Dateline Rice for May 12, 2021

Stefan De La Garza
– May 12, 2021Posted in: Dateline Rice

FEATURED ITEMS
Survey: Majority of polled Houstonians think criminal justice system is biased against Black people
Numerous media outlets feature the results of the 40th annual Houston Area Survey by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, which cited public health as the top issue among residents this year. Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and an emeritus professor of sociology, and Robert Bozick, senior fellow and associate director of the Houston Area Survey, are quoted or interviewed.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the City/State section in the March 12 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-klineberg-bozick

How vaccinating young people will affect the pandemic (May 12, 2021)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KTRH-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-klineberg
Kinder Houston Area Survey: COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing financial, racial inequalities
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/may-12-klineberg

Public health emerges as top concern for Houston-area residents
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/may-12-klineberg-bozick
‘KHOU 11 News’
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-klineberg (This segment aired twice.)
‘Fox 26 News’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-klineberg
‘Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-klineberg
Kinder survey reveals shift in priorities after COVID, BLM, elections
KTRH Online (This newscast also appeared on iHeart Radio Online.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-klineberg
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-klineberg (This segment aired seven times.)
A new view of Houston — Robert Bozick, Kinder Institute
KTRH on Spreaker
http://dateline.rice/may-12-bozick
Robert Bozick — a senior research fellow at the Kinder Institute
KTRH on Spreaker
http://dateline.rice/may-12-bozick
Vaccine hysteria
KTRH on Spreaker (This segment also aired on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-bozick
‘5 a.m. newscast’ for May 12, 2021
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-klineberg
‘6 a.m. newscast’ for May 12, 2021
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-kinder-survey
‘7 a.m. newscast’ for May 12, 2021
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-klineberg
’12 p.m. newscast’ for May 11, 2021
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-kinder-survey
‘6 p.m. newscast’ for May 11, 2021
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-klineberg

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The Colonial Pipeline outage: An important lesson for US energy security
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed in Forbes, and he is featured in Hart Energy.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/may-12-medlock
Energy ESG Spotlight: Expanding carbon capture in Texas
Hart Energy (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-medlock

Why some Americans are leaving California for Texas
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted in VOA, and he is featured in a podcast by Engaging Local Government Leaders.
VOA
http://dateline.rice/may-12-fulton
Podcast: Land use and sprawl in Houston with William Fulton, Rice University
Engaging Local Government Leaders
http://dateline.rice/may-12-fulton

These MBAs thrived despite the pandemic
An article quotes Casey Sherrod, a student at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/may-12-sherrod

Youngkin seeks to reverse Virginia GOP’s Trump-era carnage
Alumnus Glenn Youngkin is featured.
Politico
http://dateline.rice/may-12-youngkin
WATCH NOW: Youngkin says Democrats drove state into ditch; does not mention Trump’s endorsement
Richmond.com
http://dateline.rice/may-12-youngkin
GOP picks Youngkin for governor: ‘Our victory won’t be lonely’
Potomac Local
http://dateline.rice/may-12-youngkin
‘News 4 at 6’
WRC-TV (Washington, D.C.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-youngkin

HOUSTON/TEXAS
Every Texan welcomes Marisa Bono as its new CEO

BROADCAST
Former lawmaker enters governor’s race, challenging Greg Abbott from the right
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.
Texas Standard 
http://dateline.rice/may-12-jones

A key tool in Houston’s research on COVID-19 variants? Your poop
An article mentions that experts from Rice have partnered with officials from Houston to test wastewater to track the spread of the coronavirus. Lauren Stadler, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
Houston Public Media (This segment aired on more than 20 Texas Public Radio-affiliated stations, and it appeared in yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-stadler

Classical 89.5 (Salisbury, Maryland)
A broadcast features Cho-Liang Lin, the Benjamin Armistead Shepherd Distinguished Professor of Violin at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
Performance Today (This segment also aired on more than 400 stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-lin

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Wireless system lets one device sequentially trigger multiple implants
An article features Rice research into programing implants by a battery-powered transmitter outside the body, which won the best paper award at the IEEE’s Custom Integrated Circuits Conference. Co-author Kaiyuan Yang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted.
New Atlas (This article also appeared in Slash Gear.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-yang

Biggest influencers in infectious diseases in Q1 2021: The top individuals to follow
A roundup features Peter Hotez, adjunct professor of bioengineering and fellow in disease and poverty at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Pharmaceutical Technology
http://dateline.rice/may-12-hotez

How planets form and control elements essential for life
An article features a Rice study into how material accretes into a protoplanet and separates into distinct layers. Co-authors Rajdeep Dasgupta, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, and graduate student Damanveer Grewal are quoted.
Ideas, Inventions and Innovations
http://dateline.rice/may-12-dasgupta-grewal

Louis Kahn: A memoir
An article featuring the late architect Louis Kahn mentions that he gave a lecture at Rice in 1967.
Designers & Books
http://dateline.rice/may-12-db

SPORTS
TEN: Men’s All-Conference awards announced
An article mentions that Rice tennis player Sumit Sarkar was named to the All-Conference USA second team, and the team of Sarkar and Conrad Russell was named to the All-Conference USA Doubles first team.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/may-12-cusa

USM’s Powell, Stanley, share C-USA ‘Pitcher of the Week’ honors
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team played the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2019 Conference USA Tournament.
WDAM Online (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-wdam

Spring, Klein school notebook: Former Klein ISD students sign to NFL
An article mentions that former Rice football player Austin Trammell has signed with the Atlanta Falcons.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the May 12 print edition of the Chronicle’s Cypress Creek Mirror and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-trammell

ACC right at home in Cary College Cups
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team was defeated by the University of Virginia 3-0 May 5 in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
The North State Journal
http://dateline.rice/may-12-tnsj

Smithville’s Brice Chabot sets personal records in 100, 200 at state track meet
Rice is mentioned.

MSN (This Austin American-Statesman article appeared in yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-12-msn

NEWS RELEASES
Preventing life-threatening pediatric condition starts with pandemic safeguards
Adults can be the first line of defense when it comes to avoiding the worst outcomes from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, a rare but potentially deadly condition linked to COVID-19, according to a new review article from Rice epidemiologists.
http://dateline.rice/may-12-news-release-amirian

40th Kinder Houston Area Survey: Hope for future despite pandemic’s challenges
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an array of challenges, but Houstonians remain optimistic about their personal futures, according to the 2021 Kinder Houston Area Survey. In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, Houston’s usually positive feelings about race relations are on the decline.
http://dateline.rice/may-12-news-release-kinder-survey

Rise in credit scores amid COVID-19 may render them obsolete, says Baker Institute expert
Consumer credit scores steadily increased throughout 2020, but Joyce Beebe, an expert from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, says unintended consequences are emerging. The rising scores may make it difficult for lenders to determine borrower risks due to artificially high credit scores, and loan defaults could rise when borrower forbearance ends and loan payments must resume.
http://dateline.rice/may-12-news-release-beebe

About Stefan De La Garza

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