Dateline Rice for June 24, 2019 (Weekend Edition)

APOLLO 11 50TH ANNIVERSARY

One of these 12 women astronauts will go to the moon
Alumna Shannon Walker is featured and pictured.
CNN (This article also appeared in more than 100 other media outlets.)
https://cnn.it/2IYa3SJ

United aims high for Apollo 11 anniversary
President John F. Kennedy’s “Moon Speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is  mentioned in several articles. Alumnus Jerry Woodfill ’65, who was part of NASA’s Apollo Warning System engineering team, appears in “Xploration Outer Space.”
Airline Ratings (This article also appeared in Travel Wire News.)
http://bit.ly/2xeea7C
How did NASA put men on the moon? One harrowing step at a time.
Anchorage Daily News (This Washington Post article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets since appearing in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://bit.ly/2xdHQ4N
Dallo sbarco sulla luna al sogno di marte nel racconto di Emiliano Battisti
Donna Charme (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2xcUlxw
‘Xploration Outer Space’
WJW-TV (Cleveland)
http://bit.ly/2Rz96nH

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Dirty water holds biggest promise for pipeline companies, Jefferies says
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Bloomberg (This article also appeared in BNN Bloomberg, World Oil, Energy Voice, Yahoo! Finance and Yahoo! Finance Canada.) 
https://bloom.bg/2IXU8Us

Do you know smartphones can cause stress, anxiety in children?
A 2015 study on the impact of smartphones on children by Philip Kortum, associate professor of psychological sciences at Rice, which suggested that mobile devices did not improve their ability to perform well on homework and tests, is cited.
Yahoo! News (This Asian News International article also appeared in more than 75 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2xcXUE4

White people’s racial apathy can diminish over time
Research by lead author Tony Brown, a professor of sociology at Rice, that suggested prejudice among white people can lessen over time is featured.
Futurity
http://bit.ly/2RyX0eh

‘Hot spots’ increase efficiency of solar desalination
Researchers in Rice’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics showed they could boost the efficiency of their solar-powered desalination system by more than 50% simply by adding inexpensive plastic lenses to concentrate sunlight into “hot spots.”  Co-authors Alessandro Alabastri, the Texas Instruments Assistant Research Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oara Neumann, postdoctoral research associate at Rice’s Smalley-Curl Institute; and graduate student Pratiksha Dongare are pictured in NSF Science360. 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; and Peter Nordlander, the Wiess Chair in Physics and Astronomy, professor of electrical and computer engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering; are quoted in C&EN. The research is featured in Science X and GE Reports.
NSF Science360 (This article was also featured as the “Top Story” on the NSF Science360 homepage June 24.)
http://bit.ly/2ZJK5cw 
A simple, scalable technique boosts the efficiency of solar desalination
C&EN
http://bit.ly/2xbzuLi 
Best of last week: Boosting solar desalination, DNA microscopy and anti-aging effects of pomegranate compound
Science X
http://bit.ly/2x7PTQO
The 5 coolest things on Earth this week
GE Reports
https://invent.ge/2x7QORg

Keeping your convenience spending under control 
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted in an article about how to control spending amid the recent proliferation of subscription services.
Associated Press (This article appeared in the June 23 print edition of 18 media outlets, and it has appeared in more than 30 additional media outlets since first appearing in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://bit.ly/31M0cbt

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Can Houston avoid mistakes of the past as it tries to build its tech scene?
A trio of articles from the Houston Chronicle about Houston’s startup environment mention Rice’s plan to redevelop the historic Midtown Sears building into The Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district built in collaboration with other Houston agencies and institutions. Allison Thacker, president and chief investment officer of Rice Management Co., is quoted in the first article; Jack Gill, professor in the practice of entrepreneurship at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, and Ed Egan, the former director of the McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (now the McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth) at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, are quoted in the second article. Egan authored the third article.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the June 23 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2J4G2AC
Is time running out for Houston to build a startup culture?
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the June 24 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2IYCVue
Comment: For startup ecosystem, perpetual death by a thousand headlines
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the June 24 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2J37DSH

Texas Southern University renowned debate coach emeritus looks back on a century at his birthday
An article featuring Thomas Freeman mentions that he taught in Rice’s Department of Religion for more than 20 years and was one of the university’s first black professors. The late Niels C. Nielsen Jr., former dean of the religious studies department at Rice, is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the June 23 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2Rw1QJr

Pasadena skyscraper headed for demolition
Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the June 24 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2x90eff

Harvey registry expanded to include May rains
An article mentions that the Hurricane Harvey Registry, a joint venture of Rice, the Houston Health Department and the Environmental Defense Fund to study the health effects of the storm on Houstonians, will provide a supplemental survey related to flooding that took place May 7-11.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2RAurNB

Business calendar: Upcoming events in the area
A business-events roundup mentions that alumnus Ed Emmett ’71, senior fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, will speak June 20 at the Fort Bend Regional Infrastructure Conference.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the June 24 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)  
http://bit.ly/2IUKTEv

Climate change: The problem Texas business leaders are afraid to name
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the June 23 print edition of the Chronicle and the June 22 print and online editions of the San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2J3r7H5

BISD native makes mark at UT, embarks on engineering career
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2x8Pnll

Event roundup: What to look forward to this weekend
An events roundup mentions that Rice’s Mariachi Luna Llena performed June 21 at the fourth annual “‘Dreaming of You’ Festival: A Tribute Inspired by Selena.”
The Buzz Magazines
http://bit.ly/2xdX3mB

BROADCAST

CBS News Radio
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 on several radio broadcasts and quoted in two articles.
KIRO-AM (Seattle; this segment aired on more than 400 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://bit.ly/2RukelM
KIRO-AM
http://bit.ly/2Rz6w0V
KYW-AM (Philadelphia)
http://bit.ly/2RuJTuO
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://bit.ly/2RG5HDX (This segment aired three times.)
Smelly deal is legal but not good government in Houston, Harris County [Editorial]
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the June 24 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2x8lP7y
Beto O’Rourke on target about scale of Democratic surge in Texas in 2018
PolitiFact (This article also appeared in the Austin American-Statesman.)
http://bit.ly/2xdUYqN

Autonomous vehicle launches on TSU’s campus and Gov. Abbott vetoes a child passenger safety bill: The good, bad and ugly of the news
Vivian Ho, the director of the Center for Health and Biosciences at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, participates in a roundtable discussion of the week’s top stories.
Houston Public Media (This “Houston Matters” segment also aired twice on KUHF-FM, and it appeared in Mocha Man Style.)
http://bit.ly/2x7RtCe

Full show: Police seek Katy man in connection with David Ortiz shooting and EPA and local partners discuss lead dust (June 21, 2019)
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This “Houston Matters” segment also aired twice on KUHF-FM.)
http://bit.ly/2xeyXYE

‘Let Them Drum’ breaking barriers for special needs children
An article featuring Let Them Drum mentions that their “All Star Team” has performed at Rice.
KTRK Online (This video segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
https://abc13.co/2xdkg8w

These are the Houston YouTube stars you should be watching
Alumnus Michael Groth is featured.
Click2Houston
http://bit.ly/2RwbUly

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

California and Texas non-public varied visions for the United States’ future
An article about how the ethnically diverse demographics of California and Texas represent census projections for the U.S. in 2050 quotes Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and professor emeritus of sociology in Rice’s School of Social Sciences.
TheSportsMail (This Economist article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://bit.ly/2xcPDzS

Flexible generators could power next-gen wearable technology
An article features the research of James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, which has adapted laser-induced graphene into small, metal-free devices that generate electricity. The article quotes Tour and quotes and pictures postdoctoral researcher Michael Stanford.
DesignNews
https://ubm.io/2x96Udg
Laser-made graphene enables simple, low-cost nanogenerator
C&EN
http://bit.ly/2x8wwac

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Podcast: Meet the candidate — Tammy Savoie (HD-94)
Alumnus Lamar White hosted two podcasts.
Bayou Brief 
http://bit.ly/2Rz4ttZ
Podcast: Meet the candidate — Creighton Wilson (HD 10)
Bayou Brief 
http://bit.ly/2Rua0lB

Rockford author introduces children to local ‘Nature’s Makers’
Alumna Julie Knutson is featured and pictured.
Rockford Register Star
http://bit.ly/2xeeumQ

SPORTS

Cape League roundup: Cotuit sweeps doubleheader with Brewster
Rice baseball player Trei Cruz is mentioned.
Cape Cod Times (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2xaTkGn

Taurian C. Houston | Associate AD for Compliance | Rice University
Taurian Houston, associate athletics director for compliance, is featured in a podcast.
Athletic Director U
http://bit.ly/2ZOTQ9n

Reliever Jordan Stephens gets fresh start with RubberDucks
Former Rice baseball player Jordan Stephens is featured.
Akron Beacon Journal (This article also appeared in the Times-Reporter.)
http://bit.ly/2RwmAAz

Appy League: Greeneville hands BriBucs a 5-0 loss
Former Rice baseball player Evan Kravetz is mentioned.
Bristol Herald Courier 
http://bit.ly/2xcAyym

BYU football: Coaches believe running back Emmanuel Esukpa still hasn’t tapped full potential
Former Rice football player Emmanuel Esukpa is featured.
Deseret News
http://bit.ly/2RyjzA4

Captain Shreve’s Geron Hargon chooses his school
An article featuring Geron Hargon mentions that he plans to play football at Rice.
Shreveport Times
http://bit.ly/2xcA4s2

Ex-Rice University football player could face decades in prison if convicted of supplying deadly opioid to teammate
A news story features the late Blain Padgett and Stuart Mouchantaf, former Rice football players.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the June 22 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online. Similar articles also appeared in Courthouse News Service, Athletic Business and Beaumont Enterprise.) 
http://bit.ly/2J3Lsfv
‘KPRC Channel 2 News at 5 p.m.’
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2RxDXRw