjJq
http://bit.ly/1TBP0WB
Rice remains hot by rallying past Texas A&M
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/25KSb2Y
Rice baseball coach Wayne Graham still going strong at 80
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the April 6 print edition with a different headline, “At 80, Graham’s not slowing down.”)
http://bit.ly/1qu4qAR
Aggies continue skid and fall away to Rice
The Battalion
http://bit.ly/1N8CFTa
Texas A&M’s midweek win streak snapped at Rice
KAGS
http://bit.ly/1WceMS5
Aggie baseball team loses 4th straight
Aggie Sport
http://bit.ly/1RE9BIA
A&M’s midweek win streak snapped at Rice
Texas A&M Athletics (This also appeared in KBTX.)
http://bit.ly/207JU54
Texas A&M falls to Rice
SEC Sports
http://bit.ly/1RElXjO

Razorbacks hoping trip to Memphis cures blues
Rice baseball is mentioned.
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette (This also appeared in Arkansas Online.)
http://bit.ly/1YeVH05
Memphis hosts Arkansas at AutoZone Park Wednesday
University of Memphis Athletics
http://bit.ly/1qruxc3

Midweek short hops: April 5
Rice baseball is mentioned. Players Dane Myers, Hunter Kopysinski, Willy Amador and Glenn Otto are mentioned.
D1 Baseball
http://bit.ly/1WcgR0f

Fort Bend and Sugar Land schools, sports and students April 2016
Student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to play at Rice.
Fort Bend Lifestyles & Homes
http://bit.ly/1qkbmAM

NFL, CFL snap to attention over UBC Thunderbirds
Alumnus Christian Covington ’15 is mentioned.
Vancouver Courier
http://bit.ly/23gZnlh

Tulsa women’s tennis takes 4-0 win over Tulane
Rice women’s tennis is mentioned.
University of Tulsa Athletics
http://bit.ly/23bPQPY

NEWS RELEASES

Rice’s Kinder Institute to release findings from 35th Kinder Houston Area Survey
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a sociology professor, will release findings from the 2016 Kinder Houston Area Survey at a downtown luncheon April 19.
http://bit.ly/1UVNSPi