Dateline Rice for Sept. 20, 2021 (Weekend Edition)

Stefan De La Garza
– September 20, 2021Posted in: Dateline Rice

FEATURED ITEMS
With redistricting, Texas GOP works to cement its power despite changing demographics
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is interviewed.
KERA News (This segment also aired three times as a news update on more than 950 NPR-affiliated stations across the U.S. This article also appeared in the Texas Standard and Houston Public Media.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-stein
KERA-FM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-stein

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
6 common college admissions myths
Vice President for Enrollment Yvonne Romero da Silva and alumnus David Senter are quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in U.S. News & World Report.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-da-silva
What’s causing soaring energy prices in Europe

Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This Washington Examiner article also appeared in The Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-mikulska

They came to Texas for the big houses and barbecue. They also got new laws on abortion, guns and voting.
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is cited in The Washington Post, and he is featured in a podcast by the Greater Houston Partnership.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the Sept. 19 print edition of the Houston Chronicle, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Inquirer’s South Jersey issue, the Sept. 20 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and a previous edition of Dateline.) 
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-fulton
‘Bayou Business Download’: Population shifts in the Houston region; where is growth occurring? 
Greater Houston Partnership
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-fulton

‘Unreliable!’ Joe Biden’s green energy plans torn up as not ‘financially feasible’
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Express
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-cohan
Shining a new light on solar energy
The Indiana Gazette (This Minneapolis Star-Tribune editorial appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-cohan

Public health mapping key to saving lives in disasters
Collaborative research by Rice and the University of Pittsburgh that determined natural disasters widen racial wealth gaps is cited.
Axios
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-axios

25 colleges with the lowest acceptance rates
A roundup features Rice.
Newsweek (This article also appeared in MSN, InfoBarcelona.cat and The Washington Newsday.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-newsweek

HOUSTON/TEXAS

BROADCAST
Biden’s border policies face new test as migrants gather under Texas bridge
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.
KTXS Online (This Sinclair Broadcasting Group article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)  
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-jones
Experts explain how Gov. Abbott cannot close ports of entry at the border
KVUE Online (This segment also aired twice on KVUE-TV in Austin, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-jones
Grieder: Republicans need to take Ken Paxton to task if they want to unseat him in the GOP primary

KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-jones (This segment aired twice.)
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-jones
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-jones (This segment aired eight times.)

‘State of Texas’: ‘It’s about the voters’ — lawmakers prepare to re-draw Texas voting districts
A roundup featuring a story about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Texas Coastal Study quotes 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. A video of Blackburn’s interview is also included.
KXAN Online (This article also appeared in KETK Online, and this “State of Texas” segment aired on 25 stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-blackburn

‘Fox 26 News’
President David Leebron appears in a broadcast about Rice’s research into advanced materials.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-leebron (This segment aired four times.)

Scientists hope to explain sharp increase in unexplained deaths
A broadcast interviews Rice humanities computing researcher John Mulligan about his research into “excess mortality” data during the pandemic.
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-mulligan

‘Frontlines of Freedom’ Sept. 18, 2021: Show No. 717
A broadcast cites Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Frontlines of Freedom (This segment aired on more than 150 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-ulrichsen

¿Me voy o me quedo después del desastre de un huracán? Investigadora explica los diferentes escenarios
An article features collaborative Rice research that examined how Hurricane Harvey affected the housing decisions of middle-class residents in Houston. Co-author Anna Rhodes, assistant professor of sociology, is quoted.
Univision (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-rhodes

2 Colorado college students launch ‘Price Medic’ with goal of helping patients find affordable procedures
Jones College senior Katelynn Salmon is interviewed about Price Medic, a website she co-created to help Coloradans compare hospital prices and services.
CBS 4 Online (This segment also aired on KCNC-TV in Denver.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-salmon

HISD students struggle to manage stress, new research shows
An article features research by Rice’s Houston Education Research Consortium that found students in the Houston Independent School District struggled to manage stress even before the COVID-19 pandemic. HERC researcher Ming Yin is quoted.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-yi
‘KPRC Channel 2 News’
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-herc-study

‘KHOU 11 News’
A broadcast mentions that Rice resumed in-person instruction Sept. 20, with vaccination, mask and testing policies remaining in place.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-khou

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
The psychology of withholding prices
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an article.
Psychology Today
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-dholakia

Welch Institute names Matthew Tirrell to chair Scientific Advisory Board
An article mentions that Rice’s Welch Institute for Advanced Materials has appointed Matthew Tirrell to chair its Scientific Advisory Board. President David Leebron is quoted.
MyScience.org
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-tirrell-leebron

For some peptides, killing bacteria is an inside job
An article features collaborative Rice research into how antimicrobial peptides could be designed to halt bacteria that have developed resistance to standard antibiotics. Co-authors Anatoly Kolomeisky, professor of chemistry and of chemical and biomolecular engineering and the department chair of chemistry, postdoctoral associate Hamid Teimouri and graduate student Thao Nguyen are cited.
WorldHealth.net (This article also appeared in Biospace.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-kolomeisky
La investigación podía ayudar a diseñar los péptidos para parar bacterias resistentes a los antibióticos
News-Medical.net (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-kolomeisky

Does a professor have the right to say ‘China virus’? At UDallas, the answer is no.
Alumna Susan Hanssen authored an op-ed.
The College Fix
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-hanssen

AlixPartners hires Houston-based energy consultant Irfan Bidiwala
Alumnus Irfan Bidiwala is featured.
Consulting.us
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-bidiwala

Here what you should know about the iconic Debbie Allen
An article featuring Vivian Ayers Allen, the mother of actress Phylicia Rashad and dance choreographer Debbie Allen, mentions she formerly worked at Rice’s Fondren Library.
MadameNoire.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-mn

CCL fall 2021: All the information
An article mentions that students from Rice are competing in the Collegiate Chess League Sept. 18-Nov. 21.
Chess.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-chess

3 billionaires who made their fortune through cryptocurrencies
Alumnus Brian Armstrong is featured.
Nairametrics
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-armstrong

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Pianist Jon Kimura Parker to perform at Rosario Resort
An article features Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano at the Shepherd School of Music.
The Islands’ Sounder
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-parker

8 makanan dan minuman yang baik dikonsumsi segera setelah olahraga
Roberta Anding, lecturer in nutrition and health sciences, is quoted.
IDN Times (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-anding

Successive COVID-19 variants becoming more airborne, researcher finds
An article mentions that Rice collaborated on the featured research.
University of Maryland’s “Maryland Today” (A similar article also appeared in TimesNowNews.com.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-um

Meet the candidates: Oelwein High homecoming court
An article mentions that Ian Paul hopes to attend Rice to study mechanical engineering.
Oelwein Daily Register
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-odr

Texas ain’t what it used to be
Rice is mentioned.
Atlantic News Telegraph (This article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-ant

SPORTS
Robinson, Texas running game rumble over Rice 58-0
Several articles mention that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin 58-0 Sept. 18. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted in The Associated Press, and he is interviewed by KRLD.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets, and below is a sampling of articles that appeared in more than 200 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-bloomgren

KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-bloomgren
Key quotes from Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian after the Rice win
MSN (This article originally appeared in Longhorns Wire.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-msn

Longhorns Extra Points: Texas 58, Rice 0
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 20 print edition, and it appeared on the front of the Sports section in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-hc
Texas shreds Rice on the ground in blowout win
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 19 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-hc
Texas vs. Rice: 5 things to watch in Week 3
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 18 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared on the front of the Sports section in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-hc
Texas college football rankings: Aggies are unbeaten and unhappy
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-hc
‘News 12’
KXII-TV (Sherman, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-kxii (Similar broadcasts aired more than 20 times.)
Texas football presser: Coach Sark talks win over Rice
The Horn (This segment also aired three times on KTXX-AM, KOKE-FM and KTAE-AM in Austin, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-horn
Texas beats Rice 58-0 to go to 2-1 (with post-game audio)
The Horn (This segment also aired three times on KTXX-AM, KOKE-FM and KTAE-AM in Austin, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-horn
Lincoln Project says ad attacking Greg Abbott pulled from Texas football game
The Guardian
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-guardian
Roundup: Democrats’ spending plans face hurdles as shutdown deadline looms
The Guardian
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-guardian
Anti-Trump Republican group targets Texas governor with ad showing wall of COVID victim coffins
USA Today (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-usatoday
Anti-Trump group TV ad blasting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pulled before start of UT-Rice football game
The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared on the front of the Metro section in the Sept. 20 print edition, and it appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-tdmn
Anti-Trump Lincoln Project tackles Texas Gov. Greg Abbott with college football ad buy
The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared on the front page of the Sept. 18 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-tdmn
Anti-Trump Republicans attack Gov. Greg Abbott over COVID death toll
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Sept. 18 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-hc

National TV ad blasting Governor Abbott pulled before broadcast, creators cry foul
MSN (This article originally appeared in KRLD Online.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-msn

Lincoln Project ad slamming Abbott for 60,000 Texan deaths pulled minutes before airing on TV
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-hc
Longhorn Network pulled ad slamming Greg Abbott, according to Lincoln Project
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-hc
‘Morning After’
KDAF-TV (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-kdaf
UT celebrates Class of 2020 graduates with long delayed in-person commencement
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-aas
Ad critical of Abbott’s COVID-19 response pulled from Longhorn Network before Texas-Rice game, group says
KVUE Online (This segment also aired on KVUE-TV in Austin.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-kvue

Rockets starting fresh in selling a rebuilding team to Houston’s fan base
An article features Julian Duncan, a former Rice football player who later earned an MBA from Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This editorial also appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the Sept. 19 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-duncan

UH overcomes slow start, defense shines in shutout win over Grambling State
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Houston 44-7 Sept. 11.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 19 print edition, and an excerpt appeared in a roundup in the Sept. 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-hc
UH QB Clayton Tune’s injury something to watch as AAC play begins
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 20 print editions of the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-hc

Aggies Extra Points: Texas A&M 34, New Mexico 0
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Arkansas 38-17 in the season-opening game Sept. 4.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-hc
Arkansas assertions
The Guard
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-guard

Football: St. John’s Mavericks off to 3-0 start, feeling confident
An article mentions that St. John’s School is slated to play its final football game of the season against The Kinkaid School at Rice Stadium Oct. 29.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-hc

MT’s Muza closes play at Lakes Invite
An article mentions that Rice tennis players Wes Barnett and Trinity Grear were defeated at the Lakes Collegiate Invitational Sept. 17-19 in Frisco, Texas.
BaylorBears.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-barnett-grear

Rushing the exit doors: Who is leaving C-USA?
Rice is mentioned.
College Heights Herald
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-chh
KRLD-AM (Dallas) 
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-krld (This segment aired twice.)

NEWS RELEASES
Physicists probe light smashups to guide future research
Hot on the heels of proving an 87-year-old prediction that matter can be generated directly from light, Rice physicists and their colleagues have detailed how that process may impact future studies of primordial plasma and physics beyond the Standard Model.
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-news-release-li

Modern simulations could improve MRIs
A team led by Dilip Asthagiri and Philip Singer of Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering have found that gadolinium-based contrast agents, the gold standard in magnetic resonance imaging to determine the health of a patient, can be improved.
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-news-release-asthagiri-singer

Grant backs effort to build useful bacterial colonies
Rice synthetic biologist Matthew Bennett and his colleagues have won a four-year, $1.2 million National Institutes of Health grant to advance the art and science of creating custom-designed microbial colonies.
http://dateline.rice/sept-20-news-release-bennett

About Stefan De La Garza

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