Dateline Rice for July 31, 2019

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Investor pressure is driving climate action at fossil fuel companies
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article about climate-related reforms by fossil fuel companies.
Axios
http://bit.ly/2GAdLRZ

Facebook’s FTC settlement doesn’t protect privacy of users’ health information
Kirsten Ostherr, the Gladys Louise Fox Professor of English and director of Rice’s Medical Futures Lab, co-authored an article.
STAT
http://bit.ly/2ZjNUFy

The NASA logo is having a moment
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Los Angeles Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the July 31 print editions of the Houston Chronicle’s Bay Area Citizen, Pearland Journal, Friendswood Journal, Pasadena Citizen and Deer Park Broadcaster. This story appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
https://lat.ms/2Y4pIVX

Where did it go wrong for Beto?
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science at Rice, is quoted.
MSN (This article also appeared in All USA News Hub.)
http://bit.ly/2GELGZS

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Citgo’s fate could depend on Trump
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.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 31 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2ZsmcGM
Fallo judicial en EE.UU. pone en riesgo activos de CITGO
Venezolano de Panama (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2GFTI4N
En riesgo activos de CITGO por fallo judicial en EEUU
MiamiDiario.com (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2GBWOXm

Sullivan’s claim about Bonnen meeting might backfire, Rice professor predicts
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 Texas Monitor
http://bit.ly/2GD0dFI
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2ZhQj3r
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://bit.ly/2Zneo97 (This segment aired five times on KRLD-AM, and it also aired three times on WOAI-AM in San Antonio.)

Are employee naps good for business?
An article features a Rice study that determined that people with nonvisible stigmas who live openly at work are happier with their overall lives and more productive in the workplace. Eden King, associate professor of psychology, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Chronicle’s July 31 print editions of the Cypress Creek Mirror-Champions/Klein, Tomball Potpourri, Magnolia Potpourri and the Katy Rancher. This story appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/32QdC6q

Rice Mathematics staff attends CAMT
An article authored by Rahmi Alpat, a writer at the Rice University Summer Mathematics Project, mentions that RUSMP directors gave a presentation at the 2019 Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching. Talks given by Carolyn White, director of mathematics programs, and Richard Parr, clinical assistant professor and executive director of RUSMP, are cited.
Village News
http://bit.ly/2GACt4Q

Dedicated Avalon, Red Oak teachers study with distinguished scholars
An article mentions that Humanities Texas partnered with Rice to present the professional development course “Teaching Shakespeare” June 17-20. Dennis Huston, the Gladys Louise Fox Professor Emeritus of English at Rice, delivered a keynote lecture.
Waxahachie Daily Light
http://bit.ly/2GCPfzZ

Better policies, better brains, better futures
An article mentions that Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the University of Houston’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies co-sponsored the Better Brains, Better Policies Symposium.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2ZmD6Xd

GALLERIES: Your guide to what’s happening in Houston galleries and art museums this week
A Houston arts roundup mentions Gillian Wearing’s installation “Rock ‘n’ Roll 70” at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts. The site-specific work “Wallpaper” consists of portraits that have been altered to imagine what the artist will look like in 20 years.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ZpHqVI
http://bit.ly/2ZxiDPe

Houston Community College-Katy adding engineering academy through partnership with University of Houston-Katy 
Rice is mentioned.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://bit.ly/2ZobWz5

Houston youth wins award for his efforts toward unity
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the July 31 print edition of the Chronicle’s Bellaire Examiner and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2K0LtkQ

Friendswood takes pride in having 3 residents at once in space
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the July 31 print edition of the Chronicle’s Friendswood Journal, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2GDpEqC
Como o homem chegou à lua
Jet Setters (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2GRbMcv

Making the perfect omelet is key to being chef
An article mentions a cooking seminar was held at Rice.
Victoria Advocate (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2ZoVUVM

Emily Akin retires from Fox 26
Alumna Emily Akin is featured and pictured.
MikeMcGuff.com
http://bit.ly/2GFSUga

BROADCAST

Manufacturing jobs are up 170% in President Trump’s first term
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
KTRH.iheart.com
https://ihr.fm/2Zn6DQp
Rice University Professor John Diamond: Optimistic on economy, but there are questions, too.
Speaker 
http://bit.ly/2ZlzPHn

Rice researchers propose alternative to Ike Dike
An article features Rice’s research into the Galveston Bay Park Plan, a 25-foot-tall levee to protect the Houston-Galveston region from hurricanes. Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and the co-director of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
KTRH.iheart.com (This article also appeared in KPRC.iheart.com.)
https://ihr.fm/2ZkzpRT
http://bit.ly/2ZhPyHD (This segment aired twice.)
http://bit.ly/2Zlx20V
Texas might spend up to $20 billion to protect Houston from hurricanes
Leon County Today (This article also appeared on the front page of the July 30 print edition of The Buffalo Press, and it appeared online in the Insurance Journal, KXXV Online, Bag of Randomness Blog, Daily Kos, Gilmer Mirror and Valley Morning Star.)
http://bit.ly/2Zm1iZK
Our viewpoint: Brazoria County should factor into coastal protections
The Facts
http://bit.ly/2ZkrgNj

Power Shift: Heat-to-light device could help boost solar cells
Guru Naik, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is featured.
BNN Bloomberg (This segment also aired on Bloomberg in Canada.)
http://bit.ly/2ZpcIMa

‘Morning Dose’
A television broadcast features Rice’s Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity’s “Say STEM” summer camps. Paul Hand, assistant professor of computational and applied mathematics and director of the Tapia Center, is featured in the last three segments.
CW 38 (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2SU7ENs
http://bit.ly/2Zmok2D
http://bit.ly/2ZlqPSI
http://bit.ly/2ZkGVMB
http://bit.ly/2ZiAv0i
http://bit.ly/2ZnsMhp

A device that may help some people with allergies
An article featuring undergraduate Rice research to develop a wearable device for allergy sufferers is featured. Deirdre Hunter, lecturer at Rice’s Brown School of Engineering’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen, Martel College senior Justin Tang and Sid Richardson senior Albert Han are quoted.
UPMatters.com (This segment also aired on WJMN-TV in Marquette, Michigan; WFRV-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin; and KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/2GDILke

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Mexico’s Pemex charts its own course as Latin American peers steer in opposite direction
An article cites a study co-authored by Benigna Leiss, nonresident fellow in Latin American energy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Adrian Duhalt, postdoctoral fellow in Mexico energy studies at the Baker Institute’s Mexico Center and Center for Energy Studies.
Natural Gas Intelligence
http://bit.ly/2GASYhi

Iceland to commemorate the demise of Okjökull glacier
Iceland’s first glacier lost to climate change will be remembered with a monument to be unveiled next month at the site of the former glacier. Cymene Howe, associate professor of anthropology, and Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology, are featured.
GlacierHub
http://bit.ly/2Zn0pjv
How can you tell when a glacier is dead?
The Wire (This article also appeared in NewsDog.)
http://bit.ly/2Zxj9Na
Greenland faces ice melt disaster 
The Times
http://bit.ly/2ZluiAB

Rice study seeks to improve braille literacy
A first-of-its-kind study at Rice that will seek to improve braille literacy by exploring questions about how it’s taught is featured. Robert Englebretson, associate professor and chair of linguistics, and Simon Fischer-Baum, assistant professor of psychological sciences, are quoted. 
The Optical Vision Site
http://bit.ly/2GBUJL2

What happens when oil runs out?
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Baystreet (This article also appeared in MENAFN.)
http://bit.ly/2ZmlhHB

University study links ride-hailing services with increased traffic deaths
An article cites collaborative research into ride-hailing services by Yael Hochberg, the Ralph S. O’Connor Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, and graduate student Livia (Hanyi) Yi.
eDriving.com
http://bit.ly/2GFQnTc

ASCAP Foundation, Newport Festivals Foundation tap Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award recipient Ben Morris 
Alumnus Ben Morris is featured.
What’sUpNewp
http://bit.ly/2ZilStU

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Spindle items
An article mentions that Jarod Yap, who established the “Vision Possible Charity Concert Series,” attended Rice.
Clarence Bee
http://bit.ly/2Zmb9i3

Alberto Gonzales fast facts
Alumnus Alberto Gonzalez ’79, former U.S. attorney general, is featured.
The World News
http://bit.ly/2ZnobMb

SPORTS

Rubik’s rookie: Jets’ Calvin Anderson has puzzling talent
Former Rice football player Calvin Anderson is featured.
The Associated Press (This article appeared in more than 100 media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ZqevAI

Crosby, Rice alum Austin Walter signed to 49ers training camp roster
Former Rice football player Austin Walter is featured and pictured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ZnQc6i
http://bit.ly/2Zol9Y4
49ers Notebook: Garoppolo struggles, Ford and Greenlaw pick up knocks
KNBR Online (This article also appeared in SFBay.ca.)
http://bit.ly/2GDtaBe

Houston Christian Track Club trio triumphs at Pan American U20 Championships
An article features Rice track and field athlete Corbett Fong and mentions that he placed fourth in the decathlon at the July 19-21 Pan American U20 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the July 31 print editions of the Chronicle’s Memorial Examiner and Bellaire Examiner, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2Zheorf

James Harden’s JH-Town weekend scheduled for Aug. 23-25
Rice is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2GDsM5K

‘Ducks Notebook: Stephens helps Akron finish road trip strong
Former Rice baseball player Jordan Stephens is featured and pictured.
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2Zo06F0

NAU Roundup: Schedule full of challenges released for women’s basketball 
Rice’s women’s basketball program is mentioned.
Arizona Daily Sun
http://bit.ly/2ZntXxl

UTEP men’s basketball announces 2019-20 schedule
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team will play the University of Texas at El Paso Jan. 23.
KTSM Online (This article also appeared in the El Paso Herald-Post, KFOX Online and 4 News Online.)
http://bit.ly/2ZqdRDi

SMU women’s basketball team 
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s basketball team will play Southern Methodist University Nov. 13.
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2Zjq3Ww

SMU’s 2019 football roster updated with height, weights
Former Rice football player Zach Abercrumbia is featured.
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2ZmdvNV

Opponent Preview: Army, coming off 11-2 year, offers WKU midseason test 
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play Army Aug. 30.
Bowling Green Daily News
http://bit.ly/2Znhutx