Dateline Rice for Sept. 9, 2019 (Weekend Edition)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

India’s hopes for a successful moon landing appear to be dashed
David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Financial Times (Subscription is required.)
https://on.ft.com/2LxHfSf

Business schools shift to a more sustainable future
Bill Glick, the H. Joe Nelson III Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Financial Times (Subscription is required.)
https://on.ft.com/2k5yeGo

After the storm: 2 portraits of hurricane recovery
Max Besbris, assistant professor of sociology, is interviewed about Houston’s recovery efforts following Hurricane Harvey.
CBC Radio (This segment also aired on 400 stations around Canada and the U.S.)
http://bit.ly/2HX57Ot
Bahamians decide whether to remain in Dorian’s aftermath
CBC
http://bit.ly/2ZZFqCL

Texas hospital tries to stop birds living in nearby trees, accidentally creates haven for North America’s most venomous caterpillar
An article features collaborative Rice research that suggests a rise in asps, one of North America’s most venomous caterpillars, is due to netting live oaks to discourage pesky birds. Co-authors Scott Egan, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, graduate student Mattheau Comerford, and Glen Hood, former member of the Rice Academy of Fellows, are quoted. Egan appears in a broadcast by KHOU.
Newsweek
http://bit.ly/302brtZ
Bird-deterring nets accidentally create haven for asp caterpillars in Texas Medical Center
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/2HUVdwy
Texas Public Radio
http://bit.ly/2HRSCnd (This segment aired on 30 stations around Texas.)

Scientists turn carbon dioxide into ant venom biofuel
An article features Rice research into the efficient conversion of carbon dioxide into pure liquid fuels. Haotian Wang, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair, is mentioned and postdoctoral researcher Chuan Xia is quoted. Wang and Xia are pictured in an innovation roundup from GE Reports, and the research is highlighted in Newstalk.
Newsweek
http://bit.ly/3021psX
The 5 coolest things on Earth this week
GE Reports
https://invent.ge/2HWveoB
Here’s a machine that turns carbon dioxide into liquid fuel
Popular Mechanics South Africa
http://bit.ly/2HVzSD6
Overnight news digest: Loch Ness monster, copy cats and have we destroyed Earth’s Ice Age cycle?
Daily Kos
http://bit.ly/2HYPg1P
Did life begin on Earth?
Newstalk’s Futureproof (This segment also aired twice on Newstalk in Ireland.)
http://bit.ly/2HXTab9 (Segment begins at 9:03.)

How quickly can you fill up a circle?
An article authored by alumna Evelyn Lamb mentions that she and her husband, alumnus Jon Chaika, both studied under the late Michael Boshernitzan, a Rice professor of mathematics who died on Aug. 28 at the age of 69.
Scientific American
http://bit.ly/30220eb

Explore the 2020 Best National Universities
Several articles feature Rice on U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best National Universities list. U.S. News & World Report mentions that Rice is ranked No. 17 in the nation; the Houston Business Journal mentions that Rice is No. 1 in Texas and No. 13 in the nation for best value; BU Today mentions that Rice is No. 27 on the Most Innovative Schools list; and the New Bern Sun Journal mentions that Rice is No. 8 in the nation for undergraduate teaching.
U.S. News & World Report (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News, MSN, Mirage News and WTOP.)
https://yhoo.it/2IbWIXB
Texas scores slump in US News & World Report’s 2020 college rankings
Houston Business Journal (A similar article also appeared in CultureMap Austin.)
http://bit.ly/2HW6k8A
BU advances in US News & World Report national universities rankings
BU Today
http://bit.ly/2HZAojM
Elon University becomes a US News top-100 national university
New Bern Sun Journal
http://bit.ly/2HYrYJr

Will technology kill democracy — or reinvent it?
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/30509oO
Public Service Broadcasting — Wakefield Market Hall, Sept. 6, 2019
God is in the TV
http://bit.ly/3034lFR

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Grieder: Voters in Fort Bend experience life under a new regime
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.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 8 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2HWKdPk
Are Texas Republicans actually moving on guns?
Dallas Observer
http://bit.ly/2HWJYno
Lt. Governor Patrick is the latest target of the NRA over new gun stance
KRLD.radio.com
http://bit.ly/2HWFE7P
http://bit.ly/302K579 (This segment aired six times.)

Could a loud, rich and scandal-prone personal injury lawyer win control of Houston?
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science at Rice, is quoted.
Texas Monthly
http://bit.ly/2HX0qny

De Menil scion still seeking to shape Houston
A slideshow caption mentions that Francois de Menil was a guest juror at Rice’s School of Architecture April 18, 2019. Rice students were tasked with designing affordable housing in Houston. Graduate student Kayla Bien is pictured, and Jesús Vassallo, the Gus Wortham Assistant Professor of Architecture, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Sept. 8 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2ZWAnTz

Q&A: Rice architect, sustainability director on mass timber construction
Jesús Vassallo, the Gus Wortham Assistant Professor of Architecture, and Richard Johnson, director of sustainability and energy management at Rice, are featured in a Q&A discussing Rice’s plan to use mass timber construction to update Hanszen College. Vassallo and Albert Pope, the G. S. Wortham Professor of Architecture, are pictured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Sept. 7 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2ZPByUR

Courting millennials, Shell, Phillips 66 turn to social media influencers
Chris Ferris, lecturer at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Sept. 7 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2ZX6h2F

Next up for Rice Village?
An article mentions the Rice Management Co. Cecilia Arreola, real estate manager for Rice Management, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Chronicle’s Sept. 9 print edition of “Texas Inc.,” and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2ZT3aZx

Arts education plays key role in students’ success [Opinion]
An article cites a 2019 study by Rice’s Kinder Institute of Urban Research on the benefits of exposing students to arts education.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 8 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2HYsRl7

Shell shocked in 2016 and 2018, Harris County Republicans are planning a comeback
An article cites demographic research from the Kinder Houston Area Survey by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 7 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/301eUZX

‘Owned’ explores the racist foundation of homeownership in America
Alumnus Giorgio Angelini is featured in a Q&A. Angelini directed the film “Owned: A Tale of Two Americas” that explores the history of post-World War II U.S. housing policy, suburbanization and sprawl.
The Texas Observer
http://bit.ly/2HVogQP

Houston entrepreneur has big plans for his art-driven, storytelling card company
Alumnus Alex Kurkowski is featured in an article about his company Tellinga, which employs local college students to draw and send letters to customers.
InnovationMap
http://bit.ly/2HUa0b2
3 Houston innovators to know this week
InnovationMap
http://bit.ly/303RYJA

Garden calendar
An events roundup mentions that the Native Plant Society of Texas’s Houston chapter will hold an event Sept. 21 at Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Sept. 7 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/300fkQ3

Texas A&M selects 4 emerging faculty leaders for SEC Academic Fellowships
Alumnus Carlos Blanton is featured.
Texas A&M Today
http://bit.ly/2HUOF0W

A&M Consol student attends STEM camp over summer
An article features Rice’s Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity’s “Say STEM” summer camps.
The Eagle
http://bit.ly/2ZWTwoA

Day and nightlife guide in Houston: Sept. 11-15
An article mentions that the “FestEve! Evening for the Arts” fundraiser will be held at Rice Sept. 14.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://bit.ly/2HVUprt

New HSO concertmaster Yoonshin Song finds Houston is pulling all the right strings
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the Sept. 8 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2ZY1MEQ

UTSA welcomes more than 70 new faculty members in 2019-2020
Rice is mentioned.
UTSA Today
http://bit.ly/300y8iq

BROADCAST

A new grading system in Katy and a course on running an NFL franchise: ‘The Good, Bad and Ugly’ of the news
An article mentions that Rice’s Department of Sport Management has partnered with the Houston Texans to offer a new course for students interested in professional sports management.
Houston Public Media (This “Houston Matters segment also aired twice on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/2HTdAly
‘Great Day SA’
KENS-TV (San Antonio)
http://bit.ly/2HXLDJh
‘Houston Sports Show’
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2HWOK49

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Architectural Record’s 2019 Women in Architecture Award winners announced
An article mentions that Sharon Johnston has taught at Rice.
Architectural Record
http://bit.ly/2HVpRpN

Washington Week Ahead: USMCA, budget deadline loom as Congress returns
An article mentions that Congressman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, spoke at Rice.
Agri-Pulse
http://bit.ly/304JORc

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Murrow College graduate students honored
Research co-authored by Jun Hu, professor of Earth, environment and planetary sciences, is featured.
WSU News
http://bit.ly/2HW3zUN

Maryland ‘Teacher of the Year’ finalists announced
An article mentions that Jossie Perry earned an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Global Education from Rice.
Bay Net
http://bit.ly/2HY5at9

SPORTS

Newman throws for 312 yards, 3 TDs in Wake 41-21 win
An article mentions that Rice’s football team were defeated by Wake Forest Sept. 6 by a score of 41-21. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted and Owls Wiley Green and Tom Stewart are mentioned.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 200 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/30003yV
Rice quarterback Wiley Green leaves game against Wake Forest
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 200 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/3055Vqu
College football Week 2 winners and losers: Clemson clamps down
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 100 other media outlets.)
https://wapo.st/2knPozo
Rice QB Green carted off after taking hit to head
MSN (This article originally appeared in Yardbarker.)
http://bit.ly/300vx85
Rice QB Green out of hospital after hit to head
ESPN
https://es.pn/2HW4EMl
Wiley Green injured in Rice’s loss to Wake Forest
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2HYQxFU
http://bit.ly/2IbvPD9
Rice loses quarterback as well as game
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 7 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2HWdI3O
Rice QB Wiley Green’s tests negative after injury
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2HYQRo6
http://bit.ly/2HWLS7H
STAT WATCH: Big 10 leads in scoring with Terps setting pace
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 100 other media outlets.)
https://wapo.st/2kqWCmh
My take on others, top 25 ballot: Some vindication and I’m going to celebrate it (because I’m sure a fall is coming)
Winston-Salem Journal
http://bit.ly/3013jde
My take on Wake film review: Parallels to last season exist, this week will reveal how different – or similar – Deacons can be
Winston-Salem Journal
http://bit.ly/2HY1A29
‘College Football’
CBS Sports Network
http://bit.ly/2HXTmHj
’13 Eyewitness News at 8 a.m.’
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2HYsaZ1
WPTF-AM (Raleigh, North Carolina)
http://bit.ly/2HVyKPS

Burrow’s 4 TD passes lead LSU over Texas 45-38
An article mentions that the University of Texas at Austin’s football team will play Rice Sept. 14 at NRG Stadium in Houston.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/305Soiu
University of Texas Longhorns vs. Rice University Owls
Winners and Whiners
http://bit.ly/2HYSbay
LSU Tigers beat Texas Longhorns in Austin, 45-38. Here’s what that means moving forward.
KIIITV Online
http://bit.ly/2ZXd4sY
Saturday NCAA football Recap: LSU staves off Texas; Clemson reminds us why they’re No. 1
SportsMap Houston
http://bit.ly/303I7mZ
Texas, A&M drop in AP Top 25 poll
EastTexasMatters.com
http://bit.ly/2ZZ5Vbv
After loss to LSU, Texas drops 3 spots in AP Top 25 poll
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/3047DbA
Inside the Numbers: LSU brutally efficient to close out win over Texas
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/304sEDh
Purple Reign: No. 6 LSU leaves Austin with top-10 win
The Daily Texan
http://bit.ly/303ACw8
Guerin Emig: No dropping Texas in Big 12 power poll after entertaining loss to LSU
Tulsa World
http://bit.ly/303AHjq
Bowling leaders: Sept. 8, 2019
Traverse City Record Eagle
http://bit.ly/3047VPI
Longhorns’ lament: miscues
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Sept. 9 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/303oewv
Burrow keeps Tigers a step ahead
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Sept. 8 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/3052WP0
‘KVUE News Daybreak’
KVUE-TV (Austin)
http://bit.ly/2HVyksM (This segment aired three times.)
KTXX-AM (Austin)
http://bit.ly/2I03f7A
http://bit.ly/2HZd3yq
‘Great Day SA’
KENS-TV (San Antonio)
http://bit.ly/2HVOvGP

College football games today on TV
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by Army Aug. 30 by a score of 14-7.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required.)
https://wapo.st/303FGRn
College football expert picks, best predictions for Week 2, 2019: Army covers against Michigan
CBS Sports
http://bit.ly/307R4fe
Michigan football vs. Army: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
ClickOnDetroit
http://bit.ly/300YcK4
Florida football: Your Saturday football viewing guide
Fansided
http://bit.ly/301jibh
College football Week 2 winners: Getting weird with the Pac-12 after dark
UPROXX (This article also appeared in Scout.)
http://bit.ly/2ZYpHE5
The Michigan Insider weekly staff predictions: Week 2
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/303Gkyh
After Week 1 tune-up, Big 10 powers Ohio State and Michigan face tougher tests
The Daily Cardinal
http://bit.ly/304hOgk
Saturday Takeaways: Who’s hitting the panic button two weeks into the season?
The Athletic
http://bit.ly/2HWJ0ri

University of Texas at San Antonio — Roadrunners fall to Bulls
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team placed second in the UTSA soccer tournament.
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2HZmf5U

‘Fox 26 Morning News Weekends at 6 a.m.’
A television broadcast mentions that the O.J. Brigance Celebration of Courage took place at Rice Sept. 7. The Brigance Brigade Foundation was founded by the former Owl who was diagnosed with ALS in 2007.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/302TT0P
’13 Eyewitness News at 8 a.m.’
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2HYMF85

Mims has 3 TD catches for Baylor in 63-14 win over UTSA
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play Baylor University Sept. 21.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2ZWG5oI
Bears beat heat, Roadrunners for second win of season
KXXV Online
http://bit.ly/304hYnW
Notes from Baylor vs. UTSA
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/3037wwU
Around the Big 12, Week 2: DBU who?
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/2HY0HXw
Scorching Bears head into bye week
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://bit.ly/2HXunUw
The streak continues with a 63-14 victory over the Roadrunners!
Baylor Lariat
http://bit.ly/2HXWFhF

Vanderbilt lands Rivals150 forward Myles Stute
Former Rice basketball player Quentin Millora-Brown is mentioned.
Yahoo! Sports
https://yhoo.it/2HWZW0F

Baylor races past Roadrunners on Saturday in Waco
An article mentions the 2017 football game between Rice and the University of Texas at San Antonio.
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2ZXgbBa

2019 New York Jets practice squad
Former Rice football player Calvin Anderson is featured.
Last Word on Pro Football
http://bit.ly/3038F7G

No. 13 Lions take victory 83-0 in first international contest
Former Rice head football coach David Bailiff is featured.
Commerce Journal (Similar articles also appeared in The East Texan and the Herald-Banner.)
https://bit.ly/2lM9Fi4

NCAA volleyball: More upsets as CU stuns Illini, CSU beats FSU, Dayton outlasts Michigan
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team recently defeated Loyola Marymount University and Abilene Christian University.
Volleyball Magazine
http://bit.ly/2HY0YK2

High School football Honor Roll: Week 2
An article mentions that Khalan Griffin plans to play football at Rice.
Tyler Morning Telegraph
http://bit.ly/2HY4sMz

A key free agent could fix third base. But Rangers still must evaluate Santana, Solak.
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is mentioned.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/2ZZA0HV

Ole Miss volleyball heads to New Orleans for Allstate Sugar Bowl Volleyball Classic
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team competed in the Rebels Invitational Aug. 30-31.
HottyToddy.com
http://bit.ly/2HWt209

Kats to play pair of fall games
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team will play an exhibition game against Sam Houston State University Oct. 4 at Reckling Park.
KBTX Online
http://bit.ly/300RdRm

Houston-based stadium ordering app closes near $1.3 million Seed round with plans to scale
An article about sEATz, a stadium concessions food-runner program that is offered at Rice Stadium, features alumnus Aaron Knape.
SportsMap Houston (This article also appeared in InnovationMap.)
http://bit.ly/307ICN2

NEWS RELEASES

One-atom switch supercharges fluorescent dyes
The Rice lab of chemist Han Xiao has developed a single-atom switch to turn fluorescent dyes used in biological imaging on and off at will. The technique will enable high-resolution imaging and dynamic tracking of biological processes in living cells, tissues and animals.
http://bit.ly/2HYWAdP

Rice ranks among top 20 national universities, still best in Texas
Rice continues to rank among the top 20 national universities in the newly released 2020 U.S. News & World Report ratings of the country’s best colleges, retaining its position as the highest ranked university in Texas.
http://bit.ly/2HTZtMH

Former Pemex CEO Reyes-Heroles to discuss Mexico’s energy industry at Rice’s Baker Institute
Jesús Reyes-Heroles, former CEO of Pemex and a leading expert on Mexico’s energy and economic policy, will discuss the state and future prospects of country’s energy industry.
http://bit.ly/2HX0wvn

High stakes in the Lone Star State: Rice expert available to discuss Democratic presidential debate
Contenders for the Democratic Party’s nomination for leader of the free world will get face time with Lone Star State voters as they descend on Houston Sept. 12 for the third televised debate of the campaign season, to be held at Texas Southern University. Mark Jones, a political scientist at Rice and an expert on Texas politics, is available to discuss the upcoming debate.
http://bit.ly/2HS38eb