Dateline Rice for May 9, 2016 (Weekend Edition)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Appointments, resignations, deaths (May 13)
Rice University alumna and former Houston Mayor Annise Parker ’78 has returned to Rice to teach.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://bit.ly/1QWpEfQ

Drug lord-themed Maywood restaurant isn’t to everyone’s taste
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 Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera.
Los Angeles Times (This also appeared in Canmua.)
http://lat.ms/23vFLbk

As yearbooks die, colleges lose a link to the past
Kelley Lash, director of student publications, is quoted about universities that have stopped publishing yearbooks.
The Washington Post (This appeared in 21 other media outlets.)
http://wapo.st/24GBvZ3

Harry Kroto helped spur wave of research in nanotechnology: 1939-2016
Sir Harold Kroto died April 30. 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.”
The Wall Street Journal
http://on.wsj.com/23v9cui
Obituary: Harry Kroto, Nobel Prize-winning chemist
The Independent
http://ind.pn/1NofPg6

Saudi Arabia dismisses its powerful oil minister Ali al-Naimi
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the sudden replacement of Saudi Arabia’s oil minister May 7.
The Wall Street Journal (This also appeared in Canmua and Investor.)
http://on.wsj.com/1WVtT2h
Saudi shake-up has oil world wondering what’s next
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the May 8 print edition with a different headline, “Longtime Saudi oil minister ousted.”)
http://bit.ly/1Ok9xcf
Saudi shake-up has oil world wondering what’s next
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1WVjrYx
Producers hope Saudi oil minister change sets new course
Midland Reporter-Telegram
http://bit.ly/24GAujA

You can’t grill a perfect steak without this thermometer
Five Rice seniors are trying to make sure grill masters never undercook or overcook their steaks again. The team, Five Guys & Ribeyes, has designed and constructed a functional prototype seven-sensor meat thermometer for the students’ senior engineering design project. Hanszen College seniors David Cooper, Michael Fleming and Will Firth, McMurtry College senior Harry Sagel and Baker College senior Rico Marquez are mentioned.
Yahoo! Tech (This also appeared in Digital Trends.)
http://yhoo.it/1rCUEgp

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 the presidential primaries, voter ID laws and the recent election of Sadiq Khan as mayor of London.
Yahoo! Celebrity
http://yhoo.it/1VQuCTq
Trump anxiety spurs Latino voter registration
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the May 9 print edition with a different headline, “Anger over Trump spurs Latino voter registration.”)
http://bit.ly/1Y846Tj
Perry endorses Trump, but Texas GOP remains divided
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the May 7 print edition with a different headline, “Perry hops on the Trump train.”)
http://bit.ly/1Ok9A7Z
Presidential race: Back GOP leader to stop Clinton
The Indian Panorama
http://bit.ly/1ZwR5mv
Perry calls his criticism of Trump just politics
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/1rKGcme
Cruz’s fans switch gears, some begrudgingly, to Trump
Weatherford Democrat (This also appeared in Mineral Wells Index, Glasgow Daily Times and The Ham.)
http://bit.ly/1T6ITeg
Voting has gotten tougher in 17 states, and it could alter elections
Canmua (This also appeared in Daily News 724.)
http://bit.ly/1q9eK0k
KTRH
http://bit.ly/1TOyFvQ (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
http://bit.ly/24GI5Ca (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
http://bit.ly/1YhTwZZ (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
Dinámica fronteriza sobrevivirá a Trump
El Diario (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/24GIQrG

Zimbabwe’s own US dollar bills
Russell Green, an international economics expert at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about Zimbabwe’s economy.
The Atlantic
http://theatln.tc/1q49uLs
Zimbabwe prints money to ease cash shortage
Equilibrio Informativo
http://bit.ly/277PtW9
Zim to introduce new banknotes amid cash shortages
Gosport Times
http://bit.ly/1SYUkTr

When programmers get weird: The funniest code projects on GitHub
An article mentions “TrumpScript,” a programing language Rice students created during HackRice.
Quartz
http://bit.ly/24Gyiw3
Top 6 wackiest programming languages: TrumpScript et al.
Jaxenter
http://bit.ly/1TOttrZ

Texas permitirá portar armas en los campus universitarios públicos
Rice is mentioned for opting out of the Texas “campus carry” law.
El Pais (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1Obrvmz
Ley permitirá portar armas en universidades públicas de Texas
ADN (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1ObrL4J

HOUSTON/TEXAS

It’s now easier to go with the flow
Rice University bioengineers have developed a tool to standardize data obtained through flow cytometry, one of the most widely used instruments to analyze living cells. Jeff Tabor, assistant professor of bioengineering, and graduate students Sebastian Castillo-Hair and John Sexton are quoted.
TMC News (This article appeared in the May 9 issue of TMC Today.) 
http://bit.ly/1T76wAn

Students’ simple device composts, with haste
A team of Rice students, known as (com)post-haste, invented a device that sits under the sink and takes macerated food waste produced by a standard garbage disposal and sends it in one direction while liquid waste (including water) goes in another. Effectively, it simplifies the process of recycling garbage into a useful product while helping to protect water supplies. Undergraduate students Christina Petlowany, Andrew Miller, Edgar Silva, Mitch Torczon and Ryan Yeh are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Star section in the May 9 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/1Obbr4a

He’s the elder statesman of funeral giant SCI
An article mentions that Robert Waltrip attended Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the May 8 print edition with a different headline, “He built tradition of service.”)
http://bit.ly/24CjfzZ

HISD releases list of proposed school name changes
A slideshow includes a photo from Rice University archives of Richard Dowling, a Confederate army officer and namesake of Dowling Middle School.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/1TxWBBd
http://bit.ly/1VQnV3G

Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern to open to the public
A photo of Magic Island taken by Paul Hester, lecturer of visual and dramatic arts, is included in a slideshow of closed Houston businesses, courtesy of the Rice Design Alliance.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1T6G9xr
http://bit.ly/1QWnQTZ

SMU ups ante on admission standards
An article mentions that Southern Methodist University is raising its admission standards. Rice is mentioned.
Park Cities People
http://bit.ly/1UFt9y0

City leadership 1,200 strong applauds Kinder Institute’s Stephen Klineberg
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; Rice President David Leebron; and Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, are mentioned in the CultureMap Houston article. Klineberg also appeared on the ‘Great Day Houston’ broadcast.
CultureMap Houston
http://bit.ly/1Xh6NDH
This Week in Houston Real Estate: Property tax revenue cap’s future, analysts talk oil and more
Houston Agent Magazine
http://bit.ly/23BEFuR
What if Houston fell in love with planning
Next City
http://bit.ly/1Nobw4d
KTRH
http://bit.ly/1T0Wf6q (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
‘Great Day Houston’
KHOU
http://bit.ly/1T6MFEt

Kerry explains why religion can play a role in 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.
Texarkana Gazette
http://bit.ly/1ObADaI
Kerry seeks to disconnect religion from terrorism
New Boston Post
http://bit.ly/1T0Kw7Q
Seeking to disconnect religion from terrorism, Kerry oddly invokes ‘Arab Spring’
CNS News
http://bit.ly/277uJ0I

9 stunning art prints of Texas mascots revisited in the wild
An article mentions that Sammy the Owl is Rice’s mascot.
Only in Your State
http://bit.ly/1T0Zv1E

BROADCAST

Texas GOP prepares for state convention without Ted Cruz as presidential candidate
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted about the presidential primaries.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1q8ZW1O
GOP braces for the ‘Trump Effect’
KTRH (This also appeared in KPRC.)
http://bit.ly/1rKDnBJ
http://bit.ly/1s7CFz4 (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
http://bit.ly/1QWuDgr (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
http://bit.ly/1UMSF4k (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

KFDM
A Rice study on political leanings in Houston is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/1T0VSZI
KBTV
http://bit.ly/1XhbE7V
KFOX
http://bit.ly/277K80N

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/23BNGny (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
http://bit.ly/1QWuk5n (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

C-SPAN
A broadcast includes video of a talk by Ethan Zuckerman, director of the MIT Center for Civic Media, at Rice.
http://bit.ly/1rKZKa1

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Rice experts unveil submicroscopic tunable, optical amplifier
Rice photonics researchers have unveiled a new nanoparticle amplifier that can generate infrared light and boost the output of one light by capturing and converting energy from a second light. The article mentions Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy, and materials science and nanoengineering; Peter Nordlander, professor of physics and astronomy, of electrical and computer engineering, and of materials science and nanoengineering; alumni Yu Zhang ’11 and Jared Day ’11; graduate students Nathaniel Hogan, Linan Zhou and Liangliang Dong and postdoctoral research associate Ciceron Ayala-Orozco.
Nanotechnology Now
http://bit.ly/1ZwNAMZ

So, what’s Teslaphoresis? And how can it make self-assembling circuits?
Scientists at Rice 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 and Carter Kittrell are quoted.
Design News
http://ubm.io/23BCKGp
Танцы материи с трансформатором Тесла
Петр и Мазепа (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1q93xNp

Molybdenum disulfide holds promise for light absorption
Mechanics know molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as a useful lubricant in aircraft and motorcycle engines and in the CV and universal joints of trucks and automobiles. Isabell Thomann, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, knows it as a remarkably light-absorbent substance that holds promise for the development of energy-efficient optoelectronic and photocatalytic devices. Thomann and researchers Hossein Robatjazi and Shah Mohammad Bahauddin recount their findings in a new paper.
Chem Europe
http://bit.ly/1q91itk

OTC 2016 draws over 68,000 attendees
The Rice Alliance Startup Roundup is mentioned.
World Oil
http://bit.ly/270TITe

NMSU investigates phenomenon crucial for solar flare production
Rice is mentioned.
Space Daily
http://bit.ly/1YhJHLv

National Academy of Sciences elects 105 members
Bonnie Bartel, the Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology in Rice’s Department of BioSciences, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences — one of the highest honors that can be conferred upon a U.S. scientist.
The Cancer Letter
http://bit.ly/1YhRI2X

Bioimaging expert Richards-Kortum is named 2016 Pierre Galletti Award winner
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, director of the Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering and of Rice 360° Institute for Global Health, recently received the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering’s highest honor, the 2016 Pierre Galletti Award.
BioOptics World
http://bit.ly/1VQx38w

2 African-Americans named to administrative posts at state universities
Alumnus Charles Robinson ’90 has been named vice chancellor for the newly aligned Division of Student Affairs at the University of Arkansas.
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
http://bit.ly/1s7Grsp

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Local view: Loyalties to Islam, America not mutually exclusive
An article written by Craig Considine, a lecturer in Rice’s Department of Sociology, is mentioned.
Duluth News Tribune
http://bit.ly/21OrEPh

Wealth management: One executive’s ‘happy accident’
Alumnus Robert Hord Jr. ’74 is mentioned.
On Wall Street
http://bit.ly/1TOtThX

Lawrence welcomes former IRC, Columbia president as Visiting Scarff Professor
Former Rice President George Rupp is mentioned.
Lawrence University News
http://bit.ly/24GL7q9
Campus notes: May 8
Post-Crescent
http://post.cr/1WVrfcJ

How far away is the technology of Ready Player One?
An article mentions that the “Hands Omni” is being developed at Rice.
Kotaku
http://bit.ly/21Om4MM

Procter cast in Houston opera
Alumna Teresa Procter ’14 as been cast as the principal in Houston Grand Opera’s 2015-2016 production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel.”
The Decorah Newspapers
http://bit.ly/1WePTXg

Swarm of earthquakes detected as Mount St. Helens recharges magma
An article mentions that Rice researchers participated in a study on Mount St. Helens.
Q13Fox
http://bit.ly/1TvXdr2

McAnally among MIAL winners in music, art and writing
Samuel Jones, professor emeritus of music and the founding dean of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, won Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters’ Music Composition (Classical) Award.
The Clarion-Ledger
http://on.thec-l.com/23BDKdT

Graduation time: After getting accepted at 5 Ivy League schools, Cascia Hall senior’s focus shifts to medical career
A student accepted to Rice is mentioned.
Tulsa World
http://bit.ly/1q92UDi

Dr. Thierry Vrain challenges Science 2.0
A lecture by Thierry Vrain, a former research scientist for Agriculture Canada, was moved from the Houston Museum of Natural Science to the Rice Media Center.
Common Ground
http://bit.ly/1TzBj5T

Radicals and rights
Alumnus Christopher Allen ’90 is mentioned.
Patheos
http://bit.ly/1Okj1Eh

11 startups pitching at Capital Innovators’ Demo Day
Rice is mentioned.
St. Louis Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1NoclKw

36 fun small business facts in honor of small-business week
Rice is mentioned.
Home Business
http://bit.ly/1T0YoiB

Style: Davidson President Carol Quillen
An article mentions that Carol Quillen taught at Rice.
Charlotte Magazine
http://bit.ly/23BRcyi

SPORTS

Around sports: Alvarez stops Khan to retain piece of title
Rice baseball won three games against Florida International University. Players Blake Fox, Jon Duplantier, Glenn Otto, Ford Proctor, Tristan Gray, Charlie Warren, Connor Teykl, Dominic DiCaprio and Ricardo Salinas are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1WknZt7
10 thoughts: Saturday, May 7
D1 Baseball
http://bit.ly/1ObmQAQ
Rice keeps FIU off scoreboard again in 3-0 victory
Examiner
http://exm.nr/277DNCB
Rice shuts out FIU baseball
Miami Herald
http://hrld.us/1UMM5uT
Miami Hurricanes baseball routs Georgia Tech
Miami Herald
http://hrld.us/1SYMaKC
College roundup: Cards find road to success
Baseball America
http://bit.ly/1s7xn6I
Sunday’s college baseball scores
The San Diego Union-Tribune
http://bit.ly/1WkA0yL

Softball, baseball win series against Memphis
Rice baseball will play the University of Houston May 10.
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/1TxYRIG

2016 draft preview No. 15: More college pitching
Lovett College junior Jon Duplantier is featured. Head baseball coach Wayne Graham is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1rKPLl4

Gilligan draws comparison between Russell, famed MLB slugger
Rice baseball is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in Beaumont Enterprise.)
http://bit.ly/1XcZJIg
Baseball: Owls sweep Roadrunners
University Press
http://bit.ly/21Om4MM
Broom broom
FAU Owl Access
http://bit.ly/1q96htT
No. 18 Southern Miss races past Western Kentucky
Sun Herald
http://bit.ly/1QWsUaU
Hogs’ pitchers labor to reclaim form
Arkansas Online
http://bit.ly/1TzH1EX
Things get ugly … for LU
The News
http://bit.ly/1NobEke
COLUMN: USM baseball, softball back
Hattiesburg American
http://hatne.ws/1VQu1RG

Packers sign 19 rookie free agents
An article mentions that Jones College senior Dennis Parks has been signed by the Green Bay Packers.
Packers News (Similar articles appeared in WDJT, WISN, NBC Sports and UPI.)
http://bit.ly/1YdvHSU

Texans announce signing of 15 undrafted free agents
Duncan College senior Caleb Williams is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1T0H8d4
http://bit.ly/23BzsTz
Texans report: Even the speedy Will Fuller awed by speed of game
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1WiYuYz

WVU assistant kept football career from worried mom
Rice football is mentioned.
Charleston Gazette-Mail
http://bit.ly/23BGHej

Bethune-Cookman men and women lead after 36 holes at PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship
Sid Richardson senior James Lee is mentioned.
PGA
http://go.pga.com/23BGN5B

Ridge Point alumnus Burrell qualifies for Olympic Trials in 100
Rice is mentioned.
The Katy Rancher
http://bit.ly/1T75153

Johnny Manziel warning signs were there at Texas A&M
An article mentions that Johnny Manziel was suspended for half of the 2013 Rice-A&M football game.
Fansided
http://bit.ly/1rKTpLR

NEWS RELEASES

Students design device to monitor fetal oxygen levels
Rice University engineering students have created a minimally invasive device to monitor the pulse and oxygen levels of a fetus undergoing endoscopic surgery in a mother’s womb, and recently carried out proof-of-concept testing at Texas Children’s Hospital.
http://bit.ly/1Ty6dvy

Wood would suit a future Detroit
Rice School of Architecture faculty members Jesús Vassallo and Albert Pope will travel to Venice this month with their proposal for the renovation of two blocks in Detroit’s Corktown. They are among 12 American architects or teams selected to take part in this year’s 15th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale.
http://bit.ly/1QWwv8Y

Rice experts unveil submicroscopic tunable, optical amplifier
Rice University photonics researchers have unveiled a new nanoparticle amplifier that can generate infrared light and boost the output of one light by capturing and converting energy from a second light.
http://bit.ly/21Oh3ni