Dateline Rice for Feb. 15, 2019

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

At Venezuela’s Houston outpost, chaos and hope for emancipation
Francisco J. Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Mexico Center and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
Bloomberg (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News.)
https://bloom.bg/2SSaaWT

When space politics was born
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and author of the forthcoming book “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race” is featured in a Q&A about the legacy of President John F. Kennedy’s “Moon Speech,” which was given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Politico
https://politi.co/2SRK0Uh
KUT-AM (Austin, Texas)
http://bit.ly/2SPjxGY (This segment aired four times.)

Tom Fatjo made trash-hauling a national business but stumbled with health-club chain 
Alumnus Tom Fatjo ’63 died Jan. 24 at age 78.
Wall Street Journal (Subscription is required.)
https://on.wsj.com/2SUOp8S

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Trump’s ‘national emergency’ plan reveals real crisis in America [Editorial]
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. This article also appeared in the Feb. 15 print edition with a different headline, “Save face, not lives.”)
http://bit.ly/2N77WxA
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://bit.ly/2SMx2av (This segment aired three times.)
Texas: Demócratas debaten si confirman o no a funcionario que difundió supuesta lista de votantes sin ciudadanía
Al Día Dallas (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2N6lhpQ

Microsoft closing the window on Windows 7
Klara Jelinkova, vice president for international operations and information technology and chief information officer at Rice, is featured and pictured in an article about the task of upgrading the university’s computer systems.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2SUrn1X
http://bit.ly/2SP0VH6

Will the Houston Botanic Garden be a good neighbor?
Christof Spieler, senior lecturer of architecture, is quoted about the Houston Botanic Garden.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2STSKt0

College Station native takes home second Grammy award
Alumna Sasha Cooke ’04, who won her second Grammy Award Feb. 10 for the recording of the opera “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” is featured and pictured. A video of one of her performances is included.
KBTX Online
http://bit.ly/2N7bdwU

Writer Nishta Mehra describes her ‘family that checks all the boxes’
An article featuring alumna Nishta Mehra mentions that her wife, Jill Carroll, is a former religion professor at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2N6ssi1

Bill.com selects Houston for office expansion
An article mentions that Bill.com will participate in Rice hiring events Feb. 19 and 24.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2SVkpKe
http://bit.ly/2SZLvA1

5 things you must do this weekend, Feb. 15-17
An article mentions that more than 40 musicians from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music will perform “Inuksuit” Feb. 16 at Rice’s live oak grove.
Houstonia Magazine
http://bit.ly/2SRLLAY

Outside the megaplex
A roundup of alternative Houston-area movie theaters mentions that Rice Cinema will screen “Sweat Rain” and that Rice’s Visual and Dramatic Arts department will screen “Pelikaanstraat 20” and “Divide in Concord.”
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Feb. 15 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2SSb05X

Report finds problems with student loan servicing, oversight
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/2SRa4Pr
http://bit.ly/2SQ9hyi

Intergenerational programs at Belmont Village Senior Living offer new perspectives
An article mentions that 20 students from Rice partner with memory care residents at Belmont Village West University every week as part of the Alzheimer’s Buddies program.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Feb. 15 print edition and 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2SX9iQI
http://bit.ly/2SVFG6y

Art
A Houston-area arts roundup mentions that Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts is exhibiting “Natasha Bowdoin: Sideways to the Sun,” “Michel Blazy: We Were the Robots” and “Momoko Seto: PLANET” through May 18 and “Justin Brice Guariglia: WE ARE THE ASTEROID III” through April 15.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the Feb. 15 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2NfoXWF

BROADCAST

KUT-AM (Austin, Texas)
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is interviewed about efforts to avoid another federal government shutdown.
http://bit.ly/2Nfm6gp (This segment aired five times.)

‘The John Fredericks Show’
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about Middle East politics.
WHKT-AM (Norfolk, Virginia)
http://bit.ly/2N8M1Gp (This segment aired on 10 affiliate stations at three different times.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Better red than dread: Barrier keeps batteries safe
Research by Rice scientists who have developed the next step toward the deployment of powerful, rechargeable lithium metal batteries by making them safer and simpler to manufacture is featured. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted. Research from Tour’s lab, which discovered that infusing laser-induced graphene with plastic, rubber, cement or other materials made composites with a wide range of possible applications, is featured in ChemEurope.com
Phys.org (This article also appeared in Science Daily, Infosurhoy, Green Car Congress, Bit-Tech.net and New Electronics.)
http://bit.ly/2SUsHlr
Laser-induced graphene gets tough, with help
ChemEurope.com
http://bit.ly/2SOYioL

Shaping light lets 2D microscopes capture 4D data
An article features Rice research that developed a general method to let a microscope capture 3D along with the fourth dimension, molecular movement over time. Co-authors Christy Landes, professor of chemistry, postdoctoral researcher Chayan Dutta and graduate student Nicholas Moringo are quoted.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in Tech Times, Nanowerk, Infosurhoy, Science Daily, Space Daily and 7thSpace Interactive.) 
http://bit.ly/2SQdJx0

Darwin dissenters
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.
World News Group
http://bit.ly/2SRO1Il

LSC Communications: Supply chain as a service solutions for the digital transformation of publishing
An article mentions OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
Supply Chain Digital 
http://bit.ly/2N73VcA

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Study: Many would break up with irresponsible spender
Valentine’s Day gift-giving behaviors tend to align with and reinforce gender identity, according to Constance Elise Porter, visiting assistant professor of marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
The Alexander City Outlook
http://bit.ly/2N881kK

Kripal complicates line between subjective and objective reality in lecture on UFOs and ‘biological Gods’
An article featuring and picturing Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice, features his Feb. 13 talk at Wesleyan University.
Wesleyan Argus (Editor’s note: A request on Kripal’s name has been requested.)
http://bit.ly/2SReiGK

Stuckeman School to host acclaimed architect Brad Cloepfil on Feb. 20
An article featuring and picturing Brad Cloepfil mentions that he is a former guest professor at Rice.
Penn State News
http://bit.ly/2SQclui

Estudiantes de la UCR destacan en simposio sobre investigación en EEUU
An article about University of Costa Rica students visiting Rice’s Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium is featured. Rice faculty members mentioned include Pulickel Ajayan, chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and a professor of chemistry; James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering; Barry Dunning, the Sam and Helen Worden Professor of Physics; Kaden Hazzard, assistant professor of physics and astronomy; and Thomas Killian, associate dean and professor of physics and astronomy.
Universidad de Costa Rica News (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2SU5UpU

SPORTS

Rice has lifelong student of game in new baseball coach Matt Bragga
Rice head baseball coach Matt Bragga is featured and pictured. Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard, assistant coach Paul Janish and player Ben Schragger are quoted. The article mentions that Bragga’s father, Larry, helps manage the team and that former head coach Wayne Graham won the 2003 NCAA national championship.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Sports section in the Feb. 15 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2N6FVWU

Peterson wins Wilbur Snypp Award 
An article mentions John Sullivan, Rice assistant director of athletic communications, won the Wilbur Snypp Award in 2014.
Sportswriters.net
http://bit.ly/2SS0RWX

Rice women defeat FIU for 14th consecutive win
Rice’s women’s basketball team defeated Florida International University 76-44 Feb. 14 at Tudor Fieldhouse. Head coach Tina Langley is quoted, player Erica Ogwumike is pictured and mentioned, and players Haylee Swayze and Nicole Iademarco are mentioned. The article also mentions that Rice’s 14-game winning streak is tied for the second-longest in the country.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Feb. 15 print edition and in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2N8aeN4
http://bit.ly/2ST6u7m

Rice falls to FIU in C-USA matchup
An article featuring Rice’s men’s basketball team mentions that the Owls were defeated by Florida International University 86-65 Feb. 14 in Miami. Head coach Scott Pera is quoted and pictured and players Quentin Millora-Brown, Robert Martin and Josh Parrish are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This Associated Press article appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2N9xcTV
http://bit.ly/2SWF4gQ

Rice, FAU meet in conference play
Several articles mention that Rice will play Florida Atlantic University Feb. 16.
Washington Post (Subscription is required. This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
https://wapo.st/2TTrF6w
FAU holds off North Texas in upset 57-47 win over Mean Green
Palm Beach Post
https://pbpo.st/2SSsUFJ
Texas-sized upset
FAU Owl Access
http://bit.ly/2SMv8qn
Adger scores 15 to carry FAU over North Texas 57-47
Richmond.com (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2SRXUpy

As 2019 season gets underway, Texas will begin to answer this offseason’s many questions
An article mentions that the University of Texas at Austin’s baseball team will play Rice at Reckling Park Feb. 19.
Austin American-Statesman
http://bit.ly/2STxO5q
Longhorns TV schedule: Feb. 15-21
Austin American-Statesman
http://bit.ly/2N5wO95
Texas baseball opens 2019 against the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns
Best College Sports News Network
http://bit.ly/2N9L4NO

UH baseball to lean on offense early
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team will play the University of Houston March 5 and May 14.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2SRibeR

Men’s basketball faces LA Tech in Ruston
An article mentions that the University of Texas at San Antonio’s men’s basketball team played Rice earlier this season.
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2SS5ctb

How an innovative scheduling system might benefit the Charlotte 49ers
Rice’s men’s basketball team is mentioned.
The Charlotte Observer
http://bit.ly/2SRrJXc

UTSA football season tickets on sale now
An article about the University of Texas at San Antonio’s football team mentions that the Roadrunners will play Rice Oct. 19.
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2SSaIfl

Washington edges host Latta on last-second shot
An article mentions that Katelyn Crosthwait plans to play basketball at Rice.
The Ada News
http://bit.ly/2N8EUOb

S&P+ breakdown of Alabama football’s 2019 non-conference schedule
An article mentions Rice’s football team.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2SRgyhc

Hilltoppers to play without Stansbury again this week
An article mentions that Western Kentucky University’s men’s basketball team played Rice earlier this season.
Bowling Green Daily News
http://bit.ly/2N8U2Ls

No. 12 Kansas readies for 2 weekend matches
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s tennis team will compete against the University of Kansas Feb. 17.
KU Athletics News
http://bit.ly/2SRpG5s

Timberview trio shoots for Texas state title before taking it to the next level at Houston Baptist
An article mentions that Destiny Jackson plans to play basketball at Rice.
ESPN
https://es.pn/2N7lrxg

Lower draft picks have helped build Bears roster
An article mentions former Rice football player Bryce Callahan.
Herald and News (This article also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2STtF1m

BOZICH | 5-stars optional in college basketball Top 10: Ask Tennessee
Former Rice football and basketball player Jeremy Jones is featured.
WDRB Online
http://bit.ly/2N6rv9c

Robertson: Reasons to keep covering Houston sports
An article mentions that Super Bowl VIII between the Miami Dolphins and the Minnesota Vikings was held at Rice Stadium.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2N6kt4g

NEWS RELEASES

Shaping light lets 2D microscopes capture 4D data
Rice researchers developed a general method to let a microscope capture 3D spatial information along with the fourth dimension, molecular movement over time. This, Rice chemist Christy Landes says, will help scientists who study dynamic processes view where molecules of interest are located and how fast they move — for example, within living cells.
http://bit.ly/2NfnCz7

Baker Institute expert explores tussle over tax reform and deduction limits
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 placed a $10,000 limit on the amount of state and local taxes people may deduct on their federal income tax returns. One year after the law’s passage, this so-called SALT deduction limit remains one of its most contested provisions, according to an expert in the Center for Public Finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://bit.ly/2N7bwYE

Trump’s national emergency declaration an abuse of executive power, says Rice U. political scientist
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday to fund the building of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump’s decision, said Rice political scientist Mark Jones, is “more akin to the abuses of executive power we are accustomed to seeing by presidents in flawed presidential democracies than in the United States.”
http://bit.ly/2N7lQQi