Dateline Rice for Oct. 24, 2019

FEATURED ITEMS

World Series
Rice and former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon are repeatedly mentioned and featured in graphics during live television broadcast of Game 2 of the World Series.
Fox TV (WNYW-TV New York)
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World Series
Sportsnet Pacific (Canada National)
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WATCH: Nationals’ Anthony Rendon reunites with former Little League coach, HISD officer
Click2Houston
http://bit.ly/2Jkxhnb
Opportunistic Nats head home with 2-0 WS lead
MLB.com
https://atmlb.com/2PbGlhU
As Astros collapse in Game 2, special season on verge of being wasted
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 24 print edition of the Chronicle and the online and print editions of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/33W8tcW
Nationals trounce Astros in miserable World Series performance
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 24 print edition of the Chronicle and the online and print editions of the San Antonio Express-News. This story also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
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Houston sports performance trainer works with Astros’ George Springer and Nationals’ Anthony Rendon in offseason
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 24 print edition.)
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ESPN Radio (New York)
http://bit.ly/364jg6Q
KTXX-AM (Austin, Texas)
http://bit.ly/2MIwWfZ
‘WUSA 9 News at 6 p.m.’
WUSA-TV (Washington, D.C.)
http://bit.ly/31HFS9P

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

4 reasons the developed world is in big trouble with critical minerals
Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2pcjmbJ

EEUU evalúa ‘todas las posibilidades’ para evitar que Guaidó pierda Citgo
Francisco J. Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Center for the United States and Mexico and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted in an article on the fate of Citgo.
Agence France-Presse (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Jkd6FJ
Expertos: Sanciones a Venezuela han permitido negociación política
VOA Noticias (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2N63MGG

Rice University mariachi band shows love for Astros with twist to classic tune
Rice’s Mariachi Luna Llena is featured. Wiess College senior Amanda Perozo and Baker College senior Cesar Zapata are interviewed.
Yahoo! News (This video also appeared on ABC 13 Online.)
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HOUSTON/TEXAS

Bayou City Initiative demands improved planning from TxDOT to avoid freeway flooding
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and the co-director of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Oct. 24 print edition.) 
http://bit.ly/2JjTtxy
With Proposition 8, Texas would set money aside for future flooding
Defender Network (This Texas Tribune article also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
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Hidden in Ft. Bend’s upscale Sienna: A rare plantation building where slaves made sugar
James Sidbury, the Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Professor of Humanities, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://bit.ly/2JgSMW0

CBD market flourishes in Cy-Fair as legislators loosen regulations
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Community Impact Newspaper (This article also appeared in the Oct. 23-Nov. 19 digital and print editions of Community Impact Newspaper Cy-Fair issue.)
http://bit.ly/2PgvEe4

Seven candidates compete in Fort Bend special election for House District 28
A Q&A features Gary Hale, nonresident fellow in drug policy and Mexico studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 24 print edition.) 
http://bit.ly/2qzoF5p

Rice University tops best schools in Texas list
An article mentions that Rice is No. 1 in Texas and No. 13 in the nation according to WalletHub. UT News mentions that Rice is No. 108 in the world according to U.S. News & World Report.
InnovationMap
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UT ranks No. 34 in US News & World Report’s Best Global Universities
UT News
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UT Austin ranked No. 34 best university in the world
KVUE Online
http://bit.ly/2N8uluT
UT Austin named the No. 2 school in Texas as college ranking saga rolls on
CultureMap Austin
http://bit.ly/2JlnRHV

Best bets this weekend in Houston: All Hallows Eve, Fringe Fest, Jazz on the Hill
An events roundup mentions that “Solos and Encounters” will be performed by Shih-Hui Chen and Kurt Stallmann Oct. 25 at James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2JgOP3C

What’s showing in Houston galleries this week
An arts roundup mentions that Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will exhibit “Moon Shot” through Dec. 21.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2JfRbj2
http://bit.ly/2pSc3WA

Outside the Megaplex: Here are the Houston art house movies showing Oct. 25-31
A roundup of alternative Houston-area movie theaters mentions that Rice Cinema will present “Low-Fi,” a collection of unusual films from the Rice Cinema archive, on Oct. 24, and will screen “Olivia” Oct. 25-26 and “Bully” Oct. 26.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
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BROADCAST

What you should know about Prop 4 on November’s ballot
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 in several political stories.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/2PdNHRR

What’s the country’s biggest problem? Near-record say it’s government

KTRH.iheart.com (This segment also aired twice on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
https://ihr.fm/2BGARUo
The trade war’s risks for Trump
University of Virginia’s Center for Politics (This article also appeared in Rasmussen Reports.)
http://bit.ly/2Wb2jCW

Using statistics, data analytics to determine World Series winner
Jimmy Disch, associate professor and director of sports analytics, is interviewed at Reckling Park.
Fox 26 Online (This article also appeared in Fox 10 Online in Phoenix, Fox 5 Online in New York and Fox 5 Online in Washington, D.C. The video segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/2PbOGCe

From the pages of Orlando Weekly: Crosswalk art and pedestrian safety
A study about crosswalk safety by Kyle Shelton, director of strategic partnerships at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is cited.
WMFE Online (This segment also aired on WMFE-FM in Orlando, Florida.)
http://bit.ly/2pKN1cf

Spectrum News 1
A television broadcast mentions that an explosion near Houston in 1989 caused shaking that registered 3.5 on the Richter scale according to a seismometer at Rice.
LA Times Today (Los Angeles; this segment aired three times.)
http://bit.ly/2W9bJz7 

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Emergency costs went up when freestanding ERs arrived in Texas

An article features new research by 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.
D CEO Healthcare
http://bit.ly/2Jk71t1

‘Energy Kingdoms: Oil and Political Survival in the Persian Gulf’
A book review features “Energy Kingdoms: Oil and Political Survival in the Persian Gulf” authored by Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Indian Council on Global Relations’ Gateway House 
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Biologists build proteins that avoid crosstalk with existing molecules
Jeff Tabor, assistant professor of bioengineering and of biosciences, is quoted.
MIT News (This article also appeared in Interesting Engineering.)
http://bit.ly/2N2DTaA

Geoffrey C. Fox named recipient of 2019 ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award
An article about the 2019 ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award mentions it is named for the late Ken Kennedy, founder of Rice’s computer science program.
HPCWire.com
http://bit.ly/2PjoXaX

ThoughtSpot’s Cindi Howson on the future of the data industry, career paths and ‘ruthless prioritization’
Alumna Cindi Howson is featured and pictured.
Technical.ly
http://bit.ly/31I3Txg

Most-recommended universities in the United States
An article about the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education’s “most recommended” universities mentions that Rice is ranked No. 6 in the nation.
Times Higher Education (A similar article also appeared in Samford University News.)
http://bit.ly/2qGXAgS

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

USMCA trade deal has minor impacts on textiles, apparel and ag
An article features new research by David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
The Fence Post
http://bit.ly/2NccqDp

Iowa State names chief technology officer for bio-based products
Alumnus Sundeep Vani is featured.
Newswise
http://bit.ly/31Iy3kb

SPORTS

Rice season becomes about pride for last 5 games
An article previews the Oct. 26 football game between Rice and the University of Southern Mississippi. Head coach Mike Bloomgren and Owl Blaze Alldredge are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 24 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/364hzWK
‘WHLT News at 6 a.m.’
WHLT-TV (Hattiesburg, Mississippi; this segment aired twice.)
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A new chapter in UH-SMU rivalry set for Thursday
Rice’s football program is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 24 print edition of the Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/2PdSrXF

North Fulton basketball players, coaches preview upcoming season at media day
An article mentions that Cameron Sheffield plans to play basketball at Rice.
North Fulton Herald
http://bit.ly/2PbFIF4

UTSA lineman Spencer Burford shows skill at tackle in win against Rice
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Texas at San Antonio 31-27 Oct. 19.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 24 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2odDEBd

About Stefan De La Garza

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