Dateline Rice for Dec. 3, 2020

Stefan De La Garza
– December 3, 2020Posted in: Dateline Rice

COVID-19 PANDEMIC
These stunning photos show the emotions of life in lockdown
A roundup of images capturing how the pandemic has affected Houston residents shows family members of a 2020 graduate watching Rice’s virtual commencement ceremony.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-hc

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Saudi Arabia, Qatar near US-brokered deal to end lengthy rift
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Bloomberg (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-ulrichsen

GOP planning to use Trump’s fraud lies to make it harder to vote — could it backfire?
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
Salon
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-stein

All you need to know about ‘Star of Bethlehem’ that’ll light up skies this Christmas after 800 years
Patrick Hartigan, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted in an article about the Dec. 21 event in which Jupiter and Saturn will appear so close to each other in the sky they will look like a “double planet” for the first time since the Middle Ages.
MSN India (This India Times article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-hartigan
‘Christmas star’ to light up December sky for 1st time in 800 years
KTLA Online (This Nexstar Media Wire article also appeared in more than 100 affiliated media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-hartigan

Start off your winter with the greatest Great Conjunction in nearly 800 years

HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice geologist to operate Mars Perseverance rover
An article mentions that Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, will help operate NASA’s Perseverance rover, and she and her colleagues received funding to create methods to help analyze any samples returned to Earth.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in SpaceRef, the San Antonio Express-News and San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-siebach

Two Houston universities take top rankings for entrepreneurship programs
An article mentions that Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 1 in the nation for its graduate entrepreneurship program, according to the 2021 rankings by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones School, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, MSN and more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-rodriguez

Shelley Luther on the offensive after Abbott endorses her Texas Senate opponent

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
CEOs with uncommon names tend to implement unconventional strategies
An article features collaborative Rice research that found firms’ distinctive strategies are systematically linked to their CEOs’ uncommon names. Co-author Yan “Anthea” Zhang, the Fayez Sarofim Vanguard Professor of Strategy at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Vet Candy
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-zhang

New class of Ensemble Connect fellows debuts first virtual performance
An article mentions that alumnus Rubén Rengel is an Ensemble Connect fellow.
Broadway World
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-rengel

The hardest college to get into in every state
Rice is featured.
24/7 Wall St.
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-247

The most beautiful college campus in every state
Rice is featured in a slideshow.

MSN Lifestyle
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-msn

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative names two WashU groups Frontiers of Imaging grantees
An article mentions that Junichiro Kono, professor of electrical and computer engineering, of physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering, is part of a research team developing improved brain-imaging techniques.
Washington University in St. Louis’ The Source
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-kono

Peters Township man jumps into new business
Wiess College senior Aaryan Jadhav is mentioned.
South Hills Community News’ The Almanac
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-jadhav

New website is assisting natural hazard researchers by design
An article mentions that experts from Rice are part of a team of researchers who created DesignSafe, a database for natural disaster information.
Florida Tech University News (This article also appeared in Space Coast Daily.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-ftu

SPORTS
Rice QB Collins brings stability to Owls’ offense
Several articles mention that Rice’s football team is slated to play Marshall University Dec. 5. Owl Mike Collins is featured in the Herald-Dispatch.
The Herald-Dispatch (This article also appeared in the Charleston Gazette-Mail.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-collins
College football picks: Alabama-LSU has decided lack of buzz
Yahoo! Sports (This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-rice-marshall
Marshall returns to action Saturday
WOAY Online (This segment aired on WOAY-TV in Oak Hill, West Virginia.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-woay
Abilene Reporter-News high school, college, pro football staff picks: Week 15
Abilene Reporter-News
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-arn
Tramel: College football predictions & a possible 6-way tie in the Big 12
The Oklahoman
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-ok
Group of Five power rankings: All eyes turn to Coastal Carolina vs. BYU
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-fs

‘Houston’s Morning Show’
Former Rice football player N.D. Kalu is interviewed.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-kalu

For shot at league title, UH must play again sometime
An article mentions that Rice’s Sept. 3 football game against the University of Houston was postponed.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Dec. 3 print edition, and it appeared online in the San Antonio Express-News, Connecticut Post and San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-rice-uh
UH-SMU football canceled by COVID-19
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 3 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared online in the Express-News, MSN, the Connecticut Post and San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-hc

College football program has game canceled for 8th time
The Spun
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-ts

USC basketball: Drew Peterson fits seamlessly with USC’s offense
Former Rice basketball player Drew Peterson is featured.
Sports Illustrated’s “AllTrojans”
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-si

Cleveland officially corrects 42-year-old mistake about where football legend John Heisman was born
An article mentions that John Heisman is a former Rice head football coach.
Cleveland.com (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-heisman

Lady Raiders add Rice to home slate
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s basketball team is slated to play Texas Tech University Dec. 5.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (A similar article also appeared in KCBD Online.) 
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-rice-ttu
Area roundup: Curtis, Sigala earn first-team honors
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-chron

Notebook: Kansas mauls Kentucky
An article mentions that Rice’s football team competed in the final game of the Southwest Conference on Dec. 2, 1995. Former athletics marketing director Mike Pede is quoted.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-pede

North Texas gameday: Showdown with Louisiana Tech won’t be finale for former Ryan standout Davis
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of North Texas 27-17 Nov. 21.
Denton Record-Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-rice-unt
College football games on TV today (Dec. 3)

College football: After monthlong hiatus, Tech set to face North Texas on road Thursday
BossierPress.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-bp
CFB picks: North Texas vs LA Tech — college football picks, odds, predictions
Sports Chat Place
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-scp

Wyoming Cowboys, Incarnate Word meet Wednesday
Articles mention that Rice’s men’s basketball team defeated the University of the Incarnate Word 68-53 Nov. 27.
MontanaSports.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-ms

Johnny Manziel discusses offers for impermissible benefits during college career
Rice is mentioned.
Bleacher Report (This article also appeared in Daily Caller.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-br

Ole Miss women prep for major test versus Kansas
An article mentions the 2005 women’s basketball game between Rice and the University of Mississippi.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-247

College football odds and picks for Louisiana Tech vs. North Texas: Follow the line move on Thursday night
An article mentions that Rice’s Nov. 14 football game against Louisiana Tech University was postponed.
Action Network
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-an

NEWS RELEASES
Rice scientist joins next Mars adventure
Kirsten Siebach, a Martian geologist at Rice, is one of 13 scientists recently selected by NASA to help operate the Mars rover Perseverance and scout for samples that will eventually be returned to Earth.
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-news-release-siebach

US economy can handle high government debt, says Baker Institute expert
U.S. debt is projected to soon eclipse World War II-era levels, and while that sounds problematic, that much growth in government debt won’t weaken the private sector like it did in the 1940s, according to new research by Jorge Barro, fellow in public finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-news-release-barro

Nuclear threat experts to examine global security in webinar
Former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn and former secretary of energy Ernest Moniz will discuss the state of global security related to nuclear and biological threats in a Dec. 7 webinar hosted by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-news-release-baker-talk

About Stefan De La Garza

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