Dateline Rice for Aug. 28, 2019

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

‘Medicare advantage for all’
Ken Janda, adjunct professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, and 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, co-authored an op-ed. Ho is quoted in the Houston Chronicle.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/30MBR4o
Most ACA rates for 2020 going down in Houston, but trouble seems never far away 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is requited. This article also appeared in the Aug. 28 print editions of the Chronicle’s Lake Houston Observer, The News Advocate and Kingwood Observer.)
http://bit.ly/30tlSrO

In Poland, the nuclear option is still on the table
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an op-ed about the possibility of nuclear power generation in Poland.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2ZvKxia

Court approves banning atheists from reciting opening prayers at state legislature
Elaine Howard Ecklund, professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice, is quoted.
Huffington Post (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Zz1XKA

Confident conservatives beat risk-averse liberals at investing
Research by Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured. Mittal also is quoted in the Houston Chronicle.
Futurity (This article was also featured in the Aug. 28 edition of the Futurity Today newsletter.)
http://bit.ly/2Ztuq4p
Baker Hughes takes a different path in struggling oilfield services sector
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/30BHW3n

Women in positions of power give hope for the new Sudan
An article mentions that Nuha Zein is a visiting professor at Rice.
Voice of America (This article also appeared in The World News.)
http://bit.ly/2ZA76SG

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Houston gets hotter in 2020 with up to 11 competitive Texas House races
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.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2ZpfCEb
En EEUU prevén una relación difícil de Alberto Fernández con la Casa Blanca por su posición sobre Venezuela
Compactonea (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ZqAvic

Threadlike fiber stitched into heart could be answer to arrhythmias
Collaborative Rice research into thin, flexible fibers made of carbon nanotubes to deliver electrical signals to damaged heart tissues is featured. Matteo Pasquali, the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, a professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Aug. 28 print edition of the Chronicle’s Magnolia Potpourri and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2HaVpYm

Rice Public Art announces new series with Glassell Core Residency
An article mentions that Rice Public Art has entered a three-year partnership with the Glassell School of Art to create the “Off the Wall” series, which will commission site-specific installations to be displayed at Rice’s Brochstein Pavilion.
Glasstire
http://bit.ly/30FNEB7

Best Houston sports bars to watch college football for Aggies, Cougars, Longhorns fans and more
Rice’s graduate student pub Valhalla is featured in a slideshow.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ZyRlvo
http://bit.ly/30Ip8zo
Best Houston sports bars to watch Week 1 of college football: Aggies, Cougars, Longhorns top list
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/30FFwAB

Texas domestic terrorism task force is a good start. But important voices are missing. [Editorial]
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This editorial also appeared in the Aug. 28 print edition, and it appeared in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/2ZwSRxV

What’s in the art 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 (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/30Hg5P8

BROADCAST

Why one Houston researcher calls meth ‘a perfect storm’ for southeast Texas
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
Texas Standard (This Houston Public Media segment aired on more than 30 affiliate stations across Texas, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2Zxc8iL

Texas Public Radio
A radio broadcast mentions that Rice is ranked in the top 10 in the nation for sustainability research by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
http://bit.ly/30GNklQ (This segment aired on 30 affiliate stations across Texas.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Quantum criticality could be a boon for qubit designers
Collaborative Rice research that transformed the quantum behavior of an intermetallic crystal of cerium, palladium and silicon is featured. Co-lead author Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is quoted.
ItzAGoal365
http://bit.ly/2ZuPTdo

Scientists advance search for memory’s molecular roots
Collaborative Rice research into how brain cells change structure when they learn something is featured. Peter Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science, professor of chemistry, of biochemistry and cell biology, of physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering, and José Onuchic, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, are quoted.
ItzAGoal365
http://bit.ly/30I5l3g

Trilogy Education partners with Columbia Engineering and Rice University to offer groundbreaking fintech boot camps
An article mentions that Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies will offer a financial technology boot camp in July 2020. Robert Bruce, dean of the Glasscock School, is quoted.
AiThority (This article also appeared in CityBizList, CityBizList New York and Mirage News.)
http://bit.ly/30INg4U
Rice, Columbia Engineering to start financial tech boot camps with Trilogy
Inside Higher Ed
http://bit.ly/30DJDxm

Houston Grand Opera presents ‘Rigoletto’ to open the 2019-20 season
An article mentions that Nicholas Newton has performed at Rice.
Broadway World (This article also appeared in The Katy News.)
http://bit.ly/30I6ZSu

The week in reviews, Op. 286: Paul Huang; James Ehnes; cellist Alisa Weilerstein
An article mentions that the 29th World Doctors Orchestra concert was held at Rice.
Violinist.com 
http://bit.ly/30Gpl6l

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

A milestone toward cancer therapy without chemotherapy and surgery
Rice researchers who developed AuroLase Therapy, a gold nanoparticle prostate cancer treatment that left 13 of 15 trial patients cancer-free after one year, are featured. Quoted are 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; and former Rice biochemistry professor Jennifer West.
Mirage News
http://bit.ly/2ZuYHQj
Gold nanoparticles used in photothermal therapy shown to be safe and effective treatment for prostate cancer
ScienceBlog (This and similar articles also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/30IeZD0
Gold nanoparticles could be a safe, effective option to treat prostate cancer
AZoNano
http://bit.ly/2Zpvfvl
‘This Morning Loop’
KYTX-TV (Tyler, Texas)
http://bit.ly/2Zw95ra

Flood the market
An article cites statistics from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research into the house buyout program that followed Hurricane Harvey.
Grist (This article also appeared in Naked Capitalism and All USA News Hub.)
http://bit.ly/30JXsdy

Two families’ experiences with epilepsy: Stress, love, responsibility
Lovett College junior Taylor DeWoody is featured.
Newswise
http://bit.ly/30Gx4RT

Future engineer visits NASA over summer break 
An article mentions a 12-week summer program at Rice.
The Gazette-Virginian
http://bit.ly/30G0mjy

Tour of the universe to benefit LALE
An article mentions OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
Los Altos Town Crier
http://bit.ly/30EsvaA

Women firsts in San Diego
An article featuring alumna Rt. Rev. Susan Brown Snook mentions that she was ordained and consecrated as the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego in June.
San Diego Magazine
http://bit.ly/2Zpkidd

The woman behind the most Instagrammed milkshake in New York
Alumna Julie Mulligan, graduate of Rice’s School of Architecture, is featured in a Q&A.
Gotham Magazine 
http://bit.ly/30Etbg8

World-renowned surgeon featured on ‘Taking Flight’
Alumnus Steve Burkhart is featured.
Taylor Press
http://bit.ly/2Zw5CJa

SPORTS

Rice names Wiley Green as starting quarterback
Rice football player Wiley Green is featured and pictured in several articles. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted or mentioned. The Times Herald-Record mentions that Rice will play its season-opener against Army Aug. 30.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Aug. 28 print edition, and it appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2L18aH8
http://bit.ly/2ZyW00c
5 things to know as Rice football prepares for game at West Point
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/2ZpmxNF
Army football not looking ahead to Michigan matchup
Times Herald-Record
http://bit.ly/30FQ3vJ
Jeff Monken press conference quotes: Rice
GoArmyWestPoint.com
http://bit.ly/2L354m1

Andrew Luck’s retirement stuns Rice coaching staff
Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren and assistant coach Robbie Picazo are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2L1MVoP
http://bit.ly/2Zw2vRu

VYPE’s Super 70 -– Class of 2020
An article mentions that Braedon Nutter, Trey Phillippi and Kobie Campbell plan to play football at Rice.
VYPE
http://bit.ly/2ZuVqka

Fort Bend area stocked with top football recruits
An article mentions that Kobie Campbell and Devin Gunter plan to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Aug. 28 print edition of the Chronicle’s Katy Rancher and Sugar Land Sun and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2zpeGRs

2019 Prep Football Preview: All-Centex preseason football team
An article mentions that Sean Fresch plans to play football at Rice.
Austin American-Statesman
https://atxne.ws/2ZqSCVh

Corey Rau enters NCAA transfer portal
Former Rice football player Zach Abercrumbia is featured.
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/30DUcAw

Ole Miss volleyball going national (and Texan) entering 2019
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team will play the University of Mississippi Aug. 30.
Oxford Eagle
http://bit.ly/2Zv1edv

Top U.S. prospect Colby Woogk leaves door open to Regina Pats
Rice volleyball player Tori Woogk is mentioned.
Regina Leader-Post
http://bit.ly/2ZyYLi4

Notes and quotes from Archie Miller’s Tuesday media availability
Former men’s basketball assistant coach Mike Roberts is featured.
Inside the Hall
http://bit.ly/30GYYx9

LeTourneau adds 3 to athletic department
An article featuring Jim McCurdy mentions that he has worked with Rice’s athletics department.
News-Journal
http://bit.ly/2Zqo2eo

Houston-area high school football media poll: Week 1
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ZxI1Yz

NEWS RELEASES

Rice Public Art enters three-year partnership with Glassell School of Art
A partnership between Rice Public Art and the Glassell School of Art will bring the work of emerging artists to the Rice campus every year for the next three years. Harold Mendez, the inaugural artist in the series, integrates photography and sculpture to explore notions of identity and place.
http://bit.ly/30QoFLT

Rice U.’s Moody Center welcomes two new curators
The staff at the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice will grow this fall as it adds two associate curators. Ylinka Barotto, former Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum assistant curator, and Frauke V. Josenhans, former Yale University Art Gallery associate curator, will be responsible for developing, organizing and executing visual art exhibitions and projects for both the Moody and Rice Public Art.
http://bit.ly/2ZB9BUI