Dateline Rice for June 18, 2019

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Now that Trump has revived Iran’s nuclear program, is war inevitable?
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed in Forbes, which is cited in Yahoo! News.
Forbes 
http://bit.ly/2IQkV5c   
4 million barrels of oil halted? How a US-Iran war could get nasty.
Yahoo! News (This National Interest article also appeared in Conservative Angle.)
https://yhoo.it/2IRD4iX

JFK Library launches app to celebrate Apollo 11 mission
President John F. Kennedy’s “Moon Speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Associated Press (This article appeared in the June 17 print edition of the Pawtucket Times and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2IQyykS
Krispy Kreme debuts doughnut for Apollo 11 moon landing 50th
Space.com
http://bit.ly/31E7ZYD

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Home sweet home: Houston’s affordable housing initiative gets its first homeowner
Kyle Shelton, director of strategic partnerships at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted in two articles.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the June 18 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2IPxbCW
Commissioners talk home buyout program for Harvey-damaged homes
Victoria Advocate
http://bit.ly/2J4ipsf

Surging demand for fuel in Mexico nearly doubles tanker truck traffic at Port of Brownsville
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.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This Houston Chronicle article appeared in the June 16 print edition of the Express-News and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2Ifel9f

Mental Health Awareness Month
A blog post about Mental Health Awareness Month cites Rice research that suggests that people with non-visible stigmas who live openly at work are happier with their overall lives and more productive in the workplace.
Charlene Rogers Therapy Blog
http://bit.ly/31H6zMP

Sports medicine specialty finds home in Pearland with area growth, young athletes
Former Rice football player Evan Meeks is featured.
Community Impact Newspaper (This article also appeared in Medical Health News.)
http://bit.ly/2IT3mkG

BROADCAST

The color purple: TX Dems keep hope alive
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 politics.
KTRH.iheart.com (This radio segment also aired five times on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
https://ihr.fm/31HuBaM

Ray High School student recognized as a National Merit Scholar finalist
An article and television segment featuring National Merit Scholar finalist Juliet Jones mentions that she plans to attend Rice.
KIII Online (This segment also aired on KIII-TV in Corpus Christi.)
http://bit.ly/2IPv4iz

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Engineers boost output of solar desalination system by 50%
Researchers in Rice’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics showed they could boost the efficiency of their solar-powered desalination system by more than 50% simply by adding inexpensive plastic lenses to concentrate sunlight into “hot spots.” Alessandro Alabastri, the Texas Instruments Assistant Research Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and 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, are quoted. Pictured are Peter Nordlander, the Wiess Chair in Physics and Astronomy, professor of electrical and computer engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering; Oara Neumann, postdoctoral research associate at the Smalley-Curl Institute; and graduate student Pratiksha Dongare.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in Science Daily and 7thSpace Interactive.)
http://bit.ly/31BJcEt

Antennas of flexible nanotube films an alternative for electronics
An article features research from Rice’s Brown School of Engineering that determined that antennas made of carbon nanotube films are just as efficient as copper for wireless applications. Co-author Matteo Pasquali, the A. J. Hartsook Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and NanoEngineering, is quoted and pictured.
Electronic Products & Technology
http://bit.ly/31Hw3K0

Youngest confirmed exoplanet provides clues on its formation
Collaborative Rice research into CI Tau b, a close-orbiting giant exoplanet, is featured. Co-author Christopher Johns-Krull, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Sky & Telescope (This article also appeared in Archaeology News Network.)
http://bit.ly/31CxsSe

Promising esophageal reconstruction based on engineered constructs
Antonios Mikos, the Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is mentioned.
7thSpace Interactive (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/31xWOk6

Molecular motors drill through cancer cells
An article mentions that an international team of scientists including experts from Rice are developing molecule-sized motors that drill through the surface of cancer cells.
Medgadget
http://bit.ly/31F65H3

UH masters of viola performance wins Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music is mentioned.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/31CiWdn

Libor will not transition quietly — what you need to know now
Alumnus Liang Wu authored an article.
Risk.net
http://bit.ly/31Af78t

Tony Chen
An article featuring Tony Chen mentions that he attended Rice.
Los Angeles Business Journal
http://bit.ly/31EHG4q

2 research vice presidents named in EVPR office
An article features and pictures alumnus Robert Butera.
Georgia Tech Research Horizons (This article also appeared in Georgia Tech News.)
https://b.gatech.edu/31HywnK

Svenskar först under ‘Domedagsglaciären’
An article about the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica features photos by Linda Welzenbach, a science writer in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice.
Livet Ombord (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2IQvGV8

Meu comunsta favorito
Sergio Fausto, contributing expert for the Latin America Initiative at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed.
O Estado de S. Paulo (An English translation is not available. This article appeared in the June 17 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2IS40Pw

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Documenting slave voyages
Daniel Domingues da Silva, assistant professor of African history at Rice, is featured and pictured.
Emory University News 
http://bit.ly/2J4lKHN

Old snow and ice
Collaborative Rice research of 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.
The Herald (This article appeared in the June 17 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2IR9V7D

‘The Light: Houston, Texas’ blog tour: Excerpt and giveaway
A blog post reviews the book “The Light: Houston, Texas,” authored by alumnus Joe Solomon.
A Dream Within A Dream Blog
http://bit.ly/2IXceWS

UGA students, alums receive NSF fellowships
Graduate student Sarah Robinson, a 2019 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship recipient, is mentioned.
WGAU
http://bit.ly/2IOqv82

The most beautiful college campuses in America
Rice’s Lovett Hall is featured.
The Active Times
http://bit.ly/2IPlk7J

SPORTS

Longhorns notebook: Longhorns, Aggies set to renew basketball rivalry
An article mentions that the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University men’s basketball teams played an exhibition game at Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse in 2017 to raise funds for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the June 15 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/31BSkJf

Cape Cod Baseball League: Long ball, pitching lead Whitecaps past Harbor Hawks
Rice baseball player Trei Cruz is mentioned.
Cape Cod Times (This article also appeared in Sippican Week.)
http://bit.ly/2IPoBnC

New UTSA head baseball coach Pat Hallmark meets with the media
Former Rice assistant baseball coach Patrick Hallmark is featured.
KSAT San Antonio Online (This television segment also aired on KSAT-TV in San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2IWBWKO
UTSA hires baseball coach Hallmark away from UIW
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/31EGCO5

Former Red Raider Malik Ondigo finds news school 
An article featuring Malik Ondigo mentions that he plans to play basketball at Rice.
KYFO Online
http://bit.ly/2IPjvrp

NEWS RELEASES

Labor rights, environment protections strengthened under new North American trade deal, says Baker Institute expert
Improved labor and environmental provisions are among the most significant changes in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement compared to its predecessor, the North American Free Trade Agreement, according to a report from the Mexico Center at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://bit.ly/31FuXyv

‘Hot spots’ increase efficiency of solar desalination
Rice’s solar-powered approach for purifying salt water with sunlight and nanoparticles is even more efficient than its creators first believed. Researchers in Rice’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics this week showed they could boost the efficiency of their solar-powered desalination system by more than 50% simply by adding inexpensive plastic lenses to concentrate sunlight into “hot spots.”
http://bit.ly/31HvNLi

US interests would be ‘deeply undermined’ by a war with Iran, Baker Institute expert says
As tensions between the United States and Iran rise, an expert at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is warning that U.S. interests would be “deeply undermined” by a war with the Persian Gulf country. Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies, is available to discuss the oil and gas-related implications with the news media.
http://bit.ly/31El4RJ