Dateline Rice for Sept. 17, 2019

FEATURED ITEMS

The key to stopping attacks on Saudi Arabia lies in halting the war in Yemen
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed in Forbes about recent attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil production facilities. Krane also is quoted in several articles about the same subject.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2O807KC
Saudi oil strikes: Will Gulf ‘powder-keg’ detonate?
AlJazeera.com (This article also appeared in Travel Wire News.)
https://bit.ly/2miUZY9
Daily on Energy: Trump’s vulnerability to oil attack on Saudi Arabia
Washington Examiner
https://washex.am/2OctlIt
What the attack on Saudi Arabia oil could mean for Wyoming
Casper Star-Tribune Online
http://bit.ly/2O5q25D
Trump will krieg gegen Iran ‘vermeiden’
Kleine Zeitung (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/304cHBZ

Attacks on Saudi oil facilities cast a huge shadow of uncertainty on the oil market
Mark Finley, Fellow in Energy and Global Oil at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Kenneth Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute, co-authored an op-ed about possible disruptions to the global oil market in the wake of recent attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil production facilities.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/3078ptt

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Saudi attacks aren’t bullish for one energy market
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Bloomberg (This column also appeared in the Washington Post, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance and BNN Bloomberg.)
https://bloom.bg/2O1H2K9

In Texas, this Latina’s research is helping close the education gap
Ruth López Turley, director of Rice’s Houston Education Research Consortium, associate director of research at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and professor of sociology, is featured in a Q&A.
NBC News
https://nbcnews.to/300veyO

New piano fest makes a splash in Calgary
Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is featured and pictured.
The Toronto Star (This article also appeared in NewsCaf.)
http://bit.ly/2O5xsWx

Here’s what to do in Houston this week
A Houston-area events roundup mentions that Rice Cinema will screen “Hot Grease” Sept. 18.
Yahoo! News (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
https://yhoo.it/2O7v9T0

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Musiqa’s open field season
Anthony Brandt, professor of composition and theory, is featured. Pierre Jalbert, professor of composition and theory, is mentioned.
Arts and Culture Texas (This article also appeared in Dallas Art Dealers Association.)
http://bit.ly/2O1sl9U

Interview with Raj Salhotra
Alumnus Rah Salhotra is featured in a podcast.
Off the Kuff
http://bit.ly/2O5zOEQ

The best colleges of 2020 are in the South
Rice is mentioned.
Wide Open Country
http://bit.ly/2O697zL

San Antonio cashes in among cheapest places for millennials to live
Rice is mentioned.
CultureMap San Antonio
http://bit.ly/2O7vDIA

BROADCAST

NASA administrator: Men and women will be back on the moon in 2024
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine ’97 is featured.
ABC 13 Online
http://bit.ly/305Pj6X
Bridenstine: US should lead search for extraterrestrial life
Aviation Week Network (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in The World News.)
http://bit.ly/30aa3uw

Beto O’Rourke cursing his way through his campaign
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.
Fox 26 Online (This article also appeared in Fox 7 Online and Fox 35 Online.)
http://bit.ly/2O6Qs6U

The Weather Channel
Phil Bedient, the Herman Brown Professor of Engineering and director of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is featured in a television broadcast discussing flood mitigation in Houston.
http://bit.ly/2O6Q0G4 (This segment aired eight times.)

The Weather Channel
Iceland’s first glacier lost to climate change was remembered with a monument unveiled at the site of the former glacier Aug. 18. Cymene Howe, associate professor of anthropology, and Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology, are featured.
http://bit.ly/2O7MVFu

UISD students attend Tapia Camps at Rice
An article features Rice’s Richard Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity’s “Say STEM” summer camps.
KGNS Online
http://bit.ly/2O79JFo

Portable planetarium set up
An article mentions that a portable planetarium called the Curiosity Dome was developed by Rice and the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
WCIA Online (This segment aired three times on WCIA-TV in Champaign, Illinois.)
http://bit.ly/2O4e8J9

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Spending higher in hospital-owned vs. physician-owned practices
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.
Endocrinology Advisor
http://bit.ly/3046fuL

Mexico, Pemex said poorly equipped to reverse energy sector liberalization
An article quotes Francisco J. Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Center for the United States and Mexico and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice; Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute; and Jesús Reyes-Heroles, nonresident fellow at the Baker Institute.
Natural Gas Intelligence
http://bit.ly/2O8Dm9d

The best readings and talks in Seattle: Fall 2019
An article mentions that Christof Spieler, senior lecturer of architecture and author of “Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of U.S. Transit,” will speak in Seattle about transit planning Oct. 8.
The Stranger
http://bit.ly/2O5Duqb

Women Who Lead: Silicon Valley founders and entrepreneurs share advice on starting and scaling a business
Alumna Jenny Lewis is featured.
Silicon Valley Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2O5uAJm

Top-ranked private universities that aren’t Ivy League
Rice is No. 17 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best National Universities list.
Yahoo! Finance (This article also appeared in Yahoo! Finance Singapore.)
https://yhoo.it/2O8DPIv

Perovskite and CIGS Semiconductors could boost efficiency of solar modules
An article mentions that Rice researchers developed single-walled carbon nanotubes that may be used to make more efficient solar panels.
Mercom India
http://bit.ly/2OcsSFQ

BIOLIFE4D successfully 3D-bioprints a miniature human heart — one step closer to bioprinting transplantable organs
Collaborative Rice research that developed a tangled, 3D-printed network of vessels that mimic a human lung is featured. Lead co-author Jordan Miller, assistant professor of bioengineering, is quoted.
BioSpace
http://bit.ly/2O745Ds

Here is how to convert greenhouse gases into fuel cells
A common greenhouse gas could be repurposed in an efficient and environmentally friendly way with an electrolyzer that uses renewable electricity to produce pure liquid fuels.
Energy CIO Insights
http://bit.ly/2O5pxZj
La planta de hidrógeno ‘verde’ más grande de Europa
World Energy Trade (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2O72ey8

Luckett & Farley hires new design director
An article features and pictures alumnus Nathan Smith, graduate of Rice’s School of Architecture.
The Lane Report
http://bit.ly/2O74m9s

Sharing the experience
Alumna Kathryn Sumpter is featured and pictured.
West TN Medical News
http://bit.ly/305eiaF

The age of AI: Groundbreaking innovations in 3D bioprinting revolutionizing medical technology for cancer patients
An article mentions Rice’s research into 3D organic bioprinting.
TechStartups.com
http://bit.ly/2O1yxyJ

Fabulous Forego: Superstar of the handicap division
Rice is mentioned.
America’s Best Racing
http://bit.ly/2O8Cstl

Matthew O’Connor presenting on Underdog Pharmaceuticals at Undoing Aging 2019
A blog post featuring Matthew O’Connor mentions that he attended Rice.
Fight Aging!
http://bit.ly/305uxVc

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

‘Transformations of Ovid in Late Antiquity’
Scott McGill, professor of Classical and European Studies, authored a book review.
Bryn Mawr Classical Review Blog
http://bit.ly/304SPyl

Volume 66 Number 5
An article mentions that Rice’s school of engineering is No. 20 in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 rankings.
UPenn Almanac
http://bit.ly/2O7yhOw (Scroll down to “US News & World Report 2020 Rankings.”)

Man walking on parkway fatally struck after attending wedding
An article mentions that alumnus Samuel Gottheim was killed in a traffic accident Sept. 14 at age 30.
Westwood-Hillsdale Patch (This article also appeared in Lehigh Valley Live.)
http://bit.ly/2O69hqR

Bruce G. Weber to host jewelry artist Emily Armenta
Alumna Emily Armenta is featured.
Tulsa World
http://bit.ly/306YBzF

SPORTS

Transcript: Baylor HC Matt Rhule Rice press conference
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play Baylor University Sept. 21.
Sic ‘Em365 (Below is a sampling of articles about the Rice-Baylor game, which was mentioned in over 150 additional media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/309X0Jy
Baylor HC Rhule: ‘Rice is a good football team’
KWTX Online
http://bit.ly/308BsNl
Texas college football rankings: Sept. 16
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2O6ctCR
Rhule’s Bears have bad track record after bye weeks, but expect work to pay off against Rice
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://bit.ly/306piUV
Baylor Bears play Rice Owls
KCEN Online
http://bit.ly/2OgjL7t

3 key Longhorns likely to play against Oklahoma State
Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin 48-13 Sept. 14.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 media outlets. Below is a sampling of articles about the Rice-UT game, which was mentioned in over 100 additional media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/305XKPv
Top 25 roundup: Florida loses Franks, rallies past Kentucky
Reuters (This article also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
https://reut.rs/307mqXU
Alabama, Clemson football could be dethroned by this group
New York Post
http://bit.ly/303ARfC
fUTure19 Recap and Participation Tracker: Week 3 — Rice
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/30593aH
Traina Thoughts: College football gave us a monumental betting day on Saturday
Sports Illustrated
http://bit.ly/2O5nHYo
Oklahoma St. first Big 12 hurdle for Longhorns to clear
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in Sept. 17 print edition
http://bit.ly/2OcsCXL
Johnson, Ossai, Shackelford all probable for Longhorns’ Big 12 opener vs. Oklahoma State
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2OcwiZc
Big 12 power rankings, Week 4: Chris Klieman creating quick believers at Kansas State
USA Today
http://bit.ly/2O8YLiz
OU football: Rice’s band roasts Texas with GPA joke during halftime performance
OU Daily (A similar article also appeared in The Spun.)
http://bit.ly/2O1L59g

5 things I’ve learned as a pro runner that will help you
Former Rice track and field athlete Becky Wade authored an article.
Runner’s World
http://bit.ly/2Ognemv

UH loses LB Carmouche for season; Tech QB out
Former Rice football player Jackson Tyner is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in Sept. 17 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2O5lUCF
Matt Wells now faces a challenge similar to what Kliff Kingsbury saw in his final season at Texas Tech
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/32KS36C

Texas heads into the final week of nonconference play with a firm grip on its No. 3 ranking
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team will play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 18.
Austin American-Statesman
http://bit.ly/32MbtrJ

Four high-school athletes from Houston headed to Harvard to play baseball
Rice is mentioned.
KHOU Online
http://bit.ly/2O8lGuy

Clark paces UTSA lineup on opening day of Lone Star Invitational
An article mentions that Rice’s golf team is competing in the Lone Star Invitational Sept. 16-17.
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/304pTGY

2019 NCAA DI men’s cross-country regional rankings — Week 1
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s cross-country team is ranked No. 4 in the South Central Region.
U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association
http://bit.ly/303TPmA

2019 NCAA DI women’s cross-country regional rankings — Week 1
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s cross-country team is ranked No. 7 in the South Central Region.
U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association
http://bit.ly/306MJgX

Grand Valley State men, Rice women win CSCAA Open Water titles
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s swimming and diving team won the College Swimming Coaches Association of America’s Open Water Championship Sept. 14. Head coach Seth Huston is quoted, and Owls Sarah Nowaski, Shannon Jelley, Shannon Campbell and Claire Therien are highlighted.
Swimming World Magazine
http://bit.ly/2OgdBUT

UF finishes weekend of action
An article mentions that the Texas Tamale Co. Houston Cup tennis tournament will be held at Rice.
The Independent Florida Alligator
http://bit.ly/2O5wMAv

Abraham Avila-Martinez works to go from obscurity to elite
Rice track and field athlete Travis Dowd is mentioned.
MileSplit
http://bit.ly/2O5RboZ