Dateline Rice for Aug. 1, 2019

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Vivian Ho, the director of the Center for Health and Biosciences at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the possibility of “Medicare for All.”
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal (This segment aired on more than 700 affiliate radio stations across the U.S.)
http://bit.ly/2ZrH6po (Segment begins at 10:00.)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Device that automates manual breathing bags could save lives
A Rice senior capstone design team set out to create a cost-effective device that automates the compression of manual bag valve masks, which feed fresh air to the lungs of intubated patients. Alumna Carolina De Santiago is quoted and pictured.
Scientific American (This article will also appear in the August 2019 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2GEFe50

The best nanotube edges have ‘armchairs’ and ‘zigzags’
Rice research into the energetic stability of a circular arrangement of carbon nanotubes is featured. Study co-authors Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, research administrator Ksenia Bets and research scientist Evgeni Penev are quoted. This research is also highlighted in The American Ceramic Society.
Futurity (This article also appeared in X Herald.)
http://bit.ly/2ZkPirk
Other materials stories that may be of interest
The American Ceramic Society
http://bit.ly/2GFyeVU

PredictIt owns the market for 2020 presidential election betting
Graduate student Aaron Reese is quoted.
Bloomberg (This article also appeared in Bloomberg Quint.)
https://bloom.bg/2ZuY5Y0

Energia nuclear, fuente sin aprovechar
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/2GGygwp

The untold story of the ‘circle of trust’ behind the world’s first gene-edited babies
An article about gene editing in humans mentions Michael Deem, the John W. Cox Professor of Biochemical and Genetic Engineering and a professor of physics and astronomy, and that He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who claimed he produced the first genetically engineered twins, attended Rice.
Science
http://bit.ly/2Zq1qYa

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Is Royce West the top Democrat in the Senate race? That might be what John Cornyn wants you to think
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 in the Aug. 1 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2ZobFfJ
Gov. Abbott in Tyler for town hall
KTBB Online
http://bit.ly/2ZpV1vV

Rice, Texas A&M vie to protect Houston from hurricanes
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. The Galveston Bay Park Plan is cited in Architectural Record.
Green Source DFW 
http://bit.ly/2ZkZ10O
Continuing Education: Coastal Resilience 
Architectural Record 
http://bit.ly/2GHtJtT

To the shopping moon and back — River Oaks District celebrates the Apollo 11 anniversary with stunning installation
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
PaperCity
http://bit.ly/2GI7WSC
Donovan visits the ‘World’s Premier Gateway to Space’
Lompoc Record (This article also appeared in the Santa Maria Times and Santa Ynez Valley News.)
http://bit.ly/2GF1ADN
Fly me to the moon 
VYPE 
http://bit.ly/2GEu8NG

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.
Austin American-Statesman (This article also appeared in the Nueces County Record-Star, the Brownwood Bulletin and the Glen Rose Reporter.)
https://atxne.ws/2GCRNOo

Houston ranks high on lists for startup ecosystems and economic growth potential
Rice’s redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into The Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district that broke ground July 19, is featured.
InnovationMap
http://bit.ly/2GCuGDt

GALLERIES: Your guide to what’s happening in Houston galleries 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.)
http://bit.ly/2ZoIzg8

Home slice
Giovanna Marciano, director of finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is mentioned.
The Buzz Magazines
http://bit.ly/2Zvc14g

Taste of medical school
An article mentions that the “National Youth Leadership Forum: Medicine” was held at Rice.
The Buzz Magazines
http://bit.ly/2Zopyun

BROADCAST

Rice University students invent wearable EpiPen
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.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston, and it aired twice on WJMN-TV in Marquette, Michigan.)
http://bit.ly/2GGyUtZ

Inside ‘Say STEM’ Tapia Camps at Rice University
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 39 Online
http://bit.ly/2ZoMcmf

‘Houston’s Morning Show 9 a.m.’
A television broadcast features Rice and Texas Southern University students discussing the July 31 Democratic debates.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2GEszPS

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Here’s how the locked-down Saudi Arabia-Qatar border became one of the tensest places on Earth, sparking outrageous plans to build a 37-mile-long canal and turn Qatar into an island
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Business Insider Malaysia (This article also appeared in Business Insider India, Business Insider Ghana, Business Insider Nigeria, ATT.net and Markets Insider.)
http://bit.ly/2Zpja63

Did Thomas Jefferson say ‘information is the currency of democracy’?
John Boles, the William P. Hobby Professor of History, is quoted.
Check Your Facts
http://bit.ly/2GI9s7n

Scientists gain insights into how the brain perceives different odors
An article mentions that researchers from Rice collaborated on a study to determine the cellular diversity of neurons in the brain.
News-Medical.net
http://bit.ly/2Zso1U6

18 colleges and universities with the best college dorm rooms
A roundup of the best dorms in the U.S. according to Niche features Rice’s residential college system.
Insider (This article also appeared in Business Insider.)
http://bit.ly/2GE9rBy

Herb Alpert Award winner Ben Morris to take Newport stage for the first time
Alumnus Ben Morris is featured.
Jazz Times
http://bit.ly/2Zo9okl

Tank Shanghai by OPEN Architecture 
Alumnus Li Hu is featured.
Architectural Record 
http://bit.ly/2ZoNSMA

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

May we never forget: Memorial created for Iceland glacier lost to climate change
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.
Page One Philippines (A similar article also appeared in the American Thinker.)
http://bit.ly/2GGmF0p
Climate change can put millions of people’s health at risk
Business Times
http://bit.ly/2ZpS4LX

Georgia Tech faculty among presidential science and technology award recipients 
An article mentions that alumnus Mark Davenport received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Llodo.com
http://bit.ly/2Zo01kJ

What is transhumanism and why is Jeffrey Epstein into it?
Graduate student Allen Porter is quoted.
Refinery 29
https://r29.co/2ZpSlhR

This display reminds makerspace members to wear hearing protection
An article features a design by the “Ring the Decibels” team at Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen.
BlogDotTV
http://bit.ly/2GIpQ7R

UM trying to out former grad student as gay, court filing claims
An article mentions alumnus Samuel Schultz ’09, who has accused David Daniels and Scott Walters of sexual assault.
Detroit Free Press
http://bit.ly/2GHvk2R

History professor Jonathan Chism illuminates the words of Dr. King in new book
Alumnus Jonathan Chism is featured and pictured.
Los Angeles Sentinel
http://bit.ly/2GGo3A2

Letters to the editor: Aug. 1, 2019
Rice is mentioned in a caption.
TCPalm.com
http://bit.ly/2GD9hdu

Pesquisadores querem tornar os painéis solares 80% mais efecientes com a conversão do calor em luz
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.
Revista Amazonia (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2ZqxoTY
Innovatives modul nutzt abwärme effektiv
Photovoltaik (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2ZoS1A7

SPORTS

Rice football: 5 things to watch in camp
Rice’s football program is featured. Head coach Mike Bloomgren and Owl Wiley Green are pictured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Aug. 1 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2YDTXaJ

Transaction analysis July 31, 2019: Gyorko traded to the Dodgers for LHP Tony Cingrani
Former Rice baseball player Tony Cingrani is featured and pictured.
SB Nation (This article also appeared in Newsllive.com, Centre Daily Times and Daily News.)
http://bit.ly/2Zm725O

SportzBuzz — Aug. 2019
Former Rice baseball players Jeff Niemann, Anthony Rendon, Kenny Baugh and Joe Savery are mentioned.
The Buzz Magazine
http://bit.ly/2ZpY2fU

College football schedule
Rice’s football schedule is featured.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ZqBxaD

Dick Harmon: 5th-year senior transfer backs may prove an interesting development as BYU camp opens 
Former Rice football player Emmanuel Esukpa is featured and pictured.
Deseret News (This article also appeared in Real Estate News Utah.)
http://bit.ly/2Zr2V8k

Racheem Boothe
A 2017 football game between Rice and the University of Southern Mississippi is mentioned.
Jackson Free Press
http://bit.ly/2ZkXPKS

Hogs to host Texas Southern in November
An article mentions that the University of Arkansas men’s basketball team will host Rice Nov. 5.
WholeHogSports (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2ZokA0H
HawgBeat — Piecing together Arkansas’ 2019-20 basketball schedule
Rivals.com
https://rvls.co/2ZqqwGa

Tom Herman: Sam Ehlinger sees the game as good as anyone
Former Rice assistant football coach Tom Herman is featured, and former Owl Chase Clemens is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2Zst6Ma

A&M-C Lions picked to finish 3rd in LSC football race
Former Rice head football coach David Bailiff is featured.
Herald-Banner
http://bit.ly/2Zv8P8M