Dateline Rice for May 3, 2016

FEATURED ITEMS

Rice University faculty were featured in four reports on Houston Public Media today:

Rice professor spurs students to create high-impact medical designs for low-resource African hospitals
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, director of the Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering and of Rice 360° Institute for Global Health, is interviewed about her students’ work in Africa and the importance of having more women and diversity in science and engineering. She recently received the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering’s highest honor, the 2016 Pierre Galletti Award.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1VIl2Sr

New study examines relationship between hospital volume and patient outcomes
Current medical research and literature may be overemphasizing the role that hospital volume plays in patient outcomes, according to a study by researchers at Rice. Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute and professor of economics, discusses the implications of the study for patients.
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1Y60OQr

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, expects that within 30 years, machines will be capable of doing almost any job that a human can.
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1Y60Sjb

Former Mayor Annise Parker joins Rice University faculty
Rice University alumna and former Houston Mayor Annise Parker ’78 has returned to Rice to teach. Parker, Provost Marie Lynn Miranda and Tom Kolditz, director of Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders, are quoted and Rice alumni Ann Doerr ’75 and John Doerr ’73 are mentioned.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1SWkRPP
Former Houston Mayor Parker returns to Rice University as professor
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in Wopular.)
http://bit.ly/1OcODeU
http://bit.ly/1rQXCOy
Texas Take: May 3
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/23lXlOQ
http://bit.ly/1Tt2yiP
Former Mayor Annise Parker gets new gig
Houston Business Journal (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Tj2Wjr
Alumna and former Houston Mayor Parker to teach at Rice
Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education (This also appeared in Houston Style Magazine.)
http://bit.ly/24ncNA8
Former Houston Mayor Parker to teach at Rice
KHOU
http://bit.ly/1Z7RP1e
http://bit.ly/1Tj8iuW
http://bit.ly/1riuleT
http://bit.ly/1SZu25b
Annise Parker now teaching at Rice
KTRH
http://bit.ly/1QRbv3k
http://bit.ly/1SJImNf (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
Former Mayor Parker to teach at Rice University
Fox 26
http://bit.ly/1pYelxx
Former Mayor Annise Parker will join Rice as leadership institute fellow next fall
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1X6Egka
Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker returns to Rice to teach
KPRC
http://bit.ly/1QRgqkP
‘Eye Opener’
CW-39
http://bit.ly/1Y5E4jn
http://bit.ly/1rRmLJ3

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Why we refuse to stop talking about voter ID laws
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 voter ID laws and the presidential primaries.
Esquire
http://bit.ly/1SL1K9a
15 states wielding new or stricter voter ID laws in run-up to presidential election
All Gov
http://bit.ly/1SKXzKB
Indiana is ‘do-or-die’ for Ted Cruz
Austin American-Statesman
http://atxne.ws/1W6tJGR
Now you can play your very own woman card
Investment Underground
http://bit.ly/1rRid5r
Identificaciones oficiales para votar redefinen contiendas
El Diario (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1TIM34J

Conservative think tank president says voter ID helps conservatives win elections
An article mentions a Rice study on voter ID laws.
Think Progress
http://bit.ly/1NjhFyJ

The environmental toll of storing fossil fuels
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, authored an op-ed about fossil fuel stockpiles.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/1W6rUto

As yearbooks die, colleges lose a link to the past
Kelley Lash, director of student publications, is quoted about trends in campus publishing.
The Baltimore Sun (This also appeared in the Carroll County Times.)
http://bsun.md/1X6BlrE

Sir Harold Kroto — obituary
Sir Harold Kroto died this past weekend. Articles mention that Kroto won the 1996 Nobel Prize in chemistry, jointly with University Professor Emeritus Robert Curl and the late Richard Smalley, for their discovery in 1985 of fullerenes, popularly known as “buckyballs.” Popular Science reposted their 1991 cover story about the discovery in honor of Kroto.
The Telegraph
http://bit.ly/21teJlx
Buckyball: The magic molecule
Popular Science
http://bit.ly/1VIiKmt
FSU’s Nobel-winning chemistry professor Kroto dies
The Marion Star
http://ohne.ws/1riEWq1
Harold Walter Kroto y el descubrimiento de los fullerenos
El Pais (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1QR2R4Y
Chimica: addio ad Harold Kroto, premio Nobel nel 1996
MeteoWeb (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1SWnZLx

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Halliburton, Baker Hughes breakup a trophy for regulators
Gustavo Grullon, professor of finance at the Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted in an article about the failed Halliburton-Baker Hughes merger.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the May 3 print edition with a different headline, “Merger of oil field services giants ‘was not fixable.’”)
http://bit.ly/1UvCecN

‘What Wings They Were’ soars when it breaks from tradition
Joseph Campana, the Alan Dugald McKillop Chair in English and associate professor of English literature, authored a review of Houston Grand Opera’s production of “What Wings They Were: The Case of Emeline.”
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1SZfcMb

Klineberg at 35: Houston and America’s future
Findings from the 2016 Kinder Houston Area Survey are reported. Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, is mentioned in the Houston Chronicle article and quoted in the KTRH and CultureMap Houston articles. Rice President David Leebron is also mentioned in the CultureMap Houston article.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1SKWKBx
Is Harris County turning blue?
KTRH
http://bit.ly/1ri9FUf
http://bit.ly/1SWsZjf (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
http://bit.ly/1WFHCKg (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
Study reveals Houstonians surprisingly optimistic even in light of energy downturn
CultureMap Houston
http://bit.ly/1rifAJ2
Do you identify more as a Republican, Democrat or neither? Weigh in on our poll
Fox 4
http://bit.ly/1ri7Cj2
Is Texas turning blue? Some regions show proof of political shift
News4SA
http://bit.ly/24mKHFb
‘The Morning Show’
KBTX
http://bit.ly/1TIPubE

I-Team: City trash piles havens for mosquitoes
Graduate student Shannon Carter is quoted about mosquito populations in Houston.
KHOU
http://bit.ly/1SJxgb4
http://bit.ly/1VIpqRz
http://bit.ly/1rtmTOk
http://bit.ly/1W6DxAt
http://bit.ly/1W6Dy7B

How did Houston fare in the annual ‘State of the Air’ report?
Loren Raun, faculty fellow of statistics, environmental analysis and decision-making, discusses efforts to improve air quality in Houston.
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1NjgXl1
Air pollution report and Sean Patrick Flanery: Tuesday’s show (April 26)
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1SJKMeP

Study examines which students drop out and why
A broadcast mentions a study on dropouts by the Houston Education Research Consortium, part of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1Uw5Gzf
METRO chair, dropouts, and NFL draft: Monday’s show (May 2)
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/24vL0tT

Commentary: Hillary Clinton ought to embrace the green side of fracturing
An article mentions a study on U.S. gas production by Ken Medlock, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and lecturer of economics, and Peter Hartley, the George and Cynthia Mitchell Chair in Sustainable Development at Rice’s Baker Institute and professor of economics.
Midland Reporter-Telegram
http://bit.ly/1W4Ki5m

UTEP senior develops travel app
An article mentions that Rice students were on a team that created an app.
El Paso Herald-Post
http://bit.ly/1rRjj1b

UTEP Professor of Mathematical Sciences Larry Lesser Ph.D. honored as 14th Piper Award recipient
Alumnus Larry Lesser ’86 is featured.
El Paso Herald-Post
http://bit.ly/1UvRNB6

Houston ISD official named San Marcos CISD superintendent finalist
Rice’s Jones School of Business is mentioned.
San Marcos Mercury
http://bit.ly/1NSsTdo

Students draw inspiration from plants to solve water woes
An article mentions that the Global Water Technologies Competition was hosted at Rice.
TAMU Engineering News
http://bit.ly/1WFCc1V

Al Green leads African-Americans for Allen Owen
The article mentions that a Rice study found Missouri City to be America’s most ethnically diverse cities.
Houston Style Magazine
http://bit.ly/1rtuLPR

International workshop on autonomous underwater vehicles
Rice is mentioned.
Texas A&M Today
http://bit.ly/21tBLc5

If Malia Obama can take a year off before going to Harvard, so can you
Richard Crosby ’01 and Lance Berkman, who attended Rice, are featured in a slideshow of famous celebrities who attended college in Texas.
Beaumont Enterprise (This also appeared in SF Gate.)
http://bit.ly/21tBy8A

BROADCAST

‘KHOU 11 News’
A broadcast mentions that two Rice graduates have proposed a new use for the Astrodome.
KHOU
http://bit.ly/24n2eNF

WBBM
According to a new report, approximately 25 percent of Texans say they lack confidence in understanding some of the most basic terminology about health insurance plans.
http://bit.ly/1X6Hww2 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
http://bit.ly/1Z81NzN (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Earlier cancer detection, thanks to magnetic nanoparticles
Three Rice computational and applied mathematics students are refining a program to analyze magnetic relaxometry signals from iron-oxide nanoparticles that find and attach themselves to cancerous cells. Martel College seniors Brian Ho and Rachel Hoffman and Lovett College senior Eric Sung are quoted and Beatrice Riviere, the Noah Harding Chair and Professor of Computational and Applied Mathematics and department chair of computational and applied mathematics, is mentioned.
Controlled Environments
http://bit.ly/1rijem3

Rice creates sintering laser from cheap Chinese cutter
Rice University bioengineering researchers have modified a commercial-grade CO2 laser cutter to create OpenSLS, an open-source, selective laser-sintering platform that can print intricate 3-D objects from powdered plastics and biomaterials. Jordan Miller, assistant professor of bioengineering, is mentioned.
3D Printing Industry
http://bit.ly/1Z7TdAU

Shepard’s Mercury Flight was 1st step on the long journey to Mars
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is discussed.
ECN
http://bit.ly/1NSwDf1

Cool refreshing beverages on trend for summer
Johnny Curet, director of residential dining, is quoted about how Rice Dining helps students cope with the Houston heat.
Food Management
http://bit.ly/1QRmpGx

Ebola, Zika and a globalizing Texas
Peter Hotez, a fellow in disease and poverty at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an op-ed about dangerous tropical infectious diseases in Texas.
Center for Strategic & International Studies
http://bit.ly/1VIraKx

OTC 2016 kicks off today
The Offshore Technology Conference d5 event will be held at Rice May 6.
Society of Petroleum Engineers
http://bit.ly/24ngmGv

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Houstonians clamor for more walkable communities
Ryan Holeywell, senior editor at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about the findings from the 2016 Kinder Houston Area Survey.
Gov Tech
http://bit.ly/1SJDuYq

Concord Thoreau Society to host CNN presidential historian
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, will speak in Concord, Mass., May 13 and in Twin Falls, Idaho, May 5.
Wicked Local Concord
http://bit.ly/1rtfwqj
Noted historian to speak Thursday
Magic Valley
http://bit.ly/1Y5nsIx

From KC to DC: How Josh Earnest became the White House press secretary
Alumnus and White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest ’97 is featured.
KSHB
http://bit.ly/1rimGxb
http://bit.ly/1Tt5yLY
http://bit.ly/1Y5DGS5

Feehan’s Riley receives Shamrocks’ Hall call
Graduate student Joe Riley is featured.
The Sun Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1SWjb98

The 20 richest universities in America — Is yours on the list?
Rice is No. 14 on a list of the wealthiest private colleges in America.
Coed
http://bit.ly/1VIrXLi

BVHS grad wins awards
TriFusion Devices from Texas A&M University won nearly $400,000 in cash and prizes as the grand prizewinner of the 2016 Rice Business Plan Competition.
The Chaffee County Times
http://bit.ly/1W6rzqH

Executive of the month: Question-and-answer session with Dan Flanigan, managing partner at Polsinelli
Alumnus Daniel Flanigan ’73 is featured.
New York Real Estate Journal
http://bit.ly/1WFweOF

Local Sarah Lasko stars in ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ beginning tonight at National Theatre
Alumna Rachel Womble ’12 will perform in the new stage adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz” at the National Theatre.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/1Tt3405

Occidental Petroleum names Vicki A. Hollub president, CEO
An article mentions that Vicki Hollub serves on the Board of Advisers of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Post Online Media
http://bit.ly/1SJQayA

Alan Gilbert leads NY Philharmonic on California 2016 tour this week
Rice is mentioned.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/1UvN6Y8

2016 commencement honorary degrees and award recipients announced
Alumna Margarita Simon Guillory ’10 is mentioned.
University of Rochester Newscenter
http://bit.ly/23mavM2

Simply Self Storage hires senior vice president of corporate growth
An article mentions that Joe Robinson has an MBA from Rice.
Inside Self-Storage
http://bit.ly/1X6D4xd

How religion affects US foreign policy
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at Rice April 26 about the role of religion in foreign policy during an event hosted by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
The Examiner
http://bit.ly/1UvURgx
Джон Керри: США исподволь ‘вооружает’ евреев Европы
Sem40 (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1rtouUy

Wie is Ted Cruz, de meedogenloze Prince of Darkness?
Sen. Ted Cruz’s mother, alumna Eleanor Darragh ’56, is mentioned.
Elsevier (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1rRdNLW

SPORTS

2016 MLB draft full count trends: May 2
Lovett College junior Jon Duplantier is featured.
Scouting Baseball
http://foxs.pt/23mha8O

Keyarris Garrett’s 2015 season provides blueprint for Texas WRs John Burt, Collin Johnson
Rice football is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1SL6DPH

Study abroad in soccer
Rice is mentioned.
Kalamazoo College News
http://bit.ly/1Njckrg

CCISD taps Long as new Carroll football coach
Jones College sophomore Trevor Long is mentioned.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
http://bit.ly/26PbtF0
‘6 News at Six’
KRIS
http://bit.ly/1WFGIh8

NEWS RELEASES

Rice engineering students develop fish-rewarding enrichment device for sea lions at Houston Zoo
Thanks to the efforts of six Rice University students, the Houston Zoo’s fish-loving sea lions — Cali, Jonah, Kamia and Rockie — have a new enrichment device to provide mental and physical stimulation during breaks from training sessions, shows and exploring their habitat at the zoo.
http://bit.ly/24vLIHD