Dateline Rice for Sept. 18, 2019

FEATURED ITEM

JFK started it; Texans have made it happen. [Opinion]
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine ’97 authored an op-ed about the legacy of President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech,” which was given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, the role that Houston and Texas played in the space race and the future of space exploration.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 18 print edition, and it was featured in the Chronicle’s “Daily Headlines” newsletter.)
http://bit.ly/2NnjRu0

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

‘Howdy Modi!’ will be a sneak peek into the contributions of Indian Americans to the US: Organizers
President David Leebron is mentioned.
The Economic Times (This Press Trust of India story also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2O7oCHV

HOUSTON/TEXAS

With ‘Howdy, Modi!’ Houston’s Indian community says hello to the world
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and an emeritus professor of sociology at Rice who conducts the Kinder Houston Area Survey, and Raj Mankad, director of communications at the Rice 360° Institute for Global Health, are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Sept. 18 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2Nn01Pz

Why the Texas Medical Center is inundated with venomous caterpillars
An article features collaborative Rice research that suggests a rise in asps, one of North America’s most venomous caterpillars, is due to netting live oaks to discourage pesky birds. Co-authors Scott Egan, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, graduate student Mattheau Comerford and Glen Hood, former member of the Rice Academy of Fellows, are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2V0SU0p
http://bit.ly/2NjKfFm

Why Trump was tweeting about Texas after drone strikes on a Saudi Arabian oil facility
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Texas Observer (A similar article also appeared in Senegal-Actu.com.)
http://bit.ly/2V18dWO
Khamenei says Iran officials ‘will never talk to America’
Creep-Score
http://bit.ly/2NmO8tb

Protesters picket outside Sen. John Cornyn’s office, demand election security
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Dallas Observer (This article also appeared in Nextgov.)
http://bit.ly/2V2rCGR

Sur de Texas-Tuxpan Pipeline begins commercial operations in Mexico
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of the institute’s Center for the United States and Mexico, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2V18sBc

New coworking space to open, Houston to host Accenture’s health tech awards, and more innovation news
An article mentions that Rice’s Department of Sport Management has partnered with the Houston Texans to offer a new course for students interested in professional sports management.
InnovationMap
http://bit.ly/2V49hcI

Houston mayor’s daughter powers a rousing night for the arts
An article mentions that the “FestEve! Evening for the Arts” fundraiser was held at Rice Sept. 14.
PaperCity
http://bit.ly/2V2riI9

Mister McKinney turns kids on to the city’s past with the Houston History Bus
An article mentions that Rice was part of the Houston History Bus field trip, the culmination of a yearlong Texas History curriculum for fourth graders from the Presbyterian School.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2VbSbK1

Area briefs
An article features Rice’s Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity’s “Say STEM” summer camps.
Houston Chronicle’s Bay Area Citizen (This article appeared in the Sept. 18 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2VbVJfj

BROADCAST

CNN International
Edward Djerejian, director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, provides analysis of exit poll data from Israeli elections.
http://bit.ly/2NtZsUv

Taliban in Qatar
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the West’s attempts to negotiate with the Taliban.
Public Radio International’s “The World” (This segment aired on more than 800 affiliate stations across Canada and the U.S.)
http://bit.ly/2V2anW2 (Comments begin at 2:30.)

How the energy market affects the price at the pump
Amelie Carlton, lecturer in economics at Rice, is interviewed about how the recent attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil production facilities may affect the global oil market.
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal (This segment aired on more than 700 affiliate radio stations across the U.S.)
http://bit.ly/2V6FrUH

KRLD-AM (Dallas)
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 interviewed about Texas politics.
http://bit.ly/2NooTqi (This segment aired three times.)

‘WIS News 10 at 6:00’
A television broadcast features Christof Spieler, senior lecturer of architecture and author of “Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of U.S. Transit,” who gave the keynote address at the South Carolina Transit Forum Sept. 17.
WIS-TV (Columbia, South Carolina)
http://bit.ly/2V4xf7j

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

How diverse is your state?
Mikki Hebl, the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychology at Rice’s School of Social Sciences and professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Color Lines
http://bit.ly/2NnlbNu

Camelid antibodies for the treatment of allergies
An image is attributed to Laura Segatori, associate professor of bioengineering and biosciences.
News-Medical.net
http://bit.ly/2Npwe8T

Physician consolidation leads to higher prices, study says
An article cites a Rice study that suggests that patients spend more when treated by doctors who bill through hospital-owned practices.
D Healthcare Daily
http://bit.ly/2NnkrrG

Untapped Cities Insiders NYC events for October 2019
An article featuring Thomas Phifer mentions that his architectural firm, Thomas Phifer and Partners, designed Rice’s Brochstein Pavilion.
Untapped Cities
http://bit.ly/2O61BVD

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Students deserve more affordable textbooks
An article mentions OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
The Emory Wheel
http://bit.ly/2NnkIuI
Free OER platforms: Everything you need to know
eLearningInside News
http://bit.ly/2Nmm2y1

Mark Rownd, Max Ernst abstracts at Sedona City Hall
An article mentions that Max Ernst’s retrospective “Inside the Sight” was exhibited at Rice in 1973.
Sedona.biz
http://bit.ly/2Nm41jA

O-A Alumni Hall of Fame community dinner and 2019 induction ceremony is Oct. 12
Alumna Linda Baldwin Potter is featured and pictured.
The Batavian
http://bit.ly/2O6msby

SPORTS

How Baylor’s Matt Rhule has influenced Rice‘s Mike Bloomgren
Several articles preview the Sept. 21 football game between Rice and Baylor University. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is featured in the first Houston Chronicle article. Owl Wiley Green is featured in the second Houston Chronicle article.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2Nl81AT
Wiley Green could be back at QB for Rice vs. Baylor
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 18 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2O2mG3r
5 things Baylor fans need to know about Rice, including the status of its starting QB and a historic stadium
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2NmDUc6
Rhule’s Bears have bad track record after bye weeks, but expect work to pay off against Rice
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://bit.ly/2AoOXZZ
College football picks: Week 4 predictions for every game
Bleacher Report
http://bit.ly/2V3NO3s
Texas college football rankings: Sept. 16
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2O6ctCR
Storylines and notes: Baylor at Rice
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2O5VrVF
‘Fox 44 News at 9 Central Texas’
KWKT-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://bit.ly/2NtZ20n
‘News 10 Tonight’
KWTX-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://bit.ly/2Nma5bJ

STAT WATCH: Another 200-yard game gives Hubbard rushing lead
Several articles mention that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin 48-13 Sept. 14.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/3034nCj
Following Rice victory, Herman turns attention to Oklahoma State
Yahoo! Sports (This article also appeared in The Daily Texan.)
https://yhoo.it/2NlrDVl
Texas injuries mounting before Longhorns face Oklahoma State Cowboys
Yahoo! Sports (This article also appeared in SB Nation.)
https://yhoo.it/2V1JBxb
Ailing Texas trio likely to play in Big 12 opener
ESPN
https://es.pn/2V2ANHj
Texas’ Keondre Coburn hungry for success
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 18 print edition of the Chronicle and the Sept. 18 digital and print editions of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/2Nm5xSH
Building blocks: Texas uses coaching, patience and motivation to mold its offensive line
Austin-American Statesman
http://bit.ly/2V1Hsl7
Texas football: 3 ways Longhorns can improve vs. Oklahoma State
FanSided
http://bit.ly/2OgVOwP
KXII-TV (Sherman, Texas)
http://bit.ly/2NjBawl

September full of short weeks for UH
An article mentions the 2004 football game between Rice and the University of Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 18 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2NmZpJL

James Harden’s next act
Rice head men’s basketball coach Scott Pera is quoted.
Bleacher Report
http://bit.ly/2O68AOr

Beaver soccer report: Women stay perfect in Texas, men fall to 3-3
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s soccer team was defeated by Oregon State University 2-1 Sept. 15.
SB Nation (This article also appeared in TopDrawerSoccer.)
http://bit.ly/2V6RKAn
Pac-12 announces women’s soccer players of the week
Pac-12.com
http://bit.ly/2V83keD

Megan DeRouen looks toward improvement in sophomore season
An article mentions the Rice Invitational cross-country meet.
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/2NiCu2l

Tech says Bowman to miss several weeks with shoulder injury
Former Rice football player Jackson Tyner is mentioned.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (This article also appeared in the Sept. 18 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/2UZ8N7A

NEWS RELEASES

10 most promising companies named at Rice Alliance Energy and Clean Technology Venture Forum
Ultrafast battery charging and a method to stop oil spills from spreading are among the technological advances touted by new companies honored at the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship’s 17th annual Energy and Clean Technology Venture Forum held Sept. 10-11 at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
http://bit.ly/2Odd5XH

Leadership scholar David Day joins Rice’s Doerr Institute
David Day, an expert on the science of team leadership, has been named a fellow at Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders. Day, a professor of psychology and academic director of the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College, studies organizational leadership, identity and leadership development.
http://bit.ly/2O7Cv8M

Deep dive for dark matter may aid all of data science
Rice astroparticle physicist Christopher Tunnell and his team have received a $1 million National Science Foundation grant to reimagine data science techniques and help push data-intensive physical sciences past the tipping point to discovery.
http://bit.ly/2V3w48v

Study points to new drug target in fight against cancer
Research by José Onuchic, a physicist and co-director of Rice’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, and an international team of researchers suggests that a cancer-linked version of the protein mitoNEET regulates the voltage-dependent anion channels of mitochondria, the “power plants” that supply cells with chemical energy.
http://bit.ly/2V0SwPz

Phillips 66 CEO Garland to speak at Rice’s Baker Institute
Phillips 66 Chairman and CEO Greg Garland will visit Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Sept. 25 to discuss the changing energy landscape and lessons learned in his nearly 40-year career in energy.
http://bit.ly/2Nlvlyl