Dateline Rice for Oct. 28, 2019 (Weekend Edition)

Stefan De La Garza
– October 30, 2019Posted in: Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Analysis: With ISIS death, Trump touts much-needed triumph
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted in an article on the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Brinkley comments on the Oct. 17 death of Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings in a CNN broadcast.
Associated Press (This article appeared in more than 150 media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2MQPmLI
‘CNN Tonight With Don Lemon’
CNN (This broadcast also aired on CNC3 in Trinidad.)
http://bit.ly/344of5q

What’s holding companies back from expanding diversity
Mikki Hebl, the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychology at Rice’s School of Social Sciences and professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in Morningstar and ADVFN.)
https://on.wsj.com/31WSr0R

E.A. Carmean, who forsook a life in art for the church, dies at 74
An obituary mentions that E.A. Carmean, who died Oct. 12 at 74, was a former art history instructor at Rice.
New York Times (This article also appeared in VIPortal.)
https://nyti.ms/31SnuuP

HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston mayor’s race barrels toward Election Day with rowdy first week of early voting
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 multiple articles on politics.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/2PpW11a
Could transgender kids’ care be next ‘bathroom bill’ for Texas Republicans?
Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2JnRrg3
Texas House speaker won’t run again after scandal
El Paso Inc. (This New York Times article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://bit.ly/31OQaot
En EEUU creen que llegó la hora de las certezas: le reclaman a Fernández un plan económico sustentable y coordinación en la difícil transición
Infobae (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in The World News.)
http://bit.ly/349Pagu

Why CBD is like the wild west: Montgomery County DA
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
ABC13.com
https://abc13.co/2PndfvU

Houston area offers versatile education options for students who need flexibility
Rice is featured.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2pjML3V

UT ranked 34th best university in the world
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 108 in the world by U.S. News and World Report.
KXAN.com
http://bit.ly/2oo3Kl7
UT ranked No. 34 university in the world by U.S. News & World Report
The Daily Texan
http://bit.ly/2MTPcmF

Houston book events: Oct. 27-Nov. 2
A roundup of book events mentions Inprint’s celebration of the publication of Glenn O’Brien’s “Intelligence for Dummies” and the launch of ZE Books Oct. 30 at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts. An article in Glasstire mentions the book launch and a screening of “Downtown 81” that follows.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2PwLOQi
Moody Center hosts screening of ‘Downtown 81’ and Glenn O’Brien book launch
Glasstire
http://bit.ly/2MSifXH

BROADCAST
‘Houston Life’
A broadcast mentions that three screech owls were released into the wild during an Oct. 25 event at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/36crVEo

WMFE-FM (Orlando, Florida)
Kyle Shelton, director of strategic partnerships at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted in a segment on crosswalk safety.
http://bit.ly/2JsWsUA

Can Astros win World Series down 0-2? We crunch the numbers
Philip Ernst, associate professor of statistics, is quoted.
ABC13.com
https://abc13.co/2BRvh1E
’13 Eyewitness News at 4 p.m.’
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2Jr58Li

WUSF-FM (Tampa, Florida)
Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice, is featured.
http://bit.ly/2NlVlai (This broadcast also aired on KWMU-FM in St. Louis and WPLN-FM in Nashville, Tennessee.)

‘Make48’
Rice’s SuperbOwl engineering team is featured.
NJN (Newark, New Jersey)
http://bit.ly/36mhazo

KPLA-FM (Columbia, Missouri)
A radio broadcast mentions Rice research into how humans may perceive different emotions from sweat.
http://bit.ly/34cMm2b

‘@Issue’
David Ruth, Rice’s former director of national media relations who died Oct. 14 at 50, is featured.
KSTP-TV (Minneapolis; this segment also aired on KAAL-TV in Rochester, Minnesota.)
http://bit.ly/2WlH5Th

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Unique Rice platform helps bioscientists learn how ectoderm cells begin to differentiate
An article highlights collaborative Rice research that developed a technique to make the most comprehensive analysis yet of signaling pathways that drive patterning of human ectoderm. Co-authors Aryeh Warmflash, assistant professor of biosciences and bioengineering, and graduate student George Britton are quoted.
R&D World
http://bit.ly/34cg9Im

Free-standing EDs increasing emergency care spending, says study
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, is featured.
DotMed.com
http://bit.ly/2BSIHKs

Reporter’s Notebook: Memories of Venezuela
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 several articles.
InvestorPoint (This article also appeared in Oil & Gas 360 and was included in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://bit.ly/31SCEjR
China’s growing influence in Venezuela uncertain, speakers say
Oil & Gas Journal
http://bit.ly/35Z0wWo
Expertos: Sanciones a Venezuela han permitido negociación política
2001.com.ve (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2pVYWnw

Marie Kondo has a new book coming out in spring, all about tidying at work
An article features an upcoming book by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, titled “Joy at Work: The Career-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.”
Apartment Therapy
http://bit.ly/32Tcteh

Living legend
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and professor emeritus of sociology in Rice’s School of Social Sciences, is mentioned.
African-American News & Issues
http://bit.ly/34d8aKL

Five energy innovations to transform the world
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is mentioned.
Markets Insider (This article also appeared in World-Energy.org.)
http://bit.ly/2MU7jsT

UNC Charlotte and Trilogy Education launch FinTech Boot Camp to expand digital skills of Charlotte’s banking sector
Rice is mentioned.
Tech Funnel
http://bit.ly/2BQW5Pk

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
A mission for a kitten
Steven Cox, adjunct professor of computational and applied mathematics, is quoted.
Taos News (This article also appeared in the Santa Fe New Mexican.)
http://bit.ly/32UQ0gJ

MCE finalist in global awards
Rice’s Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is mentioned.
Entrevestor
http://bit.ly/2BLsYNz

Northern Trust appoints Austin region president
Alumnus Jennifer Gravenor is featured.
Northern Trust
http://bit.ly/36m23Ga

Tommy Haas remains undefeated for 2019 on Invesco Series QQQ Tour with Los Angeles victory
An article mentions an Invesco Series QQQ Tour tennis event Nov. 14 at Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse.
Tennis Grandstand (A similar article appeared in World Tennis.)
http://bit.ly/2WrZWMs

Cum a ajuns Ion Sturza să-și vândă afacerea de suflet: Cine sunt cumpărătorii
Rice is mentioned.
Unimedia (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2NinnDM

SPORTS
Rice remains winless with loss to Southern Mississippi
The Rice football team lost to the University of Southern Mississippi 20-6 Oct. 26 at Rice Stadium.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2MTT07F
Perkins scores twice to lift Southern Miss over Rice, 20-6
WDAM.com
http://bit.ly/31Uxhk0
‘News 7 Weekend Edition’
WDAM-TV (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
http://bit.ly/347IizX
‘News 7 at 6’
WDAM-TV (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
http://bit.ly/34aMKy5
‘News 7 Sunrise’
WDAM-TV (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
http://bit.ly/2p4mfLZ

After a historic season, Rice looks for more in 2019-20
The Rice women’s basketball team is featured. Players Erica Ogwumike, Olivia Ogwumike, Nicole Iademarco, Kendall Ellig and Nancy Mulkey are mentioned. Erica Ogwumike and Mulkey are pictured.
Swish Appeal
http://bit.ly/2WlWsLt

‘KHOU 11 News First Look’
Rice swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger is featured.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2BM6YSy

Westlake at 50: The 50 most impactful sports figures in school history
Rice women’s tennis coach Elizabeth Schmidt is featured.
Austin American-Statesman
http://bit.ly/2Jt5NMi

UA basketball: Hogs cruise past SWOSU, 78-51
The Rice men’s basketball team’s Nov. 5 game against the University of Arkansas is mentioned.
Southwest Times Record
http://bit.ly/2WlMfhZ
Arkansas men’s basketball impresses in exhibition win over SWOSU
The Arkansas Traveler
http://bit.ly/2Prsm7U

Aggies roll, 14-6, in exhibition action at Sam Houston State
The Rice baseball team is mentioned.
KBTX.com
http://bit.ly/2BSItTC

World Series
Rice and former Owls baseball player Anthony Rendon are mentioned in a broadcast of Game 5 of the World Series.
Fox Television
http://bit.ly/2Ng1DIy

The World Series of CRE: How do Houston and D.C. stack up?
Rice soccer player Louise Stephens and former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon are mentioned.
Bisnow
http://bit.ly/2JtyPuX

Bold predictions for Week 9 in college football
Rice’s Sept. 14 loss to the University of Texas at Austin is mentioned in a slideshow.
El Paso Times (This article appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/346Rjt7
Why C.J. Spiller was the critical recruit to help start the Clemson dynasty
El Paso Times (This article appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2BPE6sQ
Is Jalen Hurts a better Oklahoma Sooners QB than Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray?
Livingston Daily (This article appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2WkgjdF
Five games in Week 9 that will impact the College Football Playoff race
Mansfield News Journal (This article appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/342Xm1Q

NEWS RELEASES
Signaling waves determine embryonic fates
Timing is everything for young cells waiting to determine their identities. Research by Rice bioscientist Aryeh Warmflash and graduate student Sapna Chhabra shows homogenous colonies of human embryonic stem cells use dynamic molecular signaling waves that pass from cell to cell and trigger them to differentiate. Once prompted, the cells begin to organize into the three germ layers — the endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm — that ultimately become an embryo.
http://bit.ly/2WuT15f

Soft double gyroids are unique, but imperfect, crystals
What appears to be an impossibly complicated maze is actually quite simple. Two complicated mazes, intertwined but not touching, tell a different story. Now imagine them on the nanoscale and made of soft crystals. Materials scientist Ned Thomas of Rice’s Brown School of Engineering has done more than imagine them — he and his lab have made and analyzed them, slice by nano slice.
http://bit.ly/2BLPRQW

China and US-China relations in focus at Rice’s Baker Institute Nov. 4
A panel of experts will gather at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Nov. 4 to examine the current state of reforms in China and U.S.-China relations.
http://bit.ly/32UDrSK

Rice U. expert available for comment as Supreme Court weighs DACA cases
One of the most heavily debated issues of our time lands in the nation’s highest court next month when the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on three cases stemming from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is available to comment on the legal battles and upcoming oral arguments on the legality of the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to end the program.
http://bit.ly/31UobUD

About Stefan De La Garza

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