COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Why US shale gas could emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
World Politics Review
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-mikulska
What if a powerful hurricane hits during the pandemic? Here's how to prevent a double disaster.
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
LiveScience
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-stein
Rice delays start of 2020 football season
An article mentions that Rice football's season-opening game is slated for Sept. 26 against Lamar University. Director of Athletics Joe Karlgaard is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-karlgaard
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-karlgaard
Return of students marks latest hurdle as UTSA football pushes to play fall season
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Aug. 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-sa
College football, COVID and heart disease: Why one UH player opted out
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-hc
Who’s playing whom and when: Updated September college football schedule
The Athletic
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-athletic
Don't forget indirect costs when budgeting for college
OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources, is mentioned.
The Straits Times (This article also appeared in the Aug. 16 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-openstax
Houston METRO still rolling with half the riders and lots of face masks
An article cites a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into how the pandemic has affected ridership on Houston's public transit system.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-kinder-study
High school roundup
An article mentions that Ryan Bhojwani has committed to play baseball at Rice.
Inside Nova
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-in
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Gun safety issues helped Democrats flip Virginia's General Assembly in 2019. Is Texas next?
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. Additional articles feature collaborative research by the Baker Institute and the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation, which surveyed 846 registered Texas voters between Aug. 4-13. Jones authored an article in the Petroleum Economist.
Time
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-jones
Texas Hispanics prefer Biden; Trump leads overall in state
Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-jones
Poll: Texas Hispanics favor Joe Biden, but Donald Trump still leads statewide electorate in presidential race
The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-baker-study
Trump leads in latest state survey, but Texas Hispanics prefer Biden
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-baker-study
First poll in over a month shows Trump ahead in Texas, leads Biden by 7
KXAN Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-baker-study
Poll: Trump leads in latest survey, but Texas Hispanics prefer Biden
Spectrum News
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-baker-study
'TWC News All Morning'
Spectrum News Austin
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-baker-study (This segment aired nine times.)
Virtual DNC convention kicks off today
Metroplex News on iHeartRadio
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-jones
Biden presidency to cast shadow over shale
Petroleum Economist
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-jones
Behold the parasite that eats — and then becomes — a fish's tongue
An article features research by Kory Evans, assistant professor of natural sciences, who discovered that a "vampire" crustacean had devoured, then replaced, its host fish's tongue.
CBC
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-evans
CBC Radio One
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-evans (This segment aired on more than 500 stations across Canada and the U.S.)
'Fox 29 Morning News'
KVHP-TV (Lake Charles, Louisiana)
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-evans
Zebra and other grazers share more when lions are near
An article features collaborative Rice research that analyzed more than 115,000 camera-trap photos to see where, when and how often six of the Serengeti’s most abundant grazing species formed mixed-species groups. Lydia Beaudrot, a data scientist and assistant professor of biosciences, is quoted.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-beaudrot
NASA InSight gives us the first real peek at Mars' interior structure
An article features research by Rice seismologists that used data from NASA's InSight Lander to make the first direct measurements of three subsurface boundaries from the crust to the core of Mars. Graduate student Sizhuang Deng is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in The Weather Network.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-deng
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Taking long view, Finn Hall owner offers lifeline to restaurants
Kyle Shelton, director of strategic partnerships at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the Aug. 18 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-shelton
Houston billionaire Dan Friedkin buys Italian soccer club AS Roma
Alumnus Dan Friedkin is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-friedkin
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-friedkin
BROADCAST
Well-known Houston rabbi passes away
An article featuring the late Rabbi Samuel Karff, who died recently at age 88, mentions that he taught in Rice's Department of Religious Studies.
Fox 26 Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-karff
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Team makes case for high-performance carbon nanotube fibers for industry
An article features Rice research that developed "wet-spun" carbon nanotube fibers that are stronger than Kevlar and are almost as conductive as copper. Those quoted or mentioned include 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 the Carbon Hub; and graduate students Lauren Taylor and Oliver Dewey.
Nanowerk
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-pasquali
Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 30: 'El Marro' — José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, leader of the Cártel Santa Rosa de Lima (CSRL), arrested in Guanajuato
Nathan Jones, nonresident scholar in drug policy and Mexico studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an article.
Small Wars Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-jones
'FYI This Week' highlights upcoming science policy events and summarizes news from the past week.
A roundup mentions that the National Science Foundation granted a five-year extension to Rice's Center for Theoretical Biological Physics.
American Institute of Physics
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-ctbp (Scroll down to "NSF Establishes New Physics Frontiers Centers.")
Need Excel training? Try these 10 cheap or free options
An article mentions that Rice offers a Data Analysis Using Excel course on Coursera.
ITPro
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-itpro
Chicago Booth MBA makes history in NFL hire
Alumnus Kevin Bentley is featured.
Poets & Quants
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-bentley
Commentary | A critical mission for human spaceflight: A quest for value
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Space News
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-kennedy
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Six Foot Press to publish 'A Journey Toward Hope' in partnership with Baylor University
Former Rice Visiting Writer in Residence Coert Voorhees is featured.
La Familia de Broward
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-lfb
2021 Green Box Arts Festival to host permanent artwork by world-renowned artist James Turrell
An article mentions James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion.
Pikes Peak Courier
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-skyspace
SPORTS
Bill Haisten: For Mike Gundy, a noisy pandemic period and a mostly uneventful Zoom
A roundup mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by Oklahoma State University in 2009. Former Owl Vance McDonald is pictured.
Tulsa World
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-tw
NEWS RELEASES
OpenStax Institutional Partner Network grows to reach diverse student populations
OpenStax, Rice's openly licensed textbook publisher, welcomed a dozen new colleges and universities to its Institutional Partner Network that together serve the most diverse student populations the program has ever seen.
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-news-release-openstax
Heart attack damage reduced by shielded stem cells
Bioengineers and surgeons from Rice and Baylor College of Medicine have shown that shielding stem cells with a novel biomaterial improves the cells’ ability to heal heart injuries caused by heart attacks.
http://dateline.rice/aug-18-news-release-veiseh