Dateline Rice for Sept. 25, 2019

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Trump faces impeachment
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted in The New Yorker and interviewed by CNN about the possible impeachment of President Donald Trump.
The New Yorker
http://bit.ly/2mGfy0M
‘New Day with Alisyn Camerota and John Berman’
CNN
http://bit.ly/2lumVsd

Slowik: Politicians who promote lower taxes in other states do a disservice to Illinois
An article cites a Rice study about the emotional well-being of Houston residents after flood events.
Chicago Tribune
http://bit.ly/2mCLvqT

Forget the Green New Deal — the private sector has solved climate change
An article mentions Rice research into the efficient conversion of carbon dioxide into pure liquid fuels.
Washington Examiner
https://washex.am/2l36jaC

Rice University mocks football rival Baylor University’s anti-LGBTQ policies with display of solidarity
An article featuring the Rice Marching Owl Band’s recent halftime show quotes Sid Richardson College senior Chad Fisher, spokesman for the MOB.
Newsweek (Similar article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2mASdxC

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Station Houston opens office for Ion Smart Cities Accelerator
An article highlights the redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into The Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district that broke ground July 19.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2mzAXsK
http://bit.ly/2mzW4ev

Generations of Houston family grapple with what it means to be Muslim American
David Cook, professor of religion, and Craig Considine, lecturer in sociology, are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Sept. 25 print editions of Chronicle’s Pasadena Citizen and Deer Park Broadcaster, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2L9r7HP   

‘The Story Behind the Story’: Doug Miller
Doug Miller, director of news and media relations at Rice, is featured.
Houston Community College on YouTube (This video also appeared on the Mike McGuff Blog.)
http://bit.ly/2lHTEdr

Instapath Inc. raises growth funding from Draper Associates
An article mentions that the benchmarking Seed Accelerator Rankings Project is led by entrepreneurship and management experts from Rice, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2l1CmHW

3 observations about Houston’s innovation ecosystem from out-of-town venture capitalists
An article mentions that the second annual HX Capital Summit will be held at Rice.
InnovationMap
http://bit.ly/2n5ZKoh

OddFest scheduled for Oct. 5 in downtown
An article mentions that artist Carl Block’s work has been featured at Rice.
The Waxahachie Sun
http://bit.ly/2mJHSzl

Historian: Why Battleship Texas is so special
Alumna Abbie Grubb is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Sept. 25 print edition of the Chronicle’s Deer Park Broadcaster, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2kxbwHz

BROADCAST

Analysis: How Houston’s mayoral candidates stack up in latest HPM/KHOU 11 poll
A Q&A features Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science at Rice, who recently conducted a poll ahead of Houston’s mayoral election. Stein also is quoted in the Houston Chronicle, and he is cited in the Texas Monthly about Texas politics.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired twice on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/2lurT8m
Turner leads Houston’s mayoral race and voters support METRO bond, HPM-KHOU 11 poll finds
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2mCXW63
Turner leads mayor’s race, Buzbee in second ahead of King in new poll
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2n58tHl
Could John Cornyn lose his Senate seat in 2020?
Texas Monthly
http://bit.ly/2mB77ny

What do Houstonians hope will come from the impeachment inquiry?
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 about the possible impeachment of President Donald Trump.
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/2nduKTz
Taking stock: Senators invested in companies they oversee
KTRH.iheart.com (This article also appeared in KPRC Online.)
https://ihr.fm/2kNhPqs
‘Houston’s Morning Show’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2ne35Ss (This segment aired three times.)
Texas Standard
Texas Public Radio
http://bit.ly/2n6SKrg (This segment aired on 30 stations across Texas.)
’13 Eyewitness News at 6 p.m.’
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2nevSX2
Texas Public Radio
http://bit.ly/2lxnul7

Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is interviewed about Walmart’s expansion into health care services. New research by Ho about the effects of physicians integrating into hospitals is featured in MultiBriefs.
http://bit.ly/2mI24Sw (This segment aired on more than 700 affiliate radio stations across the U.S.)
5 ways professional coaching can help hospital physicians
MultiBriefs
http://bit.ly/2mD6c63

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

‘What’s driving the future of automobiles?’ with Ellen Hughes-Cromwick
An article cites a recent Forbes op-ed co-authored by Kenneth Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Resources Magazine
http://bit.ly/2lECQUM

Rice to play critical role in $100 million DOE desalination hub
An article mentions that Rice will receive a portion of a $100 million federal effort to develop innovative desalination technologies that can tap nontraditional water sources. Pedro Alvarez, director of Rice’s Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Center and the George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, who will lead an effort to develop resilient transport and storage of desalinated water, is quoted and pictured.
Bioengineer.org (This article also appeared in Mirage News and Scienmag.)
http://bit.ly/2mJKixV

Chieko Asakawa inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
An article mentions that Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice’s Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of Rice 360º Institute for Global Health, is a 2019 inductee into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Society of Women Engineers
http://bit.ly/2luDzrL

Switzerland holds funeral for a glacier killed by climate change
An article mentions that experts from Rice installed a monument Aug. 18 at the site of Iceland’s first glacier lost to climate change.
IFLScience
http://bit.ly/2mG0T64

MBA application deadlines for fall 2020
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business is mentioned.
Find MBA
http://bit.ly/2lHZGef

Yeast mating repurposed for drug discovery: An interview with David Younger
Alumnus David Younger is featured in a Q&A.
PLoS Blogs (This article also appeared in Newsllive.com, Daily Heralds and Centre Daily Times.)
http://bit.ly/2ncx7WJ

Saving planet means overthrowing ruling elites
An article mentions that former President Barack Obama spoke at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s 25th anniversary celebration.
NewAge
http://bit.ly/2n4jJDQ

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Violist Juliet White-Smith: The goal of the arts is to grow as a person
An article mentions that Juliet White-Smith has given masterclasses at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
CW Tulsa (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2mBSIYo

Does James Turrell’s pool installation awe you?
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion is featured.
Blogarama
http://bit.ly/2lIdsgK

Robert ‘Bob’ Entzminger, 1948-2019
An article features the late alumnus Robert Entzminger, who died Sept. 22 at 71.
Hendrix College Events and News
http://bit.ly/2nd7bdH

SPORTS

Winless Rice undeterred as C-USA play begins vs. La. Tech
Three articles feature Rice’s football team ahead of its Sept. 28 game against Louisiana Tech University. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted and Owl Wiley Green is mentioned and pictured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 25 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2lFZBHN
At 0-4, Rice has offered signs of progress
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2mw77Fd
College football picks: Week 5 predictions for every game
Bleacher Report
http://bit.ly/2neBsZt

5 teams exit Week 4 having not trailed at any point this season
Several articles mention that Rice’s football team was defeated by Baylor University 21-13 Sept. 20.
NBC Sports (This article also appeared in Yahoo! Sports.)
http://bit.ly/2n6ul59
Football School: Baylor’s defense against Rice
SicEm365
http://bit.ly/2ndlVcr
LA Tech taking three-game winning streak to Rice
Barron News-Shield
http://bit.ly/2lFtZSN
Big 12 football power poll: Cowboys impress in loss, move up in poll; TCU headed down
Austin American-Statesman
http://bit.ly/2lGYmYT

College football top 25: Should Michigan, Texas A&M be ranked?
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by Wake Forest University Sept. 6.
Sports Illustrated
http://bit.ly/2n7WRU0

Rice announces 5 additions to future football schedules
The Rice football team will play games against Brigham Young University, McNeese State University, Texas Southern University and Sam Houston State University in future seasons.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2nbRXp9
http://bit.ly/2lHn6jL
BYU adds home-and-home football series with UCF, Rice
Salt Lake Tribune (Similar articles also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2lveQ6C
‘Fox 13 News at 5:30 p.m.’
KSTU-TV (Salt Lake City)
http://bit.ly/2n6YXDA
McNeese, Sam Houston set future FBS games
Yahoo! Sports (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
https://yhoo.it/2n5c0p4

5-at-10: NFL power poll, king-sized decision in Houston, ADs’ real fear about Fair Pay to Play, Rushmore of kings
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play the University of Houston next season.
Chattanooga Times Free Press
http://bit.ly/2na98Y5

Ranking every 2019 transfer QB, led by Jalen Hurts and Justin Fields
Rice football player Tom Stewart is featured. Owl Wiley Green is mentioned.
ESPN
https://es.pn/2lxJZGz

NCAA volleyball power rankings
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team defeated the University of Texas at Austin 3-2 Sept. 18.
SB Nation (Similar articles also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2lJk0fh
Volleyball notes: Several college volleyball teams reach historic spot in rankings
Freemont Tribune
http://bit.ly/2neZkfH

Volleyball wins two out of three in Red Raider Classic
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team defeated the University of Texas at El Paso twice during the 2018 season.
The Prospector
http://bit.ly/2n4QSPM

Vanderbilt lands No. 1 recruiting class in USA
Rice’s baseball program is mentioned in two articles.
Baseball News
http://bit.ly/2lFnRdf

Hoehner back behind plate after summer of serving plates
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team will play an exhibition game against Texas A&M University Oct. 11.
The Eagle
http://bit.ly/2nd0xUF

UTSA to journey to Dallas for Trinity Forest Invitational
An article mentions that Rice’s golf team competed in the Trinity Forest Invitational Sept. 22.
Fooshya
http://bit.ly/2nf8bOn

Hello to familiar face? Seahawks expected to bring back TE Luke Willson, report says
Former Rice football player Luke Willson is featured.
Houston Chronicle (This Seattle Post-Intelligencer article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2lsPyGd

Two-man plan: Wells says Tyner, Duffey will play at OU
Former Rice football player Jackson Tyner is featured.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (This article also appeared in the Sept. 25 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/2lENGdi
There’s only one quarterback that gives Texas Tech a chance this season
SB Nation (Similar articles also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2lI4oZj

NEWS RELEASES

The impeachment battle: Rice U. expert available for comment on what happens next
As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launches a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, Rice political scientist Paul Brace is available to comment on what comes next. According to Brace, the Mueller report “was nuanced and steeped in legalese, the current revelation is a stark, political and seemingly clear overreach by President Trump.”
http://bit.ly/2mKy73T

Rice to play critical role in $100M DOE desalination hub
Rice engineers are set to play a key role in a $100 million federal effort to develop innovative desalination technologies that can tap nontraditional water sources and ensure the nation has an adequate supply of clean water. Noted Rice environmental engineer Pedro Alvarez will lead research into resilient transport and storage, one of six initial areas of research the alliance will tackle.
http://bit.ly/2mDoZ1e

How to curb the world’s plastics pollution problem
Transforming the global plastic packaging market requires a suite of solutions, from public policy interventions and corporate commitments to sustainability and financial incentives, as well as changes in human behavior, according to Rachel Meidl, an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://bit.ly/2mFTDH8

‘The Energy Transition’ is topic of Baker Institute/Baker Botts Energy Summit
Key market players and decision-makers will gather at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Oct. 2 for the third Energy Summit, a forum to share insights into the future of the dynamic energy industry, ranging from oil and gas to power, renewables and technological innovations.
http://bit.ly/2l62FNb