Dateline Rice for Oct. 20, 2021

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Why people in Houston struggle to pay bills more than people in other major cities
Jie Wu, director of research management at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is interviewed.
NPR's "Morning Edition" (This segment aired on more than 950 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-wu

Earth tipped on its side 84 million years ago, new evidence suggests
Richard Gordon, the W.M. Keck Foundation Professor in Geophysics, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Science Alert.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-gordon

Energy companies caught in the middle with controversial abortion laws
Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-sonenshein

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Grieder: Colin Powell chose to lift up young Americans during his long, trailblazing life
James Baker III, honorary chair of the Baker Institute for Public Policy and former U.S. secretary of state, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the City/State section in the Oct. 20 print edition, and it appeared online in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-baker

Sugar Land 95 could become Sugar Land 300; researcher says convict leasing program had more victims
An article features the research of Serena Barbieri, graduate student and Medical Futures Lab fellow, to determine the number of bodies in unmarked graves from the Sugar Land convict-leasing program.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-barbieri

State Rep. Dan Huberty announces he will not seek reelection in 2022
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.
The Texan (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-jones
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-jones

Commentary: Extreme weather threatens Texas
An article mentions that Holly Heard formerly worked at Rice's Houston Education Research Consortium.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 20 print edition, and it appeared in the Galveston County Daily News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-herc

 

2 Dallas universities graduate to top of new ranking of Texas' best schools
An article mentions that Rice is ranked the No. 1 university in Texas and No. 6 in the nation according to WalletHub. 
CultureMap Dallas
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-cmd
UT Austin hooks the No. 2 spot in new ranking of best Texas schools
CultureMap Austin
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-cma
Rice University lands in top 10 of 100 best colleges; 2 other Texas universities make WalletHub list
KHOU Online (The video segment aired twice on KHOU-TV in Houston, and the article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-khou

Enrollment, diversity increases at some Texas colleges
An article mentions that Rice saw an increase in enrollment over the past year, particularly among historically underrepresented groups.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 20 print edition of the Chronicle's Lake Houston Observer and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-hc

Governor Abbott appoints three to the University of Houston System Board of Regents
An article mentions that Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Beth Madison, board secretary of Rice's Shepherd School of Music Society, to the University of Houston System Board of Regents.
Woodlands Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-madison

Houston brewery Southern Yankee opens offshoot bar in Montrose
Alumnus Alex Porter is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 20 print edition of the Chronicle's Bellaire Examiner and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-porter

BROADCAST

Nearly 500,000 Harris County households are paying more than they can afford for their homes, new study says
An article cites the Kinder Institute for Urban Research's Harris County Housing Survey, which aims to help officials develop a 10-year equitable housing plan. Luis Guajardo, research manager at the Kinder Institute, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-guajardo
'6 p.m. newscast for Oct. 19, 2021'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-hpm
'6 a.m. newscast for Oct. 20, 2021'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-hpm
'8 a.m. newscast for Oct. 20, 2021'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-hpm
Kinder Institute housing survey results reveal Harris County's needs
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-guajardo
'ABC 13 Eyewitness News on CW 39'
CW 39 (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-guajardo

'13 Eyewitness News'
A broadcast mentions that Antonio Neri, president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, will be featured in a webinar hosted by the Baker Institute for Public Policy Oct. 20.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-baker-talk

'Fox 26 News at 9'
Rice is mentioned.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-kriv

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Flexible alloy prevents steel corrosion and repairs itself when damaged
An article features collaborative Rice research into an anticorrosive coating for steel developed by 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. Graduate student M.A.S.R. Saadi is pictured.
New Atlas (This article also appeared in World Industrial Reporter.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-ajayan

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Abuja Writers Forum spotlights four novelists
A roundup features Todd Moss, nonresident scholar at the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Premium Times (This article also appeared in All Africa.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-moss

Evansville Philharmonic partners with Red Skelton Performing Arts Center for November Diversity Series
An article features alumna Gabriela Lena Frank.
Southwest Indiana Chamber
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-frank

Pediatrician joins Depoe Bay Clinic
Alumna Leah Swift is featured.
News Times
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-swift

Minnesota Opera's new VP, artistic, is from Baylor School of Music and Wolf Trap Opera
An article featuring Joseph Li mentions that he formerly taught at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
TwinCities.com (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-tc

BVU fans, alumni, friends, players enjoy homecoming to its fullest
Rice is mentioned.
Storm Lake Radio
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-slr

SPORTS

AP sources: 6 C-USA schools apply for AAC membership
An article reports that Rice is expected to join the American Athletic Conference.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 200 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-ap
Rice expected to join American Athletic Conference
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 20 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-hc
A guide to a new-look landscape of college football in Texas
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-dc
5 things to know today, plus another congrats to the Astros
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-hbj
ODU trying to salvage Conference USA, bring in 'members of regional benefit' after report that 6 teams are leaving
CBS 17 Online (This segment also aired on WAVY-TV in Norfolk, Virginia.) 
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-cbs17
 

Rice notebook: Owls turn focus to another tough test at UAB
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Alabama at Birmingham Oct. 23. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-bloomgren
UAB welcomes Rice for 5th annual Children’s Harbor game
AL.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-bloomgren
UAB and ADPH partner to kick COVID at homecoming on Oct. 23
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-uab
Week 8 transcript: UAB hosts Rice for Children's Harbor Game
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-uab
Grayson Cash named C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-uab
UAB honors Children's Harbor patients with names on special jerseys
CBS 42 Online (This segment also aired on WIAT-TV in Birmingham, Alabama.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-cbs

XC: October 19 Athletes of the Week
An article features Rice runner Grace Forbes, who was named Conference USA's Female Athlete of the Week.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-forbes
 

Clayton Tune, the passer, emerging at UH
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Houston 44-7 Sept. 11. 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 20 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-hc

As Texas offense seeks solutions, Keilan Robinson emerges as intriguing option
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin 58-0 Sept. 18.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-hc

UTSA coach Jeff Traylor is mum on reported jump to American Athletic Conference
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Texas at San Antonio 45-0 Oct. 16.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Oct. 20 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-expnews
Record-breaking UTSA football team has a request: Waffle House in San Antonio
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-hc

New head coach Tina Langley looks to bring 'efficient style of basketball' to Washington
An article features former Rice women's basketball coach Tina Langley.
Pac-12.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-pac12
Still driven: Brenda Frese enters Year 20 with Maryland women's basketball
Pressbox
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-pb

RealResponse has announced a deal with the US Anti-Doping Agency
An article mentions that former Rice basketball player David Chadwick founded RealResponse, an anonymous platform for reporting wrongdoing for athletic teams, organizations and over 50,000 athletes. 
The Egalitarian
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-chadwick

Soccer continues strong form during homecoming week
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team was defeated by the University of Texas at San Antonio 1-0 Oct. 16.
The Paisano
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-tp

A&M doubles team makes run in finals in Texas Regional
An article mentions that Rice will host a tennis tournament Oct. 29-30.
The Battalion
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-tb

MT’s Lah named singles runner-up at ITA Regionals
An article mentions that Owls Emir Sendogan and Trinity Grear competed in the ITA Regionals tennis tournament Oct. 17.
BaylorBears.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-sendogan-grear

Eric Konkol announces completed 2021-22 nonconference schedule for LA Tech MBB
An article mentions Rice's men's basketball team.
BCSNN.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-bcsnn

NEWS RELEASE

The ethics of studying ancient DNA: Rice scholar helps craft global guidelines
Geneticists and archaeologists studying ancient DNA should engage with stakeholders in the places where they conduct research, minimize damage to human remains and share their data, according to new guidelines outlined in a paper co-authored by Mary Prendergast, an associate professor of anthropology at Rice.
http://dateline.rice/oct-20-news-release-prendergast

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