Dateline Rice for April 26, 2019

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Quantum dots from coal are a promising antioxidant
An article features Rice research that determined that polyethylene glycol and graphene quantum dots from common coal are just as effective at halting damage from superoxide and hydrogen peroxides as materials studied in 2013. 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.
Futurity (This article was featured in the April 26 edition of the Futurity Today newsletter, and similar articles appeared in R&D Magazine, BioPortfolio and Pharmaceutical Processing Online.)
http://bit.ly/2GIUuyz

Uber and Lyft drivers plan 24-hour strike to protest pay
Rice research is mentioned.
CBS News (This article also appeared in MSN, Slashdot, WPRO Online, WDEF Online, WDEF Online, WCBI Online, ATT.net, Stars Post and The World News.)
https://cbsn.ws/2vov3vK

Transitions: Former president returns to West Virginia U. Institute of Technology, Carnegie Fellows named
A roundup of higher education news mentions that Sarah Whiting, dean of Rice’s School of Architecture and the William Ward Watkin Professor of Architecture, will assume the deanship of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design on July 1.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://bit.ly/2voqUI4

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice University‘s first CIO talks privacy, identity and Iron Curtain computing
Klara Jelinkova, vice president for international operations and information technology and chief information officer at Rice, is featured and pictured in a Q&A and mentioned in a separate article, both by the Houston Chronicle. President David Leebron is mentioned in the Q&A.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2vpt5uM
Do you remember your first computer?
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2PzD7mn

After Harvey, we must change more than how we react to flood risk to thrive amid coming climate challenges [Editorial]
An editorial quotes Ernesto Alfaro, lecturer of architecture.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the April 26 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2vpIzPs

Houston building permits, construction starts head lower in March
Rice’s Patricia Lipoma Kraft ’87 and Jonathan A. Kraft Hall for Social Sciences is mentioned and pictured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2vkWg2c
http://bit.ly/2vmOzbN

Joe Biden reaches out to Anita Hill, but she is not satisfied
A caption mentions Anita Hill’s March 25 talk at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Houston Chronicle (A version of this article also appeared in the April 26 print edition, and it appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2vpch7n

Queer things to do in Houston this weekend: April 25-29, 2019
An article mentions that costume artist Machine Dazzle will perform and present a fashion show at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts April 27.
OutSmart Magazine
http://bit.ly/2vmwRVQ

Meet 3 Houston entrepreneurs whose startups are changing the world
An article features Topl co-founder and Rice graduate student Kim Raath.
CultureMap Houston
http://bit.ly/2vkw8Vh

Does solar energy have a bright future on campus?
An article mentions that Rice set a goal in 2014 to be carbon-neutral by 2038.
The Trinitonian
http://bit.ly/2vmR9hZ

BROADCAST

The bigger picture: 2 different films, 2 takes on Bonnie and Clyde
Charles Dove, professor in the practice of visual arts and film and director of Rice Cinema, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This “Houston Matters” segment aired twice on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/2vpKFyO

‘Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power’
Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is interviewed about U.S.-China trade deals.
Bloomberg
http://bit.ly/2PyrpbN

‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’
Hanszen College junior Graham Curtis and Martel College senior Solana Buchanan are interviewed about Rice Bikes, a student-run organization that fixes, rents and sells bikes for the Rice community.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2PxR8Rq

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Innovations in quantum computing, brain imaging among highlights of CLEO 2019
Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering and the director of Rice’s Smalley-Curl Institute, will speak at the CLEO 2019 conference May 5-10 in San Jose, California.
Photonics.com
http://bit.ly/2voy5jC

Close coal plants, save money: That’s an Indiana utility’s plan. The coal industry wants to stop it.
Kenneth Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about Indiana’s third-largest utility’s plan to shutter its coal-based power plants.
Inside Climate News
http://bit.ly/2vpgtUC

Global LNG markets
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
ICIS
http://bit.ly/2PuQDb7 (Scroll down to “Saudi Aramco sees its future in gas” on page 13.)

Researchers observe rarest event in history of the universe 
An article features the research of an international team of physicists, including experts from Rice, that reported the first direct observation of two-neutrino double electron capture for xenon 124, the physical process it uses to decay. Christopher Tunnell, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and of computer science, and
Petr Chaguine, assistant research professor of physics and astronomy, are quoted. Academic visitor Junji Naganoma is mentioned.
Science Blog (This article also appeared in Space Daily, Sci-News.com, Tech Explorist, Focus and Health-Medicine.net.)
http://bit.ly/2vmVP7x

Medical device to help fix fractured bones
An article mentions that Rice seniors at the Brown School of Engineering developed a process of repairing fractured long bones in an arm or leg using magnets. This project won the top prize, the Excellence in Engineering Award, at the school’s annual Engineering Design Showcase. Alumnus Ashvin Dewan, Jones College senior Will Yarinsky and Martel College senior Ian Frankel are quoted. Baker College senior Babs Ogunbanwo, Hanszen College seniors Takanori Iida and Byung-UK Kang, Martel College senior Hannah Jackson and postdoctoral research associate Sabia Abidi are mentioned.
Today’s Medical Developments
http://bit.ly/2PtO6h8

NASA’s Robonaut to return to space station with legs attached
Lydia Kavraki, the Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science, professor of bioengineering and professor of mechanical engineering, is mentioned.
IEEE Spectrum
http://bit.ly/2vmLSqL

Who’s news: Helmsley Spear appoints Harlem specialist, RCS adds managing director
Alumna Anne Mason Kemper is featured.
Real Estate Weekly
http://bit.ly/2vtIo5D

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

The wristband that could save your life
An article featuring undergraduate Rice research to develop a wearable device for allergy sufferers is featured. Martel College senior Justin Tang and Wiess College senior Jacob Mattia are quoted, and Sid Richardson senior Albert Han, Brown College senior Alex Li and Jones College freshman Callum Parks are mentioned. A Rice video is included.
Red Bull (A similar article also appeared in Science and Technology Research News.)
https://win.gs/2Pxqb0q

Plans underway for 225th anniversary of Battle of Fallen Timbers 
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, will speak July 11 in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Fallen Timbers in Maumee, Ohio, the final battle of the Northwest Indian War.
The Mirror Newspapers
http://bit.ly/2vl3bbG

Depreciated
An article mentions that Julio Borges, former president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, spoke at Rice.
Caracas Chronicles
http://bit.ly/2voywdK

Feature op-ed: Arts education matters: In good times and bad
An article cites collaborative Rice research on the benefits of exposing students to arts education.
Merced County Times
http://bit.ly/2PydIcG

TheBANK of Edwardsville awards scholarships
An article mentions that Savannah Tiemann received a scholarship through TheBANK of Edwardsville’s Community Scholarship Program and will attend Rice.
AdVantageNEWS.com
http://bit.ly/2vpUrkt

SPORTS

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Rice wondering what waits back home after devastating tornado
Rice’s baseball team begins a three-game home series against Louisiana Tech University April 26. The Owls will collect donations to help repair the Bulldogs’ stadium, which was damaged by a recent tornado.
Fox 26 Online
http://bit.ly/2vpdL1o
‘Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2PBnyuE (This segment also aired on KTBC-TV in Austin, Texas.)
Tech to square off with C-USA foe Rice in weekend set
LaTechSports.com
http://bit.ly/2GI2AqT

Who the Texans worked out, visited with prior to draft
Former Rice football player Austin Walter is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2vofQe0

Dallas Cowboys 2019 draft needs: Special teams
Former Rice football player Jack Fox is mentioned.
The Star
http://bit.ly/2vpiuAa