Dateline Rice for May 3, 2019

FEATURED ITEMS

Scientists get unexpected breakthrough in creating 3D-prinited organs from yellow food dye
Collaborative Rice research that developed a tangled, 3D-printed network of vessels that mimic a human lung is featured. Lead co-author Jordan Miller, assistant professor of bioengineering, is quoted.
Newsweek
http://bit.ly/2Y4y6oR
Rice University scientists find way to 3D print living tissue
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the May 3 print edition, and it appeared in more than 125 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2PJ5LBu
http://bit.ly/2PGCWG9
Small wonder
Science
http://bit.ly/2WolJDI
Bioengineers 3D print complex vascular networks
Engadget (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News UK and Yahoo! Finance, and it appeared in more than 20 other foreign-language media outlets.)
https://engt.co/2H3Sq4p
Watch this wild 3D-printed lung air sac breathe
CNET
https://cnet.co/2Y4Q7Uk
3D-printed organs breathing new life into bioengineering
Texas Medical Center News
http://bit.ly/2Y5PJoy
3D printer solution to donor organ shortage
Irish Daily Mail (This article appeared in the May 3 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2H0MOYt
Leap towards first 3D‑printed organs
The Times 
http://bit.ly/2Y76HTA
World first as scientists 3D print organs’ entire blood vessel systems 
Daily Mail
https://dailym.ai/2Y4yT9j
Scientists just took the next step on the quest to 3D-print new human organs
Fast Company (Similar articles also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Y697l0
Yellow food coloring helps researchers print organlike structures
Chemical & Engineering News
http://bit.ly/2Y77bZU
‘PIX 11 Morning News’
WPIX-TV (New York)
http://bit.ly/2GYIqJw (This segment aired four times.)
Blutgefäße und Luftwege aus dem 3D-Drucker
Reutlinger General-Anzeiger (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in more than 50 other German-language media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2H02OtB

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Repairing our sacred spaces
Craig Considine, lecturer in sociology, authored an op-ed about the cultural significance of two recent fires at centuries-old places of worship in Paris and Jerusalem.
Newsweek (This article will appear in the May 10 print edition, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2GZE44G

Climate change questions for presidential candidates
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, authored an op-ed.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2GUuu32

Why the ‘post-natural’ age could be strange and beautiful
Timothy Morton, the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, is quoted.
BBC News
https://bbc.in/2GZMZTN

Warren Buffett brings the spotlight to a critical oil battle
Bill Arnold, professor in the practice of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an op-ed about the competition between Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Chevron Corp. to acquire Anadarko, an independent oil and gas producer headquartered near Houston. Arnold’s op-ed is highlighted in an energy news roundup in the second article from The Hill.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2H2a5JH
Overnight Energy
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2Y9YeyZ

Oil soars on Venezuela coup attempt
Francisco J. Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Mexico Center and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted in an article about Venezuela’s falling oil production amid the political turmoil there.
The Pak Banker (This article appeared in the May 2 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2PH8dbS

Will the Uber and Lyft strike raise wages?
A planned strike of ride-sharing drivers is unlikely to raise their wages and improve working conditions, according to the research of Joyce Beebe, a fellow in public finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Futurity (This article was also featured in the May 3 edition of the Futurity Today newsletter.)
http://bit.ly/2Y1HutB

HOUSTON/TEXAS

KBR rolls out new look as company evolves from blue-collar past
An article about engineering company KBR mentions that it built Rice Stadium.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the May 3 print edition and in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2GZRu0D
http://bit.ly/2H2bgsB

VIP view: James Patterson, Gary Sinise, David Eagleman and more fete private lunch in River Oaks
An article featuring and picturing alum David Eagleman mentions that he spoke at the 25th annual A Celebration of Reading’s Authors Luncheon May 2.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2GZa1u1
http://bit.ly/2H0ekFC

Stable oil prices, deep water finds give lift to OTC this year
An article mentions that the Rice Alliance Startup Roundup will highlight 50 promising energy technology companies available for investment at Houston’s Offshore Technology Conference.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2GZapst

Houston is having a global pop-cultural moment
Alumnus Mike Freedman is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2GXIbye

10 best bets this weekend in Houston: Star Wars, Kentucky Derby and J.J. Watt
The May 4 “BARK for BARC” pet walk at Rice is mentioned.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2XY10XM

Outside the megaplex
A film roundup mentions that Rice Cinema will screen “Screwdriver,” “Naila and the Uprising” and “Imprisoning a Generation” as part of the Houston Palestine Film Festival May 3-4.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the May 3 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2GZf6T7

Hermann Park Party raises $525,000 in one beautiful spring night
An article mentions that musicians from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music performed at the Hermann Park Conservancy gala.
PaperCity 
http://bit.ly/2Jb9zup

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

New graphene artworks used laser-induced graphene instead of ink
An article featuring Joseph Cohen’s artwork mentions that is was created at Rice using laser-induced graphene, a technique pioneered by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering.
Science Times
http://bit.ly/2Y5YFdA

Texas high-speed rail faces a new threat: Semantics
Kyle Shelton, director of strategic partnerships at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted in an article about the possibility of a bullet train connecting Houston and Dallas.
Route Fifty
http://bit.ly/2GZJdtR

The only thing you can’t subscribe to now is stability
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted in an article about the growing number of companies using subscription-based business models.
CityLab
http://bit.ly/2GYBIDa

New Facebook health groups promise privacy, but does company go far enough to do that?
Kirsten Ostherr, the Gladys Louise Fox Professor of English and director of Rice’s Medical Futures Lab, is quoted.
Advisory Board
http://bit.ly/2GYBThO

Houston Symphony celebrates Houston’s refugee communities with ‘Resilient Sounds’
An article mentions that six young composers from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music and the University of Houston are paired with members of Houston’s refugee community to tell their stories through music.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2Y7eKQi

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Blog: Interlacing technology and politics
President John F. Kennedy’s “Moon Speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is featured.
EET Asia
http://bit.ly/2Y0snAw

Friday funeral for veteran Sun Sentinel columnist Gary Stein
An article about the death of Gary Stein mentions that his son, Mark, attends Rice.
Sun Sentinel (This article also appeared in the May 3 print editions of the Sentinel’s Broward and Palm Beach issues.)
http://bit.ly/2Y947MP

SPORTS

Purdue’s McLaughlin invited to US Pan American trials
An article mentions that Rice women’s basketball players Nancy Mulkey and Erica Ogwumike have been invited to take part in the 2019 U.S. Pan American Games women’s basketball team trials May 16-20 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
WLFI Online (This article also appeared in WANE Online, Seminoles.com, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette and the Salina Post.)
http://bit.ly/2Y5neHk
USA Basketball announces invitees for Pan American Games team trials
Fansided
http://bit.ly/2GZX3Mz

NCAA men’s regional seeds, assignments announced
An article mentions that Rice golfer Jack Benson will compete in the NCAA regional golf tournament in Austin, Texas.
AmateurGolf.com (This article also appeared in Yahoo! Sports and GolfDigest.com.)
http://bit.ly/2GYrJha

Brook Hill’s Khalan Griffin commits to Rice University
An article mentions that Khalan Griffin plans to play football at Rice.
Tyler Morning Telegraph (A similar article also appeared in 247Sports.com.)
http://bit.ly/2Y6j95E

NCAA recognizes programs for academic performance
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s cross-country team earned its 14th straight NCAA Academic Performance Program Public Recognition Award for having multiyear Academic Progress Rate scores in the top 10 percent nationally through 2017-18.
NCAA (This article also appeared in the Bowling Green Daily News, 247Sports.com, OwlSports.com, NGSC Sports and GoDuke.com.)
https://on.ncaa.com/2Y0BsJC

Patriots sign 10 rookie free agents and 2 free agents
Former Rice football player Calvin Anderson, who was recently signed as an undrafted free agent by the New England Patriots, is featured.
Patriots.com (This article also appeared in The Patriot Ledge and Enterprise News.) 
http://bit.ly/2Y2dTjB

Basketball player of the year
Former Rice basketball player Jordan Reed is featured.
The New Hampshire
http://bit.ly/2GY6tIl