Dateline Rice for April 30, 2019

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Trump’s tighter Cuba policies aim at Florida but could upset allies
Christopher Sabatini, nonresident fellow at the Mexico Center and the Latin America Initiative at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
Axios
http://bit.ly/2GKaaQJ

HOUSTON/TEXAS

NASA budget proposal for moon 2024 plan still not ready
A photo caption mentions that NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine ’97 spoke at the first Owls in Space Symposium April 12.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2PIJUKM

Tech job openings are increasing in Houston
Rice is mentioned in a caption for an artist’s rendering of The Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district being built in collaboration with other Houston agencies and institutions.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2GNW9RX

Vietnam War vets discuss their experiences in film ‘The Mark of War’
An article mentions that a screening of “The Mark of War” and a Q&A session with its director are scheduled for May 2 at Rice Cinema.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2PGqgyP
http://bit.ly/2PCVeYN

Hermann Park party raises $525,000 in one beautiful spring night
An article about the Hermann Park Conservancy’s “Evening in the Park” mentions that two graduate students from Rice’s Shephard School of Music performed at the event.
Paper City
http://bit.ly/2Jb9zup

BROADCAST

‘Fox 26 Morning News Extra’
The May 4 “BARK for BARC” pet walk at Rice is mentioned.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2PCLUE8

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Washington State bill could restrict crude-by-rail shipments
Rachel Meidl, fellow in energy and environment at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Yahoo! Finance (This FreightWaves article also appeared in Benzinga.)
https://yhoo.it/2GOAvwS

University wins grant to boost STEM education
The Rice University Office of STEM Engagement has won a $3 million National Science Foundation grant to help develop leaders of elementary and secondary school science teachers at high-need schools. Carolyn Nichol, director of the Office of STEM Engagement, is quoted. John Hutchinson, a professor of chemistry, and Yousif Shamoo, Rice’s vice provost for research and a professor of biochemistry and cell biology, are mentioned.
Control Engineering (A similar article also appeared in Plant Engineering.)
http://bit.ly/2GMuFw7

Reducing economic burden of cardiorenal syndrome with the aortix pump
Will Clifton, lecturer of bioengineering and director of the Global Medical Innovation master’s track in Rice’s Department of Bioengineering, authored an article.
Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology
http://bit.ly/2GOKnHj

Researchers design fully articulated 3D-printed finger prosthesis
Researchers from Rice were part of a team that designed a fully mobile finger prosthesis with self-contained transmission for people with partial hand loss.
3DPrint.com
http://bit.ly/2GK9haQ
Forscher entwerfen fingerprothesen mit 3D-druck
3DRuck (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2GMqekX

Chemische reaktionen per licht antreiben
An article about collaborative research between Rice and the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, which determined that molecules placed on the surface of a single gold nanorod affect its plasmonic response, is featured. Stephan Link, professor of chemistry and computer and electrical engineering and associate chair for graduate studies, is mentioned.
Chemie (An English translation is not available. A similar article appeared in News in Industry.)
http://bit.ly/2GLMD1X

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Study finds black STEM students who look ‘stereotyipcally black’ are less likely to graduate
Rice research that determined that the extent to which students look racially stereotypical influences how likely they are to persist in the field is featured.
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
http://bit.ly/2J6SYrA

Tech to host talk on computational protein modeling
Lydia Kavraki, the Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science, professor of bioengineering and professor of mechanical engineering, will present the next New Frontiers in Biomedical Research Series lecture May 6 in Ruston, Louisiana.
Louisiana Tech University News
http://bit.ly/2PEGHf8

Beethoven chamber music at First United Methodist Church
Alumna Junko Ueno Garrett ’98 is featured. Garrett studied music under John Perry, former artist teacher of piano at Rice’s Shephard School of Music.
Pasadena Now
http://bit.ly/2GK93R3

Freestanding ER in the works for Citrus Hills
Rice research is cited.
Citrus County Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2J5FyMg

Op-ed: 3 stories
Rice is mentioned.
Student Life
http://bit.ly/2GL3zp8

Estudantes criam “relógio-seringa” que pode salvar pessoas alérgicas
An article featuring undergraduate Rice research to develop a wearable device for allergy sufferers is featured. A Rice video is included.
Negócios Disruptivos (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2GRcs0G

SPORTS

Texas A&M women’s tennis sent to Austin for NCAA first and second rounds
Rice will face Texas A&M University in the opening round of the NCAA women’s tennis tournament May 4 at the Texas Tennis Center in Austin.
KBTX (A similar article appeared in KAGS.)
http://bit.ly/2GYkl4v
Texas A&M men’s, women’s tennis heading to NCAAs
WTAW
http://bit.ly/2PAKNVs
Texas Tech rewards Beard after NCAA title-game run
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. Scroll to “College tennis.”)
http://bit.ly/2PFnmKB

Hilltoppers stop slide with series win
An article on Western Kentucky University’s baseball team mentions that the Hilltoppers will face Rice May 3-5 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
WKU Herald
http://bit.ly/2PCTluX

Johnetta Hayes hire represents ‘new beginning’ for UMBC women’s basketball
Former Rice women’s basketball player Johnetta Hayes is featured.
Pressbox
http://bit.ly/2PAKABE

Longhorns headed to NFL camps as undrafted free agents
Former Rice football player Calvin Anderson, who signed with the New England Patriots, is mentioned.
KVUE
http://bit.ly/2GOA5Xk

NEWS RELEASES

Students respond to pressure – in babies
Feeling the soft spot atop a newborn’s head can give a doctor a sense of whether there’s too much pressure inside, but Rice bioengineering students have found a way to get more comprehensive data without an invasive procedure.
http://bit.ly/2PCQcve

Rice to release findings from 38th annual Kinder Houston Area Survey
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and professor emeritus of sociology in Rice’s School of Social Sciences, will release findings from the 2019 Kinder Houston Area Survey at a downtown luncheon May 13. The 38th annual study covers such topics as Houstonians’ economic outlooks and perspectives on the region’s demographic transformations.
http://bit.ly/2PGKh8G