Dateline Rice for Nov. 19, 2020

Stefan De La Garza
– November 19, 2020Posted in: Dateline Rice

COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Rice University, Houston Symphony team up to study safe social distance for musicians
An article and broadcast mention collaborative research between Rice and the Houston Symphony to determine how far a musician or vocalist’s droplets are pushed into the atmosphere when they perform. Co-author Ashok Veeraraghavan, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of computer science, is interviewed.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-veeraraghavan
Rice University studying social distancing for Houston Symphony musicians
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-veeraraghavan

Rice University’s ‘COVID Community Court’ divides students
An article mentions that Rice has established the student-run COVID Community Court to adjudicate public health violations on campus. Rice community members quoted include McMurtry College junior Mel Xiao, Jones College sophomore Jackson Jeffcoat, Duncan College junior Julian Braxton and Wiess College junior Abigail King.
The College Post
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-cp

Universities suspend doctoral programs amid COVID-19 outbreak
An article mentions that the pandemic has affected admissions in doctoral humanities programs around the country, including those at Rice.
Boston University News
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-bu

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Biden approaches 80 million votes in historic victory
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 100 other media outlets, and it appeared in the Nov. 19 print editions of more than 10 media outlets across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-brinkley
Biden se aproxima a los 80 millones de votos
The Associated Press (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-brinkley

Michigan’s recount law draws criticism, remains on the books
Dan Wallach, a Rice professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted.
The Detroit News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 19 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-wallach

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweet firing Christopher Krebs

PolitiFact
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-wallach

HOUSTON/TEXAS
Trump’s transition sabotage: What a lame duck president could do before he exits the White House
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-stein

For Texas immigrants, the switch from Trump to Biden is ‘like leaving years of abuse’
Kelsey Norman, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Nov. 19 print edition and yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-norman

BROADCAST
Study: Houston’s police oversight board among least effective in Texas
A broadcast and article feature research by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, which analyzed police oversight groups in Texas’ major cities and how closely they align with the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement‘s guiding principles. Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute, and Steve Sherman, staff researcher at the institute, are quoted and interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-fulton-sherman
Police oversight board in San Antonio lacks authority, investigative powers, researchers find
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Nov. 19 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-sherman

Study: Race and gender impact views on whether someone should own a gun
An article features collaborative Rice research that found Americans’ attitudes about gun ownership are impacted by the gender and race of firearms’ potential owners. Matthew Hayes, assistant professor of political science, is quoted and interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-hayes
‘6 a.m. newscast’
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-hayes
‘8 a.m. newscast’
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-hayes
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-hayes (This segment aired twice on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas.)
Gun ownership study
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-rice-gun-study

Sources: Texas AG Paxton under FBI investigation
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 and interviewed. Jones is interviewed by KTRH and WOAI about the possibility of actor Matthew McConaughey running for Texas governor.
Radio.com (This segment also aired on KRLD in Dallas.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-jones
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-jones (This segment aired twice.)
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-jones (This segment aired twice.)

‘Morning Rush’
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute Public Policy, is interviewed about how a president’s policies may impact the price of gas.
WXIA-TV (Atlanta)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-finley

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
What would happen if humans gave birth in space
Scott Solomon, associate teaching professor in biosciences at Rice, is quoted.
Business Insider
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-solomon

The Boring Company expanding its Las Vegas loop, not everyone is convinced
Christof Spieler, senior lecturer of architecture, is quoted.
Carscoops (This CNN article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-spieler

The leading B-schools with the most women

Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business is mentioned.
Poets & Quants
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-jones-school

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Global prize for research in sustainable finance awarded for data-driven investigation of investor demand
An article mentions that the paper “The Real Effects of Environmental Activist Investing,” co-authored by Kunal Sachdeva, assistant professor of finance at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, won the Moskowitz Prize, which is awarded annually for research in sustainable finance.
Northwestern News
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-sachdeva

‘Survivor’ star goes off about COVID on social media

An article mentions Rice research into “quantum-dot tattoos,” a novel way to accurately record a person’s vaccination history.
Heavy
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-heavy

Here’s what we know about Shaan Patel’s new business venture
Alumnus Shaan Patel is featured.
Nicki Swift
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-patel

SPORTS
COVID-19 cancels nearly half of college football games involving Texas teams this week
Several articles mention that Rice’s football team is slated to play the University of North Texas Nov. 21.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-rice-unt
5 things North Texas fans should know about Rice
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-drc
North Texas vs Rice 2020 — probably?
Mean Green Nation
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-mgn
Bevo’s Daily Roundup: Urban Meyer thinks Gary Patterson, TCU are getting outcoached
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-sbn

UH-SMU postponed by COVID-19 cases at Houston
An article mentions that Rice’s Sept. 3 football game against the University of Houston was postponed.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Nov. 19 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared in the Nov. 19 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-hc
Another University of Houston football game postponed due to COVID-19
KHOU Online 
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-khou

UTSA quarterback Frank Harris riding newfound confidence after career-best game
An article mentions that Rice’s Nov. 7 game against the University of Texas at San Antonio was postponed.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 19 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-rice-utsa

Arielle Hayon commits to Rice; will be 3rd sibling to swim in NCAA

An article featuring Arielle Hayon mentions that she has committed to swim at Rice.
SwimSwam
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-swimswam

Cincinnati and BYU are making a case for the College Football Playoff. Is anyone listening?

An article mentions former Rice head football coach Ken Hatfield.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-wapo

Middle Tennessee at Troy odds, picks and prediction
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by Middle Tennessee State University earlier this season.
The Gadsden Times
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-gt

NEWS RELEASES
Rice U. convenes expert group to help guide Greater Houston’s long-term pandemic response
As governments and municipalities in Greater Houston prepare their long-term public health responses to the COVID-19 crisis, Rice has convened a panel of internationally renowned biomedical experts to provide guidance to health departments, social service agencies, school districts and other policymakers.
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-news-release-tpl

Christmas week: Worlds will align for spectacular heavenly sight
Just after sunset on the evening of Dec. 21, Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer together in Earth’s night sky than they have been since the Middle Ages, offering people the world over a celestial treat to ring in the winter solstice. “You’d have to go all the way back to just before dawn on March 4, 1226, to see a closer alignment between these objects visible in the night sky,” said Rice astronomer Patrick Hartigan.
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-news-release-hartigan

Police oversight groups need more resources, better training, fewer legislative hurdles
With police departments around the country under heightened scrutiny, a new report from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research finds that civilian police oversight groups need more resources, fewer legislative hurdles, and proper experience and training.
http://dateline.rice/nov-19-news-release-fulton

About Stefan De La Garza

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