Dateline Rice for Nov. 6, 2019

Stefan De La Garza
– November 6, 2019Posted in: Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Upgrade makes perovskite solar cells last and last
Rice research into more efficient solar cells is featured. Co-authors Jun Lou, associate chair and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and postdoctoral researcher Jia Liang are quoted.
Futurity (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Cjxnr7

Can Guyana survive striking it rich?
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.
Bloomberg (This article also appeared in BNN Bloomberg, Kaieteur News and Yahoo! Finance.)
https://bloom.bg/2pQtNSC
¿Sobrevivirá Guyana al inminente exceso de riqueza?: M. Margolis
Yahoo! Finanzas (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Yahoo! Espana.)
http://bit.ly/2pDhvNH

 
10 full-time MBA programs where grads find jobs fast
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business is featured.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in U.S. News & World Report.)
https://yhoo.it/2oUfEDJ

HOUSTON/TEXAS
Wednesday letters: Lessons from ancient Rome
A letter to the editor about three students dressing as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for Halloween quotes President David Leebron.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 6 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/2WMyoBD
Nearly all Houston council races headed to runoffs
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 outlets about Houston and Texas politics.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 6 print edition and in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/36HAffl
http://bit.ly/2PPxbbb
Markowitz, Eastman lead as Texas House races lean toward runoffs
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 6 print edition and in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Cf2xjw
http://bit.ly/33pZCR4
Markowitz and Gates headed to runoff in bellwether Texas House district
Austin American-Statesman
http://bit.ly/2NOQgHV
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2CfCtoi
http://bit.ly/2pQeyZU
‘Fox 26 News at 9’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2WPXL5e
‘Houston’s Morning Show’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2quog48
Texas Public Radio
http://bit.ly/2JQqkKP (This segment also aired on 30 affiliate stations around Texas.)
KERA-AM (Dallas)
http://bit.ly/2PPmB3X
Texas Public Radio
http://bit.ly/32o62yL (This segment also aired on 30 affiliate stations around Texas.)
To-do list: 12 community events around Bellaire, Meyerland and West University in November-December
An events roundup mentions the following events will take place at Rice: Musicians from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music will perform “Canti Lunatici” and “Night of the Four Moons,” led by Jerry Hou, associate conductor at the Shepherd School, at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts Nov. 14; National Arab Orchestra will present “Building Bridges Through Music” at Stude Concert Hall Nov. 16; and the American Jewish Committee will host America’s Table, a Thanksgiving-themed breakfast lecture series, in the Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://bit.ly/2PSFS4D

30 years ago: The Phillips Petroleum explosion in Pasadena and ‘RoboCop 2’ films in Houston
An article mentions that an explosion near Houston in 1989 caused shaking that registered 3.5 on the Richter scale according to a seismometer at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 6 print edition of the Chronicle’s Pasadena Citizen and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/31UI5Pj
Celebrate cowboy culture and Apollo 11 with Houston Cinema Arts Festival
An article mentions that Rice Media Center will screen “Space Dogs” Nov. 15 as part of the Houston Cinema Arts Festival and that CineSpace 2019, a short-film contest sponsored by NASA and the festival, will be screened Nov. 16. Rice Cinema will screen “For Art’s Sake” Nov. 17 as part of the Houston Cinema Arts Festival and Houston Latino Film Festival.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/2PSpfGc

UTSA architecture team wins competition
An article mentions that Rice architecture students competed in an event held by the Texas Society of Architects.
The Paisano
http://bit.ly/34yJBIz

BROADCAST
Political analyst weighs in on early Houston election results
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is interviewed about the results of the Houston mayoral election.
CW 39 Online (This segment also aired on KIAH in Houston.) 
http://bit.ly/36Cxpby
What’s next? Runoff Houston mayor election, major transit system improvements
CW 39 Online (This segment also aired on KIAH in Houston.) 
http://bit.ly/34AACGL
‘Morning Dose’
KIAH-TV  (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2JWnuUs
http://bit.ly/2oOvDmy

Voters approve $3.5 billion bond for METRO transit projects
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science at Rice, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/2NLzb1r

The legacy of Henrietta Wood, a slave who sued her kidnappers and won a case of reparation for slavery
Caleb McDaniel, associate professor of history, discusses his book “Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution.”
KPFA Online (This segment also aired in California on KPFA in Pacifica, KPFB in Berkeley, KFCK in Fresno and KFBR in Santa Cruz.)
http://bit.ly/36CeCgw

WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
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 interviewed about violence in Mexico.
http://bit.ly/2PTFdjo (This segment aired four times.)

‘Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina’
Rice is mentioned.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2NL8Xfp

WDEL-FM (Philadelphia)
Rice research into bioprinting organs is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/33nerU9 (This segment aired twice.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
To attract middle-income students, colleges add scholarships and tuition discounts
An article mentions The Rice Investment, an initiative offering full-tuition scholarships and grants to students from low- and middle-income families. Vice President for Enrollment Yvonne Romero da Silva is quoted.
Education Dive
http://bit.ly/2PVgfjw

Are soda taxes the answer?
An article about the efficacy of soda taxes cites research by Joyce Beebe, a fellow in the Center for Public Finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Accounting Today
http://bit.ly/2oSCYBL

US Army and Rice University research advanced communications

Billion or bust! A journey through Lanham land and the rise of Rackspace
Alumnus Lanham Napier is featured.
Techzone 360
http://bit.ly/2CmAJJO

IIT Kanpur to hold roadshows in US for global alliances, faculty hiring
An article mentions that delegates from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, will visit Rice during a tour of the U.S.
Business Standard
http://bit.ly/2PSSwk8

Researchers use conductive carbon fibers to repair damaged electrical circuits in mice’s hearts
Collaborative Rice research into thin, flexible fibers made of carbon nanotubes to deliver electrical signals to damaged heart tissues is featured.
Just Observer
http://bit.ly/2Nmlk2z

Texas Heart Institute wins prestigious grant to develop wireless and leadless pacemakers
An article mentions that collaborative Rice research into the development of a novel pacemaker system that is both leadless and wirelessly powered was awarded a four-year, $2.39 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Co-investigator Behnaam Aazhang, the J.S. Abercrombie Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering, is mentioned.
7th Space Interactive
http://bit.ly/2CfxB2F

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
I-Team: Election leaders say ballots are safe, worry about minds of voters being ‘hacked’
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
UpNorthLive.com
http://bit.ly/34CPc0x
Mary Louise White speaker series event Thursday
An article featuring alumna Nishta Mehra mentions that she will speak at the Mary Louise White lecture series at the State University of New York at Fredonia Nov. 7. 

SPORTS
Rice keeps competition open at QB and RB
An article previews the Nov. 9 football game between Rice and Middle Tennessee State. Assistant coach Jerry Mack and player JoVoni Johnson are quoted. Head coach Mike Bloomgren and Owls Aston Walter, Juma Otoviano, Brian Chaffin and Parker Towns are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2refdoo

Jones scores 32 to lead Arkansas over Rice 91-43
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team was defeated by the University of Arkansas 91-43 Nov. 5.
The Associated Press (This and similar articles appeared in more than 100 other media outlets, and a similar article also appeared in the Nov. 6 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://bit.ly/2JXaLRv
’20 UA offer Jaylin Williams to attend Rice game, ‘most likely’ visit UA this weekend
KARK Online
http://bit.ly/2PSvpGk
KHOG-TV (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
http://bit.ly/2qw7MZe (This segment aired seven times.)
‘KARK 4 News Today at 10’
KARK-TV (Little Rock, Arkansas)
http://bit.ly/2NnYDLB 
‘KNWA News at 10’
KNWA-TV (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
http://bit.ly/2Nl49hO (This segment aired twice.)

Trio of Lady Tops earn C-USA honors
An article about the 2019 Conference USA postseason soccer awards mentions that Rice players Mijke Roelfsema and Delaney Schultz were named to the all-conference second team and fellow Owl Lianne Mananquil was named to the third team.
Bowling Green Daily Times
http://bit.ly/32okcQq

American stars Danielle Collins, CoCo Vandeweghe, Bethanie Mattek-Sands among Oracle Challenger Series Houston wild card recipients
An article mentions that Rice tennis players Sumit Sarkar and Linda Huang received wild cards for the Oracle Challenger Series tennis tournament Nov. 10-17 at Rice’s George R. Brown Tennis Center.
Tennis Panorama (Similar articles also appeared in Baseline and Tennis Now.)
http://bit.ly/2WLqmc8

Episcopal, Kinkaid set up SPC championship rematch
An article on the Southwest Preparatory Conference football championship game mentions a recent playoff game was held at Rice Stadium.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 6 print edition of the Chronicle’s Bellaire Examiner and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2WFVSbi

Former Libertyville star Lees catches on at Northwestern
An article mentions that an athlete on Rice’s swimming and diving team recently won the 50-yard freestyle at the Dual-A-Pool-Ooza swim meet in Miami.
Daily Herald
http://bit.ly/2oObsoO

Marshall football: Herd coaches hit the recruiting trail
An article mentions that Rice’s football team lost 20-7 to Marshall University Nov. 2.
Charleston Gazette-Mail (A similar article also appeared in the Williamson Daily News.)
http://bit.ly/2Ck8Imm

Olmsted Falls football: Bulldogs take the road less traveled to success
Rice is mentioned.
The Morning Journal
http://bit.ly/2CuCG7r

5 things North Texas fans should know about Louisiana Tech
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by Louisiana Tech University earlier this season.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/2JVdTgB

Games across Texas: Final weekend sees intriguing matchups
An article mentions that Kobie Campbell and Braedon Nutter plan to play football at Rice.
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2PT1AFn

Conference USA Power Rankings: Week 10
Rice’s football team is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/36I2tXl

Dingle lifts Penn to 81-80 opening win over Alabama
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team will play the University of Pennsylvania Nov. 9.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2No1dB8

Justin Hill announces McNeese 2020 baseball schedule
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team will play Lamar University March 13, 2020.
KPLC Online
http://bit.ly/32mmMpV

Fine dons dinosaur costume following career game
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team will play the University of North Texas Nov. 23.
North Texas Daily (This article also appeared in the Tyler Morning Telegraph.)
http://bit.ly/2WLUUdO

Baylor 12th in first College Football Playoff poll
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by Baylor University earlier this season.
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2Ckc9JM

UTEP soccer to challenge host North Texas at 2019 C-USA Championships
An article mentions the 2016 Conference USA Championships soccer tournament match between Rice and the University of Texas at El Paso.
KTSM Online
http://bit.ly/32s26Nz

About Stefan De La Garza

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