FEATURED ITEMS
Richards-Kortum: We can help more children be able to celebrate Mother’s Day
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Rice 360° Institute for Global Health, authored an op-ed about using low-cost technology invented by Rice undergraduates to prevent newborn deaths in developing countries. Alumna Emily Johnson ’17 is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2pCquNz
Graduates celebrate 104th commencement ceremony at Rice University
Rice’s commencement ceremonies were held May 12 and 13. Former astronaut Mae Jemison gave the commencement address Saturday. KPRC did live broadcasts from the campus during Saturday’s ceremony. Rice graduates Makenzie Drukker and Wale Lawal are quoted.
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2qJS4sz
http://bit.ly/2qJU3wU
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Why China’s Yellow River is so yellow — and why it’s prone to flooding
U.S. and Chinese geologists studying China’s Yellow River have created a new tool that could help Chinese officials better predict and prevent the river’s all-too-frequent floods, which threaten as many as 80 million people. The new tool, a physics-based formulation to calculate sediment transport, can also be applied to study the sustainability of eroding coastlines worldwide. Jeffrey Nittrouer, assistant professor of Earth science, and postdoctoral research associate Hongbo Ma are mentioned.
South China Morning Post
http://bit.ly/2qJVqvs
Yellow River formula addresses flood risk, sustainability
Technology.org (This also appeared in Phys Org.)
http://bit.ly/2riXbwR
New tool could help predict, prevent surging waters in flood plains
Science Blog (This also appeared in the Times of India and Science Daily.)
http://bit.ly/2qkmwbD
Team of scientists invent device to help officials predict and prevent floods
India Live Today
http://bit.ly/2pPvVUG
The America of 2050 is Houston today
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, discusses the Kinder Houston Area Survey.
Star Tribune
http://strib.mn/2r9q1m4
Houston has become the most diverse place in America. Deal with it, Texas
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2qnYeLV
The America of 2050 is Houston today
Star Tribune
http://strib.mn/2r9q1m4
How Houston has become the most diverse place in America
American Renaissance
http://bit.ly/2qkEeLQ
Experts: Houston is road map to diversity in America
KTRH
http://bit.ly/2pCPEfd
Houston takes the cake for diversity in US
KTRK
http://abc13.co/2rjvowu
New poll finds White Americans more skeptical of higher education than minorities
Texas Standard (This also aired on 24 radio stations.)
http://bit.ly/2qo6GLj
Kinder Houston Area Survey 2017
Off the Kuff
http://bit.ly/2r9gP17
Trained larvae suggest nature and nurture collaborate
You live, you learn — even if you’re a larva and especially if there’s a little shock involved. That doesn’t sound particularly nurturing, but the jolt was important to a Rice scientist and her team who studied common fruit fly larvae. Their strategy helped them conclude that nature and nurture do collaborate in determining the behavior of a population. Julia Saltz, assistant professor of biosciences, is mentioned.
Futurity
http://bit.ly/2pOgnBi
US statement on LNG to China may signal a shift to a less transparent approach to energy policy
Christopher Smith, the Baker Institute Advisory Board Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2qo4l2H
Only 12 percent of private college students actually pay those crazy-high tuition prices. Here’s why
An article that discusses tuition at private institutions mentions Rice.
Money
http://ti.me/2qohhWy
Here’s why depression is making you fat
Biology, rather than personal behavior, may be responsible for the link between depression and risk factors for heart disease, according to a new study from Rice. Postdoctoral research fellow Diana Chirinos is mentioned.
The Express Tribune
http://bit.ly/2qog957
Depression raises the risk of obesity by up to 49 percent and heart disease by up to 57 percent, study reveals
Daily Mail
http://dailym.ai/2riEcS9
Is the human sense of smell just as good as a dog’s?
An article discusses research by former Rice faculty member Denise Chen.
Yahoo News
https://yhoo.it/2qki90p
The complex Thomas Jefferson in his place and time
John Boles’ book “Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty” is reviewed. Boles is the William Pettus Hobby Professor of History.
Washington Post
http://wapo.st/2r90Wrw
Book World: The complex Thomas Jefferson in his place and time
LMT Online (This also appeared in the Houston Chronicle and the Edwardsville Intelligencer.)
http://bit.ly/2pCF0VW
Home Depot lobbyist joins administration
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is mentioned.
Politico
http://politi.co/2qkKpzq
Will Trump get away with what Nixon could not?
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2pNFLHC
‘CNNMoney With Maggie Lake’
CNN International
http://bit.ly/2qkofxH
Fortune hunter slowed by paper chase
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared in the May 12 print edition and previously appeared in Dateline May 12.)
http://bit.ly/2qYN7vS
‘Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less — and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined’
Scott Sonenshein’s book “Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less — and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined” is reviewed. Sonenshein is the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
The Hindu
http://bit.ly/2r9uxko
Where have the trees of Guam gone?
A Rice study is mentioned.
Smithsonian
http://bit.ly/2pNWXg1
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Texas’ ‘Big 3’ leaders hope to avoid a tragic ending for their priorities
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.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front page of the May 15 print edition with a different headline, “‘Big 3’ scramble to save priorities.”)
http://bit.ly/2r93MN1
Cornyn on Trump’s list to head FBI, reports say
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2qoeyfB
http://bit.ly/2qjPxEs
Cornyn on list to replace ousted FBI leader
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in My San Antonio and LMT Online.)
http://bit.ly/2qJIPIG
Sen. Cornyn among 11 on shortlist to replace former FBI Director Comey
Austin American-Statesman
https://atxne.ws/2qovRNT
El gobernador de Texas y los latinos: una compleja relación rumbo a las elecciones de 2018
Univision Austin (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2pPiHHH
What I’m reading: Justin Cronin
Best-selling author Justin Cronin, writer-in-residence at Rice, is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared in the print edition of the Houston Chronicle’s “Luxe Life” Magazine May 14; the online version previously appeared in Dateline May 10.)
http://bit.ly/2q5EOuZ
Is Houston more conservative than we thought?
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, co-authored an op-ed. The 2017 Kinder Houston Area Survey produced by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This appeared in the Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine.)
http://bit.ly/2qo1ff2
Report: Private colleges offering bigger tuition discounts as costs climb
An article mentions that Rice participated in a National Association of College and University Business Officers survey.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio and LMT Online.)
http://bit.ly/2rj0Iv8
http://bit.ly/2qo1JUr
A shattered brain creates a new life with art
The Houston Masters Chorus will perform at Rice May 15.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Star Health section in the May 15 print edition with a different headline, “‘I miss being smart.’”)
http://bit.ly/2pCvP7Q
People in business
Christopher Smith, former assistant secretary for fossil energy at the U.S. Department of Energy, has been named the Baker Institute Advisory Board Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2qjJfEU
Freestanding ERs and that $2,000 flu
The rapid growth of freestanding emergency departments in Texas has been accompanied by an equal increase in use at relatively high prices that lead to sizable out-of-pocket costs to patients, according to new research by experts at Rice, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in San Antonio Express-News, LMT Online and My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2ri1UxZ
State highlights: N.J. Gov. seeks more oversight of state’s largest insurer; Missouri takes big step to address doctor shortage
Kaiser Health News
http://bit.ly/2r9h3W9
Permian student heading for Harvard
Articles mention students who were accepted to Rice.
OA Online
http://bit.ly/2rj7ili
Ahwatukee high schools ready to bid 1,300 seniors adieu
Ahwatukee Foothills News
http://bit.ly/2qJyqNw
Nearly 9 years after Ike, lawmakers are still studying how to protect Texas coast
Phil Bedient, the Herman Brown Professor of Engineering, is quoted about the Ike Dike.
Reporting Texas
http://bit.ly/2pO5TSD
National housing policies leave poor families behind
Leah Binkovitz, staff writer for Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about housing policies.
Rivard Report
http://bit.ly/2pO5C26
Lovell’s food for thought — Is addressing health inequities a bridge too far?
The 15th Annual Disparities in Health in America: Working Toward Social Justice Workshop will be hosted at Rice June 19-24.
Houston Style Magazine
http://bit.ly/2rjqdN0
Christus Trinity Clinic-Douglas welcomes new doctor
Alumna Ellen Walraven ’79 is featured.
Tyler Morning Telegraph
http://bit.ly/2qk5JFC
Ars Lyrica tilts at windmills with ‘Don Quixote’s Excellent Adventures’
An article mentions unnamed former Rice students.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2rjeQ7F
Brazosport ISD students learn about failure from former NASA engineer
Alumnus Jerry Woodfill ’65 is featured.
The Facts
http://bit.ly/2qJPD9n
BROADCAST
Science Studio: Amyloid Plugs
Angel Martí-Arbona, associate professor of chemistry, of bioengineering, and of materials science and nanoengineering, discusses his research.
KTEP
http://bit.ly/2riaY5Z
America’s future may be cash-free
Russell Green, the Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses the possibility of a cash-free future.
KTRH
http://bit.ly/2r9rh8H
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Gas gives laser-induced graphene super properties
Rice University scientists who invented laser-induced graphene for applications like supercapacitors have now figured out a way to make the spongy graphene either superhydrophobic or superhydrophilic. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned.
Nanowerk (This also appeared in Science Daily, Photonics Online and Phys Org.)
http://bit.ly/2rjaY6q
Anadarko makes leadership changes
Alumnus Daniel Brown ’11 is mentioned.
Oil & Gas Financial Journal
http://bit.ly/2r9jZlD
Fed grant backs nanofiber development
Rice scientists who developed conductive fibers made entirely of carbon nanotubes will enhance their invention with the aid of a grant from the Department of Energy. Matteo Pasquali, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry and department chair of chemistry, and Junichiro Kono, professor of electrical and computer engineering, of physics and astronomy, and of materials science and nanoengineering, are mentioned.
Science & Technology Research News
http://bit.ly/2rixgoh
Entropy landscape sheds light on quantum mystery
By precisely measuring the entropy of a cerium copper gold alloy with baffling electronic properties cooled to nearly absolute zero, physicists in Germany and the United States have gleaned new evidence about the possible causes of high-temperature superconductivity and similar phenomena. Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is quoted.
Phys Org
http://bit.ly/2qJFqJW
Drug use by state: 2017’s problem areas
Katharine Neill, the Alfred C. Glassell III Postdoctoral Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses the opioid epidemic.
Wallet Hub
http://bit.ly/2qkQWdz
World 1st microscopic race
The Rice and University of Graz team finished first in the inaugural international Nanocar Race in Toulouse, France, April 28. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Microscopy and Analysis
http://bit.ly/2pPsm0T
SPORTS
College baseball: Rice shuts out Middle Tennessee to win series
Rice won two out of three games against Middle Tennessee State University.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2pCA4QA
College baseball: UH shuts out Tulane
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2qJNIlp
Middle Tennessee State routs Rice to even series
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2riomHu
http://bit.ly/2r8F3ss
College baseball: Rice beats Middle Tennessee; HBU wins on walk-off
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2r8F3ss
Middle Tennessee-Rice: Owls rebound against Blue Raiders
College Baseball Central
http://bit.ly/2qJMGpt
Middle Tennessee-Rice: Blue Raiders rough up Owls
College Baseball Central
http://bit.ly/2pO91xG
Middle Tennessee-Rice: Owls win 5-3, move to 13-12 in C-USA
College Baseball Central
http://bit.ly/2pNJ9lO
College baseball RPI watch list: Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Washington
College Baseball Central
http://bit.ly/2qkzTbs
Blue Raider comeback effort falls just short against Rice
MTSU Sidelines
http://bit.ly/2pPlUH4
Blue Raiders strand 15 base runners on the way to 4-0 loss against Rice
MTSU Sidelines
http://bit.ly/2pNQIZM
Sports calendar, May 12-14
Rice tennis is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2ripA5z
Coryn Rivera wins 3rd stage of Women’s Tour of California
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2qk8F4W
Sports calendar, May 13-14
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2qJEIwx
Baylor tennis to host 1st and 2nd rounds of NCAA Tournament
Baylor Lariat
http://bit.ly/2rirWkE
The Titanic that is the Big 12
Rice football is mentioned.
Viva the Matador
http://bit.ly/2rijfXw
OU’s cultural history with SEC, Big Ten is meager
NewsOK
http://bit.ly/2rigVzY
Sunday poll: What should Oklahoma State do with open date in 2018 schedule?
Cowboys Ride for Free
http://bit.ly/2rijLVE
Matt Rhule gets a mulligan year at Baylor in 2017, but might not need it
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2qk75QF
The numbers can’t define elite Spring Dekaney TE Malcolm Epps
Texas HS Football
http://bit.ly/2qJRZFq
UTEP football continues upward APR improvement
Miner Rush
http://bit.ly/2pPfXtN
Riley in 3d place after opening day of decathlon at C-USA Championships
Articles discuss the Conference USA Championships. Rice athletes Scott Filip, Colton Torrance and Daisy Ding are mentioned in some of the articles.
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2pNO5qW
Riley paces UTSA on 2nd day of C-USA Championships
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2qobQqA
UTSA leads after 3rd day of C-USA Championships following Anderson, Finke gold medals on Saturday
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2rj7Ase
Torres leads Roadrunners on 2nd day of C-USA Championships
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2pCAwhW
Roadrunners close out competition at C-USA Championships
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2rj2RH4
Recapping day 1 of the 2017 C-USA track championships
The Prospector
http://bit.ly/2r9dsr9
Unpredictable Southland race leaves Southeastern future in question heading into final conference weekend
An article features a photo from a Rice baseball game.
The Advocate
http://bit.ly/2qkkQ1P
Latest projections have La. Tech in NCAA Tournament
Rice baseball is mentioned.
The Shreveport Times
http://bit.ly/2rirGSI
ODU baseball: Meaningful late-season games and a likely NCAA bid
Virginian-Pilot
http://bit.ly/2rjsFmr
D1 digest: Friday, May 12
D1 Baseball
http://bit.ly/2qowbfz
3 years ago Landon Michelson nobly DQ’ed himself from US Open qualifying, a decision that has haunted him to this day
Alumnus Landon Michelson ’14 is featured.
Golf
http://bit.ly/2r992Am
Miner dazzles on the mound, but Whitehouse falls to Brenham 1-0 in 5A area playoff
A Rice signee is mentioned.
ET Final Score
http://bit.ly/2pP7QO4
Men’s basketball: Spring misses keep ISU searching
A Rice transfer is mentioned.
Ames Tribune
http://bit.ly/2qkrEMH
C-USA preseason position reviews: Quarterback
Rice football head coach David Bailiff and players Jackson Tyner, Sam Glaesmann, Miklo Smalls and J.T. Granato are mentioned.
Underdog Dynasty
http://bit.ly/2rjcDJr
Rascals, Grizzlies begin Frontier League play Friday
Former Rice baseball player Connor Teykl is mentioned.
Houston Herald
http://bit.ly/2qJAXHd
How TCU’s Brenley Goertzen became a contender
Rice is mentioned.
FloTrack
http://bit.ly/2qkuPnC
Woody: Mike Rhoades plans no ‘knee-jerk decisions’ at VCU
Former Rice coach Mike Rhoades is mentioned.
Martinsville Bulletin (This also appeared in Richmond Times-Dispatch.)
http://bit.ly/2pNMktP
NEWS RELEASES
Naomi Halas wins Weizmann Women and Science Award
Rice University plasmonics pioneer Naomi Halas has won a 2017 Weizmann Women and Science Award from the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel.
http://bit.ly/2rjnRgW
Gas gives laser-induced graphene super properties
Rice University scientists who invented laser-induced graphene for applications like supercapacitors have now figured out a way to make the spongy graphene either superhydrophobic or superhydrophilic.
http://bit.ly/2qkUj4h
Rice U.’s Yellow River formula addresses flood risk, sustainability
U.S. and Chinese geologists studying China’s Yellow River have created a new tool that could help Chinese officials better predict and prevent the river’s all-too-frequent floods, which threaten as many as 80 million people. The new tool, a physics-based formulation to calculate sediment transport, can also be applied to study the sustainability of eroding coastlines worldwide.
http://bit.ly/2pO2vau
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