Dateline Rice for May 30, 2018

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Saudi activists’ arrest revives concerns about reform agenda
The recent arrest of women’s rights activists in Saudi Arabia reinforces the perception that policymaking now is more unpredictable and concentrated in the hands of one person, according to Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
The New York Times (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
https://nyti.ms/2L7TaEI

Save money by thinking like a college student
Alumna Kay Rodriguez ’14 is quoted in an article about how to save money.
Associated Press (This article appeared in more than 200 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2L3aSsW

‘Decorated’ nanotubes may be ready for next-gen materials
Scientists have found a way to enhance a unique class of nanotubes using a chemical process pioneered at Rice, making next-generation composite and polymer materials based on this new discovery possible. Angel Martí, associate professor of chemistry, of bioengineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Carlos de los Reyes are quoted. Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Edward Billups is mentioned.
Futurity (This article also appeared in One News Page and Nano Daily.)
http://bit.ly/2L9R33l

Innovative zero-emissions power plant begins battery of tests
Dan Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted in an article about a prototype energy-efficient power plant.
Nature
https://go.nature.com/2JbH9Rp

What politics and religion could learn from science
An article about recent scientific advancements mentions the research of Gang Bao, the Foyt Family Professor of Bioengineering, whose team successfully used gene editing to repair 20 to 40 percent of stem and progenitor cells taken from the peripheral blood of patients with sickle cell disease.
Slate Magazine
https://slate.me/2L6JSIR

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Abbott to release school security proposals today
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 in two articles and a radio broadcast about recently released school safety proposals by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Gov. Greg Abbott, as well as an article about moderate Republican candidate wins in recent runoff and primary elections. Jones is interviewed by Houston Public Media about the benefits and drawbacks of the possible annexation of The Woodlands and is quoted in the second WOAI article about the growing trend of illegal Asian immigrants attempting to enter the U.S. via Mexico.
WOAI.iheart.com
https://ihr.fm/2L6JRoj
Texas governor set to release school safety proposals
Texas Public Radio
http://bit.ly/2L5Cnly
KLBJ-AM (Austin, Texas)
http://bit.ly/2Lb1EuT (Click the audio button to listen to the broadcast. This segment also aired on KUIK-Portland and KRLD-Dallas.)
Moderate Republicans could temper caucus’ choice for House speaker
Austin American-Statesman (Subscription is required.)
https://atxne.ws/2L78SzT
The Woodlands’ residents to weigh pros and cons of becoming a city
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2L77vBf
Arrests of Bangladeshis at Laredo Port show changes in illegal immigration
WOAI.iheart.com
https://ihr.fm/2L6X3cQ

Will the Gulf of Mexico protect its coral? [Opinion]
Graduate student Elaine Shen authored an op-ed about the effort to pass Coral Amendment 9, which would name each of the 23 designated sites in the Gulf of Mexico as a Habitat Area of Particular Concern, safeguarding the deep-sea coral by restricting the use of harmful fishing gear.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2JgCNIr

UH Law Center Dean Baynes discusses education and innovation at US-China Summit
University Representative Y. Ping Sun is mentioned and pictured in a photo caption.
University of Houston Law Center News
http://bit.ly/2JgxGs0

‘Right-to-try’ law may be medical salvation or come with hidden danger
The national “right-to-try” legislation ultimately perpetuates the idea that an experimental drug is worth the risk and potential danger, despite the fact that 85 percent of experimental drugs fail during clinical trials, according to Kirstin Matthews, a fellow in science and technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in Laredo Morning News and the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/2Jg0m4h
http://bit.ly/2L7P5Ao

Audit: UH’s financial aid systems didn’t properly vet students
An article about the University of Houston’s financial aid systems is accompanied by a slideshow that compares tuition and fees at Texas universities, including Rice, for 1999 and 2017.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2KXm2Q3
http://bit.ly/2J9w5nM

Houston 4 Refugees: World Refugee Day
The World Refugee Day Houston 2018 forum June 20 will consist of a panel of experts who will discuss the magnitude of the global refugee crisis and how Houston is responding to it. Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, will be a participant.
Houston Eventful
http://bit.ly/2JhbDBi

Top Katy seniors graduate over weekend
Several high school graduates who plan to attend Rice are featured in a photo slideshow: Piper Mackenzie Harris (image 4), Sachi Khemka (image 13) and Hachem Bey El-Murhbi (image 14).
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2L6P3IK

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL         

Flow in the asthenosphere drags tectonic plates along
New simulations of Earth’s asthenosphere find that the planet’s most fluid layer of mantle moves even faster than the tectonic plates that ride atop it. Rice’s Center for Research Computing ran the simulation on the DAVinCI supercomputer. Graduate student Alana Semple and Adrian Lenardic, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, are quoted. 
Phys.org (This article also appeared in Science Daily, Terra Daily and NewsCaf.)
http://bit.ly/2Jg4Fwt

HMNS weekly happenings
Adrienne Correa, assistant professor of biosciences, will speak at the Houston Museum of Natural Science about the ecological impact of severe weather events on southeast Texas June 5.
Beyond Bones 
http://bit.ly/2L3BPg7 (Scroll down to “Lecture — ‘Texas’ Own Coral Reefs: Weathering the Storm’ by Adrienne Correa.”)

It’s complicated: CCA hosts conversations on architecture and environment
Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology in Rice’s School of Social Sciences and director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Research in the Human Sciences at Rice, was one of eight researchers selected to complete an 18-month collaboration to investigate and build links to larger problems in architecture, history and beyond. Boyer will speak at the conference in June.
Canadian Architect
http://bit.ly/2JgV8Fh

New initiatives bring hope for K-12 curriculum changes
An article that highlights the benefits of partnerships between research universities and school districts to advance outdated curricula mentions a partnership between the Houston Independent School District and Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
MultiBriefs 
http://bit.ly/2Jd3m1r

3D printing news briefs: May 29, 2018
An article mentions that biotech company BIOLIFE4D is partnering with Houston-area colleges and universities, including Rice, to make its core mission of 3D printing a viable human heart for transplant a reality.
3DPrint.com 
http://bit.ly/2JmHuR0 (Scroll down to “BIOLIFE4D setting up operations at JLABS in Houston.”)

From Columbia University the XENON1T experiment via interactions.org: ‘XENON1T probes deeper into Dark Matter WIMPs, with 1300 kg of cold Xe atoms’
The international collaboration of more than 165 researchers from 27 institutions, including Rice, has successfully operated XENON1T, which is the world’s largest and most sensitive detector dedicated to a direct search for dark matter in the form of weakly interacting massive particles. Assistant Research Professor of Physics and Astronomy Petr Chaguine is mentioned.
Science Springs
http://bit.ly/2L4WwIE

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Want to train yourself to succeed? Science says these 3 things matter most
An article mentions research by Fred Oswald, professor of psychology, which found that developing a sense of belonging and being socially integrated are among some of the most important factors for college students to earn good grades, stay in school and graduate.
KopitiamBot.com
http://bit.ly/2L7pYOd

100th class graduates from Providence College
Larry Rachleff, the Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestral Conducting, received an honorary degree from Providence College.
The Rhode Island Catholic
http://bit.ly/2Jgq0G5

5 ways JFK was a visionary leader remarkably ahead of his time
President John F. Kennedy’s “Moon Speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
IrishCentral (This article also appeared in TheWorldNews.net.)
http://bit.ly/2JdaoTI
Life and times of JFK
KMIR.com
http://bit.ly/2JkrGyw

25 best things to do in Minneapolis
An article mentions that the virtual forensics game titled “CSI: The Experience” at Mall of America in Minneapolis was designed by Rice.
VacationIdea.com
http://bit.ly/2JdbfUq

Hyderabad student bags admission in multiple global universities
Rice is mentioned.
TheHansIndia.com
http://bit.ly/2JiB9Gi

The future of double bass youth education
An article mentions that Paul Ellison, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Double Bass and chair of strings at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, will take part in the 2018 Suzuki Association of the Americas Conference.
DoubleBassBlog.org
http://bit.ly/2JbwVjZ

Coolidge scholarship gives Union High junior free ride
Rice is mentioned.
The Columbian
http://bit.ly/2JdlAjc

Why sweating acts like a detox
An article mentions Rice research that studied how exposure to sweat produced by human fear impacted the speed and accuracy of cognitive performance.
Mercola.com
http://bit.ly/2JeyNYZ

Washington Foster joins Consortium for Graduate Study in Management
An article mentions that Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business joined the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, an organization dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in business education and corporate leadership, in 2017.
ClearAdmit.com
http://bit.ly/2JeJHOy

Textbooks of the living dead 
James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted about prebiotic synthesis of complex organic molecules.
World.ng.org
http://bit.ly/2JdmvAa

Albo named chair of the MCG Department of Surgery
An article featuring Daniel Albo mentions that he received a certificate in medical and health care management from Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
AugustaCEO.com
http://bit.ly/2JfiLyd

Photos: Riverside County valedictorians for the Class of 2018
A photo caption mentions that Audrey Yao plans to attend Rice.
The Press-Enterprise
http://bit.ly/2L9mkD9

Los jóvenes pueden ser clave: Rice University
According to Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of the institute’s Mexico Center, citizens between 18 and 35 years of age make up about 45 percent of eligible voters and may influence the upcoming Mexican presidential election.
El Heraldo de México (An English-language version is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2JdbZZI

SPORTS

‘6News Tonight’
Rice head baseball coach Wayne Graham is mentioned.
KFDM-TV (Beaumont, Texas)
http://bit.ly/2L80lwq (Click the video button to watch the broadcast.)

NFL Network
Former Rice football players Klein Kubiak and Chris Boswell are mentioned.
http://bit.ly/2L9tXcK

Sure, football will fix it
Rice is mentioned.
Arkansas Online (This article also appeared in the Northwest Arkansas Gazette.)
http://bit.ly/2LatIhZ

College football top 25 rankings for 2018
Former Rice football player Calvin Anderson is mentioned.
Athlon Sports and Life
http://bit.ly/2L7ekm9

Strickland’s pitching gem puts USM in C-USA title game
Rice is mentioned.
WDAM-TV
http://bit.ly/2L8hFBx

Conference USA basketball is trying the most innovative schedule system in college sports. Here’s how to do it in football, too
Rice is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2L8xMPA

UTSA and Houston could build a sneaky-great rivalry
Rice is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2L8d7em

Florida State lands Rice transfer Malik Osborne
Former Rice men’s basketball player Malik Osborne is featured and pictured.
Tallahassee.com (This article also appeared in My Palm Beach Post, ClearAdmit, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Daily Nole.)
https://on.tdo.com/2L8uc8c

Oaks charity memorial golf tourney set for this weekend
Alumnus Scott Wagoner ’88 is featured and pictured.
Herald-Banner
http://bit.ly/2JhnijG

TLA Worldwide PLC full-year results
Rice is mentioned.
ADVFN
http://bit.ly/2JfHnqG

At 74, Santa Fe tennis player still making racket on court
Alumnus Jimmy Parker ’65 is featured and pictured.
Santa Fe New Mexican
http://bit.ly/2JmPsto