NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

All eight XFL teams to hold training camp in Houston
Articles mention that the XFL’s DC Defenders will hold training camp at Rice Stadium.
National Post (This Reuters article also appeared in the London Free Press and Netscape Sports.)
http://bit.ly/346qwh9
All eight XFL teams to train in Houston
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2XDXzXu
http://bit.ly/37nF3Hm
Eight Houston locations for XFL training camp in January
XFL News Hub
http://bit.ly/35nfNPH

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Pasadena’s mayor sought unity. His meetings show divide.
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science at Rice, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 20 print edition with a different headline, “Pasadena council meetings show divide,” and was included in a previous edition of Dateline when the article was posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2Kawplq

Put-off in Texas, ‘invisible’ in Mexico, that’s no way to treat kids, lawmakers say
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, and Pamela Cruz, a research analyst at the Baker Institute, are quoted and featured in a video.
NBCDFW.com
http://bit.ly/32ZuDdq
‘NBC 5 News at 10’
KXAS-TV (Dallas)
http://bit.ly/345MIYJ

Spring ISD examines impacts of high student mobility
Research by Rice’s Houston Education Research Consortium is featured in a slideshow.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/343X0Zb

Katy students promote benefits of Tiger Prairie
An article mentions that experts from Rice participated in a program hosted by the Tiger Prairie Initiative at Katy High School aimed at spreading awareness of the benefits of prairies to mitigate area flooding.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article was included in the Nov. 20 print edition of the Katy Rancher with a different headline, “Katy High School students share lessons of Tiger Prairie.”)
http://bit.ly/37bnycU

Senate committee passes bipartisan bill that would extend US operation of International Space Station
An article about the NASA Authorization Act of 2019 mentions that Rice is part of the Texas Space Grant Consortium.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 20 print edition of the Bay Area Citizen with a different headline, “Senate committee approves bill increasing NASA funds,” and was included in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)  
http://bit.ly/2XeuVMd

BROADCAST

‘Xploration Outer Space’
Alumnus Jerry Woodfill ’65, who was part of NASA’s Apollo Warning System engineering team, is featured. President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned in the broadcast and in FreedomWorks.
WPGH-TV (Pittsburgh; this broadcast also aired on more than 10 other TV stations.)
http://bit.ly/35hHr0i
Rent-seeking in space travel: How Boeing extorted the American taxpayer
FreedomWorks (This article also appeared in Conservative Angle and Before It’s News.)
http://bit.ly/2pEBj38

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

3D-printed bulletproof material
Researchers at Rice are testing polymers based on tubulanes, theoretical structures of crosslinked carbon nanotubes predicted to have extraordinary strength. Quoted are 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 Seyed Mohammad Sajadi; and alumnus Chandra Sekhar Tiwary.
3D Printing Progress
http://bit.ly/2XxuQnd

Billion-dollar Central America pipeline project once again on the table in Mexico
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Mexico Center at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Natural Gas Intelligence
http://bit.ly/2s2AT7w

China’s COSCO invests in largest Greek port with expansion plans for biggest European port
An article mentions that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered remarks about U.S. foreign policy Nov. 15 at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Customs Today
http://bit.ly/2pEJqN6

Unified Communications X (UCX) wins 2019 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine
An article about projects by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory that won 2019 R&D 100 Awards, which recognize the top 100 revolutionary technologies of the year, mentions that Rice collaborated on Unified Communications X, an open-source software for high-performance computers.
HPC Wire
http://bit.ly/346qfuD

UTHealth expert successfully performs surgery on patient with heart problems
Alumnus Tom Nguyen is featured and pictured.
News-Medical.net (This UT Health News article also appeared in Newswise and was included in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://bit.ly/335Lr2t

Rice University among list for worst college football stadiums
Rice Stadium is featured.
HeadSN (This KPRC.com article was included in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://bit.ly/2XxTfJd

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Microfluidic chambers trigger sleep in C. elegans
Jacob Robinson, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering, is featured and alumnus Daniel Gonzales is quoted. Robinson is also featured in articles on the development of a bidirectional system for recording from and writing to the brain.
The Scientist
http://bit.ly/2OoaLLM
US military aims to telepathically control drones in four years
EBL News (This article originally appeared in Voice of America.)
http://bit.ly/343WCKd
Real-life telepathy is closer than you think
US From Press
http://bit.ly/2pxdMAZ

Fulshear struggles with diversity problems
Kyle Shelton, director of strategic partnerships at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Defender Network
http://bit.ly/335kwDK

Research: Facial imperfections impact hiring
Employers may be less likely to focus on facial imperfections when an interviewee acknowledges them upfront, according to a new collaborative Rice study. Mikki Hebl, the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychology at Rice’s School of Social Sciences and professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
On the Job
http://bit.ly/2quSi8p

Monday roundup: Texas literary calendar Nov 18-24, 2019
An article mentions that writer Eli Clare will give a Graduate Colloquium Public Lecture at Rice Nov. 20.
Blogarama
http://bit.ly/2D0cIJa

Why are you for or against?
John Alford, professor of political science, is mentioned.
Archyworldys
http://bit.ly/2OvPQ9v

Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award winners use writing to examine darker side of American history
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is mentioned.
Pittsburgh City Paper
http://bit.ly/2QzOxsY

County system tabbed a leader for innovative learning
Rice is mentioned.
Times-Georgian
http://bit.ly/2D34H61

Tracing the rise of Houston’s art community
Rice’s student-run newspaper, The Rice Thresher, is mentioned.
Hyperallergic
http://bit.ly/2OxLjmW

In a league of his own
An article mentions that Ziad Al-Turki attended Rice.
Arabian Knight Online
http://bit.ly/3360WHM

Freie Universität Berlin beruft renommierte physikerin Cecilia Clementi im rahmen des programms Einstein-Profil-Professur
Cecilia Clementi, professor of chemistry and chemical and biomolecular engineering, is featured.
Freie Universität Berlin (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Informationsdienst Wissenschaft and Abitur-und-studium.de.)
http://bit.ly/2OnGAEk

Excelsa partitura clásica con la Filarmónica y la Sinfónica Juvenil
Alumnus Andrew Staupe ’10 is featured. Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is mentioned.
El Nuevo Siglo (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/35kRxxA

W olsztyńskiej filharmonii „blacha” wystąpi w głównej roli
An article mentions that Jacek Muzyk attended Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
Olsztyn24 (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Wrota Warmii i Mazur.)
http://bit.ly/331tLFi

Chi è Dan Friedkin, il magnate americano che vuole la Roma
An article mentions that Dan Friedkin attended Rice.
Adnkronos (An English translation is not available. A similar article appeared in Il Messaggero, Dagospia.com and Laroma24.)
http://bit.ly/2XAHOR8

Insplorion: ‘Bäddat för första försäljningen av luftkvalitetsensor’
Rice is mentioned.
Evertiq (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/34bvKby

No es tan difícil modificar bebés
An article about gene editing in humans mentions Michael Deem, the John W. Cox Professor of Biochemical and Genetic Engineering and a professor of physics and astronomy.
Maestroviejo (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/349jXu8

SPORTS

‘Fox 26 News at 9’
The Rice football team’s Nov. 23 game against North Texas is previewed.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/2D4QghK

Chattahoochee HS senior signs with Rice University
An article mentions that Cameron Sheffield signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Rice.
Johns Creek Patch (This article also appeared in NorthFulton.com.)
http://bit.ly/2CZza51

Francisco Lindor, not Mookie Betts, is the MLB superstar most likely to be traded this offseason
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is featured and pictured.
Fooshya (This article originally appeared in Forbes.)
http://bit.ly/334mYdV

Athletics’ role in East Cleburne discussed in series
Former Rice football player Rodney Norton is featured.
Cleburne Times-Review
http://bit.ly/2Otf8Fs

Coming off an open week, ODU football is ‘a little bit healthier’ heading to Middle Tennessee
Rice’s football program is mentioned.
The Virginian-Pilot
http://bit.ly/2OtQapk

CoCo Vandeweghe and Marcos Giron win singles titles at Oracle Challenger Series Houston
An article features the Oracle Challenger Series tennis tournament held at Rice’s George R. Brown Tennis Center.
Tennis Panorama
http://bit.ly/2QCKxIi

NEWS RELEASES

Historic marijuana legalization vote today in Washington; expert at Rice’s Baker Institute available for interviews
The House Judiciary Committee held a historic vote on legislation to federally legalize marijuana. The sweeping cannabis reform bill would also expunge convictions and set aside money to help communities impacted by the war on drugs. Katharine Neill Harris, a drug policy expert at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is available to discuss the issue with the news media.
http://bit.ly/2QyigCB