Dateline Rice for March 29, 2019

FEATURED ITEMS

Vice President Pence to give Venezuela speech in Houston
An article mentions that Vice President Mike Pence will speak on the political turmoil and economic crisis in Venezuela April 5 at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
U.S. News & World Report (This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 300 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2OxNhDA
‘Fox News 26 News at 5 p.m.’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2OyH4HA (This segment aired six times.)

Rice University president on innovation corridor: Rice is ‘engaging with and empowering the city of Houston’
President David Leebron, who spoke March 28 at the Houston Open Innovation Conference, is featured and pictured. Leebron discussed Rice’s plan to redevelop the historic Midtown Sears building into The Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district built in collaboration with other Houston agencies and institutions. The April 4-6 Rice Business Plan Competition at the Jones Graduate School of Business is mentioned.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2OxyPLV

A day in Ed Emmett’s new life: Former Harris County judge swaps politics for academia 
An article features alumnus Ed Emmett ’71, senior fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research. President David Leebron and Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, are mentioned.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2Oz27tm

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

When JFK started us on a race that maybe wasn’t
“American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race,” written by Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is featured in a book review.
Boston Globe
http://bit.ly/2FK4tTF

The president wants NASA back on the moon by 2024 — a risky and unrealistic request
George Abbey, senior fellow in space policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Popular Science (This article also appeared in MSN IE, MSN UK, MSN Money, MSN Malaysia, MSN Philippines and Press From Australia.)
http://bit.ly/2OxNJl9

3D-printed tissue could fix athletes’ damaged joints
An article mentions that Rice researchers used 3D printing to fabricate an implant that allows a patient’s own cells and blood vessels to infiltrate it, eventually letting it become part of the natural bone and cartilage. Antonios Mikos, the Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is mentioned and graduate student Sean Bittner is quoted.
Futurity (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2OAmEOd

Targeting Obamacare again is totally nuts
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted.
Los Angeles Times (This article appeared in the March 29 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online, and it appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2OwHMVG

Injecting marshmallow Peeps with fungi, for science
An article about unorthodox science experiments mentions the 1995 “T.w.i.n.k.i.e.s. Project” by Rice students, who conducted “tests with inorganic noxious cakes in extreme situations.”
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
https://nyti.ms/2FL4FlI

Would a carbon tax really hurt the poor?
An article mentions collaborative research between Rice and Columbia University that analyzed the 2018 Market Choice Act.
Medium
http://bit.ly/2OFScTf

HOUSTON/TEXAS

The future of immigration
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, and Pamela Lizette Cruz, research analyst for the Mexico Center, co-authored an op-ed highlighting the “Future of Immigration in Houston” conference that was held March 7 at the Baker Institute. A Rice video of the event is included.
TribTalk
http://bit.ly/2OtbYRw

No, Trump didn’t cause anti-Semitism and racism. But he’s not trying to stop it. [Opinion]
An article mentions that a section of the Berlin Wall installed at Rice was vandalized in 2017.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2FISGVI

Houston’s newest venture capital firm to focus on women
The April 4-6 Rice Business Plan Competition at the Jones Graduate School of Business is mentioned or featured in several articles.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. 
http://bit.ly/2OvJ7w9
What’s your business plan for the Rice competition? 
The CPA Desk
http://bit.ly/2OAaW6n
Rice’s Veterans Business Battle invites 20 entrepreneurs to compete for prize money and investments
Houston Style Magazine
http://bit.ly/2OAyKH8
3 Houston startups to compete in Rice University’s Veterans Business Battle
InnovationMap Houston
http://bit.ly/2FIZRgn

5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week
An article features and pictures Topl co-founder and Rice graduate student Kim Raath. Diane Yoo, former director of the Rice Angel Network, is mentioned.
InnovationMap
https://bit.ly/2UfSbuq

‘For Colored Boyz’ — A choreopoem
An article mentions that the Creative Collab will present “For Colored Boyz on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown/When Freedom Ain’t Enuff” March 29-30 and April 5-6 at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts.
Galveston Country Daily News (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2FIPN7g

We won’t get fooled again … or will we? The best Houston and Texas April Fool’s Day pranks
A 1988 stunt by Rice students that rotated the statute of William Marsh Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2OytDYa
http://bit.ly/2OBuU0M

SMU provost to oversee university in Florida
An article featuring Steve Currall mentions he formerly held an academic leadership position at Rice.
Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared in the March 29 print edition, and it appeared in Rocket News.)
http://bit.ly/2OxHuOt

Lassmann named Alice Junior Citizen of the Year
Rice is mentioned.
Alice Echo News-Journal
http://bit.ly/2FKSzsO

BROADCAST

Companies express opposition to ‘bathroom bill 2.0’
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 interviewed about Texas bill SB-17, which would prohibit organizations from suspending the licenses of professionals who choose to deny service to people based on the professional’s religious beliefs.
Texas Standard (This segment aired on over 30 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://bit.ly/2OG5a3n

The Bigger Picture: Exploring the feminist themes in ‘Captain Marvel’
Charles Dove, professor in the practice of visual arts and film and director of Rice Cinema, participates in a roundtable discussion.
Houston Public Media (This “Houston Matters” episode aired twice.)
http://bit.ly/2FIS2rl

ITC disaster a stain, but also an opportunity for petrochemical industry
Rachel Meidl, fellow in energy and environment at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the recent Houston-area industrial park fire.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2FHP8mo

‘Fox 26 News at 7 a.m.’
A television broadcast features “Say STEM” summer camps for 8th- through 12th- graders presented by Rice’s Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity. Paul Hand, assistant professor of computational and applied mathematics and director of the center, is interviewed. The center is named for Richard Tapia, University Professor, the Maxfield-Oshman Professor in Engineering and a professor of computational and applied mathematics.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2OCrlY8

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Embryos’ signals take multiple paths
Aryeh Warmflash, assistant professor of biosciences and bioengineering, and graduate student Joseph Massey are quoted and pictured in an article about Rice research suggesting that how cells in developing embryos communicate depends a great deal on context.
Science & Technology Research News
http://bit.ly/2FL7GSU

Matter waves and quantum splinters
An article features collaborative research by Rice that has shown that shaking ultracold Bose-Einstein condensates can cause them to either divide into uniform segments or shatter into unpredictable splinters. Randy Hulet, the Fayez Sarofim Professor of Physics, and research scientist Jason Nguyen are quoted. Hulet is also pictured featured and pictured in The Buzz Magazines.
Science & Technology Research News
http://bit.ly/2FIAPOp
Wildflowers to the West: A springtime trip to Big Bend
The Buzz Magazines
http://bit.ly/2Ox6w04

Step right up for bigger 2D sheets
Rice research that determined a method to create large wafers of two-dimensional material is featured. Study co-authors Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, research administrator Ksenia Bets and graduate student Nitant Gupta are quoted and pictured.
Science & Technology Research News
http://bit.ly/2FITxFZ

Houston Chamber Choir releases CD of ‘Durufle: Complete Choral Works’ 
Ken Cowan, professor of organ at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2FKyjHH

Registration open for FFRF’s lively annual convention!
An article mentions that Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religion and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, will speak at the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s National Convention Oct. 18-20 in Madison, Wisconsin.
Freedom From Religion Foundation
http://bit.ly/2OxiJC2

Robotics Industry Day brings together current students, alumni and career professionals
An article mentions that Amy Blank conducted postdoctoral research at Rice.
The Hub at Johns Hopkins University
http://bit.ly/2FJLCI8

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Boise Phil’s Eric Garcia: From ’80s pop to Mozart
Larry Rachleff, the Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestral Conducting at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Idaho Press-Tribune
http://bit.ly/2FIxi2D

Penn State research: Not everyone wants their donations touted on Facebook or plastered on walls
An article mentions that Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, co-authored a study that analyzes how someone’s identity affects charitable giving.
Centre Daily Times 
http://bit.ly/2OAyvMd

Thomas Phifer and Partners’ new Hudson Valley cottages
An article featuring Thomas Phifer mentions that his architectural firm, Thomas Phifer and Partners, designed Rice’s Brochstein Pavilion.
Blouin Artinfo UK (This article also appeared in Blouin Artinfo HK and Enjoy Travelling.)
http://bit.ly/2Ox3jh3

A hard bargain: Race and salary negotiations
Research by alumna Morela Hernandez is featured.
Newswise
http://bit.ly/2OxdRNg

Édito: Qui ne dit mot… 
An article about gene editing in humans mentions Michael Deem, the John W. Cox Professor of Biochemical and Genetic Engineering and a professor of physics and astronomy, and that He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who claimed he produced the first genetically engineered twins, attended Rice.
Québec Science
http://bit.ly/2OBIyB2

SPORTS

Baseball welcomes Rice to The Bud for weekend set
The Rice baseball team will face Old Dominion University in a three-game series March 29-31 in Norfolk, Virginia.
ODUSports.com
http://bit.ly/2FKVwtq

Texas Relays a good test before district track meets
Rice’s March 22 Victor Lopez Invitational track meet is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 29 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2FINlgZ

Wearing upside down numbers and with the Horns down, Aggie Nathan Hite wins decathlon at Texas Relays 
An article about the 92nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays at the University of Texas at Austin March 28 mentions that Rice track and field athlete Charlie Card-Childers placed third in the decathlon.
KAGS Online (This article also appeared in KBTX Online.)
http://bit.ly/2OAUWRx

BYU football running back coach AJ Steward welcoming familiar face in RB grad transfer Emmanuel Esukpa
Former Rice football player Emmanuel Esukpa and former assistant coach AJ Steward are featured.
Daily Herald (This article also appeared in KSL Online and 170k News.)
http://bit.ly/2FIItZ8

Texana reads: A cornucopia of tales for the Texana literature aficionado
An article mentions that former Rice football player Dickie Maegle, who competed in the 1954 Cotton Bowl between Rice and the University of Alabama, was awarded a touchdown despite being tackled on the 44-yard line.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
http://bit.ly/2FLT99x

Melbourne High’s Max Fielder voted top 8A boys basketball player
An article mentions that Max Fielder plans to play basketball at Rice.
Florida Today
http://bit.ly/2FKS5ml

Bengals send James Casey to Houston’s pro day
Former Rice football player James Casey is featured.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2FKXE4m

How trade for Robert Quinn impacts Cowboys depth chart
Former Rice football player Christian Covington is featured.
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2OxG9Hj

MLB The Show 19: Best third basemen (3B)
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is featured.
RealSport101
http://bit.ly/2OvBUfz

Bombers sign US wide receiver Parks
Former Rice football player Dennis Parks is featured.
Peggy991.com (This article also appeared in Enjoy Travelling, Power97.com, USA Shafaqna and Global News Online.)
http://bit.ly/2FJ0cQv
Bombers add receiver Dennis Parks
BlueBombers.com
http://bit.ly/2FLHBDd

Former Lobo Phillips set for induction into Texas Sports Hall of Fame
Former Rice head football coach Ken Hatfield is mentioned.
Longview News-Journal
https://bit.ly/2WzQ41X

NEWS RELEASE

Odd reaction creates a stir in the lab
The stirrers that mix cream into your coffee probably don’t make much difference to the drink. But in a chemistry lab, it turns out using the wrong stirrer can skew the science. Rice scientists have determined that stir bars made of PTFE, more commonly known as Teflon, can introduce errors into a standard lab reaction used to manipulate the properties of carbon or boron-nitride nanotubes.
http://bit.ly/2OyC2uP