Dateline Rice for July 18, 2016 (Weekend Edition)

FEATURED ITEMS

Best of the Bayou City: Diversions
Houstonia named James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus the best public art in Houston.
Houstonia (This article appeared in the August issue of Houstonia.)
http://bit.ly/29POaoa

Top operas in Houston
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music is featured on a list of the best operas in Houston.
CBS Houston
http://cbsloc.al/29OHNhL

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Obama connects to 5G with wireless initiative
A photo of Rice’s Argos Network is featured in an article about the new federal Advanced Wireless Research Initiative. The picture is credited to Rice’s Jeff Fitlow, assistant university photographer.
USA Today
http://usat.ly/29IifEe
NSF leads federal effort to boost advanced wireless research
National Science Foundation (This also appeared in Dataversity.)
http://bit.ly/29V2Va3

19 percent fewer medical errors after team training
Team training of health care employees can reduce patient mortality by 15 percent, according to a study from Rice, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the University of Central Florida, the U.S. Department of Defense and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Eduardo Salas, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Chair of Psychology and professor of psychology, is quoted.
Futurity
http://bit.ly/29OGBwX
Team-trained health care staff can reduce patient deaths by 15 percent: Study
HealthCareBusiness
http://bit.ly/29OvFNS
Team training for health care staff can reduce patient death, medical errors
Fierce Healthcare
http://bit.ly/2aaxxpD

Turkish cleric once linked to Fulton charter schools linked to coup attempt in Turkey
William Martin, the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Senior Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the Gulen movement in Turkey.
Atlanta Journal Constitution
http://bit.ly/29I4Zzq

The Goldwater era changed the GOP, so could the Trump nomination
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is quoted about the presidential primaries, U.S. President Gerald Ford and Barry Goldwater.
Boston Globe (This also appeared in MSN News.)
http://bit.ly/29PBwWn
Saturday Q&A: Brace for the unexpected at GOP convention, author says
Trib Live
http://bit.ly/29OFHAH
Experiments in Republicanism
Woodward News
http://bit.ly/29JiU7o
Clinton and Trump are the oldest candidates ever. No one seems to care.
Daily Herald
http://bit.ly/29OEZDi
Clinton and Trump are the oldest nominees ever, but it’s hardly an issue
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://bit.ly/2andKjm
National perspective: Experiments in Republicanism
Ukiah Daily Journal
http://bit.ly/2a4TYwC

Engrossing final installment in vampire trilogy
Best-selling author Justin Cronin, writer-in-residence at Rice, is featured and quoted about his new book, which concludes the trilogy that began with “The Passage.”
Independent
http://bit.ly/2a5GZrv

Appointments, resignations, deaths (July 22)
David Hellums, the A.J. Hartsook Professor Emeritus in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and of Bioengineering, former dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and a pioneer in biomedical research, died June 26 at the age of 86.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://bit.ly/29PzKET

Why are there so many mattress stores?
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business and a marketing and consumer behavior expert, is quoted about the “mattress-store bubble.”
Chicago Tribune
http://trib.in/2anbtof
August’s perfect party
Houstonia (This article appeared in the August issue of Houstonia.)
http://bit.ly/29OBkU3

Michael De Feo remixes fashion images with colorful floral blooms
Michael De Feo’s exhibit “Crosstown Traffic” is open at Rice Gallery through Aug. 28.
i-D
http://bit.ly/2a4QkTO

HOUSTON/TEXAS

For Republicans, clean energy boom, shifting ties test climate change stance
Charles McConnell, executive director of Rice’s Energy and Environment Initiative, is quoted bout Republicans’ stance on climate change.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the July 18 print edition with a different headline, “GOP’s climate change stance tested.” This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2a5A9SO

Self-rated health worth doctors’ attention
Patients’ self-rated health is a better long-term predictor of illness and death than standard blood tests, blood pressure measurements or other symptomatic evidence a doctor might gather, according to a new study from Rice. Christopher Fagundes, assistant professor of psychology, and Kyle Murdock, a postdoctoral research fellow in psychology, are quoted.
TMC News (This article appeared in the July 18 issue of TMC Today.)
http://bit.ly/29V1RTg
Patient’s self-rating of health may beat medical tests
Psych Central
http://bit.ly/29OEA3J
Patients’ opinion a better predictor of illness, death than standard tests
Science Blog
http://bit.ly/2a4DHbm
Doctors should listen to patient self-rating of health, study says
UPI
http://bit.ly/2andmRB
Ask the pharmacist: How are you feeling?
Naples Daily News
http://bit.ly/29Jtf3e
Hospitals ban ‘Pokemon Go’; others prepare for possible convention emergencies
Hospitals & Health Networks
http://bit.ly/2antenv

Nearly a third of Texas Hispanics still lack health insurance
The percentage of Hispanics in Texas without health insurance has dropped by 30 percent since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, but almost one-third of Hispanic Texans ages 18 to 64 remain uninsured. That’s one of the conclusions of a new 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.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the July 18 issue of TMC Today and previously appeared in Dateline July 15.)
http://bit.ly/29Vg2Hd
A third of Hispanic Texans remain uninsured despite ACA eligibility
Modern Healthcare
http://bit.ly/2a3cHWF
KSAN
http://bit.ly/29OTFT2

Space City helped shape JFK’s trajectory from ‘Yankee’ to presidency
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is discussed. Centennial historian Melissa Kean is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2a5Am8u
http://bit.ly/2aafyzK
Forget NASA programs — Obama has a higher priority
WND
http://bit.ly/2a5GPQH
Apollo 11 blasted off July 16, 1969
The Moral Liberal
http://bit.ly/29PDrrC

A fair deal for construction workers
Allyn West, assistant director of communications for the Rice Design Alliance, authored an op-ed about the Construction Career Collaborative.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/29OzV62

J.J. Watt makes a wish come true on SportsCenter episode
Alumnus Frank Mandola ’69 died July 8.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/29ULxls

She treated 150 low-income girls like daughters
An article mentions that Joan Karff taught dance at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/29ODtkx

University of Texas hooks top ranking among world’s best schools
Rice is No. 114 on Center for World University Rankings’ World University Rankings.
CultureMap Austin
http://bit.ly/29GG17j

Pitkow honored with CAREER award from the National Science Foundation
Xaq Pitkow, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice and assistant professor of neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, has won a Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation.
Baylor College of Medicine News
http://bit.ly/29SRi46

At the Menil, a rare Andy Warhol film with a Houston connection
The Rice Media Center is mentioned.
Houstonia (This article appeared in the August issue of Houstonia.)
http://bit.ly/29UVU90

This city, our city: Add your voice to these ideas to create a turning point for Dallas
Hanszen College sophomore Elizabeth Myong is quoted about the July 7 Dallas assassinations.
The Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/29PGlwk

BROADCAST

KRIV
Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Chair in Political Science and scholar at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the recent coup in Turkey.
http://bit.ly/2a5Wlfr

WNEW
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted about Donald Trump’s choice of Mike Pence as his running mate.
http://bit.ly/2antOBj (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast. This also aired on Bloomberg Radio, WXKS and KNEW.)
WTOP2
http://bit.ly/2a27QGt (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast. This also aired on Bloomberg Radio, WXKS, WNEW and KNEW.)

KTXX
Alumna Becky Wade ’12 is featured for her book about her research on running communities around the world.
http://bit.ly/29ONI6z (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

KTRH
An interview mentions that Troy Sharpe secured his certified financial planner status from Rice.
http://bit.ly/2a3rRLw (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Stronger and easier to handle rivet graphene has potential use in transparent electronics
Nanoscale “rivets” give graphene qualities that may speed the wonder material’s adoption in products like flexible, transparent electronics, according to researchers at Rice. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
AZO Nano
http://bit.ly/2a1MDwc
Rice creates ‘rivet graphene’ to improve electronics
Before It’s News
http://bit.ly/29OKP5I
‘Rivet graphene’ proves its mettle
Science Newsline
http://bit.ly/2a26n2T

Developing ‘Green’ construction of complex molecular structures
Laszlo Kurti, associate professor of chemistry, is interviewed.
World of Chemicals
http://bit.ly/2a25IP3

RedEye could give computers continuous selective vision
Rice researchers have just the thing for the age of information overload: an app that sees all and remembers only what it should. Lin Zhong, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, and graduate student Robert LiKamWa are quoted and alumnus Yuan Gao ’16, graduate student Yunhui Hou and Will Rice College senior Mia Polansky are mentioned.
Electronic Specifier
http://bit.ly/2a4U3R6

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

What does the Ashby high-rise case mean for the future of Houston development?
Matthew Festa, scholar at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about the Ashby high-rise.
Gov Tech
http://bit.ly/2a3lN5A

Here are the most and least diverse colleges in America
Rice is No. 5 on Priceonomics’s list of top 100 universities ranked by diversity.
Deseret News
http://bit.ly/29UZO1x

Trump’s greatest hits
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about Iraq.
Fact Check
http://bit.ly/2a5RZVA

Luciole International Theatre to translate photography to the stage in ‘Pangea’
An article mentions that Lisa Villegas has taught at Rice.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2aasC7Y

91.7 KUHA Houston sale to KSBJ closes
KTRU is mentioned.
Radio Insight
http://bit.ly/1mZS80I

Seeking low valuations, high yield
Alumna Jennifer Chang ’99 is featured.
Barron’s
http://bit.ly/2aajNv1

Chiefs of 5 public colleges paid more than $1M, study finds
A photo of Rice is featured.
Fox 17
http://bit.ly/2aagtQn

How robots paved the way for Donald Trump
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, is quoted about how the widespread automation of U.S. manufacturing jobs has contributed to Trump’s popularity and how continuing job automation is likely to spur greater political, economic and social changes in the next decade.
Hue Wire
http://bit.ly/2aakxAo

Lantian Development hires Elliott as EVP, COO
Alumnus Robert Elliott ’91 is mentioned.
CoStar News
http://bit.ly/2anobTV
Lantian Development names new COO, EVP
Commercial Property Executive
http://bit.ly/29PMA5Q

SPORTS

Rice tabs Cypress Ranch’s John Pope as new pitching coach
Alumnus John Pope ’90 will join the Rice baseball staff as the new pitching coach.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2aafBvi
http://bit.ly/29GE22O
Cy Ranch coach, Rice graduate Pope hired as Owls baseball assistant
The Atascocita Observer (This also appeared in The Potpourri Magnolia Edition, Your Fort Bend News, Sugar Land Sun, The Katy Rancher, Memorial Examiner, Cypress Creek Mirror, The Humble Observer, The East Montgomery County Observer, The Kingwood Observer, The Lake Houston Observer, The Potpourri Tomball Edition and Bellaire, River Oaks and West University Observer.)
http://bit.ly/29SQkEZ

Big 12 Predictions: Who wins the league and where does Iowa State finish?
Rice football is mentioned.
The Des Moines Register
http://dmreg.co/2a3gmUr
The Sunday leftovers (Apogee 5-year anniversary series, et cetera)
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2aanT6m
The race is on
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/29SXxoC
R/CFB revealed the worst college football teams of all time, and the list is a doozy
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/29OI2PV
Jefferson named to Walter Camp Award watch list
Texas Sports
http://bit.ly/2anknSL
Jefferson selected as Big 12 preseason defensive player of the year
My San Antonio
http://bit.ly/29Ietee
FAU looks to improve in 2016
Herald-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/2a21zdS

Tech hoops to play at Nebraska in 2016-17
Rice basketball is mentioned.
The Shreveport Times
http://bit.ly/29OGGog
NSU hoops to meet Final Four team, Sweet 16 team
The Shreveport Times
http://bit.ly/29OHklH
Lady Raiders’ conference schedule released
Daily News Journal
http://on.dnj.com/29JmuyG
C-USA Releases Herd league schedule
Williamson Daily News
http://bit.ly/29OGVjl

Brazos Valley Bombers win 14th straight
Martel College sophomore Willy Amador is mentioned.
Brazos Sports
http://bit.ly/29SVXmE

Northwoods League: Rockford Rivets slug way past Kalamazoo Growlers
Jones College freshman Gavin Johnson is mentioned.
RR Star
http://bit.ly/29Icd6x

NEWS RELEASES

Rice wins NIH grant to test ‘T box’ tolerance
Rice University biochemist Edward Nikonowicz has been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant to study a gene regulation mechanism that may someday be exploited to help fight bacterial infections.
http://bit.ly/2a29XKw

Baker Institute expert available to comment on Turkish coup
The following are initial comments by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Kadir Yildirim on the attempted Turkish coup.
http://bit.ly/2anxD9M