COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Peer-led punishment for flouting pandemic rules
An article mentions that Rice established a student-run COVID Community Court to adjudicate public health violations on campus. McMurtry College junior Melody Xiao and Emily Garza, director of student judicial programs, are quoted.
Inside Higher Ed
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-xiao-garza
With vaccines on the horizon, faith leaders could play a crucial role in promoting their use
Faith leaders could be crucial in helping to overcome unease between medical community leaders and some people of faith, according to Elaine Howard Ecklund, professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice. An article by Futurity features new research by Ecklund that found growing religious discrimination against Jews and Muslims.
Religious News Service (This article also appeared in Times West Virginian.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-ecklund
Survey: Muslims and Jews report the most religious discrimination
Futurity (This article was featured in the Dec. 11 edition of Futurity Today, and it also appeared in Newswise.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-ecklund
Trusting the vaccine: Outreach will be key
New Rice research into the possibility of the coronavirus vaccine becoming a partisan issue is featured. Co-author Rekha Lakshmanan, a contributing expert for Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted.
Spectrum News
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-lakshmanan
Rising US natural gas prices during pandemic erode LNG competitiveness
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Society of Petroleum Engineers
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-mikulska
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
‘Is Exxon a survivor?’ The oil giant is at a crossroads.
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Dec. 11 print edition, and it appeared online in OltNews.com, Economic Times, Deccan Herald and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-10-medlock
Morocco and Israel plan to normalize ties. Trump changed US policy to make it happen.
Kelsey Norman, a fellow at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy's Women’s Rights, Human Rights and Refugees Program, is quoted.
Vox
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-norman
Why is the sun's atmosphere hotter than its surface?
An article features collaborative Rice research that may solve the long-standing mystery about why the sun’s atmosphere is millions of degrees hotter than the surface. Stephen Bradshaw, associate professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted. Alumnus Shah Mohammad Bahauddin is mentioned.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-bradshaw
Diseases like Alzheimer's happen in 2 phases
An article features Rice research that determined two previously unrecognized phases of cell degeneration by summarizing a decade's worth of experimental findings in a simple diagram. Professors of biosciences Michael Stern and James McNew are quoted.
Futurity (This article was featured in the Dec. 11 edition of Futurity Today.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-stern-mcnew
The pitiful endgame of Saudi Arabia’s Qatar blockade
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Foreign Policy
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-ulrichsen
How Mohit Aron's Indian hometown inspired his unicorn company
Alumnus Mohit Aron is featured.
Forbes (This article also appeared in BollyInside.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-aron
Kuwait's new all-male parliament is a blow for women's rights
Marwa Shalaby, the former director of the Women’s Rights in the Middle East Program at Rice, is quoted.
Deutsche Welle (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-dw
HOUSTON/TEXAS
After 70 years, Rice Stadium remains Houston landmark
An article about the history and legacy of Rice Stadium quotes or mentions the following: Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture; Director of Athletics Joe Karlgaard; Bobby May, former Owl and former athletic director; former head football coach Jess Neely; former Owls James Williams and Tobin Rote; former Rice president William Houston; and President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech,” which was delivered at Rice Stadium Sept. 12, 1962.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 11 print edition, and it appeared online in the San Antonio Express-News, Connecticut Post, San Francisco Chronicle and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-fox-karlgaard
New tenant setting up at TexAmericas Center
Texarkana Gazette
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-rice-stadium
Opinion: Houston’s silver spine — connections, not budget, make new bus line a model for future
Christof Spieler, senior lecturer of architecture, authored an op-ed.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This op-ed also appeared in the Dec. 11 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-spieler
Novelist Anna Meriano weaves quidditch, feminism and Houston into coming-of-age ‘This is How We Fly’
An article features the young adult novel “This Is How We Fly,” authored by alumna Anna Meriano, which will be release Dec. 15.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-meriano
'A sea of water everywhere': A glimpse into the Midtown area in the 19th century
An article features late alumnus George New.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-new
Alex Sutton to retire as co-president of The Woodlands Development Company after 26 years
Alumnus Alex Sutton is featured.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-sutton
HPE CEO Antonio Neri talks about returning to Houston and a post-pandemic world of work
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared online in the San Antonio Express-News, Connecticut Post and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-hc
This Texan Rhodes Scholar says boxing taught her 'grit and resilience'
Rice is mentioned.
Texas Monthly
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-tm
BROADCAST
Bill seeking to modify Texas ‘castle doctrine’ causes stir ahead of 2021 legislative session
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.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-jones
Houston area runoff elections Saturday
KTRH Online (This segment also aired three times on KTRH-AM in Houston, and it appeared online in KTRH on Spreaker and KPRC Online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-jones
The world is shifting to clean fuels. Can Houston still be a global energy leader?
Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted and interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-foss
Today on Texas Standard
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 20 stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-foss
The economic benefits of legalizing marijuana (Dec. 11, 2020)
Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy is mentioned.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-baker-institute
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Bad news for fake news: New research helps combat social media misinformation
An article features Rice research into applying machine learning to improve social media companies' ability to keep misinformation from spreading online. Anshumali Shrivastava, assistant professor of computer science, and graduate student Zhenwei Dai are quoted.
Tech Xplore
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-shrivastava
Biochar traps water and fixes carbon in soil, helping the climate. But it's expensive
An article mentions Rice research that found that biochar could save farmers a little more than 50% of the water they now use to grow crops. Co-author Caroline Masiello, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Inside Climate News
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-masiello
Integrated graphene: Revolutionary 3D graphene foam manufacturing
An article about graphene foam mentions that laser-induced graphene was developed by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering.
AZoNano
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-tour
Scientists find a surprising formation concealed inside plant cells
An article features the work of alumnus and research scientist Zachary Wright, who discovered peroxisomes, bubblelike single membranes filled with a granular protein matrix, hidden in plant cells’ organelles.
Sound on Sound Fest
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-wright
The Graham Foundation awards its 2020 grants to organizations
An article mentions that the Rice School of Architecture's publication PLAT 10.0: Behold, which features a unique “call and response” format to explore and respond to compelling issues in architecture, won a Graham Foundation award.
The Architect's Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-rice-arch
I’m biracial and grew up in a ‘colorblind’ family
Alumna Kelli Mason authored a column.
Mother.ly
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-mason
E-commerce platform Mercato names CFO
An article featuring Emily Keeton mentions that she sits on the advisory board of Rice's Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Retail Leader
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-lilie
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Rare Northern Lights set to glow in US skies after mass ejection from sun
Patrick Hartigan, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
The Daily Wire
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-hartigan
KOMO-AM (Seattle)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-hartigan (This segment aired twice.)
SPORTS
Finger: In sports this year, fairness an evolving concept
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Alabama at Birmingham Dec. 12.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 11 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-rice-uab
UTSA’s next steps for bowls, Conference USA title game to become more clear this weekend
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Dec. 11 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-rice-uab
UAB football: Blazers set to take field for first time in 42 days
Birmingham Patch
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-rice-uab
Football preview: Alabama eyes history at Arkansas, Auburn takes on Mississippi State, UAB looks to return vs. Rice
Alabama Newscenter
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-an
Abilene Reporter-News high school, college, pro football staff picks: Week 16
Abilene Reporter-News
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-arn
Few Black head coaches leading top NCAA football programs
An article mentions that Rice is the only Football Bowl Subdivision team that has African American offensive (Jerry Mack) and defensive (Brian Smith) coordinators. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is mentioned.
Richmond Free Press
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-mack-smith-bloomgren
COVID-19 cancels Rice-TSU women's basketball matchup
An article mentions that Rice's women’s basketball game against Texas Southern University Dec. 11 has been canceled. The Owls are slated to play the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Dec. 16 at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, Connecticut Post and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-wbb
COVID-19 postpones UH's AAC opener against Central Florida
An articles mentions that Rice's Dec. 12 men's basketball game against the University of Houston has been postponed.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 11 print edition, and it appeared online in the San Antonio Express-News, Connecticut Post, San Francisco Chronicle and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-mbb
UH conference opener vs. UCF postponed
The Daily Cougar
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-mbb
THRILL FOR PHIL: Ex-CFL exec, Rough Riders prez Kershaw looks back at time in Ottawa
An article mentions Rice assistant football coach Mike Kershaw.
Toronto Sun (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-kershaw
Fielding their dreams: Senior trio earns opportunity to play baseball at top colleges
Former Rice baseball player Pat Hallmark is mentioned.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-hallmark
UNM men’s basketball tips off season Sunday
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play the University of New Mexico Dec. 13.
KRQE Online
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-mbb
'Fox New Mexico'
KRQE-TV (Albuquerque)
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-mbb (This segment aired 10 times.)
Miner Gameday: UTEP heads to North Texas for final 'home' game
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Texas at El Paso in 2018.
El Paso Herald-Post
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-rice-utep
College Preview: North Texas Mean Green vs. UTEP Miners
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of North Texas earlier this season.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-rice-unt
NEWS RELEASES
Rice’s Pumani hailed for reaching 1 million babies
A life-saving device that got its start in an engineering classroom at Rice 10 years ago, the low-cost Pumani CPAP today is helping newborns breathe easier in 35 countries and has impacted the lives of nearly 1 million babies and their families. In recognition of the rapidly approaching milestone, the Pumani and its creators at the Rice 360° Institute for Global Health have been named to Global Innovation Exchange’s Million Lives Club.
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-news-release-pumani-cpap
Top Rice data science team shows heart in plan to save babies
A project that uses data science techniques to help save babies with congenital heart defects won the Fall 2020 Virtual Showcase held by Rice's Data to Knowledge Lab. Ten student teams competed in the end-of-semester event to show their work with the D2K Lab, which connects community members with student expertise in the analysis of data that can make a difference to society.
http://dateline.rice/dec-11-news-release-rice-d2k