Dateline Rice for Nov. 22, 2019

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

How the Saudi Aramco IPO came back to life
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-krane
In tribute to human freedom
An article mentions that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered remarks about U.S. foreign policy Nov. 15 at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
U.S. Department of State
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-pompeo
Donald Trump likely to sign US Hong Kong democracy bill, sponsor Marco Rubio says
South China Morning Post (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-pompeo2

Chi è e quanto è ricco Dan Friedkin, il miliardario accostato alla Roma
Alumnus Dan Friedkin is featured.
Forbes.it (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-friedkin

HOUSTON/TEXAS

A tarnished star? Astros face a new perception amid investigations
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and an emeritus professor of sociology at Rice who conducts the annual Kinder Houston Area Survey, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and the San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-klineberg

Whistleblowers: Snitches or heroes?
Jennifer Latson, editor of Rice Business Wisdom, authored a column and quotes Duane Windsor, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This column originally appeared in Rice Business Wisdom.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-latson

Producer Hill, Houston Chamber Choir make Grammy noise alongside Beyoncé, Lizzo
An article mentions that the Grammy-nominated album “Maurice Duruflé: Complete Choral Works,” which features Ken Cowan, professor of organ at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, was recorded two years ago at the Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall at the Shepherd School.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-cowan

Visual arts: Rediscovered painter Robin Bruch comes ‘Full Circle’
An article featuring an exhibit of Robin Bruch paintings mentions that she is a former Rice artist-in-residence.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 22 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-bruch

Duo Dramatique celebrates big D (not Dallas)
An article featuring Duo Dramatique mentions it will perform at Duncan Recital Hall at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music Nov. 24.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 22 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-duo

Bauer entrepreneurship program ranked No. 1 in country
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 1 in the nation for entrepreneurship studies according to the list compiled by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine.
The Daily Cougar
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-jones-school

BROADCAST

HPM local newscast for 4 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about election security.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-wallach4pm
HPM local newscast for 6 a.m., Friday, Nov. 22, 2019
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-wallach6pm
HPM local newscast for 7 a.m., Friday, Nov. 22, 2019
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-wallach7am
Texas Public Radio
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-wallach-tpr (This segment aired twice on 30 affiliate stations across Texas.)

KLBJ-AM (Austin, 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 interviewed about Republican political action committees aimed at re-electing Texas House members in 2020.
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-jones (This segment aired three times.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Expert: Reducing gas flaring will benefit economy and environment
Reducing gas flaring throughout the U.S. would provide substantial economic and environmental benefits, according to a new study by Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-collins

Carbon nanotubes grown on old newspapers
Andrew Barron, professor emeritus of chemistry, is quoted.
SciTech Daily
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-barron

UCLA electrical engineer receives major NIH grant to develop wirelessly powered ‘smart’ pacemakers
An article features collaborative Rice research into the development of a novel pacemaker system.
UCLA School of Engineering News
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-pacemaker

How startups are helping close Latin America’s skills gap
Alumnus Greg Mitchell authored an article.
IDG Connect
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-mitchell

Simplifying drug manufacturing with chromatography
An article features collaborative Rice research into models that can predict the behavior of protein molecules at membrane interfaces.
Chromatography Today
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-ct

Generación eólica marina, ¿será la energía renovable más importante?
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
El CEO (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-grunstein

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Lacy Johnson discusses activism, womanhood at book reading
An article featuring Lacy Johnson, assistant professor of creative writing and author of “The Reckonings,” mentions that she spoke Nov. 21 about her work at the University of Arizona.
The Daily Wildcat
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-johnson

A parade to remember
An article mentions that Ylinka Barotto, associate curator at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts, helped coordinate a Nov. 16 parade in Cold Spring, New York.
The Highlands Current
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-barotto

Your best six doctors. Who are they?
John Higgins, sports cardiologist for Rice Athletics, authored a column featuring six health tips.
Lady Click (This article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-higgins

Has great higher education reached middle America? 
An article mentions that Rice is the top-ranked university in Texas according to lists complied by Forbes and the Wall Street Journal.
ExtraNews.net (This Forbes article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-extra

Thinking outside the box: Oakville violinist Leslie Ashworth
Leslie Ashworth, gradate student at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is featured and pictured.
InsideHalton.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-ashworth

For Dover Quartet, music is a bond for decade-plus
Rice’s former quartet-in-residence, the Dover String Quartet, is featured.
Catasaqua Press (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-dover

Jackpot! Nathaniel Pigott: Beatboxer, fiddler, world traveler
Rice is mentioned.
Trinitonian
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-trinitonian

SPORTS

College football preview: North Texas at Rice
The Rice football team’s Nov. 23 game against the University of North Texas is previewed. Owls Blaze Alldredge, Tom Stewart and Brad Rozner are mentioned in the Houston Chronicle.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-football-hc
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-football-hc2
Football: UNT turning to Hamilton to help guide way in key time
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-drc
North Texas vs. Rice: 10 things to watch
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-247
Football set to fry one-win Rice
North Texas Daily
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-ntd
Rice vs. North Texas: How to watch NCAA football online, TV channel, live stream info, game time
CBS Sports
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-football
College football schedule
San Antonio Express-News (This article also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-expnews
Bob’s picks: Bears could cut the disappointment with an axe
Enterprise
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-enterprise

Texans go deep with Hopkins, and it pays off
Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren is mentioned.
SportsMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-bloomgren

Men’s basketball preview: Houston at No. 11 Oregon
Articles mention that Rice’s men’s basketball team lost to the University of Houston 97-89 Nov. 19.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-mbb-hc
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-mbb-hc2
How to watch Oregon vs. Houston: NCAAB live stream info, TV channel, time, game odds
CBS Sports
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-mbb

Tinkle has 27 points, 11 boards in Oregon State’s 78-67 win
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team defeated the University of California, Santa Barbara, 82-81 Nov. 16.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-ap

Mean Green volleyball looks to challenge adversity in C-USA tournament
Articles mention that Rice will host the Conference USA volleyball tournament Nov. 22-24. Owl Nicole Lennon is mentioned in North Texas Daily.
North Texas Daily
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-volleyball
Volleyball: Palileo aiming to help UNT take next step after reaching milestone
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-vb2
UTSA and North Texas set to meet in quarterfinals
UTSA Athletics
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-vb

Frantz, Sears cherish Tech HOF induction

Rice is mentioned.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

http://dateline.rice/nov-22-laj

Brackens, David named to Southwest Conference Hall of Fame 2019
An article mentions that former Rice football player Courtney Hall was inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame.
Freestone County’s The Times
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-hall

Will the No. 2 team in women’s college basketball please stand up?

Rice’s women’s basketball team is mentioned.
ESPN
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-wbb

Aggies look to find momentum against USC
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s basketball team was defeated by Texas A&M University 62-61 Nov. 17.
The Battallion
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-wbb

Texas’ notable number: Sam Ehlinger’s history with Baylor and Brewer — and the number 4
Former Rice football player Evan Marshman is mentioned.
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-marshamn

How they match up: No. 13 Baylor vs. Texas
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by Baylor University earlier this season.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-football

Against the spread — Week 13
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Southern Mississippi earlier this season.
WDRB.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-football

‘He’s been phenomenal’: Whitt in rhythm offensively
The Rice men’s basketball team’s Nov. 5 game against the University of Arkansas is mentioned.
Whole Hog Sports
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-mbb

Hooch’s Cameron Sheffield signs with Rice University
A caption mentions that Cameron Sheffield plans to play basketball at Rice.
NorthFulton.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-sheffield

‘Channel 6 News’
A television broadcast featuring William Burbank mentions that he signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Rice.
KFDM-TV (Beaumont, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-burbank

South Pasadena girls volleyball hopes to finish historic run with a state title
An article mentions that Lola Foord plans to play volleyball at Rice.
Pasadena Star-News (This article also appeared in Whittier Daily News and San Gabriel Valley Tribune.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-foord

Texas A&M-Commerce football preview: No. 21 Lions face rematch with No. 3 Tarleton in regional quarterfinal
Former Rice head football coach David Bailiff is mentioned.
Front Porch News
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-bailiff

NEWS RELEASE

Veterans Business Battle seeks entries for 2020 competition
Rice’s 2020 Veterans Business Battle competition geared for military veterans is now accepting applications from new entrepreneurs. The event gives veterans an opportunity to pitch their business plans to a panel of investors for a chance at investments, business partnerships and prize money.
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-news-release

About Stefan De La Garza

Stefan De La Garza is a news analyst in Rice University's Office of Public Affairs.