Dateline Rice for Jan. 24, 2017

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

The Super Bowl returns to a transformed Houston
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, is quoted about improvement projects completed in Houston in anticipation of the Super Bowl.
The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/2jaesDf

For mourning Democrats, Michelle Obama offers hope
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is quoted about former first lady Michelle Obama.
Politico
http://politi.co/2jZ4w3J

What we could learn from Barack Obama’s approach to science
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is discussed.
The Australian (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jNSec5
Can the idea of America be saved? (Letter to the editor)
SILive.com
http://bit.ly/2iXuPIc

Houston, we have a party
In an article about Houston as the host city for Super Bowl LI, Rice is mentioned for its beautiful campus.
Playboy
http://bit.ly/2jNN006

Formulas show how metallic glass morphs under stress
Over time, when a metallic glass is put under stress, its atoms will shift, slide and ultimately form bands that leave the material more prone to breaking. Rice scientists have developed new computational methods based on a general theory of glasses to explain why. Peter Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science, professor of chemistry, of biochemistry and cell biology, of physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted and alumnus Apiwat Wisitsorasak ’14 is mentioned.
Futurity Today (This article appeared in the Jan. 24 issue.)
http://bit.ly/2jOcH0u
Theory lends transparency to how glass breaks
Science & Technology Research News (This also appeared in Technology.org.)
http://bit.ly/2jNuXXN
Computational model explains stress and strain of metallic glass
Materials Today
http://bit.ly/2jqwu59

HOUSTON/TEXAS

US-Mexico relations at crossroads under President Trump
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, and Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, are quoted about U.S.-Mexico relations under President Donald Trump.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front page of the Jan. 24 print edition with a different headline, “Trump starts with flurry of activity.” The original online version appeared in Dateline Jan. 23.)
http://bit.ly/2j56ATw

After Republicans get in line, Tillerson on course for State Dept.
Joe Barnes, the Bonner Means Baker Fellow at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about the Senate confirmation of Rex Tillerson.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front page of the Jan. 24 print edition with a different headline, “Tillerson appears set to win confirmation.”)
http://bit.ly/2j0w6xQ

Chadwick: Practices to reduce flooding risk are out of line with our region’s needs
An editorial discusses the Jan. 17 Houston flood. Phil Bedient, the Herman Brown Professor of Engineering, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jsTn81

Where rich kids go to college in Texas
A slideshow discusses recent enrollment statistics published by the New York Times. Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jaalXV
http://bit.ly/2jNxJMD
Which Texas colleges have the most students in the 1 percent
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2jacDWH

Going green: Houston architect’s home a showcase for art, fresh colors
An article discusses the home of Sam Lasseter, senior philanthropic adviser in Development and Alumni Relations.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jVjUhi

The coolest thing to do in each Houston suburb
A slideshow features James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus as the “coolest thing to do” in Houston’s West University suburb.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2j0KJS8

Working from home in Rice Military
Karin Broker, professor of visual arts, and alumna Heather Rowell ’09 are mentioned in an article about Broker’s unusual home.
Houstonia (This appeared in the February 2017 issue.)
http://bit.ly/2jVkYBV

Is NYC-based fashion designer Vivienne Tam the best ambassador for Houston?
Rice is mentioned in an article about New York fashion designer Vivienne Tam.
Houstonia (This appeared in the February 2017 issue.)
http://bit.ly/2j0OM0I

February’s perfect party: No-thanks-we’re-good edition
Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel in space, will present the 2017 commencement address at Rice University May 13.
Houstonia (This appeared in the February 2017 issue.)
http://bit.ly/2knYFFW

Trump withdraws US from Pacific trade deal, will start NAFTA renegotiation (video)
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted about how Houston’s energy industry could be impacted by a restrictive trade policy and about Houston’s pension problem.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2jNu7Ks
What does the future hold for Houston’s pension plans?
Houstonia (This appeared in the February 2017 issue.)
http://bit.ly/2kdYfic

How to get comfortable with diversity
Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research is mentioned.
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2kkFtc4

Meet the 2017 MasterMind Award winners
An article mentions that the nonprofit fellowship Emerge held an event at Rice and that the “oH Project” will be housed at Rice’s Woodson Research Center.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2kp1Zg7

Bills seek to bolster state’s oil spill response
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 President Donald Trump and the oil and gas lobby.
Abilene Reporter-News (This also appeared in San Angelo Standard-Times.)
http://bit.ly/2knMVTF
Newsmakers for Jan. 22: Trump administration challenge, Crime Stoppers milestone
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2jmzsKq

World Religions Week 2017 at Emery
Graduate student Justin Kelley spoke at the annual Emery World Religions Week.
The Buzz Magazines
http://bit.ly/2jmEjei

‘Ethics in Science’ seminar discusses the nature of pride
Graduate student Eugene Hrusk is mentioned.
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/2jmEtCo

BROADCAST

WOAI
Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, honorary chair of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is mentioned in a discussion of the Baker Botts law firm.
http://bit.ly/2jOdxdy (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast. This also aired on KEX.)

WJHG
A new billboard in Florida displays a photo of former Rice student Reny Jose, who went missing while on spring break in Florida three years ago, as part of an effort to obtain more information about his disappearance.
http://bit.ly/2jawqpi
http://bit.ly/2jtA9im
http://bit.ly/2jtxBAZ
http://bit.ly/2jNUekp

‘Imus in the Morning’
Lovett College freshman Wyatt Imus is mentioned.
WABC (This also aired on 66 other stations.)
http://bit.ly/2jaDKkB (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Treated carbon could purify Fukushima water
Researchers at Rice and Kazan Federal University in Russia have found a way to extract radioactivity from water and said their discovery could help purify the hundreds of millions of gallons of contaminated water stored after the Fukushima nuclear plant accident. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
AIChE’s “ChEnected”
http://bit.ly/2jatE35
Treated carbon pulls radioactive elements from water
Scienmag
http://bit.ly/2keahbf
Fukushima water may benefit from new purification technique
Water Online
http://bit.ly/2jVj30c

How to handle grad school doubts
An article mentions that Mary Ellen Lane taught at Rice.
Science
http://bit.ly/2jtdO4B

Obama: Amazon is ‘killing traditional retail,’ and ‘relentless’ automation is the real threat to jobs
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 manufacturing employment in the U.S.
Geek Wire
http://bit.ly/2kpfM6d
Obama knows what’s really killing jobs. Is Trump listening?
NWI The Times (This also appeared in the Lincoln Journal-Star.)
http://bit.ly/2jtfJWT

Baker Institute urges moon over Mars
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is mentioned.
Aviation Week Network’s “Aerospace Daily & Defense Report” (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jth0gE

‘Teamlab, Flowers & People’ at Moody Center for the Arts, Houston
“Teamlab, Flowers & People” will open at Rice’s new Moody Center for the Arts Feb. 24.
Blouin Artinfo
http://bit.ly/2jKBcM5

The outsider effect
Yan Anthea Zhang, the Fayez Sarofim Vanguard Professor of Management, is quoted in an article about CEO recruitment.
CommsMEA
http://bit.ly/2iXu9m3

Industry transformation takes many forms
Alumnus Alex Read ’13 authored an article about industry transformation.
Journal of Petroleum Technology
http://bit.ly/2jKGOpi

ARDEC Engineers advancing component miniaturization
Engineers at the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) have been making advancements in an initiative called “Component Miniaturization.” Rice is mentioned.
Wireless Design & Development
http://bit.ly/2kaylMb

Cooling circuits with nanochimneys in carbon nanotubes
A few nanoscale adjustments may be all that is required to make graphene-nanotube junctions excel at transferring heat, according to Rice scientists. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and professor of chemistry, and postdoctoral research associate Alex Kutana are quoted. Graduate student Ziang Zhang is mentioned.
Electronics Cooling
http://bit.ly/2jqntch

Why fund managers with Ferraris are better
An article mentions that Albert Wang taught at Rice.
Spear’s
http://bit.ly/2jVlz6z

Vanadium batteries to power the $27B off-grid energy market
Alumnus John Lee ’95 authored this article about vanadium batteries.
Seeking Alpha
http://bit.ly/2kp8iA6
Renewables with vanadium batteries to reshape $27B off-grid energy market
Stockhouse
http://bit.ly/2kpn1ex

Cement research finds strength in defects
Concrete isn’t thought of as a plastic, but plasticity at small scales boosts concrete’s utility as the world’s most-used material by letting it constantly adjust to stress, decades and sometimes even centuries after hardening. Rice researchers are a step closer to understanding why. Rouzbeh Shahsavari, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
Paint Square
http://bit.ly/2jagN0X

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Rice University uses nanotubes to probe deeper into the brain
Scientists at Rice have found a new use for carbon nanotubes — treating brain damage. This material is believed to miniaturize all devices from transistors to gene editing tools.
University Herald
http://bit.ly/2jV4KZg

Houston Symphony announces 2017-2018 season, names Jimmy Lopez composer-in-residence
The Ima Hogg Competition will be held at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
Broadway World (This also appeared in the Katy News.)
http://bit.ly/2jNEZbb

Dear Chuck Schumer: Stop David Friedman
Joshua Furman, the Stanford and Joan Alexander Postdoctoral Fellow, and Diane Wolfthal, the David and Caroline Minter Professor of Humanities and professor of art history, are among a number of Jewish studies scholars who signed a letter to Sen. Chuck Schumer about David Friedman’s nomination as ambassador to Israel.
Jewish Journal
http://bit.ly/2kkFj4s

Bio-med senior looks to change the world
A student who will attend Rice is mentioned.
Record-Courier
http://bit.ly/2jRRgha

El Quijote
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 mentioned.
Cambio de Michoacan (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2jac9jj

Kamera der Zukunft kommt ohne Linse aus
Rice University engineers introduce FlatCam, an extremely thin, lensless camera system that uses sophisticated algorithms to record images and videos. The system may enable such novel applications as large format, flexible and curved sensors.
Ingenieur (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2kp69Vh

SPORTS

6th-place Monarchs searching for answers
Rice men’s basketball is mentioned.
The Virginian-Pilot
http://bit.ly/2jtbkTP
Virginia and alternative facts dominate the Atlantic 11 poll
Washington Post
http://wapo.st/2jNshJR

Texas baseball dissed in preseason top 25 poll
Rice baseball is mentioned.
Fansided
http://bit.ly/2jNrNmX
ACC places 7 baseball teams in D1Baseball poll
The Robesonian
http://bit.ly/2jNHbj8

College football satisfaction index: How happy are C-USA fans with their coaches?
Rice football head coach David Bailiff is mentioned.
Yahoo Sports
https://yhoo.it/2ja6FoT

Johnny Manziel gives President Trump some advice, Twitter account disappears
An article mentions that Johnny Manziel was suspended for half of the 2013 Rice-A&M football game.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2kdTswY

Brohm adds Derrick Jackson to new Purdue football staff
An article mentions former Rice coach Derrick Jackson.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2jtcAGw
Purdue coaching vacancies: Purdue hires Derrick Jackson
Hammer &Rails
http://bit.ly/2jt5GRL

Men’s tennis team drops season-opening match
Rice men’s tennis is mentioned.
The Shorthorn
http://bit.ly/2jVerHj

Bryan ISD announces Greg Morgan as Rudder’s next head football coach and campus athletic coordinator
Rice is mentioned.
KBTX
http://bit.ly/2jYLASU

Shane Stone still making waves
Rice alumnus Shane Stone ’99 is featured.
Trinidad Daily Express
http://bit.ly/2j0PV8m

Laura Laderoute impresses as Cougars beat Vanderbilt, fall to Arkansas
Rice swimming is mentioned.
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/2j0QH5j
Texas A&M’s Bolleter records 18.9 50 free split as Aggies beat LSU
Swim Swam
http://bit.ly/2kdYz0p

C-USA honors La. Tech’s Bracey again
Rice women’s basketball is mentioned.
The News Star (This also appeared in The Shreveport Times.)
http://tnsne.ws/2jVvr0f

Trends and stats to study before betting on Super Bowl 51
An article mentions that Super Bowl VIII was hosted at Rice Stadium.
My Bookie
http://bit.ly/2jamAnn

Patriots to practice at UH, Falcons at Rice
An article mentions that the Super Bowl teams will practice at Rice and the University of Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2jYI1Mk
http://bit.ly/2jVxZLv
SI’s MMQB: Matt Ryan has finally come into his own in Atlanta
Fox Sports
http://foxs.pt/2jVySUy
WXIA
http://bit.ly/2jNQoIg
KHOU
http://bit.ly/2kerBgb
3 former Cougars return to TDECU as Patriots
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/2jtaI0E

Winning a ring starts in the tee box
Rice is mentioned.
Galveston County Daily News
http://bit.ly/2jKQWi1

NEWS RELEASES

Baker Institute expert: Abandoning the TPP largely means continuing the status quo
President Donald Trump today signed an executive order to formally withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a 12-nation deal that had been negotiated under former President Barack Obama. Russell Green, the Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics and a former U.S. Treasury Department official, discusses the decision.
http://bit.ly/2jZeJNz

Experts available to discuss Houston heading into Super Bowl LI
A number of Rice University experts are available to talk about Super Bowl LI host city Houston.
http://bit.ly/2jO43io