Dateline Rice for Oct. 31, 2018

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Ted Cruz can’t shake Beto O’Rourke in most expensive Senate race ever
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 numerous articles about Texas politics ahead of the November midterm elections. Two of the articles also quote Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering. Cohan is quoted in Grist on the midterm elections and in E&E News about positive health impacts that would be achieved by cleaning up or replacing Texas coal-fired power plants that lack sulfur pollution controls.
New York Post
https://nyp.st/2SBDRZc
Will Whole Foods locations explain a blue wave?
Austin American-Statesman (This article also appeared in the Columbus Dispatch.)
https://atxne.ws/2Sz036A
Election will test GOP lock on 3rd Court of Appeals; 1 race tops $1 million
Austin American-Statesman
https://atxne.ws/2Sz90wA
A Texas Board of Education seat hasn’t flipped since 2010. Will that change in 2018?
Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in The Eagle.)
http://bit.ly/2Sxd2W9
Place your bets: At long last, Texas Democrats have good reason to stay up Election Day
Dallas Observer
http://bit.ly/2Ssm8DL
It takes more than a hurricane to sway some voters in this Texas election
Grist
http://bit.ly/2SwP25z
Texas: Cruz y O’Rourke intensifican campañas con énfasis en sus bases
Al Día Dallas (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2SyVTvl
Texas emissions linked to hundreds of early deaths — study
E&E News (A similar article also appeared in Route Fifty.)
http://bit.ly/2ABGLpS

The Cybersecurity 202: Democrats blast Georgia’s Brian Kemp for ‘a total disregard for election security’
A roundup of election security news from the Washington Post quotes Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Wallach is also interviewed by Vice about election security and KTRH about digital passwords.
Washington Post (Subscription is required.)
https://wapo.st/2zrD7gT
Texas voting machines have been ‘a known problem’ for a decade
Vice
http://bit.ly/2zhLUln
Here’s a thought for a password 
KTRH.iheart.com (This article also appeared at KPRC.iheart.com.)
https://ihr.fm/2SzJszd

Happy with a 20 percent chance of sadness
An article about using technology to predict mood cites previous research from Akane Sano, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.
Nature
https://go.nature.com/2SyWUn9

Researchers found a THC-like compound in this plant 
Research by the lab of Chris Fagundes, assistant professor of psychological sciences, that determined grief can cause inflammation that can kill, is featured in a science news roundup from Vice as well as four other media outlets.
Vice
http://bit.ly/2zfmWmr (Scroll down to “How grief changes the body.”)
Heartbreak linked to poor health, even fatality says study
The National
http://bit.ly/2zhnDM5
Une étude révèle qu’on peut réellement mourir de chagrin
Glamour France (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in MSN Actualité.)
http://bit.ly/2zrCBPZ
Il dolore per la perdita di una persona cara può portare alla morte
Tiscali.it (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2zmfUwe
Rozchod bolí nejen duši. Zlomené srdce může skutečně zabíjet
Bety.cz (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2zfqvJu

Do you know your spending triggers? Here’s how to stop impulse buying 
Rice research that determined reflecting on recently used possessions lowered a person’s willingness to purchase new items is featured.
MSN
http://bit.ly/2SBFKFg

The journalists making the calls behind the Apple News app
Alumna Lauren Kern ’97, editor-in-chief of Apple News, is featured.
Irish Times (This New York Times article also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://bit.ly/2zgFG56

HOUSTON/TEXAS

What does George Soros have to do with the race for Harris County clerk?
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science at Rice, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.This article also appeared in the Oct. 31 print edition with a different headline, “Stuart’s campaign vs. Soros questioned.”)
http://bit.ly/2zgwNbD

Historic black neighborhoods disappear all the time. But they don’t have to.
Raj Mankad, editor of the Rice Design Alliance’s Cite Magazine, authored an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle’s Gray Matters online magazine about the 2018 Preserving Communities of Color Conference. Aimee VonBokel, academic visitor at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This op-ed originally appeared in OffCite, an online publication of the Rice Design Alliance.)
http://bit.ly/2zgwptH

Preventing sudden cardiac death with genome editing
An article about a study of sudden cardiac death mentions that Rice scientists Ciaran Lee, research scientist at Rice’s BioScience Research Collaborative, graduate student So Hyun Park and Gang Bao, the A.J. Foyt Family Professor of Bioengineering, are collaborators.
Baylor College of Medicine News (This article also appeared in Scienmag and Bioengineer.)
http://bit.ly/2SvZKJL

Olson questioned by voter for calling opponent ‘Indo-American carpetbagger’
Alumnus Rep. Pete Olson ’85, R-Texas, is featured and pictured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ziWAQz
http://bit.ly/2Sz7MBp
Election preview: Congress, district clerk, justice of the peace
Fort Bend Star
http://bit.ly/2zhflDX

Annie’s List’s 1st black leader hopes to diversify progressive group, get more women elected
Alumna Royce Brooks ’01 is featured and pictured.
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/2zggTy5

Letter to the editor
Rice is mentioned.
University Star 
http://bit.ly/2zh0j10

BROADCAST

Dr. Kirsten Siebach — Monday, Oct. 29, 2018
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is featured in a podcast about new Mars discoveries.
The Space Show (Similar articles also appeared in Parabolic Arc and HobbySpace.)
http://bit.ly/2SujSM6

‘Great Day Houston’
A television broadcast mentions that Rice’s Mariachi Luna Llena will perform at Thorn and Moon Magickal Market’s Day of the Dead festival Nov. 2.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2zfqzsI

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

How will Texas law HB 810 impact stem cell-based intervention clinics?
Hanszen College sophomore Bhavana Kunisetty and Kirstin Matthews, a fellow in science and technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, are cited. Matthews and graduate student Melody Tan are quoted in the second Medical Xpress article on common misconceptions about vaccinations.
Medical Xpress (This article also appeared in News-Medical.net, Scienmag and Bioengineer.)
http://bit.ly/2SzJEys
Expert: Vaccination myths must be debunked
Medical Xpress
http://bit.ly/2zglCQl

Study finds growth of genomic databases affects species accuracy
Fast techniques to sequence genomes have flooded public databases in a biased fashion, resulting in lots of genomic data about some species and not enough about others, according to Todd Treangen, assistant professor of computer science.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in News-Medical.net, Scienmag, Technology Networks, the Long Room and Infection Control Today.)
http://bit.ly/2SzoHE2

Texas, Corps outline $31B plan to protect state’s coast
An article mentions that the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement builds on the work of scientists, engineers and other experts from Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction and Evacuation from Disasters Center and other institutions.
Engineering News-Record
http://bit.ly/2zgMSy6

UTHealth’s Valentin Dragoi wins $1.6 million NIH award to unlock mysteries of the brain 
An article mentions that Behnaam Aazhang, the J.S Abercrombie Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is part of a research team that has been awarded a three-year, $1.6 million award from the National Institutes of Health’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative.
News-Medical.net (This article also appeared in Scienmag and Bioengineer.)
http://bit.ly/2ziuUvh

Turkey and Qatar: An alliance under the Saudi sword 
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Gatestone Institute
http://bit.ly/2zkXlJ8

UA architecture professors to discuss ‘New Perspectives in Architecture Education’
An article mentions that alumna Jessica Colangelo ’08 will participate in a panel presentation.
AMP
http://bit.ly/2SyWE7B

Houston’s museum-building boom continues with opening of Menil Drawing Institute
An article about new museums in Houston mentions Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts.
Art Newspaper 
http://bit.ly/2SypO6X

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

She took on a man’s world and conquered it — ThoughtWorks CTO Rebecca Parsons’ tryst with tech
Alumna Rebecca Parsons ’90 is featured and pictured.
YourStory.com
http://bit.ly/2zkjXcs

Colgate Orchestra brings Brahms to Hamilton Nov. 4
An article featuring David Kim mentions that he formerly held a teaching and performance residency at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
Oneida Dispatch
http://bit.ly/2zfbUOc

Students hope to implement change to LSU’s textbook prices
An article mentions OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
LSU Now
http://bit.ly/2zhQ50x

SPORTS

Something must give as Rice, UTEP pit losing streaks
The Rice football team is mentioned or featured in several articles ahead of its Nov. 3 homecoming game against the University of Texas at El Paso.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 31 print edition with a different headline, “Something must give as losing streaks vie.”)
http://bit.ly/2SEFNR0
Forget Bama-LSU! The Bottom 10 Game of the Year is upon us
ESPN
http://bit.ly/2SBWEUe
ESPN: The worst game of the year is happening Saturday
The Spun
http://bit.ly/2DcVA55
Kaz’s Fearless Forecast
TheRecordLive.com
http://bit.ly/2SEHfTs 
College football Week 10: Group of 5 odds and best bets
Sports Illustrated
https://on.si.com/2SxPUHb

Remaining games that will have the biggest impact on college football playoff
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will face Louisiana State University later this season.
Bleacher Report
http://bit.ly/2zfpIs1

The red-hot Houston Cougars continue to climb up the rankings and could soon challenge for No. 1
A roundup of college football rankings features Rice.
SportsMap Houston
http://bit.ly/2SCjdIP

By the numbers: Football’s record-breaking season so far
Rice football’s game against the University of Houston is mentioned.
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/2SBZCYS

Touchdown-maker: Houston’s D’Eriq King named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
Several articles mention Rice football’s 41-17 loss against the University of North Texas Oct. 27 in Denton.
Tyler Morning Telegraph
http://bit.ly/2SAvQEe 
The off-week edition of What We Learned 
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2SzuPfu
Roundup: Will Tommie kicks off for South Carolina in win
Index-Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2SuwgvA

Kirk’s Korner: What some are selling, I’m not buying
Rice is mentioned.
NWA Homepage (This article also appeared in WATN Online and KASN Online.)
http://bit.ly/2SzeY0j

Rob Childress discusses Aggie baseball’s fall season, new faces on roster
Rice baseball is mentioned.
TexAgs
http://bit.ly/2Szfqvx
Fall Report: Texas A&M
D1Baseball.com 
http://bit.ly/2SxdGTz

Abu-Tayeh, Seltzer make All-C-USA
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team qualified for the Conference USA tournament.
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/2zldWwq

Former Buffalo Bills head coach Marv Levy to receive AFCA’s Amos Alonzo Stagg Award
An article about Amos Alonzo Stagg Award winners mentions former Rice head football coaches Jess Neely (1966) and Ken Hatfield (2015). Hatfield, who was recently named to the College Football Playoff selection committee, is also mentioned in Fanbuzz.
KCEN Online
http://bit.ly/2zgKaZE
Is having 6 new College Football Playoff committee members a good thing?
Fanbuzz
http://bit.ly/2SzjcVJ

Friday Night Lights: Intriguing matchups in next-to-last week
An article mentions that Regan Riddle plans to play football at Rice.
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2zjjGGL

Watch: Calvin Anderson shows off Rubik’s Cube skills
Former Rice football player Calvin Anderson is featured.
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2SCchvh