Dateline Rice for March 4, 2019 (Weekend Edition)

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Governments struggle to find a way to pay retirement pension bills
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is interviewed about how generous, partially funded retiree health benefits are creating a fiscal crisis for some cities.
NPR (This article appeared in more than 25 NPR-affiliated websites, and the radio segment aired on more than 970 radio stations across the U.S.)
https://n.pr/2EMAp9t

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Washington braces for many more months of revolving crises and fractious deadlock
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
The Globe and Mail
https://tgam.ca/2XB2nfK
‘CNN Newsroom Live’
http://bit.ly/2VAe1Wo

Student-designed cervical models are helping with cervical cancer training in Malawi
An article mentions that students from Rice developed a low-cost, interactive training model that mimics the cervix for doctors and nurses in low-resource countries to practice different cervical cancer screening and treatment procedures. Graduate student Sonia Parra is quoted.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2VDQbcr

Key pathway in embryonic cells has a varied job
Aryeh Warmflash, assistant professor of biosciences and bioengineering, and graduate student Joseph Massey are quoted in an article about their research, which suggests that how cells in developing embryos communicate depends a great deal on context.
Futurity (This article also appeared in News-Medical.net and Infosurhoy.)
http://bit.ly/2EuyEwo

MOOCs struggle to lift rock-bottom completion rates
An article mentions that Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business and 2U, an education technology company, are developing a portfolio of short, online courses for business executives.
Financial Times
https://on.ft.com/2ELxXzO

Study shows automated cars make drivers complacent
New research from Rice and Texas Tech University has found that drivers often fail to spot hazards missed by automated vehicles, and it only gets worse the longer drivers ride in them. Co-author Pat DeLucia, professor of psychological sciences, is quoted.
New Atlas
http://bit.ly/2XA9J31
Warning: Automated cars, operators fail to detect dangers
EverythingLubbock.com
http://bit.ly/2SG4FGJ

CRISPR babies: The Chinese government may have known more than it let on
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.
Vox
http://bit.ly/2VDPMXt
Flere amerikanske forskere visste om kinesisk eksperiment med genredigerte babyer, men de varslet ingen
Forskning (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2XxfZJ3 
Lo scandalo delle gemelle CRISPR e il futuro dell’editing genomico umano
Le Scienze (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2XB1SlR

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Joaquin Castro might challenge John Cornyn for Senate in 2020
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.
Austin American-Statesman
https://atxne.ws/2SFYPVY

Experimental Texas power plant aims to make electricity cheaper, cleaner
Kyle Shelton, director of strategic partnerships at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the March 3 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2SAGtFH

Reconstructing the past: Baylor professor’s book promises to be bible of Waco house history
Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, is quoted.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://bit.ly/2XBDAIv

New book tells women, ‘Yes She Can’
Alumna Noemie Levy, who authored a chapter in the anthology “Yes She Can,” is featured and pictured.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the March 4 print edition and previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2VAvUEu

6 best bets this weekend in Houston: Azaleas, dancing dogs and skating
An article mentions that Peter Loewen, associate professor of musicology, gave a “Tous les Matins du Monde” pre-concert talk March 1 at the Wortham Theater Center.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2XBE15B

A thought on managing crisis communications
An op-ed authored by Al Lewis mentions that he recently spoke to MBA students at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 4 print edition and in more than 25 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2SDxsvG
http://bit.ly/2Xy6p8A

A passion for reading
Alumna Stephanie Tsuru is featured and pictured.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the March 3 print edition and previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2SCQQZv

Perryman: University research milestone
An article about Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education mentions Rice.
Odessa American
http://bit.ly/2XCtveb
UNT reaffirmed as top research university
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2ELSIvu

BROADCAST

Listen: How an old Sears building can launch an innovation district
A podcast features Alan Arnold, investment director for real estate at Rice Management Co., as he discusses Rice’s plan to redevelop the historic Midtown Sears building into The Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district built in collaboration with other Houston agencies and institutions.
Houston Chronicle (The accompanying article also appeared in the March 2 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2SFR1TO

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Health insurer’s collaboration with universities aims to create solutions for unaffordable care
An article mentions Rice experts are researching the effect of laws and policies on health care costs and outcomes.
Pharmacy Times
http://bit.ly/2XzK9LG

What happens when you mix vitamin C and gold?
An article features Rice research that determined a vitamin C boost can help turn small gold nanorods into fine gold nanowires. Eugene Zubarev, associate professor of chemistry and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Mining.com
http://bit.ly/2SGDqfg

The fed is playing a dangerous game
Alumnus John Mauldin ’72 authored a blog post and mentions the Rice Initiative for the Study of Economics.
Gold Seek
http://bit.ly/2SFZkzk

Timothy Morton: La pensée écologique, ‘une action qui est réfléchie et une réflexion qui est active’
Timothy Morton, the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, is featured.
Diacritik (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2XtDjHo

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Improving connections at work
An article features a Rice study that determined people with non-visible stigmas who live openly at work are happier with their overall lives and more productive in the workplace. Eden King, associate professor of psychology, is quoted.
Telangana Today
http://bit.ly/2XzKluo

AT&T and Vodafone partner for major automotive IoT deal
An article features the research of Kaiyuan Yang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and graduate student Dai Li, who developed technology 10 times more reliable than current methods of producing unclonable digital fingerprints for Internet of Things devices.
SiliconRepublic.com
http://bit.ly/2XA0dgw
Scientists develop new algorithm to prevent data theft
Uttarakhand News Network
http://bit.ly/2XxluXX

Rhymes help make sense of the world
Rapper Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is mentioned.
Youngstown Vindicator
http://bit.ly/2XzF5a6

Koya Leadership Partners recruits CHRO for Skidmore College
An article featuring Andy Evans mentions that he has performed executive searches for Rice.
Hunt Scanlon Media
http://bit.ly/2VDI3IX

A high school trip that changed a life
Rice is mentioned.
BU Today
http://bit.ly/2ELOML6

Reny Jose still missing after 5 years, family continues to search for answers
Former Rice student Reny Jose, who went missing while on spring break in Florida in 2014, is featured.
WJHG Online (This segment also aired twice on WJHG-TV, and the accompanying article also appeared in MyPanhandle.com)
http://bit.ly/2ELPqZ2 
‘News 13 at 5:30’
WMBB-TV (Panama City, Florida)
http://bit.ly/2VujPRg

Boggs-Moody engagement
Alumnus Stephen Herndon Moody is featured and pictured.
Northwest Georgia News
http://bit.ly/2XBFJUz

BHS, OUHS students selected
Rice is mentioned.
Pawhuska Journal Capital (This article also appeared in the Shawnee News Star.)
http://bit.ly/2XtCRZI

SPORTS

Ogwumike, Iademarco help No. 24 Rice women top La Tech 78-42
Numerous articles feature Rice’s women’s basketball team, which defeated Louisiana Tech University 78-42 March 2 to extend its school-record winning streak to 17 games. The Owls will play their final game of the regular season March 7 against the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Houston Chronicle (This Associated Press article also appeared in the March 3 print edition with a different headline, “Rice’s win streak hits 17,” and it appeared in more than 70 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ELq9OC
March 2: Rice women 78, Louisiana Tech 42
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ELOW5l
‘KHOU 11 News’
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2VxxWoN (This segment aired three times.)
‘Fox 26 News at 9’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2VDasPo
Thumbs: Bus stops, chefs and hoopsters take center stage
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the March 2 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2SBFpS1 
Syracuse cruises to a win
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ELYvB5
No. 1 Baylor women beat Oklahoma State for 19th straight win
The Seattle Times (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Vz7kUo
Women’s Top 25
Longview News-Journal
http://bit.ly/2VzCUBn 
Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Baylor women beat Oklahoma State for 19th straight win
The Spokesman-Review
http://bit.ly/2XzKVZ6 
College basketball roundup: Cal Bears start a winning streak
The Register-Guard
http://bit.ly/2XviP17
Saturday’s college basketball roundup
Daily Press
http://bit.ly/2VzQmVU
Mean Green lose to Western Kentucky on Senior Night
North Texas Daily
http://bit.ly/2VBEvXv
College roundup: Grambling’s Shakyla Hill breaks SWAC record
News Star
http://bit.ly/2ELqjFE
Senior trio paves the way as Missouri rolls past Alabama
News Tribune
http://bit.ly/2EL1rhw
College basketball: No. 2 Virginia hammers Pitt
Valley News
http://bit.ly/2VC97YV

Rice caps College Classic with rout of TCU
Numerous articles feature or mention Rice’s baseball team, which competed in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic March 1-3 at Houston’s Minute Maid Park. Head coach Matt Bragga is quoted and pictured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2VAk2CA
http://bit.ly/2Ey6pwD
Rice gets past Baylor at College Classic
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 3 print edition, and it appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2VzQTr2
http://bit.ly/2XxmNGl
Have mercy: Rice 12, TCU 2
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2EOevml
‘College Baseball’
AT&T Sportsnet  Southwest
http://bit.ly/2EJXnOk
Texas State shuts out Rice at College Classic
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2XBr6jT
http://bit.ly/2EzsOtB
D1 Digest: Auburn’s Burns leads Friday action
D1Baseball.com
http://bit.ly/2Et7TIy
D1 Digest: NC State, others stay unbeaten
D1Baseball.com
http://bit.ly/2Vuph6G
UH’s rally comes up short against TCU in College Classic
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 2 print edition, and it appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2SF5YWz
http://bit.ly/2ENfFyw
Rice hurler muzzles Baylor bats, Owls take down Bears, 6-3
The Eagle
http://bit.ly/2VB53rI
Bobcats defeat Rice, Houston at Shriners College Classic
San Marcos Daily Record
http://bit.ly/2VB4Qoq
Doxakis, Lodolo starts highlight Shriner’s action
D1Baseball.com
http://bit.ly/2ELeLCu
A&M’s Lacy showcases Shriners Saturday
D1Baseball.com
http://bit.ly/2ELzd65
Texas A&M pitching again dominant as Aggies beat Houston
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2VAJoAg
Texas A&M 1, TCU 0: Frogs lose incredible pitcher’s duel
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2ENlUSL
Lacy dominant as Texas A&M shuts out No. 17 TCU on 1-hitter
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2EMBQ7Y
College baseball recap: Iowa takes series from No. 19 Oklahoma State
KMA Land
http://bit.ly/2XAb1en
No. 12 Baylor baseball closes out Shriners College Classic with win over Texas State
KCENTV.com
http://bit.ly/2VDMjbp
Baylor baseball goes 1-2 in Shriners College Classic
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2Vyoul5
Baseball goes 2-1 at Shriners Hospital for Children College Classic
The University Star
http://bit.ly/2VzAClO
Baylor baseball falls to Rice
KXXV News Channel 25
http://bit.ly/2VyoykP
Grinding it out: Bears stage 9-inning rally to thwart Texas State, 5-4
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://bit.ly/2Vz90xa
’13 Eyewitness News at 8 a.m.’
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2VE7Alh
Here’s how sun belt baseball teams fared over the weekend
KPEL AM Online
http://bit.ly/2VCmKYc
Around the bases: Ginn fans 8 for MSU versus TTU
College Baseball Insider
http://bit.ly/2EKRFvB
No. 12 baseball drops one to Rice
CentexProud.com
http://bit.ly/2Vuk6n8

Win secures C-USA tourney spot for Rice
An article about Rice’s men’s basketball team’s March 3 Conference USA bonus play game mentions that the Owls defeated Middle Tennessee State University 67-61 at Tudor Fieldhouse to qualify for the C-USA tournament. Head coach Scott Pera is quoted and Owls Ako Adams, Quentin Millora-Brown, Robert Martin, Chris Mullins and Drew Peterson are mentioned. Millora-Brown is also pictured. The Owls next play the University of North Carolina at Charlotte March 6.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 4 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2ELIdYX
Rice secures C-USA tourney spot with win over Middle Tennessee State in bonus play
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2Eu59L8
Millora-Brown carries Rice over Middle Tennessee 67-61
Houston Chronicle (This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 70 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2VzWmho
‘Wake Up! With SallyMac & Lina’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2EKWcym
MTSU basketball clinches spot in Conference USA tournament despite losing to Rice
The Daily News Journal
http://bit.ly/2VBWj4W 
Charlotte 49ers win, but won’t make league tournament
Charlotte Observer
https://bit.ly/2TstjPz
Davis scores 21 to lead Charlotte past UTEP 68-58
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2EM2MEG
MTSU falls at Rice, still clinches spot in C-USA tournament
Murfeesboro Post
http://bit.ly/2ELHV4l

5 things to watch ahead of Rice‘s spring camp
Rice’s football team, which opens spring camp on March 4, is featured. Head coach Mike Bloomgren, assistant coaches Drew Svoboda and Brian Smith and Owls Wiley Green, Tom Stewart, Evan Marshman, Aaron Cephus, Brendan Harmon, Bradley Rozner, Austin Trammell, Elijah Garcia, Myles Adams, Prudy Calderon and Chris Barnes are mentioned. Former assistant coach Pete Lembo and former players Roe Wilkins, Jack Fox and Zach Abercrumbia are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2ELBHl9

2019 Conference USA Championships Day 4: FIU finishes 1st
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s swimming and diving team took second place in the 2019 Conference USA Championships.
Swimming World Magazine
http://bit.ly/2XCSY7d
2019 Conference USA Championships Day 3: FIU holds lead
Swimming World Magazine
http://bit.ly/2ELiv72
Marshall roundup: Herd swim and dive team places 4th at meet
The Herald-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/2VGUeEX

Men’s Pacific Coast Doubles tennis tournament at La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s tennis team is competing in the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championships.
KUSI Online
http://bit.ly/2XAsWBL

The Weekend Roundup: Week 9
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s tennis team will play North Texas University March 17.
The Dartmouth
http://bit.ly/2ELiaBi 
College roundup: 4-goal run propels Dartmouth past RPI
Valley News
http://bit.ly/2VBJ7N9

Parrish, Bitterr win 8th annual The Woodlands Marathon 
Former Rice track and field athletes Allie Schaich and Gabe Cuadra are mentioned.
Woodlands Online
http://bit.ly/2VxmIRe

Athlete of the week: Brentwood High School
An article featuring Lauren Hurt mentions that she hopes to join Rice’s swimming and diving team.
Brentwood Home Page
http://bit.ly/2VtWQpk

Beschorner hired by UW-EC
Former Rice assistant football coach Wesley Beschorner is featured.
Fort Dodge Messenger
http://bit.ly/2EKyp1w

UH DL Ed Oliver: ‘I’m definitely the best defensive lineman’
A caption mentions a 2018 football game between Rice and the University of Houston.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2EMAolS
http://bit.ly/2EKFG1p

Razorbacks return to Cabo
An article mentions that Rice’s golf team will compete in the 9th annual Querencia Cabo Collegiate March 3-5 in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.
Arkansas Razorbacks
http://bit.ly/2Vxg0ut 
Men’s golf in 12th place after opener of Querencia Cabo Collegiate
TideSports.com
http://bit.ly/2ENa9vO
Ole Miss golf heads to Mexico after a top-25 upset
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2EOf2ER

Southern Miss outlasts the Roadrunners on Saturday
An article about the University of Texas at San Antonio’s women’s basketball team mentions that the Roadrunners will play Rice March 7.
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2EKSLrc

Texas adds All-ACC graduate transfer offensive lineman
An article mentions former Rice football player Calvin Anderson.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ENpIn1
http://bit.ly/2ENqQHh
Longhorns land grad transfer G. Parker Braun, a likely instant starter from Georgia Tech
Austin American-Statesman
http://bit.ly/2VDOpbh
Graduate transfer OL Parker Braun commits to Texas
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2EKz3w3
For 2nd straight year, Texas lands a coveted grad transfer offensive lineman — this time all-ACC selection Parker Braun
Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2VtXCTg
Texas football: Impact graduate transfer OG Parker Braun brings
Fansided
http://bit.ly/2VG4T2F
JUCO OT Willie Tyler announces commitment to Texas
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2VzzdvF
Commitment 101: Texas adds potential depth with JUCO offensive tackle Willie Tyler
Austin American-Statesman
http://bit.ly/2VCasyV

NEWS RELEASES

New open-source Baker Institute map charts China’s oil infrastructure
Although China has risen to become the world’s second-largest oil consumer, comprehensive and publicly available maps of its oil-related infrastructure remain scarce. Experts in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy are now releasing the Baker Institute China Oil Map in the hope that an open, comprehensive and regularly updated source of vital China oil infrastructure data can help facilitate improved analysis by a broader range of participants.
http://bit.ly/2VDPrnF

Step right up for bigger 2D sheets
Very small steps make a big difference to researchers who want to create large wafers of two-dimensional material. Atom-sized steps in a substrate provide the means for 2D crystals growing in a chemical vapor furnace to come together in perfect rank. Scientists have recently observed this phenomenon, and now a Rice group has an idea why it works.
http://bit.ly/2VDNN5r

Ultracold atoms could provide 2D window to exotic 1D physics
Rice theoretical physicists Matthew Foster and Seth have proposed an experiment to measure fractionalization not in electrons but in atoms so cold they follow the same quantum rules that dictate how electrons behave in quantum materials, a growing class of materials with exotic electronic and physical properties that may be used in next-generation computers and electronic devices.
http://bit.ly/2VAPdxs

Howard Schultz to discuss leadership, business career at Rice March 6
Howard Schultz, former chairman and CEO of Starbucks, will visit Rice March 6 for a discussion on leadership and the lessons he has learned over the course of his life and business career. Schultz will also share insights from his biography, “From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America.”
http://bit.ly/2VySr4v