Dateline Rice for June 3, 2016

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Ryan’s low-key Trump endorsement leaves loose ends for GOP
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is quoted about House Speaker Paul Ryan’s stance on Donald Trump.
Bloomberg Politics
http://bloom.bg/25Eu6xc
Ryan issues quiet Trump endorsement
Republican-American
http://bit.ly/1srEHKi
Trump is comfortable with my principles — Ryan to AP
Senegal Actu
http://bit.ly/1VBw4Z3
Speaker Ryan voting for Trump despite having differences
You Don’t Know Football
http://bit.ly/1srFYB1

Hate group in Texas threatens to kill Muslims — and nobody asks where the group was radicalized
Craig Considine, a lecturer in Rice’s Department of Sociology, authored an op-ed about the “Bureau of American Islamic Relations,” an anti-Islamic hate group based in Irving, Texas, and Prophet Muhammad’s covenants.
HuffPost Religion
http://huff.to/22CrVF6
What Prophet Muhammad’s covenants with Christians say about IS
Middle East Eye
http://bit.ly/1XVQyMt

For African-Americans, park access is about more than just proximity
A Rice study on park planning is mentioned.
City Lab
http://bit.ly/22Cvzix

Why we don’t see more CEOs endorse presidential candidates
Douglas Schuler, associate professor of business and public policy in Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted about the lack of presidential endorsements by major companies.
The Washington Post
http://wapo.st/22CulDJ

Lunch with the FT: James Baker
Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, honorary chair of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
Financial Times
http://on.ft.com/288sE55

Photographer showcases beauty of American rest stops
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, is quoted about architectural design aesthetic from the 1930s to the 1950s.
ABC News
http://abcn.ws/1TSLicZ

Colleges cool to feds’ campaign to purge criminal history questions from applications
An article mentions that Rice is one of the universities that do not query applicants about criminal history. (The Common Application has a question about criminal history, so Rice does not repeat the question on its supplemental application.)
Fox News
http://fxn.ws/1U2bX5d

On the move: Annise Parker
Rice alumna and former Houston Mayor Annise Parker ’78 has returned to Rice to teach.
Diverse Education
http://bit.ly/1UjjKrh

Gospel and faith merge with rap, in song
Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is quoted about Christianity and rap.
Chicago Tribune (This also appeared in Orlando Sentinel.)
http://trib.in/1srFB9F

Science stories of the week: June 3
In contradiction to the long-standing idea that larger planets take longer to form, U.S. astronomers announced the discovery of a giant planet in close orbit around a star so young that it still retains a disk of circumstellar gas and dust.
MSN News
http://bit.ly/1VBz33H

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Reports: Woman feels reborn after getting a new face
A slideshow features medical advancements that came from Houston. The CPAP machine created by Rice students and Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Malcolm Gillis University Professor, director of the Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering and of Rice 360° Institute for Global Health, and Maria Oden, director of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen and a professor in the practice of engineering education, is featured. A honeycomb structure being used to regrow bone tissue using stem cells created by Antonios Mikos, the Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is also highlighted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1X2sEj8
http://bit.ly/1r5fF2q

King: Storm surge protection complicated and costly
Research on storm surges by the Rice-based Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center and Texas A&M University at Galveston is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Xof0Yn

Venezuela’s troubles lap at Houston’s shores
Francisco Monaldi, a fellow in Latin American energy policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about Venezuela’s economy.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1XVKOSJ

Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Houston Business Journal and Telemundo Houston to host inaugural Hispanic Houston Impact Summit
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, will speak at the inaugural Hispanic Houston Impact Summit June 29.
Houston Style Magazine
http://bit.ly/1O7zuRN

The M. S. University of Baroda’s College of Architecture Class of ’66 holds 4-day reunion in Houston
An article mentions that visitors to Houston took a tour of Rice.
Indo American News
http://bit.ly/1UjknkL

Ramesh Maini: Silver lining in a dark cloud
Pradeep Anand, a lecturer in management at the Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an op-ed about Ramesh Maini.
Indo American News
http://bit.ly/1RT55kM

Lorna Strong set for SWATA Hall of Fame induction
Alumna Lorna Strong ’90 is featured.
My High Plains
http://bit.ly/1TNhKYN

Cy-Fair business briefs
The Rice Education Entrepreneurship Program is mentioned.
Cy-Fair Lifestyles & Homes
http://bit.ly/1WzgGNW

BROADCAST

Voter ID, construction trends and distracted driving: Thursday’s show (June 2)
Construction in Harris County has far outpaced demolition over the last 10 years, according to a new report from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Kyle Shelton, postdoctoral research fellow at the institute, and Kelsey Walker ’15, a baccalaureate fellow at the Kinder Institute, are quoted.
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/1VBoo92
What construction trends tell us about Houston neighborhoods
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/24mjttb

Douglas Brinkley, ‘Rightful Heritage: FDR and the Land of America’
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, spoke at the Clinton School of Public Service May 3.
MPR News
http://bit.ly/1UlBl1y

KRLD
Alumnus Larry McMurtry ’60 is featured.
http://bit.ly/1UAQZcm (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

It’s a bumpy ride for nanocars in air
Rice University researchers who developed the first nanocars and colleagues at North Carolina State University found in recent tests that driving their vehicles in ambient conditions – exposed to open air, rather than a vacuum – got dicey after a time because the hydrophobic single-molecule cars stuck to the “road” and created what amounted to large speed bumps. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
IEEE Spectrum
http://bit.ly/1Y6g4z1
Scientists test single-molecule cars in open air
Canada Journal
http://bit.ly/1r5k0T8
Researchers test single-molecule nanocars in open air
AZO Nano (This also appeared in Lab Manager.)
http://bit.ly/1RT3VG1
Nanocars taken for a rough ride
Chem Europe (This also appeared in Materialsgate.)
http://bit.ly/288vLKi

Web panels build customer loyalty
An article discusses research on proprietary web panels by Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business and a marketing and consumer behavior expert.
Science Codex (This also appeared in Science Daily and Phys Org.)
http://bit.ly/25Bnht1

Why OPEC’s attempt to limit production was ‘dead on arrival’
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about OPEC.
Investor’s Business Daily
http://bit.ly/1srFdYN

Accelerate Learning speeds toward $10M
An article mentions that Accelerate Learning was founded at Rice.
Global University Venturing
http://bit.ly/1X2AVU6

Dissecting prospects for CS industry
Rice is mentioned.
Compound Semiconductor
http://bit.ly/1sSh8KG

Spectral triangulation, a new method for spotting nanotubes to help detect tumors, Rice University study
Bathing a patient in LED light may someday offer a new way to locate tumors, according to Rice researchers.
BioSpace
http://bit.ly/288EbBx

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

In dialogue with Timothy Morton and David Brooks
Timothy Morton, a philosopher and the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, will speak in Ridgefield, Conn., June 4.
CT News
http://bit.ly/20XgExS

More low-income college students a boon to all
An article mentions that Rice was one of five finalists for the $1 million Cooke Prize for Equity in Educational Excellence, which goes to a selective college or university with an excellent record of admitting, supporting and graduating outstanding low-income students.
Las Vegas Sun
http://bit.ly/1P9QmCq
The journey begins
Rainer Ebert ’14, a postdoctoral research associate in philosophy, authored an op-ed about his travels.
The Independent
http://bit.ly/1sSnolo

Getting Berned
A Rice study on the costs of a federal fracking ban is mentioned.
Public Utilities Fortnightly
http://bit.ly/1r5pygl

Reason Rally organizes atheist vote
Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religion and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, will be a guest at the 2016 Reason Rally.
National Catholic Reporter
http://bit.ly/1XokUIY

Chief of Virginia Historical Society resigns 
Alumnus Paul Levengood ’97 is featured.
Style Weekly
http://bit.ly/1t6irX0

SPORTS

Rice tries to work its way up regional pecking order
Rice baseball will play Southeastern Louisiana University June 3. Head coach Wayne Graham and players Connor Teykl, Ford Proctor, Blake Fox, Jon Duplantier, Ford Proctor, Ryan Chandler, Dominic DiCaprio, Ricardo Salinas, Willy Amador, Glenn Otto, Tristan Gray and Charlie Warren are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/288pmyN
Managers with over 100 tourney appearances chasing 1st title
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in The News & Observer.)
http://bit.ly/25Et18R
Veteran college coaches chase 1st title
Arkansas Online
http://bit.ly/20XdDgQ
Baton Rouge Regional preview: Rice
SB Nation (A correction on the misspelling of Salinas’ first name has been requested.)
http://bit.ly/1XVPrME
Rice versus Southeastern Louisiana live stream: Watch NCAA Baseball Tournament online
Fansided
http://bit.ly/1TNgIfq
A capsule look at the Baton Rouge Regional
The News Star (This also appeared in The Shreveport Times.)
http://tnsne.ws/1UlDGJY
No. 3-seeded Lions face Rice in Baton Rouge Regional
Southeastern Athletics
http://bit.ly/1UAKMgw
NCAA baseball tournament regionals preview: Which teams will advance?
Sports Illustrated
http://on.si.com/1WzfzxR
5 locals playing in NCAA Regionals this week
Reno Gazette-Journal
http://on.rgj.com/1Y6mrSO
LSU’s Kramer Robertson, son of Baylor coach Kim Mulkey, has a coach at home and at school
WWL
http://bit.ly/1UjmEwk
Southeastern joins LSU in Baton Rouge
Bastrop Daily Enterprise
http://bit.ly/1r5mAZk
Rice’s plan versus Southeastern Louisiana: Take at-bats away from Jameson Fisher
The Advocate
http://bit.ly/1r5mwcb
College results – June 2
The Kansas City Star
http://bit.ly/1t6fPIJ
Rice baseball meets Southeastern Louisiana Friday in NCAA tournament
C-USA
http://bit.ly/1TZHwv2
NCAA baseball tournament 2016 preview: LSU looking to ride momentum into regionals
SEC Country
http://sec.news/1VBvWJb
Former area standouts set to compete in NCAA tourney
Amarillo Globe-News
http://bit.ly/1X2ABom
Beehive State baseball took a big step in 2016, but it can get better
KSL
http://bit.ly/1XosPGi
On deck: Southeastern Louisiana versus Rice
The Advocate
http://bit.ly/1XVWBAB
Previewing the 2016 Coral Gables Regional
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1UlG1of
UVU baseball: Breaking down the field at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional
Deseret News
http://bit.ly/1t6isdy
LSU’s Robertson, SLU’s Fisher named to Louisville All-American teams
WTOL (This also appeared in WAFB.)
http://bit.ly/20Xg8jl
WBRZ
http://bit.ly/1X2BflL
http://bit.ly/1UlH9rR
WAFB
http://bit.ly/1srHa7F
KGBT
http://bit.ly/1WzgKxd
KATC
http://bit.ly/1ZjqVUC

Former pro pitcher traded mound for Pflugerville classroom
Alumnus Mario Ramos ’00 is featured.
Austin American-Statesman
http://atxne.ws/1O7wAfX

Kats on a mission
Rice baseball is mentioned.
The Huntsville Item
http://bit.ly/1sSdUqk
Former S. Beauregard star adopts ULL approach to pitching
American Press
http://bit.ly/1TZEg2X
Game day central: ECU opens regional play against Bryant
East Carolina Athletics
http://bit.ly/1r5mlxk

Catching up with Nationals infielder Anthony Rendon
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is featured.
Sports Illustrated Kids
http://bit.ly/1Y6lSII

If the Big 12 expands east, the American may look at mid-majors to fill the void
Rice basketball is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1TNgULE

Top 10 sports moments for MTSU
Rice soccer is mentioned.
Daily News Journal
http://on.dnj.com/1RT4NKV
MTSU’s top 10 moments for 2015-16
Daily News Journal
http://on.dnj.com/20Xe9M2