Dateline Rice for April 8, 2019 (Weekend Edition)

FEATURED ITEMS

WNYC-FM (New York)
Numerous articles mention that Vice President Mike Pence spoke on the political turmoil and economic crisis in Venezuela April 5 at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
NPR (This “Weekend Edition Saturday” segment aired on over 970 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://bit.ly/2TX1evW
Pence says on Texas visit Venezuelan president ‘must go’
Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2TY4zuF
KFBK-AM (Sacramento, California)
ABC News Radio (This segment aired four times on affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://bit.ly/2U3qAbF
US ratchets up pressure on Venezuela, Cuban backers
Reuters (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
https://reut.rs/2U0UM7k
Houston’s Venezuelan expats eager for more action against Maduro
Yahoo! (This Reuters article appeared in more than 40 other media outlets.)
https://yhoo.it/2Kg8H9T
Pence announces new sanctions on Venezuela, warns of socialism in US
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2TYvzdH
http://bit.ly/2U3rEwb
Students protest VP Pence visit at Rice University (video)
Yahoo! News (This video also appeared in the Journal News Online.)
https://yhoo.it/2U52uNr
Rice students protest visit by VP Pence
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the April 6 print edition and in more than 30 other media outlets, and it appeared in the April 6 print edition with a different headline, “Pence lists new Venezuela sanctions as students protest appearance at Rice.”)
http://bit.ly/2U3gTtM
http://bit.ly/2U289UH
US to sanction vessels carrying Venezuelan oil to Cuba in another blow to PDVSA
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2YUxCmG
VP Pence in Houston: Getting briefed at ICE, discussing Venezuela at Rice U.
KPRC
http://bit.ly/2FS0BPe
Pence pledges support to ‘Citgo 6’ families during Houston stop
KHOU
http://bit.ly/2KfDzHl
VP Mike Pence calls for Congress to ‘close loop holes’ at southern border
KCEN (This broadcast originally aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/2Kk0IIL
US places new sanctions on Venezuelan oil company   
Voice of America
http://bit.ly/2U25L03
http://bit.ly/2TZiBw1
US amps up pressure on Venezuela with new sanctions and threatens to take even ‘stronger action’ against Cuba for helping the Maduro regime
Daily Mail
https://dailym.ai/2U2dlrD
Pence announces sanctions on Venezuela oil vessels, Cuba shippers
France24 (This Agence France Presse also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2U3h6NA
‘Fox 26 Morning News Weekends 6 a.m.’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2U3igbU
‘Spectrum News Austin’
TWC News All Morning (This segment aired 10 times.)
http://bit.ly/2TX3OSE
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2YSWM52
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://bit.ly/2YXd25d (This segment aired three times.)
Estados Unidoes impone nuevas sanciones petroleras al regimen de Nicolas Maduro
Cambio16 (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2YVx3Jm

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

How JFK took the US to the moon
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and author of “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race,” authored an essay about President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 call to Congress to land a man on the moon. Brinkley also is featured in several other articles and broadcasts.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the April 6 print edition and was included in a previous edition of Dateline when the article was posted online.)
https://on.wsj.com/2FOicrt
JFK and the case for a space race
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front of the Zest section in the April 7 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2U3dHOO
Excerpt: ‘American Moonshot’
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the April 7 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2U344j0
‘Smerconish’
CNN
http://bit.ly/2KhVL3b
‘Weekends With Alex Witt’
MSNBC
http://bit.ly/2KljLmf
WWJ-AM (Detroit)
CBS News Radio (This “CBS This Morning” segment aired on more than 570 affiliate stations across the U.S., and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://bit.ly/2U7oNCw

Khashoggi ‘blood money’: Reported payments in Saudi writer’s death raise questions
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
NBC News (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
https://nbcnews.to/2U26I8E

Researchers find Teflon stir bars induce unwanted effects on certain nanotube reactions
A video features Rice research that determined stir bars made of Teflon can introduce errors into a standard lab reaction used to manipulate the properties of carbon or boron-nitride nanotubes. Angel Martí, associate professor of chemistry, of bioengineering and of materials science and nanoengineering; and graduate student Carlos de los Reyes are quoted. Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Edward Billups is mentioned.
NSF Science360 News (This was featured as “Today’s video” in the April 8 edition of the Science360 newsletter.)
http://bit.ly/2Kjsxkx

What can we learn from what non-Jews are doing on disability issues?
An article mentions that Rice 360° Institute for Global Health received a $15 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change program, which funds initiatives to help solve some of the world’s most critical social challenges.
The Times of Israel
http://bit.ly/2QEOk5j

Fact-checking Trump’s claims that Mexico has upped apprehensions of migrants
A Rice study on Mexico’s deportation record is cited.
CNN (This article appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2KjAZjX

This ex-Googler built what is now a $6 billion business and raised $400 million for his next company
Alumnus Mohit Aron ’98, CEO of Cohesity, is featured.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2Kf3sqL

HOUSTON/TEXAS

NASA’s leader will be in Houston this week to talk space and the future of the agency
Rice will commemorate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission on April 12 with two campus events and a visit from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine ’98.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2KeQjhw
http://bit.ly/2KjMzeV

Rice Business Plan Competition awards total of $2.9 million to student startups
Vita Inclinata Technologies from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, emerged as the top startup company in the 2019 Rice Business Plan Competition hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2Kgt86w
http://bit.ly/2Kkf245

Houston officials face pushback in tackling long-neglected drainage fixes
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 (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the April 8 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2KjoW69

Hemp no longer a controlled substance. Uncertainty remains over its sale, purchase and use
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Monitor
http://bit.ly/2U4F773

Houston book events: April 7-13
Francisco Reyero will sign and discuss his book “Y Bernardo de Galvez Entro en Washington” April 12 at Rice’s Welcome Center.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the April 7 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2U29RFB

Musician of Note
Patrick Summers’ talks as part of Rice’s 2013 Campbell Lecture Series are mentioned.
OutSmart
http://bit.ly/2KkHJOg

Business calendar: Upcoming events in the area
A roundup of events mentions that Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, will speak at the United States Association for Energy Economics’ monthly meeting April 11 in Houston, and that the Baker Institute’s Center for Energy Studies and Latin America Initiative will host a panel discussion on Venezuela’s future.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the April 8 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2KlQBDl
http://bit.ly/2Kk1Nk0

BROADCAST

Is Beto O’Rourke’s $9.4M in donations a success? Analysts differ on campaign impact
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 multiple articles and broadcasts on politics.
El Paso Times
http://bit.ly/2Kl9A0P
Houston Newsmakers
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2U4C8eG
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://bit.ly/2TY9gEN (This segment aired three times.)
US House Democrats target 6 Texas districts for 2020, face uphill battle
ReportingTexas.com
http://bit.ly/2Kid5oP

KFYI-AM (Phoenix)
Rice research that indicates mindless switching between digital devices is associated with increased susceptibility to food temptations and lack of self-control is featured.
http://bit.ly/2TX4kQA

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

How these Rice University students are building a low-power flood sensor network
An article features a team of senior Rice engineering students who are building a real-time, web-enabled system for monitoring flood levels in Houston. This Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen capstone project is also part of the Houston Solutions Lab, a partnership between Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and the city of Houston. Gary Woods, professor in the practice of computer technology and electrical and computer engineering; students Alexandra Du, Alex Kaplan, Neil Seoni, Alfonso Morera, and Kevin Wu; and alumna Joan Gurasich ’68 are mentioned.
Pulse 2.0
http://bit.ly/2G3uo8Z

Rice University finds a cleaner way to recycle batteries
Rice research that developed an environmentally friendly way to extract valuable elements from lithium-ion batteries is featured. Pulickel Ajayan, chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and a professor of chemistry, graduate student Kimmai Tran, research scientist Babu Ganguli and alumnus Marco Rodrigues are quoted.
Environment Guru
http://bit.ly/2KrVLxU

Yamal LNG: Success has many fathers, indeed
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed on Russia’s oil and gas industry.
Natural Gas World
http://bit.ly/2KkFbja

Study: Cities with rideshares like Uber and Lyft also see rise in fatal accidents
An article mentions that Yael Hochberg, the Ralph S. O’Connor Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, co-authored a study that determined ride-sharing increased the number of car registrations and fatal accidents.
MarketWatch
https://on.mktw.net/2Kmw0Pk

Trying to lose weight? Putting down your phone may help
Rice research that indicates mindless switching between digital devices is associated with increased susceptibility to food temptations and lack of self-control is featured. Postdoctoral research fellow Richard Lopez is quoted.
CookingLight
http://bit.ly/2KxyJpp
Media multitasking linked to obesity risk
News-Medical.net (A similar article appeared in 170K News.)
http://bit.ly/2Kjrj93

People cause replication problems, not machine learning
An article features research by Genevera Allen ’06, associate professor of statistics, computer science and electrical and computer engineering, which determined that machine-learning techniques used by thousands of scientists to analyze data is producing results that are misleading and often completely wrong.
American Scientist
http://bit.ly/2KjvZM6

‘Silent Sky’ presented by the Rice Players opens Friday, April 5
Performances of the one-act play “Silent Sky” are set for April 11-13 at Rice’s Hamman Hall.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2KinHEb

Essential Science: Introducing the ‘wonder material’ — borophene
Rice is mentioned.
Digital Journal
http://bit.ly/2Kjkmoq

Terracon Foundation awards $98K in grants
Rice is mentioned.
National Driller
http://bit.ly/2Ks5x34

Progressing science in the U.S. – Enabling discoveries for understanding life
Rice is mentioned.
Open Access Government
http://bit.ly/2Kj3LkC

Andrew Franz Architect expands large-scale work
Alumna Anne Mason Kemper is featured.
Commercial Construction and Renovation
http://bit.ly/2Kfws1B

ASLMS Recognizes Achievement in Laser Medicine and Research
An article mentions that Bahman Anvari is a former Rice faculty member.
MedEsthetics
http://bit.ly/2KeARSy

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Former SC governor, US senator Ernest F. ‘Fritz’ Hollings dies at 97
Earl Black, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor Emeritus of Political Science, is quoted.
Charleston Post and Courier (Similar articles also appeared in Free Republic and Lipstick Alley.)
http://bit.ly/2U34wh4

3D-printed tissues may help treat athletes’ injuries
An article mentions that Rice researchers used 3D printing to fabricate an implant that allows a patient’s own cells and blood vessels to infiltrate it, eventually letting it become part of the natural bone and cartilage. Graduate student Sean Bittner is quoted.
Outlook (This article also appeared in Kalvi Malar, The Tribune and DevDiscourse.)
http://bit.ly/2KmwNQi

The ‘supermoon’ returns, bigger and brighter
Patrick Hartigan, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Dover Daily News
http://bit.ly/2TYasIh

Students put energy efficient cars to the test at Shell Eco-marathon Americas
An article mentions a student from Rice won a $1,000 Southwest Research Institute Scholarship at the Shell Eco-marathon Americas competition.
LoupDargent
http://bit.ly/2KjqPzL

Sarah Elizabeth Westphal
An obituary mentions that Sarah Elizabeth Westphal, who died March 21 at 68, formerly taught at Rice.
Arizona Daily Sun
http://bit.ly/2Kivdio

Harriet Young awarded chair emeritus at RK dinner
Alumnus Harriet Young, who also taught at Rice, is featured.
Arizona Daily Sun
http://bit.ly/2KirPUL

Retiring Texas A&M-Galveston professor lives, loves sea
Alumnus Stephen Curley is featured.
San Luis Obispo Tribune (This article originally appeared in the Galveston County Daily News.)
http://bit.ly/2KjuRYZ

7 academic leaders honored at Spring Faculty Assembly
Alumnus Gerald Roth is featured and pictured.
Vanderbilt University News
http://bit.ly/2U33H7Y

MassBay opens health science labs to public
An article mentions that Piyusha Kundu plans to attend Rice.
Framingham Wicked Local (This article also appeared in the Milford Daily News and MetroWest Daily News.)
http://bit.ly/2U3y3Yf

Assessing sexual violence at Stanford
An article mentions that Rice is a member of the Association of American Universities, which is conducting a nationwide survey to understand students’ experiences with and attitudes toward sexual assault.
Stanford University News
https://stanford.io/2U7sCHS
Stanford joins AAU in nationwide survey on sexual assault and harassment
Stanford University News
https://stanford.io/2TX6hfS

Successfully manage a rebrand with these simple tips
Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Shutterstock
https://shutr.bz/2KknYX6

SPORTS

Panthers cage Owls to take series from Rice
The Rice baseball team lost two out of three games in its series against Florida International University April 5-6 at Reckling Park.
FIUSports.com
http://bit.ly/2KjlsAA
Panthers stumble in weekend opener to Rice
FIUSports.com
http://bit.ly/2Krw1BM

Owls look to finish strong after up-and-down string
An article featuring Rice’s baseball team quotes head coach Matt Bragga and players Dominic Cox and Trei Cruz and mentions Andrew Dunlap.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the April 6 print edition and previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2U1mNeP

Texas-Baylor series finale cancelled due to rain
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team will face the University of Texas April 9 in Austin.
Burnt Orange Nation
http://bit.ly/2KhsW6Z

Coach comes to the rescue in time of need
Rice assistant football coach Gerard Wilcher, who saved a boy from drowning last summer, is featured and pictured.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the April 6 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2U28AON

Analysis: Which college volleyball program grossed the most in the U.S.
The Rice volleyball program is mentioned.
Arizona Business Daily
http://bit.ly/2KiRg8s

Baseball is a family business for Summer Creek’s Duplantier brothers
Former Rice baseball player Jon Duplantier is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2YVJyod
http://bit.ly/2YWgPzr

Seven Lakes and Rice Owls alum makes MLB debut
ABC13.com
https://abc13.co/2Uk403h
’12 Sports Tonight’
KPNX-TV (Phoenix)
http://bit.ly/2KlXtAD

Addition of Rice grad transfer Esukpa provides experience, depth to BYU running back group
Former Rice football player Emmanuel Esukpa is featured and pictured.
Deseret News (This article appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2YWzw6b

Iowa State lands Rice graduate transfer cornerback Justin Bickham
Former Rice football player Justin Bickham is featured.
Des Moines Register
http://bit.ly/2KmsqVo
Iowa State football: Rice graduate transfer Justin Bickham picks Cyclones
Ames Tribune
http://bit.ly/2KlF1bl

Ex-Broncos, Rice WR Jordan Taylor to visit Vikings, Seahawks
Former Rice football player Jordan Taylor is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2KjlkRm
http://bit.ly/2KkfmQl
Report: Former Broncos receiver Jordan Taylor to visit the Seahawks
Field Gulls (This article also appeared in Yahoo! Sports.)
http://bit.ly/2KiO3WK

High school swimming preview: Newport Harbor girls again loaded
An article mentions that Zoe Spitz will swim at Rice.
Los Angeles Times
https://lat.ms/2KjUzMH

NEWS RELEASES

NASA chief to help Rice U. celebrate Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary
Rice will commemorate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission on April 12 with two campus events and a visit from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. The events will include the dedication of a plaque and “moon tree” commemorating former President John F. Kennedy’s famous 1962 “We choose to go to the moon” speech at Rice Stadium, and remarks from Bridenstine as part of the Rice Space Institute’s Houston Spaceport Frontiers Lectures.
http://bit.ly/2KgcbJv

Vita Inclinata Technologies from Mitchell Hamline School of Law wins 2019 Rice Business Plan Competition
Vita Inclinata Technologies from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minn., emerged as the top startup company in the 2019 Rice Business Plan Competition hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business. The annual event is the world’s richest and largest student startup competition, and this year’s award total was a record $2.9 million.
http://bit.ly/2Khu7TU

Baker Institute events: Russian ambassador event canceled, Venezuela panel postponed
The event with Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, scheduled for Wednesday at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy has been canceled due to the ambassador’s obligations in Washington, D.C. Separately, the panel on Venezuela that was scheduled for Thursday at the institute has been postponed to April 23.
http://bit.ly/2KiJMmc

Rice astrophysicists available to discuss Event Horizon Telescope news
Will we finally see pictures of a huge black hole in the middle of our galaxy?
As astronomers around the world await the news, two Rice astrophysicists are available this week to discuss Wednesday’s “breakthrough” announcement by the Event Horizon Telescope.
http://bit.ly/2KhVe1b

Criminal justice system should be cautious when approaching risk assessment
Every day, decisionmakers in the criminal justice system use risk assessment tools in that help them determine the fate of people accused or convicted of crimes. But those decisionmakers need to be aware that the tools they’re using can have problems, according to Rice sociologist Robert Werth.
http://bit.ly/2KgVopv