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
Letters: Allow teachers to teach from home
Carolyn Nichol, director of Rice's Office of STEM Engagement and a faculty fellow in Rice’s Department of Chemistry, co-authored a letter supporting teachers.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 20 print edition, and it appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-nichol
Al-Hmoud, student representatives address College Health Alliance of Texas plans
An article mentions that Rice is part of the College Health Alliance of Texas, a public health initiative that aims to raise student awareness to combat the spread of COVID-19 on campuses. Tessa Schreiber, Student Association external vice president, is quoted.
Daily Toreador
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-schreiber
America will sacrifice anything for the college experience
Rice is mentioned.
The Atlantic
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-atlantic
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The battle for the Texas House and future control of the US House
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, authored an article in The Hill, and he is quoted or interviewed in three additional media outlets.
The Hill
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-jones
Cornyn and Hegar treat climate and energy issues as a balancing act
Texas Climate News
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-jones
Dems hoping for second blue wave in Texas appellate races
Law360 (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-jones
Today on Texas Standard
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-jones
Column: Is Trump the worst president ever? He’s got some competition
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
Los Angeles Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 20 print edition, and it appeared online in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-brinkley
Eight of America's most unusual polling places
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
Smithsonian Magazine
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-stein
What if friendship, not marriage, was at the center of life?
Elizabeth Brake, professor of philosophy, is quoted.
The Atlantic
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-jones
Biochar helps hold water, saves money for farmers: Study
Rice research determined biochar could save farmers a little more than 50% of the water they now use to grow crops. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Caroline Masiello, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences; Kenneth Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy; and alumna Jennifer Kroeger.
Yahoo! Lifestyle India (This ANI article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-masiello-medlock
Writers Rumaan Alam and Bryan Washington on capturing reality in their fiction
A Q&A features Bryan Washington, Scholar-in-Residence for Racial Justice at Rice and the George Guion Williams Writer-in-Residence in the Department of English. His novel "Memorial" will be published Oct. 27 and has been optioned for television.
The Wall Street Journal
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-washington
‘We’ll see more problems’: Would-be voters race to register, encountering glitchy sites and service ‘unavailable’
Dan Wallach, a Rice professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Boston Globe.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-wallach
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.
MSN (This Houston Chronicle appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-msn
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.
MSN (This Houston Chronicle appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-klineberg-fulton
Inside China Tech: One door closes, another opens
Alumnus Junhui Qian is quoted.
MSN (This South China Morning Post article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-qian
HOUSTON/TEXAS
CHI St. Luke's to terminate contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, affecting thousands
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, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the Oct. 20 print edition, and it appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-ho
A new strategy for securing Houston’s economic future
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 Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-the-ion
Women Who Mean Business: Meet HBJ's 2020 real estate, construction and architecture honorees
An article featuring Ellyn Wulfe mentions that she earned a certificate from Rice's Doerr Institute for New Leaders.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-doerr-institute
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 appeared on the front of the Metro section in the Oct. 20 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared in more than 10 other media outlets since first appearing in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-baker-study
BROADCAST
Poll: College students overwhelmingly say they will vote this election
Rice's polling site is mentioned.
KHOU Online (This article also appeared in KENS Online and WFAA Online.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-khou
'Fox 44 News at 9 Central Texas'
A broadcast mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 in Texas, and American School & University mentions that Rice is ranked No. 7 in the nation according to WalletHub.
KWKT-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-no-1 (This segment aired twice.)
Website ranks top US universities for 2021
American School & University
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-no-7
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Why America’s oldest custom-shirt brand picked the COVID recession to launch a touching new video
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is cited.
Adweek
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-dholakia
EU methane emissions measures not seen impacting US LNG
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Natural Gas Intelligence
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-mikulska
A trillion turns of light nets terahertz polarized bytes
An article features collaborative Rice research into the first nanophotonic platform capable of manipulating polarized light, which could be used to encode bits of information for wireless communications. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Alessandro Alabastri, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering; Peter Nordlander, the Wiess Chair in Physics and Astronomy, professor of electrical and computer engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering; and former Rice visiting scholar Andrea Schirato.
Space Daily (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-alabastri-nordlander
Rice University to present ‘Der Kaiser von Atlantis’
An article mentions that Rice's Shepherd School of Music's Opera Department and Chamber Orchestra will present “Der Kaiser von Atlantis” Oct. 29 and 30. Miah Im, director of opera studies, is quoted.
Opera Wire
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-im
How to use the KonMari Method to declutter and improve your life
An article mentions that Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, co-authored “Joy at Work: The Career-Changing Magic of Tidying Up."
Illumination on Medium
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-sonenshein
New theory for 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.
SciTechDaily
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-long
Simpler way to predict battery performance to improve design
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a new modeling technique that is 100,000 times faster than current methods to predict how batteries will perform. Ming Tang, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is part of a research group developing cheaper, faster-charging lithium ion car batteries. He and graduate student Fan Wang are quoted.
Design News
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-tang
Meter-long crystals may grow in just a few days
Rice researchers have created a mathematical model that could transform the chemical profiles of the growth rates of pegmatites, veinlike formations of crystals that include aquamarine, emerald, garnet, zircon and topaz. Co-authors quoted and pictured include Cin-Ty Lee, the Harry Carothers Wiess Professor of Geology and chair of the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences; and graduate student Patrick Phelps.
Inside Science
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-lee-phelps
Can graphene from waste be a breakthrough for some manufacturers?
An article mentions that the technology used by Toronto-based Universal Matter to affordably make large quantities of graphene from waste was developed at Rice.
Waste360
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-waste360
'Get Lectured': Rice University, fall '20
An article features Rice's School of Architecture's ongoing fall lecture series, which focuses on race, social justice and allyship.
Archinect
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-rsa
US DOE announces quarterfinalists in $9 million Solar Desalination Prize
An article mentions that a team from Rice is one of 19 quarterfinalists in the Solar Desalination Prize, which aims to accelerate the development of low-cost desalination systems that use solar-thermal power to produce clean water from salt water.
Solar Paces
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-desal
Amicus briefs filed in support of Dr. Sue Sisley’s petition to facilitate medical cannabis research for veterans with PTSD
An article mentions that the Drug Policy Program at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy joined an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit filed by veterans challenging the Drug Enforcement Administration's marijuana classification.
Cannabis Dispensary
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-baker-study
Do graduates benefit from degrees with close ties to jobs?
An article cites Rice research that suggests that college graduates tend to earn more when they major in fields that are closely tied to jobs.
The Horizons Tracker
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-ht
How the British monarchy is taking the throne on climate change
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Climate Conscious on Medium
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-kennedy
'Meet the Disruptors': Michael Tatz of Resilience CBD on the three things you need to shake up your industry
Alumnus Michael Tatz is featured in a Q&A.
Authority Magazine on Medium
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-tatz
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
CU Boulder announces engineering dean finalists
Laura Schaefer, the Burton J. and Ann M. McMurtry Chair in Engineering and professor of mechanical engineering, is featured.
Colorado Daily (This article also appeared in the Daily Camera.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-schaefer
Talkin’ Broncos beat 70 schools from 26 states to win conference opener
An article mentions that a team from Rice competed in the Steve Hunt Classic debate tournament Oct. 9-11.
Boise State News
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-debate
SPORTS
Rice has at least one advantage in opener vs. Middle Tennessee
An article previews Rice football's season-opening game against Middle Tennessee State University Oct. 24.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-hc
Lawrence wrecks Tech, continues impressive start to season
The Daily Tribune News
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-dtn
Raiders focus on themselves while preparing for Rice
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-gbr
Tennis picks up six wins at Texas A&M Invitational
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team competed in the Fall Invite at Texas A&M University. Owl Anna Bowtell is mentioned.
The University Star
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-bowtell
Navy football faces tough two-week stretch against top conference contenders from Texas, starting with Houston
An article mentions that Rice's Sept. 3 football game against the University of Houston was postponed.
Capital Gazette
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-cg
Texas State baseball begins fall practice
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to compete in the 2021 Shriners College Classic at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
The University Star
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-us
Around the FBS: Freshman Tre Williams makes an impact for No. 1 Clemson
A roundup features Rice football player Mike Collins.
Connecticut Post
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-collins
McMillan: Texas football in hearts of Army players
Rice football is mentioned.
Times Herald-Record
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-heraldrecord