Dateline Rice for Dec. 14, 2018

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Texas report says ‘changing climate’ intensifying disasters 
An article about a report issued by Gov. Greg Abbott on the likelihood of powerful natural disasters affecting Texas in the future quotes John Anderson, the W. Maurice Ewing Professor Emeritus of Oceanography.
U.S. News & World Report (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2GfUEPv

Use of death penalty continues to decline in Texas 
An article cites a 2016 survey by Rice that found that 27 percent of area residents supported the death penalty over life imprisonment.
Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2GhSG1f

Bioelectronics that vanish in the body 
Jacob Robinson, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering, is mentioned in an article about implantable wireless devices.
Science 
http://bit.ly/2rBeE5d

Barack Obama slams those ‘making up whatever facts they want’ in RFK Human Rights Award speech 
An article mentions that former President Barack Obama spoke at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s 25th anniversary celebration.
People 
http://bit.ly/2rzY71n
Barack Obama launches thinly veiled attack on Trump for ‘making up facts’ 
Independent 
https://ind.pn/2rD6ZTY
He didn’t build that 
The Weekly Standard 
https://tws.io/2rxpJEi

How Craig James went from the voice of college football to TV pariah to seminary graduate 
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 in an article about Craig James.
Yahoo! Sports (This article also appeared in MSN Sports, Yahoo! Sports Canada, UK and Australia.) 
https://yhoo.it/2EhSMDr

Iran deal, Saudi murder: Turbulent year shakes up Middle East 
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about the year’s developments in the Middle East.
France 24 (This Agence France Presse article also appeared in 20 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2GgUmbg

HOUSTON/TEXAS

How do we learn to hate? 
Mikki Hebl, the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychology at Rice’s School of Social Sciences and professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, authored a Q&A with Ben Waserman, who has spoken at Rice about his experiences surviving the Holocaust.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article was included in the Chronicle’s Gray Matters online magazine.) 
http://bit.ly/2rzxklH

Ban plastic straws and bags? Then what? 
Rachel Meidl, fellow in energy and environment at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed about how plastic bans, without a well-defined strategic plan for further action, are ineffective.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article was included in the Chronicle’s Gray Matters online magazine.) 
http://bit.ly/2Ge5yFu

For Texas’ sake, Congress should approve USMCA [Opinion] 
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed urging U.S. Congress members to approve the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 14 print edition with a different headline, “For Texas, Congress must OK trade pact.”) 
http://bit.ly/2rB5HbO

Lawyers say Rice professor not involved in controversial gene-edited babies research 
An article about gene editing in humans features Michael Deem, the John W. Cox Professor of Biochemical and Genetic Engineering and a professor of physics and astronomy, and mentions that He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who claimed he produced the first genetically engineered twins, attended Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 14 print edition with a different headline, “Rice professor’s ties to project in dispute.”) 
http://bit.ly/2EjPTln

Houston angel investment networks join forces to support local startups 
An article about venture capital investment networks in Houston mentions that the Rice Angel Network, which formed in May 2018 to connect Rice alumni entrepreneurs with alumni investors, is part of the Houston Investor Network Alliance. Rice’s plan to redevelop the historic Midtown Sears building and its surrounding area into an innovation district in collaboration with other Houston agencies and institutions is also mentioned.
Houston Business Journal 
http://bit.ly/2rDDKQR

Trump’s immigration, trade policies put universities at risk 
A column about the impact of the Trump administration’s trade and immigration policies on universities mentions Rice.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2ryreSA

Houston Baptist University receives largest donation in school’s history 
Rice’s Lovett Hall is pictured in a slideshow.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2rDJlGA
http://bit.ly/2rCTCDa

2 of North Texas’ MBA programs rank in the top half nationally 
An article about U.S. News and World Report’s 2019 Best Business School rankings mentions that Rice has one of the best MBA programs in Texas.
Dallas Business Journal 
http://bit.ly/2rCr5ha

BROADCAST

Oil prices are down again but industry may be better prepared 
Bill Arnold, professor in the practice of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted in a story on how changing oil prices in recent months may affect Houston.
Houston Public Media 
http://bit.ly/2GeC3Dm

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Moving 2D circuits to any smooth surface could open way for next-gen sensors 
Research by Jun Lou, associate chair and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, who developed a method to make atom-flat sensors that seamlessly integrate with devices to report on what they perceive, is featured.
Photonics.com 
http://bit.ly/2rBmFXR

Houston Grand Opera’s Patrick Summers unveils new book ‘The Spirit of this Place’ 
An article featuring the work of Patrick Summers, artistic and music director of the Houston Grand Opera and author of “The Spirit of This Place,” mentions that his book is in part a transcript of a Campbell Lecture for the Humanities he gave at Rice.
Opera Wire 
http://bit.ly/2Gtbjzt

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

The fuel that wouldn’t die 
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted in an article about diesel fuel.
The Weekly Standard 
https://tws.io/2rA6PfU

Dome Theater program comes to Harding Middle School 
An article mentions that a portable planetarium called the Curiosity Dome was developed by Rice and the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
WTRF Online 
http://bit.ly/2ryozZ6

SPORTS

Rice holds off St. Edward’s to snap 4-game losing streak 
The Rice men’s basketball team defeated St. Edward’s University 78-73 Dec. 13 at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 14 print edition with a different headline, “Mullins, Williams help apply finishing touches to victory,” and it appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2rDKwG0
http://bit.ly/2EimZ5f
Rice prevails over St. Edward’s 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2Gtk50n

Best photos of 2018
Rice football player Jordan Myers is pictured in the September slideshow of the best photos in Houston for 2018.
Houston Chronicle (Scroll down to “September brought glowing globes to Discovery Green.”) 
http://bit.ly/2GfePgC

Wine specialist to Sonoma: What’s for dinner? 
Former Rice football player John Allen Burtner is featured and pictured.
Sonoma Index-Tribune 
http://bit.ly/2GhlarS

UH, Major Applewhite aim for busy early signing period 
The Sept. 1 football game between Rice and the University of Houston is mentioned in a caption.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2rDHhyB

Green Bay Southwest’s Klarkowski in football recruiting spotlight 
Rice is mentioned.
Green Bay Press Gazette 
http://bit.ly/2Gj7892

WAC’d out of a bowl 
Rice football’s 8-4 2001 season is featured. Former player Kyle Herm is pictured, and former head coach Ken Hatfield is mentioned.
The SWC Roundup 
http://bit.ly/2ElO1IM