Dateline Rice for Aug. 26, 2019 (Weekend Edition)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Some claim neighborhood was flooded to save Houston in 2017
An article quotes Marie Lynn Miranda, former provost and professor of statistics who oversaw the Hurricane Harvey Registry, a joint venture of Rice, the Houston Health Department and the Environmental Defense Fund to study the health effects of the storm on Houstonians.
CNN (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
https://cnn.it/2Pg09lY

NASA dangles $7 billion carrot for next moon landing
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is mentioned in a caption.
Bloomberg
https://bloom.bg/2zngo5Q

Amid climate change, Arctic region evolves into strategic, economic hotspot
Kenneth Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Time (This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2PdFC1j

Latest Blue Bell ice cream licker jailed for criminal mischief
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Fox News
https://fxn.ws/2PaaP5h

Study: Massive planet may have crashed into young Jupiter
A collaborative Rice study that suggests why Jupiter’s core is less dense and much larger than scientists expected is featured. Co-author Andrea Isella, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Voice of America
http://bit.ly/2zjaqTA

What does working abroad do for you?
An article features collaborative research involving Rice that determined living abroad increases “self-concept clarity.”
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2PfRvE4

Iceland held a funeral for the first glacier to be destroyed by climate change
Iceland’s first glacier lost to climate change was remembered with a monument unveiled at the site of the former glacier Aug. 18. Cymene Howe, associate professor of anthropology, and Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology, are featured.
VT
http://bit.ly/2Pi7Ise
Ugly realities
Dawn.com
http://bit.ly/2Pg1sRT
‘Weekend Recharge’
The Weather Channel
http://bit.ly/2zoiToE

Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy
Rice research into a solar-powered desalination system is featured in a video. Interviewed are Qilin Li, professor of civil and environmental engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering; Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering and the director of Rice’s Smalley-Curl Institute; and graduate student Pratiksha Dongare.
NSF Science360 News (This research was featured as “Today’s Video” on the Science360 News homepage and in the Aug. 26 newsletter.)
http://bit.ly/3222QsL

You’re not so tough, h-BN
Rice research into enhancing white graphene so that it retains its strength but is more amenable to bonding is featured.
NSF Science360 News (This research was a featured “Headline” on the Science360 News homepage and in the Aug. 26 newsletter.)
http://bit.ly/2wn4f0T

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Emmett: Post-Harvey resilience requires regional vision, cooperation [Opinion]
Alumnus Ed Emmett ’71, senior fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the Aug. 25 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/329oefP

For some, the story remains the same 2 years after Harvey
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and the co-director of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the Aug. 25 print edition, and it appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2zy1IB7
Water wars pit rural and urban Texas against each other
Texas Observer
http://bit.ly/2Pg5Z6U
Environmentalists create nonprofit Texas Coastal Exchange
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (This article also appeared in Columbia Basin-Herald, Victoria Advocate, The Daily Interlake and KXAS Online.)
http://bit.ly/2PevXrm

Houston company raises $5.8M to create cleaner chemical reactor
An article mentions that hydrogen fuel cell technology currently under development by Syzygy Plasmonics was pioneered by Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering and the director of Rice’s Smalley-Curl Institute; and Peter Nordlander, the Wiess Chair in Physics and Astronomy, professor of electrical and computer engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Aug. 24 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2Zm3GTl

Sutherland Springs pastor plans to run for Texas State Senate
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.
San Antonio Express-News (This article also appeared in the Aug. 24 print editions of the Express-News and the Houston Chronicle.) 
http://bit.ly/2zmVXGa
Rudy Giuliani y Mark Jones: La agenda de Massa en Estados Unidos (para acercarse a Trump)
Tres Lineas (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in El Canciller.)
http://bit.ly/2zqLIjW

Student-led coalition to Rice: Be a better neighbor as you and your partners develop The Ion [Opinion]
Lovett College junior Taylor Crain, Baker College senior Jolen Martinez and Jones College senior Mary Claire Neal co-authored an op-ed about Rice’s redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into The Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district that broke ground July 19.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Aug. 25 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2Pp0hQe

University of Texas at Dallas celebrates 50th anniversary
An article highlights Rice’s business and engineering programs.
Longview News-Journal
http://bit.ly/2zy5bzD

College students find cost of textbooks a barrier
An article mentions OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://bit.ly/2Peh6Nm
10K ACC students use e-textbooks after college partners with nonprofit to expand program
KXAN Online
http://bit.ly/2PeTzvN

Timothy Faust wants us to think big in ‘Health Justice Now.’ That means single payer. 
Alumnus Timothy Faust, who authored “Health Justice Now: Single Payer and What Comes Next,” is featured and pictured.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Aug. 25 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/30me370

SMCISD students, teachers attend Tapia camps, receive Camper of the Week award
An article features Rice’s Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity’s “Say STEM” summer camps.
San Marcos Corridor News (This article also appeared in The Katy News.)
http://bit.ly/2PeUbl5

A Texas organization has doled out millions to Houston cancer-fighting professionals 
An article about Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas faculty recruitment grants mentions that Rice received over $3 million to recruit Jiaozhi (George) Lu as an assistant professor of bioengineering and Vicky Yao as an assistant professor of computer science.
InnovationMap
http://bit.ly/2zo5fSs

Corps, Rice say coastal barrier plans can work together
An article features Rice’s research into the Galveston Bay Park Plan, a 25-foot-tall levee to protect the Houston-Galveston region from hurricanes.
Galveston County Daily News (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2zotXSG

Garden calendar
An events roundup mentions that the Native Plant Society of Texas’s Houston chapter will hold an event Sept. 21 at Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Aug. 24 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2zlBQYK

BROADCAST

‘Weekend Recharge’
Phil Bedient, the Herman Brown Professor of Engineering and director of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is featured in a television broadcast discussing flood mitigation in Houston.
The Weather Channel
http://bit.ly/2zmNt1N

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Fluorescent molecular probe used to detect temperature inside individual cells 
Research by Rice that used the light-emitting properties of particular molecules to create a fluorescent nano-thermometer to measure the temperature of cells is featured. Angel Martí, associate professor of chemistry, of bioengineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
The Science Board
http://bit.ly/2zrVL8p
Nano-thermometer uses light to take temperature inside cells
Novus Light Technologies Today (This article also appeared in SlashGear.)
http://bit.ly/2PewgT7

How does Texas keep the lights on? It’s complicated
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
EnergyWire (This article also appeared in Governors’ Wind & Solar Energy Coalition.)
http://bit.ly/2zpcBos

Open House Lecture: Frida Escobedo, ‘Split Subject’
Frida Escobedo, Visting Cullinan Professor of Architecture, is featured.
Harvard Graduate School of Design
http://bit.ly/2zoeYYY

Gary Bizzo: My top 11 disruptive tech trends
Collaborative Rice research that developed a tangled, 3D-printed network of vessels that mimic a human lung is featured. Lead co-author Jordan Miller, assistant professor of bioengineering, is quoted.
Equities.com
http://bit.ly/2zouVyi

Damaged hearts rewired with nanotube fibers
An article features research from Rice’s Brown School of Engineering that determined antennas made of carbon nanotube films are just as efficient as copper for wireless applications. Co-author Matteo Pasquali, the A. J. Hartsook Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and NanoEngineering, is quoted and pictured.
Today’s Medical Developments
http://bit.ly/2PgPGGN

Those who spend more than 5 hours on mobile, the risk of obesity increases by 43%
Rice research is cited.
The Connect News
http://bit.ly/2PdKNON

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Mary Olive Woods Lecture Sept. 26
An article mentions that alumna Andrea Jain will deliver the 33rd Mary Olive Woods Lecture, “Peace, Love, Yoga: The Politics of Global Spirituality,” Sept. 26 at Western Illinois University.
Western Illinois University News
http://bit.ly/2zmyLI7

Summer Worden: 5 fast facts you need to know
Alumna Summer Worden is featured and pictured.
Heavy.com
http://bit.ly/2PvtbOH

Fewer health troubles for older workers with the right job
Research by Margaret Beier, professor of psychological sciences, is featured.
The Epoch Times
http://bit.ly/2ziGneL

Human drama presented with compassion, sad sympathies 
“Moving On,” a novel authored by alumnus Larry McMurtry, is featured.
E-Know.ca 
http://bit.ly/2zmyULF

50th anniversary: Man on the moon
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Daily Times
http://bit.ly/2zkA0r5

SPORTS

Myles Adams hopes past experiences help him propel Rice to brighter future
Rice football player Myles Adams is featured and pictured. Head coach Mike Bloomgren and assistant coach Brian Smith are mentioned. Bloomgren is mentioned in the additional articles. An article by Houstonia Magazine mentions that the beer Intellectual Brewtality is named for Rice’s football program.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Aug. 24 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/32egyJl
Rice determined to raise its game in 2019
Houston Chronicle (This article was featured in the Aug. 25 print edition of the Chronicle’s “Football Preview 2019.”) 
http://bit.ly/2Z1hvHA
2019 football season brings major convergence of past, present
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Aug. 25 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2zoxcJQ
Beer news: Gear up for Sept. 1, Houston
Houstonia Magazine
http://bit.ly/2PenFiY
What’s next for Andrew Luck? ‘Don’t worry … he’ll be just fine.’
Yahoo! Sports (This article also appeared in Yahoo! Entertainment.)
https://yhoo.it/329n2cl

Rice Owls debut ‘VictoriousLEE’
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team defeated Oral Roberts University 2-1 Aug. 22 in the Owls’ season-opening match. Head coach Brian Lee and players Lianne Mananquil, Haley Kostyshyn, Delaney Schultz, Maya Hoyer and Bella Killgore are mentioned.
TopDrawerSoccer
http://bit.ly/2PdnUed

Lamar’s Fan Day kicks off fall sports
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team defeated Lamar University 4-1 in an exhibition game Aug. 17.
Beaumont Enterprise
http://bit.ly/2zp899e

Solomon: XFL has a name in Houston but to matter it’s about the wins
An article mentions that Brian Michael Cooper, president of the Houston Roughnecks, worked in the athletic department at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2Pc8ZRr

Ex-Texans security coordinator Jeff Pope files lawsuit against team
An article about Jeff Pope’s discrimination complaint against the Houston Texans mentions that he is a former Rice athletic ticket sales employee.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2zkD8TR
http://bit.ly/2ziKEij

George Shultz, 8 former student-athletes honored by Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame 
Tanner Gardner, chief operating officer for athletics at Rice, is featured and pictured.
The Stanford Daily
http://bit.ly/2zoBO2C

High school football: Ashwaubenon’s new offense and other Week 1 takeaways
Rice football player Isaac Klarkowski is mentioned.
Green Bay Press Gazette (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2Pdo45j

VIA U-Pass Game Day Service to be offered for UTSA football games
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play the University of Texas at San Antonio Oct 19.
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2znvhoF

NEWS RELEASES

Quantum criticality could be a boon for qubit designers 
Rice physicists studying the strange behavior of metal alloys called heavy fermions have made a surprising discovery that could be useful in safeguarding the information stored in quantum bits, or qubits, the basic units of encoded information in quantum computers.
http://bit.ly/2zjok8e

CPRIT grants bring computer scientist, bioengineer to Rice
With the help of $3.6 million in CPRIT funding, Vicky Yao, who was a postdoctoral fellow at the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University, joined Rice as an assistant professor of computer science this semester, and Jiaozhi (George) Lu, an NIH Pathway to Independence postdoctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), will follow as an assistant professor of bioengineering in January.
http://bit.ly/2zl11uE