Dateline Rice for July 30, 2020

Stefan De La Garza
– July 30, 2020Posted in: Dateline Rice

COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Pandemic fuels ongoing debate over paid sick leave policies in US, Texas
Joyce Beebe, a fellow in the Center for Public Finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, participates in a roundtable discussion.
Texas Public Radio (This segment aired on more than 20 stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-beebe

Houston officials are using sewage to help fight coronavirus. Here’s why
An article mentions that experts from Rice have partnered with officials from Houston to test wastewater to track the spread of the coronavirus. Lauren Stadler, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted and interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-stadler
Scientists turn to LA wastewater to track coronavirus outbreaks
KCRW
http://dateline.rice/july-30-wastewater-testing

A new law allows Mass. residents to vote by mail. Here’s how that’s already changing things.
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
Boston Globe
http://dateline.rice/july-30-stein

College reopening plans already challenged by the coronavirus
An article mentions Rice’s plan to reopen campus with changes to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which includes holding some classes outdoors in tents.
Axios
http://dateline.rice/july-30-tents
Op-Ed | Throwback teaching — outside classes amid a pandemic
We-Ha.com (This article appeared in yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-tents
Connectivity on a post-COVID-19 campus
Student Housing Business
http://dateline.rice/july-30-restart

Report: SEC ‘moving closer’ to canceling non-conference games
An article mentions that Rice’s football team is slated to play Louisiana State University Sept. 19 at NRG Stadium in Houston.
SB Nation (Similar articles also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-sbn

RACE IN THE U.S.
Catholic Don: Muhammad is the first anti-racist
Craig Considine, lecturer in sociology at Rice, is quoted and pictured.
Church Militant
http://dateline.rice/july-30-considine

‘These are my people’: Investor buys Fifth Ward block to seek preservation, not gentrification
An article cites a study by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research into Houston’s housing affordability.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-kinder-study

What defunding the police in Texas could look like
An article cites a study by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research that showed that the city council has increased Houston Police Department funding, while other cities have called for decreased funding in the wake of protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in May.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-kinder-study
http://dateline.rice/july-30-kinder-study

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Triumphalism in Hagia Sophia
A.Kadir Yildirim, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
http://dateline.rice/july-30-yildirim

HOUSTON/TEXAS
2 Houston universities rank in top 50 colleges that will pay off the most in 2020
An article about CNBC’s Make It 2020 list of the top U.S. colleges that pay off the most mentions that Rice is ranked No. 15.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-no-15
http://dateline.rice/july-30-no-15
UH ranked among top public US colleges that ‘pay off the most’
The Daily Cougar
http://dateline.rice/july-30-no-15

Rice Moody’s Center examines the state of America’s democracy
An article mentions that Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will exhibit “States of Mind: Art and American Democracy” for its slated September reopening. Alison Weaver, executive director of the Moody Center, is quoted.
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/july-30-weaver

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Mapping crystal shapes could fast-track 2D material production
An article cites a paper co-authored by Jun Lou, associate chair and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, Ming Tang, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering, postdoctoral researcher Jing Zhang and graduate student Fan Wang calling for a collective, global effort to fast-track the mass production of 2D materials like graphene and molybdenum disulfide.
Control Engineering
http://dateline.rice/july-30-lou-tang

Other materials stories that may be of interest
A roundup features collaborative Rice research that designed a “shield” made of graphene oxide that destroys antibiotic-resistant bacteria and free-floating antibiotic resistant genes in wastewater treatment plants.
The American Ceramic Society
http://dateline.rice/july-30-graphene-shield

A novel, effective way to keep produce fresh? Put an egg on it.
An article features Rice research that developed a way to use eggs that would otherwise be wasted as the base of an inexpensive coating to protect fruits and vegetables.
FoodStuff South Africa
http://dateline.rice/july-30-eggs

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
UArizona reports record number of startups for fiscal year 2020
Mark Pagel, adjunct professor of chemistry, is featured.
University of Arizona News
http://dateline.rice/july-30-pagel

When will Sewanee abolish Greek life?
An article mentions Rice does not have a Greek life system.
The Sewanee Purple
http://dateline.rice/july-30-sp

Steve Currall has been USF president for a year. He’s very busy.
An article mentions that Steve Currall formerly worked at Rice.
Tampa Bay Times
http://dateline.rice/july-30-tbt

Pro-lifers swallow the pill
Alumna Landy Ligon is mentioned.
World Magazine
http://dateline.rice/july-30-ligon

SPORTS
Rice linebacker Blaze Alldredge adds to his journey
Rice football player Blaze Alldredge is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-alldredge

Rice adds Houston Baptist to 2026 football schedule
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play Houston Baptist University Sept. 12, 2026.
FB Schedules
http://dateline.rice/july-30-rice-football
Rice, Army schedule multi-game football series beginning in 2024
FB Schedules
http://dateline.rice/july-30-rice-football

Longhorns profile snapshot: No. 47 Luke Brockermeyer
Rice is mentioned.
USA Today’s Longhorns Wire
http://dateline.rice/july-30-lwire

Duke basketball’s record against Conference USA
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team was defeated by Duke University in its only matchup in 1976.
Sports Illustrated’s BlueDevil Country
http://dateline.rice/july-30-mbb

Washington adjusting to life on Mississippi time
Former assistant football coach Jason Washington is featured.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-30-247

Valpo Athletics welcomes Tianna Hill as compliance coordinator
An article featuring Tianna Hill mentions that she is a former Rice Athletics compliance intern.
Valpo.life
http://dateline.rice/july-30-vl

NEWS RELEASES
It pays to major in fields with close ties to jobs, study shows
College graduates make more money if they major in fields with close ties to jobs, according to a new study from the Houston Education Research Consortium, part of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and School of Social Sciences.
http://dateline.rice/july-30-news-release-herc-kinder-study

Rice University students return to campus; video and interviews available for download
Rice has released to the media new HD video highlighting the first group of undergraduate students to arrive on campus for the fall semester.
http://dateline.rice/july-30-news-release-fall-restart

About Stefan De La Garza

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