Dateline Rice for Dec. 19, 2016 (Weekend Edition)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Trump is stoking his base on his pre-inaugural tour. But is he building bridges?
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, discusses President-elect Donald Trump.
The Washington Post (Similar articles appeared in over 50 other media outlets.)
http://wapo.st/2hRIA6I
Women and minorities could be missing from the Cabinet’s ‘big 4’ jobs for the 1st time since 1993
The Washington Post
http://wapo.st/2gTM0UV
The daily 202: Liberal hypocrisy abounds as Electoral College votes
The Washington Post
http://wapo.st/2h4bTXi
‘At This Hour with Berman and Bolduan’
CNN
http://bit.ly/2hS6Wxa
‘Imus in the Morning’
WABC (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast. This also aired on 66 other stations.)
http://bit.ly/2i1Wreg

Trump thinks ‘disgusting’ things are out to get him
Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted about President-elect Donald Trump.
Inverse
http://bit.ly/2hMstYR

69 viral images from 2016 that were totally fake
An op-ed by Caleb McDaniel, associate professor of history, about a fake Harriet Tubman quote is mentioned.
Gizmodo
http://bit.ly/2gUhZ7H

What Rex Tillerson would bring to the State Department
Ambassador Edward Djerejian, director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks.
Yahoo Finance
https://yhoo.it/2hS3p1T

US researchers sets new mark for ‘deep learning’
Neuroscience and artificial intelligence experts from Rice and Baylor College of Medicine have taken inspiration from the human brain in creating a new “deep learning” method that enables computers to learn about the visual world largely on their own, much as human babies do. Richard Baraniuk, the Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Ankit Patel, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering; and graduate student Tan Nguyen are mentioned.
China.org (This also appeared in Xinhua and five other media outlets.)
http://on.china.cn/2hMkjzo
Rice, Baylor team sets new mark for ‘deep learning’
Phys Org
http://bit.ly/2hMGLea
Team sets new mark for ‘deep learning’
Laboratory Equipment
http://bit.ly/2i6VWeG

Mexican ranchers and indigenous people urge government to solve land conflict
Paul Liffman, a research associate at Rice and research professor at El Colegio de Michoacán, is quoted in an article about a Mexican land conflict.
Thomson Reuters Foundation (This also appeared in Reuters and five other media outlets.)
http://tmsnrt.rs/2hRDnfx

Georgia Tech machines can read books for you
Alumnus Justin Romberg ’97 is mentioned.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
http://on-ajc.com/2hMu4jM

Mali declares archaeological emergency
Susan McIntosh, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor in Anthropology, is quoted.
Financial Times (Subscription required.)
http://on.ft.com/2hM5tJm

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Texas colleges weekly roundup: TSU valedictorian inspires; Baylor takes heat
An article mentions that Rice and 29 other prominent colleges and universities are part of a new initiative committed to making high-quality educational opportunities available to more students from lower-income families. The article also mentions that applications are now being accepted for the 17th annual Rice Business Plan Competition at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business April 6-8.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2i6UKrJ

Looking to the future, Rice experts worry about education, opportunity
A columnist describes a conversation with Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, and Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2hNjNDF

The most talked about scientific studies from Texas universities
Rice is featured in a slideshow.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2hAicAV
http://bit.ly/2hiTthe
The Ivy League has released early application acceptance rates — here’s where they all stand
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in Seattle PI.)
http://bit.ly/2hRz2sy

Kantarjian and Ho: Health care access in US, Texas not ‘best in the world’
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute and professor of economics, and Hagop Kantarjian, nonresident fellow in health policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an op-ed about health care access.
TMC Today (Subscription required. An op-ed from the Houston Chronicle was reprinted in the Dec. 19 issue of TMC Today. Scroll down to the “In the News” section.)
http://bit.ly/2i7y3Ul

In Texas, EPA proposing more emissions restrictions
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted about the Environmental Protection Agency.
The Texas Tribune
http://bit.ly/2i7c1Rz
EPA OKs the ‘most important air pollution rule for Texas that no one has ever heard of’
KUT
http://bit.ly/2hN3yqb

A proposal on a Starbucks cup. A one-of-a-kind wedding dress.
Rice University Representative Y. Ping Sun is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2i7aTOa

Electoral College set to make it official?
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 populism and the Electoral College.
KTSA
http://bit.ly/2i13Hqx
KTRH
http://bit.ly/2hN3XZO

Facts are on the side of education choice
A Rice program for education leaders is mentioned.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
http://bit.ly/2hRGYtM

Famous former Rice University Owls
A slideshow highlights a number of famous Rice alumni.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2h2A4DG

Endowment recipient to study gender bias in pro tennis reporting
Alumnus Robert Allen Bartsch ’91 is mentioned.
Galveston County Daily News
http://bit.ly/2h2UiNv

Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs to announce Sueño Mexicano Program at Rice’s Baker Institute Dec. 19
Claudia Ruiz Massieu, Mexico’s secretary of foreign affairs, will help announce the launch of Sueño Mexicano, a new U.S.-Mexico study abroad program aimed at providing Mexican-American students with the opportunity to explore their heritage through hands-on, experiential learning at designated sites across Mexico, at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Dec. 19. (Editor’s note: Massieu is not able to travel to Houston. Paulo Carreño, undersecretary for North American affairs, will take her place at the event.)
Houston Style Magazine
http://bit.ly/2gUj4wc

BROADCAST

Professor and 1st-generation college grad advocates for minorities in STEM
Richard Tapia, University Professor, the Maxfield-Oshman Professor in Engineering and a professor of computational and applied mathematics, is featured.
Houston Public Media’s “Houston Matters”
http://bit.ly/2gUgPc0

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Carbon dots dash toward ‘green’ recycling role
Graphene quantum dots may offer a simple way to recycle waste carbon dioxide into valuable fuel rather than release it into the atmosphere or bury it underground, according to Rice scientists. Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and founding chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, and postdoctoral research associate Jingjie Wu are mentioned.
Phys Org (Similar articles appeared in 13 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2hAfafM
Using doped graphene quantum dots to reduce carbon dioxide to fuel
Nanowerk
http://bit.ly/2hAla8w

Photo-induced force microscopy measures nanoparticles with light
Isabell Thomann, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, uses lasers, light-activated materials and light-measuring nanoscale tips to push the boundaries of experimental nanoscience, but light is providing the pull in her latest study. Graduate student Xiao Yang and Peter Nordlander, professor of physics and astronomy, are mentioned.
Techfragments
http://bit.ly/2h2n8Of

Shell’s CFO pick leaves most analysts asking simply ‘Who?’
A Rice profile on Jessica Uhl is mentioned.
RigZone
http://bit.ly/2hAsr8m

Programmable cement for greener concrete
Scientists at Rice have decoded the kinetic properties of cement and developed a way to “program” the microscopic, semicrystalline particles within. The process turns particles from disordered clumps into regimented cubes, spheres and other forms that combine to make the material less porous and more durable.
Materials Today
http://bit.ly/2hMomfk

Which fraud is worse, shoplifting or identity theft?
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business and a marketing and consumer behavior expert, authored an op-ed about retail fraud.
Psychology Today
http://bit.ly/2i7HiE5

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Nursery of the future
Maria Oden, director of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen and a professor in the practice of engineering education, Brown College senior Sarah Hooper and Baker College senior Renata Wettermann discuss their research and work in Malawi.
KFSN
http://abc30.tv/2hRFC2g

Scientists may soon ‘beam up’ animals Star Trek-style
Physicists in Israel and the U.S. have proposed a new type of traveling wave pattern — one that can adapt to the size of the physical system in which it is embedded — reporting the work in the New Journal of Physics. Herbert Levine, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Bioengineering, is quoted.
The Daily Caller (This also appeared in The Libertarian Republic.)
http://bit.ly/2hAsTmS

Mixografia announces opening of Jacob Hashimoto: ‘Another Cautionary Tale Comes to Mind’
An article mentions that Jacob Hashimoto’s art has been displayed at Rice Gallery.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2hRCDXK

The Joyce Theater presents 2nd annual ‘American Dance Platform’
Dusan Tynek Dance Theatre will perform at James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2gTJwpD

Study: 70 percent of evangelicals don’t believe in evolution
Evangelicals are more skeptical of evolution than of climate change, according to new research from Rice. The study examines the larger “anti-science” tendency that some see as related to membership in conservative religious groups such as evangelical Protestants. Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair and Professor of Sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program, is quoted.
Christian Headlines
http://bit.ly/2gU7gdj

Pangas, trickery, intimidation, and drug trafficking in California
Nathan Jones, nonresident scholar in drug policy and Mexico studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed about drug trafficking.
Before It’s News
http://bit.ly/2hRZeDn

US oil exports skyrocket despite climate pacts
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 President-elect Donald Trump.
The Register-Guard
http://bit.ly/2h4hmgC

SPORTS

Area men’s college basketball: No. 4 Baylor improves to 10-0
Rice men’s basketball defeated St. Edward’s University 93-64 and fell to the University of Pittsburgh 73-83. The team will play Northwestern State University Dec. 19. Head coach Mike Rhoades and players Marcus Evans, Marcus Jackson and Egor Koulechov are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2hLVhAn
A revamped Rice Owls hoops program is shaping up to be a contender
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2hM5UTP
Artis nets 31 points as Pittsburgh beats Rice, 83-73
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. A correction on the misspelling of Rhoades’ last name has been requested. Similar articles appeared in over 100 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2h2zOVe
http://bit.ly/2h3EE6s
Saturday’s college basketball
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2h3H1Ww
Thursday’s college basketball
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2gTo97T
NSU visits Rice trying to win 4th straight
The Town Talk
http://townta.lk/2h2FzSV
Aiming for 4th straight win, Demons visit Rice Monday night
NSU Athletics
http://bit.ly/2hiXthU
Tough weekend for C-USA basketball
Be In Sports
http://bit.ly/2h3K954

College basketball: TCU improves to 10-1 with win over Texas Southern
Rice women’s basketball defeated the University of Louisiana at Monroe 93-50.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2hiR329

No. 43: ‘Csonked’
An article mentions that Super Bowl VIII was hosted at Rice Stadium.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2h3yyCU

Houston’s top 100 high school football recruits
Rice commits are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2i6QlFa
http://bit.ly/2i6XJAn

Star on track, in classroom has recipe for success
A student who hopes to attend Rice is featured.
Augusta Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2gTygcN
Senator square: Students beat teachers in CHS Dodgeball Tournament
Nevada Appeal (This also appeared in Carson Now.)
http://bit.ly/2h3NuAZ

Thomas scores 25, Texas A&M-CC tops UTSA 73-69
An article mentions that Willis Wilson coached at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. Similar articles appeared in over 100 media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2hMIIY9
http://bit.ly/2hMrNVN

Lewisville resident wins 2016 BMW Dallas Marathon
Alumnus Keith Pierce ’03 is featured.
Lewisville Leader
http://bit.ly/2hiW1Ml

Chris Boswell 24, Cincinnati Bengals 20
Former Rice football player Chris Boswell is mentioned.
Times Union
http://bit.ly/2hM44md

It’s time to call out Houston Texans GM Rick Smith
An article includes a photo of Houston Texans general manager Rick Smith at a Rice football game.
Fox Sports (This also appeared in Fansided.)
http://foxs.pt/2i7ccwx

3 Houston assistants expected to head to Texas after bowl
Articles mention that Tom Herman, Craig Naivar and Major Applewhite coached at Rice. Rice football head coach David Bailiff is mentioned in the ESPN and ABC News articles.
CBS Sports (This also appeared in 247Sports.)
http://cbsprt.co/2hiVZ7m
Las Vegas Bowl recap: Applewhite, Orlando to Texas, Pumphrey
CBS Sports (This also appeared in 247Sports.)
http://cbsprt.co/2i1klXf
What Tom Herman’s 1st spring at Texas will be like
ESPN (This also appeared in ABC News.)
http://es.pn/2hAtF36

Football: Pass-happy Lee was ahead of its time
Former Rice football player Tommy Kramer is mentioned.
My San Antonio
http://bit.ly/2hM9ZY4

NEWS RELEASES

Former astronaut Mae Jemison to speak at Rice’s 2017 commencement
Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel in space, will present the 2017 commencement address at Rice University May 13.
http://bit.ly/2i7KtvF

Shepherd School to break ground on new music and opera building in September 2017
Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music plans to break ground on a new music and opera building in September 2017, pending completion of the funding initiative. The new structure designed by Allan Greenberg Architect LLC will be connected by a plaza to the school’s current facility, Alice Pratt Brown Hall, and will form Rice’s Music and Performing Arts Center. The new building is expected to be open to students and the general public in July 2020.
http://bit.ly/2hjvAX1

Copper stripes help iron pnictide lock in insulating state
Physicists at Rice University’s Center for Quantum Materials have created a new iron-based material that offers clues about the microscopic origins of high-temperature superconductivity.
http://bit.ly/2h342Y7

Carbon dots dash toward ‘green’ recycling role
Graphene quantum dots may offer a simple way to recycle waste carbon dioxide into valuable fuel rather than release it into the atmosphere or bury it underground, according to Rice University scientists.
http://bit.ly/2i1VSRE

Mexican secretary of foreign affairs to announce new program at Rice Dec. 19
Paulo Carreño, undersecretary for North American affairs, will help announce the launch of Sueño Mexicano, a new U.S.-Mexico study abroad program aimed at providing Mexican-American students with the opportunity to explore their heritage through hands-on, experiential learning at designated sites across Mexico, at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Dec. 19.
http://bit.ly/2h4unXi