Dateline Rice for Aug. 11, 2021

Stefan De La Garza
– August 11, 2021Posted in: Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Texas Republicans eye changes to quorum rules to prevent future walkouts
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 by the Washington Examiner, and he participates in a panel discussion about the week’s political news by Houston Public Media.
Washington Examiner (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-jones
Will college students returning to campus be required to wear masks? (Aug. 11, 2021)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-jones

Investigation: The clandestine operation to manipulate Qatar’s public opinion
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Doha News
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-ulrichsen

Young investors flock to stocks, day trading as cryptocurrencies boom. Are the risks worth the reward?
An article mentions that Rice offers coding courses.
Yahoo! Finance (This USA Today article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-yahoo

HOUSTON/TEXAS

BROADCAST
Will college students returning to campus be required to wear masks? (Aug. 11, 2021)
Jerusha Kasch, director of Rice’s crisis management team, is interviewed about new guidelines on campus amid Houston’s surge of COVID-19, which include requirements for masks to be worn indoors at nearly all times and regular testing for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-kasch
UT to require testing ahead of fall semester

Texas universities face fall terms with surging COVID-19 numbers and no mask mandates
High Plains Public Radio
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-hppr

How can parents, educators protect unvaccinated kids from the delta variant?
Quianta Moore, the Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
Texas Public Radio’s “The Source” (This segment also aired on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-moore

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Physics professor: ‘Chance of life originating on its own by natural processes is zero’
An article mentions James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering.
The College Fix
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-tour

Create your own seat at the table
Alumna Diane Yoo, a graduate of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Ms. Career Girl (This article also appeared in Medium.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-yoo

Orion enters collab for renewable carbon black
An article mentions that Rice scientists have optimized a process to convert waste from rubber tires into graphene that can, in turn, be used to strengthen concrete.
Paint Square
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-ps

JFK-Rede dreht sich um Kommunismus — nicht um geheime ‘Weltordnung’
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech,” which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Nerdswire.de (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-kennedy

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
College textbooks: The final blow of higher education’s affordability crisis
An article mentions OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
The Michigan Daily
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-md

SPORTS
How will the USA Today Sports AFCA preseason college football poll shake out?
An article mentions that Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren is on the USA Today Sports American Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll panel for the 2021 season.
USA Today (This and similar articles also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-bloomgren

College football’s top 15 quarterback battles for 2021
An article mentions Rice football players JoVoni Johnson, Jake Constantine, Luke McCaffrey and Wiley Green. McCaffrey is featured in Yahoo! Sports and mentioned in MSN.
Athlon Sports
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-as

Familiar faces in new places: Notable QBs who have transferred ahead of the 2021 season

Yahoo! Sports
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-mccaffrey

Louisville Cardinals: CFN college football preview 2021
MSN (This article originally appeared in CFN.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-mccaffrey

WOMEN’S SOCCER: OVC coaches pick SIUE as league favorite
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team was defeated by the University of Virginia 3-0 May 5 in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-hc

Pelicans sign Trey Murphy III
An article features former Rice basketball player Trey Murphy III.
NBA (This article also appeared in Hoops Rumors, YardBarker and MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-nba
Region/state roundup: ODU women release basketball schedule; Pilots walk off for victory
Daily Press
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-dp
Trey Murphy Q&A with Jeff White
NBA
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-nba

College football: 30 years, 482 polls show rise, fall of dynasties
Rice is mentioned.
USA Today (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-usatoday

Texas debuts at No. 19 in preseason coaches poll
An article mentions that Rice’s football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 18.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-expnews

Baylor’s Harbour makes Texas Track and Field Hall of Fame
Former Rice women’s track and field coach Victor Lopez is mentioned.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-lopez

Tramel’s ScissorTales: Will OU and Texas be like Miami or Arkansas as Big 12 lame ducks?
An article from The Oklahoman mentions that Rice’s football team defeated the University of Arkansas in 1990. Additional articles mention that the Owls are slated to play their season-opener against the Razorbacks Sept. 4.
The Oklahoman
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-to
Arkansas eager to rekindle old Southwest Conference rivalries
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-247
Arkansas schedule dynamics: Opponents’ before/after games, potential traps and advantages
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-247
Opinion: Little Rock Touchdown Club’s list of speakers doesn’t disappoint
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-adg
Rating Conference USA non-conference schedules
Murfeesboro Post
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-mp

Rookie wrecking ball: Payton Turner is ready to prove he’s more than just ‘upside’
An article mentions a football game between Rice and the University of Houston.
Whereyat.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-wy

About Stefan De La Garza

Stefan De La Garza is a news analyst in Rice University's Office of Public Affairs.