Dateline Rice for Aug. 9, 2019

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Trump heads for golf club holiday with summer storms looming
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 750 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2GWOvWs

Texas relaxed gun laws after recent mass shootings
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 Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 200 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2YQDw6V
Correction: Election 2020-Beto O’Rourke story
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2YXcBGA

Texas oil regulator shifts stance as gas flaring hits record
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Bloomberg (This article also appeared in BNN Bloomberg, Bloomberg Quint, Yahoo! Finance, World Oil and Rigzone.)
https://bloom.bg/2YVxeD5
Conference speaker makes case for ‘hydrovascular’ water network
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2YVZ0zx

Doctors altered a person’s genes with CRISPR for the first time in the US. Here’s what could be next. 
Gang Bao, the Foyt Family Professor of Bioengineering, is quoted.
Popular Science (This article also appeared in The Entrepreneur Fund.)
http://bit.ly/2GXyRtM

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Can a $2.5 billion bond deal fix Harris County’s inequitable flood control?
Kyle Shelton, director of strategic partnerships at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Texas Observer (This article also appeared in USA News Update.)
http://bit.ly/2YVsFJ3

100 most diverse colleges
Rice is ranked No. 30 on Stacker’s list of the most diverse colleges in the U.S.
Houston Chronicle (This Stacker article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2YRA38f

TMCx company raises millions, Rice Business launches a podcast, and more Houston innovation news
An innovation news roundup highlights The Index, a podcast by Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business. The second InnovationMap article also features The Index and mentions that Rice’s tech accelerator program, OwlSpark, and the University of Houston’s RED Labs participated in the sixth annual Bayou City Startup Showcase Aug. 1. Kerri Smith, managing director of OwlSpark, is quoted.
InnovationMap
http://bit.ly/2GTIxW8
5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week
InnovationMap
http://bit.ly/2YW8avV

The Ike Dike debate continues
An article features Rice’s research into the Galveston Bay Park Plan, a proposed 25-foot-tall levee to protect the Houston-Galveston region from hurricanes.
Off the Kuff
http://bit.ly/2GYmga1

Interfaith of The Woodlands announces 2019 Hometown Heroes
An article mentions that alumnus Alex Sutton will be honored.
Woodlands Online
http://bit.ly/2GXmv4X

San Jacinto College to train next aerospace workforce at Houston Spaceport’s Edge Center
An article mentions that an aerospace company has had discussions with Rice and other area universities about aerospace-focused research and development campus at the Houston Spaceport.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://bit.ly/2YTFhjO

Ta-Nehisi Coates, Carmen Maria Machado, Malcolm Gladwell among notable authors swinging through Houston 
An article mentions that author Elizabeth Gilbert will be featured as part of the Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series event Nov. 11 at Rice’s Stude Concert Hall.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2YRMpxi

The Must List: Lyle Lovett and His Big Band, Dude Perfect
An article mentions that Hope Stone Dance will perform “5 Pieces of Candy” at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts Aug. 17.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets, and it appeared in the Aug. 9 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2GVU9YL
http://bit.ly/2GVUquL

From Common to ‘Carmina Burana,’ it’s a season of diversity in classical music
An arts roundup mentions that the Rice Chorale will present the 9/11 memorial concert, Sept. 11 at Rice’s Stude Concert Hall.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2YW8iLQ

What’s what and where’s where: A guide to Houston fine-arts venues
An arts roundup features Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Aug. 9 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2YRl3Hr

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Graphite intercalation compounds may offer keys to prolonging battery life
Research by alumnus Ayrat Dimiev, which began when he was a graduate student at Rice, is featured. Former collaborators mentioned are alumnus Natnael Behabtu; James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering; and Matteo Pasquali, the A. J. Hartsook Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and NanoEngineering.
Science Codex (This article also appeared in 7th Space Interactive, Eurasia Review, Power Systems Design, Scienmag and Innovations Report.)
http://bit.ly/2GSiQVV

Okjökull remembered
An article mentions that anthropologists from Rice produced a film about the loss of Okjökull’s distinction as a glacier.
NASA’s Earth Observatory
https://go.nasa.gov/2YSzxqt

Technique for 3D-printing of replacement organs
Collaborative Rice research that developed a tangled, 3D-printed network of vessels that mimic a human lung is featured.
Tech Briefs
http://bit.ly/2Z04Gso

High-temperature dielectric nanocomposite
An article features Rice research developing dielectric materials, which may help manufacturers create next-generation flexible electronics
Tech Briefs
http://bit.ly/2YPLNrS

How many Boris Johnsons does a Saturn V rocket weigh?
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
New Scientist
http://bit.ly/2YQ51O8
Need a vision that inspires your people? Make it a moonshot.
Medium
http://bit.ly/2MRj6bJ

Title IX update: OCR opens investigations against UC-Berkeley and Rice University 
Rice is mentioned.
AEIdeas (This article also appeared in Tech Policy Daily.)
http://bit.ly/2YRPy04

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Scientists have created simple fluorescent surfactants
Rice researchers combined surfactants and fluorescent dyes, which may help capture images of single nanotubes or cells.
News Central 360 (This research was a featured “Headline” on the Science360 News homepage and in the Aug. 9 newsletter.)
http://bit.ly/2GVJb5F

More House Republicans bail on re-election ahead of 2020
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
NewsBug.info (This article also appeared in Northwest Georgia News, Cincinnati Bell, GVTC, Sun Herald, the Idaho Statesman and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2GXRHRs

Care coming full circle
An article featuring alumnus Hiep Nguyen mentions that his daughter attends Rice.
Orlando Medical News
http://bit.ly/2YXZCVc

‘Nulla Vestigia Retrorsum’
A blog post mentions William Shepherd Dix, the former director of Rice’s Fondren Library.
Anecdotal Evidence
http://bit.ly/2YVJDH9

Lark & Berry’s Laura Sanchez shines a light on sustainable, lab-cultured diamonds
Alumna Laura Sanchez is featured and pictured.
The Daily Front Row
http://bit.ly/2GWqTBh

Stillwater native, internationally touring tenor to headline ‘Opera on the River’
Alumnus Jack Swanson is featured and pictured.
ECM Publishers
http://bit.ly/2YVADSn

SPORTS

Which coach is ready to make the Year 2 leap?
Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren is mentioned.
ESPN (This article also appeared on ESPN Australia and KABC.)
https://es.pn/2YSEY93

Emerald alumnus Chamberlain eyes continued success at Rice
Rice football player Treshawn Chamberlain is featured and pictured.
Index-Journal
http://bit.ly/2GXwE1s

Houston’s top 100 high school football recruits in Class of 2020
A slideshow featuring top Houston high school football recruits mentions that
Devin Gunter (image 69), Braedon Nutter (image 73), Trey Phillippi (image 82) and Kobie Campbell (image 101) plan to play at Rice.
http://bit.ly/2GXJn4f

Texas A&M women’s cross-country earns NCAA Public Recognition Award
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s cross-country team was honored with the NCAA Public Recognition Award for academic achievement.
KBTX Online
http://bit.ly/2YYM63T

2020 SEC football schedule release: Alabama, Georgia set for huge showdowns in September
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play Louisiana State University on Sept. 19, 2020.
CBS Sports (Similar articles appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2H9hLtl

NW Houston athletes named to Touchdown Club of Houston preseason teams
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2YTBYcn  (Scroll down to Tomball Memorial.)

Texas A&M women’s athletics: Outshining the men since 1983
Rice is mentioned.
Fanbuzz
http://bit.ly/2YVtnG6

Hilltoppers release full 2019-20 schedule 
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team will play Western Kentucky University on Jan. 4, 2020.
College Heights Herald
http://bit.ly/2GV7r81

All-VYPE: Public school volleyball
An article featuring the 2019 Preseason All-VYPE Public School Volleyball Team mentions that Danyle Courtley and Nia McCardell plan to play at Rice.
VYPE
http://bit.ly/2GV61dE

All-VYPE: Private school volleyball
An article featuring the 2019 Preseason All-VYPE Private School Volleyball Team mentions that Sahara Maruska plans to play at Rice.
VYPE
http://bit.ly/2GUgLZK

A&M-C football picked to finish third in LSC at conference media day
Former Rice head football coach David Bailiff is quoted and pictured.
Commerce Journal
http://bit.ly/2GXsxT9

Baylor announces 2020 opener with Ole Miss
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play Baylor University on Sept. 21.
KWKT Online (This article also appeared in The Eagle, the Waco Tribune-Herald and KXXV Online.)
http://bit.ly/2GXCCiZ

Iowa State football: Meet Justin Bickham, a businesslike addition to the Cyclones’ secondary 
Former Rice football player Justin Bickham is featured and pictured. Rice assistant coach Gerard Wilcher and former Owl Brandon Douglas are quoted.
Ames Tribune
http://bit.ly/2GS7Isn

Toughest stretches and nonconference highlights on each SEC West schedule in 2020 
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play Louisiana State University on Sept. 19, 2020.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2YYL1cl

10 Dallas-area storylines to follow during 2019 football season: Shots at history and redemption, young talent and more!
An article mentions Rice football player Regan Riddle and that Plae Wyatt plans to play at Rice.
The Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2YVuJk4

Louisiana Tech 2019 season preview, part 2 — schedule
An article previews Rice’s Sept. 28 football game against Louisiana Tech University.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2YS6KCn