Dateline Rice for Oct. 23, 2020
COVID-19 PANDEMIC Oil falls $1/bbl on Libyan output, COVID-19 demand concerns Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute Public Policy, is quoted. Reuters (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.) http://dateline.rice/oct-23-finley
Dateline Rice for Oct. 22, 2020
COVID-19 PANDEMIC CW 39 (Houston) A broadcast mentions that experts from Rice have partnered with officials from Houston to test wastewater to track the spread of the coronavirus. http://dateline.rice/oct-22-wastewater
Dateline Rice for Oct. 21, 2020
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL The debate over mail-in voting dates back to the Civil War Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted. Smithsonian Magazine http://dateline.rice/oct-21-stein Eight years and counting: Houston ISD 'way overdue' for a bond vote — with no end in sight Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 21 print edition of the Bellaire Examiner and Memorial Examiner, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.) http://dateline.rice/oct-21-stein
Dateline Rice for Oct. 20, 2020
COVID-19 PANDEMIC Death of the downtown: How cities can rebuild using 'tactical urbanism' Bill Fulton, director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted. Fulton also authored an article on Medium. SmartCities Dive http://dateline.rice/oct-20-fulton How my hometown’s failed urban renewal strategy shaped me as an urbanist Medium http://dateline.rice/oct-20-fulton
Dateline Rice for Oct. 19, 2020 (Weekend Edition)
COVID-19 PANDEMIC University leaders paint picture of COVID-19’s impact on staffing nationally Kathi Dantley Warren, vice president for development and alumni relations at Rice, is quoted about how the university has navigated the pandemic to engage alumni and key stakeholders. SmartBrief http://dateline.rice/oct-19-warren
Dateline Rice for Oct. 16, 2020
FEATURED ITEM Bryan Washington’s new book is being made into a TV show, and it hasn’t even hit stands yet "Memorial," a new novel by Bryan Washington, Scholar-in-Residence for Racial Justice at Rice and the George Guion Williams Writer-in-Residence in the Department of English, has been optioned for television. Houstonia http://dateline.rice/oct-16-washington
Dateline Rice for Oct. 15, 2020
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL As Arizona, Texas and Georgia become less white, voter suppression could keep these states from turning blue 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 and interviewed. Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, also is interviewed in the last entry. MSN (This USA Today article also appeared in Head Topics, Yahoo! News Canada, Yahoo! Movies Canada and a previous edition of Dateline.) http://dateline.rice/oct-15-jones
Dateline Rice for Oct. 14, 2020
FEATURED ITEMS 'This is important': Texans flock to polls, smash Harris County early voting records Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted. Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Oct. 14 print edition of the Chronicle and online in 10 other media outlets.)
Dateline Rice for Oct. 13, 2020
COVID-19 PANDEMIC How cities can help main streets endure the pandemic Bill Fulton, director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted. The Globe and Mail (This article also appeared in 10 print and online editions of affiliate media outlets in Canada.) http://dateline.rice/oct-13-fulton
Dateline Rice for Oct. 12, 2020 (Weekend Edition)
FEATURED ITEM Inside look at one university’s unique COVID approach A broadcast features Rice's plan to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which includes conducting tests, requiring face masks and holding some classes outdoors in semipermanent structures. President David Leebron and McMurtry College freshman Charlotte Cambor are interviewed. NBC News (This segment aired on more than 200 affiliate stations across the U.S., and it appeared online in Yahoo! News and MSN.) http://dateline.rice/oct-12-leebron-cambor
Dateline Rice for Oct. 9, 2020
COVID-19 PANDEMIC 'NBC News Radio' A broadcast mentions that experts at Rice's Texas Policy Lab have proposed creating a grading system to rate businesses on their COVID-19 safety measures. Jen Leveille, public health consultant, and Megan Rafferty, health data analyst, are interviewed. KEX-AM (Portland, Oregon) http://dateline.rice/oct-9-tpl-leveille-rafferty (This segment aired on over 900 affiliate radio stations across the U.S.)
Dateline Rice for Oct. 8, 2020
COVID-19 PANDEMIC Texas researchers develop business inspection plan that could ease COVID fears A broadcast mentions that experts at Rice's Texas Policy Lab have proposed creating a grading system to rate businesses on their COVID-19 safety measures. Interviewed policy lab members include Snejana Nihtianova, director of research operations; Jen Leveille, public health consultant; and Megan Rafferty, health data analyst. Rafferty is quoted in Erie News Now. NBC News (This segment aired more than 100 times since first appearing in yesterday's Dateline.) http://dateline.rice/oct-8-nihtianova-leveille-rafferty Making the grade: Inspection plan could ease COVID-19 fears Erie News Now (This article also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets and yesterday's Dateline.) http://dateline.rice/oct-8-tpl-rafferty
Dateline Rice for Oct. 7, 2020
COVID-19 PANDEMIC Researchers say inspection plan could ease COVID fears A broadcast mentions that experts at Rice's Texas Policy Lab have proposed creating a grading system to rate businesses on their COVID-19 safety measures. Interviewed policy lab members include Snejana Nihtianova, director of research operations; Jen Leveille, public health consultant; and Megan Rafferty, health data analyst. Rafferty is quoted in KOBI Online. NBC News Philadelphia Online http://dateline.rice/oct-7-tpl-nihtianova-leveille (This and similar segments aired on more than 30 stations across the U.S.)
Dateline Rice for Oct. 5, 2020 (Weekend Edition)
COVID-19 PANDEMIC Urban planning experts share 3 characteristics of an ideal neighborhood to live in during a pandemic An article cites a March article authored by Bill Fulton, director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, about the future of cities after the pandemic. MSN (This Insider article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.) http://dateline.rice/oct-5-fulton
Dateline Rice for Oct. 2, 2020
COVID-19 PANDEMIC 'Live at Five' A broadcast features Rice's plan to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which includes conducting tests, requiring face masks and holding some classes outdoors in semipermanent structures. Jerusha Kasch, director of institutional crisis management, is interviewed. KTRK-TV (Houston) http://dateline.rice/oct-2-kasch (This segment aired twice.)
