Dateline Rice for Dec. 18, 2019

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Mammals still deal with what ancient humans did
A new study shows that climate changes and human impacts over the last 100,000 years continue to shape patterns of tropical and subtropical mammal biodiversity today. Lydia Beaudrot, a data scientist and assistant professor of biosciences, is mentioned.
Futurity (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-beaudrotGetting the EPA back on track
Marie Lynn Miranda, a professor of statistics, director of Rice’s Children’s Environmental Health Initiative and former provost, authored an editorial.
Science (This editorial also appeared in the Dec. 6 digital and print editions.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-miranda

OK boomer: How Barack Obama became the ultimate centrist dad
An article mentions that former President Barack Obama spoke at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s 25th anniversary celebration.
The Guardian (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-baker-institute

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Near absence of Latinos and Asians on city council undermines legitimacy of City of Houston [Opinion]
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, authored an op-ed.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This op-ed also appeared in the Dec. 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-jones-op-ed
Judge to decide in January whether to move Paxton’s case, again
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 18 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared in the Dec. 18 print and online editions of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-jones
The weekly wrangle
Brains and Eggs
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-jonesThese were Houston’s top energy innovation stories this year
An article mentions that the Rice Alliance Startup Roundup showcased emerging energy companies available for investment at the 50th annual Offshore Technology Conference. Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, is mentioned.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-burke

Students catch a glimpse of college life
Carolyn White, director of mathematics programs at the Rice University School Mathematics Project, authored two articles in the Village News about RUSMP’s recent outreach activities: College Day brought local fifth-graders to visit the Rice campus; and Hour of Code introduced students at Burrus Elementary to the field of computer science. Anne Papakonstantinou, director of RUSMP; Brandon Mack, associate director of admissions; and graduate students Norma Torres Mendoza and Eduardo Ibarra Garcia Padilla are mentioned in the College Day article.
Village News (These articles also appeared in the Dec. 17 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-rusmp

Attending STC becomes bonding experience for some recent grads
An article mentions that Marie Siclait hopes to study biology at Rice.
Texas Border Business
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-tbb

Q&A: Joseph Riccillo, El Paso project director, Sundt Construction
Rice is mentioned.
El Paso Inc.
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-epi

Red light, green light: Texas colleges get graded on free speech policies
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
 http://dateline.rice/dec-18-hc

BROADCAST

‘We’re going to flood again’: This Houston neighborhood got hit twice in 2019
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 interviewed in a story about a Montgomery County neighborhood suing developers of an adjacent neighborhood over recent flooding.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-blackburn

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

The magic number to encourage giving
An article features collaborative Rice research into increasing donation contributions. Co-authors Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, and Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at the Jones School, are mentioned.
Newswise
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-dholakia-sonensheinHow to train computers faster for ‘extreme’ datasets
An article mentions that computer scientists from Rice and Amazon have shown they can slash the amount of time and computational resources it takes to train computers. Anshumali Shrivastava, assistant professor of computer science, and graduate student Tharun Medini are quoted.
GCN
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-shrivastava

Desire for more holistic approach drives new industry engagement structures
Katie Cervenka, assistant vice president for corporate and foundation relations, is quoted.
Tech Transfer Central (This article also appeared in the December 2019 digital and print editions.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-cervenka

Controlling inflammation to help healing using new hydrogels
An article features collaborative Rice research analyzing how chemically distinct hydrogels provoke the body’s inflammatory response. Jeffrey Hartgerink, professor of chemistry and bioengineering, is quoted. Graduate student Tania Lopez-Silva is mentioned.
Innovation Toronto
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-hartgerink

Rice nabs $10 million partnership with Shell to launch climate change research hub
A Houston-area news roundup mentions that Rice has launched the Carbon Hub, a major research initiative to fund and direct $100 million to deploy technologies for a zero-emissions future. Matteo Pasquali, the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, a professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry and director of the Carbon Hub, is quoted.
Tech Transfer Central
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-carbon-hub

Trilogy, Northwestern partner on fintech boot camp
An article mentions that Rice will offer a financial technology boot camp.
HR Dive
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-fintech

Ann Arbor publisher announces new partnership to provide low-cost textbooks
An article mentions that Michigan-based publisher XanEdu has partnered with Rice to be the exclusive printer of OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
Concentrate
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-concentrate

An update on my efforts to challenge Title IX violations in higher education
Rice is mentioned.
AEI.org
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-aei

Founders find investors at November ‘NJEDA Founders & Funders’ event, Part 3
An article mentions that NangioTx uses a Rice technology platform based on the creation of new blood vessels through regeneration.
NJ Tech Weekly 
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-njtech

How Houston is becoming America’s next dense city
An article cites research from the annual Kinder Houston Area Survey by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Catalyst
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-catalyst

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Taos Chamber Music Group celebrates the holidays with the return of pianist Gleb Ivanov
A caption picturing Taos Chamber Music Group Executive Director Nancy Laupheimer mentions that she is a former guest lecturer at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
Taos News (This article also appeared in the Dec. 12 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-taosHugo Valverde ’16 makes his mark at the MET Orchestra
Alumnus Hugo Valverde, a graduate of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is featured and pictured.
Lynn University
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-valverde

Mario Duarte: Chronicle of an impeachment foretold
Alumnus Mario Duarte authored an op-ed.
NewsMax
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-duarte

Battery-free pacemaker reduces equipment the size of a dime
A Rice integrated circuit is pictured.
Blogarama
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-blogarama

It’s time to settle this once and for all: Would you kill and eat baby Yoda?
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
BuzzFeed (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-kennedy

SPORTS

Football: Crosby, Rice alum Austin Walter’s career continues with the XFL’s Dallas Renegades
Former Rice football player Austin Walter is featured and pictured. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Dec. 18 print edition of the Chronicle’s Lake Houston Observer and The News Advocate, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-walter-bloomgren
Crosby alum fights for XFL spot
The Baytown Sun
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-baytown

#TGW: Sisu-per Girl
Two articles mention that Rice’s women’s basketball team will play Virginia Tech Dec. 20 and Georgia Tech Dec. 21 in the Puerto Rico Coqui Classic. Owl Nancy Mulkey is mentioned in Georgia Tech University News.
Georgia Tech University News
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-mulkey
Kenny Brooks’ Hokies head into exam week 8-1 with trip to Puerto Rico on the horizon
Virginia Tech Sports News
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-wbb
WSU women’s basketball team surprises a little fan with Puerto Rico trip
KSN Online
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-ksn

Angels unveil newest superstar Rendon
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is featured.
MLB.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-rendon
Rendon and Soto highlight 2019 season
La Vida Baseball
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-rendon

 

Army football slips after three straight seasons of success
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by Army earlier this season.
Capital Gazette (This article also appeared in the Dec. 12 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-cg

Colin Cowherd: Drew Brees’ silhouette should be the NFL’s new logo

Rice is mentioned.
Fox Sports Radio
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-fox

 

Where Houston’s top 100 football recruits are headed on National Signing Day
A slideshow featuring top Houston high school football recruits mentions that Braedon Nutter (image 74), Trey Phillippi (image 82) and Kobie Campbell (image 101) plan to play at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-hc
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-hc

In a tough market to do deals, investment bankers try old and new tricks
Former Rice football player Steve Trauber is featured and pictured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-trauber

Haughton, Green Oaks athletes to sign with La. Tech
An article mentions that Geron Hargon plans to play football at Rice.
Shreveport Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-hargon

Ogwumike family celebrates milestone weekend
An article featuring the Ogwumike family pictures Rice basketball player Erica and former Owl Olivia.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-ogwumike

Drake Dabney commits to Baylor
Rice is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-247

Rice faces St. Thomas (TX)

An article mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team will play the University of St. Thomas Dec. 19 at Tudor Fieldhouse. Owl Drew Peterson is highlighted.
KVIA Online
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-peterson

Women’s tennis releases 2020 spring schedule

An article mentions that Rice’s women’s tennis team will compete against the University of Texas at San Antonio Feb. 28.
UTSA Athletics News
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-utsaWilliams finding change hard in charge of Texas A&M men’s basketball team
Rice’s men’s basketball program is mentioned.
The Eagle
http://dateline.rice/dec-18-eagle

About Stefan De La Garza

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