Dateline Rice for April 14, 2016

FEATURED ITEM

Earth-friendly food storage pod wins Clean Energy Trust’s top prize
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. Photos of graduate students Clayton Shepard, Alexander Wesley, Jake Herzig, Jasmine Richards and Ryan Guerra and Duncan College senior George Zhu are included in the Houston Chronicle articles.
Chicago Tribune (This also appeared in Bloomberg.)
http://trib.in/1YvhUXR
Annual Rice business competition heats up
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1VWn3cm
42 teams to make their pitches in Rice competition
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the April 14 print edition with a different headline, “Top grade in startups.”)
http://bit.ly/1V3Dogp
Student startup turning heads by utilizing biofuel waste for good
Tennessee Today
http://bit.ly/1p0QLzW

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Devices test 3-D printed hands for good grip
Those who make 3-D printed prosthetic hands may come to rely on a printed palm Rice students developed to help ensure that children get the most out of the devices. Undergraduate students Rachel Sterling, Amber Wang, Nicolette Chamberlain-Simon, Michaela Dimoff and Nirali Desai are quoted.
Gary Woods, professor in the practice of computer technology and electrical and computer engineering, and alumna Carolyn Huff ’63 are also mentioned.
Futurity
http://bit.ly/1VnA3Zr
A hand for the hand-makers
TMC News
http://bit.ly/1TTE6vy
Students develop force-testing device for 3-D printed prosthetics creators
IHS Electronics 360
http://bit.ly/1p0W5Dl
A hand for Rice University
1190 AM
http://bit.ly/1YvqlCp
KTRH
http://bit.ly/1p14jvh (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

Peabody says the ‘B’ word
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, authored an “Up for Debate” segment about the Clean Power Plan.
Bloomberg Government
http://bit.ly/1S9vrQY

Can exercise during pregnancy lead to active offspring?
Findings from a recent study hint at the possibility that to some extent a child’s willingness to work out may be influenced by the 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 Globe and Mail
http://bit.ly/1SO5qX1
Study reveals passion for exercise may start in womb
CBS Sacramento
http://cbsloc.al/1SCY4Wa

‘Anderson Cooper 360’
Sen. Ted Cruz’s mother, alumna Eleanor Darragh ’56, is mentioned.
CNN
http://bit.ly/1NazL5M
‘Quest Means Business’
CNN International
http://bit.ly/1WtQoLI
‘CNN Newsroom Live’
CNN International
http://bit.ly/1Q9Je81
http://bit.ly/1Nq47Mc
http://bit.ly/263k4Uj
KABC
http://bit.ly/1Yvpxh1 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

Here’s why you should pay more attention to ‘flyover states’
Alumnus Larry McMurtry ’60 is quoted.
HuffPost Travel
http://huff.to/1VZ88Oy

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice University scientists discover new ‘force field’
Scientists at Rice University have discovered that the strong force field emitted by a Tesla coil causes carbon nanotubes to self-assemble into long wires, a phenomenon they call “Teslaphoresis.” Research scientists Paul Cherukuri ‘08 is quoted. Duncan college senior Aida Castillo; research scientists Carter Kittrell, Dustin James and Bruce Brinson; and alumna Tonya Cherukuri ’09 are also mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1ShQeqP
http://bit.ly/1NaFJTW
Reconfigured Tesla coil aligns, electrifies materials from a distance
Phys Org
http://bit.ly/1Yvl4dW

How Fort Bend County became a model for diversity
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.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Fort Bend Community Extra section in the April 14 print edition. This online article previously appeared in Dateline Rice on April 7.)
http://bit.ly/1PWac2B

Culture scene: dance, theater and classical music
The Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra will perform at Rice April 17. Kurt Stallmann, associate professor of composition and theory; Jerry Hou, associate conductor at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music; and graduate student Natalie Lin are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/1VWnKCz
http://bit.ly/1Sb0bDm

Culture scene: Museums and art galleries
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/22v4Kv3
http://bit.ly/1Yubhov

Guns allowed in Texas A&M classrooms, dorms under proposed rules
Rice is mentioned for opting out of the Texas “campus carry” law. Rice President David Leebron is quoted in the Houston Press article.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in Beaumont Enterprise.)
http://bit.ly/1p0In3k
http://bit.ly/23xKTkB
Texas A&M plans to allow guns in dorms, classrooms
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1ScsrFI

Millennial desires drive development trends
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 millennials and their living habits.
Community Impact
http://bit.ly/1qrKC0B

Texas attorneys look beyond law books to launch successful writing careers
Alumna Manning Wolfe ’80 is featured.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1Scswcq

Is Dallas-born Astro Evan Gattis right?
Rice is featured in a slideshow comparing Dallas and Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Anotnio.)
http://bit.ly/1oYL31w
http://bit.ly/1SN5h6a

BROADCAST

Ambassador José Ramón Cabañas Rodriguez on the future of US-Cuban relations
José Ramón Cabañas Rodríguez, Cuba’s first ambassador to the United States in more than 50 years, spoke on “The Future of U.S.-Cuba Relations” at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy April 12.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1SDc560

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Student age, disciplinary incidents biggest predictors of dropouts in study
Age and disciplinary incidents are the factors most likely to impact a student’s decision to drop out of high school, according to a research brief from the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), part of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Diego Torres, a former HERC researcher, is mentioned in the Phys Org article and graduate student Amanda Bancroft is quoted in the KUT broadcast.
Phys Org
http://bit.ly/1SNWUau
Researchers Studied Data on 9,000 Students. Here’s what they learned about dropouts
Center for Digital Education
http://bit.ly/1T6SjDa
KUT
http://bit.ly/1VrYq93 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

Mexico moves to strengthen Pemex
Francisco Monaldi, a fellow in Latin American energy policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about Mexico’s state-owned oil company Pemex.
Offshore Engineer
http://bit.ly/1RW1NCe

Bernie Sanders wants a national ban on fracking — here’s what that might look like
A Rice study on fracking is mentioned.
Manufacturing
http://bit.ly/1qJGcTc

White graphene electrolyte and separator promises safer lithium-ion batteries
Rice University materials scientists have introduced a combined electrolyte and separator for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that supplies energy at usable voltages and in high temperatures. Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and founding chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering; graduate student Marco-Túlio Rodrigues; postdoctoral research associate Hemtej Gullapalli; and former Rice research scientist Leela Mohana Reddy Arava are quoted.
Power EE Times (This also appeared in Electronics EE Times Europe.)
http://bit.ly/1p0QI7a
White graphene enables lithium-ion batteries withstand high temperatures
Tech Times
http://bit.ly/1NawinH
Battery components can take the heat
Energy Daily
http://bit.ly/1TTEDO3

Rice scientist lands NIH grant to attack PCR primer-dimer problem, develop POC instrument
David Zhang, assistant professor of bioengineering, has won a pair of prestigious National Institutes of Health R01 grants to develop novel therapeutic tools. Zhang is quoted.
Genome Web
http://bit.ly/1S9skIV

Childhood obesity rates may fall if trend continues
An article mentions a study by Ashley Kranjac, postdoctoral fellow in population health in Rice’s Department of Sociology and Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Family Practice News
http://bit.ly/1T6AKD9

Soul-searching in Houston on energy innovation as surge closes
Yael Hochberg, the Ralph S. O’Connor Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, is quoted about startups and accelerators.
Xconomy
http://bit.ly/1S9vXhS

Defects in raw crystals enhance concrete manufacturing process
Rice researchers are studying how defects influence efficiency in the manufacture of concrete.
Converter News
http://bit.ly/1Nq6I98

Details revealed about the content of the Spanish Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale
Sarah Whiting, dean of the Rice School of Architecture, the William Ward Watkin Professor of Architecture and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, was a guest at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2016.
Arch Daily
http://bit.ly/1qJQkv8

SAH Members among awardees for Carter Manny Awards, Graham Foundation
Graduate student Nikki Moore is one of the awardees for the 2016 Carter Manny Awards.
Society of Architectural Historians News
http://bit.ly/23yhman

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

What will humans do when artificial intelligence can do everything?
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.
Top Secret Writers (This also appeared in Before It’s News.)
http://bit.ly/1qrwNiP

Alabama law student wins big money on ‘Jeopardy!’
Alumnus Carter Spires ’13 won $26,001 on “Jeopardy!” April 12.
AL.com
http://bit.ly/263kYQx

Anahuac teacher garners national award
Alumna Karla Dean ’09 is featured.
The Anahuac Progress
http://bit.ly/1SAIryp

Encryption: Balancing the needs of law enforcement and the 4th amendment testimony
An article mentions an event discussing cybersecurity that took place at Rice April 11.
Internet Infrastructure Coalition
http://bit.ly/1T6NMR3

Over 1,000 leaders worldwide call for end to ‘disastrous’ drug war, ahead of UN special session
University Professor Emeritus Robert Curl signed a letter to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urging him to set the stage “for real reform of global drug control policy.”
Drug Policy (This also appeared in Pot Portal.)
http://bit.ly/1Nq91ZP
Expert on ‘environmental racism’ to deliver Johnson Lecture April 14
An article mentions that Robert Bullard taught at Rice.
Syracuse University News
http://bit.ly/1S7Lj6B

LAPADA to host Ashmolean’s Francesca Leoni as headline speaker at upcoming fair
An article mentions Francesca Leoni held a position at Rice.
Antiques Trade Gazette
http://bit.ly/22x3bwF

Adr1ft Review: Satellite flight
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is discussed.
Paste
http://bit.ly/1RW4nrN

SPORTS

Notre Dame receives 16 NCAA APR public recognition awards
The NCAA Academic Progress Rate public recognition awards were announced. The awards are intended to highlight teams that demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APRs within their respective sports. Rice is mentioned.
Notre Dame Athletics News
http://ntrda.me/2634Bna
15 Duke teams honored by NCAA for APR achievement
Duke Report (This also appeared in Duke Athletics.)
http://bit.ly/23HWTwA

MU leads C-USA with 59 academic medal winners
Rice had 39 Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal recipients.
Herald-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/1V3Oi5K

Bobcats suffer loss to No. 19 Rice Owls
Rice baseball defeated Texas State University 3-1.
University Star
http://bit.ly/1TTEN87

Cards crush WKU again
Rice baseball will play Western Kentucky University April 15-17.
WBKO
http://bit.ly/1VmvEWC
Cardinals rout Hilltoppers again in Louisville
WKU Herald
http://bit.ly/1TTx7Tq

Rice men’s basketball adds size with new signees
Student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to play at Rice. Photos of men’s basketball head coach Mike Rhoades and Will Rice college seniors Seth Gearhart and Dan Peera are included.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/22wDNXG
http://bit.ly/1RVYryR
Around Sports: UT men’s basketball signs touted guard Jones
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Xxn85c

Coach says new UTSA quarterback only asked for an opportunity
A photo from the 2015 Rice-University of Texas at San Antonio game is included.
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/23FOn13

Stanford men’s basketball hires another assistant coach
An article mentions that Adam Cohen coached at Rice.
Palo Alto Online
http://bit.ly/1TS54Un

NCAA’s satellite camp ban might hurt more than it helps
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1SNVyMU

Baylor’s latest depth chart opens questions at quarterback
Rice football is mentioned.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/1WtD8qn

Tennis sweeps Big 12 Player of the Week honors
Rice women’s tennis was defeated by Baylor University April 13.
Baylor Athletics
http://bit.ly/23HKqsS
Women’s tennis flies past Incarnate Word, No. 41 Rice
Baylor Athletics
http://bit.ly/1TTzENt
Baylor tennis sweeps Big 12 Player of the Week honors
KXXV
http://bit.ly/23y4BwF

Borman, Veith lead multi-events
The Shirley Crowe meet was held at Rice March 15-16.
Wichita State Athletics
http://bit.ly/23HQUb4

UND volleyball signs 3 transfers
Rice volleyball is mentioned.
Valley News Live
http://bit.ly/1VnBG9B

Herman shares his story at lecture series
An article mentions that Tom Herman coached at Rice. Head football coach David Bailiff is mentioned.
Your Fort Bend News (This also appeared in Sugar Land Sun, Memorial Examiner, The Katy Rancher and Bellaire, River Oaks and West University Examiner.)
http://bit.ly/263g0mJ

Lamar baseball projected into NCAA tournament field
Rice baseball is mentioned.
Beaumont Enterprise
http://bit.ly/1RWblwZ
Lantrip commands Hitters’ respect
Baseball America
http://bit.ly/1TTAxW9

‘MLB Baseball’
Alumnus Anthony Cingrani ’13 is mentioned.
CLTV (This also aired on Comcast SportsNet Chicago.)
http://bit.ly/263jKVt

NEWS RELEASES

‘Global Health in a Globalized Texas’ is topic at Rice’s Baker Institute April 22
Leading local and national experts will gather at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy April 22 to discuss Texas’ unique vantage on international health issues. Participants will also examine the U.S. response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak and recommend alternative strategies to cope with future global health threats.
http://bit.ly/20EtHVo

Nanotubes assemble! Rice introduces ‘Teslaphoresis’
Scientists at Rice University have discovered that the strong force field emitted by a Tesla coil causes carbon nanotubes to self-assemble into long wires, a phenomenon they call “Teslaphoresis.”
http://bit.ly/1Yvld11