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
How do you make it safe for live performances?
A broadcast features collaborative Rice research into how far a musician's or vocalist's droplets are pushed into the environment during live performances, which found that robust ventilation systems, air currents and other social-distancing measures will be needed to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Co-authors interviewed include Robert Yekovich, the Elma Schneider Professor of Music and dean of Rice's Shepherd School of Music, and Ashok Veeraraghavan, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of computer science.
KMFA Online (This segment also aired on KMFA-AM in Austin, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-yekovich-veeraraghavan
'Sunday Daybreak'
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, is interviewed.
WGRZ-TV (Buffalo, New York)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-leveille
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Texas is the most intriguing political state in the country this fall
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.
The Washington Post (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
Landslide or presidential upset? Political science experts analyze the top of ticket and down-ballot impact
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
Democrats targeted these 5 Tarrant County Texas House seats, and the money poured in
Fort Worth Star Telegram (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Oct. 19 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
Election 2020: Opinions vary on COVID-19's role in El Paso voters' decisions
El Paso Times
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
Sugar Land, Missouri City-area campaigns see low donations due to effects of COVID-19 pandemic, election experts say
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
Will voters push back against Austin City Council’s shift to left?
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
Can Republicans reverse Dallas Democrats’ ‘blue wave’ in the Texas House?
Texas Scorecard
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
Democrats target Collin County Republican lawmakers
Texas Scorecard
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
Another 'Year of the Woman,' only this time more Republican
InsuranceNews.net (This Governing article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
Una congresista demócrata ocupa el distrito de Bush Padre en Houston: ¿Podrá recuperarlo el GOP en noviembre?
Univision Houston (An English translation is not available. This segment also aired on KIAH-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
The woman with the pink tennis shoes is walking a fine line
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted and interviewed. The Houston Chronicle cites a Rice study that estimates 1.6 million people will vote in Harris County this fall.
The Atlantic
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-stein
Early voting in Harris County outpacing 2016, as more than 628K vote in first week
Houston Chronicle (subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Oct. 19 print edition, and it appeared online in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-stein
Analyst: Democrats lead early in-person and mail-in votes totals 2 to 1
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-stein
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-stein
How will the US combat Election Day cyberwarfare? With paper.
Dan Wallach, a Rice professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-wallach
DOJ charges Texas billionaire in $2 billion tax fraud scheme
A slideshow pictures Robert Brockman, a Rice trustee emeritus whose A. Eugene Brockman Foundation was the lead donor for Rice's Brockman Hall for Opera.
The Associated Press (This slideshow appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-ap
KLIF-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-brockman
Erin Wall, 44, dies; acclaimed soprano in Mozart and Strauss
An article features the late alumna Erin Wall, who died Oct. 8 at 44.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 18 print editions of the San Francisco Chronicle and Santa Fe New Mexican, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-wall
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Business-friendly Houston not always ‘free’ market for Black communities, history shows
An article quotes Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research and an emeritus professor of sociology, and Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute. The article also cites a 2019 study between the Kinder Institute and Air Alliance Houston that determined several predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Houston are located within one mile of hazardous sites.
Houston Chronicle (subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 19 print edition, and it appeared online in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-klineberg-fulton
Texas unemployment rate rises to 8.3% in September, seven months into economic recession
Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-rodriguez
Computer science degree unlocks host of technical careers
Luay Nakhleh, the J. S. Abercrombie Professor of Computer Science, professor of biochemistry and cell biology and department chair of computer science, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 18 print edition, and it appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-nakhleh
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-nakhleh
MBAs open doors to job opportunities
Philip Heavilin, executive director of career development at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 18 print edition, and it appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-heavilin
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-heavilin
Bill Whitaker: Volatile mix of politics, religion increasingly toxic for both
William Martin, the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Professor Emeritus of Religion and Public Policy and Sociology, is mentioned.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-martin
Trump's environmental shift breaks with past GOP presidents
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.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 18 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-blackburn
‘I’d walk through a wall of COVID to vote’: Pent-up passions send local voters to the polls in record numbers
The polling location at Rice Stadium is mentioned. Former Rice track and field athlete and current graduate student Michelle Fokam is pictured in the slideshow.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Oct. 18 print edition, and it appeared online in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-fokam
Harris Co. closing in on 600K early voters after 1st 5 days
ABC 13 Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-vote
Achieving Vision Zero in Houston isn’t going to happen one intersection at a time
An article features recent bicycle and pedestrian safety changes to the intersection outside of Rice's Gate 1. Alumna Carol Haddock is quoted, and the late Marjorie Corcoran, a Rice professor of physics and astronomy who was killed at that intersection in 2017, is mentioned.
Texas Observer
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-haddock
Hillcroft clinic a lifeline to Houston’s refugees during the pandemic
An article cites a 2018 report by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research that found that refugees in Houston are forced into rapid employment opportunities at the cost of their long-term health, education and economic stability.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Coronavirus section in the Oct. 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-kinder-study
Tomlinson: Ending racism would add trillions to US economy
A slideshow mentions that Rice's football team marched from Rice Stadium to the academic quad Sept. 4 to protest racial injustice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 19 print edition, and it appeared online in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-hc
November 2020 election Q&A: Texas House of Representatives District 129 candidates Dennis Paul, Kayla Alix
A Q&A cites Rice flood mitigation research.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-cin
Gov. Greg Abbott spends millions to help down-ballot Republicans in Texas
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.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-baker-study
Veteran real estate broker launches Houston real estate firm
The Rice Management Co. is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 19 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-rmc
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 appeared in the Oct. 17 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-kinder-study
San Antonio's Trinity University ranked 3rd best in Texas, study says
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 in Texas overall and No. 1 in the state for admission rate, graduation rate and gender and racial diversity according to WalletHub.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 35 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-no-1
UTRGV receives $1.3 million commercialization grant from US Department of Commerce
An article mentions that Rice is one of three Texas institutions to receive the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s "Build to Scale" grant, which aims to build regional economies through scalable startups.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's The Newsroom
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-utrgv-news
BROADCAST
How much information does a government owe its citizens? (Oct. 19, 2020)
Tom Kolditz, director of Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-kolditz
C-SPAN
A broadcast features the authors of the book “The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III,” which is about the life of the honorary chair of Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and former U.S. secretary of state.
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-baker (This segment aired twice.)
ABC Radio (Australia)
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-kennedy (This segment aired on 60 affiliate stations.)
'Sci-Q'
WZZM-TV (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-kennedy (This segment aired seven times.)
'TWC News All Morning'
A broadcast mentions that the Rice Thresher is one of the top-ranked student newspapers in the country according to the Associated Collegiate Press.
Spectrum (Austin, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-thresher (This segment aired 13 times.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
New theory on the origin of dark matter
An article mentions that Andrew Long, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, collaborated on the featured research, which may allow for new experimental strategies in the search for dark matter.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-long
COVID-19 puts B-schools’ MBA app plunge firmly in the past
Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business is featured.
Poets & Quants
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones-school
Vote 2020: With election season underway, 30 artists present thought-provoking art reflecting on state of American democracy
An article features Rice's Moody Center for the Arts' exhibit “States of Mind: Art and American Democracy,” on view through Dec. 19.
Culture Type
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-moody-center
TIA names new president, CEO
Alumna Anne Reinke is featured.
TruckingInfo.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-reinke
The weakening of energy efficiency standards
Alumnus Andrew Campbell authored a blog post.
Energy Institute at Haas
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-campbell
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
UW-Parkside Distinguished Alumni Awards 2020-21
Alumna Linda Ham is featured.
Kenosha News
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-ham
Fullback finale: Houston Heimuli’s Stanford journey
Former Rice football player and current graduate student Reagan Williams is mentioned.
The Stanford Daily
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-williams
Sameksistens eller konflikt? Foredrag med Ussama Makdisi
Ussama Makdisi, the Arab American Education Foundation Professor in Arabic Studies at Rice, is mentioned.
Utrop (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-makdisi
Erinnerungen: Notwendiges Lebenselixier oder böse Geister der Vergangenheit?
An article mentions that Aleida Assmann is a former Rice visiting professor.
Sol.de (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-sol
SPORTS
When does Rice play football? Oct. 24 vs. Middle Tennessee
Rice's football team is slated to start its season Oct. 24 by hosting Middle Tennessee State University. Head coach Mike Bloomgren and Owl Mike Collins are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-bloomgren-collins
Texas college football rankings: Texas A&M’s still No. 1
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-owls
Blue Raiders drop contest to North Texas
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-owls
Conference USA power rankings: North Texas sets a school record, UAB and Marshall win big
Daily News Journal
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-owlsWomen’s tennis successfully opens season with fall invitational
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team competed in the Fall Invite at Texas A&M University. Owls Diae El Jardi and Maria Budin are mentioned in KBTX Online, and Linda Huang and Michaela Haet are mentioned in LSUSports.net.
The Battalion
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-tennis
Townsend leads women’s tennis to a five-win Day 3 at the Texas A&M Fall Invite
KBTX Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jardi-budin
Tigers finish second fall tournament
LSUSports.net
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-huang-haet
Lady Raiders wrap up play at Texas A&M invitational
Texas Tech Athletics News
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-tennis
College football at the (kind of) midway point: Awards watch and unbelievable moments
An article mentions that Rice's Sept. 3 football game against the University of Houston was postponed.
ESPN
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-espn
By the numbers | How the coronavirus has complicated college football
Daily Collegian
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-dc
Larry Turville, co-founder of influential 1970s satellite circuit, dies aged 71
An article features former Rice men's tennis coach Larry Turville, who died recently at 71.
ATP Tour
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-atp
New York Yankee Legends: Postseason wonder Andy Pettitte (video)
An article mentions former Rice baseball player Josh Pettitte.
Empire Sports Media
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-pettitte
Mansfield fall GASO: Saturday observations
Rice is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-247
Boise State dips into Texas to add second defensive back to 2021 recruiting class
Idaho Statesman
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-is
Football preview: Baylor [Oct. 24, 2020]
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin in 2019.
Texas Sports
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-ts
CESSNA: Texas A&M football entering bye week in good spot
A column mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by Texas A&M University in 1994.
The Eagle
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-te
Patrick Mahomes, Kyler Murray among top 25 high school quarterbacks from Texas
Former Rice football players King Hill and Tommy Kramer are featured in a roundup.
Max Preps
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-hill-kramer
NEWS RELEASES
Rice’s Vivian Ho elected to National Academy of Medicine
Rice health economist Vivian Ho has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, which is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-news-release-ho
Rice’s OpenStax launching Free the Textbook initiative
OpenStax, Rice's educational technology initiative, is launching Free the Textbook, a nationwide initiative that calls on college and university leaders, educators and students to examine the fine print of their automatic billing programs to make sure they are serving all students — and utilize free textbooks first.
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-news-release-openstax
Biochar helps hold water, saves money
Rice research has determined that the extensive use of biochar could save farmers a little more than 50% of the water they now use to grow crops. That represents a significant immediate savings to go with the established environmental benefits of biochar.
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-news-release-masiello-medlock
RUPD accreditation commission seeks public comments
A public forum for community comments about the Rice University Police Department will be held during a virtual visit to campus conducted by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, which is part of a periodic review of RUPD’s national accreditation, a top recognition of excellence in public safety. Only 3% of all law enforcement agencies in the United States have earned CALEA accreditation.
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-news-release-rupd
A trillion turns of light nets terahertz polarized bytes
Collaborative research between experimental and theoretical teams at Rice, the Polytechnic University of Milan and the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa have demonstrated the first nanophotonic platform capable of manipulating polarized light 1 trillion times per second.
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-news-release-albastri-schirato-nordlander
Show goes on: Rice Opera’s first virtual performance is ‘Der Kaiser von Atlantis’
While the pandemic may present less-than-ideal circumstances for new Shepherd School of Music director of opera studies Miah Im, she resolutely believes the show must go on. The Shepherd School’s Opera Department and Chamber Orchestra will present their first-ever virtual opera, “Der Kaiser von Atlantis,” Oct. 29 and 30.
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-news-release-im