Dateline Rice for July 22, 2019 (Weekend Edition)

APOLLO 11 50TH ANNIVERSARY

13 Minutes to the Moon: Ep. 12 live from Houston
The final episode of the BBC’s 12-part podcast “13 Minutes to the Moon,” which explores the dramatic final 13 minutes of Apollo 11’s trip and was recorded at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, features a panel discussion with alumna Peggy Whitson ’86, the astronaut who has spent more time in space than any other American. Whitson also is featured in the Creston News Advertiser.
BBC Radio (This segment aired on more than 1,400 affiliate stations around the world.)
https://bbc.in/2Y2Iu01
Moon walk anniversary ignites new interest
Creston News Advertiser
http://bit.ly/32LgWzK

Apollo 11: How NASA’s moon mission turned Houston into ‘Space City’
Rice Centennial Historian Melissa Kean ’96 and Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and author of “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race,” are featured in a television broadcast from CBS This Morning. Brinkley is featured or quoted in three additional outlets, and Kean is interviewed by KHOU. Brinkley authored a column in The Saturday Evening Post that mentions George Abbey, senior fellow in space policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
CBS This Morning
https://cbsn.ws/2Y5k1XZ
For 50 years since Apollo 11, presidents have tried to take that next giant leap 
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 19 print edition, and it appeared online in USA News Hub and Express India.)
https://nyti.ms/2YpCKlu
Noted author, historian set to speak on South Coast talks about 50th anniversary of lunar landing
KCLU Online (This segment also aired on six stations along the coast of California.)
http://bit.ly/32KL8v9
‘Overheard with Evan Smith’
PBS
http://bit.ly/2M4K6E7
KHOU Special: ‘One Giant Leap: The Moon and Beyond’
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2JLb5TP
Moonshot: Kennedy, Armstrong and the race to land on the moon
The Saturday Evening Post (Subscription is required. This article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2IMIlbm

Apollo 11 carried my scientific experiment to the moon, but so what?
Brian O’Brien, a former Rice professor who taught from 1963 to 1968 and built radiation and dust experiments for the Apollo missions, authored a column.
Brisbane Times (This article also appeared in Age Austrlia, WAToday.com.au and The Sydney Morning Herald.)
http://bit.ly/32B64o6

What a modern moonshot would look like
Neal Lane, a senior fellow in science and technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
ABC News
https://abcn.ws/2YmsZ7g
Les leçons d’Apollo (ou comment une organisation peut décrocher la Lune)
La Presse (An English translation is not available.)
https://bit.ly/30LbQBR

The NASA logo is having a moment
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Los Angeles Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the July 20 print editions of the Times, Houston Chronicle, Hazleton Standard-Speaker, Dayton Daily News, Lodi News-Sentinel, Citizens’ Voice and the Times-Tribune, and it appeared online in more than 30 other media outlets and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
https://lat.ms/2Y4pIVX

How Apollo 11 brought humanity together
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is featured or mentioned in numerous articles.
BBC (This article also appeared in EnviroLink.)
https://bbc.in/2Y808Qa
We went to the moon. Why can’t we solve climate change?
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared in The Globe and Mail, 17 Ok News, The Toronto Star, Centre Daily Times, Daily Heralds, USA News Hub, Pulse Ghana and WRAL.com, and it appeared in the July 20 print editions of the Santa Fe New Mexican and The Globe and Mail’s British Columbia, Alberta and Ottawa issues. This story appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
https://nyti.ms/2XZ8tpf
How did NASA put men on the moon? One harrowing step at a time.
The Washington Post (This article appeared in the July 21 print editions of The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Inquirer’s South Jersey issue.) 
https://wapo.st/2JheRnz
The dreams and dedication behind our leap to the moon
The Washington Post (This article appeared in the July 21 print editions of The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Inquirer’s South Jersey issue, and it appeared online in The Gazette and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
https://wapo.st/2llUVGy
Could the Apollo 11 moon landing be duplicated today? ‘Lots of luck with that’
Los Angeles Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the July 21 print edition of The Jerusalem Post and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
https://lat.ms/2lo5LvK
Apollo 11: A seismic scientific event that multiplied pace of technology 
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2YkSaHr
Reflection: ‘We choose to go to the Moon’
The Independent — Ireland (This article also appeared in the July 21 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2YjcJEi
Historic speech put US into the Space Race
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the July 22 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2M7d6LA
Well done
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the July 22 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2M2Fn5Q
What’s our next ‘giant leap’ beyond the moon? [Editorial]
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the July 21 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2Y3gsBs
The Apollo 11 moon landing was a distraction from America’s problems
The Guardian (This article appeared in the July 20 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2Y3dLjs
Would Apollo 11 have happened without Russia?
Texas A&M Today
http://bit.ly/2Okyb8e
Out-of-this-world installation ‘Skywaves’ to debut at River Oaks District
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Yc4utH
Coloradans recall their roles in mankind’s ‘greatest adventure’ 50 years after Apollo 11 landing
The Denver Post (This article also appeared in Canon City Daily Record.)
https://dpo.st/2YlFy2I
It’s been 47 years since Americans walked on the moon in Apollo. Why haven’t we gone back?
Orlando Sentinel (This article also appeared in the July 21 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2YbRvYU
Lunar narratives: Landing on the moon, politics and the Cold War
International Policy Digest
http://bit.ly/2YeHs5b
JFK Library marks moon landing
Boston Herald
http://bit.ly/2Y0Ipdi
David M. Shribman: Why walking on the moon meant so much
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (This article also appeared in the July 21 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/32L98Os
A national effort: Apollo 11 moon landing was made possible by 400,000 workers
USA Today (This article appeared in the July 21 print edition of the Commercial Appeal and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2llh1ZM
Editorial: Apollo 11 was a flight of imagination
The Buffalo News (This article also appeared in the July 20 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2OaT1qx
Editorial: 50 years after Apollo 11, it’s important America still tries to shoot for the moon
Albuquerque Journal (This article also appeared in the July 20 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2O9qGAN
We made history on this date in 1969
KPRCradio.iheart.com (This article also appeared in KTRH.iheart.com.)
https://ihr.fm/2OaLO9E
Bill Whitaker: Does America still have the right stuff 50 years after Armstrong walked the moon?
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://bit.ly/2Y82ler
Remembering the epic summer of 1969
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
http://bit.ly/2Y825vI
The moon landing as an achievement of American liberalism
Daily Kos
http://bit.ly/2ObYqgL
‘… we must be bold.’
Daily Kos
http://bit.ly/2OcLIOV
COLUMN: Remarkable Sarnia man designed Apollo 11 Lunar Lander
The Sarnia Journal
http://bit.ly/2Y5Qrl6
COLUMN: We need an ‘American Moonshot’ | Opinion
Evening News and Tribune
http://bit.ly/2Yi278D
Columbians share their memories of the Apollo 11 lunar landing
The Missourian
http://bit.ly/2Y0IzBq
NWA letters to the editor
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
http://bit.ly/2Yi2i3N
Fran’s Favorites: Remembering man’s walk on the moon
Xenia Gazette (This article also appeared in the Fairborn Daily Herald and Sidney Daily News.)
http://bit.ly/2Y8CAdM
OUR VIEW: One giant leap for mankind
Wicked Local Ipswich (This article also appeared in Wicked Local Boxford, Wicked Local Middleton and Wicked Local Wellesley.)
http://bit.ly/2Y3TkTr
Cactus Pear Music Festival blasts off with an out-of-this-world premiere
San Antonio Express-News (This article also appeared in the July 22 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2YbRQuE
Mullane: America has grown soft since Apollo — Opinion
Bucks County Courier Times (This article also appeared in the Intelligencer and Burlington County Times.)
http://bit.ly/2Yg96iu
Lunar Narratives: Landing on the moon, politics and the Cold War
Nepal24Hours.com (This article also appeared in Scoop.co.nz and Modern Ghana.)
http://bit.ly/2YlkBVy
Chairwoman Johnson on the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing
Space Ref
http://bit.ly/2YfpY8Z
Experience America’s race to the moon through travel
KSL.com 
http://bit.ly/2Y827UC
Another View: What’s our next ‘giant leap’ beyond the moon?
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
http://bit.ly/2Y8Fn6O
Moon landing was a watershed moment in human history 
Lewistown Sentinel
http://bit.ly/2Yfq3JP
Lamar alums recall Apollo 11 handiwork
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Yi37cT
Moon exploration made possible, why not end climate change too?
The Science Times 
http://bit.ly/2OqTdlF
‘One small step for man’: 50 years after moon landing, Hudson County looks back
NJ.com
http://bit.ly/2Y3fN34
The moonshot dialogue: Remembering the past, embracing the future
Arizona Daily Sun
http://bit.ly/32Fy9dX
Milestones: Extraordinary times
AOPA.org
http://bit.ly/32Lg6mA
Celebrating 50 years since Apollo 11
High River 
http://bit.ly/32LPF07
The speech Nixon thankfully did not have to give 50 years ago today
Orcas Issues 
http://bit.ly/2OaDCpU
Moonstruck by the moon landing
Daily Press
http://bit.ly/2O9dXOs
Moon goes to auction
Dry
http://bit.ly/32IHt0P
‘Say something — I’m speechless’
Republic Monitor
http://bit.ly/2OaXslb
At 92, retired engineer recalls his role in Apollo 11 mission
The Day (This article also appeared in the July 20 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2ObFJd2
Astronaut Michael Collins on the 50th anniversary of the moon landing
Irish America
http://bit.ly/2Od6NZx
Apollo 11 moon landing a ‘most significant feat’ 50 years ago today
Reading Eagle
http://bit.ly/2ObGK4Q
Opinion | Fifty years later, Apollo 11 mission recalls greatness
Richmond County Daily Journal (This article also appeared in The Robesonian, the Sampson Independent and the Red Springs Citizen.)
http://bit.ly/2Ob06HD
Krause: A perspective on the 50th anniversary of the moon landing
The Daily Item
http://bit.ly/2OeAj0Y
One giant leap for mankind
Siuslaw News
http://bit.ly/2OcuUaV
An immersive and experiential three-month art installation pays tribute to Apollo 11
ArtDaily.org
http://bit.ly/2OblBrK
It’s a day to reflect with pride
The Laurinburg Exchange
http://bit.ly/32KiOc4
Moon memories: 50 years after humans first walked on the lunar surface
The Sun Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2O7m12a
10 historical moments that were a lot more cynical than you realized
Uncle Mike’s Musings Blog
http://bit.ly/2Oaia4w
Apollo 11 at 50: ‘I was only seven years old … ‘ — A personal reflection
TheRebel.media
http://bit.ly/32KYmYv
Half a century after Apollo, why haven’t we been back to the moon?
NewsBeezer
http://bit.ly/32Jd0ji
Astronaut families: Wives, children of Apollo astronauts look back on ‘amazing’ time 
Ladies Want More
http://bit.ly/32LfaP4
The giant leap for mankind that was made 50 years ago
Irish Examiner (This article also appeared in the July 20 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/32B8nHM
Rare Apollo 11 images reveal an unseen look at the three astronauts on 50-year anniversary
WhatsNew2Day.com (This article also appeared in WS Tale.)
http://bit.ly/2OchBY2
The Apollo 11 moon landing was a triumph of American exceptionalism
Carnage and Culture 
http://bit.ly/32HNGtR
A 7-year-old voyager answers the president’s call
Cleveland Daily Banner
http://bit.ly/32Bcl38
Experience America’s race to the moon through travel
KSL.com
http://bit.ly/2Y827UC
Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed
Los Angeles Post-Examiner
http://bit.ly/2ObsWHO
One small step, one giant lesson for all
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel
http://bit.ly/2OkIuZY
Op-ed | Reflections on the US space program a half-century after Apollo 11
Space News (This article also appeared in LastMinuteStuff.com.)
http://bit.ly/2OaScOa
The power of alignment: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1st moon landing
I-Connect 007
http://bit.ly/2O9EfQB
Apollo 11 50th anniversary
Cigar Dave (This radio segment aired on five affiliate stations.)
http://bit.ly/2JIptw2
BBC Manchester
U.K. Regional Radio
http://bit.ly/2JKXJGU
BBC Cambridgeshire
U.K. Regional Radio
http://bit.ly/2JLbK7L
‘King 5 News’
KING-TV (Seattle)
http://bit.ly/2M6VLlY
C-SPAN 3
http://bit.ly/2MaF1KN (This segment aired twice.)
‘The Truth Behind the Moon Landing’
Discovery Channel Canada
http://bit.ly/2M4SrI1
‘Washington this Week’
C-SPAN
http://bit.ly/2M4Jn5R
C-SPAN
http://bit.ly/2M7ofvO
C-SPAN
http://bit.ly/2M7oZ44
C-SPAN
http://bit.ly/2M1V4dL
C-SPAN
http://bit.ly/2M9eixZ
’13 Eyewitness News at 10 p.m.’
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2JM3vIx
‘KSFY News at 10:00’
KSFY-TV (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
http://bit.ly/2JKqqEg
NewsTalk WJAS-AM (Pittsburgh)
http://bit.ly/2JKYvni (This segment aired three times.)
KCBS-FM (Santa Barbara, California)
http://bit.ly/2JLbR3b
KTRS-AM (St. Louis)
http://bit.ly/2Mcgzs6 (This segment aired on 5 affiliate stations.)
Newstalk Ireland
http://bit.ly/2M2quR0
ABC 1 Perth-Western Metro Australia
http://bit.ly/2M4TGag (This segment aired on 10 affiliate stations.)
So sah es aus, als Menschen zum ersten Mal den Mond betraten
Ze.tt Basler (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Berner Zeitung, Der Bund, Tages-Anzeiger Stuttgarter Zeitung and The World News.)
http://bit.ly/32LZdIv
A história de como o homem chegou à lua
GQ Portugal (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/32JM5nm
‘Ci andremo entro il decennio,’ il sogno della Missione spaziale Apollo 11 che John Fitzgerald Kennedy non vide
MeteoWeb (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Zazoom.it.)
http://bit.ly/32M1rYn
50 años de la llegada del hombre a la luna 
Conexion Capital (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/32B8WRU
50 anni fa il primo uomo sulla luna
Stato Quotidiano (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2ObHt6i
MISSIONE SPAZIALE APOLLO 11/ Video, nel 72 l’ultimo uomo sulla Luna: Il futuro?
CorriereQuotidiano.it (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2ObHkjg
L’Italia e l’allunaggio tra ieri, oggi e domani. Il commento di Villadei 
Formiche (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2ObIhrQ
20 luglio 1969: ‘Ricordare Neil Armstrong non è revival, siamo tutti figli dello sbarco sulla luna’
Bergamo News (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2ObFNtC
50 tahun pendaratan manusia pertama di bulan, dan era space race baru 
Good News from Indonesia (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Line Today.) 
http://bit.ly/2O9tU7n
Penjelajahan antariksa dari JFK hingga Trump
Historia (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Line Today.)
http://bit.ly/2ObFXRK

‘We aim to be first on moon,’ president tells 45,000 at Rice U.
The late Kenneth Pitzer, president of Rice between 1961 and 1968, is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the July 21 print edition, and it appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2YeGyWt
http://bit.ly/2YijYMz

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Scientists memorialize the first glacier lost to climate change in Iceland
Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology in Rice’s School of Social Sciences and director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Research in the Human Sciences at Rice, and Cymene Howe, associate professor of anthropology, are featured.
CNN (This article also appeared in more than 70 other media outlets.)
https://cnn.it/2OkXDtU
Scientists honor Iceland’s first glacier lost to climate change with plaque, eulogy
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2YgoBXG
Icelandic memorial warns future: ‘Only you know if we saved glaciers’
The Guardian
http://bit.ly/2Oc9MBF
Somber monument to mark glacier lost to climate change
HuffPost (Similar articles also appeared in The Organization for World Peace and IFL Science.)
http://bit.ly/2YbSlVB
Scientists wrote a eulogy for Iceland’s first glacier lost to climate change
Gizmodo
http://bit.ly/2Y8cGHg
‘First glacier lost to climate change’ to be memorialized
Iceland Review
http://bit.ly/2Ya8Rp9
Memorial to mark first Icelandic glacier lost to human-induced climate change
The Weather Channel
https://wxch.nl/2OcLrLT
To call attention to ‘what’s being lost’ to climate crisis, former glacier to receive monument
Common Dreams
http://bit.ly/2Y9mh0d
Na Islandii powstanie pomnik stopionego lodowca
Kresy.pl (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2Y82nD4
En Islande, Okjökull n’est plus un glacier. Et « tous nos glaciers suivront la même voie »
L’Obs (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2JIHXwu
Gletschergrabstein
Suddeutsche Zeitung (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2JJHXMI

How a Persian Gulf conflict could impact commodities markets
Kenneth Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Bloomberg (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
https://bloom.bg/2YhrZ4h
How a Middle East conflict could hit commodities markets
Business Standard (This article also appeared in the July 21 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2Y2dIo8
Oil prices rise following Iran’s seizure of British-flagged tanker
The National
http://bit.ly/2O9xsqf
Warum die Straße von Hormuz so wichtig ist
Die Presse (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in the July 22 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2Y5nq9d

Would ‘safe third country’ agreements stem migration to the US? The EU-Turkey deal offers some clues.
Kelsey Norman, the Kelly Day Fellow in Women’s Rights, Human Rights and Refugees in the Middle East and North Africa at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required.)
https://wapo.st/2Oc9ACr

Hot experiment brings molecular computing one step closer
Collaborative Rice research that recorded the first measurement of heat transfer through a single molecule is featured. Lead author Longji Cui, the J. Evans Attwell Welch Postdoctoral Fellow at Rice’s Smalley-Curl Institute, is quoted.
Futurity
http://bit.ly/2OcAmdV

Could being distracted by your phone cause weight gain?
An article features Rice research that indicates mindless switching between digital devices is associated with increased susceptibility to food temptations and lack of self-control. Postdoctoral research fellow Richard Lopez featured.
Voice of America
http://bit.ly/2Oei77G

Houston’s famed Glenwood Cemetery to build visitors center
An article mentions that Howard Hughes’ burial plot at Glenwood Cemetery was designed by William Ward Watkin, the founding director of Rice’s architecture department.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other outlets.)
http://bit.ly/32DqrRL

Vitamin B12 deficiency: Lack of nutrient could leave you exposed to this risk, says study
Rice bioscientists have found the first direct link between a diet with too little vitamin B12 and an increased risk of infection by two potentially deadly pathogens. Co-authors Natasha Kirienko, assistant professor of biosciences, and alumnus Ryan Lee are quoted.
Express
http://bit.ly/2ObkoAM

Elon Musk’s mad science could take brain-controlled computing mainstream
Jacob Robinson, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering, is quoted.
Daily Beast
http://bit.ly/2ObB22X

Stop fighting it APPEA, WA’s gas reservation policy works and it’s here to stay
A March study of western Australia’s gas reservation policy by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is cited.
The West Australian (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 22 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2OqZihZ

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice University-led Ion innovation district breaks ground
Rice’s redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into The Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district that broke ground July 19, is featured. Rice community members quoted in the Houston Chronicle include: President David Leebron; Allison Thacker, president and chief investment officer of Rice Management Co.; Alan Arnold, Rice Management Co.’s investment director of real estate; Ryan LeVasseur, Rice Management Co.’s managing director of direct real estate; and Jones College senior Mary Claire Neal. The second InnovationMap article mentions that Christine Galib formerly taught entrepreneurship at Rice. Arnold is interviewed in a radio segment by KTRH.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the July 20 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2Y5xWxh
Groundbreaking ceremony held at old Sears building in Midtown to transform into ‘The Ion’ 
ABC 13 Online
http://bit.ly/2Y5Y8bc
Houston breaks ground on innovation district
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2O9xbU5
Houston’s Silicon Bayou push picks up momentum with tech hub’s groundbreaking, iconic building takeover
PaperCity Magazine
http://bit.ly/2Y5yL9l
Formal groundbreaking held for Houston’s Ion innovation hub
Community Impact Newspaper 
http://bit.ly/2YcaliF
Distinctive Sears sign awaits its fate
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2YhmvXq
http://bit.ly/2Y8M3Sq
Overheard: The Ion breaks ground in Midtown’s former Sears building
InnovationMap
http://bit.ly/2OchbAW
3 Houston innovators to know this week
InnovationMap
http://bit.ly/32LDlwT
KTRH-AM (Houston)          
http://bit.ly/2M5fgLK (This segment aired three times.)
Best of the week’s Chronicle staff photos
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the July 21 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2M2fcwl

As Democrats prepare for Senate primary rumble, incumbent John Cornyn building organization, raising cash
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 several articles.
The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared on the front page of the July 22 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2Y8fKDh
The Fort Worth man behind the ‘Squad’: AOC’s chief of staff, a powerful new force in DC
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (This article also appeared on the front page of the July 22 print edition)
http://bit.ly/2O9yliz
Letters — Beto O’Rourke’s ancestry, soccer player Megan Rapinoe, MAD magazine, car accident on LBJ
The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared in the July 20 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2Y5V0fj
Texas se prepara para la batalla entre el ‘demócrata preferido por Trump’ y una nueva ‘Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’
Univision (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Primera Hora.)
http://bit.ly/2O9koB3

How did President Richard Nixon place a phone call to the moon?
A slideshow features an image of Andy Warhol at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Y7tONg
http://bit.ly/2YbsrNK

Houston director Jonathan Caouette, who made a splash with the cinematic memoir ‘Tarnation,’ is ready to turn the page
Elizabeth Festa, associate director of Rice’s Program in Writing and Communication, is quoted. Rice Cinema’s screening of “Tarnation” and other films as part of QFest is featured in the Houston Press.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the July 21 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2Y65D63

Texas colleges go big in offering student financial aid
The Rice Investment, an initiative offering full-tuition scholarships and grants to students from low- and middle-income families, is mentioned. President David Leebron is quoted in the first Houston Chronicle article.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 22 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2O9PYic 
Thumbs up, down: Astrodome our Eiffel Tower? A&M vs T.U.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the July 20 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2Yi8SY3

Enron tower was just one of architect’s creations
Three articles featuring César Pelli, who died July 19 at 92, mention that he designed Rice’s Herring Hall.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the July 21 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2M0sIR4
In memoriam: César Pelli (1926-2019)
Wallpaper 
http://bit.ly/2Ylqgeg
César Pelli dies at 92
Architect Magazine
http://bit.ly/2Yafl7t

Rice Village property management co. changes
The Rice Management Co. is mentioned.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2MaMae5

NextSeed is a game-changer for Houston restaurants, businesses
An article mentions that Abe Chu attended Rice.
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/2ObbVgY

BROADCAST

More extreme heat expected for Houston’s future and Attwater’s Prairie Chickens on the rebound: The good, bad and ugly of the news
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, participates in a roundtable discussion of the week’s news.
Houston Public Media (This “Houston Matters” segment aired twice on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/2OcuoK1

Trump keeps getting asked about the ‘send her back’ chant
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is mentioned.
The Rush Limbaugh Show (This segment aired on more than 400 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://bit.ly/2Ocs9GD

After a dire year, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center looks to the future
Ken Janda, adjunct professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2Ocm3G5

There’s a new ‘Mikado’ in town and Houston’s blues legacy lives on
An article about the Woodson Research Center at Rice’s Fondren Library housing the Houston Blues Museum’s archives quotes Norie Guthrie, archivist and special collections librarian at the research center.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2Y85wXB

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

The lonely death of a South Texas skyscraper
Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, is quoted.
CityLab
http://bit.ly/2Yhv58o

3 rovers will head to Mars in 2020. Here’s what you need to know about their chemical missions
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
C&EN
http://bit.ly/2Y5uYsz

Grief can be fatal, take care to keep it in check
An article features a collaborative study by Rice researchers that suggests that people who have recently lost a spouse are more likely to have sleep disturbances that aggravate inflammation in the body.
TheHealthSite
http://bit.ly/2Y3jTs9

Facebook’s researchers made a wrist-worn prototype for haptic feedback and free hand movement
An article about a wrist-worn haptic virtual reality/augmented reality device called Tasbi mentions that a graduate student intern was a member of the design team.
UploadVR.com (This article also appeared in Virtual Reality.)
http://bit.ly/2YdHzOw

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

One of America’s top climate scientists is an evangelical Christian. She’s on a mission to convert skeptics.
Research into the religious beliefs of scientists by Elaine Howard Ecklund, professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice, is cited.
Bowling Green Daily News (This Washington Post article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2YeJq5B

Talented young Cumbrian athletes enjoy success at English Schools’ Championships
An article mentions that Tara Simpson-Sullivan will attend Rice.
The Cumberland News 
http://bit.ly/2YhVnYn

Short wives and tall husbands have the happiest marriages, study says
A collaborative Rice study that suggests some women are attracted to tall men is featured.
Moms
http://bit.ly/2Yi9ehl

Sea-level rise: The comedy
Alumnus Henry Feldman is featured and pictured.
The Highlands Current
http://bit.ly/2YbzYMw

Mountain Light Music Festival will return in August
An article mentions that music students from Rice performed in the 2015 trombone summit at the Mountain Light Music Festival.
The Pagosa Springs Sun
http://bit.ly/2OcalLN

SPORTS

Faye: More Schultz, more success for LU offense
Former Rice assistant football coach Larry Edmondson is featured.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Y8JIXA

GOLF: Trinity grad Escamilla feels at home at West Texas Amateur
Rice golfer Austin Escamilla is featured.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2JKQoaH

The final chapter of a $50 million Ponzi scheme that caught many high-profile coaches 
An article mentions former Rice head basketball coaches Willis Wilson and Scott Thompson. Brian Bjork, former student manager and basketball operations director, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 21 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2y5N8zG

NEWS RELEASE

Moody Center’s ‘Moon Shot’ exhibition will celebrate Apollo-inspired art
Rare Robert Rauschenberg lithographs from 1969 — including the largest ever made at the time — and an unfinished series by Andy Warhol will be among the pieces on exhibit at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts this fall. “Moon Shot” debuts Sept. 21 featuring works that reflect on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, showing how artists past and present have responded to a moment that changed popular culture.
http://bit.ly/2JJH5aU