Dateline Rice for June 17, 2019 (Weekend Edition)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Trump set to launch a campaign that never really ended
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted in the Wall Street Journal and interviewed by CNN about presidential politics.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the June 17 print edition.)
https://on.wsj.com/31NUgi6
‘CNN Newsroom with Fredricka Whitfield’
CNN
http://bit.ly/2ISzbKH
Transcripts
CNN
https://cnn.it/31AxVUY

Why did the moon landing matter? A slew of new books offer answers
President John F. Kennedy’s “Moon Speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned in numerous articles. The Houston Chronicle article about KBR mentions that Herman and George Brown both attended Rice and that construction firm Brown & Root built Rice Stadium.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
https://nyti.ms/2IKXbiK
JFK Library launches Moonshot app to inspire ‘the next generation’
The Boston Globe
http://bit.ly/2IJ9qwg
JFK Library launches app to celebrate Apollo 11 mission
Fox News (This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 100 other media outlets.)
https://fxn.ws/31D9eaE
KBR at 100: From mules to Mars landings
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article was also featured as the cover story of the Chronicle’s June 17 print edition of “Texas Inc.”)
http://bit.ly/2IMoyJk 
Why a scientist believes in God
WND.com
http://bit.ly/2IRm4Jy
Lunar landing
Alva Review-Courier
http://bit.ly/31EY5WM

NASA plans to open the International Space Station for business
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine ’97 is mentioned.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2IMevEc

Cats house: Houston residence becomes home for felines
An article quotes Duane Windsor, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, and mentions that Patti and Len Thomas’ daughter studied statistics at Rice.
Miami Herald (This Houston Chronicle article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/31CFoml

HOUSTON/TEXAS

See what time these prominent Houstonians wake up every morning
President David Leebron is featured in a slideshow.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2IMvVAu
http://bit.ly/2IJj9mg

Even with Trump’s border pressure, López Obrador enjoys wiggle room with his people
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, is quoted.
The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared on the front page of the June 15 print edition, and it appeared in Al Dia Dallas.)
http://bit.ly/31EIgza
Mexico’s gas shortage drives cargo frenzy at border 
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the Business section in the June 16 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2Ifel9f

Will Dallas’ Royce West challenge MJ Hegar for the chance to unseat Senate incumbent John Cornyn?
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.
The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared on the front of the Metro section in the June 17 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/31CqkVP

‘Likable’ or powerful: Why can’t women be both? [Opinion]
An op-ed authored by Jennifer Latson, editor of Rice Business Wisdom, quotes Jing Zhou, the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business and professor of psychological sciences.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the June 16 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/31FGMoC

Are we alone? NASA’s Mars plans remain elusive decades after worries about aliens
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the June 16 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.) 
http://bit.ly/2Id5Knt

Molecular bait can help hydrogels heal wounds
An article features Rice research that developed modular, injectable hydrogels enhanced by bioactive molecules intended to help repair bone, cartilage and other tissues able to regenerate themselves. Co-authors Antonios Mikos, the Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and graduate student Jason Guo are quoted and pictured. Paul Engel, professor of chemistry, and graduate students Yu Seon Kim, Brandon Smith, Emma Watson, Hannah Pearce and undergraduate student Virginia Xie are mentioned.
TMC News (This article was featured in the June 17 edition of the TMC Today newsletter.)
http://bit.ly/2RlsVPy

Getting old is no picnic in the art of Tacita Dean and Gillian Wearing
An article features the exhibits currently on view at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts: Tacita Dean’s film “Craneway Event” will be screened three times a day through July 15, and Gillian Wearing’s installation “Rock ‘n’ Roll 70” that includes a site-specific showing of “Wallpaper,” portraits that have been altered to imagine what the artist will look like in 20 years.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the June 16 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2IJbJ2o

Outside Houston, a chef with a flair for the avant-garde serves up three hours of sorcery
David Skinner, lecturer of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business and owner and chef of Eculent, is featured.
Longview News-Journal (This Washington Post article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2IMm6m0

Keeping children safe around water
Rice head swimming coach Seth Huston is quoted in an editorial about keeping children safe around water this summer.
Victoria Advocate (This article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2ISnFir

Houston nature centers and preserves to explore with kids
A kid-friendly events roundup features Rice’s Lowrey Arboretum.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/31zfnV3

Hike and bike trails beckon Houstonians wanting to enjoy the outdoors
Rice’s exercise path ringing the university is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2IQ6A8B

Upcoming classical music performances in Houston
Upcoming performances at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music are featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2IMlRaM

Architect gets most bang for the buck when building for her own family
Alumna Kristin Schuster is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2IQ7MsB

Alamo Museum architects to bring bold vision, respect for history
An article mentions that Machado Silvetti designed Rice’s Wiess College.
Rivard Report
http://bit.ly/2IM8UNV

Houston ISD has a big, bold vision for helping students outside the classroom. Will it work?
An article featuring high school student Rebekah Hodge mentions that she hopes to attend Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the June 16 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/31Nxnvc

Women who aided NASA’s moonshot honored with Hidden Figures Way
An article mentions that the mother of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, attended Rice.
Houston Chronicle (This Washington Post article appeared in the June 15 print edition, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2Ie2AzS

BROADCAST

Helping your kids adjust after a move
Anna Rhodes, an assistant professor of sociology at Rice who examined how children adjust to more affluent neighborhoods and higher-performing schools after their families move with the help of a housing voucher program, is quoted.
WFMZ Online
http://bit.ly/31EU6ti

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Fate of Saudi religious scholars on death row
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored a column about religious scholars jailed in Saudi Arabia.
Lobe Log
http://bit.ly/31FqQlW

A shady spot may protect species against rapid climate warming
The research of Rudolf Volker, professor of biosciences, which examined both the behavior and habitats of 39 species to predict whether they might buffer the animals from rapid climate change, is featured.
Science Daily
http://bit.ly/2Rqs6F6

Path paved for printing replacement organs
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.
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
http://bit.ly/31CS0u0
Forscher entwickeln 3D-gedrucktes organ, das lunge nachahmt
3D-Grenzenlos Magazin (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2INsg5w

Researchers share their protocol for handling carbon nanotubes
Rice research that developed a cost-effective way to handle nanomaterials in labs around the world is featured. Andrew Barron, professor emeritus of chemistry, is quoted. Pavan Raja, a research scientist at Rice’s Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment center, and research scientist Varun Gangoli are mentioned.
Phys.org
http://bit.ly/31C8xy2

APPA opinion on electric rates misses mark, retail choice better for customers: Academics
An article cites a Rice analysis of Texas’ 1999 decision to deregulate its power grid.
Utility Dive
http://bit.ly/31EPR0E

Random happenings in New York City this week — June 16-23
Alumnus Erik Davis, author of “High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies,” is featured.
City Guide NY
http://bit.ly/31COpvN

Widespread cheating alleged in Tulane double-degree program
An article featuring Fergus Hodgson mentions that he plans to attend Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Poets & Quants
http://bit.ly/31CPd3N

Ozone in the air has increased by 40% since the industrial revolution
Collaborative Rice research on a 150-year-old ice core sample that suggests bad ozone in the air has increased by 40% since the Industrial Revolution is featured. Lead author Laurence Yeung, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Infosurhoy (This article also appeared in Techno-science.net.)
http://bit.ly/31EQWWg

Strain forces growing crystals into a new dimension
Rice research that patterned nanoscale “donuts” into two-dimensional crystals is featured. Study co-authors Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, and graduate students Henry Yu and Nitant Gupta are quoted.
Materials Today (This article also appeared in Elektronik Informationen.)
http://bit.ly/31zlg4B

A history of the conflict regarding abortion in the United States
McMurtry College sophomore Corinna Murphy authored an op-ed.
The Times of India
http://bit.ly/31NAXWa

Gas natural, el gran pendiente
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Mexico Center at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
El Heraldo de Mexico (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2MORJkg

Top 5 best landscape colleges in the South
An article features Rice’s Lovett Hall.
University Herald
http://bit.ly/31F23ib

Ville du modtage et donorhjerte fra en gris? Genteknologien CRISPR kan gøre det muligt
Rice is mentioned.
Dagbladet Information (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2IQnLa2

Bezpośrednio z odległej planety: widmowe wskazówki do zagadkowego paradoksu
Collaborative Rice research into CI Tau b, a close-orbiting giant exoplanet, is featured. Study co-author Christopher Johns-Krull, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Urania (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Postępy Astronomii.)
http://bit.ly/2IMl8Gt

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Can humans reproduce in space?
Scott Solomon, associate teaching professor in biosciences at Rice and author of “Future Humans: Inside the Science of Our Continuing Evolution,” is quoted in an article about the possible consequences of colonizing Mars.
Medium
http://bit.ly/31CY3OV

Princeton astrophysicist James Gunn wins Kyoto Prize
An article featuring alumnus James Gunn mentions that he is the recipient of the Kyoto Prize, which honors the lifetime achievements of those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural and spiritual betterment of humankind.
Princeton University News
http://bit.ly/31NCIme

Book Notes: Western adventures ignite imagination
Alumnus Billy Loran Moore is featured and pictured.
Panama City News Herald
http://bit.ly/31A7EpQ

SPORTS

Longhorns and Aggies set to renew basketball rivalry
An article mentions that the University of Texas at Austin’s basketball team played an exhibition game at Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse in 2017 to raise funds for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the June 15 print edition, and it appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/31xOQaR
http://bit.ly/31G7jlk

Indians claim pitcher Jordan Stephens off waivers from the White Sox
Former Rice baseball player Jordan Stephens is featured and pictured.
Neo Sports Insiders
http://bit.ly/31EZJaU

Best in Texas offseason series: Trio of schools receive 1st-place votes for state’s top offense
An article about Rice’s football team mentions Owls Austin Trammell and Aaron Cephus and former player Kylen Granson.
The Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2ISauOB

2019 Oklahoma Sooners football countdown to kickoff
A 1978 football game between Rice and the University of Oklahoma is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2ISycdd

UTSA hires baseball coach Hallmark away from UIW
Former Rice assistant baseball coach Patrick Hallmark is featured.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2IRHM00
UTSA names Pat Hallmark head baseball coach
UTSA Athletics News (This article also appeared inKENS5 Online and Conference USA.)
http://bit.ly/2INgND0

KHOU 11 Sports Extra
Former Rice baseball player Chris Kelley is featured.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/31F5yFi

Every NFL team’s biggest X-factor for 2019
Former Rice football player Jordan Taylor is featured.
Bleacher Report
http://bit.ly/2INgHv8

Johnny Manziel timeline: Looking at the tumultuous career of the Heisman-winning Texas A&M quarterback
Rice is mentioned.
The Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2ITyXCS

McClain: Memories of my father and his passion for sports
Rice’s football team is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2K0SbZR

Is the Sugar Bowl the best chance fans have at seeing another Texas-Texas A&M football matchup?
Former Rice football player Calvin Anderson is mentioned.
The Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2ITze8S

Big opportunity awaits Noles in unlikely matchup with Michigan
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team has won the College World Series.
Seminoles.com
http://bit.ly/2IOPTdM

Lamar football mega camp
An article mentions that scouts from Rice attended the Lamar University football camp.
12news Online (This article also appeared on KBMT Online and KJAC Online, and the TV segment aired on KPNX-TV in Beaumont, Texas.)
http://bit.ly/2IMjsfZ