Dateline Rice for Feb. 9, 2017

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Leaving the adjunct track
Alumna Jill Carroll ’94 authored an op-ed in which she mentions her previous role as director of Rice’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance.
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://bit.ly/2luTG3q

Can Trump really weaken the dollar?
Russell Green, the Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed about how the value of the dollar can be influenced.
Huffington Post
http://huff.to/2k7mvGh

$2.8B deal latest land acquisition in energy-rich Permian
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 the Permian Basin.
Salon (Similar articles appeared in over 50 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2kXAwp1
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.) 
http://bit.ly/2kMwC0l
http://bit.ly/2k7GZd3

The most essential things you need in a business accelerator
Yael Hochberg, the Ralph S. O’Connor Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, is quoted about startups and accelerators.
Entrepreneur (This also appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://bit.ly/2kSRmWJ

Turkish opposition subsidizes scores of state lawmakers’ trips
William Martin, the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Senior Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about the Gulen movement.
USA Today
http://usat.ly/2lsI8x2
Scores of state lawmakers took trips subsidized by controversial Turkish opposition movement
Center for Public Integrity (This also appeared in Yahoo News.)
http://bit.ly/2kXsaOs

¿Qué tiene que pasar en México para que baje el precio de la gasolina?
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Mexico Center at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Huffington Post (An English translation is not available.)
http://huff.to/2k7tqPJ

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Tuition hike proposed for out-of-state A&M students
A slideshow features the top degrees that Texas universities offer, according to College Factual. Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.) 
http://bit.ly/2kLQCzT
http://bit.ly/2kLV2Hk

Gallery and museum listings: Feb. 9-15
Rice Gallery will present Sol LeWitt’s “Glossy and Flat Black Squares” until May 14. Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will open in February.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.) 
http://bit.ly/2k73K5P
http://bit.ly/2lo41Bx
Chronicle critics offer entertainment suggestions
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.) 
http://bit.ly/2luMS5T
http://bit.ly/2kw88d9

18 years ago this week Wes Anderson’s Houston-filmed ‘Rushmore’ debuted
An article mentions that scenes from the film “Brewster McCloud” were shot at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.) 
http://bit.ly/2kWZTYk
http://bit.ly/2lnYH0X

Could your high-tech gadgets send you to jail?
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted about election security and voice recognition software.
Austin American-Statesman
http://atxne.ws/2kX4DwZ

The real music stars of Super Bowl week: Who killed it, who surprised and who will never be forgotten
The life and legacy of Houston rapper Chad “Pimp C” Butler was the focus of a panel discussion at Rice Jan. 31.
PaperCity
http://bit.ly/2k7UhGv

Valentine’s date ideas around Houston that aren’t dinner
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus is featured on a list of date ideas for Valentine’s Day.
KTRK
http://abc13.co/2lvb8oy

BROADCAST

‘Houston Life’
An article mentions that ReelPeople: UPAbilities, a series of group discussions about the impact of video games on the lives of people with varying abilities, is held at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2lvkCA7

‘Ground Zero’
In a broadcast, Whitley Strieber mentions he co-authored a book with Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion.
KXL (This also aired on KLBJ, WFLA and KTRH.)
http://bit.ly/2lve0BP (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

The promise of 1-D boron chains
A Rice team that simulated one-dimensional forms of boron — both two-atom-wide ribbons and single-atom chains — found they possess unique properties. For example, if metallic ribbons of boron are stretched, they morph into antiferromagnetic semiconducting chains, and when released they fold back into ribbons. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and professor of chemistry; postdoctoral research associate Vasilii Artyukhov and Rice researcher Mingjie Liu are mentioned.
Nature
http://go.nature.com/2kXvvwX

Intrepid invaders adapt fast
Just a little bit of help from evolution allows invasive species to disperse farther and faster, according to Rice scientists. Graduate student Brad Ochocki and Tom Miller, the James and Deborah Godwin Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, are mentioned.
Nature
http://go.nature.com/2loF3Cf

Bacterium from coal mine fire could aid drug targeting
Chemists scouring Appalachia for exotic microorganisms that could yield blockbuster drugs have reported a unique find from the smoldering remains of a coal mine fire that’s burned for nearly a decade in southeastern Kentucky. In new findings this week in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, a research team from Rice, the University of Kentucky and the University of Oklahoma made new — and in some cases more effective — versions of the antibiotic daptomycin using an enzyme from a soil bacterium found in smoke vents of the Ruth Mullins coal fire. George Phillips, the Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, is quoted.
Science Daily
http://bit.ly/2kXAtd1
Bacterium from Kentucky coal mine fire could aid drug targeting
Science Blog
http://bit.ly/2ls5PFM

Better scaffolds help scientists study cancer
Testing treatments for bone cancer tumors may get easier with new enhancements to sophisticated support structures that mimic their biological environment, according to Rice scientists. Antonios Mikos, the Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, is quoted.
Science Daily (This also appeared in Phys Org.)
http://bit.ly/2k7kJVp
Testing treatments for bone cancer may get easier with enhanced 3-D printed scaffolds
News Medical
http://bit.ly/2lv8NtF
Porous 3-D printed scaffolds help Rice University scientists tackle bone cancer
3Ders
http://bit.ly/2kSymHG
Better 3-D printed scaffolds help scientists study cancer
Lifeboat Foundation (This also appeared in Nanowerk.)
http://bit.ly/2lsiecv
3-D printed bone scaffolds help Rice University researchers understand how cancer spreads
TCT
http://bit.ly/2luUx46
Testing treatments for bone cancer may get easier with enhanced 3-D printed scaffolds
3D Printing
http://bit.ly/2k8daJm

Simple ways for leaders to cut through today’s tangle of complexity
“Stretch,” by Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured.
Investor’s Business Daily
http://bit.ly/2kqwylG
10 tips for achieving more with fewer resources, from the new book ‘Stretch’
Tech Republic
http://tek.io/2ls11zZ

Rice University to host Women in Leadership Conference
The Women in Leadership Conference 2017 will take place at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of business Feb. 10.
MetroMBA
http://bit.ly/2kXnwzM

Scientists develop computer models to predict mutations’ effect on pairs of proteins
According to new research, the key to a successful, long-term relationship is for each partner to adapt to the other’s changes over time. At least, that’s what appears to be true for pairs of proteins in bacteria. Researchers from Rice participated in the study.
News Medical
http://bit.ly/2kXhPBT

Smaller and smarter MEMS and electronics for bullets that can monitor a building during urban warfare
Rice is mentioned.
Next Big Future
http://bit.ly/2k7YuKk

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

MSO concert is ‘thoroughly Romantic’
Alumnus Andrew Staupe ’10 is mentioned.
Herald-Mall Media
http://bit.ly/2k7JXhH

A growing (but controversial) idea in open-access textbooks: Let students help write them
Daniel Williamson, managing director of Rice-based publisher OpenStax, is quoted.
EdSurge News
http://bit.ly/2kSAT4T

‘High 5 4 Kids’: Frelicia Tucker
An article features a student who will attend Rice.
Live 5 News
http://bit.ly/2kLNfcA
WFXG
http://bit.ly/2k8fJep
http://bit.ly/2kT41ZI

MasterVoices presents ‘St. John Passion’ at Carnegie Hall, today
Alumnus Adam Lau ’10 is mentioned.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2luVsBC
MasterVoices to present Bach’s ‘St. John Passion’ at Carnegie Hall this winter
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2kSFx2K

Does college radio even matter anymore?
KTRU Rice Radio is mentioned.
Pitchfork
http://bit.ly/2lssQZ7

SPORTS

Rice trying to take step up C-USA ladder
Rice men’s basketball’s 2017 season is discussed. Head coach Mike Rhoades and players Marcus Jackson and Marquez Letcher-Ellis are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.) 
http://bit.ly/2kWP2gO

Alumni notebook: College Park alum earns 2nd straight C-USA honor
Lovett College senior Katie Jensen was recognized as the Co-C-USA Female Track Athlete of the Week.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2kqpHJe

Exclusive: Stephen Curry responds to Trump-praising Under Armour boss
An article includes a photo taken at Rice.
Mercury News
http://bayareane.ws/2loegph

Women’s basketball preview: FAU will travel to North Texas and Rice in hopes of snapping its 11-game losing streak
Rice women’s basketball will play Florida Atlantic University Feb. 11 and the University of Texas at San Antonio Feb. 16.
University Press
http://bit.ly/2k7Z7n5
UTSA Update — Wednesday, Feb. 8
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2lv4Ntn

Men’s basketball preview: Owls looking to build on 3-game winning streak as they host North Texas and Rice this week
Rice men’s basketball will play Florida Atlantic University Feb. 11.
University Press
http://bit.ly/2kqHyQa
Florida Atlantic versus North Texas — Feb. 9 College basketball pick, odds and prediction
Sports Chat Place
http://bit.ly/2kXtMYx
Florida International versus Rice — Feb. 9 College basketball pick, odds and prediction
Sports Chat Place
http://bit.ly/2k7zxU1

Women’s basketball: UNT’s Criner playing 2nd season with stress fracture in leg
Rice women’s basketball is mentioned.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2lso1Pk
Miners hit road for longest road swing in 11 years
El Paso Proud
http://bit.ly/2kr3Np1

Former Vanderbilt QB and assistant coach is Browns’ new QBs coach
Articles mentions that David Lee, Todd Graham and Todd Dilbeck coached at Rice.
The Tennessean
http://tnne.ws/2kqywCG
Browns add David Lee as quarterbacks coach
Norwalk Reflector
http://bit.ly/2kwg0vg
Browns hire former Buffalo Bills quarterbacks coach David Lee to fill same role
Akron Beacon Journal
http://bit.ly/2kT10IL
Browns hire former Buffalo assistant David Lee to coach QBs
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2kT14rZ
Browns add former Bills QB coach David Lee
Scout
http://foxs.pt/2lolLge
Browns add David Lee as quarterbacks coach
Cleveland Browns
http://bit.ly/2kXAuOe
Todd Dilbeck retires from Choctaw coaching post to accept OSSAA staff position
NewsOK
http://bit.ly/2k8qBZH

Tigers football announces 2017 schedule
Rice football is mentioned.
University of Memphis Athletics
http://bit.ly/2k8e0pD

2017 College Baseball preview: Preseason rankings, prospects, what and how to watch
Rice baseball is mentioned. The Baseball America article mentions head coach Wayne Graham; assistant coach John Pope; players Glenn Otto, Ford Proctor, Willy Amador, Dane Meyer, Jackson Pathasarathy, Ricardo Salinas, Tristan Gray, Ryan Chandler, Charlie Warren, Dominic DiCaprio, Addison Moss and Nick Siber; and former players Jon Duplantier and Blake Fox.
CBS Sports
http://cbsprt.co/2lsCBpX
2017 conference previews: C-USA
Baseball America
http://bit.ly/2lornH3

UTEP doubles tandem ranked by ITA
Tennis players Lindsey Hodge and Wendy Zhang are mentioned.
El Paso Proud
http://bit.ly/2k7rmHu

NEWS RELEASES

Better scaffolds help scientists study cancer
Testing treatments for bone cancer tumors may get easier with new enhancements to sophisticated support structures that mimic their biological environment, according to Rice University scientists.
http://bit.ly/2k8g9Bx

Rice takes deeper look at unconventional oil and gas
Understanding how oil and gas molecules, water and rocks interact at the nanoscale will help make extraction of hydrocarbons through hydraulic fracturing more efficient, according to Rice University researchers.
http://bit.ly/2kMr85J