Dateline Rice for Sept. 14, 2021

Stefan De La Garza
– September 20, 2021Posted in: Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
New storm to test post-Harvey Houston infrastructure
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. The article also cites a report from the Kinder Institute for Urban Research about homes that are still being built in Houston’s flood plains.
Bloomberg (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-blackburn-kinder-study

Texas’ efforts to fix electrical grid may not be enough to prevent future blackouts
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed by Marketplace, and he is quoted in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal (This segment aired on more than 700 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-cohan
Shining a new light on solar energy
Minneapolis Star-Tribune (This editorial also appeared in Finger Lakes Times.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-cohan

As oil-well backlog shrinks, US shale may upset investors and drill more
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
Reuters (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-finley

A political earthquake in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta
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, authored an article.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-jones

Tropical Storm Nicholas drenches Houston, moves north toward Louisiana
Phil Bedient, director of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
Grist 
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-bedient

Business groups are fighting Biden’s $3.5T budget over taxes, drug negotiations
An article cites collaborative Rice research into the possible effects of increasing the corporate tax rate to 28% co-authored by John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of its Center for Public Finance, and George Zodrow, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Chair of Economics and a faculty scholar at the Baker Institute.
MSN (This article originally appeared in USA Today, and this research was cited on a Fox Business broadcast.)

http://dateline.rice/sept-14-diamond-zodrow

Over the moon: Prince William’s Earthshot Prize receives high praise from JFK’s family
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech,” which was delivered at Rice on Sept. 12, 1962.
The Telegraph
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-kennedy

California parents want Newsom’s ‘hypocrisy’ out, fear more restrictions if Democrat survives recall
An article mentions that Rice’s fall semester started remotely due to anomalous COVID-19 test results.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Fox News.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-msn

HOUSTON/TEXAS
Texas sees limited damage in wake of Tropical Storm Nicholas as storm weakens and takes aim at Louisiana
John Anderson, professor emeritus of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-anderson

Docking peptides, slow to lock, open possible path to treat Alzheimer’s

KVUE Online (The video segment aired on KVUE-TV in Austin.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-kvue
San Antonio’s Trinity University named best school in the West by US News & World Report
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-hc
How do US News’ Best Colleges rankings stack up against others?
University Business
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-ub
Best colleges ranked: 7 upstate NY schools make top 100 on US News & World Report list
Syracuse.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-syracuse
‘2 News at 6 p.m.’
KUTV-TV (Salt Lake City)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-kutv
‘NBC 5 Today’
KXAS-TV (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-kxas
‘KXAN News Today’
KXAN-TV (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-kxan
KLIF-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-klif
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-klif2

Hidalgo asks Harris County residents to stay put Monday night due to Nicholas
An article mentions that Rice’s classes were scheduled to be remote Sept. 14 due to Hurricane Nicholas. The university later canceled classes for the day.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-hp
Power outages from Nicholas likely to last as it’s still too windy for crews to start work
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-hp
Here are the Houston-area schools closed by Hurricane Nicholas
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-hpm

University of Texas at Dallas: UT Dallas remembers transformational leader Dr. Hobson Wildenthal
An article featuring the late Bryan Hobson Wildenthal mentions that he formerly held an appointment at Rice.
Patch (Coppell, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-patch

Houston Chamber Choir brings glowing warmth to cantata premiere
Alumna Sasha Cooke is featured.
Texas Classical Review
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-cooke

BROADCAST
Elgar’s enigma variations
A broadcast features a performance by Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano at the Shepherd School of Music.
YourClassical.org (This Performance Today segment also aired on more than 400 stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-parker

David Eagleman on why reality is an illusion
Alumnus David Eagleman is featured.
BBC Sounds (This segment also aired on BBC 4 in the U.K.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-eagleman

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Crop-eating moths will flourish as climate warms
An article features collaborative Rice research that found climate change may allow the diamondback moth, one of the world’s costliest agricultural pests, to thrive year-round. Volker Rudolf, professor of biosciences, is quoted.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-rudolf

No more barriers in education | Anthony Palmiotto, OpenStax on The e-Learning Podcast with Stephen Ladek
A podcast features Anthony Palmiotto, editorial director of OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
LMS Pulse
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-palmiotto

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Meet our new faculty
Alumna Lauren Warning is featured.
Muhlenberg College News
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-warning

 

New nanomaterial produces clean energy hydrogen fuel from seawater
Research from former postdoctoral fellow Yang Yang is featured.
Leak Herald
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-yang

THE IDLE AMERICAN: They let us eat cake

Rice is mentioned.
Brownwood News
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-bn
Texas ain’t what it used to be | Gene Lyons
The Blue Mountain Eagle (This op-ed appeared in yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-bme

SPORTS
Three things we learned from Conference USA — Week 2
A roundup featuring Rice football mentions head coach Mike Bloomgren.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-bloomgren

VB: Sept. 13 players of the week
An article features Carly Graham, who has been named Conference USA’s Setter of the Week.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-graham

Seleccion Mexicana feminil sub-20 efectuara gira internacional en Paises Bajos
An article mentions that Rice soccer player Mariana Elizondo has been named to Mexico’s national under-20 team.
Debate (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-eliondo

Texas to start QB Casey Thompson vs. Rice
An article mentions that Rice’s football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 18.
The Associated Press (This and similar articles also appeared in more than 100 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-ap
Texas Longhorns turning to Casey Thompson as new starting QB

ESPN
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-espn
Casey Thompson in, Hudson Card out as Texas’ starting QB
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Sept. 14 print editions of the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-hc
WATCH: Steve Sarkisian weekly press conference
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-sbn
Texas football Sark news conference (Sept. 13, 2021)
The Horn (This segment also aired on KTXX-AM, KOKE-FM, KTAE-AM in Austin.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-horn

ABCs of college football: Calzada, Erik Ezukanma, Jacob Cowing, Luke McCaffrey

Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-dctf
‘Newscenter 25’
KAVU-TV (Victoria, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-kavu
‘KVUE Midday News’
KVUE-TV (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-kvue
KTXX-AM (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-kxx

UH notebook: Dana Holgorsen not taking Grambling for granted
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 Sports section in the Sept. 14 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-hc
Texas college football rankings: UH certainly had the best week. Cougars are No. 1
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-hc
Nunnery recognized with weekly award
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-uhc
Kick time set for Navy
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-uhc

The Monday After: With Clay Helton’s fate sealed, USC must smarten up when evaluating next hire
Articles mention that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Arkansas 38-17 in the season-opening game Sept. 4.
CBS Sports
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-cbs
Hogs crack top 25 for first time since 2016
Razorbacks News
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-rn

Men’s basketball announces complete 2021-22 schedule
An article mentions that Rice’s basketball team is slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio Feb. 3.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-utsa

WATCH: Get to know Dajuan Eubanks, Maine Celtics president
An article features former Rice basketball player and alumnus Dajuan Eubanks.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Celtics Wire, and it appeared in USA Today.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-eubanks

Utah back in NCAA volleyball action at Boise; Sunday winners include Pepperdine, Texas, Wisconsin, Rice, UNC
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball is slated to play Baylor University Sept. 16. Owl Nicole Lennon is mentioned.
VolleyballMag.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-vmag

Valiev and Azoides rep Tech at Midland Racquet Club Invitational
An article mentions that Rice men’s tennis players recently competed in the Midland Racquet Club Invitational.
TexasTech.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-ttech

UT linebacker to carry on the Brockermeyer name
Rice is mentioned.
Spectrum News 1
http://dateline.rice/sept-14-spectrum

About Stefan De La Garza

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