Dateline Rice for Aug. 6, 2021

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

MyPillow magnate Mike Lindell's latest election conspiracy theory is his most bizarre yet
Dan Wallach, a Rice professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted.
CNN (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-wallach

Crash involving van carrying 30 migrants occurred on highway known for smuggling: Officials
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.
Newsweek
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-payan

As Asian economies stall, world braces for fallout
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
VOA
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-gantz

EXCLUSIVE: How a 'dead' glacier in Iceland signifies relentless march of climate change
An article about Iceland's first glacier lost to climate change mentions Rice anthropology professors Cymene Howe and Dominic Boyer.
Express.co.uk
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-howe-boyer

College tuition insurance gains attention in pandemic
Rice is mentioned.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-nyt

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Texas universities, committed to full returns, face fall terms with surging COVID-19 numbers and no mask mandates
Several articles mention that Rice will require masks to be worn indoors at nearly all times and require regular testing for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals on campus amid Houston's surge of COVID-19.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-textrib
Texas A&M offers free tuition prize for vaccinated undergrads
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Aug. 6 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-hc
US Rep. Van Duyne introduces act banning COVID-19 vaccine mandate in schools

NBC DFW
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-nbcdfw
'KVUE Midday News'
KVUE-TV (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-kvue

Houston's Black neighborhoods saw a surge of new businesses. Experts point to COVID and BLM.
An article cites collaborative Rice research that found predominantly Black neighborhoods led the region in the creation of new businesses. Jie Wu, director of research management at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted in the Houston Chronicle.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-wu
Small businesses have surged in Black communities. Was it the stimulus?
FinTech Zoom
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-ftz

Colors, textures of organ music complete St. Paul's Summer Recital Series
An article features graduate student Ben Kerswell.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the
Aug. 6 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)

http://dateline.rice/aug-6-kerswell

'A lifetime of damage' on a creosote plume in Houston's Fifth Ward
An article cites Rice research that found 38% of Houston's Fifth Ward residents earn less than the federal poverty level.
Texas Observer (This Scalawag Magazine article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-texob

BROADCAST

COVID threat level raised to red (Aug. 6, 2021)
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, participates in a roundtable discussion of the week's news in "The Good, Bad and Ugly."
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-ho
The NFL in Austin? 'The Good, Bad and Ugly' of the week’s News
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-ho

The cost of law school may not be worth it
Alumnus Ed Emmett '71, fellow in energy and transportation policy at the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
KTRH Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-emmett
A social credit system?
KTRH on Spreaker (This segment also aired on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-emmett

WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
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 the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is interviewed about the Texas Legislature's next special session.
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-jones (This segment aired four times.)

'13 Eyewitness News'
A broadcast mentions that experts from Rice have partnered with officials from Houston to test wastewater to track the spread of the coronavirus.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-ktrk (This segment aired four times.)

'KFOX Morning News'
Rice is mentioned.
KFOX-TV (El Paso, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-kfox (This segment aired five times.)

'92.9 The Game'
Rapper Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is mentioned.
WZGC-AM (Atlanta)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-wzgc

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Scientists propose splitting hydrocarbons to achieve decarbonization
An article features collaborative Rice research that proposes a shift to a world where hydrocarbons are split instead of burned. Matteo Pasquali, the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, a professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry, and director of Rice's Carbon Hub, is quoted.
AZo Cleantech
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-pasquali

Venezuela talks set for Mexico face long odds of breaking political impasse
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Center for the United States and Mexico and the Latin America Initiative at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics, is quoted.
S&P Global Platts
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-monaldi

Seeking to define social order in bacterial communities
An article features collaborative Rice research that seeks to define the social order of bacterial communities. Luay Nakhleh, the J. S. Abercrombie Professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science and dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering, and Todd Treangen, assistant professor of computer science, are quoted.
Technology Networks
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-nakhleh-treangen

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Another Voice: Beasley's search for 'certainty' distorts his vaccine views
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, authored an article.
The Buffalo News
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-finley

Gulf pipeline explosion rehashes dangers of foreign investment in Mexico
Isidro Morales, a non-resident scholar at the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Rochester La Voz
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-morales

BC names eight new members to the board of trustees
Rice Board of Trustees member Patricia Kraft '87 is featured.
Boston Patch
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-kraft

SPORTS

VCU's 'Bones' Hyland drafted by NBA's Denver Nuggets
An article mentions former Rice basketball player Trey Murphy III.
Richmond Free Press
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-rfp

Bowl or bust for UTEP football? Miners enter season with high aspirations
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at El Paso Nov. 20.
KTSM Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-ktsm

From JUCO, to Group of Five, to SEC: Alldredge's winding road to Missouri
Former Rice football player Blaze Alldredge is featured.
The News Times
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-nt

Predicting the Big 12 season: Week 3
An article previews Rice's football season.
Sic 'Em 365
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-sicem

SFA soccer to be tested before starting inaugural WAC season

An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play Sam Houston State University Aug. 22.
KTRE Online (This article also appeared in KLTV, and this segment aired on KTRE-TV in Lufkin, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-ktre

Texas A&M swimming and diving releases 2021-22 slate
An article mentions that Rice's swim team is slated to compete against Texas A&M University Dec. 4.
KAGS Online (This article also appeared in KBTX Online, 12thMan.com and SwimSwam.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-kags

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