Dateline Rice for May 17, 2017

FEATURED ITEMS

To raise better kids, say no
Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an op-ed about raising children.
New York Times
http://nyti.ms/2qslCtB

Beware the CEO who doesn’t win an award
A recent study found that chief executives who don’t win awards, while their rivals do, often go on to make acquisitions of dubious value. Yan “Anthea” Zhang, the Fayez Sarofim Vanguard Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, and Robert Hoskisson, the George R. Brown Professor of Strategic Management at the Jones School, co-authored the study.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription required.)
http://on.wsj.com/2qwi1ZH

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

New goal for Trump’s 1st foreign trip: Damage control
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is quoted about President Donald Trump’s first foreign trip.
New York Times (This also appeared in the Straits Times, MSN News and MSN News AE.)
http://nyti.ms/2pWwCvp

Latest oil deal should boost price above $50, but not much more
William Arnold, professor in the practice of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an op-ed about a recent OPEC oil deal.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2qsqL56

Colonies on Mars: How human faces will evolve on the Red Planet
Scott Solomon, professor in the practice of ecology and evolutionary biology, discusses the possible colonization of Mars and evolution.
IBT
http://bit.ly/2rqsJA7

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.
National Science Foundation
http://bit.ly/2pLbsW1

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. Jeffrey Nittrouer, assistant professor of Earth science, and postdoctoral research associate Hongbo Ma are mentioned.
National Science Foundation (This also appeared in Environment Guru.)
http://bit.ly/2pL9t3O
New tool could help predict, prevent surging waters in flood plains
Technology.org (This also appeared in Terra Daily.)
http://bit.ly/2qRNecU

Only 12 percent of students actually pay the full sticker price at their private college
An article that discusses tuition at private institutions mentions Rice.
Business Insider (This also appeared in InBusiness.)
http://read.bi/2qrMtWy

Tapping the brakes on public-private partnership in Texas
Kyle Shelton, director of strategic partnerships at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about the Texas highway system.
Brookings
http://brook.gs/2qsvlAj

Move over NASCAR, here comes NanoCar
The Rice and University of Graz team finished first in the inaugural international Nanocar Race in Toulouse, France, April 28.
CBC Radio’s “Quirks & Quarks”
http://bit.ly/2rrbqiz

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Art gallery and museum listings: May 18-24
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will present Thomas Struth’s “Nature & Politics” through May 29 and teamLab’s “Flower’s and People, Cannot Be Controlled But Live Together — A Whole Year Per Hour” through Aug. 13. The center will also host a family event, “Summer Jam” June 3.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in LMT Online and My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2rqJvPO
http://bit.ly/2qRICnd
Houston-area museums have ambitious schedules for 2017
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in LMT Online and My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2pWpa3F
http://bit.ly/2rfaKjV

Explore: Classical music
The Chamber Music Houston will perform at Rice’s Stude Hall Sept. 19, Oct. 26, Nov. 14 and Dec. 5.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2pWFcKC
http://bit.ly/2rquNIo

Business schools push back against annual rankings
An article mentions that the Master of Business Administration program at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business was ranked No. 8 (up from No. 19 in 2015) in Bloomberg Businessweek’s analysis of the best full-time MBA programs in the nation.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2rf0lo1

The Hates’ Christian Kidd faces the fight of his life
The author description for an article by Kristy Loye mentions that she attended Rice.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2rfqymu

The Worldwide Ride of Silence takes to Houston’s streets
An article on raising awareness for cycling deaths mentions a study by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/2rqZcqS

BROADCAST

Questions after Washington Post report on President Trump and Russia
Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Chair in Political Science and scholar at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about President Donald Trump disclosing classified information to the Russians.
KHOU
http://bit.ly/2qrFyMP
http://bit.ly/2pWQu1L
KPFT
http://bit.ly/2rfGXYm (A correction on Stoll’s Rice affiliation has been requested.)

KHOU
A broadcast mentions that Rice’s Center for Civic Leadership partnered with Houston PetSet to research Houston’s stray animal population.
http://bit.ly/2qwNE5z

Music in the making: Music for mothers
The Rice Chorale is mentioned.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2rfqAe7

Uresti blasts felony indictments, says charges against him are ‘groundless’
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.
WOAI
http://bit.ly/2pWBK2D
Los números del censo subestimaron la participación de votantes hispanos en Texas
Mundo Hispanico (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2qsAPel
KTRH
http://bit.ly/2rr4nXa (Click on the audio button to listen to the broadcast.) 

Bloomberg Markets: The Trump economy
Ambassador Edward Djerejian, director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s White House visit.
BLOOM
https://youtu.be/6XL3PAcFH94

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Gas can turn laser-induced graphene superhydrophilic or superhydrophobic
Rice 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.
Graphene-info (This also appeared in Before It’s News.)
http://bit.ly/2reLREY
Research shows gas can bestow laser-induced graphene with super properties
AZO Nano
http://bit.ly/2pL9Ifj
Gas gives laser-induced graphene super properties
Innovations Report
http://bit.ly/2pUcGKs

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Row on 25th: Affordable housing development in Houston
Alumnus Holden Shannon ’85 is mentioned.
Dwell
http://bit.ly/2rr16bb

Five students honored by Edmond Rotary Club
A student who plans to attend Rice is mentioned.
NewsOK
http://bit.ly/2qs9s3Y

IMCA makes North America appointment
Alumnus Eric Roan ’12 is mentioned.
Scandinavian Oil and Gas Magazine (This also appeared in Subsea UK.)
http://bit.ly/2rqFniB

Spelman Johnson leading hunt for University of Chicago police chief
An article mentions that Spelman Johnson completed a search for a new chief of police at Rice.
Hunt Scanlon Media
http://bit.ly/2qRIl3y

Archangel Systems launches into new season of success
An article mentions that Katherine Greene attended Rice.
Opelika Observer
http://bit.ly/2rfklad

Lessons from outside the classroom: Managing information overload
The author description for an article by Ian Harmon mentions that he taught at Rice.
Hack Library School
http://bit.ly/2pWEltm

NUWC Keyport hosts visit, talks by NASA scientist
Alumna Eileen Stansbery ’89 is mentioned.
CHIPS
http://bit.ly/2reSUgY

Women in tech – ‘Erfolg in der Tech-Branche ist männlich besetzt’
Alumna Rebecca Parsons ’90 is featured.
Entwickler (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2pWCcOk

Académicos e investigadores emiten comunicado en apoyo al diputado José Guerra
Francisco Monaldi, a fellow in Latin American energy policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is mentioned.
La Patilla (An English translation is not available. This also appeared in Entorno Intelligente.)
http://bit.ly/2rrmrB9
Académicos rechazan acusación de tribunal militar contra José Guerra
El Nacional (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2qrI59M

Las máquinas eliminarán el 50% de los puestos de trabajo actuales en 30 años
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, expects that within 30 years machines will be capable of doing almost any job that a human can.
InfoWeek (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2qsrYth

SPORTS

Kravetz leads Rice past Texas State
Rice baseball defeated Texas State University 10-1.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in LMT Online and My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2pL1Kmx
http://bit.ly/2pTzzhq
Texas State-Rice: Owls fly in home finale
College Baseball Central
http://bit.ly/2qRpANw

Texas A&M’s Pierson named ITA Texas Region Senior of the Year
Duncan College senior Katherine Ip received the TA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award.
WTAW (This also appeared in KBTX.)
http://bit.ly/2rrl0CM

Pick 6: Kelly, Rodriguez, Mora in need of improvement in ’17
Rice football coach David Bailiff is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2pKSIG6

Why Texas’ decade of mediocrity will likely end under Tom Herman
Former Rice coach Tom Herman is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2qRL90F

Kats visit No. 22 Aggies on Tuesday
Rice baseball is mentioned.
KBTX
http://bit.ly/2rrgd4m

Big Fat Recruiting Update: Deep dives on Joshua Moore, OL/DL recruiting and late bloomers/early signing periods
An article mentions assistant football coach Brian Stewart.
Big Red Today
http://bit.ly/2pL9Lru

CUSA hoops tourneys to Texas
Rice is mentioned.
WSAZ
http://bit.ly/2pLpEOI
C-USA, Cowboys officials vow to make conference hoops tourney at The Star a destination event
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2pUeK5j

Track translation — does success on track translate to the football field?
A Rice commit is mentioned.
Vype
http://bit.ly/2qrLx4m

Voices of D-III women’s: 5 things they want you to know
Martel College senior Emma Wine is quoted.
Ultiworld
http://bit.ly/2qwkPWM

New VCU basketball coach Mike Rhoades completes his staff
Former Rice coaches Mike Rhoades, J.D. Byers and Brent Scott are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2qrNZI5
Latest Texas sports
KRGV
http://bit.ly/2rqQqYZ

NEWS RELEASE

Baker Institute expert examines how establishing national paid family leave would benefit United States
An expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy discusses policy issues that should be taken into consideration to successfully craft a nationwide paid family leave program.
http://bit.ly/2qsyj7M