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
Local elections, town halls and what the polls are predicting | Oct. 15, 2020
KTRH on Spreaker (Interview begins at 96:00. This segment also aired on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-jones
Elections have consequences, especially at local level
KTRH.iHeart.com (This segment also aired three times on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-jones
Mark Jones on local elections
KTRH on Spreaker
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-jones
Wendy Davis is a feminist icon. Chip Roy is a Ted Cruz protégé. What’s a swing district to do?
Texas Monthly (This article will appear in the November print and digital editions, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-jones
Lizzie Fletcher looks to hold on to 7th Congressional Seat in tight race with Wesley Hunt
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-jones
Record numbers turn out for early voting (Oct. 15, 2020)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-stein-jones
Fact check: Trump is still falsely claiming that Mexico is paying for his border wall
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
CNN (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-payan
Fact-checking Trump’s claim that he’s ‘putting our great coal miners back to work’
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (This article also appeared on the front page of the Oct. 15 print edition of the Inquirer and the Inquirer's South Jersey issue, and it appeared online in InsuranceNewsNet.com.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-mikulska
How to educate the next workforce
Tom Kolditz, director of Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders, is quoted.
MSN Money (This Fast Company article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-kolditz
Darwin’s theory about atolls is ‘beautiful’ but wrong
An article features collaborative Rice research into how cyclic changes in sea levels drive atoll formation, which disproves Charles Darwin's theory published in 1842, decades before glaciation became common knowledge. Co-author André Droxler, former professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences at Rice, is quoted.
Futurity on Medium (This article also appeared in AZo Cleantech.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-droxler
Opera fans mourn death of Calgary-born soprano Erin Wall
A pair of articles feature the late alumna Erin Wall, who died Oct. 8 at 44.
Calgary Herald (This article appeared in the Oct. 15 print edition of the Herald and The Mercury News, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-wall
Erin Wall, 44, dies; acclaimed soprano in Mozart and Strauss got start at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chicago Tribune (This New York Times article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-wall
Why tougher US visa rules for highly skilled foreign workers could be America’s loss and China’s gain
Alumnus Junhui Qian is quoted.
South China Morning Post
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-qian
Dia do Professor: Famosos que deram aulas
Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is mentioned.
MSN Noticias Brasil (An English translation is not available. This article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-bun-b
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston environmental news update Oct. 14, 2020
An events roundup mentions that Rice's Fondren Library will co-host the virtual discussion "Justice and Transformation: Houston Women on Climate Action" Oct. 28 with Cymene Howe, associate professor of anthropology.
CEC Houston
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-howe
Why is American Airlines so infuriating?
Anastasiya Zavyalova, associate professor of strategic management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Texas Monthly (This article will appear in the November print and digital editions, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-zavyalova
Texas Southern University students march to the polls led by Ocean of Soul band
An article mentions that Rice has an on-campus early voting and Election Day polling station at Rice Stadium and an alternate station at Reckling Park for when the stadium is hosting a football game.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN, the San Antonio Express-News and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-vote
New community garden to benefit families in northeast Houston
An article and broadcast mention a recent study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research found that over 720,000 people in the Greater Houston area are food insecure and do not have enough money for regular, nutritious meals.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, Connecticut Post, San Francisco Chronicle and more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-kinder-study
Veteran real estate broker launches Houston real estate firm
The Rice Management Co. is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-rmc
Even if Trump wins Texas, the GOP is facing a historical reckoning
An article mentions that Sri Preston Kulkarni, son of the late Venkatesh Kulkarni, a novelist who taught in Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, is running for Congress.
Texas Monthly (This article will also appear in the November print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-tm
BROADCAST
Houston entertainment mogul to teach at UH
An article mentions that Mathew Knowles has taught masterclasses at Rice.
ABC 13 Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-abc
Classical 89.5 (Salisbury, Maryland)
A caller on the "Piano Puzzler" mentions he studied music at Rice.
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-classical (This segment aired twice.)
Belton High School seniors achieve national academic honors
An article featuring Benjamin Broom, a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program, mentions that he hopes to attend Rice.
MyKiss1031.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-kiss
Conoce a los candidatos que buscan representar a Texas en el Senado de Estados Unidos
An article mentions that the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation partnered with Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy to survey potential Latino voters in the November election.
Univision Houston (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Univision DFW.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-baker-study
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Provost announces 4 finalists for engineering dean position
Laura Schaefer, the Burton J. and Ann M. McMurtry Chair in Engineering and professor of mechanical engineering, is featured.
CU Boulder Today
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-schaefer
Video premiere: American Wild Ensemble performs adaptation variations by Takuma Itoh
Alumnus Takuma Itoh is featured.
I Care If You Listen
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-itoh
Researchers receive $11 million grant to study factors involved in multidrug-resistant infections
An article mentions that experts from Rice are collaborating on the Dynamics of Colonization and Infection by Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens in Immunocompromised and Critically Ill Patients program.
News-Medical.net (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-nmn
A look at the latest in optics
An article features Rice research that discovered details about a novel type of polarized light-matter interaction with light that literally turns end over end as it propagates from a source.
AZo Optics
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-azo
SMTA Additive Electronics TechXchange kicks off today
Alumna Kourtney Wright is featured.
I-Connect 007
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-wright
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Climate change, toxic waste and flooding pose threat to Texas neighbors
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 quoted.
Erie News Now
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-blackburn
Personalized cancer outreach more effective, study finds
An article mentions that experts from Rice collaborated on the development of a tool to personalize outreach efforts and recommend the most suitable intervention for liver cancer patients.
Iowa State University News
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-iowastate
USU and BYU team up to create the perfect roofing system
An article mentions that a team from Rice is competing in the Collegiate Inventors Competition hosted by the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
The Utah Statesman
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-us
SPORTS
UH's Dana Holgorsen still has top salary among Group of Five coaches
Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, San Francisco Chronicle and more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-bloomgren
My UT Southwestern story: WNBA draftee joins Medical School Class of 2024
Former Rice basketball player Erica Ogwumike is featured and pictured.
University of Texas Southwestern's Center Times
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-ogwumike
Benardrick McKinney's loss creates void as Texans' defensive signal caller
Former Rice football player Emmanuel Ellerbee is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 15 print edition, and it appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-ellerbee
Texans’ defensive communication changes without signal caller Benardrick McKinney
Radio.com (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-ellerbee
UH men's basketball to play in preseason NIT during opening week
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play the University of Houston this season.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, Connecticut Post and more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-mbb
C-USA pushes football title game back 2 weeks to Dec. 18
Rice's football team is slated to start its season Oct. 24 by hosting Middle Tennessee State University.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-ap
5 things North Texas fans should know about Middle Tennessee
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-drc
Tramel: Can the Power 5 break away in football but keep the NCAA Tournament?
The Oklahoman
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-okla
Tennis set to begin fall season at Texas A&M Invitational
An article mentions that Rice will compete in the Texas A&M Invitational tennis tournament Oct. 16-18.
The University Star
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-tennis
Game primer: Houston vs. BYU
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Houston in 2007.
University of Houston Athletics News
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-uhnews
NEWS RELEASES
Election security expert to address voting issues in Rice webinar
Dan Wallach, a Rice professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, will hold a Zoom webinar on “Adventures in Voting Security Research” today at 4 p.m.
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-news-release-wallach
Bisexual adults less likely to enjoy health benefits of education
Education has long been linked to health — the more schooling people have, the healthier they are likely to be. But a new study from Rice sociologists found that the health benefits of a good education are less evident among well-educated bisexual adults.
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-news-release-gorman
Haotian Wang wins Packard Fellowship
Haotian Wang of Rice's Brown School of Engineering has been honored with a Packard Fellowship, one of 20 researchers in the nation to win the award this year. Each member of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation’s annual class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering, all early-career academic researchers, will receive $875,000 over five years to pursue their projects.
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-news-release-wang
NSF renews Rice-based NEWT Center for water treatment
The Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Center, a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center with its headquarters at Rice, has earned a five-year renewal to continue its work on next-generation water treatment systems.
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-news-release-alvarez
US sanctions in Europe may hurt global energy industry
Imposing sanctions is not the most effective way to secure Europe’s natural gas supply against external coercion, according to a new study from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Instead, the authors recommend investing more in the continent’s natural gas infrastructure.
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-news-release-collins-mikulska