Dateline Rice for Feb. 3, 2020 (Weekend Edition)

FEATURED ITEM

African American history is in the making at Rice University
A television broadcast features Reginald DesRoches, the William and Stephanie Sick Dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering, professor of civil and environmental engineering and professor of mechanical engineering. He becomes Rice’s provost July 1.
Click2Houston (This “Houston Newsmakers” segment also aired six times on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-desroches

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

2020’s first election security test: Iowa
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.
Politico
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-wallach

Mitch McConnell’s new legacy: Impeachment trial rigger for Donald Trump
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
Huffington Post (This article also appeared in Huffington Post Australia and Headtopics.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-huffpo

How to achieve psychological safety at work
An article cites Rice research into how leaders use language that encourages or discourages workers to offer ideas.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-forbes

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Searching for sites to store stormwater, Harris County tees up its golf courses
Phil Bedient, the Herman Brown Professor of Engineering and director of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Feb. 3 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-bedient

East End is roiled as mixed-income housing plans advance
Kyle Shelton, director of strategic partnerships at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Feb. 2 print edition, and it appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, the Connecticut Post and the San Francisco Chronicle. This story also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-shelton

New Year’s resolution
An article features Lisa Bryan and her husband Dennis Huston, the Gladys Louise Fox Professor Emeritus of English.
The Buzz Magazines (This article was featured on the cover of the January 2020 print edition of the West University issue, and it appeared in the January 2020 print editions of the Tanglewood/River Oaks, Memorial and Bellaire issues.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-buzz

Get ready for a spring of contemporary African art
An article mentions that Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will exhibit “Radical Revisionists: Contemporary African Artists Confronting Past and Present” Jan. 24-May 16. The article also mentions that Rice recently established a Center for African and African American Studies within its schools of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Feb. 2 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared in the Connecticut Post and the San Francisco Chronicle. This story also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-moody-center

Dallas artist vs. Houston bar: Who’s right in this mural fight?
Graduate student Aja Martin is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Feb. 3 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-martin

Where to run in Houston
An article features the exercise path ringing Rice and quotes alumna Haley Kurisky.
The Buzz Magazines (This article appeared in the January 2020 print editions of the West University, Tanglewood/River Oaks, Memorial and Bellaire issues. This story also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-buzz

2020 Houston New Year’s resolutions
An article cites a study of urban farming in Houston by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
The Buzz Magazines
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-buzz

Team Ruff vs. Team Fluff: Houston pup performs in Puppy Bowl
A photo of Jora, a Houston-based participant in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl XVI, pictures the Rice logo.
The Buzz Magazines
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-buzz

Westin flag flies over historic Medical Towers rehabilitation
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-hc

‘Rekindling Christmas’ director, actor impart wisdom to Bryan film students
An article mentions that Trey Weltens plans to attend Rice.
The Eagle
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-eagle

BROADCAST

‘Free Thought Matters’
Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities, professor of religion and founding director of Rice’s Center for African and African American Studies, is featured.
KONG-TV (Seattle)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-pinn (This segment aired four times.)

Anxious voters stay home

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.
KTRH.iheart.com (This segment also aired on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-jones

UT Tyler releases changes to graduation commencement
An article mentions that Rice has outdoor spring commencement ceremonies.
CBS 19 Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-cbs19

Texas schools limiting travel to China
Rice is mentioned.
KTRH.iheart.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-ktrh

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

We are entering the golden age of studying our sun
David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Ars Technica (This article also appeared in The Entrepreneur Fund.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-alexander

Nesting nanotubes to create 1D van der Waals heterostructures
Collaborative Rice research into nesting nanotubes to create 1D heterostructures is featured. Co-author Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, is cited.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-yakobson

HPC career notes: February 2020 edition
An article mentions that the Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district being co-developed by Rice and slated to open in the first quarter of 2021, has named Jan Odegard as the senior director of industry and academic partners.
HPCWire.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-odegard

Arvind Krishna takes over Rometty as IBM CEO
Alumnus and Rice Board of Trustees member James Whitehurst, who was named president of IBM, is featured.
Back End News (Similar articles also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-whitehurst

Stretched to the limit and sparkling on curved surfaces
An article mentions that computational analysis for research into 2D crystal films was performed at Rice.
Newswise
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-newswise

Higginbotham names energy and marine practice leader for Houston office
Alumnus Ted Dimitry, a graduate of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured.
Insurance Business Mag
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-ibm

Dredging industry addresses energy transition challenges
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Dredging and Port Construction
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-kennedy

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Mark Bennett: What if 2020 elections included Hoosier cities’ races?
An article cites the 2017 study “Who Runs for Mayor in America?” co-authored by Melissa Marschall, professor of political science. Marschall is quoted.
Tribune-Star
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-marschall

Roundabouts, changes could come to Herschel, St. Johns
An article cites a study on “road diets” by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Public Policy.
Resident Community News Group, Inc.
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-kinder-study

Five food facts and features about the Super Bowl 2020 feast
Rice is mentioned.
Observer
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-observer

SPORTS

Parrish, Murphy III lift Rice past North Texas 84-75
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team defeated the University of North Texas 84-75 Feb. 1. Owls Josh Parrish, Trey Murphy III, Robert Martin, Drew Peterson and Ako Adams are highlighted.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-ap-mbb
Rice 84, North Texas 75
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-mbb
Hoops rewind — Rice 84, North Texas 75
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-mbb
Chalk talk — North Texas at Rice
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-mbb
Recap: North Texas men’s basketball vs. Rice
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-mbb
MBB: Rice upsets NT in Houston
Mean Green Nation
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-mbb
Men’s basketball: Mean Green lose at Rice, 84-75
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-mbb
Bracey’s late 3 helps La. Tech beat Old Dominion 76-73
The Associated Press
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-ap-mbb
North Texas vs. Rice basketball highlights (2019-20)
WatchStadium.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-mbb
Conference USA top 5 performances of the week
WatchStadium.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-mbb
Conference USA top dunks of the week
WatchStadium.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-mbb
Conference USA top 3-pointers of the week
WatchStadium.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-mbb

North Texas women’s basketball loses to Rice
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s basketball team defeated the University of North Texas 67-52 Feb. 1.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-wbb

BASE: 2020 preseason awards
An article about Conference USA’s 2020 preseason baseball awards features Trei Cruz, who has been chosen as the preseason Player of the Year.
Conference USA 
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-cruz

Dusty Baker: ‘The coolest manager in the big leagues’
Rice assistant baseball coach Paul Janish is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, the Connecticut Post and the San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-janish

LSU women triumph over Rice and Houston
An article mentions that Rice’s swimming and diving team was defeated by Louisiana State University Jan. 31-Feb. 1. Owls Shannon Campbell, Claire Therien, Nicole Limberg, Phillis Range, Brittany Bui and Marta Cano-Minarro are highlighted.
Swimming World (This article also appeared in Fooshya.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-swim
LSU wins all but one event in double dual with Houston and Rice
SwimSwam
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-swimswam

SportzBuzz — January 2020
An article mentions that Sahara Maruska has signed to play volleyball at Rice.
The Buzz Magazines (This article appeared in the January 2020 print editions of the West University, Tanglewood/River Oaks, Memorial and Bellaire issues.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-buzz

Butler scores 17 to lift UAB past UTEP 69-55
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team will play the University of Alabama at Birmingham Feb. 6.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-ap-mbb

Twinkie Town prospect vote 2020: Round 10
Former Rice baseball player Matt Canterino is featured.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-sbn

Texas baseball: UT holds annual alumni game
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team will play the University of Texas at Austin Feb. 14-16 at Reckling Park.
Sports Illustrated
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-si
With its past in town, Texas looks ahead to its future at third base
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-aastatesman

Tech secures 4-1 win over Mississippi State
An article mentions that Rice’s tennis team will compete against Texas Tech University Feb. 8.
Daily Toreador
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-dt

Previewing Iowa State’s Feb. 1 Junior Day visitors
Rice is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-247

Patrick Mahomes’ high school classmate predicted he’d get a Super Bowl ring in their yearbook
Rice is mentioned.
USA Today
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-usa-today
Briggs: What if Patrick Mahomes had become a Mud Hen?
The Toledo Blade
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-tb

Troy Trojans decade review
An article mentions that Rice’s football team played against Troy University in the 2006 New Orleans Bowl.
Last Word on College Football
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-lwcf

2020 NCAA swimming conference championships primer — Division I
Rice’s swimming and diving team will compete in the Conference USA championship Feb. 26-29.
SwimSwam
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-swim

Big 12 offseason tracker: Jamar Cain is leaving Arizona State to coach Oklahoma’s OLBs
Former Rice assistant football coach and interim head coach Brian Stewart is featured.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-sbn

Craig Naivar joins Clay Helton’s staff as USC’s new safeties coach
An article features former Rice assistant football coach Craig Naivar.
Los Angeles Times (This article also appeared in FanSided.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-latimes

Leach hires Washington for Dog defense
Former assistant football coaches Jason Washington and Tom Herman are mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-247

Texas Tech baseball: Red Raiders tabbed as Big 12 favorites once again
An article mentions Rice’s baseball program.
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/feb-3-fs

About Stefan De La Garza

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