Dateline Rice for Oct. 29, 2020

Stefan De La Garza
– November 4, 2020Posted in: Dateline Rice

COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Houston to test sewage from 60 schools, 15 nursing homes for COVID-19
Two articles mention that experts from Rice have partnered with officials from Houston to test wastewater to track the spread of the coronavirus.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-wastewater-study
Houston approves $11.5 million in CARES Act spending
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-poop

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
If a Democratic wave breaks over state legislatures, its effects will be lasting
Numerous outlets quote 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.
The Economist (This article will also appeared in the Oct. 31 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-jones
A lesson learned: Democrats plot route to Washington through statehouse races

Reuters (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-jones
Staggering early-vote turnout boosts hopes for Biden in Texas
Reuters (This article appeared in the Oct. 29 print edition of The Herald South Africa, Cape Breton Post Nova Scotia, The Guardian Charlottetown, The Telegram St. John’s and a previous edition of Dateline.)

http://dateline.rice/oct-29-jones
Trump campaign focuses on Hunter Biden emails as ‘October Surprise’
VOA (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-jones
Abbott claims he ordered National Guard troops to Houston just in case of post-election riots
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-jones
Gov. Abbott says state may deploy National Guard to address protests but they won’t be at the polls
WFAA.com (This segment also aired on WFAA in Dallas, and the article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-jones
4 p.m. newscast (Oct. 28, 2020)
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-jones
5 a.m. newscast (Oct. 29, 2020)
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-jones
8 a.m. newscast (Oct. 29, 2020)
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-jones

HBKU college webinar series focuses on contemporary Middle Eastern studies
An article mentions that Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, participated in a roundtable webinar discussion hosted by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University.
Gulf Times (This article also appeared in the Oct. 29 print edition of the Times and the Oct. 28 print and digital editions of the Qatar Tribune, and it appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-ulrichsen

Texas is a tossup. So why won’t Trump or Biden campaign there?
An article from the New York Times and a photo caption from the Houston Chronicle mention Rice’s voting site.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-rice stadium
‘I’d walk through a wall of COVID to vote’: Pent-up passions send local voters to the polls in record numbers
Houston Chronicle (The photo appeared in the Oct. 29 print edition, and the article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-vote

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Opinion: Let go of identity politics and vote
Alumna Anna Near authored an op-ed.
The Austin Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-near

BROADCAST
‘TWC News All Day’
An article cites a study by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research that suggests “equitable revitalization” may blunt some of the unwanted effects of gentrification.
Spectrum News Austin (Austin, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-kinder-study (This segment aired 12 times.)

Latino voters 2020: First-generation American, first-time voter
A broadcast mentions that the Latino political advocacy group Mi Familia Vota has held weekend workshops at Rice.
KUT Online (This Texas Public Radio article also appeared in KERA Online and in yesterday’s Dateline.) 
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-kut

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Early economic action in response to pandemic mitigated downturn
Decisive action taken by monetary and fiscal policymakers mitigated the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report by Jorge Barro, fellow in public finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-barro

Ghoulish new wasp species may be a ‘parasite of a parasite’
An article features a new wasp species discovered at Rice by Scott Egan, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.
Treehugger
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-egan

Pricing, customer value go hand in hand
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is cited.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-dholakia

Texas is ‘going big’ in biopharma
Rice is mentioned.
Biospace.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-bs

Houston exhibition to mark 50th anniversary of Rothko Chapel
A caption mentions that Dominique de Menil organized the 1975 exhibition “Marden, Novros, Rothko: Painting in the Age of Actuality” at Rice.
Auction Central News
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-acn

Other materials stories that may be of interest
Engineers at Rice and Texas A&M University have found a 2D material, a derivative of a crystal with a distinctive structure known as a perovskite, that could make computers faster and more energy-efficient.
The American Ceramic Society
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-acs

Rice Opera presents ‘Der Kaiser von Atlantis’ 
An article mentions that Rice’s Shepherd School of Music’s Opera Department and Chamber Orchestra will present “Der Kaiser von Atlantis” Oct. 29 and 30.
Broadway World
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-rice-opera

Sensors driven by machine learning sniff out gas leaks fast
An article featuring the Autonomous, Low-cost, Fast Leak Detection System, which can help reduce the accidental release of methane by up to 90% across natural gas infrastructure, mentions it was first developed by Aeris Technology and Rice and won the 2019 R&D 100 award from R&D Magazine.
Los Alamos National Laboratory News
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-los-alamos

AI-enabled DevOps: Reimagining enterprise application development
Alumnus Ravishankar Rao Vallabhajosyula authored an article.
Datanami
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-ravi

Top 10 Hermione Granger-approved colleges for bookworms
Rice is featured.
College Magazine
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-cm

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Voter participation predicts compliance with social distancing
An article mentions that Yael Hochberg, the Ralph S. O’Connor Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, collaborated on the featured research.
Washington University’s The Source
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-hochberg

New Scripps study finds that parasites can drain energy from hosts prior to infection
An article mentions that Kelly Weinersmith, adjunct assistant professor of biosciences and the former Huxley Fellow in Ecology and Evolution at Rice, is a co-author of the featured research.
SDNews.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-weinersmith

The general and the dead
An op-ed cites a Rice study of Mexico’s murder rates.
JorgeRamos.com (This column originally appeared in Univision.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-rice-study 

SPORTS
How to watch Southern Miss vs. Rice Owls football via online live stream, listen on radio
An article mentions that the Owls will play the University of Southern Mississippi Oct. 31.
Clarion Ledger (This article also appeared in the Hattiesburg American.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-owls

Examiner area top football players from Week 5
A roundup of local high school football mentions that a game will be held at Rice Stadium Oct. 30.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-hc
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-chron

Games across Texas: Big matchups in Week 10
An article mentions that Aidan Siano has committed to play football at Rice.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-247

Johnny Manziel scored 150 TDs in high school and his highlights are unreal
Rice is mentioned.
FanBuzz
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-fb

NEWS RELEASES
Zoom CEO and founder Eric Yuan to speak at Rice’s Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Eric Yuan, CEO and founder of Zoom, will participate in a virtual discussion hosted by Rice’s Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) Nov. 10 as a part of the university’s President’s Lecture Series. Yuan will share his entrepreneurial journey since 2011 leading the video communications company from startup to industry leader and discuss what’s next for Zoom’s role in education.
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-news-release-lilie-talk

As relationship with US deteriorates, experts to discuss China’s ‘soft power’ 
Experts from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy will examine the role of “soft power” in U.S.-China diplomacy in the final webinar of its 2020 Election Series Nov. 2. Two panelists from the Baker Institute’s China Studies Program — Steven Lewis, the C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow, and Aynne Kokas, a nonresident scholar — will discuss the shift in China’s cultural influence strategy and how it impacts the nation’s status as a world power.
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-news-release-baker-webinar

US wealth, income inequality has declined, Baker Institute expert finds
Analysis of Federal Reserve survey data shows U.S. wealth inequality has declined for the first time in nearly 30 years, while income inequality has seen its largest decline in three decades, according to a new working paper from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://dateline.rice/oct-29-news-release-barro

About Stefan De La Garza

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