Dateline Rice for Nov. 10, 2020

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Looser standards undermined early research on accuracy of COVID-19 tests Studies conducted in the early stages of the pandemic did not meet the usual rigorous scientific standards, according to a study by Rice's Texas Policy Lab (TPL). Experts quoted include E. Susan Amirian, research scientist at the TPL and at Rice's School of Social Sciences, and Megan Rafferty, health data analyst at the TPL. HealthNewsDigest.com http://dateline.rice/nov-10-amirian-raffertyAfter two positive COVID-19 tests led to postponement, UTSA coach Traylor ‘hopeful’ about playing Saturday An article mentions that Rice football's game scheduled for Nov. 7 against the University of Texas at San Antonio was postponed due to COVID-19. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is mentioned. San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Nov. 10 print edition.) http://dateline.rice/nov-10-bloomgren Jeff Traylor talks UTEP prep at Monday Media Roundtable UTSA Athletics News http://dateline.rice/nov-10-rice-utsaUsing wastewater epidemiology to monitor SARS-CoV-2 in Houston An article mentions that experts from Rice have partnered with officials from Houston to test wastewater to track the spread of the coronavirus. News-Medical.net http://dateline.rice/nov-10-nm Technion makes revolutionary light source on single atomic layer An article mentions that an Israeli startup has licensed technology from Rice to develop an air filter with graphene. The Jerusalem Post http://dateline.rice/nov-10-jp

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Why Trump's defeat is bittersweet for Texas Democrats 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 interviewed by two additional outlets. Baker College senior Ella Feldman, features editor for the student-run Rice Thresher, also is interviewed by Houston Public Media. The Hill (This article also appeared in MSN.) http://dateline.rice/nov-10-jones How the past and the future look at the 2020 presidential election Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.) http://dateline.rice/nov-10-jones-feldman KRLD-AM (Dallas) http://dateline.rice/nov-10-jones (This segment aired twice.)Helping to shape the words of the president-elect: A presidential historian Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted. The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 10 print edition, and it appeared online in Business Times.) http://dateline.rice/nov-10-brinkley He's the 'man for the hour,' says Buffalo region's first donor to Biden The Buffalo News (This article also appeared in the Nov. 10 print edition.) http://dateline.rice/nov-10-brinkleyDerby County: The answers to the biggest questions around Rams’ takeover Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted. Independent (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.) http://dateline.rice/nov-10-ulrichsen

HOUSTON/TEXAS

A Biden win sows hope in health care sector Ken Janda, adjunct professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted. Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the Nov. 10 print edition.) http://dateline.rice/nov-10-janda Houston coronavirus updates: Nov. 10 Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) http://dateline.rice/nov-10-jandaNov. 11-24: The Light Park, Wine Walk among things to do in northwest Houston

BROADCAST

How will the new administration affect the oil and gas industry Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute Public Policy, is quoted and interviewed. KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.) http://dateline.rice/nov-10-finleyToday on Texas Standard 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 interviewed. Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 30 other media outlets.) http://dateline.rice/nov-10-payan

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Consumer surveys drive stock prices, research shows An article features collaborative Rice research into how businesses may improve their stock price by improving customer satisfaction. Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at the Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted. Phys.org http://dateline.rice/nov-10-mittalRice lab turns trash into graphene in a flash An article features pioneering research from Rice scientists that can create flash graphene from any carbon source. Co-authors James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, and Rouzbeh Shahsavari, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, are quoted. Plastics Today http://dateline.rice/nov-10-tour-shahsavariIn the money Nov. 9: Latest Austin fundings include Ambiq filing of nearly $56M A roundup features graduate student Adam Berman, CEO of Alleviant Medical, a startup that began at Rice. Austin Business Journal http://dateline.rice/nov-10-berman

Rice's radio station is mentioned. Yahoo! Entertainment (This article originally appeared in Spin.) http://dateline.rice/nov-10-ye New microneedle patch detects malaria A new microneedle patch developed at Rice to make testing for malaria easier and faster is featured. Healthcare Packaging http://dateline.rice/nov-10-hp

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Virtual pathways: Mentors talk to PUSD Pathways students Jones College junior Yessenia Ramos is quoted. The Porterville Recorder (This article also appeared on the front page of the Nov. 9 print edition.) http://dateline.rice/nov-10-ramos[Techie Tuesday] Meet Mohit Aron, who began with Google File Systems, and is now known as the ‘Father of Hyperconvergence’ Alumnus Mohit Aron is featured and pictured. Your Story (This story also appeared in 10 other media outlets.) http://dateline.rice/nov-10-aron

SPORTS

Smiley: Newlyweds: They've only just begun Former Rice football players King Hill and Frank Ryan are mentioned. The column also mentions that the Owls were the 1957 Southwest Conference champions. The Advocate http://dateline.rice/nov-10-hill-ryanBreaking down Kentucky’s updated commitment and offer list for 2021 Rice men's basketball is mentioned. Kentucky Sports Radio http://dateline.rice/nov-10-ksr

NEWS RELEASE

Biden administration must take swift action to support science, research, says Baker Institute expert President-elect Joe Biden’s efforts to restore competency and trust in federal research agencies will require fundamental — sometimes counter-intuitive — changes that will strengthen the use of science in U.S. policy and by the research community, according to Neal Lane, senior fellow in science and technology policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and former director of the National Science Foundation. http://dateline.rice/nov-10-news-release-lane