Dateline Rice for April 5, 2019

FEATURED ITEMS

Houston’s Venezuelan expats eager for more action against Maduro
Numerous articles mention that Vice President Mike Pence spoke on the political turmoil and economic crisis in Venezuela April 5 at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. 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 by Reuters and interviewed by CNN en Español.
Reuters (This article also appeared in more than 100 other media outlets.)
https://reut.rs/2UjjuET
Pence thanks ICE agents, to discuss Venezuela on Texas trip
U.S. News & World Report (This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 200 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2FUz4wI
Francisco Monaldi discusses Venezuela on CNN en Español
YouTube
http://bit.ly/2G19wzc
‘The Hill’s Morning Report’
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2UjgHvv 
‘The Hill’s 12:30 Report’
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2FVtav0
WATCH: Vice President Pence visits Houston, delivers remarks on Venezuela at Rice University
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2Uj1BWS
‘KPRC Channel 2 News Midday’
KPRC-TV (Houston. This segment aired seven times.)
http://bit.ly/2FYIIhY
’13 Eyewitness News at 11 a.m.’    
KTRK-TV (Houston. This segment aired twice.)
http://bit.ly/2FShJ7x
‘KHOU 11 News’
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2FS34sY
‘FOX 26 News at 6 a.m.’
KRIV-TV (Houston. This segment aired five times in Houston, three times on KFSN-TV in Fresno, California, and once on KABC-TV in Los Angeles.)
http://bit.ly/2FYIWpk
KXAN-TV (Austin)
http://bit.ly/2FYJITg
‘NBC 5 Today at 11’
KXAS-TV (Dallas)
http://bit.ly/2FUo0Qc
‘NoonTab’
KTAB-TV (Abilene, Texas)
http://bit.ly/2FVso1a
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://bit.ly/2FUgkxm (This and similar segments aired 11 times.)
VP Pence in Houston: Briefing at ICE, discuss Venezuela at Rice U.
KPRC Click2Houston Online
http://bit.ly/2FS0BPe

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Saudi Aramco: A financial behemoth with a glaring Achilles heel
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed about the recent bond prospectus by the state-run Saudi Aramco oil company. Krane’s op-ed is highlighted in an energy roundup in the second Hill article.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2Uey2FL
Overnight Energy: Interior pick heads toward Senate confirmation 
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2UjWjKE

Fact check: Trump is wrong on Mexico’s migrant apprehensions
An article cites a 2017 analysis of the Southern Border Program by Luis Alfredo Arriola Vega, the summer 2016 Mexico Center visiting scholar at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
USA Today (This article also appeared in FactCheck.org.)
http://bit.ly/2UjW8Pu

HOUSTON/TEXAS

VP Mike Pence to appear at Rice University to discuss crisis in Venezuela
An article about Vice President Mike Pence’s April 5 address at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy quotes Baker College senior J. Peterson and mentions President David Leebron. The article mentions that Rice has hosted every vice president who has held office since the Baker Institute was established 25 years ago, that Venezuelan opposition ambassador Carlos Vecchio spoke at the Baker Institute in March, and that Julio Borges, former president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, will speak there April 23.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2UghVaJ

With ‘American Moonshot,’ Houston presidential historian Douglas Brinkley tells the story of JFK and the space race
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and author of “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race,” is featured in two articles.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2UfqMt8
‘American Moon Shot’
The Georgetown Dish
http://bit.ly/2UeC158

Tilove: Will youth be a winning ticket for Democrats in 2020?
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science at Rice, is quoted.
Austin American-Statesman (Subscription is required.)
https://atxne.ws/2UfN0LL

2 colleges in Texas rank No. 1 and 2 in US for renewable energy use
An article about the Environment America Research and Policy Center’s analysis of the nation’s universities that use the most renewable resources mentions that Rice has the highest share of electric campus vehicles.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2UifQuJ
http://bit.ly/2Uh1n2i

Students test investment skills at Rice business competition
The April 4-6 Rice Business Plan Competition at the Jones Graduate School of Business is featured.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the April 5 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2UoRJuM

Oil and gas M&A ground to a halt in the 1st quarter
Kenneth Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute, is cited in a caption.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2UjY7TW
http://bit.ly/2UjYfmo

2 Houston student teams to compete in Shell’s international eco-friendly driving challenge
An article mentions that engineering students from Rice are competing in Shell’s Eco-marathon April 3-6 in Sonoma, California.
InnovationMap
http://bit.ly/2Ugcoku

AHS students achieve perfect score on ACT
An article featuring and picturing Madison Bunting mentions that she plans to attend Rice.
Weatherford Democrat
http://bit.ly/2FWaDPt

BROADCAST

Immigration and border policy: Impossible dream?
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 two articles and interviewed by WOAI.
KPRC Click2Houston Online 
http://bit.ly/2FTanRj
Any US-Mexico border shutdown would be catastrophic for US economy — analyst
Sputnik International
http://bit.ly/2FQ6fBl
WOAI-AM 
http://bit.ly/2G4QaIr (This segment aired four times.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Old nuclear fallout study provides pancreatic promise
An article about Rice research conducted years ago aimed at protecting people from radiation poisoning due to nuclear fallout may now offer a glimmer of hope to patients with pancreatic cancer. 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.
Medical Xpress
http://bit.ly/2UhENqh

FluoroFest presentation titles announced
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.
American Laboratory (This article also appeared in AZo Materials.)
http://bit.ly/2FLMUkI

Indra Nooyi discusses corporate governance
An article mentions that an academic paper co-authored by Alan Crane, the William S. Mackey, Jr. & Verne F. Simons Distinguished Associate Professor at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, was presented at the Weinberg Center’s 2019 Corporate Governance Symposium at the University of Delaware March 20. 
University of Delaware News
http://bit.ly/2FV2eM0

Testing the waters
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
PB Oil & Gas
http://bit.ly/2FPGNMs

Researchers learn to produce borophene on a gold surface
Collaborative research between Rice, Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University that 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 mentioned.
The Mining Hub
http://bit.ly/2UkPF6G

Music Academy of the West announces 72nd summer season
Larry Rachleff, the Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestral Conducting at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2UmsA3B

AMLO names controversial candidates to fill vacant CRE posts
Lourdes Melgar, nonresident fellow at the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Natural Gas Intelligence (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2Umvmpx

Other materials stories that may be of interest
A research roundup features two Rice studies: Scientists created a custom polymer implant that may become part of the patient’s own bone and tissue; and a team developed an environmentally friendly way to extract valuable elements from lithium-ion batteries.
The American Ceramic Society
http://bit.ly/2UmsZD9

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

UPMC surgical oncology specialist now sees patients in Williamsport
Alumnus David Bartlett is featured.
Lock Haven Express
http://bit.ly/2UjqiCh

Loyola ranked 9th in inclusivity by Princeton Review
An article about the Princeton Review’s ranking of the 15 most inclusive universities mentions Rice.
Maroon
http://bit.ly/2Uj8mb1

University Libraries’ Architectural Archivist to speak at Crystal Bridges April 13
An article mentions that alumna Catherine Wallack will speak April 13 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.
University of Arkansas News
http://bit.ly/2Ugzurb

Architecture talk April 9: How art revitalized a neighborhood
An article mentions that Rice architecture students have worked with Project Row Houses.
Arkansas Times
http://bit.ly/2UksKZa

Minatitlán, el eslabón más débil del sistema
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Mexico Center at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
El Heraldo de Mexico (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2UlRK2v

La Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad Anáhuac México gana el concurso internacional ‘Chambord Inachevé’
Rice is mentioned.
Arquine (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2UjbyDx

SPORTS

Rice baseball team seeks strong 2nd half after early struggles
An article featuring Rice’s baseball team quotes head coach Matt Bragga and players Dominic Cox and Trei Cruz and mentions Andrew Dunlap. Cox also is pictured. The Owls’ three-game series against Florida International University April 5-7 at Reckling Park is previewed in a FIUSports.com article.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2G1nX6h
FIU closes road trip with Rice
FIUSports.com
http://bit.ly/2G0LpAw

Texas leather company scores with baseball gloves that are made by hand in the US
An article mentions that Robert “Big Bob” Storey, who in 1926 started Nokona Leather Goods, which currently supplies baseball gloves for several Major League Baseball teams, is a former Rice baseball player.
ABC News (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
https://abcn.ws/2Ui1WJp

UAB safety Broderick Thomas to attend Texans’ local prospect day
Former Rice football player Austin Trammell is pictured in a slideshow.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2Uh0YNe

Seven Lakes and Rice Owls alum makes MLB debut
Former Rice baseball player Jon Duplantier is featured.
KTRK Online
https://abc13.co/2Uk403h

Oklahoma State baseball, 1959 NCAA champions
An article mentions a 1959 baseball game between Rice and Oklahoma State University.
Oklahoma State Athletics
http://bit.ly/2UjNtN3

Aggie volleyball continues spring season at Rice
An article mentions that Texas A&M University’s volleyball team will play Rice April 5 at Tudor Fieldhouse.
KBTX Online
http://bit.ly/2FQaVHy