COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The number of Houstonians infected with COVID-19 could be 4 times higher, city says
An article features phase one results from a collaborative Rice study on the pandemic's true prevalence in Houston. Researchers randomly sampled 678 people in 420 Houston-area households for COVID-19 antibodies, and the results suggest 1 in 7 residents have contracted the illness.
MSN (This Houston Chronicle article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-rice-study
Houston's COVID-19 infection rate could be four times higher
Baylor College of Medicine
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-bcm
Texas A&M to require COVID-19 testing for all on-campus students
An article mentions that Rice requires students to be tested every week to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The Texan (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-tex
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Atlas shows off 466 carbon nanotube colors
An article mentions that Junichiro Kono, professor of electrical and computer engineering, of physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering, made nanotubes that were used to calibrate and verify the model used to develop a color atlas for 466 unique varieties of single-walled carbon nanotubes.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-kono
Watch for the 'Christmas Star' as Jupiter and Saturn come closer than they have in centuries
Patrick Hartigan, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
CNN (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-hartigan
'4 News Now — Good Morning Northwest'
KXLY-TV (Spokane, Washington)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-hartigan (This segment aired twice.)
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Opinion: Cutting CHI St. Luke’s may raise Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance costs
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, authored an op-ed and is quoted in an article.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This op-ed also appeared in the Dec. 16 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-ho
65,000 Blue Cross patients to lose in-network access at CHI St. Luke's on Wednesday
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the Dec. 16 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-ho
Sutton ends iconic, influential career with Howard Hughes
Alumnus Alex Sutton is featured, and alumnus Robert Heineman is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Dec. 15 print edition of the Chronicle's Woodlands Villager and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-sutton
Texas sees increase in number of residents picking Affordable Care Act plans
Ken Janda, adjunct professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Dec. 15 print edition of the Chronicle's Sugar Land Sun and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-janda
Photos: Construction continues on the Ion innovation hub ahead of 2021 opening
An article mentions 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.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-the-ion
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Fractured bedrock in forests is overlooked source of natural CO2
Mark Torres, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Science Blog (This article also appeared in SciTechDaily.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-torres
Inner Workings: Early Mars may have boasted a large ocean and cool climate
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
PNAS (This article also appeared in the Dec. 2 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-siebach
Weak force has strong impact on nanosheets
An article features Rice research that found that the ubiquitous, ''weak'' van der Waals force is sufficient to indent rigid nanosheets, which may help nanoscale optics or catalytic systems applications. Co-authors Matt Jones, the Norman and Gene Hackerman Assistant Professor of Chemistry and an assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Sarah Rehn are quoted.
Science Daily
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-jones
The 2020 sweat science holiday book list
A roundup features the book "Run the World," authored by alumna and former Rice track and field athlete Becky Wade.
Outside
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-wade
Houston Grand Opera presents 'Live from the Cullen' with Sasha Cooke
Alumna Sasha Cooke is featured.
Broadway World
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-cooke
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
2 GPS seniors receive full-ride scholarships
An article featuring Anna Henderson mentions that she plans to attend Rice on the QuestBridge National Match Scholarship.
The Chattanoogan
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-chatta
Florida photographic memories
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech,” which was delivered at Rice Stadium Sept. 12, 1962.
Fort Myers Florida Weekly
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-kennedy
Scion of the Times: James Bommarito continues the Tony’s tradition in Clayton
Alumnus James Bommarito is featured in a Q&A.
St. Louis Mag
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-bommarito
SPORTS
Olivari scores 35 to lift Rice past Houston Baptist 90-79
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team defeated Houston Baptist University 90-79 Dec. 15. Owls Quincy Olivari, Chris Mullins and Riley Abercrombie are mentioned.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-rice-hbu
Top 5 Conference USA players we missed in 2020
Rice football players Mike Collins and Treshawn Chamberlain are featured.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-collins-chamberlain
No. 6 Houston adds game against Alcorn State this weekend
An article mentions that the Dec. 12 basketball game between Rice and the University of Houston was canceled.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in a sports roundup in the Dec. 16 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-mbb
Men’s hoops faces Alcorn State at home Sunday
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-mbb
Houston to resume team practice on Tuesday
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-mbb
UTSA embracing new opportunity after shift to First Responder Bowl becomes official
An article mentions that Rice's Nov. 7 game against the University of Texas at San Antonio was canceled.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 16 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-express
Boys basketball: 4-star guard PJ Haggerty hopes to lead Crosby to state
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-hc
2020 early national signing day: See the long list of Dallas-area football players who will sign this week
An article mentions that Jaggar Hebeisen, D.J. Arkansas and Aidan Siano have committed to play football at Rice.
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-tdmn
Southern Miss hires new defensive line coach. He may add 2 D-line transfers
Former Rice assistant football coach Brandon Lacy is featured.
Sun Herald
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-sh
CSJ 2020 Conference USA Championship Game preview — UAB at Marshall
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Alabama at Birmingham 21-16 Dec. 12.
College Sports Journal
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-rice-uab
RED RAIDER PREVIEW: vs. No. 5 Jayhawks
An article mentions the 2017 basketball game between Rice and Texas Tech University.
TexasTech.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-ttech
No. 10 Aggie women's basketball takes down Sam Houston State
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team will play Texas A&M University Dec. 20.
KAGS Online (This article also appeared in KBTX Online and TexAgs.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-wbb
Lobo pack: Our Lady of the Lake game preview
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team was defeated by the University of New Mexico 72-61 Dec. 13.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-rice-unm
Reviewing the 2011 Seattle Mariners draft picks by Jack Zduriencik
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is mentioned.
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/dec-16-rendon