Dateline Rice for Nov. 26, 2018 (Weekend Edition)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Trump administration’s strategy on climate: Try to bury its own scientific report 
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 26 print edition, and it appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.) 
https://nyti.ms/2DKAQ43
CNN International
http://bit.ly/2Qns9TK
C-SPAN’s ‘The Weekly’: Part 2
C-SPAN Podcast 
http://bit.ly/2DLPMi9

‘International Edition’ 
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 clashes between U.S. law enforcement agents and migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border, and he is quoted in several other articles about Texas politics.
Voice of America 
http://bit.ly/2DLwo56
Early voting begins in Senate District 6 special election 
Houston Public Media 
http://bit.ly/2DL0RA6
Straight ticket voting says farewell to Texas in a big way 
Texas Monthly 
http://bit.ly/2DHS8i2
KLBJ-AM (Austin, Texas)
KLBJ-AM (Austin, Texas. This segment also aired on KRLD in Dallas.) 
http://bit.ly/2QntNVq
Purple Texas
Medium 
http://bit.ly/2DJYhKI
Judicial election steers Texas county toward bail reform 
Law 360 (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2DMhOKH
Democrats see opportunity in 2020 in changing Texas congressional landscape 
Austin American-Statesman 
https://atxne.ws/2AsRrGq
After 26 years, bond between Rep. Gene Green and Sylvia Garcia remains as she replaces him
Dallas Morning News 
http://bit.ly/2R7T17t

British academic sentenced to life in prison in UAE on spying charges 
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.) 
https://wapo.st/2DLO1li
Matthew Hedges, British student, is jailed for life on spying charges in UAE 
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 23 print edition.) 
https://nyti.ms/2Qo1dTW

Checklist can tell if employee training really works
An article mentions that Eduardo Salas, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences, is a co-author of a paper that created a checklist organizations can use when developing, implementing and evaluating training programs for their employees.
Futurity (This article was featured in the Nov. 26 edition of the Futurity Today newsletter.) 
http://bit.ly/2QrQurX

Chinese researcher claims 1st gene-edited babies 
An article about gene editing in humans quotes Michael Deem, the John W. Cox Professor of Biochemical and Genetic Engineering and a professor of physics and astronomy, and mentions that He Jiankui attended Rice.
Associated Press (Similar articles also appeared in more than 1,000 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2DHano1
KLBJ-AM (Austin, Texas)
Fox News Radio (This segment aired on more than 550 affiliate radio stations.) 
http://bit.ly/2QmGeRx

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Houston can’t keep growing without consequence [Opinion] 
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed about the challenges facing Harris County as Houston continues to grow.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 25 print edition with a different headline, “Permanent solutions needed to govern development in region.”) 
http://bit.ly/2DLsmtf

When we hurt migrants, we hurt Americans [Opinion] 
Claudia Kolker, associate director of intellectual capital, marketing and communications at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business and editor of Rice Business Wisdom, authored an op-ed about migrant asylum-seekers in the U.S.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 25 print edition with a different headline, “How detaining children has hurt Americans.”) 
http://bit.ly/2DMLYgW

Anxiety north of the border as López Obrador set to assume Mexico’s presidency 
Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about the potential shift in political stances in Mexico after President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador is inaugurated Dec. 1.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 25 print edition with a different headline, “In Texas, anxiety and hope as Mexico transitions into new leadership.”) 
http://bit.ly/2DMbx1B

Why are black babies dying? A lack of diversity in STEM [Opinion]
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice’s Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of Rice 360º Institute for Global Health, and Reginald DesRoches, the William and Stephanie Sick Dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering, professor of civil and environmental engineering and professor of mechanical engineering, authored an op-ed about the underrepresentation of women of color in engineering programs. An image of students at work in Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen is included.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 23 print edition with a different headline, “More diversity in STEM can save lives.”) 
http://bit.ly/2R2mlfv

How candidates cope with defeat: By baking, canning, changing diapers 
Christopher Fagundes, assistant professor of psychology, is quoted in an article about how former high-profile candidates for public office cope with losing campaigns.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 22 print edition with a different headline, “Election hopefuls coping with loss,” and it appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2DLopEU

Art galleries: See the ‘Blue Rain’ at Menil Collection 
A Houston-area arts roundup mentions that the multipart, site-specific installation “Matthew Ritchie: The Demon in the Diagram,” will be on view through Dec. 22 at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 23 print edition with a different headline, “3 meaty Houston museum shows you can see in 30 minutes,” and it appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2DP2ltp

Outside the Cineplex: ‘Elf’ and ‘Blood Rage’ 
A roundup of alternative Houston-area movie theaters mentions that Rice Cinema screened “Living the Change.”
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 23 print edition, and it appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2DMDI0p

All hat, all cattle: The greatest Texas TV shows ever 
An article about the “Eyes of Texas” TV show, which first aired in 1969, mentions that Rice has a repository of later episodes on DVD.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 23 print edition.) 
http://bit.ly/2QiRgqZ

Texans to develop grassroots community for virtual reality esports 
Alumnus Jan Goetgeluk ’10 is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 23 print edition with a different headline, “Companies hope to make virtual reality arena a reality,” and it appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2DHyP8y

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Crashing the boards: Neuroscientist Maureen Condic brings a different voice to NSF oversight body 
Neal Lane, a senior fellow in science and technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Science 
http://bit.ly/2DMKnHY

Making organic solar cells stretchier 
An article features Rice engineers who have developed flexible organic photovoltaics that could be useful where constant, low-power generation is sufficient and quotes Rafael Verduzco, an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
C&EN 
http://bit.ly/2DMeO0V

Wie die hippies das Internet zerstört haben 
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 quoted.
Futurezone (An English translation is not available.) 
http://bit.ly/2DKKxPV

BROADCAST

‘Capital Tonight’
Phil Bedient, the Herman Brown Professor of Engineering and director of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is interviewed about the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey.
Spectrum News Austin 
http://bit.ly/2QnwqGU

‘A Better Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta’ 
A radio broadcast mentions Rice research that suggests a link between media multitasking and how people form impressions of others.
KGO-AM (San Francisco) 
http://bit.ly/2DK6JJX

‘Today’
President John F. Kennedy’s “Moon Speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
WNBC-TV (New York) 
http://bit.ly/2QmEjfU
C-SPAN 2
http://bit.ly/2QeTEPF
WUTQ-AM (Utica, N.Y.)
http://bit.ly/2QpHQKa

SPORTS

Otoviano breaks loose for 2 long TDs, Rice tops ODU 27-13 
An article featuring the Rice football team mentions that the Owls defeated Old Dominion University 27-13 Nov. 24.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2DMxPjN
Juma Otoviano rushes for 224 yards as Rice beats Old Dominion 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 25 print edition with a different headline, “Otoviano’s 224-yard day ends Owls’ skid.”) 
http://bit.ly/2QpVgG2
Losing streak obscures any signs of Owls’ progress 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 24 print edition.) 
http://bit.ly/2QkAU17
Stat Watch: Fagan’s 260 yards set Air Force fullback record 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2DL3m5s

Texans owner Bob McNair was a man of conviction 
Former Rice football player Christian Covington is quoted in an article about the death of Houston Texans owner and Rice board of trustees emeritus Bob McNair. Alumnus Cal McNair ’95 is featured and pictured in two additional Houston Chronicle articles.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 25 print edition.) 
http://bit.ly/2QmYnP9
Cal McNair groomed to run Texans 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 24 print edition with a different headline, “Expect a smooth transition for Texans.”) 
http://bit.ly/2DNHLt0
Texans owner Bob McNair dies 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2DKMtI7

Denied a top-four seed, UT to open postseason by welcoming three Texas teams to Gregory Gym 
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team will compete against Texas State University Nov. 29 in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Austin American-Statesman 
http://bit.ly/2DLo1q3
App State’s volleyball team faces Radford in NIVC 
WataugaDemocrat.com 
http://bit.ly/2DP35Pd
Texas earns No. 5 seed in NCAA tournament 
UT The Daily Texan 
http://bit.ly/2DKZZLN
Bobcats headed to Austin for NCAA tournament, set to take on Rice in 1st round 
San Marcos Daily Record 
http://bit.ly/2DIz2bM
KHOU-TV (Houston) 
http://bit.ly/2FTEYS7

Cowgirls fall 93-65 at Rice 
An article about McNeese State University’s women’s basketball team mentions that the Cowgirls lost to Rice 93-65 Nov. 25.
KPLC Online 
http://bit.ly/2DJrh5s

Stevenson scores career high, Shockers secure first home win 
An article mentions that the Rice men’s basketball team was defeated by Wichita State University 90-61 Nov. 25. A basketball roundup in the Houston Chronicle mentions the Owls were defeated by Brigham Young University 105-78 Nov. 21.
The Sunflower (This Associated Press article also appeared in the Nov. 26 print edition of the Houston Chronicle, and it appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2DLRrUV
Stevenson sparks Wichita State to 90-61 win over Rice 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.) 
http://bit.ly/2DIoSYG
No. 3 Gonzaga holds off No. 1 Duke to earn Maui title 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 22 print edition.) 
http://bit.ly/2DIuy4W