Dateline Rice for Sept. 3, 2019 (Labor Day Edition)

FEATURED ITEMS

‘Sweet Taste of Liberty’ review: Reparation by lawsuit
A book review features “Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution,” authored by Caleb McDaniel, associate professor of history. The Houston Press mentions that McDaniel will read from his work at Brazos Bookstore in Houston Sept. 6.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription is required.)
https://on.wsj.com/2Lj2GI4
Things to do: September book signings and launches in Houston
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2Lh7cqf

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Why the French digital tax deal is not good enough
Joyce Beebe, a fellow in the Center for Public Finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed about France’s Digital Services Tax, which will affect several large American technology companies.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/2ZNMWAC

Texas implements new relaxed gun laws day after mass shooting
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.
Yahoo! News Australia (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News New Zealand.)
https://yhoo.it/2ZIbA5S
Challengers step up attacks on Turner, each other as mayoral race shifts into gear   
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 1 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2ZGzpil
Houston gets hotter in 2020 with up to 11 competitive Texas House races
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Sept. 1 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2ZpfCEb
The Lege will not take any action on guns
Off the Kuff
http://bit.ly/2ZO0zQm
Alberto Fernández vs. Mauricio Macri: La mirada de Estados Unidos
La Nacion on Youtube (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2LkImWR

The top 10 US colleges that pay off the most in big cities
An article about CNBC’s “Make It’s” list features Rice and highlights the George R. Brown School of Engineering, the Shepherd School of Music, the School of Architecture, the School of Humanities, the School of Social Sciences and the Wiess School of Natural Sciences.
CNBC
https://cnb.cx/2ZLQwj2

A solid approach to carbon recycling 
An article features Rice research into the efficient conversion of carbon dioxide into pure liquid fuels. Haotian Wang, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair, is mentioned, and postdoctoral researcher Chuan Xia is quoted. Wang is quoted and pictured in Tech Xplore.
Nature Middle East
https://go.nature.com/2ZLz6ib
Rice reactor turns greenhouse gas into pure liquid fuel
Tech Xplore (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ZLx0yI

Ett testamente över kolossala klimatförändringar
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.
Dagens Nyheter (An English translation is not available. Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2ZFs02M

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Still rebuilding, reliving 2 years after Harvey
A news roundup mentions that Rice researchers developed a gold nanoparticle prostate cancer treatment that left 13 of 15 trial patients cancer-free after one year. The roundup cites 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. Halas and former Rice biochemistry professor Jennifer West are mentioned in Optics.org.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Sept. 1 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2ZDqBtr
Gold nanoparticles offer route to prostate cancer therapy
Optics.org
http://bit.ly/2ZJjax3
Prostata-Krebs: Behandlungsmethode ohne Nebenwirkungen soll Lebensqualität stark verbessern
Soaktuell.ch (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/30PGiLF

Recovery continues in Houston area 2 years after Harvey hit
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.
Longview News-Journal (This Associated Press article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2LgE42l

Things to do: September book signings and launches in Houston
A literary events roundup mentions that Joseph Campana, the Alan Dugald McKillop Professor of English, will read from his work “The Book of Life” at Brazos Bookstore Sept. 19.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2Lh7cqf

Baker Hughes takes a different path in struggling oilfield services sector
Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted in the Houston Chronicle. New research by Mittal is featured in KTRH.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article was featured as the cover story in the Chronicle’s Sept. 1 print edition of “Texas Inc.,” and it appeared on the front of the “Business” section of the Sept. 1 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News. This story also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/30BHW3n
Rice U. research finds Conservatives make the best investors
KTRH.iheart.com 
https://ihr.fm/2ZLDKww
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2LgjlvO (This segment aired twice.)

Rice University ranks among best values in the country — but not the top Texas school
An article about top university rankings in Texas features Rice and mentions that the university is No. 24 in the nation on Money magazine’s “best value” list; No. 1 in Houston, No. 1 in Texas and No. 5 in the nation for best value according to Niche’s 2020 Best College rankings; No. 1 in Texas and No. 16 in the nation according to SmartAsset; and Rice is No. 14 in the nation for best value according to U.S. News & World Report.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2LhmpaT

Business calendar: Upcoming events in the area
A Houston-area business events roundup mentions that Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies will present its Fall Preview Sept. 4, and Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy will host “Next Steps for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement: A Conversation with U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady” Sept. 5.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Sept. 1 print edition, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2ZEWfmy

Harris County seeks to have more influence in tax credit process for low-income housing
An article cites a 2017 Harris County affordable housing study by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Community Impact Newspaper (This article also appeared in the Aug. 21-Sept. 17 digital and print issues.)
http://bit.ly/2LfpGHQ

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. 29 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/30QvSvd

Sunset Heights expansion adds a little living space and a lot of quality of life
Alumnus Ben Koush, graduate of Rice’s School of Architecture, is featured.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front of the “Star” section in the Sept. 3 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/30QUJyT

Tango and Bach collide in innovative Mercury program at Miller Outdoor Theater
Alumnus Antoine Plante is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Aug. 31 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2Zt4GkM

September art openings and exhibits in Houston and around Texas
An arts roundup mentions that Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will exhibit “Moon Shot” from Sept. 20-Dec. 21.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2ZLhqTZ

BROADCAST

Smerconish
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is interviewed about the importance of crowd sizes that a presidential candidate may draw.
CNN International (This segment aired twice on television, and it also aired on KYW-AM in Philadelphia.)
http://bit.ly/2LiDzF8

New Rice University ‘fin tech’ boot camp meant to fill skills gap in Houston’s financial industry 
An article features Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, which will offer a financial technology boot camp in July 2020. David Vassar, assistant dean of professional and executive programs at the Glasscock School, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/2LfWgcw
2U’s Trilogy Education launches 2 boot camps with Columbia and Rice University 
IBL News (A similar article also appeared in Dyer News.)
http://bit.ly/2ZMQtPM

Researchers: Hurricane victims willing to move to flood-prone ‘richer, whiter’ neighborhoods 
An article features the impact of the 2019 study “Population and Environment” by Rice sociologists.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/30Piojh

‘Morning Dose’
A television broadcast features alumna Kristina Haag.
CW 39 (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2LgjHCE (This segment aired three times.)

‘SciTech Now’
Alumna Gilda Barabino is featured.
NJN-TV (Newark, New Jersey)
http://bit.ly/2LkGgpU

KLBJ-AM (Austin, Texas)
A gold nanoparticle prostate cancer treatment pioneered by Rice researchers is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/2LibsG1

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Rice wins ‘mass timber’ funding from Feds
An article mentions that Rice has won a share of $1 million in grants by the Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service to support the construction of mass timber buildings on college campuses. Jesús Vassallo, the Gus Wortham Assistant Professor of Architecture, and Albert Pope, the G. S. Wortham Professor of Architecture, are quoted and pictured. Richard Johnson, director of sustainability, is quoted. Kevin Kirby, vice president for administration, and collaborators Mark Ditman, associate vice president for housing and dining; and Anzilla Gilmore, assistant director for project management and engineering, are mentioned.
Informed Infrastructure
http://bit.ly/2ZLBtBB

Bioprinting organs – a future alternative to organ donation?
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. A Rice video is included.
Technology Networks
http://bit.ly/2Lj3VqH

Insplorion sells an Acoulyte instrument to professor Sibani Lisa Biswal at Rice University, Houston, USA
Sibani Lisa Biswal, an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is featured.
Golden Casino News
http://bit.ly/2ZKmHv8

Connecticut one of 20 states leading the charge on creating open education resources that stretch from K-12 to college
An article mentions OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
The 74
http://bit.ly/2ZMRCqy

Eng Sami Abdulaziz Al Makhdoub named CEO of Saudi Arabia’s KEC
Alumnus Al Makhdoub is mentioned.
Construction Week Online
http://bit.ly/2ZC8N2a

4 essential steps for growing higher ed scholarship programs
The Rice Investment, an initiative offering full-tuition scholarships and grants to students from low- and middle-income families, is mentioned.
npEngage
http://bit.ly/2UnOPTD

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Campus watch weekly update 
David Cook, professor of religion, and Craig Considine, lecturer in sociology, are quoted.
Campus Watch (This article also appeared in Middle East Forum.)
http://bit.ly/2LgbUEU

Volcano watch: New research sheds light on relationship between Hilina fault system and large earthquakes
An article mentions 2003 Rice research into Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea and Hilina fault system.
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
http://bit.ly/30QyOIf

Canton native Dyson shot for the stars, now writes about them
Alumna Marianne Jakmides Dyson is featured. The article mentions that she and her husband alumnus Ted Dyson were the first married couple to work at NASA’s Mission Control as flight controllers.
The Alliance Review (This article also appeared in Massillon Independent.)
http://bit.ly/2LibmhW

Collegian moves up from No. 9 to No. 6 on list of best college newspapers in the country
An article mentions that Rice’s student-run paper The Thresher is ranked No. 5 in the nation according to The Princeton Review.
Source
http://bit.ly/30PHCOF

Each fall, thousands of Hampton Roads students get first-hand arts experience
An article cites a study by the Houston Education Research Consortium at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Virginian-Pilot 
http://bit.ly/2ZBpI4D

TiE Hyderabad inks MoU with SREC
An article mentions that five teams from The Indus Entrepreneurs in India will be short listed for an international competition at Rice.
Telangana Today
http://bit.ly/2ZEvBy7

SPORTS

Army holds off Rice 14-7
Numerous articles feature Rice football’s Aug. 30 season-opening game against Army. The Owls were defeated by the Black Knights 14-7. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted or mentioned in several articles. Assistant coach Brian Smith is mentioned in the Houston Chronicle, and Owl Antonio Montero is featured in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 100 other media outlets, and it appeared in the Aug. 31 print editions of editions of the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/2ZEszdd
Rice comes up short to Army in season opener
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ZMrM61
http://bit.ly/2ZPmwyl
LSU exploded and Tennessee disappointed this weekend; big games for A&M, Tigers this week
SportsMap
http://bit.ly/2LgzAsA
The week that was: Week 1
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2LhrrnN
A rocky start for Tennessee
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ZMtC6V
All-Texas college team of the week: Week 1
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
http://bit.ly/2ZLHkH5
On TV/Radio: Todd Blackledge says UH has reason for optimism vs. Oklahoma
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2LhPwuF
College football: Army’s potential, Malcolm Perry, Air Force’s defense
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2ZKhZxh
Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin make statement, Clemson No. 1, Auburn moves up | Kratch’s AP top-25 ballot
NJ.com
http://bit.ly/2Lgzz80
‘KPRC Channel 2 News at 10 p.m.’
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2LgjUFO
‘Fox 26 News at 9’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2LgVPyO
‘College Football’
CBS Sports Network
http://bit.ly/2ZIG5s9
‘KPRC Channel 2 News Today 5:30 a.m.’
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2ZEMogz
KTXX-AM (Austin, Texas)
http://bit.ly/2ZGfrAk

Rice University‘s first Paralympic swimming hopeful Ahalya Lettenberger has eyes on Tokyo 2020 Games
An article features Rice swimming and diving athlete Ahalya Lettenberger, who will be representing the USA at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London Sept. 9-15. Head coach Seth Huston is quoted in the Houston Chronicle.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2ZLFE0v
Rice student heads to London for World Para Swimming Championships
Click2Houston (Stories on Lettenberger also aired twice on KPRC-TV and once on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/2ZFYSVa

2019 college football schedule: Week 2 games, where to watch, live stream, TV channel
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play Wake Forest Sept. 6.
Newsweek
http://bit.ly/2ZMlxyW
Sports on TV
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ZMVg3I

Alabama soccer dominates Lamar, 5-0
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team was defeated 2-1 by the University of Alabama Aug. 29.
The Crimson While
http://bit.ly/2Lfzgua

Texas State volleyball finishes 1-2 in opening weekend
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team will play the Texas State University Sept. 3.
The University Star
http://bit.ly/2LhOOgZ

Tom Herman expresses displeasure with Texas’ non-conference schedule
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team will play the University of Texas at Austin on Sept. 18. Former assistant coach Tom Herman is mentioned in the Daily Advertiser.
The Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2ZMnmMi
LSU went after Texas football coach Tom Herman in 2016, but he is not biting on that now
The Daily Advertiser
http://bit.ly/2ZLIXVd

KTAR-AM (Phoenix)
Former Rice football player Roe Wilkins is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/2ZLRw2z

Stats across Texas: Week 1 sees monster performances
An article mentions that and Khalan Griffin and Devin Gunter plan to play football at Rice. Griffin also is mentioned in the Tyler Morning Telegraph.
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2LjNN84
High school football honor roll for week 1
Tyler Morning Telegraph
http://bit.ly/2Lg5N3i

Takeaways: Texas Tech shifts focus to Saturday night game against UTEP
Former Rice football player Jackson Tyner is featured.
TecasTech.Rivals.com
https://rvls.co/2LkvfVD

Chiefs make roster cuts for 2019 season
Former Rice football player Jack Fox is mentioned.
KSHB Online
http://bit.ly/2ZLp2Wz
UPDATED: Chiefs trim roster to NFL-mandated 53
Salina Post
http://bit.ly/2ZPPdeV

Rubik’s Rookie: Jets’ Calvin Anderson has puzzling talent
Former Rice football player Calvin Anderson is featured.
Boswell Times
http://bit.ly/2ZKtvZI

WAKE UP! Labor Day college football television schedule, viewing guide, and unwatchable filth
Rice’s football program is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2ZImB6X

The Shane Buechele era at SMU begins with an interception, safety Trevor Denbow gets ejected
Former Rice football player Kylen Granson is featured.
The Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2ZHJ4RH

Aggie women’s basketball program finalizes 2019 nonconference schedule 
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s basketball will play Texas A&M University Nov. 17.
The Eagle
http://bit.ly/2Lkw7tn

Baechle boots UTEP to 36-34 win over Houston Baptist
An article mentions the 2018 football game between Rice and the University of Texas at El Paso.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)  
http://bit.ly/2LfEPsy

College volleyball (Aug. 30): Huskers take down Creighton in four to open season 
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team defeated the University of Mississippi Aug. 30.
KMAland
http://bit.ly/2ZKzgq4

Tech Releases 2019-20 Non-Conference Schedule 
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s basketball team will player Georgia Tech University Dec. 21 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Georgia Tech Athletics News
http://bit.ly/2LhTpQh

Kryk: 10 Canadians survive weekend NFL cutdowns
Former Rice football player Christian Covington is featured.
Montreal Gazette (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2LfEENU

Steelers add Johnny Holton to PS, more moves could be coming
Former Rice football player Luke Willson is featured.
DKPittsburghSports.com
http://bit.ly/2Liryzx

NEWS RELEASES

‘Sweet Taste of Liberty’: How a former slave fought for and won her day in court
A new book from Rice history professor Caleb McDaniel presents the previously little-known story of Henrietta Wood, who survived enslavement twice and, 30 years after she was first freed, won the largest known financial settlement awarded by a U.S. court in restitution for slavery.
http://bit.ly/2ZLVS9V

The ‘universal break-up criterion’ of hot, flowing lava
Rice’s Thomas Jones studies the behavior of low-viscosity lava, the runny kind that’s found at most volcanoes. About two years ago, he began a series of lab experiments and field observations that provided the raw inputs for a new fluid dynamic model of lava break-up.
http://bit.ly/2ZKOMSQ

Rice reactor turns greenhouse gas into pure liquid fuel
A common greenhouse gas could be repurposed in an efficient and environmentally friendly way with an electrolyzer that uses renewable electricity to produce pure liquid fuels. Haotian Wang, who joined Rice’s Brown School of Engineering in January, and his group pursue technologies that turn greenhouse gases into useful products.
http://bit.ly/2LkMwhr

Economist Finley joins Baker Institute’s Center for Energy Studies
Mark Finley, an economist who has spent 35 years at the intersection of energy, economics and public policy, has been named fellow in energy and global oil in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, the institute announced today.
http://bit.ly/2Lgthp5

Taxing the cloud: States need to establish new legislation, Baker Institute expert says
From Netflix to Dropbox to Google Calendar, cloud computing has not only transformed how businesses and people conduct their daily activities, it has also clouded the landscape for taxing such technological advancements, according to Joyce Beebe, a fellow in the Center for Public Finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://bit.ly/2LiIV3c