Dateline Rice for Dec. 2, 2019 (Weekend Edition)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Trump needs conspiracy theories
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted in three articles about presidential politics.
The Atlantic
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-brinkley-atlantic
Trump is in ‘deep trouble,’ presidential historian predicts as poll shows half of country wants president impeached
Newsweek
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-brinkley-newsweek
Support of Donald Trump will ‘collapse’ as impeachment moves forward, presidential historian predicts
Inquisitr
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-brinkley-inquisitr

China and Russia are partners — and now have a $55 billion pipeline to prove it
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Dec. 1 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-mikulska

In a first, undersea telecom cables can be used as earthquake monitoring networks: Study

Collaborative research that suggests the fiber-optic cables that make up the global undersea telecommunications network may help assess offshore earthquakes is featured. Co-author Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted. This research is also featured in Gizmodo.
Yahoo! Finance (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-ajo-franklin
Undersea telecommunications cables that connect the world can also be used to detect earthquakes
Gizmodo
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-gizmodo

Texas college Democrats aim to bring more voting booths to campuses by suing secretary of state
An article about Texas House Bill 1888, which bans temporary voting sites, mentions Rice.
Newsweek
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-newsweek
Texas Democrats hit state with another lawsuit over new ban on temporary voting sites
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-dallasmn

This college student’s path hasn’t been easy. She needs a little help to get her degree
A profile of an immigrant high school student mentions that her academic ambition is to attend Rice.
Miami Herald (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-miami-herald

HOUSTON/TEXAS

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.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Nov. 28 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared online in the Connecticut Post and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-stein
‘Vote your way’ overwhelmingly popular after Nov. 5 election
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-stein-khou

Planned Saturday runoff in top Houston city races revives debate about reengaging voters
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. 30 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared online in the San Antonio Express-News, San Francisco Chronicle and Connecticut Post.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-jones-hc
Abbott, Patrick inaugurations’ cost above years past
The Brownsville Herald
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-jones-bh
The quiet runoff
Off the Kuff
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-jones-kuff

Just like old times: In an era when shopping takes seconds, some businesses survive in one place for centuries. What’s their secret?
Anastasiya Zavyalova, assistant professor of strategic management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 1 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared online in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-zavyalova

International Olympiad draws first US team thanks to Katy student
An article about the first-ever U.S. National Astronomy Olympiad team, which was formed this year through a collaboration between Rice and Texas Southern University, quotes and pictures Patricia Reiff, professor of physics and astronomy and the associate director of the outreach program at the Rice Space Institute. Franklyn Pacheco, a high school teacher enrolled in the master of science teaching program at Rice, served as the team’s coach.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-reiff
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-reiff2

Norie Guthrie is preserving Houston’s folk scene one reel at a time
An article about the Houston Blues Museum’s archives, which are housed at the Woodson Research Center at Rice’s Fondren Library, features Norie Guthrie, archivist and special collections librarian at Woodson.
Houstonia Magazine (This article also appeared in the December 2019 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-guthrie

Mystery still surrounds gene-edited babies and Rice connection
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.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. A similar article also appeared in the Nov. 29 print and online editions of the San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared online in the San Francisco Chronicle and Connecticut Post.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-deem

Why Texas must ban nonconsensual pelvic exams [Opinion]
Rice students Celeste Biltz, Allie Gonzalez, Carolyn Daly and Krithika Shamanna co-authored an op-ed.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 1 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-rice-students

Ex-astronaut’s breathtaking photos change how we view Earth’s geography
An article featuring astronaut Leroy Chiao mentions that he gave a talk and presented his photos at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts Nov. 7.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 2 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-moody-center

The historic West Mansion — a remnant of Houston’s cattle ranching, oil and space eras — is razed
An article about the West Mansion in Clear Lake mentions that Rice once owned the property.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Dec. 1 print edition of the Chronicle’s “Extra: Week in Review” and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.) 
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-west

A ‘Wild’ guess: Chemistry award goes to physical science department chair
Rice’s summer internships are mentioned.
San Jacinto College News (This article also appeared in the Dec. 1 print edition of the Houston Chronicle’s Opportunity News.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-sjc

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 appeared in the Nov. 29 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-moody-center

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 appeared in the Nov. 29 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-rice-cinema

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. This article appeared in the Nov. 29 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-dib

BROADCAST

A Rice professor made it his mission to modernize the phonetic alphabet for Braille readers
Robert Englebretson, associate professor and department chair of linguistics at Rice, is quoted in an article about updating the Braille version of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on 30 affiliate stations across Texas, and the article also appeared on KUT Online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-englebretson 

US refugees allowed drops to lowest number in recent memory
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 in a television broadcast.
Click2Houston (This segment also appeared on KPRC-TV in Houston, and it appeared online in a news roundup on Click2Houston and on KPRC’s YouTube channel.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-norman

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Does Saudi Arabia need OPEC?
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed for the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, and he is quoted in S&P Global Platts.
The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-krane
Banks face scrutiny for underwriting Aramco IPO amid climate change concern
S&P Global Platts
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-krane2

How Zionism and European ­imperialism destroyed religious diversity in Palestine
An article features and pictures Ussama Makdisi, the Arab-American Education Foundation Professor in Arabic Studies at Rice, who delivered the Edward Said Memorial Lecture at the Palestine Center in Washington, D.C., Sept. 23.
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (This article also appeared in the November/December print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-makdisi

Covering Black Friday and winter holiday shopping: A research roundup
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Harvard Kennedy School’s Journalist’s Resource
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-dholakia
Shop intentionally to avoid holiday overspending
Lake Geneva Regional News (This article also appeared in 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-dholakia2
Avoid holiday overspending with these simple tactics
MarketWatch
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-dholakia3

Sizing up the weird world of college Instagram accounts 
An article mentions that there are social media accounts dedicated to the squirrels on Rice’s campus.
Seven Days 
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-squirrels

CineSpace winners announced for 2019 short-film competition
An article features the winners of CineSpace 2019, a short-film contest sponsored by NASA and the Houston Cinema Arts Festival that premiered Nov. 16 at the Rice Media Center.
Washington, D.C. CityBizList
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-bizlist

Making green on the red planet: How might we build an economy on Mars?
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Interesting Engineering
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-kennedy

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

By intervening in disciplinary process, Trump weakens military command structure
Tom Kolditz, director of Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders, co-authored an op-ed.
Yale Insights (This Fortune op-ed also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-kolditz

‘Don’t hate the media, be the media’: Reflections on 20 years of Indymedia, a radical media movement
An article mentions that Tish Stringer, film program manager and lecturer on film production at Rice, was co-organizer of the 20th Anniversary Indymedia Encuentro festival at Rice Cinema Nov. 29-Dec. 1.
Democracy Now!
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-stringer

Provost Coleman named AAAS Fellow
An article featuring Jim Coleman mentions that he is a former chief institutional research officer at Rice.
University of Arkansas News
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-uark

To MBA or not! Understanding the ROI and its relevance in today’s job market
An article mentions that admissions representatives from Rice will be attending the Quacquarelli Symonds World MBA Tour in India Dec. 1-3.
The Times of India
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-mba

SPORTS

Walter runs for career-best 149 yards, Rice beats UTEP 30-16
Several articles mention that Rice’s football team defeated the University of Texas at El Paso 30-16 Nov. 30. Owls Aston Walter, Tom Stewart, JoVoni Johnson and Austin Trammell are highlighted in the Associated Press article.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-football-ap
Rice defeats UTEP, ends season with 3-game winning streak
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 2 print edition, and it appeared online in the San Antonio Express-News, the San Francisco Chronicle and more than 25 other media outlets.) 
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-football
Rice center Isaac Klarkowski expected to redshirt. He could start vs. UTEP.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 30 print edition, and it appeared online in the San Antonio Express-News, San Francisco Chronicle and Connecticut Post.) 
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-fb
College football preview: Rice at UTEP
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-fb2
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-fb2-chron
Rice 30, UTEP 16
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-fb3

Rice volleyball earns at-large bid to NCAA Tournament
An article featuring Rice’s volleyball team mentions that it will compete against the University of Oklahoma in the first round in the NCAA Tournament in College Station Dec. 5. Head coach Genny Volpe and Owls Nicole Lennon and Anota Adekunle are quoted in the Houston Chronicle.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 2 print edition of the Houston Chronicle, and it appeared online in the San Antonio Express-News and more than 25 other media outlets.) 
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-vb
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-vb2

VB: WKU, Rice earn NCAA bids
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-vb2
VB: UTSA accepts NIVC bid
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-vb3

SWIM: Nov. 26 Athletes of the Week
Rice swimming and diving athlete Brittany Bui was named C-USA Swimmer of the Week.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-bui

UAB heads to North Texas for season finale
An article mentions that Rice’s football team defeated the University of North Texas 20-14 Nov. 23.
AL.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-football
Breaking — Kade Renfro backs out of commitment to North Texas
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-fb2
5 things North Texas fans should know about UAB
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-fb3

No. 6 Aggie women’s basketball team to host Panthers on Wednesday night
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s basketball team made the NCAA tournament last season.
The Eagle
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-wbb

OU football: Good news for the Sooners; the playoff committee suddenly likes Baylor
Rice is mentioned.
The Oklahoman
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-oklahoman

Southern Miss releases 2020 baseball schedule
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team will play the University of Southern Mississippi April 24-26, 2020.
WLOX Online
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-baseball

NEWS RELEASES

All the nanotubes are fit to print
Researchers at Rice and Swansea universities have developed a technique to use inexpensive newsprint harvested from newspapers to grow nanotubes for industry.
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-news-release-nanotubes

Rice Alliance to unveil new offices Dec. 5
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, one of the country’s premier initiatives devoted to the support of technology commercialization, entrepreneurship education and the launch of technology companies, will host a special event Dec. 5 to unveil its new offices, the 3,000-square-foot Bill and Stephanie Sick Suite.
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-news-release-rice-alliance

In hunted rainforests, termites lose their dominance
Rice scientists were surprised to learn the extent to which declines of large mammals like elephants, buffaloes and gorillas in hunted areas of an African forest were linked to changes in the population of the tiny-but-important termite. A study by ecologist Amy Dunham reported that where large animals are hunted, the abundance of termites falls by 170 times.
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-news-release-dunham

Breathing? Thank volcanoes, tectonics and bacteria
A study by geoscientists at Rice offers a new theory to help explain the appearance of significant concentrations of oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere about 2.5 billion years ago, something scientists call the Great Oxidation Event.
http://dateline.rice/dec-2-news-release-geochemists

About Stefan De La Garza

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