Dateline Rice for Oct. 15, 2021

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Only way is Texas for restless Californians
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
The Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-fulton
These 10 Texas counties are seeing the most California transplants, and here's a reason why
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-fulton


Pipeline diplomacy: How gas became a geostrategic bargaining chip in the energy crisis
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN GB (This article originally appeared in The Independent and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-krane

Bryan Washington: Reading short stories and YA to get through the pandemic
An article features Bryan Washington, Scholar-in-Residence for Racial Justice at Rice and the George Guion Williams Writer-in-Residence in the Department of English.
Boston Globe (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-washington

Por qué se ha disparado el precio del petróleo en el mundo (y qué tiene que ver la inusual estrategia de algunos productores)
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
BBC Mundo (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-finley
Why the price of oil has skyrocketed in the world (and what does the unusual strategy of some producers have to do with it)
Market Research Telecast (This article also appeared in Saxon.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-finley
Fox News says to 'blame Biden' for gas prices. Energy experts say that's off base.
The American Independent
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-finley

How Virginia epitomizes the strange death of Reagan Republicans
Alumnus Glenn Youngkin, who is running for governor of Virginia, is featured.
Financial Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in UK News Today.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-youngkin

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Endorsement watch: Vote 'no' on Prop 3
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.
Off the Kuff
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-jones
KLQB-AM (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-jones (An English translation is not available.)
¿Pueden las empresas desafiar la orden del gobernador de Texas sobre mandatos de vacunas?
Univision (An English translation is not available. This segment also aired on KAKW-TV in Austin.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-jones

Ted Cruz: Could Bitcoin mining help Texas solve its notorious power grid problems?
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-cohan

Campus Chabad celebrations draw students with creativity, convenience
An article mentions that Chabad at Rice helps Jewish community members on campus celebrate the holiday season. Wiess College freshman Matthew Edelstein, Rabbi Shmuli Slonim and Nechama Slonim, co-director of Chabad at Rice, are quoted. Will Rice College senior Aliza Brown is pictured.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-rice-chabad

Rice University edtech startup adds new partners
An article features OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources. Daniel Williamson, managing director of OpenStax, is quoted.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-williamson

Two Belton ISD seniors named National Merit semifinalists
Rice is mentioned.
Belton Journal
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-bj

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Engineers create glass and crystal nanostructures with 3D printer
An article features Rice research that created nanostructures of glass and crystal for electronic and photonic devices, using a 3D printer and unique ink. Co-authors Jun Lou, associate chair and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Boyu Zhang are quoted.
Engineering and Technology
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-lou

Urban mining for metals turns electronic trash into treasure
An article features Rice research on using flash Joule heating, which was initially developed to produce graphene from carbon sources including waste food and plastic, to recover rhodium, palladium, gold and silver from electronic waste. 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 postdoctoral research associate Bing Deng are quoted.
Control Engineering
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-tour
Metals recycled from electronic waste in a flash
Materials Today
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-tour

Sandia researcher Drew Kouri wins early-career research grant
An article features alumnus Drew Kouri.
InsideHPC
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-kouri

Ashley Turner on life, love and creating the curvy Paige
Rice is mentioned.
Muna Luchi Bridal
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-mlb

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

'Invisible' authoritarianism
An article cites Luis Duno-Gottberg, department chair and associate professor of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies.
Havana Times
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-dunogottberg

Cosmochemist François Tissot named a Packard Fellow
An article mentions that Jerzy Szablowski, assistant professor of bioengineering, has been awarded a David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship for early-career scientists and engineers.
Caltech News (This article also appeared in Pasadena Now.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-szablowski

Molecular Sciences Software Institute receives $15 million grant from National Science Foundation
An article mentions that Rice is part of the Molecular Sciences Software Institute consortium, which aims to design and build powerful software tools for complex, data-heavy issues.
Virginia Tech's Exponentially 
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-vtx

UofL recognized for outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion
An article mentions that Rice is a recipient of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine's Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award. 
University of Louisville News
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-ul

Talkin' Broncos top over 70 schools from 26 states to win Portland tournament
An article mentions that Rice recently competed in Lewis & Clark College's Steve Hunt Classic speech and debate tournament 
Boise State University News
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-bsu

Picking up the baton
An article mentions David Auston, who served as Rice provost from 1994-1999.
Case Western Reserve University's The Daily
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-cwr

SPORTS

Week 7 preview: Five C-USA matchups on tap
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio Oct. 16.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-cusa
UTSA standout Frank Harris earns Manning Award Quarterback of the Week
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-hc
Commitment to playbook spurred UTSA's De'Corian Clark to breakout year
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports page in the Oct. 15 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-expnews
UTSA's Harris named Manning Award QB of the Week
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-cusa
How Jeff Traylor is raising unbeaten UTSA's profile: Player buy-in, Texas roots and taquitos
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-ta
Bob's Picks: Washington, UCLA trying to find winning rhythm
Davis Enterprise
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-de
'Good Morning San Antonio'
KSAT-TV (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-ksat (This segment aired five times.)
'106.7 The Fan's Sports Junkies'
NBC Sports Washington
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-nbc

USM jumps Rice in C-USA West division standing
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team was defeated by the University of Southern Mississippi 2-1 Oct. 14, dropping the Owls to second place in the Conference USA West standings.
WDAM Online (This segment also aired on WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-wdam
Southern Miss soccer earns first win against Rice in program history
The Student Printz
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-sp
Soccer looks to improve scoring as playoffs approach
North Texas Daily
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-ntd

MT's Muza moves into main draw
An article mentions that Owls Emir Sendogan and Wes Barnett are competing in the ITA Regionals tennis tournament.
BaylorBears.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-sendogan
Men's tennis opens play at ITA Regionals
GoUTRGV.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-barnett

Lockhart excelling academically and athletically at Rice University
An article features Rice football player Kirk Lockhart.
Focus Daily News
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-fdn

First October meeting in 12 years has Dobie, Deer thirsty for win
An article mentions that Dobie and La Porte High Schools played a football game at Rice Stadium in 1987.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-hc

Blue and Orange madness returns to Malibu
An article mentions that Rice's basketball team is slated to play Pepperdine University Nov. 9.
Pepperdine University's Graphic
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-pepp

Football brothers show bond on and off the field
An article mentions the 2020 football game between Rice and the University of North Texas.
North Texas Daily (This article also appeared on the front page of the Oct. 14 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-ntd

Cross-country hosts Arturo Barrios Invitational
An article mentions that Rice will compete in Texas A&M's Arturo Barrios Invitational cross-country meet Oct. 16.
12thMan.com (This article also appeared in KBTX Online and GoUTRGV.com.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-12thman

UL baseball announces 2022 schedule, spiced by trip to Round Rock Classic
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play the University of Louisiana at Lafayette May 10-11.
The Advocate
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-ta

Defense of the run: Load doesn't get easier for the Hogs
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Arkansas 38-17 Sept. 4.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required. This article also appeared online in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and the El Dorado News-Times, and it appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Oct. 15 print editions of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-adg

Missouri defensive players to watch vs. Texas A&M in Week 7
An article features former Rice football player Blaze Alldredge.
Sports Illustrated
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-si

How to watch, stream and listen: Marshall vs. North Texas
An article mentions the 2012 and 2019 football games between Rice and Marshall University.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-247
Friday Night Fight: North Texas vs. Marshall 2021
MeanGreenNation.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-mgn
LISTEN: The Herd247 Podcast gets set for a trip to the Lone Star State
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-15-247

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