Dateline Rice for June 8, 2016

FEATURED ITEM

Oil climbs above $50 a barrel
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about oil prices and Donald Trump’s comments about Iraq’s oil.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front page of the June 8 print edition with a different headline, “Price climb gives oil firms breathing room.”)
http://bit.ly/25LN0lZ
Donald Trump is wrong on Iraqi oil
HuffPost Politics
http://huff.to/1OddtRE
Trump wrong on Iraqi oil
Fact Check
http://bit.ly/1UA07er

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

World Oceans Day: Coral reefs falling victim to overfishing, pollution fueled by climate change
One of the longest and largest studies of coral reef health ever undertaken finds that corals are declining worldwide because a variety of threats — overfishing, nutrient pollution and pathogenic disease — that ultimately become deadly in the face of higher ocean temperatures. Adrienne Simoes Correa, a marine biologist in Rice’s Department of BioSciences, is quoted.
National Science Foundation
http://1.usa.gov/1U7sp2Z
Death of coral reefs blamed on overfishing, pollution and warmer ocean
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/25M5TBR
Coral reefs victim to overfishing, pollution, ocean warming
Eurasia Review (This also appeared in eScience News, Terra Daily and Scienmag.)
http://bit.ly/1Uovlp3

Nanocars taken for a rough ride
Rice 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.
National Science Foundation
http://1.usa.gov/1TYAbPA

Anxiety ‘chain reaction’ opens door to diabetes
A Rice study has found a link between emotional stress and diabetes, with roots in the brain’s ability to control anxiety. Christopher Fagundes, assistant professor of psychology, and Kyle Murdock, a postdoctoral research fellow in psychology, are quoted.
Futurity (This article appeared in the June 8 issue of Futurity Today.)
http://bit.ly/1TYCfan
Rice study takes deeper look at how inflammation bridges stress and diabetes
News Medical
http://bit.ly/1ZuxSlL
Emotional stress may influence diabetes
Psych Central
http://bit.ly/1UwPIA9

Bernie Sanders’ supporters fume over Hillary Clinton’s new label
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is quoted about the presidential primaries.
The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/1U7sbsH
Bernie Sanders’ supporters upset over Hillary Clinton’s new label
Morocco World News
http://bit.ly/25M9foj
‘New Day’
CNN
http://bit.ly/1XEAUH1

What happens if Hillary Clinton is indicted? Bernie Sanders might not benefit
An article discusses predictions made by 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, about whom democratic superdelegates might vote for if Hillary Clinton is indicted.
Bustle
http://bit.ly/1UEABYs

What popular TV shows reveal about contemporary views of religion in society: Part 1 – ‘The Walking Dead’
Graduate student Linda Ceriello authored an op-ed about spiritual or religious messages in popular television shows.
HuffPost Religion
http://huff.to/1XaqVIu

How to manage your willpower
A Rice study on stress is mentioned.
Men’s Health
http://bit.ly/1rd5vwv

HOUSTON/TEXAS

The rehabilitation renaissance
Rice is mentioned.
TMC News
http://bit.ly/1UEBhgl
TMC Pulse (This article appeared on Pages 16-19.)
http://bit.ly/1t9dKen

Mobilizing rehabilitation
Marcia O’Malley, professor of mechanical engineering and director of Rice’s Mechatronics and Haptic Interfaces Lab, is mentioned.
TMC Pulse (This article appeared on Pages 20-21.)
http://bit.ly/1t9dKen

Something to talk about
Xaq Pitkow, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice and assistant professor of neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, is mentioned.
TMC News
http://bit.ly/1OdmBpc
TMC Pulse (This article appeared on Pages 23-24.)
http://bit.ly/1t9dKen

This is Houston’s rebuttal to Dallas’ claim that it’s better than the Bayou City
Rice’s greenery is mentioned as one of the perks of Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/1PHHp8Z
http://bit.ly/1XE9AIO
Houston’s rebuttal to Dallas’ claim that they are better than the Bayou City
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/24zcNb2

Hazel Smith, 92, tireless volunteer for Albany Institute, Symphony
The Rice Gallery is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1TYzO7H

The estimated price tag on a stop to Houston flooding
Ronald Sass, the Harry C. and Olga Keith Wiess Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and fellow in global climate change at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about the recent Houston floods.
Swamplot
http://bit.ly/1thnFiB

BROADCAST

KTRH
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.
http://bit.ly/28kyOPy (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
http://bit.ly/1XEBsMQ (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
http://bit.ly/1UoDaLs (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)
http://bit.ly/1sw3vkj (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Team creates gap-toothed peptide to handle hard-to-deliver drugs
A gap-toothed peptide created by bioengineers at Rice may be an efficient way to deliver insoluble drugs to precise locations in the body. Jeffrey Hartgerink, professor of chemistry and of bioengineering, is quoted and graduate students I-Che Li and Amanda Moore are mentioned.
Scicasts
http://bit.ly/1Uf0Vtz
‘Missing tooth’ hydrogels handle hard-to-deliver drugs
Phys Org (This also appeared in Nanowerk, Science Daily, Controlled Environments, Science Newsline and R&D.)
http://bit.ly/1OddRQ5

Rice wins award to recruit cancer researcher
Rice has won a $2 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to recruit MIT biomaterials researcher and entrepreneur Omid Veiseh to Rice’s Department of Bioengineering.
Nanotechnology now
http://bit.ly/1PHNNwZ

US oil deficit hits 17-year low as prices dip and shale flows
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, is quoted about shale oil.
Hellenic Shipping News (This also appeared in Bunker Ports News Worldwide.)
http://bit.ly/1XahpFa
US crude oil deficit hits 17-year low as prices dip and shale flows
Emirates Business
http://bit.ly/1t9aVtO

Affordable Care Act brought 30 percent drop for Texas’ uninsured rate
The percentage of Texans without health insurance has dropped by 30 percent since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, cutting the state’s uninsured rate below 1999 levels. That’s one of the conclusions of a report released by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation. Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute and professor of economics, and Elena Marks, a nonresident health policy fellow at the Baker Institute and president and CEO of the Episcopal Health Foundation, are quoted.
HealthPayer Intelligence
http://bit.ly/1UA1xFI

Carbyne: Twice the strength of graphene?
Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and professor of chemistry, is quoted about carbyne.
Engineering Materials
http://bit.ly/1XEepls

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Violinist Luke Hsu wins the 2016 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition
Alumnus Luke Hsu ’12 won the 41st annual Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/1svWsrU

Religious communities: Welcoming the ‘1 percent’
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.
Patheos
http://bit.ly/1U7ruzw

Gospel and faith merge with rap, in song
Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is mentioned.
The Kansas City Star (This also appeared in 19 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/25M0oGE

SPORTS

Rice’s upset bid against LSU falls short
Rice baseball was defeated by Louisiana State University. Head coach Wayne Graham and a number of players are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the June 8 print edition with a different headline, “LSU uses late HR to spoil upset bid by Rice.”)
http://bit.ly/1YemUlV
http://bit.ly/1svW2St
June 7: LSU 5, Rice 2
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1Uov1qm
LSU rallies past Rice 5-2 to win Baton Rouge Regional
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in Austin American-Statesman.)
http://bit.ly/1OdfAVs
http://bit.ly/1PHJ0vh
SEC sends 5 teams to super regionals for 2nd straight year
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in 37 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1ZxOwRn
http://bit.ly/1rcVGyD
‘Have no fear; Kramer is here’: Mom gets the face time while LSU’s Kramer Robertson gets the glory
The Advocate (This also appeared in The New Orleans Advocate.)
http://bit.ly/1WEOwBk
Scott Rabalais: Throwing ‘as many zeros as possible,’ Jared Poché silences Rice as LSU bats come to life
The Advocate (This also appeared in The New Orleans Advocate.)
http://bit.ly/25LWQEl
‘Omaha is sniffing distance away’: Greg Deichmann’s home run and Jared Poche’s stellar relief propels LSU past Rice for Baton Rouge regional title
The Advocate (This also appeared in The New Orleans Advocate.)
http://bit.ly/1UEAKuJ
Jared Poche rescues LSU with dominating pitching performance
The Times-Picayune
http://bit.ly/1XEp5kb
Deichmann, Robertson and Poche carry the Tigers to the Super Regionals
The Times-Picayune
http://bit.ly/1XaovJU
LSU comes back again for another win; chat recap
The Times-Picayune
http://bit.ly/1thkkjD
LSU versus Rice: How to watch, live stream and time for the regional championship rematch
The Times-Picayune (Similar articles appeared in 97 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1XaoHZG

C-USA: The breeding ground for conference realignment
Rice basketball is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1PHTFpY

Around sports: Auburn’s walk-off grand slam denies OU
Former Rice football coach Al Conover died at 77. Former coach Bill Peterson Is also mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1OdaQz7
Dynamo name Wade Barrett interim coach for rest of season
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1Xae49h

Last 10 Mets 1st-round picks: Where are they now?
Alumnus Philip Humber ’05 is mentioned.
True Jersey
http://bit.ly/1XaeHQ1

Rice University hosts football camp at San Benito High School
Rice football head coach David Bailiff and coach David Sloan are quoted in a story about a Rice football minicamp. Bailiff is also featured in a poll for best college football coach.
Valley Morning Star
http://bit.ly/1Odd6Gz
NCAA coach visits the Valley
RGV Proud
http://bit.ly/25LQe8W
Best in Texas: Which college has the best head football coach?
Sports Day
http://bit.ly/1TVzJw6
KVEO
http://bit.ly/1t9fx36
http://bit.ly/28kx0pI

San Marcos safety Prudy Calderon is working toward a Texas Longhorns offer
Rice football is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1WEMtgA

WKU to host 2017 C-USA volleyball tourney
Rice volleyball is mentioned.
Bowling Green Daily News
http://bit.ly/1XEh8v8
WKU chosen to host the 2017 C-USA Volleyball Championship
WKU Athletics
http://bit.ly/1Phnl7D

Super Regional preview: Texas A&M season in review
Rice baseball is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/1UExfom

High school football: Former Permian head coach Gil Bartosh dies at 86
An article mentions that Gil Bartosh coached at Rice.
OA Online
http://bit.ly/25LSvBf
Legendary high school football figure Gil Bartosh dead at 86
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/25MfKev
http://bit.ly/1Yexqtp

Women’s soccer releases 2016 schedule
Rice women’s soccer is mentioned.
University of Memphis Athletics
http://bit.ly/1rd0p3x
WKU soccer releases schedule
WBKO
http://bit.ly/1UA6Mp0
WKU announces women’s soccer schedule
Bowling Green Daily News
http://bit.ly/24zq6rW
WKU soccer announces 2016 schedule
WKU Athletics
http://bit.ly/1WEOV6w

Baylor University football’s growing turmoil
A photo from the 2015 Rice-Baylor University football game is included.
NBC DFW
http://bit.ly/1UAbumJ

NEWS RELEASE

Coral reefs fall victim to overfishing, pollution, ocean warming
One of the longest and largest studies of coral reef health ever undertaken finds that corals are declining worldwide because a variety of threats — overfishing, nutrient pollution and pathogenic disease — that ultimately become deadly in the face of higher ocean temperatures.
http://bit.ly/1XaciFg