Dateline Rice for Nov. 27, 2019

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

OK boomer …
A news roundup features a Fortune op-ed co-authored by Tom Kolditz, director of Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders, that says President Donald Trump “intruded upon the military justice process.”
Fortune
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-kolditz (Scroll down to “Eddie Gallagher.”)

1 year later, mystery surrounds China’s gene-edited babies
An article about gene editing in humans mentions Michael Deem, the John W. Cox Professor of Biochemical and Genetic Engineering and a professor of physics and astronomy.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in 100 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-deem-ap
Who else was involved?
The News Herald
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-deem2
El gran misterio en torno a bebés alterados genéticamente
The Associated Press (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in 100 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-deem-ap2

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Family outing: Paloma bird event flies into Discovery Green
An article features the collaborative artwork of Lina Dib, lecturer in Rice’s Program in Writing and Communication. Dib created “Here and Now,” the complementary sound recording for Discovery Green’s new public art piece “Paloma,” on view through Feb. 24, 2020.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-dib

As early voting begins, second round of Sylvester Turner-Tony Buzbee mayoral runoff much quieter
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 Nov. 27 print editions of the Chronicle, and it appeared online in the San Antonio Express-News and San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-jones
Chron overview of the District D runoff
Off the Kuff
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-jones2

Voting centers prove popular as half of Harris County voters cast ballots outside home precincts
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science at Rice, is quoted.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-stein

How infill development is changing the perception of Houston
Rice’s redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into the Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district slated to open in the first quarter of 2021, is mentioned. Ryan LeVasseur, Rice Management Co.’s managing director of direct real estate, is quoted in Bisnow.
Bisnow
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-levasseur
Port San Antonio trying to get development right
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 27 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared in the print and online editions of the San Antonio Express-News and online in the San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-ion2

Houston Chamber Choir’s ‘Duruflé: Complete Choral Works’ receives Grammy nomination for ‘Best Choral Performance’
An article features the Grammy-nominated album “Maurice Duruflé: Complete Choral Works,” which features Rice’s Shepherd School of Music faculty members Ken Cowan, professor of organ, and Norman Fischer, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Cello.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 27 print editions of the Chronicle’s Bellaire Examiner and Memorial Examiner and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-cowan-fischer

Community calendar
An events roundup mentions that pianist Charles Tauber, artist collaborator at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, will perform in a recital Nov. 29.
Houston Chronicle’s Bay Area Citizen (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 27 print editions of the Chronicle’s Deer Park Broadcaster, Pearland Journal and Pasadena Citizen.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-tauber

New toolkit helps to prepare children for future storms
An article mentions that Rice is a partnering institution with Ready Rosie to develop a toolkit to help address the trauma storms can cause to young children.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Nov. 27 print editions of the Chronicle’s Magnolia Potpourri and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-hc

What’s at 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://dateline.rice/nov-27-moody-center
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-moody-center2

Outside the Megaplex: Here are the Houston arthouse movies showing Nov. 29-Dec. 5
A roundup of alternative Houston-area movie theaters mentions that Rice Cinema will screen “The Movie of My Life” Dec. 3 and “Desert” Dec. 4, and it will present “Low-Fi,” a collection of unusual films from the Rice Cinema archive, Dec. 5.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-rice-cinema
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-rice-cinema2

Suit filed against mobile voting law
Rice is mentioned.
The Austin Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/nov-27

BROADCAST

Texas Public Radio
Kelsey Norman, fellow for the Middle East and director of the Women’s Rights, Human Rights and Refugees Program at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to lower the number of refugees allowed into the U.S.
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-norman (This segment aired three times on more than 30 affiliate stations across Texas, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Rice University researchers prototype diamond-strength building materials from 3D-printed polymer structures
Researchers at Rice are testing polymers based on tubulanes, theoretical structures of crosslinked carbon nanotubes predicted to have extraordinary strength. Graduate student Seyed Mohammad Sajadi is quoted and pictured.
Archinect
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-sajadi

‘Climate change is a disability rights issue’

An article features collaborative Rice research into how climate change and the loss of ecosystems may affect the world’s disabled populations. Amy Dunham, associate professor of biosciences at Rice, is cited. 

Science Codex
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-dunham

Ride-sharing and car accidents — what you need to know
Collaborative Rice research into the impact of ride-sharing services on traffic safety is cited.
JD Supra
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-jds

How we crunched the data for Poets & Quants’ 2019-2020 MBA Ranking

Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business is mentioned.
Poets & Quants
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-jones-school

Washington National Opera presents American Opera Initiative Festival
An article mentions that Rice’s productions of “Proving Up” and “Taking Up Serpents” were 2019 American Opera Initiative commissions.
Broadway World
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-bw

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

There is always a way to provide free education
OpenStax, the Rice-based publisher of online textbooks, is mentioned.
Coast Report Online
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-openstax

SPORTS

Rice looking to end year on three-game winning streak
An article previews the Nov. 30 football game between Rice and the University of Texas at El Paso. Head coach Mike Bloomgren and Owl Myles Adams are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 27 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and the San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-football
College football schedule
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-hc
Week 14: UTEP football press conference transcript
KTSM Online
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-ktsm
Coach Dimel looks back at the UTEP football season
KFOX Online
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-kfox
Choosing C-USA: Week 14
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-sb-nation

Football: Littrell vows thorough evaluation of program at conclusion of disappointing season
An article mentions that Rice’s football team defeated the University of North Texas 20-14 Nov. 23.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-football2
5 takeaways from North Texas press conference
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-football3

Tech baseball announces 2020 schedule
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team will play Texas Tech University March 6-8, 2020.
Daily Toreador (This article also appeared in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-dt

Bohls: Give me Liberty or give me Mickey, it looks like for Texas
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin earlier this season.
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-statesman

West Houston-area students celebrate signing day
An article mentions that Ben Dukes (baseball), Ashton Kettler (soccer) and Sahara Maruska (volleyball) have signed letters of intent to become Owls.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 27 print editions of the Chronicle’s Bellaire Examiner and Memorial Examiner and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-hc

‘7 News at 6’
A television broadcast mentions that Rice’s women’s basketball team will play McNeese State University Nov. 27. Owls Nancy Mulkey and Erica Ogwumike are mentioned.
KPLC-TV (Lake Charles, Louisiana)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-wbb (This segment aired twice.)

NEWS RELEASE

Now is time to think about securing an energy system in transition, says Baker Institute expert 
Using a framework based on vulnerability, risk and offsets provides valuable insights for evaluating the security of an energy system in transition, according to a new issue authored by Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://dateline.rice/news-release/nov-27-finley

About Stefan De La Garza

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