Dateline Rice for Oct. 30, 2019

FEATURED ITEMS

World Series
Rice and former Owls baseball player Anthony Rendon are repeatedly mentioned during a live television broadcast of Game 6 of the World Series. Rendon also is featured in numerous media outlets.
SportsNet Ontario 
http://bit.ly/2JzRg1o
Nationals overcome Astros in Game 6 to extend World Series
The New York Times (This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Oct. 30 print edition. Similar articles also appeared in 30 additional media outlets.)
https://nyti.ms/2WsXipr
Where it all began could be where it all ends for Anthony Rendon
NBC Sports
http://bit.ly/2PsEbdX
Another road win! Washington Nationals, Houston Astros headed to final game of World Series
NBC News
https://nbcnews.to/2Jz0haF
Pro sports sees rarity in Washington Nationals’ 7-2 win over Houston Astros in World Series Game 6 Tuesday
Newsweek
http://bit.ly/2BXGRs4
World Series will come down to Game 7
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Oct. 30 print edition of the Houston Chronicle, and it appeared in the Oct. 30 digital and print editions of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/3223J46 
Solomon: Justin Verlander’s Fall Classic struggles continue
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 30 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2PCxk1H
Seventh-inning stretch: A review, an ejection and an Anthony Rendon homer
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 30 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2JzONE2
After World Series turned in D.C., Astros fans hope to witness history at home
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2JCiZhU
Bohls: What the …? — Astros fall to Nats in crazy 7-2 loss, forcing a deciding Game 7

Austin American-Statesman

http://bit.ly/2BUpXdF
World Series heads to Game 7 after 7-2 loss
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/33bOB5q
Astros fall 7-2, set up Game 7 Wednesday: 4 winners, 4 losers
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2N2Doih
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2NtfCLh
‘KPRC Channel 2 News Today at 4:30 a.m.’
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2NCQvG3

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

How the Astros play Moneyball
A Q&A conducted by Jennifer Latson, editor of Rice Business Wisdom, features Jimmy Disch, associate professor and director of sports analytics. Former Rice baseball player David Aardsma, who helped the Owls win the College World Series in 2003, is mentioned.
MSN Sports (This Rice Business Wisdom article also appeared in the Oct. 30 print edition of the Houston Chronicle, and it appeared in MSN Sports Canada. This story appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2NuYyEu

Enter for a chance to win tickets for two to Baltimore Speaker Series presents Douglas Brinkley Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and author of “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race,” is featured and pictured in the Baltimore Sun. Brinkley is cited by KUTV.
The Baltimore Sun
http://bit.ly/32ZTb6P
‘2 News at 4:30 p.m.’
KUTV-TV (Salt Lake City)
http://bit.ly/2Wq23jK

Pippa Middleton says it helps to calm down her baby Arthur — but does head massage really work?
Rice research is mentioned.
MSN UK (This Daily Mail article also appeared in the Oct. 30 print editions of the Daily Mail and Scottish Daily Mail, and it appeared online in MSN IE.)
http://bit.ly/2Nwn9cm

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Grieder: Tony Buzbee’s pugilistic approach to politics may come back to haunt him in mayoral race
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 or interviewed in numerous media outlets.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 30 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/36l0TKM
HD-28 special election presents bellwether for race to control Texas House
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston, and it aired on 30 stations across Texas on Texas Public Radio.)
http://bit.ly/2WpPEfE
Mayor Turner leads Hobby School poll
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/2JAs1M8
’13 Eyewitness News at 6 p.m’
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2Nqe6tf (This segment aired twice.)

Nanoracks to launch test on way to manufacturing in space
David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 30 print edition of the Chronicle’s Deer Park Broadcaster, Pearland Journal and Bay Area Citizen. This story also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/33QPnEU

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 in the Oct. 30 print edition of the Chronicle’s The News Advocate, Lake Houston Observer, Kingwood Observer and Atascocita Observer.) 
http://bit.ly/2JjTtxy

Rice Management Company names new Ion head
Rice’s redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into The Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district that broke ground July 19, is featured. Allison Thacker, president and chief investment officer of Rice Management Co., is quoted.
Village News (This article also appeared in the Oct. 22 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2q8arZi

RUSMP host inspiring STEM conference
Anne Papakonstantinou, director of the Rice University School Mathematics Project, authored an article about RUSMP’s recent fall conference, which was hosted by RUSMP’s NSF Robert Noyce teaching fellows and held in Duncan Hall with the aim of motivating and supporting Houston-area students considering STEM careers. Richard Tapia, University Professor and the Maxfield-Oshman Professor in Engineering and a professor of computational and applied mathematics at Rice, and Noyce fellow Maren Haenicke are quoted. Mentioned are Debbie Campbell, RUSMP project manager; McMurtry College senior Marco Antonio Gutierrez; Brown College senior Nicole Jaiyesimi; and graduate student Vanessa Espinoza.
Village News (This article also appeared in the Oct. 22 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2q8arZi

Greenspoint among first areas of flood management pilot project
An article mentions that Rice has partnered with local institutions to fund the study “Measuring, Mapping and Managing Flood Risk in the Built Environment: A Pilot Project in Southeast Texas.”
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 30 print edition of the Chronicle’s Cypress Creek Mirror-Champions/Klein issue and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2p2jGcP

Historian: Why Battleship Texas is so special
Alumna Abbie Grubb is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 30 print edition of the Chronicle’s Pasadena Citizen and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2kxbwHz  

Oak Ridge North private school develops STEM program with Texas A&M
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 30 print edition of the Chronicle’s The Woodlands Villager and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2WfRRug

Ranking: San Antonio university named among the best in the US
An article mentions that Rice is No. 1 in Texas and No. 13 in the nation according to WalletHub.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2BUmX0O
Gallery: San Antonio university named among the best in the US
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2owOl27

Oct. 29, 2019
A roundup of classical music events around Texas mentions that Chamber Music Houston will perform at Rice’s Stude Concert Hall Nov. 12.
Texas Classical Review
http://bit.ly/2NqWuxf

BROADCAST

Harvard Law grad who made history shares tips for college success
Cortlan Wickliff, Associate Vice Provost of Academic Affairs and Strategic Initiatives, discusses his new book “Young and Driven” in a television broadcast.
CW 39 Online (This segment also aired on KIAH-TV in Houston.) 
http://bit.ly/2N1AyK4

Will Mexico be the next to legalize marijuana?

Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of the institute’s Center for the United States and Mexico, is quoted.
WOAI.iheart.com
https://ihr.fm/2JwFrsA

KCBS-AM (San Francisco)
A radio broadcast mentions that a theory on why Jupiter’s core may be small and fluffy was proposed by a team from Rice and China.
http://bit.ly/2N1GW40 (This segment aired on more than 400 CBS Radio-affiliated stations across the U.S.)
Moon and Jupiter
StarDate
http://bit.ly/34cJq5w

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Dynamic molecular signaling waves control embryonic fates
An article features Rice research into the dynamic molecular signaling waves that pass from cell to cell to ultimately form an embryo. Co-authors Aryeh Warmflash, assistant professor of biosciences and bioengineering, and graduate student Sapna Chhabra are quoted.
News-Medical.net
http://bit.ly/2PwYYgc

Coal giant Murray Energy files for bankruptcy despite Trump’s support
Kenneth Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Inside Climate News (This article also appeared in Digital Journal.)
http://bit.ly/2JAyirr

The nano-revolution fueled by carbon
Research by Professor Emeritus Robert Curl and the late Richard Smalley, who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with British chemist Sir Harold Kroto for the discovery of buckminsterfullerenes, or “buckyballs,” a new form of carbon, is featured.
AZo Nano
http://bit.ly/31YaKms

TheBestSchools’ top 10 best online CFP programs
The online Certified Financial Planner program at Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies is No. 10 in the nation according to TheBestSchools.
Financial Advisors
http://bit.ly/2ovDghL

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

The day without yesterday
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
The Robin Report
http://bit.ly/2MZpr4B

SPORTS

Marshall football: Winless Rice has Herd’s attention
An article previews the Nov. 2 football game between Rice and Marshall University.
Charleston Gazette-Mail
http://bit.ly/2BZoYZC
Herd travels to Texas to battle Rice Owls
The Parthenon
http://bit.ly/2MWA1cq
’13 News at 6 a.m.’
WOWK-TV (Charleston, West Virginia)
http://bit.ly/2NlhLbO (This segment aired three times.)

UTSA looking to continue striking balance on offense
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. 30 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2WpQwRz

Who will run Cats’ ‘D’ in 2020 and beyond? These 10 coaches should make Kevin Sumlin’s list
An article featuring Brian Stewart and Todd Graham mentions they are former Rice assistant football coaches.
Star Media List (This article also appeared in 100 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Wp0e6L

West Ham women’s new goal machine: Born in England, made in America and proud to be Scottish
Rice is mentioned.
The Athletic
http://bit.ly/2PGV3hh

NEWS RELEASES

Don’t be scared of cutting these bodies
Rice’s Department of Kinesiology’s 300-level Human Anatomy with Lab course has gone virtual this semester. The BodyViz platform employed by lecturers Laura Kabiri and Wendy Schell transforms CAT scan and MRI images of living and cadaveric patients into three-dimensional representations of the body that can be viewed the same way a surgeon probes a patient.
http://bit.ly/2N31jhD

Rice’s OpenStax announces National Student Internship Program inaugural class
OpenStax, the Rice-based publisher of online textbooks, announced its inaugural class of interns for its National Student Internship Program. The program is designed to inspire student-serving organizations, such as colleges and universities and educational technology and publishing companies, to understand and prioritize diverse student needs.
http://bit.ly/2BY3cFW

National health care reform is topic at Rice’s Baker Institute Nov. 8
Four leading health economists will gather at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Nov. 8 to discuss strategies for slowing the rising cost of health care while improving access to high-quality care in the U.S.
http://bit.ly/332Iuka

About Stefan De La Garza

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