Dateline Rice for Nov. 20, 2018

FEATURED ITEM

Marketplace Morning Report
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is interviewed about possible legislation aimed at curbing drug price increases.
Marketplace (This segment aired on over 600 affiliated radio stations.) 
http://bit.ly/2qXk1Lt

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

How a blue wave wiped out Republicans in the largest county in Texas 
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.
Wall Street Journal (Subscription is required.) 
https://on.wsj.com/2FsNGX0
Likely speaker has wide support 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 20 print edition, and it appeared in a previous Dateline when it was first posted online.) 
http://bit.ly/2qX2jYv
KRLD-AM (Dallas; this segment also aired on WOAI in San Antonio and KUIK in Portland, Ore.)
http://bit.ly/2FAUNwD 
Could Beto O’Rourke really run for president in 2020? 
WOAI Online 
https://ihr.fm/2qVmYMD
Bonnen likely to be next House speaker, Sunset Commission says windstorm agency is broken, Austin ISD looking to address deficit spending 
Texas Monitor 
http://bit.ly/2FxOSZm
Texas State students were likely a key factor in flipping this conservative county to Democrats 
SM Corridor News 
http://bit.ly/2FxuAiq
19 women became judges in a Texas county and we still can’t get over it! 
Mefeater 
http://bit.ly/2FA8dJj
Climate hawk prepares for lead role in energy capital 
E&E News 
http://bit.ly/2FwNNAR
An analysis of Ted Cruz’s victory: ‘This is an extraordinary evening’ 
Wealth365.com 
http://bit.ly/2FwNV3j
Republicanos guardan silencio sobre caravana después de elecciones 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2Fxx14y
¿Puso Beto O’Rourke a Texas en una transición de rojo a azul? 
Univision (An English translation is not available.) 
http://bit.ly/2qWfMQr
Mark P. Jones: ‘Luego de estas elecciones, veremos un hostigamiento hacia la administración de Trump’ 
Nuevos Papeles (An English translation is not available.) 
http://bit.ly/2qUOFoO

A mass grave — and chilling secrets from the Jim Crow era — may halt construction of a school in Texas 
An article about human remains discovered at a construction site in Fort Bend County and believed to be from Texas’ defunct convict-leasing system quotes Associate Professor of History Caleb McDaniel. The article also includes an image of Sugar Land, Texas, archived at the Woodson Research Center at Rice’s Fondren Library.
Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.) 
https://wapo.st/2FJVBj5

Not everyone wants their donations touted on Facebook or plastered on walls 
An article mentions that Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, co-authored a study that analyzes how someone’s identity affects their charitable giving.
The Conversation (This article also appeared in more than 40 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2qW3Y0z

Saudi king backs son amid furor over Khashoggi murder 
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This Agence France-Presse article appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2FxCxV2

How these 1st-generation students beat the odds to pursue top MBAs 
Graduate student Norma Torres Mendoza is featured.
Forbes 
http://bit.ly/2FwZpDT

‘Smart skin’ warns of strain in bridges and airplanes 
A two-layer nanotube film and protective layer will allow Rice engineers to measure the accumulated strain in an airplane, a bridge or a pipeline — or just about anything — down to microscopic levels with a simple hand-held device, according to study co-authors Satish Nagarajaiah, professor of civil and environmental engineering, professor of materials science and nanoengineering and professor of mechanical engineering, and Bruce Weisman, professor of chemistry and of materials science and nanoengineering.
Futurity (This article was featured in the Nov. 20 Futurity Today newsletter, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.) 
http://bit.ly/2qY2kLM

Graphene foam makes epoxy compound lighter and tougher
Rice scientists developed an advanced epoxy for electronic applications using “ultrastiff” graphene foam that is substantially tougher than pure epoxy and far more conductive than other epoxy composites. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted. Rice visiting student Xiao Han and graduate student Tuo Wang are mentioned.
Futurity 
http://bit.ly/2FzpHW8

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice University to build new custom-designed faculty home on campus
An article features plans for a new Will Rice Magister House near Will Rice College.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2qX2Fyh

Once a Croatian refugee, now he helps newcomers at YMCA 
A study by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research that determined that Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the U.S. is cited.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2qRZPL8

Matson recounts harrowing adventure – Team raced across Atlantic Ocean in a rowboat 
Former Rice rowing coach Mike Matson ’09, one of the first Texans to row across the Atlantic Ocean, is featured.
Fort Bend Star 
http://bit.ly/2qY4vPm

Tuesday letters: Conservatism, border protection and Richard Nixon 
Rice research about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed storm surge protection plan is mentioned in a letter to the editor.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 20 print edition.) 
http://bit.ly/2qVslvf

Board approves Coronado Improvement Plan 
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2FHfGpQ

Travel blogger lists 10 reasons to move and 10 not to move to Houston 
Rice is mentioned in a slideshow caption.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2qXNS6o

Shop small 
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 20 print edition.) 
http://bit.ly/2qXeg0h

BROADCAST

On Story with Barbara Morgan
Alumnus Bill Broyles Jr. ’66 is interviewed about his experiences in Vietnam and writing screenplays.
Public Radio International (This segment aired on 738 affiliated radio stations.) 
http://bit.ly/2qXpXEd

KPLA-FM (Columbia, Mo.)
A radio broadcast cites research from Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business that determined grumpy employees are the most creative problem-solvers.
http://bit.ly/2FvNiag

This American Moment
President John F. Kennedy’s “Moon Speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
MPR News with Kerri Miller (This segment aired on 40 affiliate radio stations.) 
http://bit.ly/2qVfI3t

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

True polar wander may be the reason of ice age
Earth’s most recent ice age may have been caused by entire Earth moving relative to its spin axis, according to graduate student Daniel Woodworth and Richard Gordon, the W.M. Keck Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Science.
Tech Explorist (This article also appeared in Scienmag, Dev Discourse, India.com News, Daily Pioneer, Business Standard, Times Now and Science Daily.) 
http://bit.ly/2TrozGW

New tissue-specific delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 aided by moth virus and magnets, study shows 
An article features Rice research that developed a method of localized medical treatments using metallic nanoparticles. Gang Bao, the Foyt Family Professor of Bioengineering, is quoted.
Cystic Fibrosis News Today 
http://bit.ly/2FwTzT3

Report: What high school students look for in a college 
The Rice Investment, an initiative to offer full-tuition scholarships and grants to students from low- and middle-income families, is mentioned.
Education Dive 
http://bit.ly/2qVlEJF

Haben die Hippies das Internet zerstört? 
Moshe Vardi, director of Rice’s Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology, the Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor of Computational Engineering and professor of computer science, is featured and pictured.
Der Standard 
http://bit.ly/2qVaiFx

SPORTS

Rice volleyball secures NCAA Tournament spot after C-USA championship 
An article featuring the Rice volleyball team, which won the Conference USA championship and qualified for the school’s fourth NCAA Tournament appearance, quotes head coach Genny Volpe and player Nicole Lennon. The article also mentions that players Lennon, Carly Graham, Grace Morgan and Anota Adekunle earned C-USA All-Tournament honors and Adekunle was named MVP.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2FxgkpU
http://bit.ly/2FxZkjy
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2qVlVfF

Forde-Yard Dash: Will these teams run the table in reverse?
An article mentions that the Rice football team will play against Old Dominion University Nov. 24.
Yahoo! 
https://yhoo.it/2FAlBx3

KTXX-AM (Austin, Texas)
Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/2qUB5Se
KTRS-AM (St. Louis, Mo.)
http://bit.ly/2qWYzqc

Recruiting: Rice Adds a Pair of 2019 Safeties
Rice football is featured.
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2A6kO0R

KUTV-TV (Salt Lake City) 
A television broadcast mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team will play Brigham Young University Nov. 21.
http://bit.ly/2qWcGfa

Kentucky’s top 25 girls’ high school basketball players for the 2018-19 season 
An article mentions that Lauren Schwartz plans to play basketball at Rice.
Lexington Herald-Leader 
http://bit.ly/2qY2bYU

‘I want 10 wins’: LSU tries to finish off best regular season in 6 years
Several articles mention the Rice football team’s 42-10 loss to Louisiana State University Nov. 17.
The Times-Picayune 
http://bit.ly/2Dx83jg
WAFB-TV (Baton Rouge, La.)
http://bit.ly/2qXm3v3
WAFB-TV (Baton Rouge, La.)
http://bit.ly/2FwPgar
KLFY-TV (Lafayette, La.)
http://bit.ly/2FAkiy9

Cougars extend home winning streak to 18 with win over Northwestern State 
Rice is mentioned in a photo caption.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2qXPgpC

Texans’ Christian Covington throws key block for Justin Reid 
Former Rice football player Christian Covington is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2FyEPDo

Orgeron knows Jimbo Fisher and Tom Herman were hotter candidates for the LSU job he got
Former Rice assistant football coach Tom Herman is mentioned.
Daily Advertiser 
http://bit.ly/2DzgQ4o

Texas Southern-Prairie View A&M week kicked off with luncheon 
The Aug. 25 football game between Rice and Prairie View A&M University is mentioned in a slideshow caption.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2qYqvdb

Decision to play again this season is in Ed Oliver’s hands 
Rice is mentioned in a slideshow caption.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2qUi0zA

UH defensive lineman Payton Turner out for the season 
The Sept. 1 football game between Rice and the University of Houston is mentioned in a slideshow caption.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2qXIUa0