Dateline Rice for March 27, 2019

FEATURED ITEM

Full Show: The Affordable Care Act’s uncertain future and Houston’s James Beard finalists (March 27, 2019)
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, discusses his new book “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race.”
Houston Public Media (This “Houston Matters” segment aired twice.)
http://bit.ly/2FDfl5w

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Can Poland break Gazprom’s hold on Europe?
An article about Poland’s plan to use only non-Russian natural gas quotes Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Deutsche Welle
http://bit.ly/2FCHfyx

Who speaks for Islam in the Middle East, new study asks
An article features research from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy that aims to identify the channels of influence between religious leaders in the Middle East who claim to hold Islamic authority and individual Muslims across the region.
Middle East Eye
http://bit.ly/2FFdduo

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Deer Park fire a ‘blemish’ for the petrochemical industry’s image
Rachel Meidl, fellow in energy and environment at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about the recent industrial park fire.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2FCZtzY

Fire and fury: Houston’s hard-charging fire union president has become mayor’s most ardent opponent
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 Houston’s Proposition B, a voter-approved initiative mandating pay parity for firefighters and police officers.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2FF4AzP

NASA in area for more than 50 years
An article about the role of Houston in the development of the space industry mentions that Rice donated land in 1961 that would later become NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center. Rice Centennial Historian Melissa Kean ’96 is quoted. The late alumnus George R. Brown, who was chairman of the Rice Board of Trustees at the time of the land donation, and the late alumnus and former U.S. Rep. Albert Thomas are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle’s Deer Park Broadcaster (This article also appeared in the March 27 print editions of the Chronicle’s Bay Area Citizen, Pasadena Citizen, Pearland Journal and Friendswood Journal.)
http://bit.ly/2FEia6r

Noble Energy and Shell to lead Colombian offshore venture 
Bill Arnold, professor in the practice of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the March 27 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2FEjyGb

Travis County Clerk’s dream voting system gains new life
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Reporting Texas
http://bit.ly/2OuQlAc

Top Houston news: 2 stabbed in Chacho’s parking lot; lack of sidewalks plagues pedestrians
A Houston-area news roundup highlights a study by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, which determined that over a third of surveyed street segments in the Gulfton neighborhood did not have sidewalks.
Houston Chronicle (This Hoodline article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2WtyM6x

Houston: Rice University’s Sears building goes up for review on renovation
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, is featured.
Virtual Builders Exchange
http://bit.ly/2FDgSbM

Horn Professor to receive top award in biochemistry
An article mentions that the 2019 Schroepfer Medal from the American Oil Chemists’ Society is named after the late George Schroepfer, a former Rice biochemistry department chair whose research contributed to the understanding of the role of cholesterol in heart disease.
Texas Tech Today
http://bit.ly/2OstR2Y

Westin hotel planned for midcentury modern landmark in Med Center
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2FD1ImS

1st look at Common Bond and Van Gogh
Rice’s tree-lined campus is mentioned.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2FDgv0Z

Cassatt in the Basin! residency coming up
Alumna Jennifer Leshnower, graduate of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is featured and pictured.
Odessa American
http://bit.ly/2FDqoMn

Lake Conroe Region Outlook Conference to address important issues and future of Montgomery County
Alumnus Ray Perryman is featured.
The Paper Magazine
http://bit.ly/2FDuN1z

BROADCAST

Using nanotechnology to clean water: A conversation with Pedro Alvarez
Pedro Alvarez, director of Rice’s Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Center and the George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is featured in a “Stories from the NNI” podcast.
YouTube 
http://bit.ly/2FE6Rv1
‘Stories from the NNI’ discusses nanotechnology and workplace safety with Dr. Chuck Geraci
JD Supra
http://bit.ly/2FCVbbU

C-SPAN 2
President John F. Kennedy’s “Moon Speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/2OxO0EY

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Gold soaks up boron to produce borophene
Collaborative research between Rice, Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University, which developed a process to create borophene using gold, is featured. Co-author Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, is quoted.
R&D Magazine
http://bit.ly/2OBgopP

Chemicals induce dipoles to damp plasmons
An article about collaborative research between Rice, the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz and Princeton University, which determined that molecules placed on the surface of a single gold nanorod affect its plasmonic response, is featured. Stephan Link, professor of chemistry and computer and electrical engineering and associate chair for graduate studies, is quoted.
Manufacturing.net
http://bit.ly/2FDqGCS

Bacteria bide their time when antibiotics attack
A new study by Rice researchers that determined there is no correlation between the bacterial extinction probabilities widely used to establish antibiotic doses and actual extinction times is featured. Anatoly Kolomeisky, professor of chemistry and of chemical and biomolecular engineering and the department chair of chemistry, and postdoctoral research Hamid Teimouri are quoted.
Bionity (This article also appeared in Bionity.de and Healthcare Purchasing News.)
http://bit.ly/2FCkaMs

Does sleep deprivation promote medical malpractice lawsuits?
A new study from researchers at Rice and Baylor University suggests sleep loss in hospital patients leads to an uptick in medical malpractice lawsuits. Graduate student Abby Corrington is quoted.
Medical Xpress (This article also appeared in MD Linx.)
http://bit.ly/2WrHGBn

3D implants made inside the patient
An article features collaborative research by Rice scientists who have developed a way to grow live bone in animal studies, which may offer a new way to treat severe head and facial injuries. Co-authors Antonios Mikos, the Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and graduate student Gerry Koons are quoted.
Today’s Medical Developments
http://bit.ly/2WrI6rr

12 cool college campus design projects
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts is featured in Interior Design and mentioned in Elle Decor.
Interior Design
http://bit.ly/2FDv30P
Design boom
Elle Decor
http://bit.ly/2TXhj9L (Scroll to page 105.)

USF names Dr. Steve Currall next president
An article featuring Steve Currall mentions he formerly held academic leadership positions at Rice.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education (Editor’s note: Currall’s name was misspelled in yesterday’s edition of Dateline. We apologize for the error.)
http://bit.ly/2TzeqH0

Protein binding supersites
Raji Viswanathan, former postdoctoral fellow at Rice, authored an article.
Science Trends
http://bit.ly/2Wl6g78

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

University and city partnerships
An article featuring Katherine Ensor, the Noah G. Harding Professor of Statistics, director of the Center for Computational Finance and Economic Systems and director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s Urban Data Platform, will speak March 27 as part of the W.L. Gore Lecture Series in Management Science at the University of Delaware.
University of Delaware News
http://bit.ly/2TWhWQZ

SPORTS

Hubbard’s walk-off in extra innings downs Owls 7-6
The Rice baseball team lost to Texas State University 7-6 in 10 innings March 26 in San Marcos.
TxStateBobcats.com
http://bit.ly/2Yrnx06
D1 Digest: Several upsets highlight Tuesday’s action
D1Baseball.com
http://bit.ly/2YwttFt

UTEP volleyball announces 2019 27-game slate
An article mentions that the University of Texas at El Paso’s volleyball team will play Rice Nov. 16. The article also mentions that Rice will host the Conference USA Tournament Nov. 22-24.
El Paso Herald-Post
http://bit.ly/2FDmdjr

Former Lumberjack Chris Wilkerson invited to Texans Local Prospect Day
An article mentions that Rice held an NFL Pro Day March 25.
KTRE Online
http://bit.ly/2WysMcX

Emmanuel Esukpa to transfer to BYU
Former Rice football player Emmanuel Esukpa is featured and pictured.
247Sports.com (This article also appeared in SB Nation and KSL.com.)
http://bit.ly/2Wt5y7W

UIW beats Texas in Longhorns’ return to San Antonio
Former Rice assistant baseball coach David Pierce is mentioned.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2FDOxCd

Which college football program grossed the most in the US
An article about the 2016 Higher Education Tribune analysis of top-earning college football programs mentions Rice.
Arizona Business Daily
http://bit.ly/2WtA3dP

Texas Sports Hall of Fame: Phillips displayed nonstop motor, whether chasing QBs or helping kids
Former Rice head football coach Ken Hatfield is mentioned.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://bit.ly/2FCU2RB

Memorial extends win streak to 10 with victory over Jersey Village
An article mentions that Jared Plank and Ben Dukes plan to play baseball at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2FG7ggJ
http://bit.ly/2FEYcIV

NEWS RELEASES

Rice’s Veterans Business Battle invites 20 entrepreneurs to compete for prize money and investments
Twenty veteran-owned companies from across the country will pitch their business ideas at the 2019 Veterans Business Battle at Rice. The semifinalists will present to a panel of investors April 12, and judges will select the top five, who will present their pitches again April 13 for a chance at prize money and investment offers.
http://bit.ly/2FFBd0s

Venezuela’s future is topic at Rice’s Baker Institute April 23
A panel of experts including Julio Borges, former president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, will gather at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy April 23 to examine the evolving politics, economics and oil industry of the crisis-stricken country. The event, hosted by the Baker Institute’s Center for Energy Studies and Latin America Initiative, is free and open to the public.
http://bit.ly/2FDP72R