NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

In oil-rich region, Venezuelans fear catastrophe if Trump forces Chevron to leave
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, is quoted.
Reuters
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-monaldi

Jobless rate down, but challenges ahead for Saudi economy
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Jerusalem Post
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-krane

Special ‘invisible’ dye could serve as skin’s vaccination record
An article features collaborative Rice research into a novel way to accurately record a person’s vaccination history. Co-author Kevin McHugh, assistant professor of bioengineering, is quoted.
U.S. News and World Report (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-mchugh

Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
Yahoo! Berita (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-brinkley-yahoo
Impeachment: What happens next
Grande Communications (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-brinkley
Presidential scholar Douglas Brinkley on why he signed the letter supporting impeachment 
History News Network (This article also appeared in The Eagle.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-brinkley

HOUSTON/TEXAS

How can my small business financially recover after a natural disaster?
Jennifer Rabb, director and fellow of the McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News.) 
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-rabb

Local entrepreneur designs fashionable clothes with Houston’s heat and humidity in mind
An article features alumna Kristina Haag.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-haag

Business calendar: Upcoming events in the area
A business events roundup pictures a rendering of 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. The caption mentions Gabriella Rowe, executive director of the Ion.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.) 
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-the-ion
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-the-ion

What’s on in 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 Dec. 20 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.) 
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-the-moody

Stage listings for the week of Dec. 20, 2019
An article mentions that the Houston Children’s Chorus will perform the “Kids & Christmas Pops Concert” at Rice’s Stude Concert Hall Dec. 21.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Dec. 20 print edition and more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-hc

Three Republicans challenge radical Central Texas Democrat state lawmaker
An article mentions the Rice University Lib-Con Scores of members of the Texas House of Representatives.
Texas Scorecard
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-lib-con

5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week
A Houston-area innovation 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.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-carbon-hub

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 twice on KSTX in San Antonio, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-blackburn

’13 Eyewitness News’
A television broadcast featuring Rebekah Hodge, a 2019/20 Citgo Distinguished Scholar award recipient, mentions that she hopes to attend Rice.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-hodge
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-hodge

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

PACT & Health awarded Phase I Small Business Innovation Research by NCI
An article mentions that Pulickel Ajayan, chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and a professor of chemistry, is part of a collaborative effort to provide therapy for certain cancers that are currently lacking precision treatment.
Express Healthcare
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-ajayan

Toward a grand unified theory of snowflakes
Doug Natelson, professor of physics and astronomy, of electrical and computer engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, and the department chair of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Quanta Magazine (This article also appeared in Elexonic.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-natelson

Sens. OK 12 new judges, including 2 first picked by Obama
Rice is mentioned.
Law360
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-law360

Most popular EdSurge podcast episodes of 2019
Josh Eyler, former director of Rice’s Center for Teaching Excellence, is featured.
Ed Surge
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-edsurge

2020 best bachelors in architecture programs
An article mentions that Rice’s undergraduate architecture program is ranked No. 2 in the country according to Edvocate.
The Edvocate
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-rice-arch

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

MBA news you need: Rice Jones hosts 20th Women in Leadership Conference and more
An article mentions that Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Women in Leadership Conference in February.
Clear Admit
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-ca

SPORTS

See 1989 come to a close through Houston Chronicle photos
An article features the Dec. 2, 1989, football game between Rice and the University of Houston at Rice Stadium.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-hc
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-hc

SIGNING DAY: Montgomery’s Phillippi celebrates signing with Rice
Articles about National Signing Day mention that Trey Phillippi and Kobie Campbell signed letters of intent to play football at Rice. Head coach Mike Bloomgren and assistant coach Drew Svoboda are mentioned in the Houston Chronicle.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-signings
Area athletes ink letters of intent
Fort Bend Star
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-signings

Houston’s best uniform combos of the decade
An article features 2017 and 2018 football games between Rice and the University of Houston.
The Daily Cougar
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-coug

(11) Texas A&M women’s basketball set to open Puerto Rico Classic
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s basketball team will play Virginia Tech Dec. 20 and Georgia Tech Dec. 21 in the Puerto Rico Coqui Classic.
KAGS Online (This article also appeared in KBTX Online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-wbb

Let’s go bowling: Ranking the bowls, from 39 down to 1

Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-am-statesman

Recruits to watch at UIL State Championship games
Rice is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-20-247

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