Dateline Rice for March 28, 2019

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

You’d have to be nuts to undermine the health care system without a viable alternative
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 in a column and an article.
Los Angeles Times
https://lat.ms/2WvW6AB
Hundreds laid off or reassigned as Cypress Fairbanks Med Center converts to free-standing ER
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 28 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2OtfhZb

The billionaire behind the Dakota Access Pipeline is a little lonely
Kenneth Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Bloomberg Businessweek
https://bloom.bg/2Oyq0RV

These universities receive the most money through college endowments
An article about a 24/7 Wall St. review of the market value of endowments of American universities features Rice.
USA Today (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Owz4Hd

HOUSTON/TEXAS

ITC fire pollutes 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 Houston-area industrial park fire.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the March 28 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it first appeared online, and it also appeared in Energy Voice.)
http://bit.ly/2OyziNH

Hotel set for ‘jewel in the rough’
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the March 28 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it first appeared online.)
http://bit.ly/2OuQNyA

UT Dallas graduate programs rise in US News & World Report rankings
An article about the 2020 U.S. News & World Report college rankings mentions Rice.
University of Texas at Dallas News
http://bit.ly/2Oy7c5b

Local architects design projects to impact Houston’s future
An article mentions the 2018 Rice Design Alliance Charrette.
InnovationMap
http://bit.ly/2OuE7YA

Texas architect O’Neil Ford built some of the biggest San Antonio landmarks, but you may not have heard of him
Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, is quoted.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2OuX8Ku

Panola College reduces student textbook costs
An article features OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
Marshall News Messenger
http://bit.ly/2FIz7Nb

Meet the general counsel at Dean Foods, Russell Coleman
Alumnus Russell Coleman is featured.
Texas Lawyer
http://bit.ly/2FHeC3y

The Dallas Architecture Forum presents Architecture Deans Roundtable
An article mentions that alumnus James Williams will participate in a roundtable discussion April 2 at the Dallas Architecture Forum’s Spring 2019 Lecture Series at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Oak Cliff BubbleLife  (This article also appeared in the Bubblelife editions of Parkcities, Carrollton, Garland, Preston Hollow and Dallas Uptown.)
http://bit.ly/2FIqItb

BROADCAST

The political will that took us to the moon is hard to imagine today
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, discusses his new book “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race” on a new edition of “Houston Matters.” Brinkley also is quoted in a column in the Washington Post, and WHNT mentions that he gave the keynote address March 28 at the NASA in the South Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2OvbSsN
Barbara Bush failed to grasp how the Bushes helped pave the way for Trump
The Washington Post (Subscription is required.)
https://wapo.st/2YwxWHZ
‘WHNT News 19 This Morning’
WHNT-TV (Huntsville, Alabama)  
http://bit.ly/2OykBu2 (This segment aired twice.)

Political Roundup: Veto override falls short and Mueller report completed
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, participates in a Houston Public Media panel discussion on the week’s political stories, and he is quoted in Governing.
Houston Public Media (This “Houston Matters” segment aired twice.)
http://bit.ly/2FG8ecy
Forget Congress: Why so many state lawmakers are eyeing City Hall
Governing
http://bit.ly/2Ozpx28

Poll: Trump at 54 percent to re-elect before the Mueller probe
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science at Rice, is interviewed about national politics.
KTRH.iheart.com
https://ihr.fm/2OuNcR6
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2OzGiu4

Family First with Fox 43: Belonging in a new neighborhood
Anna Rhodes, an assistant professor of sociology at Rice who examined how children adjust to more affluent neighborhoods and higher-performing schools after their families moved with the help of a housing voucher program, is interviewed.
Fox43.com
http://bit.ly/2Oy5O2u

‘The Rachel Maddow Show’
President John F. Kennedy’s “Moon Speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
MSNBC
http://bit.ly/2OuSwE4 (This segment aired twice.)
‘Fox and Friends’
Fox News
http://bit.ly/2Oyo1gm
Pence kicks off campaign 2024 with Kennedy-esque moon landing promise
Parabolic Arc 
http://bit.ly/2FHujrh

North Texas patients not immune to theft but private hospital police can keep cases secret 
An article mentions a 2015 incident involving a bicycle thief caught by the Rice University Police Department.
CBS Dallas/Ft. Worth (This broadcast segment also aired on CBS11-TV in Dallas/Ft. Worth, and the article also appeared in Medical Health News.)
https://cbsloc.al/2OvySrp

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Book review: When power grows out of the oil barrel
“Energy Kingdoms: Oil and Political Survival in the Persian Gulf,” authored by Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured in a book review.
Petroleum Economist
http://bit.ly/2OuIfaY

74 percent of US coal plants are ‘walking dead’ thanks to cheaper renewables
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
The Energy Mix
http://bit.ly/2Ovqx7b

Customized bone implants grown inside the patient
A video 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-author Antonios Mikos, the Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is mentioned.
Dental Tribune (This article also appeared in Dentistry Today and Today’s Medical Developments.)
http://bit.ly/2FJpAFL

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.
Healthcare Facilities Today
http://bit.ly/2OuXfpj

International FluroFest symposium to highlight latest advances in fluorescence technologies
An article mentions that Bruce Weisman, professor of chemistry, materials science and nanoengineering, will be a keynote speaker at the May 21-23 FluoroFest symposium at Texas Christian University.
AZo Materials
http://bit.ly/2FGZZNw

Physically unclonable function developed for IoT security
Rice research that developed a method of integrated circuit design to create secure keys and identifiers on Internet of Things technologies is featured.
Digital Journal
http://bit.ly/2OwVDv2

Other materials stories that may be of interest
Collaborative research between Rice, Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University, which developed a process to create borophene using gold, is featured.
The American Ceramic Society (This research also appeared in Controlled Environments Magazine.)
http://bit.ly/2FILb14

The rule of 40 in health IT: Should your company prioritize profitability or growth?
Alumna Laura Gama co-authored an article.
HIT Consultant
http://bit.ly/2FJtj63

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Benson forms Election Security Commission 
An article mentions that Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, was named to Michigan’s Election Security Commission.
Macomb Legal News
http://bit.ly/2FHK1mn

OU Symphony orchestra to preview concert featuring pieces from Berlioz, Brandt, Bernstein, Brahms
An article mentions that the University of Oklahoma Symphony will perform “Making Perfect,” a new work from composer Anthony Brandt, professor of composition and theory.
The Oklahoma University Daily
http://bit.ly/2FGsA5z

Chapman reveals invisible threads
An article featuring Betty Chapman mentions that she is a former history lecturer at Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.
The Leader
http://bit.ly/2FJycvV

FAU high school student selected for elite space program
An article mentions that students in the United Space School program will participate in space-related activities at Rice and other Houston-area institutions.
The Boca Raton Tribune
http://bit.ly/2Otjko4

SPORTS

Alumni notebook: Grimes’ freshman year concludes in NCAA second round
Rice women’s basketball player Nicole Iademarco is featured.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Otk5xq

BYU football adds a graduate transfer RB from Rice
Former Rice football player Emmanuel Esukpa is featured.
Salt Lake Tribune (This article also appeared in BCSNN, News of the Day, Deseret News and Lawless Republic.)
http://bit.ly/2OtkP5G

Former Houston high school stars on Major League Baseball Opening Day rosters
Former Rice baseball player and current Chicago White Sox pitcher Jordan Stephens is pictured among players deemed close to making Major League Baseball teams’ rosters.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2OvR2t5
http://bit.ly/2OvOo6K

Hubbard’s late hit fuels Bobcats’ extra-inning win over Rice
The Rice baseball team lost to Texas State University 7-6 in 10 innings March 26 in San Marcos.
San Marcos Daily Record
http://bit.ly/2Ovxghr

Chuck Priore brings on additions to coaching staff
An article mentions that Caleb Haynes is a former Rice football graduate assistant coach.
Stony Brook Statesman
http://bit.ly/2OtHlvt

NEWS RELEASES

Vice President Mike Pence to deliver remarks about Venezuela at Rice April 5
Vice President Mike Pence will deliver remarks about Venezuela at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy at approximately 12:30 p.m. Central time April 5. The event will include welcoming remarks from James A. Baker III, former secretary of state and honorary chair of the Baker Institute.
http://bit.ly/2OysoYO

3D-printed tissues may keep athletes in action
Bioscientists are moving closer to 3D-printed artificial tissues to help heal bone and cartilage typically damaged in sports-related injuries to knees, ankles and elbows. Scientists at Rice and the University of Maryland reported their first success at engineering scaffolds that replicate the physical characteristics of osteochondral tissue – basically, hard bone beneath a compressible layer of cartilage that appears as the smooth surface on the ends of long bones.
http://bit.ly/2OypnYO

Hate speech and the First Amendment in focus at Rice April 9
Hate speech and the First Amendment will be the focus of a timely discussion by Jonathan Turley and Jeremy Waldron, two of America’s most prominent and distinguished legal scholars, at Rice April 9. The event, hosted by Rice’s Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance, is free and open to the public.
http://bit.ly/2FGMygr