Dateline Rice Nov. 9, 2020 (Weekend Edition)

2020 ELECTION

Trump defied gravity; now falls back to earth, future TBD
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted in multiple articles about President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump. He also authored a review of "Eleanor" by David Michaelis in the Washington Post.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
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What to expect next from Donald Trump
The Atlantic (This article also appeared in MSN.)
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'Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer'
CNN
https://bit.ly/3kfNoBO
'CNN Newsroom'
CNN
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A modest rebel: The paradoxical personality of Eleanor Roosevelt
Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
https://wapo.st/3naGUqYBiden's approach to tackling COVID-19 will be dramatically different, and quickly apparent
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted.
USA Today (This article appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
https://bit.ly/36khy1OWhat a Joe Biden presidency means for COVID-19, health care and housing
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
ABC13.com (The video clip aired Nov. 7 on KIAH-TV in Houston and KFDM-TV in Beaumont, Texas.)
https://abc13.co/3nkjNtUJoe Biden’s slip among South Texas Hispanics baffles 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, is quoted in multiple articles and broadcasts.
Huffington Post (This article also appeared in Yahoo!, MSN and FNTalk.)
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After sweeping losses in congressional races, Texas Democrats ask why
Austin American-Statesman (This article also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
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Reporter’s Notebook: Did oil doom Biden in Texas?
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 9 print edition.)
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Houston Newsmakers: What happened to the accuracy of pre-election polls?
Click2Houston.com
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KPRC-TV (Houston)
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KRIV-TV (Houston)
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Grieder: Republican leaders need to help reality-star president face reality
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted by multiple media outlets.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and the Laredo Morning Times, and it appeared on the front of the City/State section in the Nov. 8 print edition of the Chronicle.)
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Rice University political scientist discusses 2020 presidential election
Fox26Houston.com (This also appeared in News Break.)
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KRIV-TV (Houston)
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Was the US destined to become hyperpartisan? We trace the roots of division back to the Founding Fathers
Kirstin Matthews, fellow in science and technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses COVID-19 during "Town Square."
Houston Public Media
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The market for voting machines is broken. This company has thrived in it.
Dan Wallach, a Rice professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted in multiple articles.
ProPublica
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How could you steal an election? Q&A with a Rice U voting security expert
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN, News Break, National Cyber Security News and the San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared on the front of the Coronavirus section in the Nov. 8 print edition of the Chronicle.)
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SC is using new internet-based tech to vote. It’s vulnerable to hacking, experts say — The State
Business Fast (This article also appeared in Business Telegraph.)
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'Texas Standard'
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the impact of Oregon's vote to decriminalize possession and use of several street drugs.
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
https://bit.ly/3pbc81W (This broadcast also aired on more than 30 affiliate stations across Texas.)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Cosmic bubbles may have forged dark matter, new theory suggests
Andrew Long, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared at Space.com, and a similar article appeared in EarnGurus.)
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New theory: Dark matter was created by 'boiling' bubbles of plasma
Futurism
https://bit.ly/3kdiHxsWhy women like tall men
Rice research is mentioned.
The Sun
https://bit.ly/3pf75gQErin Wall obituary
An article features the late alumna Erin Wall, who died Oct. 8 at 44.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Guardian.)
https://bit.ly/36yKaF5'The Jump'
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
ESPN (This segment also aired on TSN in Canada.)
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'Sci Q'
KVOA-TV (Tucson, Arizona)
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Bijakkah Umroh di era COVID-19
Craig Considine, lecturer in sociology at Rice, is quoted.
JituNews.com (An English translation is not available.)
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HOUSTON/TEXAS

As Texas colleges plan in-person graduations, faculty push back
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the Nov. 9 print edition and was included in a previous edition of Dateline when it first appeared online.)
https://bit.ly/35aO6MDTomlinson: Attracting business to relocate to your community is not that hard
Rice's role in the development of Houston's Midtown innovation district is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in The Telegraph, the Midland Reporter-Telegram, the Laredo Morning Times and the San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared in the Nov. 9 print edition of the Chronicle.)
https://bit.ly/32sTau0COVID-19 forced clinics to adopt telehealth. That helped some transgender patients access health care
Alumna Naomi West is quoted.
Houston Public Media (This article also appeared in News Break.)
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Texas Public Radio
https://bit.ly/3eJPqcg (This broadcast aired on more than 30 affiliate stations across Texas.)

BROADCAST

'talkRADIO'
Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought and associate dean of humanities, is interviewed.
UK National Radio
https://bit.ly/38qmSDGWIOD-AM (Miami)
A radio broadcast mentions that Rice's School of Humanities has paused admissions for its Ph.D. programs.
https://bit.ly/3n5O12S (This broadcast aired on more than 10 other radio stations.)'13 Eyewitness News at 6 a.m.'
A broadcast mentions that Saint Arnold Brewing Co. was founded by Rice graduates.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
https://bit.ly/3lftusd (This broadcast aired twice on KTRK and also aired on KIAH-TV in Houston.)'John Tesh Radio Show'
A broadcast mentions Rice research that found clean environments lead to more ethical behavior.
KPLA-FM (Columbia, Missouri)
https://bit.ly/3eHvYgl (This broadcast aired on more than 100 other stations in the U.S. and Canada.)

'Good Morning Alabama'
A high school student mentions she is considering attending Rice.
WBMA-TV (Birmingham, Alabama)
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'On Stage at Curtis'
A student musician mentions she will attend Rice.
WHYY-TV (Philadelphia)
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TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Rapid crystal growth supports flood model
Rice researchers have created a mathematical model that could transform the chemical profiles of the growth rates of pegmatites, veinlike formations of crystals that include aquamarine, emerald, garnet, zircon and topaz. Co-authors quoted include Cin-Ty Lee, the Harry Carothers Wiess Professor of Geology and chair of the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, and graduate student Patrick Phelps.
Institute for Creation Research
https://bit.ly/3n8A0RUPolish mega merger primed to stress test EU antitrust stance [GGP]
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Natural Gas World (This Deutsche Welle article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
https://bit.ly/2JIveMyResearchers create graphene from recycled plastic
An article features Rice research that modified a method to make flash graphene to enhance it for recycling plastic into high-quality turbostratic graphene.
Paint Square
https://bit.ly/2JQLc7ATX ‘Ike Dike’ unveils updated plans
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and the co-director of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is cited.
Paint Square
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Industrial-strength brine, meet your kryptonite: Boron nitride coating is key ingredient in hypersaline desalination technology
Researchers at the Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Center (NEWT), a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center with its headquarters at Rice, have developed a cost-effective technology for desalinating industrial-strength brine. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Qilin Li, professor of civil and environmental engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering and co-director of NEWT; Pulickel Ajayan, chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and a professor of chemistry; Jun Lou, associate chair and professor of materials science and nanoengineering; and postdoctoral researchers Kuichang Zuo and Weipeng Wang.
Nanotechonology Now
https://bit.ly/2U8MlJv

Rice finds path to nanodiamond from graphene
An article features collaborative Rice research that found that a chemically driven process to make high-quality diamane, the 2D form of diamond, is theoretically possible. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, and postdoctoral associate Pavel Sorokin are quoted.
News Break
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What is the meaning of test?
A new microneedle patch developed at Rice to make testing for malaria easier and faster is featured in a podcast.
EE Journal
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OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Iranian policy expert talks the ‘politics of Islam’
Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
Yale Daily News
https://bit.ly/35e0Q5i

SPORTS

Rice adjusts again after UTSA game postponed by COVID-19
Rice's football game scheduled for Nov. 7 against the University of Texas at San Antonio, which was postponed, is mentioned in multiple articles. Head coach Mike Bloomgren and Director of Athletics Joe Karlgaard are quoted in the first Houston Chronicle article.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 8 print edition.)
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Arizona-Utah canceled, Pac-12 down to 4 games to open season
Houston Chronicle (This Associated Press article appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
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The Latest: UCLA has 3 positive tests in athletic department
Houston Chronicle (This Associated Press article appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
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UTSA COVID-19 issues lead to postponement vs. Rice
Lindy's Sports (This article also appeared in more than 60 other media outlets.)
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University of Texas at San Antonio football game against Rice University postponed due to COVID-19
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
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'KPRC Channel 2 News at 4 p.m.'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
https://bit.ly/38ntJhf (A similar segment aired Nov. 7 on "KPRC Channel 2 News Weekend.")
'Eyewitness News at 5'
KENS-TV (San Antonio)
https://bit.ly/3pfkOUX
'News 4 San Antonio 5 p.m.'
WOAI-TV (San Antonio)
https://bit.ly/38qC5o9
UTSA postpones Rice football game due to ‘coronavirus-related issues’
San Antonio Report
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Next UTSA home game 'still on the schedule' following postponement
News4SA.com
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Texas college football rankings: Texas A&M in a class by itself
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
https://bit.ly/3leaIS7
Smith: Sports finds a way through the pandemic, and we need that
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 8 print edition.)
https://bit.ly/3pfjUb1KNOE-TV (Monroe, Louisiana)
Broadcasts mentions the Rice football team faces Louisiana Tech University Nov. 14 in Ruston, Louisiana.
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KTVE-TV (Monroe, Louisiana)
https://bit.ly/38t0pWOTexans holding out Bradley Roby for disciplinary reasons
Former Rice football player Phillip Gaines is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
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NEWS RELEASES

Biden has opportunity for systemwide immigration reform, says Baker Institute expert
President-elect Joe Biden’s presidency promises to roll back many of the Trump administration’s attacks on U.S. immigration and to return the system to its standing under President Barack Obama, according to an immigration expert at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
https://bit.ly/3lg1mFdLooser standards undermined early research on accuracy of COVID-19 tests
The COVID-19 pandemic was met with a rush of research on the many factors related to the crisis, including the accuracy of different testing methods. However, many of the studies conducted in the early stages of the pandemic did not meet the usual rigorous scientific standards, according to researchers at Rice and Baylor College of Medicine.
https://bit.ly/3eFQ22KConsumer surveys drive stock prices, research shows
New research co-authored by a Rice professor of marketing finds that businesses interested in improving their stock prices should focus on improving customer satisfaction.
https://bit.ly/2Im7OvK