Dateline Rice for Dec. 17, 2020

Stefan De La Garza
– December 17, 2020Posted in: Dateline Rice

COVID-19 PANDEMIC
On TikTok, on the pulpit and in legal rulings, rabbis tell congregants: Get vaccinated
Faith leaders can help to overcome unease between medical community leaders and some people of faith, according to Elaine Howard Ecklund, professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice.
Forward
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-ecklund

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The war on drugs didn’t work. Oregon’s plan might.
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Popular Science
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-harris

Jupiter and Saturn’s Great Conjunction is the best in 800 years — here’s how to see it
Patrick Hartigan, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Scientific American (Below is a sampling of articles that appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-hartigan

Jupiter and Saturn are about to appear closer in the sky than they have for 800 years

MSN (This article originally appeared in Business Insider.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-hartigan
How to watch the Jupiter and Saturn ‘great conjunction’ of 2020
The Guardian (This article appeared in the Dec. 16 print edition of the Australia issue and yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-hartigan

Boeing, University of Arizona use heat to sanitize plane of COVID-19
An article mentions that Rice developed laser-induced graphene technology.
The Jerusalem Post
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-jp

Camilla Wicks, dazzling violinist from a young age, dies at 92
An article featuring Camilla Wicks, who died recently at 92, mentions she formerly taught at Rice.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-wicks

HOUSTON/TEXAS
Gov. Abbott’s inauguration tab included $1.7 million for George Strait, six-figure bonuses for staff

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Scorching new study explains why the sun’s atmosphere is millions of degrees hotter than the surface
An article features collaborative Rice research that may solve the long-standing mystery about why the sun’s atmosphere is millions of degrees hotter than the surface. Stephen Bradshaw, associate professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted. Alumnus Shah Mohammad Bahauddin is mentioned. A Rice video is included.
SyFy Wire
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-bradshaw

A new approach to scanning social media helps combat misinformation

HelpnetSecurity.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-shrivastava

AFRL researchers, partners uncover hidden features in two-dimensional materials
An article mentions that experts from Rice have collaborated on developing methods to examine nanoscale defects and imperfections in nanomaterials.
DVIDS Hub
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-nano

Innovative Risk Management in Dallas names four new partners
An article features alumnus Chris Lovisone, a graduate of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Insurance Journal
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-lovisone

Caron Treatment Centers names new CEO
Alumnus Bradley Sorte is featured.
Reading Eagle
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-sorte

Know thyself: Credentials are your protection
Rice is mentioned.
Creators.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-creators

SPORTS
Rice recruiting: Owls add some ‘protein’
A pair of articles featuring Rice’s football recruiting efforts quote head coach Mike Bloomgren and assistant coach Cedric Calhoun.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 17 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-bloomgren-calhoun
Rice Owls 2021 football recruiting class features size and versatility
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-bloomgren

Rice-Incarnate Word contest postponed / Tuesday’s games / Rice 83, Louisiana-Lafayette 51
A college sports roundup mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball game against the University of the Incarnate Word scheduled for Dec. 14 was postponed; Quincy Olivari and Chris Mullins helped the Owls defeat Houston Baptist University 90-79 Dec. 15 at Tudor Fieldhouse; and Nancy Mulkey and Haylee Swayze helped the Rice women’s basketball team defeat the University of Louisiana at Lafayette 83-51 Dec. 16.
Houston Chronicle (This roundup appeared in the Dec. 17 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-olivari-mullins-mulkey-swayze
Louisiana downed by Rice, 83-51
RaginCajuns.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-wbb

A.J. Hinch may grant Miggy’s wish: More time at first base
An article mentions that former Rice baseball player Jose Cruz Jr. was hired by the Detroit Tigers as an assistant hitting coach, while his son Trei Cruz, also a former Owl, was drafted by the Tigers last summer.
MLive.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-the-cruzes

Ramey, Brown lead No. 11 Texas past Sam Houston State 79-63
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team is slated to play Sam Houston State University Dec. 19.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-mbb

Southside’s Micah Young joins growing San Antonio contingent in Wyoming
An article mentions that Clenzie Pierson signed to play football at Rice in 1979.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 17 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-pierson

Men’s basketball adds Rice game Monday, Owls to visit Lakefront Arena in 2021
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team is slated to play the University of New Orleans Dec. 21 at Tudor Fieldhouse.
University of New Orleans Athletics News
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-mbb

Acadiana area football National Signing Day roundup
Rice is mentioned.
The Acadiana Advocate
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-aa

Dothan Wolves’ Jayden Folmar to Rice, Bauer Sharp to Southeastern La.
An article featuring Jayden Folmar mentions that he has committed to play football at Rice.
Dothan Eagle
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-de
‘WTVY News 4’
WTVY-TV (Dothan, Alabama)
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-wtvy (This segment aired 10 times.)

Crimson Tide Roll Call: Dec. 17, 2020
An article mentions that the 1960 Bluebonnet Bowl was held at Rice Stadium.
Sports Illustrated’s Bama Nation
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-sibn

‘Fox New Mexico’
A pair of broadcasts mention that Rice has allowed the University of New Mexico’s basketball team to use its facilities to train and play games due to health guidelines in New Mexico.
KRQE-TV (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-krqe (This segment aired six times.)
‘Fox New Mexico’
KRQE-TV (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-krqe (This segment aired three times.)

NEWS RELEASE
Early lockdowns were key in reducing ultimate COVID-19 spread, Baker Institute paper finds
Lockdowns at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic may have been the most important factor in reducing the ultimate spread of the disease in the United States, according to a new report co-authored by 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.
http://dateline.rice/dec-17-news-release-ho

About Stefan De La Garza

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