Dateline Rice for Aug. 10, 2021

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Why some people stay in their neighborhood after a flood
An article features collaborative Rice research that examined how Hurricane Harvey affected the housing decisions of middle-class residents in Houston. Co-author Anna Rhodes, assistant professor of sociology, is quoted.
Futurity (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-rhodes

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Lawsuit, FBI probe resurface old questions about Harris County Constable's Office
An article cites a 2018 report by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research that concluded that consolidating constable and sheriff services could save "considerable administrative expenses." Bill Fulton, director of the institute, is quoted.
Community Impact Newspaper (This article also appeared on the front page of the print and digital editions of the Aug. 7-Sept. 3 Heights/River Oaks/Montrose issue.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-fulton

Rice receives $2.8 million grant to develop tools to track bacteria
An article features collaborative Rice research that seeks to define the social order of bacterial communities. Quoted are Luay Nakhleh, the J. S. Abercrombie Professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science and dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering; Todd Treangen, assistant professor of computer science; and Santiago Segarra, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Aug. 10 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-9-nakhleh-treangen

Geology graduate wins 2021 AAPG Jules Braunstein Memorial Award
An article mentions that a team of researchers at the University of Houston used Rice's electron microprobe to collect quantitative trace and major element geochemical data from carbonate cements and biogenic carbonate in different formations. The microprobe was operated by Gabi Costin, research scientist and lecturer in Earth, environmental and planetary sciences.
University of Houston News
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-costin

TCU faculty oppose university's COVID-19 policies for fall
An article mentions that Rice will require masks to be worn indoors at nearly all times and require regular testing for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals on campus amid Houston's surge of COVID-19.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-fwst

1997 Q&A: Texas state Sen. Eliot Shapleigh
Alumnus Eliot Shapleigh is featured.
El Paso Inc.
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-shapleigh

BROADCAST

Judge temporarily blocks arrests of House Democrats who don't return to state for second special session
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-jones

13 investigates racial disparities among Harris County homeowners
An article and broadcast cite research by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research that found Black and Hispanic homeowners pay higher interest rates for smaller mortgages than white homeowners. Steve Sherman, research fellow at the institute, is quoted.
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in MSN and Newsbreak.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-sherman

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

'Cool' stars may not be so unique
An article features collaborative Rice research that found "cool" stars like the sun share the dynamic surface behaviors that influence their energetic and magnetic environments. David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, Christopher Johns-Krull, professor of physics and astronomy, and postdoctoral researcher Alison Farrish are quoted.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-alexander-johnskrull

Events highlight US coal plant exit complications

Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.

Argus Media
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-cohan

The week that will be
An article mentions that 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, will speak at the Atlantic Council's panel discussion "Exploring humanitarian frameworks for Venezuela: Learning from Iraq’s UN program failure" Aug. 11.
Lawfare
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-monaldi

NanoXplore stock analysis: A graphene unicorn in the making
An article mentions that James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, invented the "flash graphene" technique.
Seeking Alpha
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-tour

Unlocking the sustainability potential of circular processes by applying systems thinking
Rachel Meidl, fellow in energy and environment at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an article.
Business News (This Forbes article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-meidl

Sleep loss after spouse's death can harm immune health
An article features research by Christopher Fagundes, associate professor of psychology, and graduate student Lydia Wu into the long-term health impacts of losing a spouse.
The Good Men Project
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-fagundes

Rice expert: Using carbon is key to decarbonizing economy
An article features collaborative Rice research that proposes a shift to a world where hydrocarbons are split instead of burned. 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 Rice's Carbon Hub, is quoted.
MyScience.org
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-pasquali

Scientists understood physics of climate change in the 1800s — thanks to a woman named Eunice Foote

Sylvia Dee, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, authored an article.
LaptrinhX.com (This The Conversation article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-dee

Hollywood hellraiser: Why Dennis Hopper is an eternal badass
An article featuring the late actor Dennis Hopper mentions he performed the "Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act" in 1983 in connection with an appearance at Rice.
Film Daily
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-fd

Queen Diva to return to off-Broadway in 'Strength of a Woman: A Phyllis Hyman Tribute'
An article featuring Queen Diva mentions that she studied at Rice's Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.
Broadway World
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-gscs

Meet the remote DRD interns
Alumna Sarah Craig is featured.
Library of Congress Blog
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-craig

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Robinson appointed interim chancellor, interims set for student affairs, provost
An article features alumnus Charles Robinson.
University of Arkansas News (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-robinson

Framingham Elementary vice principal promoted to district's assistant director of multilingual education

An article features alumna Aradhana Mudambi.
Framingham Source
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-mudambi

10 of the top colleges and universities in the South

A roundup features Rice.
Deep South Magazine
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-dsm

SPORTS

Chargers 90-in-90: DT Christian Covington
Former Rice football player Christian Covington is featured.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-covington

Houston Astros induct 6 new members to club's Hall of Fame
An article features former Rice baseball player Lance Berkman.
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-berkman

Former Arizona Cardinal Sam McGuffie eyes 2022 Winter Olympics

Former Rice football player Sam McGuffie is featured.
12 News Online (This segment also aired twice on KPNX-TV in Phoenix.)

http://dateline.rice/aug-10-mcguffie

Ready or not, more college football
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 18.
Alice Echo-News Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-echo

Defense reigns supreme at UA training camp
An article mentions that Rice's football team will play an away game against the University of Arkansas Sept. 4.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (This article also appeared in the Aug. 10 print edition of the Democrat-Gazette ad El Dorado News-Times.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-adg
Silver tabbed to Patrick Mannelly Award watch list
Arkansas Razorbacks News
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-arn

NEWS RELEASE

Rice Alliance to host startup pitch event at OTC
The Rice Alliance Energy Venture Day at this year's Offshore Technology Conference features 14 promising energy companies presenting their business pitches to key industry investors and leaders. The Aug. 16 virtual event is hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, which has conducted more than 250 startup events over the last 20 years, with participating energy companies going on to raise over $6.6 billion in funding.
http://dateline.rice/aug-10-news-release-rice-alliance

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