Dateline Rice for Sept. 3, 2021

Stefan De La Garza
– September 3, 2021Posted in: Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Between Ida, Afghanistan and COVID, Biden has a lot on his plate
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is interviewed.
NPR (This article also appeared in more than 150 affiliate websites, and this segment aired on more than 950 radio stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-stein
Analysis: Texas abortion ban injects new urgency into US election campaigns
Reuters (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-stein

Economy gained 235,000 jobs in August vs. 720,000 expected, in sign of delta’s impact
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and the co-director of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
NBC
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-blackburn

Second time’s the charm: NASA’s Perseverance drills a Mars rock
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Wired (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-siebach

China is laying climate traps for the United States
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an article.
Foreign Policy
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-collins

This new material could measure your heart rate through your shirt
An article features Rice research into sewing nanotube fibers into athletic wear to monitor the heart rate and take a continual electrocardiogram of the wearer. Graduate students Lauren Taylor and Oliver Dewey are quoted.
CNN (This and similar articles also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-taylor-dewey
‘Smart shirt’ that can monitor your heart rate developed by researchers
Independent
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-independent

HOUSTON/TEXAS
COVID hospitalizations are slowing, but is the Houston region in a plateau?
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted in the Houston Chronicle, and she participates in a roundtable discussion on the week’s news in Houston Public Media.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-ho
Pediatric COVID hospitalizations in Houston (Sept. 3, 2021)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-ho

These entrepreneurs plan to spin waste into gold — and cut methane emissions in the process

BROADCAST
Serious questions emerge around $11 million Harris County COVID-19 contract
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Fox 26 (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-jones
Texas Legislature sends sweeping GOP voting bill to governor
Fox 26 (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-jones
Will the Texas abortion law survive a court battle?
Colorado Politics (This Washington Examiner article also appeared in The Gazette and yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-jones

Destination Texas: Skyspace and Moody Center for the Arts exhibits
An article features James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion and Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts. Allison Weaver, executive director of the Moody Center, is quoted.
TexomasHomepage.com (The video segment aired on KTAL-TV in Shreveport, Louisiana, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-moody-center

WBAL-AM (Baltimore)
A broadcast cites a study from the Kinder Institute for Urban Research that found 90,000 Californians moved to Texas between 2018 and 2019.
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-kinder-study

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Ida’s aftermath shows the risks of petrochemical production in a hurricane zone
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Grist
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-cohan

Signaling dynamics fine-tune gene expression
An article features research by Jeffrey Tabor, associate professor of bioengineering and of biosciences, who is developing next-generation biosensors by producing diagnostic and therapeutic bacteria.
The Scientist
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-tabor
Pennsylvania’s best colleges for 2022: Niche
An article mentions that Rice is No. 7 in the nation and No. 1 in Texas according to Niche’s 2022 rankings.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in Patch.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-msn

Lantern Pharma expands management team with appointment of two leading industry executives to support clinical and manufacturing initiatives
An article featuring Harry Kochat mentions he is a former postdoctoral fellow at Rice.
AIthority
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-aithority

13 NYC colleges make Princeton Review’s 2022 ‘Best’ list
Rice is mentioned.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in New York City Patch.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-msn

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Melting ice: NSF-funded project will focus on Antarctic ice sheet and rising seas

An article mentions that experts from Rice are collaborating on the Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to 2°C research project.
Mirage
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-mirage

SPORTS
Arkansas faces Rice in throwback to Southwest Conference era
Numerous articles mention Rice’s season-opening football game Sept. 4 at the University of Arkansas, the first game between the two schools since 1991. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted in The Associated Press. Rice Director of Athletics Joe Karlgaard is interviewed by KRIV. The fourth Arkansas Democrat-Gazette article shows that two tickets to the Nov. 6, 1948, game between the Owls and Razorbacks cost $7.40.
The Associated Press 
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-bloomgren
‘Houston’s Morning Show’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-karlgaard
Mix, match on defense: Versatility lets Odom play mad scientist
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required. This article also appeared online in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and it appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Sept. 3 print editions of the Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-adg
OPINION | WALLY HALL: SEC opens play with pair of headliners
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required. This article also appeared online in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and it appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Sept. 3 print editions of the Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-adg
Pittman to debut his ‘A’ run
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required. This article also appeared online in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Whole Hog Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-adg
Arkansas postcard past
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required. This article also appeared online in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-adg
Keys to an Arkansas victory on Saturday versus Rice
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-sbn
Razorbacks, Owls stir the memories with renewal of SWC rivalry
THV 11 Online 
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-thv
Weekend predictions
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-247
Opening games usually walk in park unless other guys good
Sports Illustrated’s “All Hogs”
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-si
Clay Henry’s top 10 keys: Arkansas vs. Rice
Whole Hog Sports
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-whs
Arkansas takes on Rice in first nonconference game of Pittman era
TheCabin.net
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-thecab
Fearless football forecasters: Week 1
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-247
Weekend Flyer: Razorback football, Boom Kinetic, Bootleg Royale and more
Fayetteville Flyer
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-fflyer
‘Arkansas Today’
KNWA-TV (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-knwa (This segment aired nine times.)
‘Good Day NWA’
KNWA-TV (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-knwa

Big 12: A conference’s rise, fall and potential rebirth
An article mentions that Rice was part of the Southwest Conference.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 3 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-hc
Big 12 Conference’s reported expansion could include Houston Cougars and 3 others
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-abc13

No. 13 Ducks pass road test at Rice
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team was defeated by the University of Oregon 3-1 Sept. 2.
GoDucks.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-gd

SophoMORE September kicks off with SophServ event
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball is slated to play Baylor University Sept. 16.
Baylor Lariat
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-bl

Week 1 of 2021 college football — need a shot?
Former Rice football player N.D. Kalu is quoted.
KTRH Online (This article also appeared in KPRC Online.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-ktrh

Texas soccer braces beat New Mexico State 4-0
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 5.
Horns Illustrated
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-hi

John Werner’s college picks: Bears seek successful start to Bohanon era
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by Baylor University on Sept. 21, 2019.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-wth

Pitt football program receives record-setting $20 million gift from alumnus Chris Bickell
Rice is mentioned.
MSN (This article originally appeared in SB Nation.)

http://dateline.rice/sept-3-msn
Rocklin basketball player wins national championship for youth team
Gold Country Media
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-gcm

NEWS RELEASE
Rice U. experts available to discuss 20th anniversary of Sept. 11
As the United States prepares to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Rice experts are available to comment on a variety of related topics.
http://dateline.rice/sept-3-news-release-20th-sept-11

About Stefan De La Garza

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