Dateline Rice for Nov. 13, 2019

Stefan De La Garza
– November 13, 2019Posted in: Dateline Rice

FEATURED ITEMS
Rice’s Diana Strassmann on controversial journal Feminist Economics 25 years after its founding
Diana Strassmann, the Carolyn and Fred McManis Distinguished Professor in the Practice and Rice Faculty Scholar at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured and pictured in a Q&A. Strassman, who founded the journal Feminist Economics 25 years ago, was the first woman to hold a tenure-track economics position at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article was also featured in the Chronicle’s “Afternoon Report” newsletter Nov. 12, and it appeared in the Chronicle’s “Daily Digital” section in the Nov. 13 print edition. This story also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and the San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/feature/nov-13-strassmann 

UH, Rice are top schools for entrepreneurship. Can Houston follow?
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 1 in the nation for entrepreneurship studies according to the list compiled by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. The Houston Chronicle quotes Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones School, and mentions Rice’s redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into The Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district; the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; and the Rice Business Plan Competition.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Nov. 13 print edition, and it was featured in the Chronicle’s “Afternoon Report” newsletter Nov. 12. This story also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/feature/nov-13-jones-school
2 Houston universities score top marks in prestigious national ranking
CultureMap Houston (A similar article also appeared in HeadSN and The360Mag.com.)
http://dateline.rice/feature/nov-13-jones-school2

See how USF and UT ranked among the nation’s top entrepreneurship programs
Tampa Bay Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/feature/nov-13-jones-school3

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Are states ready for a recession?
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is interviewed about the health care partnership between Google and Ascension.
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal (This segment aired on more than 700 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-vivian.ho (Segment begins at 3:09.)

Trump to face limits of his power in impeachment hearings
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
The Associated Press (This and similar articles also appeared in more than 500 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-brinkleyAP
Vistas públicas: Trump y los límites del poder
Houston Chronicle (This Spanish-language Associated Press article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-brinkleyHC

The next graphene? Shiny and magnetic, a new form of pure carbon dazzles with potential
Collaborative Rice research that developed a new, stable form of pure carbon made from cheap feedstocks is featured. Co-author 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, is quoted.
Science (This article also appeared in PrimeTimes.in.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-ajayan

The Saudi Aramco IPO raises serious geopolitical concerns
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
National Review
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-krane


Signs mount that Qatar embargo may end as mediation gears up
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Bloomberg (This article also appeared in BNN Bloomberg, Bloomberg Quint, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Finance Canada, Business Times, SPI World News and MSN.) 
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-ulrichsen
Death by spyware: How surveillance tech is helping governments stifle dissent
World Politics Review
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-ulrichsen-wpr


Pay more attention to climate perils people with disabilities face, experts warn
An article cites collaborative Rice research into how climate change and the loss of ecosystems may affect the world’s disabled populations.
Scientific American (This article originally appeared in E&E News.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-SA

Pianista Jacques Sagot regresa al Teatro Nacional para presentar recital ‘Cantos a la muerte, himnos a la vida’
Alumnus Jacques Sagot is featured and pictured.
La Nacion (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-sagot

HOUSTON/TEXAS
Long lines, downed machines, paper jams. Are Tarrant’s voting machines ready for 2020?
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Forth Worth Star-Telegram (This article also appeared on the front page of the Nov. 10 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/lnov-13-wallach

Forced into runoff, Turner marshals support of state, national Democrats
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted in multiple stories on politics.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 13 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-jones-hchron
Texas Public Radio
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-jones-TPR (This segment aired on more than 30 affiliate stations across Texas.)
These Texans to play role in impeachment hearings

Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-jones-statesman
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/nov-12-jones-krld (This segment aired four times.)


A new phase opens in impeachment drama [Editorial]
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science at Rice, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 13 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-bruce


County takes hard line with recent state cannabis laws, requires THC lab testing
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-harris


The LBB report on HISD
Jodi Moon, postdoctoral fellow at Rice’s Houston Education Research Consortium, is quoted.
Off the Kuff
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-moon


LGBTQ films in the spotlight
An article mentions that Rice Media Center will screen the following movies as part of the Houston Cinema Arts Festival: “Space Dogs” Nov. 15; CineSpace 2019, a short-film contest sponsored by NASA and the festival, Nov. 16; and “Brokeback: A Shorts Film Program” Nov. 16.
Out Smart Magazine (This article also appeared in the November 2019 digital and print editions.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-rice-cinema


First look at Midtown Ion innovation hub’s plan for surrounding area revealed
Rice’s redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into The Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district slated to open in the first quarter of 2021, is featured.
Bisnow Houston
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-the-ion


Kevin Daly, architect for Houston Endowment HQ, on Houston and competitions
Alumnus Kevin Daly is featured in a Q&A.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the “Business” section in the Nov. 13 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-daly


6th annual festival in Spring area celebrates Islamic art
An article mentions that the Islamic Arts Festival held Nov. 9-10 at the Al Salam Mosque in Spring was sponsored by Rice’s Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 13 print editions of the Chronicle’s Cypress Creek Mirror-Champions/Klein and Spring Observer, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-boniuk


It’s officially asp season in Houston: Here’s everything to know about the venomous caterpillars
An image of an asp is attributed to graduate student Mattheau Comerford.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Nov. 13 print editions of the Chronicle’s Bay Area Citizen, Pearland Journal, Friendswood Journal, Pasadena Citizen and Deer Park Broadcaster, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-comerford

BROADCAST
HPM local newscast for 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019
An article mentions that Rice’s Hurricane Harvey Registry, a joint venture of Rice, the Houston Health Department and the Environmental Defense Fund to study the health effects of the storm on Houstonians, will also add more than a dozen questions about Tropical Storm Imelda to its survey. Marie Lynn Miranda, professor of statistics and director of the registry, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-miranda
HPM local newscast for 5 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-miranda2
HPM local newscast for 7 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-miranda3

HPM local newscast for 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of the institute’s Center for the United States and Mexico, is interviewed by Houston Public Media about the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a case on the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Payan also is quoted in Natural Gas Intelligence.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-payan
HPM local newscast for 5 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-payan2
Mexico’s energy reform firmly in place despite rhetoric, say experts
Natural Gas Intelligence
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-payan3‘

13 Eyewitness News at 6 p.m.’
Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religion, is interviewed about Kanye West’s upcoming appearance at Lakewood Church in Houston.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-pinn
’13 Eyewitness News at 4 p.m.’
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-pinn2
As gentrification looms, new research shows what’s at stake for Houston’s Third Ward
Rice research into the quality of life of residents in Houston’s Third Ward is featured. Lead author Quianta Moore, fellow in child health policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-moore


‘Houston Life’
Alumna Emily Armenta is featured.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-armenta


HPM local newscast for 8 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019
A radio segment features Rice research into how climate change contributes to high-pressure weather systems stalling over particular areas.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-hpm

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
INSIGHT: Will OECD’s ‘Unified Approach’ find consensus among 130 countries?
Joyce Beebe, a fellow in the Center for Public Finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an analysis of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation’s proposed allocation of international taxing rights.
Bloomberg Tax (This article also appeared in Bloomberg Law.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-beebe

Dr. Cortlan Wickliff will reach over 40,000 students across Texas on his ‘Be Driven To Succeed’ tour!
Cortlan Wickliff, associate vice provost of academic affairs and strategic initiatives and author of “Young and Driven,” is featured and pictured.
Hype Magazine
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-wickliff

Indium provides a boost to perovskite stability
Rice research into more efficient solar cells is featured. Co-authors Jun Lou, associate chair and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and postdoctoral researcher Jia Liang are quoted.
World-Energy
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-lou

Soka Performing Arts Center presents Hub New Music with special guest Kojiro Umezaki
An article features alumnus Jesse Christeson and mentions he has taught as part of the Rice Preparatory Program.
Broadway World
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-christeson

SEDS announces winner of Astranis SEDS SAT-2 Competition
An article mentions that a team from Rice was runner-up in the Astranis Students for the Exploration and Development of Space SAT-2 competition.
Global Banking & Finance Review
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-gbfr

2019 NSHOF inducts 10 of the sport’s game-changers
Alumnus John Bonds is featured.
Sail World 
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-bonds
Docentes compartilham experiências inovadoras em ensino de engenharia
Rice is mentioned.
UFSCAR.br (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-ufscar

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Houston writer wins 2019 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
An article mentions that Bryan Washington, lecturer in English, won the 2019 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence for his short story collection “Lot.”
BRProud.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-washington

Dr. Robert Bachman: A reactionary career
Alumnus Robert Bachman is featured and pictured.
The Swanee Purple
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-bachman

Rolston String Quartet performing Saturday night at West Vancouver United Church
An article featuring the Rolston String Quartet mentions it has served as the graduate quartet-in-residence at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
North Shore News
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-rolston

SPORTS
Rice has three more chances to get a win
An article previews the Nov. 16 football game between Rice and Middle Tennessee State University. Head coach Mike Bloomgren and player Naeem Smith are quoted. Owl Prudy Calderon is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 13 print edition, and it appeared online in the San Antonio Express-News, San Francisco Chronicle and Connecticut Post.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-rice-football

Murphy leads Rice past Northwestern St. 80-74
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team defeated Northwestern State University Nov. 12. Owls Trey Murphy III, Drew Peterson and Ako Adams are highlighted.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets, and it appeared in the Nov. 13 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-ap
Tuesday’s college basketball
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-hc

No. 19 WKU playing for C-USA title in final two games
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team was defeated by Western Kentucky University 3-2 Nov. 10.
Bowling Green Daily News
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-daily-news
C-USA bowl projections: As many as 8 teams could be postseason-bound
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play the University of North Texas Nov. 23.
Sun Herald
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-sunherald

Texas football: Keaontay Ingram named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin earlier this season.
Sports Illustrated
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-si

Volleyball continues conference slate: Roadrunners prepare for last home game of the season
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team will play the University of Texas at San Antonio Nov. 14.
The Paisano
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-paisano

Oracle Challenger Series Houston — Tuesday results
An article mentions the Oracle Challenger Series tennis tournament running through Nov. 17 at Rice’s George R. Brown Tennis Center.
Tennis Panorama
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-tennispanorama

MLB rumors: Nationals preparing for life after Anthony Rendon, eyeing 2015 MVP Josh Donaldson, MLB.com reports
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is featured and pictured.
Inquisitr
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-rendon

Missing keys, flooded fields: McCarthy has overcome a lot to become a girls soccer power
Rice soccer player Jaden Roberts is mentioned.
Miami Herald
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-roberts

Seahawks’ Luke Willson suffered a hamstring injury vs. 49ers
Former Rice football player Luke Willson is featured and pictured.
ClutchPoints
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-willson

Georgia is No. 4 in latest College Football Playoff rankings, but nobody deserves that spot
Rice’s football program is mentioned.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets, and it appeared in the Nov. 13 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-washpo

College Football Playoff scenarios: With plenty of season left, a cloudy crystal ball
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-washpo2

Arkansas defense chills upset-minded North Texas 66-43
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team was defeated by the University of Arkansas 91-43 Nov. 5.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-ap

Texas AD Chris Del Conte set to receive substantial raise, extension through 2027
An article features former Rice athletics director Chris Del Conte.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-delconte
Texas AD Chris Del Conte set to receive substantial raise
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-delconte2

Texas college football bowl game forecasts for Aggies, Longhorns, Cougars and more
Rice football is featured in a slideshow.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-hc

Rice Stadium penalized as one of the worst football stadiums in college sports
Rice Stadium is featured and pictured.
CultureMap Houston (This article also appeared in CultureMap Dallas.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-13-culturemap

NEWS RELEASES
Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, announced as Rice’s 2020 commencement speaker
Nicholas Kristof, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times renowned for his advocacy of human rights and social justice, will deliver the 2020 commencement address at Rice.
http://dateline.rice/news-release-nicholas-kristof

Stalled weather patterns will get bigger due to climate change
Climate change will increase the size of stalled high-pressure weather systems called “blocking events” that have already produced some of the 21st century’s deadliest heat waves, according to Rice fluid dynamicists Ebrahim Nabizadeh and Pedram Hassanzadeh.
http://dateline.rice/news-release-stalled-weather

Theoretical tubulanes inspire ultrahard polymers
A lightweight material full of holes is nearly as hard as diamond. The mere dents left by speeding bullets prove it. Researchers at Rice’s Brown School of Engineering and their colleagues are testing polymers based on tubulanes, theoretical structures of crosslinked carbon nanotubes predicted to have extraordinary strength.
http://dateline.rice/news-release-tubulanesHow your scar or birthmark can affect your job interview
Birthmarks, moles and scars may impact how a job applicant is evaluated during a Skype interview, but employers are less likely to focus on facial imperfections when the interviewee acknowledges them up front, according to a newly published study from Rice and the University of Houston.
http://dateline.rice/news-release-birthmark

About Stefan De La Garza

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