Dateline Rice for July 15, 2019 (Weekend Edition)

APOLLO 11 50TH ANNIVERSARY

Could the Apollo 11 moon landing be duplicated today? ‘Lots of luck with that’
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is featured or mentioned in numerous media outlets.
Los Angeles Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 14 print edition and more than 10 other media outlets.)
https://lat.ms/2lo5LvK
50 years after Apollo 11, the moon’s allure still resonates
Los Angeles Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the July 13 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
https://lat.ms/2NOHLzF
The dreams and dedication behind our leap to the moon
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 14 print edition, and it appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
https://wapo.st/2llUVGy
A national effort: Apollo 11 moon landing was made possible by 400,000 workers
USA Today (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2llh1ZM
50 years later, Apollo 11’s ‘one giant leap’ remains a defining moment in human history
CBS News (This article also appeared in WCBI Online.)
https://cbsn.ws/2lqF0qx 
Read John F. Kennedy’s ‘moon speech’
The Atlantic
http://bit.ly/2lqDXa5
JFK ‘wanted to work with USSR to put men on moon’
Independent (Ireland; this article also appeared in the July 14 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2Y37TL1
Mike Lunsford: We need an ‘American Moonshot’
Terre Haute Tribune Star
http://bit.ly/2llRNKO
Remembering the moon landing, 50 years later
The Eagle
http://bit.ly/2loyYXq
50 years after Apollo, NASA targets moon once more
WMFE Online (This article also appeared on WUSF Online.)
http://bit.ly/2llSbsK
Cooper: Moonshot was unifying
Chattanooga Times Free Press
http://bit.ly/2lmX2Kd 
President Kennedy’s speech at Rice University
Mankato Free Press
http://bit.ly/2llU9cC
My fascinating visit to the National Archives in Washington D.C.
Your Mileage May Vary
http://bit.ly/2lpkGG0
How did NASA put men on the moon? One harrowing step at a time.
The North Platte Telegraph (This Washington Post article also appeared in The Daily Nonpareil and the July 14 print edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2lpoOWw
Moon landing 50th anniversary: A look back at July 20, 1969
ABC 13 Online (This article also appeared in ABC 30 Online, WPVI Online, WLS Online, WABC Online, KGO Online and ABC 11 Online.)
https://abc13.co/2XOb8ll
1969: While York tore itself apart in race riots, mankind landed on the moon
York Daily Record
http://bit.ly/2lpshV2
‘In Focus’
PHL17-TV (Philadelphia; this segment aired three times.)
http://bit.ly/2lmKT86
BBC Radio Scotland
http://bit.ly/2lnXfwJ
ABC Sydney 
http://bit.ly/2lnXKXD
Apollo: le pari fou de Kennedy
Le Figaro (Subscription is required. An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in the July 15 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2XQkL3h

Transcript: Douglas Brinkley on ‘Face the Nation,’ July 14, 2019
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and author of “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race,” is featured or quoted in several media outlets.
Face the Nation
https://cbsn.ws/2llYWe6
Douglas Brinkley gives Lyndon B. Johnson credit for the space program
The Globe and Mail (Subscription is required.)
https://tgam.ca/2lmcaHN
Review: One giant leap for mankind
America Magazine (This article also appeared in the New Delhi Times and Newsgram.)
http://bit.ly/2lm7iCv
TV allowed all of us to ride along on Apollo 11 mission
Cleveland Plain Dealer (This article also appeared in Daily News, Centre Daily News, Newsllive.com, Stars and Stripes and 170k News.)
http://bit.ly/32ri7En
Douglas Brinkley, ‘American Moonshot’
C-SPAN2
http://bit.ly/2lmYNaj

Future of space: Big ideas need big money to get NASA off the ground
David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine ’97 are quoted in the Houston Chronicle. Alexander also is featured in InnovationMap.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the July 14 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2NNVoPy
3 Houston innovators to know this week
InnovationMap
http://bit.ly/2lmYDjb

The moon is ‘a God-given space station orbiting Earth’ [Opinion]
George Abbey, senior fellow in space policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This op-ed also appeared in the July 14 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2lqHWn3
KPRC presents ‘Apollo 11: Mission to the Moon’
Click2Houston 
http://bit.ly/2loE9GQ

Going Back: Why returning to the moon is so important for the US
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 15 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2loGEcc

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Children at LSU-based summer program evacuated to Houston
Several articles mention that over 100 middle and high school students participating in the Duke University Talent Identification Program at Louisiana State University were evacuated to Rice because of the threat of flooding from Hurricane Barry.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in 50 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2loK1zS
The Latest: Mississippi River won’t be as high as feared
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in 479 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2YUdL6v
More than 100 students in Baton Rouge evacuated, transported to Rice overnight
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 13 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2lm05lU
Texas billionaire made political waves
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Chronicle’s July 14 print issue of “Subscriber Extra: Week In Review.”)
http://bit.ly/2lqlnyR
Storm won’t dampen good time
Houston Chronicle (This image appeared on the front page of the July 13 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2llDk1s
‘TWC News All Evening’
Spectrum News Austin (This segment aired 25 times.)
http://bit.ly/2lmYlc7
‘KHOU 11 News Saturday Morning’
KHOU-TV (Houston; this segment aired twice.)
http://bit.ly/2lnUYBH
‘Fox 26 Morning News Weekends 6 a.m.’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2lrCYXb
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://bit.ly/2ln069d

One of America’s top climate scientists is an evangelical Christian. She’s on a mission to convert skeptics.
Research into the religious beliefs of scientists by Elaine Howard Ecklund, professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice, is cited.
The Washington Post (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
https://wapo.st/2llMqLE

Astronomers make the first observations of a ‘moon-forming’ disk around a distant planet
Rice research that made the first-ever observations of a circumplanetary disk, which helps to support many of the current theories of planet formation, is featured. Lead author Andrea Isella, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
CNN (This article also appeared in 20 other media outlets.)
https://cnn.it/2YURsOb
Alien moon likely seen forming in first-of-its-kind picture
National Geographic (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Y4Lih7
Planet’s dusty disk mirrors origins of Jupiter’s moons
Futurity (This and similar articles also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Y4uwyQ

Opinion: Drug companies say you’d just be ‘confused’ if they included prices in TV ads
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.
MSN (This Los Angeles Times article also appeared in 10 other media outlets, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2lmEg5I

Doha’s ‘foreign policy is economic policy’ — analysis
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Jerusalem Post
http://bit.ly/2Y8xUIQ

Harmful bacteria and cancer’s worst nightmare may be a microscopic drill
An article about an international team of scientists including experts from Rice are developing molecule-sized motors that drill through the surface of cancer cells.
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.
Voice of America (This artice also appeared in Newsgram.)
http://bit.ly/2lmkG9J

Houston, we have a solution: Israeli startups take on world’s largest medical center
An article mentions that Start-Up Nation Central is working with Rice to create an innovation bridge between the Texas Medical Center and Israeli startups.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2lnbkul

Desdeña AMLO 53% del petróleo
Adrian Duhalt, postdoctoral fellow in Mexico energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Mexico Center and Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
El Mundo (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in the July 12 print and online editions of Reforma and El Norte.)
http://bit.ly/2Y3yEiC

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Can the ‘masters of the flood’ help Texas protect its coast from hurricanes? 
An article about Texas’ coastal barrier plan to mitigate storm surge in Galveston Bay cites a white paper by Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and the co-director Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center. A caption mentions that students from Rice and Texas A&M University visited the Maeslant Barrier in the Netherlands.
Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in The Gilmer Mirror, Insurance News Net, KTSA Online and The Eagle.)
http://bit.ly/2lner5v

Mike Freedman’s ‘King of the Mississippi’ just may be the Great Houston Novel we’ve been waiting for.
Alumnus Mike Freedman, author of the novel “King of the Mississippi,” is featured. Demographic research by Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and professor emeritus of sociology in Rice’s School of Social Sciences, is cited in the article and in Houston Public Media.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Zest section in the July 15 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2O1h0YO

The future is electric and Houston knows that [Editorial]
An editorial mentions that Houston has partnered with Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research to study the possibility of the city’s light-duty, nonemergency fleet transitioning to electric power.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 14 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2l9DetD

What’s that beaded thing on Montrose? It’s Art League Houston’s latest installation
An article mentions the Rice Gallery.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Zest section in the July 14 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2lmwokH

Iconic Houston antiques store closes its doors after 40 years
An article features alumnus Carl Moore.
CultureMap Houston
http://bit.ly/2lmjvqO

BROADCAST

Third-party and independent candidates find it hard to get on the ballot in Texas 
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.
Texas Standard (This segment aired on 30 affiliate stations in Texas, and the article also appeared at KUT Online and Texas Public Radio Online.)
http://bit.ly/2lafOnW

Why don’t more Texans vote?
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science at Rice, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This “Houston Matters” segment also aired twice on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/2lra2P3
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://bit.ly/2lnYmfT

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Carbon nanotube device channels heat into light
An article features Rice research that suggests carbon nanotubes may make solar panels more efficient. Co-authors Gururaj Naik, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Junichiro Kono, professor of electrical and computer engineering, of physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering, are quoted. Graduate student Chloe Doiron is mentioned, and graduate student Xinwei Li and academic visitor Weilu Gao are pictured.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2lnrrbj

Business people: July 12, 2019: Chemours, Community Foundation, Chesapeake, Prelude, Junior League
Alumnus Sameer Ralhan is featured.
Delaware Business Now
http://bit.ly/2Y6D606

LGBTQ film festival, QFest, returns this month
An article about the 23rd annual QFest mentions that Rice Cinema will screen “Paris is Burning” at the opening-night gala July 24, and it will screen “Tarnation” and “Angel” July 28.
Broadway World (A similar artilce also appeared in the July 19 print edition of OutSmart Magazine.)
http://bit.ly/2lrTUgd

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Yorktown High School salutatorian: Kevin Fink
An article featuring Kevin Fink mentions that he will attend Rice’s Shepherd School of Music in the fall.
TAPinto.net
http://bit.ly/2lmohoe

SPORTS

How Rice football is taking a national approach to recruiting
An article about the future of Rice football features head coach Mike Bloomgren and quotes David Pillen, assistant athletic director, and Scott Vestal, assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Director of recruiting Alex Brown, former head coach David Balliff and former Owls Nate Richards and Stuart Mouchantaf are mentioned. The article also mentions that Bradley Rozner, Miles McCord and Naeem Smith will play at Rice as transfers.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the July 15 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2X7XWHY

A milestone summer 
Rice Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard is quoted.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2XPJ5SH

Q&A: Get to know Commodores shortstop Trei Cruz
Rice baseball player Trei Cruz is featured.
The Commodores Corner
http://bit.ly/2YU62pc
Cape Cod Baseball League: Kavadas blasts three home runs, leads Harwich to win
Cape Cod Times
http://bit.ly/2lsMERf

Position breakdown: Army offensive line
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play Army Aug. 30.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2Y3jDxo

New Hog basketball era will start with old foe
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team will play the University of Arkansas Nov. 5.
5 News Online
http://bit.ly/2ln5s4i

Colleagues vouch for ex-Texans GM Brian Gaine amid discrimination allegation
An article about Jeff Pope’s discrimination complaint against the Houston Texans mentions that he is a former Rice athletic ticket sales employee.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the July 14 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/32l6q26

Scouting Jets UDFA Calvin Anderson
Former Rice football player Calvin Anderson is featured.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2XSR6pS 
2019 season preview: Breaking down Texas’ Big 12 opponents
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2lnkxTt

Amir Smith, son of former No. 1 NBA draft pick Joe Smith, is trying to make a name for himself
Former Rice basketball player Amir Smith is featured.
13 News Now (This article also appeared in WVEC Online.)
http://bit.ly/2XQnc5V

NEWS RELEASES

Alzheimer’s effect on spouse’s health focus of new Rice study
Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that affects about 5.8 million people in the United States, but how does it impact the health of their spouses? A new five-year, $3.8 million study will be conducted by Christopher Fagundes, associate professor of psychological sciences, and focus on the notion of “living bereavement” — grieving the loss of a spouse with Alzheimer’s who is still alive.
http://bit.ly/2Y5zhbt

Physicists find first possible 3D quantum spin liquid
There’s no known way to prove a three-dimensional “quantum spin liquid” exists, so Rice physicists and their collaborators did the next best thing: They showed their single crystals of cerium zirconium pyrochlore had the right stuff to qualify as the first possible 3D version of the long-sought state of matter.
http://bit.ly/2XNTYEI

Students evacuated from Louisiana arrive at Rice U.
Ahead of possible flooding in the Baton Rouge area due to Tropical Storm Barry, 125 middle and high school students enrolled in a summer program at Louisiana State University were evacuated to the Rice campus.
http://bit.ly/2XVWZ60