Dateline Rice for Nov. 7, 2018

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Beto O’Rourke ‘as hopeful as I’ve ever been’ despite narrow loss to Ted Cruz
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 stories about the Nov. 6 midterm elections.
The Guardian (This article also appeared in ACN News.)
http://bit.ly/2zA3Qb3
Beto O’Rourke could lead a blue wave in Texas — even though he lost his Senate race
Vox
http://bit.ly/2zA4zJj
Ted Cruz edges out Beto O’Rourke in an epic Texas race that goes down to the wire
MSN (This Houston Chronicle article also appeared on the front page of the Nov. 7 print edition with a different headline, “Cruz re-elected as Dems seize House,” and it appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2SV0CHK
Ted Cruz narrowly fends off Beto O’Rourke as Texans deliver verdict on Trump, border and economy
Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2zzNiQh
Ted Cruz’s victory: ‘This is an extraordinary evening’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/2zAmxvf
Cruz edges O’Rourke by 3 points, says he will ‘represent every Texan’
Austin American-Statesman
https://atxne.ws/2zDMp9h
Beto O’Rourke’s political future an open question after Ted Cruz win in Texas Senate race
El Paso Times (This article also appeared in the Caller Times.)
http://bit.ly/2SRV80q
Fox 26 Election Coverage
http://bit.ly/2SRIQVT
http://bit.ly/2SRIXAN
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2SROJT3
http://bit.ly/2zFg3Lo
KLBJ-AM (Austin, Texas)
http://bit.ly/2SQHURI (Similar segments aired on 10 affiliate stations.)
KRLD-AM (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2zBeIW8
Chip Roy captures District 21 House seat with victory over Joseph Kopser
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2zA5vNP
http://bit.ly/2zyIkn4
GOP Rep. Will Hurd overcomes Gina Ortiz Jones to win re-election
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2zyYcps
http://bit.ly/2zB7PnB
Harris County surpasses presidential year turnout
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 7 print edition, and it appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2zEQCto
Records set as county early voting ends
Houston Chronicle’s Kingwood Observer (This article also appeared in the Chronicle’s Atascocita Observer and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2SQzl9w
Democrats Nathan Johnson and Beverly Powell defeat state Sens. Don Huffines and Konni Burton in Texas midterm
Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in The Eagle, the Fort Worth Business Press, the San Francisco Examiner and the Gilmer Mirror.)
http://bit.ly/2STQOhu
Ted Cruz logra reelección tras dura batalla contra demócrata O’Rourke
20 Minutos (An English translation is not available. Similar articles also appeared in Semana, Anadolu Agency and NotiMex.)
http://bit.ly/2zyOlQr
US-Kongresswahlen 2018: Beto O’Rourke — der potenzielle Trump-Herausforderer
Web.de (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2zBICJX

We have a right to counsel in criminal cases. Why not in evictions?
An article cites a study from Rice and Harvard University that determined being evicted leads to depression, poorer health and higher levels of stress, and the side effects can persist for years.
Washington Post (This article also appeared in the Houston Chronicle and more than 25 other media outlets.)
https://wapo.st/2RDYD9p

USMCA, NAFTA’s replacement, could raise consumer prices and create jobs … for robots
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of the institute’s Mexico Center, is quoted.
Huffington Post Canada (This article also appeared Inc., and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://bit.ly/2RC6Zyg
Nuevo TLCAN generaría empleos en EEUU, pero ¿a qué costo?
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2RC7qIU

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Health economist Vivian Ho, Ph.D., on her career and her vision for the perfect health care system 
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is featured in a Q&A.
Texas Medical Center News
http://bit.ly/2RCw64b

Ratings agency buoys the ‘Ike Dike’ plan
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 (SSPEED), is quoted. SSPEED’s supplemental environmental impact statement for the Galveston Bay Park Plan is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle’s Bay Area Citizen (This article also appeared in the Chronicle’s Pearland Journal, Friendswood Journal, Pasadena Citizen and Deer Park Broadcaster, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.) 
http://bit.ly/2zzf2Vf

The plan to protect the Texas coast reaches milestone
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, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center and other institutions.
TribTalk (A similar article also appeared in Construction Equipment Guide.) 
http://bit.ly/2SU3lkL

Beto lost, but young voters won, putting Texas in play [editorial]
An editorial mentions that Rice had on-campus voting for the Nov. 6 midterm elections.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 7 print edition with a different headline, “A new nation.”)
http://bit.ly/2SOIRKe

State Rep. Sarah Davis holds off Democratic challenger in District 134
Baker College senior John Michael Austin is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 7 print edition, and it appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2zA7tOd
http://bit.ly/2zEQNoy

Art startup Tellinga turns personal stories into unique gifts
Graduate student Alex Kurkowski, who started the epistolary business Tellinga, is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2RznQ4I
http://bit.ly/2RFx7Ix

UT Dallas announces a real estate institute for undergraduates
A slideshow caption mentions Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. Similar articles from the Chronicle also appeared in more than 150 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2RC1Y91
http://bit.ly/2REHV9X

Spring Branch ISD recognizes exemplary scholars
An article mentions that several National Merit Scholars attending Memorial High School plan to attend Rice.
Houston Chronicle’s Memorial Examiner (This article also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when the Chronicle first posted it online.)
http://bit.ly/2SNBjYl

What to watch at the Cinema Arts Festival this weekend
An article about alternative Houston-area movie theaters mentions that Rice Cinema will screen “Queerskins: A Love Story,” and “Chef Flynn.”
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2zzQV8X

BROADCAST

Texas voter turnout in 2018 races towards presidential election year levels
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science at Rice, is interviewed in a broadcast about voter turnout in Texas’ midterm elections.
KENS5.com
http://bit.ly/2SSJBhm
CTV Canada
http://bit.ly/2zxPCHC

KTRK-TV (Houston)
Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/2zzqZu5

House race: Todd Litton concedes to Houston US House winner Dan Crenshaw
Alumnus Todd Litton ’01, who ran for U.S. Representative in Texas’ 2nd Congressional District, is featured.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
https://abc13.co/2RzofUM

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Imaging Biometrics files patent for ‘contrast-free’ MR software
An article mentions that nanoscientists at Rice developed an alternative MRI agent that outperforms gadolinium and may prevent common side effects from the test.
DOTmed.com
http://bit.ly/2RAfE4i

Video: WE18 Awards Banquet
An article mentions that alumna Saheba Bhatnagar ’18 received the Outstanding Collegiate Member Award from the Society of Women Engineers.
Society of Women Engineers
http://bit.ly/2REIAYZ

5G network not as secure as hoped
An article mentions that researchers at Rice, Brown University and the University at Buffalo discovered security vulnerabilities in terahertz data communications networks.
Israel Homeland Security
http://bit.ly/2zyARUP

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Adult learning programming for November
An article mentions that the majority of letters from Eseck Wilber, who fought in the Civil War, are held in Rice’s Woodson Research Center at Fondren Library.
Hudson Valley 360
http://bit.ly/2RGdMHn

In Texas, it’s easier to carry a gun than cast a ballot
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, is quoted in an article about election security.
WhoWhatWhy 
http://bit.ly/2RE0pY7

College of DuPage hosts Community College Open Educational Resources Summit Nov. 30
An article mentions that Nicole Finkbeiner, director of institutional relations for OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources (OER), will present “Scaling OER for Impact” at College of DuPage Nov. 30.
Daily Herald (This article also appeared in Glen Ellyn Patch.)
http://bit.ly/2RHrg5K

These are the 10 best colleges for health and wellness majors in Texas for 2018
An article about the best university in Texas for students studying health and wellness mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1.
Zippia
http://bit.ly/2RBeXrs

SPORTS

Shawn Stankavage back at QB for Rice
An article featuring Rice football quotes head coach Mike Bloomgren and player Austin Trammell, and it mentions assistant coaches Jerry Mack and Pete Lembo and players Shawn Stankavage, Evan Marshman and Wiley Green.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 7 print edition with a different headline, “Owls pull quarterback switch.”)
http://bit.ly/2zxX6dH

Robert Martin leads Rice to win over St. Leo in basketball opener
Rice’s men’s basketball team, which defeated St. Leo 80-64 in the season opener Nov. 6 at Tudor Fieldhouse, is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2RLYIrV
http://bit.ly/2STThbE
Martin, Williams help Rice beat D-II St. Leo 80-64 in opener
USA Today (This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 70 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2SUb6Y6

College basketball preview: Rice women
Rice’s women’s basketball team is featured and pictured in the Houston Chronicle. Head coach Tina Langley and players Erica Ogwumike, Nicole Iademarco and Nancy Mulkey are mentioned. Several additional articles mention that the Owls will play their season opener against Texas A&M University Nov. 7 in College Station.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2SQvGbX
http://bit.ly/2SRJrXH
Aggie women’s hoops hosts Rice for season opener
KXXV News Channel 25
http://bit.ly/2SUraZF
Blair prepares for season with new additions to Aggie women’s roster
The Battalion
http://bit.ly/2STTZWm
Women’s hoops: A&M to open season Wednesday versus Rice
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2STSS9e

Bencic, Peng Shuai awarded Houston wild cards
An article mentions that Rice tennis players Sumit Sarkar and Michaela Haet will compete in the Oracle Challenger Series tennis tournament Nov. 10-18 at Rice’s George R. Brown Tennis Center.
Tennis Now 
http://bit.ly/2STUTSQ

LSU punter Zach Von Rosenberg named Ray Guy Award candidate
An article mentions that Rice football player Jack Fox has been named as one of 82 candidates for the Ray Guy Award, which will be given to the nation’s top punter in the Football Bowl Subdivision Dec. 6.
Iosco County News Herald
http://bit.ly/2zFcG7c

Rabalais: So you’re telling me No. 7 LSU still has a chance at CFP semis? Anything is possible.
An article mentions that Louisiana State University’s football team will play Rice later this season.
The Advocate
http://bit.ly/2SNIb85

5 takeaways from UNT’s press conference, player availability
Several articles mention Rice football’s 41-17 loss against the University of North Texas Oct. 27 in Denton.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2zAt1u5

9 Inducted into the SWC Hall of Fame
An article mentions a 1979 football game between Rice and the University of Arkansas.
Arkansas Razorbacks News
http://bit.ly/2zzo6cJ

Prep Sports Notebook: Talented teams playing in girls basketball scrimmage games at Ryle
An article mentions that Lauren Schwartz plans to play basketball at Rice.
Northern Kentucky Tribune
http://bit.ly/2zy6nm7

After 13 years of experience, North Texas sophomore slated for 2nd-year success
An article mentions the 2017 Rice Invite Flight Seven Singles Championship tennis tournament.
North Texas Daily
http://bit.ly/2zzO1B8

2018-19 season preview: Creighton Bluejays
An article mentions former Rice men’s basketball player Connor Cashaw.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2STWeJg

NEWS RELEASE

Stretchy solar cells a step closer
The Rice lab of chemical and biomolecular engineer Rafael Verduzco has developed flexible organic photovoltaics that could be useful where constant, low-power generation is sufficient.
http://bit.ly/2SV0iJ2