Dateline Rice for Oct. 7, 2022

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

How Bolsonaro changed the Brazilian right
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 the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
Foreign Policy
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-monaldi

They paid taxes. Now undocumented Latinos are aging without savings, government care
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
USA Today (This article appeared on the front page of the Oct. 7 print edition and in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-payan
 
Natural disasters like Hurricane Ian could worsen economic inequalities
Anna Rhodes, assistant professor of sociology, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in WXPI Online, and the segment aired five times on WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh. This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-rhodes

Amarillo Civic Center trial closes: Judge to make a decision within 10 days
An article mentions that John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of its Center for Public Finance, was an expert witness in a trial over tax anticipation notes to fund civic center renovations in Amarillo, Texas.
MSN (This Amarillo Globe-News article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-diamond

US midterm elections: Five economic issues to watch
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This Al Jazeera article also appeared in EMEA Tribune and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-krane

Murder hornets and monkey cannibals: 10 times nature freaked us out
A slideshow features a research image from Kory Evans, assistant professor of natural sciences.
MSN Great Britain (This article originally appeared in LiveScience.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-evans

How Netflix's 'Mo' evades the usual representation traps
Rice is mentioned.
The New Yorker 
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-tny

HOUSTON/TEXAS 

Fallout with OPEC over oil cuts years in the making
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the Oct. 7 print edition, and it appeared online in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-finley
What is NOPEC, the US bill to pressure the OPEC+ oil group?
Hellenic Shipping News
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-finley

Powerful Houston group makes a $45 million pledge to provide a high-quality education for all students in the Bayou City
Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business, is mentioned.
PaperCity
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-rodriguez
 
Syzygy Plasmonics selects Pearland for new headquarters, R&D and manufacturing facility
An article features Syzygy Plasmonics, a photo-catalytic technology startup that was founded at Rice.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-hbj

Texas Children's Pediatrics brings specialized care to northwest Fort Bend County with launch of 50th Houston-area clinic
Alumnus Alexander Gonzalez is featured.
The Katy News
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-gonzalez
Texas Children’s Pediatrics opens clinic in northwest Fort Bend County
Katy Times
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-gonzalez

Houston research: How best to deliver unexpected news as a company
A Rice Business Wisdom article co-authored by Jones Graduate School of Business faculty members is featured.
InnovationMap (This article appeared in the Oct. 7 "Daily Digest" newsletter and in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-innomap

'Lyle, Lyle Crocodile,' 'Amsterdam' among the 30+ films opening this week
A pair of roundups mention that Rice Cinema will screen the film "Ascension" Oct. 7 and "TÁR" Oct. 8. 
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 7 print edition and in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-hc
Things to do: 'TÁR,' Bonobo, Dept. of Wonder among our picks
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 7 print edition and in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-hc

How many Texans have won the Nobel Prize? Here is a list.
A roundup features late alumnus and former Professor Emeritus Robert Curl, who was part of the research team that shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of buckminsterfullerenes, or "buckyballs," a new form of carbon.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (This article also appeared in AOL.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-curl

The Week Ahead: How, when to register to vote ahead of Nov. 8 election
Alumnus Danny Olivas is featured.
El Paso Matters (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-olivas

Kinetic Ensemble tackles The Wilderness this weekend
An article about Kinetic Ensemble quotes alumna Natalie Lin Douglas.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-douglas

Former Occidental Petroleum, Magnolia Oil & Gas CEO Stephen Chazen dies
An article featuring the late Stephen Chazen mentions that he formerly sat on the advisory board at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Houston Business Journal (This article appeared in the Sept. 30-Oct. 6 print and digital editions, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-hbj

BROADCAST 

North Texans respond to President Biden's marijuana pardon
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
CBS DFW (This segment also aired on KTVT-TV in Dallas.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-harris
Today on Texas Standard: What's the state of live music in Texas?
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 40 stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-harris
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-FM (San Antonio) 
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-harris (This segment aired three times on seven affiliate stations across Texas.)

Beto O'Rourke sits down for exclusive interview with KHOU 11 during college tour in Houston
An article mentions that some Rice students attended a rally for Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke when he spoke in Houston Oct. 6.
KHOU Online (This and similar segments aired 10 times across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-khou

Hip-hop artist Bun B to speak in Grand Rapids at Muse Southeast on Oct. 13
An article features Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice.
Fox 17 Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-bunb
'The Beat with Ari Melber'
MSNBC
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-bunb

Flurry of festivals: Top picks for your weekend
A roundup mentions that composer Elainie Lillios will debut her work "Night Sky" at James Turrell's "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion Oct. 7.
ABC 13 Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-abc13

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

OPEC+ production cuts leave Biden and Democrats in the lurch
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Upstream Online (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-medlock

Climate risks for Gulf of Mexico coral reefs spelled out in study
An article features collaborative Rice research into the future of coral reefs. Co-authors Adrienne Correa, assistant professor of biosciences, and Sylvia Dee, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, are quoted.
Science Daily
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-correa-dee

What's new in HPC research: ROBE, OpenMP Automated Scheduling, SCALSALE and more
A roundup features Rice research developing a low-memory technique for deep learning, which may help small companies utilize artificial intelligence. Co-authors mentioned include Anshumali Shrivastava, assistant professor of computer science, of electrical and computer engineering and of statistics, graduate student Aditya Desai and former postdoctoral researcher Li Chou.
HPCWire
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-shrivastava-et-al

Feds allay election hacking fears
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
SC Media
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-wallach

Strain-sensing smart skin ready to deploy
An article features Rice research developing a non-contact optical system to monitor strain on the surfaces of large structures. Co-authors Bruce Weisman, professor of chemistry and associate chair for teaching, and Satish Nagarajaiah, professor of civil and environmental engineering and of mechanical engineering, are quoted.
Tech Briefs
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-weisman-nagarajaiah

Crean materia millones de veces más fría que el espacio cósmico
An article features collaborative Rice research into quantum magnetism. Kaden Hazzard, associate professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
EcoOsfera.com (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-hazzard

Influential Women 2022: Wendy-Kay Logan of Google
Alumna Wendy-Kay Logan is featured.
San Francisco Business Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-logan

Rescue Biomedical receives SBIR grant to develop opioid overdose detection and response technology
An article mentions that graduate student Vy Le contributed to the featured research.
News-Medical.net
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-le

Fold of the Week: Pop! Mascot Mailer
Rice is mentioned.
Printing Impressions
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-pi

Tech experts boost Scottish entrepreneurship at EIE22
President John F. Kennedy’s "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in The Scotsman.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-msn

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST 

Living and learning: The faculty in residence program
An article mentions Rice's residential college system.
The Hoya
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-hoya

Greg Foster-Rice leads the audience's travel in Ralph Arnold's world
Alumnus Greg Foster-Rice is featured.
The DePauw
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-rice

'Rupee is responding to market realities'
An article features alumnus Jamal Mecklai.
The Free Press Journal (This article also appeared in the Oct. 7 print edition, and it appeared online in MSN Money India.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-mecklai

31 free courses you can sign up for in October to learn a new skill without paying anything
An article mentions that Rice offers an Algorithmic Thinking course online.
News Trace
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-nt

​​​SPORTS 

Detroit Tigers hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh not returning after two seasons
Rice head baseball coach Jose Cruz Jr. is mentioned.
Detroit Free Press
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-cruz

Do the Lions have the best 'field position optimization specialist'?
An article features former Rice football player and current Detroit Lions punter Jack Fox.
WFGR.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-fox

ABC 7 
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play the University of Texas at El Paso Oct. 8.
KVIA-TV (El Paso, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-kvia

DBR: Friday, Oct. 7, 2022
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team is slated to compete in Baylor University's H-E-B Invite Oct. 7-9 in Waco, Texas.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-sbn

MTSU football vs. UAB: Scouting report, score prediction for pivotal C-USA game
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated the University of Alabama at Birmingham Oct. 1.
Daily News Journal
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-dnj
Football preview: No. 1 Alabama welcomes Aggies, Auburn travels to No. 2 Georgia, UAB seeks reset vs. Middle Tennessee State
Alabama Newscenter
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-an

Texas A&M soccer team breaks scoreless drought with 2-2 tie against LSU
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team was defeated by Texas A&M University Oct. 2.
The Eagle
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-te
How to watch LSU at Texas A&M in women's college soccer: Stream live, TV channel
Sports Illustrated
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-si
 
Men's tennis wraps play at ITA All-American Championships
Rice tennis player Yasha Zamel is mentioned.
PennAthletics.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-zamel

Volleyball returns to Halton hosting Florida Atlantic, FIU this weekend
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team defeated Florida Atlantic University 3-1 Oct. 2.
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-49ers
 
One-on-one with UTEP's Dana Dimel; Miners look to extend win streak at Louisiana Tech
An article mentions the 2005 football game between Rice and the University of Texas at El Paso.
KVIA Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-kvia

Not-so-secret list of 2022 college basketball scrimmages
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to scrimmage Stephen F. Austin State University Oct. 22.  
Watch Stadium
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-ws

Swimming and diving fall in season opener
An article mentions that the Rice Fall Splash swim meet will be held Oct. 14-15.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-uhc

A&M releases 2023 baseball schedule
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play Texas A&M University March 8 and March 21.
The Battalion
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-tb

Anthony Rendon net worth 2022: How long has Anthony Rendon been out of commission?
An article features former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon.
Publicist Library
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-rendon

Soccer ties Alabama-Birmingham at home
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play the University of North Texas Oct. 9.
North Texas Daily
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-ntd

NEWS RELEASE

Drug policy expert available to speak on pot pardons, rescheduling
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is available to speak on the Biden administration's pardon of people convicted of simple marijuana possession on the federal level and the future of the drug's legal status.
http://dateline.rice/oct-7-news-release-harris

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