Dateline Rice for June 22, 2017

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Dramatic reshuffle reshapes Saudi Arabia’s leadership
An analyst who studies the Gulf says the appointment of Saudi King Salman’s son as crown prince could have a big effect on the kingdom. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Financial Times (Subscription required.)
http://on.ft.com/2rVqwkS
Saudi king names son heir as new generation encircles throne
McClatchy DC (This Associated Press article appeared in the Austin American-Statesman, the Houston Chronicle, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and over 100 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2stXR52
The latest: Oman’s sultan congratulates Saudi crown prince
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2rZTNWZ
Saudi Arabia has a new crown prince — and here’s why it matters
Town & Country Mag
http://bit.ly/2sucuW8
Aislamiento a Qatar pone en duda la continuidad de su ciudad universitaria
El Mercurio (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2rZm6Vt

Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy
A federally funded research effort to revolutionize water treatment has yielded an off-grid technology that uses energy from sunlight alone to turn salt water into fresh drinking water. The desalination system, which uses a combination of membrane distillation technology and light-harvesting nanophotonics, is the first major innovation from the Center for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment, a multi-institutional engineering research center based at Rice University. Qilin Li, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, and Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry, of bioengineering, of physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering, are quoted.
Science 360 News (This appeared in the Headlines section on the Science 360 News home page June 21.)
http://bit.ly/2rVEvax
Scientists have used solar energy to turn salt water into freshwater
IFL Science
http://bit.ly/2sF3XhE
Solar energy can be used to produce clean water
Hydrogen Fuel News
http://bit.ly/2suaMUS
New technology could give 1 billion people clean water
The Fifth Estate
http://bit.ly/2tydK9o
Scientists can now use solar energy to convert salt water into freshwater
ProPakistani
http://bit.ly/2sZ5MIY

Scientists 3-D-print graphene foam, a first
Nanotechnologists from Rice and China’s Tianjin University have used 3-D laser printing to fabricate centimeter-sized objects of atomically thin graphene. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Yilun Li are quoted.
UPI
http://bit.ly/2sEZr2D
Chemists create 3-D printed graphene foam
Controlled Environments (This also appeared in Domain-B, R&D and Science Daily.)
http://bit.ly/2rURARq
Laser 3-D printing helps Rice, Tianjin researchers create atomically thin graphene
3ders.com
http://bit.ly/2sZcxu0
Researchers use 3-D printing to potentially produce graphene in bulk quantities
3D Print
http://bit.ly/2sZA7qJ
Scientists use lasers to 3-D print graphene foams
Graphene-info
http://bit.ly/2sUfoEb
Using 3-D laser printing to print graphene foam
Chem Europe
http://bit.ly/2rZlbUT
Metal 3-D printing unlocks 3-D graphene foam from a mixture of sugar and nickel
3D Printing Industry
http://bit.ly/2sFbVHy
Rice U. chemists create 3-D printed graphene foam
Health Medicine Network
http://bit.ly/2rVxKWk
3-D-printed graphene foam
Idea Connection
http://bit.ly/2sFHhOm

Amazon-Whole Foods merger: Silicon Valley lawmaker wants regulators to review Bezos deal
A Rice study is mentioned.
IBT
http://bit.ly/2rZDWaZ

In Georgia, an election ends and a proxy war continues
Wiess College junior Isaiah Rodriguez authored two op-eds about politics.
Medium
http://bit.ly/2sYjfkw
No, we’re not going to fix political rhetoric
Medium
http://bit.ly/2supOKi

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Gallery and museum listings: June 22-28
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will present teamLab’s “Flower’s and People, Cannot Be Controlled But Live Together — A Whole Year Per Hour” through Aug. 13 and “David Scanavino: Repeater” through Aug. 26.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio and LMT Online.)
http://bit.ly/2rGvwpm
http://bit.ly/2sXNZ5b

Things to know about Houston’s favorite meteorologists from KHOU, KPRC, KTRK, KRIV, KTMD
Alumna Lisa Vaughn is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2txBdYe
http://bit.ly/2sUNM1G
Things to know about Houston’s meteorologists
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2rZijHP

Presidential historian talks Trump and risk at UConn-Stamford conference
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, spoke at the University of Connecticut’s Risk Management Conference June 21.
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in Stamford Advocate, Darien News, The Hour, Westport News, Greenwich Time, News Times, New Canaan News, CTPost, My San Antonio and Fairfield Citizen.)
http://bit.ly/2su2HQ0

Rice’s Jones School joins Consortium for Graduate Study in Management
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business will officially join the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management July 1. Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones School, is quoted.
TMC News
http://bit.ly/2rFT1il

The Texas Medical Center prepares for Tropical Storm Cindy
Jim Blackburn, professor in the practice of environmental law and co-director of the Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
TMC News
http://bit.ly/2rG1Ngo
Cindy’s impact on Texas
KTSA
http://bit.ly/2sXUDbD

Supreme Court case on partisan gerrymandering could touch Texas
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
http://bit.ly/2rZEfSR
Valley democratic legislators seen as mostly moderate to conservative
KURV
http://bit.ly/2rZWRlQ

Houston joins sanctuary cities lawsuit
An article mentions a study by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Houston Patch
http://bit.ly/2sEYbMJ

Will Texas have a bright future? Watch its minority populations to find out, demographer says
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, is quoted.
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2rVrldp

Showtime at the Alamo
Alumni Tim and Karrie League ’92 are featured.
Texas Monthly
http://bit.ly/2sFBJTX

Young musicians play for a gold medal in Houston
An article mentions that the 42nd annual Ima Hogg Competition Finals were held at Rice.
PaperCity
http://bit.ly/2tSoIpl

BROADCAST

Saudi Arabia’s beef with Qatar reflects long simmering tensions
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses the tensions in the Gulf.
National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” (This also aired on 707 radio stations.)
http://n.pr/2sXYMfu

Why are there so many close calls on Houston streets?
A broadcast discusses findings from a report on close calls between cyclists and drivers on Houston streets by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Kyle Shelton, director of strategic partnerships at the institute, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2sYZY1Y

Amazon buys Whole Foods Market
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business and a marketing and consumer behavior expert, is quoted about Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2txAiH9

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

President Choi to announce new initiative on affordable higher education
Rice-based publisher OpenStax is mentioned.
KMIZ
http://bit.ly/2sYo25k
Free textbook initiative headed to the University of Missouri system
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/2sUtQvQ

The 9:01: Memphians gather to launch movement against Confederate monuments
Graduate student William Black is mentioned.
Commercial Appeal
http://memne.ws/2sFpDdD

Silicon Valley’s congressman has questions for Jeff Bezos
A Rice study is mentioned.
Raw Story
http://bit.ly/2rFYzcF

Bay Area CIO of the Year Lifetime Achievement winner Dan Morales: eBay’s CIO revamps IT ecosystem
Alumnus Dan Morales ’89 is featured.
Silicon Valley Business Journal
http://bit.ly/2sYdTFY

Stockbridge: Music on Main series features pianist YeeJin Yuk
Martel College sophomore YeeJin Yuk is mentioned.
Berkshire Eagle
http://bit.ly/2suAQzd

So what’s a business accelerator, anyway?
Yael Hochberg, the Ralph S. O’Connor Associate Professor in Finance and Entrepreneurship, is mentioned.
The Startup Magazine
http://bit.ly/2rGzqhZ

Tactile feedback adds ‘muscle sense’ to prosthetic hand
Engineers working to add “muscle sense” to prosthetic limbs found that tactile feedback on the skin allowed blindfolded test subjects to more than double their ability to discern the size of objects grasped with a prosthetic hand. The results will be presented next month in Germany by researchers from Rice and the Research Center “E.Piaggio” of the University of Pisa and the Italian Institute of Technology. Marcia O’Malley, professor of mechanical engineering and computer science, and graduate student Janelle Clark are mentioned.
Design Inspiration
http://bit.ly/2txN9ZV
Tactile feedback to the skin could help add ‘muscle sense’ to prosthetic hand
Rehab Management
http://bit.ly/2txU3OC

You asked: Why do summer colds feel so much worse?
Suffering through a cold is annoying enough, but if you’re lonely, you’re likely to feel even worse, according to Rice researchers. Chris Fagundes, assistant professor of psychology, is quoted.
OIA News
http://bit.ly/2suwjfX

25 must-see buildings in Indiana
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion on the Rice campus is featured in a slideshow under the heading “25 must-see buildings in Texas.”
Des Moines Register (This also appeared in the Statesman Journal, the Desert Sun and Pal-Item.)
http://dmreg.co/2rGpncH

Follett and Rice University: A look back at the 1st year of partnership
An article discusses the partnership between Follett and Rice. Kevin Kirby, vice president for administration, and Beth Leaver, senior project manager for administrative programs, are quoted.
Follett Features
http://bit.ly/2rZCViP

SPORTS

Washington Nationals — PlayerWatch
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is mentioned.
Reuters
http://reut.rs/2sZn4W5

Pasternack leads the pack
An article mentions that Louis Reynaud coached at Rice.
Santa Barbara Independent
http://bit.ly/2sYeGXw

USM baseball’s Braley, McCarty going pro
Rice baseball is mentioned.
WDAM
http://bit.ly/2sYx821

When does the 2017 college football season start?
Rice and Stanford will open the 2017 football season Aug. 26 at the Sydney Cup at Allianz Stadium in Sydney.
NCAA
http://on.ncaa.com/2txuMV7

MU runner gets postgrad scholarship
The C-USA announced the 2017 recipients of the Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarships, which are named after the late former Rice faculty member and coach.
Herald-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/2sFrn6j

Nine Pirates draftees join Black Bears
Former Rice baseball player Tristan Gray has joined the West Virginia Black Bears.
Times WV
http://bit.ly/2rVClaR

3 Owls headed to USATF Championships
Three Rice Owls will participate in the USATF Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, Calif., June 22-23.
Yahoo Sports
https://yhoo.it/2suHiG9