Dateline Rice for Feb. 7, 2022 (Weekend Edition)

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Biden sets first-year record with 6.6 million jobs added
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
CNN (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-brinkley
Politics and the Olympics
CNBC (This segment also aired six times on CNBC, and it appeared in MSN and Oakland News Now.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-brinkley
 

Extreme weather and rising insurance rates squeeze retirees

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.
Yahoo! News (This New York Times article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-blackburn

How home ownership incentivizes people to keep racist housing policies in place
An article featuring the film "Owned: A Tale of Two Americas," which explores the history of post-World War II U.S. housing policy, suburbanization and sprawl, mentions that it was directed by alumnus Giorgio Angelini.
Fast Company (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-angelini

HOUSTON/TEXAS

UH professor and Spanish-language fiction writer Cristina Rivera Garza named Houston's latest 'genius'
An article mentions that Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of the Rice 360º Institute for Global Health, was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2016.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-kortum

Fake it till you make it: Early-stage investors fall for style over substance
An op-ed features collaborative Rice research that suggests "expertise signaling" by startup founders — self-presentation that might not align with reality when it comes to their experience, skills or background — plays a significant role in a new company's success. Co-authors quoted include Alessandro Piazza, assistant professor of strategic management at the Jones Graduate School of Business, and graduate student Brian Chung.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Feb. 7 print edition, and it appeared on the front of the Business section in the Feb. 7 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-piazza-chung
 

State Rep. Travis Clardy facing three primary opponents in staunchly Republican East Texas district

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/feb-7-jones
Weekly US-Mexico border update: Venezuelan expulsions, Remain in Mexico, Operation Lone Star
WOLA.org
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-jones
More crime over the weekend in Houston
KTRH on Spreaker (This segment also aired on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-jones
New congressional districts on primary ballot for Harris, Montgomery voters
KTRH on Spreaker 
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-jones
'ABC 13 Eyewitness News on CW 39'
KIAH-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-jones

Renowned architecture firm designs $6M memorial for Joe Campos Torres, killed by Houston police in 1977
An article about the firm Rogers Partners Architects+Urban Designers mentions that it designed Rice's Kraft Hall for Social Sciences. William Cannady, professor emeritus of architecture and co-founder of the Rice Design Alliance, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the Feb. 6 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-cannady

Business calendar: Upcoming events in the Houston area

A roundup mentions that Manolo Sánchez, adjunct professor in management at the Jones Graduate School of Business, will speak at the Greater Houston Port Bureau luncheon Feb. 10.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Feb. 7 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-sanchez

Enslaved people toiled at a plantation where Prairie View A&M now stands. Researchers want to know their stories
An article mentions William Marsh Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Feb. 7 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-hc

'To see yourself seeing'

An article mentions James Turrell's "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion. 
Baylor College of Medicine
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-bcm

Restaurant roundup: Tacos A Go Go, Roegels Barbecue, Original ChopShop, Common Bond expand
An article features Rice Management Co.'s redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into the Ion tech hub. 
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-hbj
Designing outside the concrete box
For Construction Pros
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-fcp

BROADCAST

'Fox 26 News Special: Black History Month'
A broadcast features Provost Reginald DesRoches, who will begin his tenure as president of Rice in July.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-desroches

COVID and mental health in Black, Latino communities
A broadcast interviews graduate student Dan Bolger, who co-authored a study that found Black and Latino Christians often turn to their pastors for mental health care or information on mental health resources, even when those clergy feel ill-equipped to offer help or advice.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-bolger

'Houston's Morning Show'
A broadcast features "Soundwaves: Experimental Strategies in Art + Music," an exhibit on view at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts. Allison Weaver, executive director of the Moody Center, is interviewed.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-weaver (This and similar segments aired four times.)

University of Texas at San Antonio is now a Tier One school
An article mentions that Rice has Carnegie Tier One designation.
KSAT Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-ksat

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

How fashion brands should talk about inflation
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Business of Fashion (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-dholakia

Can oil and gas markets withstand a full-scale Russian disruption?
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
Hart Energy (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-finley

Quantum complexity tamed by machine learning
Doug Natelson, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Quanta Magazine
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-natelson

Virtual learning and online activities guide — Black History Month: Health and wellness
An article mentions OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
LMS Pulse
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-openstax

The significance of the heart-brain connection
An article cites Rice research into the long-term health impacts of losing a spouse.
Psychology Today (A similar article also appeared in Then24.com.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-pt
¿Es posible morirse de pena? Esto es lo que dice la ciencia
20Minutos.com (An English translation is not available.) 
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-20min

Candace Bushnell e o universo de 'Sex and the City'
Former student Candace Bushnell is featured.
Plano Crítico (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-bushnell

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Ella Feiner '22 to compete on 'Jeopardy!' in college tournament
An article mentions that Brown College senior Jasmine Manansala will be competing in the Jeopardy! National College Championship beginning Feb. 8.
The Daily Princetonian (A similar article also appeared in 1079isHot.com.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-manansala

Zoroastrian Association launches Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize
Amanda Focke, head of special collections at Rice's Woodson Research Center, is quoted.
Indo American News
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-focke

Abandoned wells information page posted, Continental changes, Exxon touts low carbon and more things to know this week in energy
An article features alumnus Doug Lawler.
Williston Herald
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-wh
 

GW's new venture competition earns top collegiate honor

Rice is mentioned.
George Washington University's GW Today

http://dateline.rice/feb-7-gw

¿Por qué las variantes futuras pueden ser las vacunas contra el COVID-19?
An article quotes Ariel Fernández, former Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice.
La Nueva (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in the Feb. 5 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-fernandez

Mission Cancer Moonshot: Biden rilancia le energie migliori per battere il cancro
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
La Voce di New York (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-kennedy

SPORTS

Bieniemy posts a career-high 36 to send UTEP past Rice 72-70
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team was defeated by the University of Texas at El Paso 72-70 Feb. 5.
ABC News (This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-abc
Rice falls short against UTEP, 72-70
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Feb. 6 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-hc

Bieniemy has career game in UTEP's 72-70 win at Rice
UTEPMiners.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-utep

UTEP men's basketball to put six-game winning streak on the line at C-USA West-leading North Texas Monday night (Feb. 7)

UTEPMiners.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-utep Streaking UTEP men's basketball plays at Rice Saturday afternoon (Feb. 5) UTEPMiners.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-utep
Rice hosts UTEP after Boum's 32-point outing
The Sacramento Bee
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-sacb
'Fox 26 News'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-kriv
 

Late turnovers doom UTEP women in last-minute loss to Rice

An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated the University of Texas at El Paso 72-69 Feb. 5.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the El Paso Times.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-yahoo
Rice holds off UTEP late to win 72-69
UTEPMiners.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-utep

Miners to mix it up with Rice on Saturday

UTEPMiners.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-utep
What to know: UTEP Miner women's basketball vs. Rice Owls
El Paso Times
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-ept
Miners manage win against Mean Green
The Prospector
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-tp

No. 2 women's swimming and diving defeats Rice, 156-103, in the Sterkel Classic
An article mentions that Rice's swim team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin in the Sterkel Classic invitational Feb. 5. Owl Marta Cano-Minarro is mentioned in the first SwimSwam article.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-texsports
Olivia Bray hits season-best 1:52:14 200 fly as Texas downs Rice
SwimSwam
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-minarro
Texas vs. SMU women's meet canceled due to weather, men's meet to go ahead
SwimSwam
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-swimswam
No. 2 women's swimming and diving preview: SMU and Rice
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-ts

2022 Southland Conference college baseball preview
An article mentions Rice head baseball coach José Cruz Jr., former Owl Lance Berkman and former head coach Wayne Graham.
Baseball America (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-cruz-berkman-graham

Texas A&M track and field teams win four more events at Charlie Thomas Invitational
An article mentions that Rice track and field athlete Josie Taylor placed second in the high jump at Texas A&M University's Charlie Thomas Invitational Feb. 4-5.
The Eagle
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-taylor

Perspective: The Lia Thomas case is changing the conversation about transgender athletes in competition
Rice head swim coach Seth Huston is quoted.
Deseret News
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-huston

Rice rides hot shooting to win against UTSA
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team defeated the University of Texas at San Antonio 91-78 Feb. 3.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Feb. 5 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-exp

Six GMC JC players sign
An article mentions that Ichmael Joseph has signed to play football at Rice.
The Union-Recorder
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-ur

Guilford County Black history, from A to Z
A roundup features former Rice football player Stahle Vincent, who became the first Black starting quarterback in the Southwest Conference in 1969. Vincent was inducted into Rice's Hall of Fame in 2013. 
News & Record
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-vincent

Cougars claw past alumni, 5-1
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play a road game against the University of Houston March 8.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-uhc

Women's hoops set to battle in Birmingham
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play the University of North Texas Feb. 10.
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-mgs

2022 NCAA swimming conference championships primer — Division I
An article mentions that Rice's swim team is slated to compete in the Conference USA championships in Lynchburg, Virginia, Feb. 23-26.
SwimSwam
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-swimswam

The Flagship: Coach's take on No. 1-ranked Texas baseball with former Longhorn Ty Harrington
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Feb. 18-20.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-247
No. 1 baseball falls to Texas Exes in the alumni game
TexasSports.com (A similar article also appeared in USA Today's Longhorns Wire.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-texsports

Transfer portal has positives for Hogs
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Arkansas last season.
KARK.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-kark

Thompson, Dicker preparing for Senior Bowl
An article mentions the 2019 football game between Rice and the University of Texas at Austin.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-texsports

No. 1 DeSoto clinches District 11-6A title with rout of state-ranked Cedar Hill in girls basketball
An article mentions that Jazzy Owens-Barnett has signed to play basketball at Rice.
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-tdmn

Kevin Love silences crowd late, seals Cleveland Cavaliers' wild 102-101 win over Charlotte Hornets
Rice is mentioned.
Cleveland.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-cleveland
Eight notable 2023 offers Boston College has issued recently
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-247
LB Jason Reynolds II commits to Northwestern: 'I'm just ready to work'
Sports Illustrated's Wildcats Daily
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-si

NEWS RELEASE

Energy transition could be headed for 'valley of death,' says report
Investments in oil and gas have decreased in favor of alternative energy in recent years, but with alternative energy technologies still able to supply only a small fraction of usable energy, rushing the transition would be a costly mistake, according to a new report by Gabriel Collins, Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy, minerals and materials.
http://dateline.rice/feb-7-news-release-collins-foss

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