Dateline Rice for Jan. 5, 2021 (New Year's Edition)

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The plague year
Alumnus Barney Graham '75, deputy director of the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health’s Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is featured.
The New Yorker
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-graham

The year in COVID 
Kirstin Matthews, fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-matthews

Border spread: Mexico travelers cause COVID concerns
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 quoted or interviewed in several media outlets.
KTRH Online (This article also appeared in KPRC Online.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-payan
How are we ending the year and what does 2021 look like? Jan. 4, 2021
KTRH on Spreaker (This segment also aired on KUHF-AM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-payan
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-payan (This segment aired four times.)
Despite crackdown on illegal immigration, migrants flock to US-Mexico border
Fronteras (This segment also aired on stations in Tucson, Fountain Hills and Little Acres/Globe, Arizona, and Glenwood/Silver City, New Mexico.) 
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-payan
KJZZ-FM (Phoenix)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-payan (This segment aired five times.)

As skepticism runs rampant, Houston-area faith leaders call for vaccinations
Elaine Howard Ecklund, professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice, is quoted in an article about how faith leaders may help coronavirus vaccination efforts. Ecklund's research into growing religious discrimination in the U.S. is cited in the Jewish Herald-Voice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the City/State section in the Jan. 2 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-ecklund-vacc
US sees surge of religious hostility, discrimination, violence since 2016
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-ecklund-discrim

'Bloomberg Surveillance'
Alumnus Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, is interviewed about the coronavirus vaccine rollout.
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-hahn (This segment also aired on Bloomberg International, and it aired on more than 60 stations affiliated with Bloomberg Radio.)

'A slap in the face': The pandemic disrupts young oil careers
Graduate student Stephen Zagurski is quoted.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-zagurski

Year in review: COVID-19 forces Woodlands to rally together
An article mentions phase one results from a collaborative Rice study on the pandemic's true prevalence in Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-rice-covid-study

Houston sports in 2020: Great expectations faded in controversy, trades and firings
An article mentions that Rice's football team only played five games this season due to the pandemic. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted in the second article.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-rice-football-and-covid
Rice football review: A short season but high hopes
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-bloomgren

Pandemic leads dozens of universities to pause Ph.D. admissions
An article mentions that Rice's School of Humanities has paused admissions for its Ph.D. programs.
The Wall Street Journal
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-wsj

Travel restrictions cut deeply into business on U.S.-Mexico border
Articles and broadcasts cite a study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into how restrictions on non-essential travel over the U.S.-Mexico border due to the pandemic affected the economy. José Iván Rodríguez-Sánchez, a postdoctoral research fellow in international trade at the Baker Institute's Center for the United States and Mexico, is cited in the San Antonio Express-News.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the Dec. 25 print edition, and it appeared on the front of the Business section of the Dec. 26 print of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-rod-san
Austin’s top news — Dec. 28, 2020
KLBJ Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-klbj
KLBJ-AM (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-klbj (This segment aired three times.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-klbj (This segment aired six times.)

'Wake Up Central'
A broadcast mentions that stay-at-home orders are likely the biggest factor in reducing the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S., according to a Rice study.
KTHV-TV (Little Rock, Arkansas)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-kthv (This segment aired nine times.)
'WTOL 11 News at Eleven'
WTOL-TV (Toledo, Ohio)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-wtol (This segment aired three times.)

Year in review: How the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Houston throughout 2020
A roundup mentions the Rice Business Plan Competition was postponed in March, but returned as a virtual event in June.

Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-rbpc

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

No more surprise medical bills. What will that mean for insurance premiums?
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 interviewed.
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal (This segment aired on more than 450 affiliate stations across the U.S.)  
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-ho

Trump's unplanned gift to Biden: Clean energy on the rise
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 or interviewed in several media outlets.
Politico (This article also appeared in Yahoo!, F3 News and Wealth Creation Investing.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-jones
News, analysis and opinion from Politico: Joe Biden
Politico
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-jones
Sen. Ted Cruz, other Texas Republicans take center stage in Trump's election-defying fight
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Jan. 5 print edition of the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared online in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-jones

Sen. Ted Cruz's efforts to overturn election 'irresponsible' but not seditious, experts say
Dallas Observer
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-jones

Sheldon Adelson bets big on Texas casinos
Texas Observer
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-jones
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-jones (This segment aired twice.)
Texas Standard for Dec. 22, 2020

Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-jones
Rep. Louie Gohmert sues Pence in effort to overturn election
Dallas Observer
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-jones
News of Texas Capitol reopening draws criticism as House Speaker Bonnen contracts COVID
Dallas Observer
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-jones
Texas will redraw its congressional maps in 2021. Here’s how.
KERA Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-jones
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-AM (This segment aired on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-jones
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-jones (This segment aired twice.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-jones (This segment aired twice.)
¿Cuándo iniciará la distribución de los cheques de 600 dólares del segundo paquete de estímulo económico?
Univision Houston (An English translation is not available. This segment also aired on KXLN-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-jones

Count down our top 10 posts of 2020
A roundup of the most popular stories in 2020 features research by Scott Egan, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, who discovered a new wasp species on Rice's campus.
Futurity (Scroll down to "2. New wasp may be a parasite of a parasite.")
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-egan

Murder hornets and monkey cannibals: 10 times nature freaked us out in 2020
A roundup of some of the most unusual science stories of 2020 features the research of Kory Evans, assistant professor of natural sciences, who discovered that a "vampire" crustacean had devoured, then replaced, its host fish's tongue. An image of Evans' discovery is featured.
MSN Entertainment (This article originally appeared in LiveScience.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-evans

AI microscope could check tumor removal in minutes
An article features collaborative Rice research that created a new microscope that can quickly and inexpensively image large tissue sections, potentially during surgery. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include: Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of the Rice 360º Institute for Global Health; Ashok Veeraraghavan, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of computer science; graduate student Mary Jin; and postdoctoral research associate Yubo Tang. A Rice video is included.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-kortum-veeraraghavan

Colorful light reveals how worms live longer lives
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a novel method to directly control gene expression in bacteria residing in the gut of the laboratory worm C. elegans. Jeff Tabor, assistant professor of bioengineering and of biosciences, is quoted.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-tabor
Could controlling bacteria with light extend your lifespan?
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-tabor

Surveys show China and the US don’t like each other, and the world dislikes them both
Songying Fang, assistant professor of political science, is quoted.
Vice
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-fang

7 awe-inspiring photos show Jupiter and Saturn as 'double planet' in Great Conjunction
Patrick Hartigan, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted in numerous articles about the Dec. 21 event in which Jupiter and Saturn appeared so close to each other in the sky that they looked like a “double planet” for the first time since the Middle Ages.
USA Today (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-hartigan
Fact check: Viral photo of star is an illustration and wasn't taken by the Hubble telescope
USA Today (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-hartigan
Say what? 
Houston Chronicle's "Week in Review" (This article appeared in the Dec. 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-hartigan
Photos reveal Jupiter and Saturn aligned in the sky as a ‘Christmas star’ that hadn’t been seen for 800 years
Business Insider India
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-hartigan
WGCH-AM (Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-hartigan
'The Buck Sexton Show'
KLBJ-AM (Austin, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-conjunction (This segment aired on 100 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
'Fox 10 Arizona Morning'
KSAZ-TV (Phoenix)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-conjunction

Why do people at the top of their field become mentors?
Sid Richardson College junior Jacob Lurvey is mentioned.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-lurvey

How college students are providing mutual aid
An article quotes Jones College junior Neha Tallapragada, who helped establish a mutual aid network at Rice.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune (This New York Times article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-tallapragada

What to do when your CD matures
Alumnus Ben Gran co-authored an article.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-gran

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Texas AG Paxton urged White House to revoke Harris County COVID relief funds over mail ballots
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Dec. 23 print edition of the Houston Chronicle, and it appeared in the Dec. 23 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-stein

Galveston Bay Park would complement proposed coastal barrier
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 quoted.
Community Impact Newspaper (This article also appeared in ABC 13 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-blackburn

14 things you must do this January in Dallas
An article features the work of Natasha Bowdoin, assistant professor of visual and dramatic arts, whose exhibit “In the Night Garden” is on view at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth.
D Magazine
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-bowdoin

Energy industry beginning to get behind tech incubators
An article mentions Rice's redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into the Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district slated to open in the first quarter of 2021, and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the Jan. 3 print edition, and it appeared online in FinTech Zoom.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-the-ion
2021 could be the year it all comes together for Houston tech
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-the-ion

Year in review: Greentown Labs replacing former Fiesta was a Deal of the Week in September
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-hbj

Year in Review: Welch Foundation gift for Rice University's new institute was a Deal of the Week in September

An article mentions that the Robert A. Welch Foundation has donated $100 million to Rice for a research institute to engineer new technologies and innovative materials. President David Leebron is quoted.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-welch-institute

Texas-Squared Startup newsletter #278
Texas-Squared Startup on Medium
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-welch-institute

Bay Area educators, builders aiming for sustainable futures
An article mentions that experts from Rice collaborated with the nonprofit Houston Wilderness to analyze Houston’s native trees and select a dozen “supertrees” to be planted where they will have the most environmental impact.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-cin

Retail wrap: Scooter’s Coffee, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, My Eyelab ink Houston locations
Rice Management Co. is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 28 print edition of the Chronicle's "Texas, Inc.")
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-hc

Dance 2020: The year the floor fell out from Houston dance
An article features the Aug. 29 Open Dance Project performance at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-moody-center

Houston’s Carya String Quartet comes ‘Dancing’ into the new year
Alumna Rainey Weber is featured.
Houston Chronicle's Preview (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 1 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-weber

All’s fair in love and 2020
Wiess College junior Hajera Naveed is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article was also featured on the front of the Chronicle's Renew section in the Dec. 31 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-naveed

Seismique, a trippy immersive experience, is opening in an old big-box store in west Houston
An article mentions that alumnus Joshuah Jest has art installations on display in Seismique, an interactive art experience in Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article was featured on the front of the S.A. Life section in the Dec. 27 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared in the Katy Times and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-jest

Data-driven workouts

An article featuring Monique Freeman mentions that her father is alumnus and former Rice football and track and field athlete Johnny McCoy Sr.
OutSmart Magazine
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-mccoy

100 colleges with the best ROI
A slideshow features Rice.
Houston Chronicle (This Stacker article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-hc

Houston Grand Opera presents Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke
An article featuring alumna Sasha Cooke mentions composer and alumna Hilary Purrington.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-cooke-purrington

Death watch: Quiet on death row
An article cites a Rice poll of Houston-area residents in April that showed support for capital punishment has fallen from 41% in 2000 to 20% today.
The Austin Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-ac

Panola College reaccredited until 2030
Rice is mentioned.
The Panola Watchmen
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-pw

Buzz articles by the numbers: Top 10 articles in 2020
A roundup of the most popular stories from 2020 features the article "Graduation Photo Spots around Houston" and quotes and pictures alumna Haley Kurisky.
The Buzz Magazines
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-kurisky

A trip to MFAH’s new Kinder building
An article pictures James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion.
The Buzz Magazines
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-skyspace

Southwestern Energy executive dies unexpectedly
An article featuring alumnus Julian Bott mentions that he died Jan. 3.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-bott

BROADCAST

Brexit's new borders; historian on 2020
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, puts 2020 in historical context during an interview on WBUR's "Here and Now." The New York Times mentions that Brinkley co-authored an open letter about the 2020 presidential election.
WBUR (This "Here and Now" segment also aired on more than 400 affiliate stations across the U.S., and this item appeared on 50 NPR-affiliated websites.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-brinkley
An insurgency from inside the Oval Office
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Jan. 5 print edition, and it was included in the New York Times' "Transition highlights" webpage Jan. 5.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-brinkley
Historians condemn Trump for 'brazenly sabotaging' the electoral process
History News Network
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-brinkley
'CNN Newsroom with Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto'
CNN
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-brinkley
CNN
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-brinkley (This segment aired twice.)

Texas Standard for Jan. 1, 2021
A broadcast features alumnus Ed Emmett ’71, fellow in energy and transportation policy at the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, who is interviewed about Texas' upcoming legislative session, and Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, who is interviewed about Texas drug policies. Harris is quoted in KXXV.
Texas Standard (This segment also aired twice on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-emmett-harris
State lawmakers hope to expand medical marijuana during 2021 legislative session
KXXV Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-harris

Mayor Turner answers your questions about COVID-19 and issues facing Houston (Jan. 5, 2021)
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is interviewed by Houston Public Media about Houston's air quality, and he is interviewed by KERA about possible policy changes by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding power plant pollutants.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-cohan
KERA-FM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-cohan

Radio New Zealand
A broadcast features the research of Gerald Dickens, professor of Earth, environment and planetary sciences, into Zealandia, a largely submerged continent that stretches across 5 million square kilometers beneath the southwest Pacific Ocean.
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-dickens-pt-1 (This program aired on 62 affiliate stations.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-dickens-pt-2

Classical 89.5 (Salisbury, Maryland)
A broadcast features a performance by Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-parker

'John Tesh Radio Show'
A radio broadcast mentions Rice research into how humans may perceive different emotions from sweat.
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-tesh (This segment aired on more than 300 affiliate stations across the U.S. and Canada.)

Radio New Zealand 
Several broadcasts and articles mention President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech,” which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-kennedy (This segment aired on 62 affiliate stations.)
WTN-AM (Nashville, Tennessee)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-kennedy (This segment aired twice.)
KGMI-AM (Seattle)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-kennedy
When John F. Kennedy told the world why 'we choose to go to the moon'
Mental Floss
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-kennedy
Former Texas senators: The lieutenant governor shouldn’t play political games with Senate rules
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-kennedy
The NFL and inclusive hiring: What’s the plan?
The Undefeated
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-kennedy

12 News (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
A broadcast featuring Anna Henderson mentions that she plans to attend Rice on the QuestBridge National Match Scholarship.
WDEF-TV
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-wdef

'13 Eyewitness News'
Rice is mentioned.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-ktrk

'KPRC Channel 2 News Today'
Rice is mentioned.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-kprc

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Two ways marketers realize stealthy price increases
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, authored two articles in Psychology Today.
Psychology Today
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-dholakia
Why higher consumer demand doesn’t lead to a price increase
Psychology Today
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-dholakia

Oil and gas outlook 2021: Healing, but wary
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted in a Q&A.
Hart Energy (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-finley

Saudi crude keeps flowing to Red Sea as East-West Pipeline repairs continue
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Hellenic Shipping News
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-krane

AI provides clues to understand how we think
An article features collaborative Rice research developing artificial intelligence models that help better understand the brain computations that underlie thoughts. Study co-author Xaq Pitkow, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted and pictured.
Science Blog
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-pitkow
Sophisticated neural network simulates rational thought processes
AI in Healthcare
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-pitkow

The 'MomBAs' of the Class of 2020

A roundup features and pictures alumna Mercede Barnes, a graduate of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
Poets & Quants
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-barnes

21 books to look forward to in 2021
A roundup mentions the Rice School of Humanities' Campbell Lectures.
LiveMint
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-lm

Moving towards continuous defluorination of the perfluoroalkyl moiety of PFAS in drinking water, with Metal-Organic Frameworks
An article mentions that experts from Rice analyzed silica strips with titanium metal-organic frameworks for powder X-ray diffraction.
AZo Materials
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-azo

Despite decline in usage, blue light emergency phones are here to stay
An article mentions that Rice completed the installation of 80 blue light emergency phones in 2010.
Campus Safety (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-cs

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Editor’s Note: What were my favorite interviews from 2020?
A roundup of the editor's favorite interviews of 2020 features Bill Fulton, director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
FingerLakes1.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-fulton

Reawakened geyser does not foretell Yellowstone volcanic eruptions
An article mentions that Sahand Hajimirza, temporary research associate in the department of Earth, environment and planetary sciences, is a co-author of the featured research.
University of California, Berkeley News (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-hajimirza

Honoring Helen: Former Colonial Forge students earn national award
An article mentions that Sid Richardson College sophomore Aiden Terlizzi was part of a team of students that helped create Helen's Law, which aims to improve driver safety in Virginia. The group was honored with PR Week's National Purpose Award for "Best Student Campaign."
Inside NoVa
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-terlizzi

Happy New Year from WIU President Guiyou Huang
An open letter mentions McMurtry College junior George Huang.
Western Illinois University News
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-huang

SPORTS

Mullins has 20 and Rice takes back-to-back wins over UTSA
Several articles mention that Rice's men's basketball team defeated the University of Texas at San Antonio 84-69 on Jan. 2 and 95-86 on Jan. 1. Owls Travis Evee, Quincy Olivari, Chris Mullins and Max Fiedler are highlighted in both Associated Press articles.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets, and it appeared in the Jan. 3 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-mbb
UTSA needs ‘soul-searching’ after second straight loss to Rice
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 3 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-saexpn
Hot start pushes Rice past Roadrunners in Houston
UTSA Athletics News
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-rice-utsa
UTSA drops two at Rice
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-rice-utsa
Evee scores 36 to carry Rice over UTSA 95-86
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets, and it appeared in the Jan. 2 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-mbb2
Rice outlasts UTSA in shootout to open Conference USA season
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 2 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-saexpn
UTSA preparing for quirks of altered Conference USA schedule
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 1 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-saexpn
Second half fuels Owls past Roadrunners in Houston
UTSA Athletics News
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-rice-utsa

Women: Rice 69, UTSA 57
Several articles mention that Rice's women's basketball team defeated the University of Texas at San Antonio 69-57 Jan. 2 and 78-53 Jan. 1. Owls Nancy Mulkey and Lauren Schwartz are highlighted in the second article.
San Antonio Express-News (This Associated Press roundup appeared in the Jan. 3 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-wbb
Roadrunners come up short to Owls
UTSA Athletics News
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-rice-utsa
Rice defeats UTSA
San Antonio Express-News (This Associated Press roundup appeared in the Jan. 2 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-saexpn
Roadrunners fall to Owls in conference opener
UTSA Athletics News
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-rice-utsa

The best and worst things in Texas college football this season
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by Middle Tennessee State University 40-34 in double overtime Oct. 24. Kicker Collin Riccitelli is mentioned.
Texas Monthly 
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-riccitelli (Scroll down to "Doink of the year.")
KTXX-AM (Austin, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-doink

Jackson High School alum thrives in pool despite pandemic
An article features Rice swimmer Nicole Limberg.
Herald Net
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-limberg

Ryle girls basketball seeks fourth straight 9th Region championship; Notre Dame to challenge for title
Rice basketball player Lauren Schwartz is featured.
Northern Kentucky Tribune
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-schwartz

No. 60 Cougars host No. 45 Owls
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team will play Brigham Young University Jan. 8. Owl Natalie Beazant is mentioned.
BYU Cougars Athletics News
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-beazant
No. 53 Oklahoma State in Provo on Monday
BYU Cougars Athletics News
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-beazant

Barisic, Wallace lift UTSA over Lamar 88-66
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team played the University of Texas at San Antonio Jan. 1.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.) 
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-ap
UTSA puts away Lamar after tirade from coach
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 23 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-saexpn

Murphy’s 15, defense pace No. 16 Virginia past Tribe, 76-40
An article mentions former Rice basketball player Trey Murphy III.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.) 
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-ap

Hawaii beats Houston 28-14 in New Mexico Bowl — in Texas
Former Rice head football coach Todd Graham is mentioned.
The Associated Press article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-ap

Hawaii vs. Houston rematch in relocated New Mexico Bowl
KRQE Online (This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-krqe

Fort Bend Marshall routs Nederland in regional semifinal
An article mentions that Kenneth Seymour has committed to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-hc

How the Texans lost D.J. Reader and the impact on this year’s defense
Former Rice football player Christian Covington is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-covington

All-Central girls soccer: Maggie Forbes grateful for one last season of soccer
An article featuring Maggie Forbes mentions that her two older sisters are track and field athletes at Rice.
Prep Live
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-forbes

Katy ISD students celebrate December signing day
An article mentions that Ethan Onianwa and Cal Varner III signed letters of intent to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-hc

Texans rule out Duke vs. Bengals
Former Rice football player Phillip Gaines is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-gaines

No. 9 Texas A&M returns to the court to host Northwestern State
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team was defeated by Texas A&M University 57-53 Dec. 20.
KAGS Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-kags

Ridge Point’s rise continues in Class 6A
An article featuring former Rice assistant football coach Rick LaFavers mentions former Owls Bert Emanuel and N.D. Kalu. Kalu is featured in the second article.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 1 print edition.) 
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-bert-kalu
In their own words: Houston sport figures tell their story of being Black in America
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-kalu

Texas A&M topples North Carolina in Orange Bowl
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated the University of North Carolina in the 1949 Orange Bowl.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in Jan. 3 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared on the front of the SA Sports Nation Weekly section in the Jan. 3 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-hc

Gordon Monson: BYU should take no offense at Jeff Grimes leaving for Baylor. And the Cougars will be fine.
An article features former Rice graduate assistant football coach Jeff Grimes.
The Salt Lake Tribune (This and similar articles also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-slt
Baylor names BYU's Jeff Grimes offensive coordinator; Shawn Bell moves to QB coach
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-wth

From Sam Houston State to Texas: A Tom Herman timeline
An article features former Rice assistant football coach Tom Herman and mentions former head coach David Bailiff and former Owl Chase Clement. Herman and former assistant coach Yancy McKnight are mentioned in SB Nation.
HookEm.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-hookem
Reports: Texas will not retain S&C coach Yancy McKnight
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-sbn
Tom Herman releases statement after Texas firing
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-247

Standout guard Andrew King leaving PHH Prep to return to Desert Vista basketball
An article featuring Andrew King mentions that he has committed to play basketball at Rice.
AZ Central
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-azc

Herb Hand out as Texas offensive line coach
Former Rice football player Calvin Anderson is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-anderson

Women's college basketball power rankings: UConn moves up after strong start; Kentucky joins top 10
Rice's women's and men's basketball programs are mentioned.
CBS Sports
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-wbb
NCAA Basketball: Conference USA moves to divisional standings for 2020-21
FanSided (This article also appeared in KROD Online.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-mbb

Strange but true: Oilers give Bill Peterson ‘almost lifetime’ contract
The late Bill Peterson, a former Rice head football coach, is featured.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-khou

'First Coast News'
A broadcast mentions that Rice's football team defeated the University of Alabama in the 1954 Cotton Bowl.
WTLV-TV (Jacksonville, Florida)
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-wtlv (This segment aired twice.)

Ole Miss defensive lineman Ryder Anderson enters transfer portal
Rice is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-247

Alabama Coaching Tracker: Offensive coordinator
Former Rice assistant football coach Major Applewhite is featured.
Sports Illustrated's Bama Central
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-sibc

Preview: Red Raiders vs. KSU
An article mentions the Dec. 16, 2017, basketball game between Rice and Texas Tech University.
TexasTech.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-ttech

AP college basketball polls
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is receiving votes in the Associated Press poll.
WSJM Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-5-wbb