Dateline Rice for June 19, 2020

Stefan De La Garza
– September 25, 2021Posted in: Dateline Rice

RACE IN THE U.S.
The Backstory: The little-known story about a former slave who sued her captor and won
An article features the story behind the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution,” authored by Caleb McDaniel, associate professor of history.
USA Today (This article also appeared on the front page of the June 19 print edition, and it appeared online in 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-19-mcdanielHouston as a ‘Prophetic City’
A book review of “Prophetic City: Houston on the Cusp of a Changing America,” authored by Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and an emeritus professor of sociology, mentions how Houston’s demographics will reflect much of the U.S. in the next two decades.
Inside Higher Ed
http://dateline.rice/june-19-klineberg

The rage unifying boomers and Gen Z
Allen Matusow, the William Gaines Twyman Professor Emeritus of History and the academic affairs director at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This Atlantic article also appeared in MSN New Zealand and yesterday’s edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-19-matusow

Defunding the police: Stances of candidates in competitive Texas races

An article mentions the Rice University Lib-Con Scores of members of the Texas House of Representatives. The methodology was developed by 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.
The Texan
http://dateline.rice/june-19-jones

Growing recognition of Juneteenth
Martel College sophomore Kendall Vining, vice president of internal affairs for the Rice Student Association, is quoted.
Inside Higher Ed
http://dateline.rice/june-19-vining

Juneteenth takes on added meaning as nation remembers George Floyd, leaders push for federal holiday
An article mentions Rice’s “Reflections on Juneteenth and America’s Racial Legacy Lectures” webinar.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front page of the June 19 print edition, and it appeared online in MSN and the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/june-19-juneteenth
Where to celebrate Juneteenth in the Houston area
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-19-juneteenth
http://dateline.rice/june-19-junteenth
A virtual Juneteenth celebration
The Buzz Magazines
http://dateline.rice/june-19-juneteenth
10 ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Colorado and beyond
5280.com
http://dateline.rice/june-19-juneteenth

Yes, there’s racial discrimination in health care. Students are trying to fix it.
An article mentions that Northeastern University’s Black Health Matters student group was inspired by Rice for Black Life, a coalition of university students, alumni and affiliates that raised money for Houston-area advocacy groups.
Northeastern University News
http://dateline.rice/june-19-rice-for-black-life

Notes from a native Houstonian: From Juneteenth to George Floyd
An article cites demographic research from the 39th annual Kinder Houston Area Survey issued by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
NewCity
http://dateline.rice/june-19-kinder-survey

Latest legal hurdle to removing Confederate statues in Virginia: The wishes of their long-dead white donors
An article mentions that Rice’s original charter was changed in 1963 to integrate the university.
The Conversation (This article appeared in an additional 50 media outlets since appearing in yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-19-conversation

COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Did Texas reopen too soon?
An article quotes 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.
Texas Public Radio (This segment aired on more than 20 stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/june-19-hoCould flushing a public toilet really spread COVID-19?
E. Susan Amirian, research scientist at the Texas Policy Lab at Rice’s School of Social Sciences, is quoted.
National Geographic
http://dateline.rice/june-19-amirian

Oil and gas companies walk a precarious path as they navigate a downturn
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-19-medlockQ&A with Amy Kavalewitz and Danny Blacker of Rice University
An article mentions that the design plans for the open-source emergency ventilator developed by a team of Rice engineering experts and students are now online and freely available to everyone in the world. Amy Kavalewitz, executive director of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen, and Danny Blacker, OEDK engineering design supervisor, are featured in a Q&A.
Healthcare Business News (This Q&A also appeared in the May digital and print editions.)
http://dateline.rice/june-19-kavalewitz-blacker

Moody Center’s series is where the arts meet on and offline
An article mentions that Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts has commissioned local artists, writers, musicians and dancers to create new works for a summer series that melds the physical and the virtual. Alison Weaver, executive director of the Moody Center, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle’s “Preview” (This article also appeared in MSN and yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-19-weaver

Jones Act impacts in the coronavirus crisis
An article cites research from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy into the cost of the Jones Act, which requires American-built-and-flagged vessels to be used in transporting goods between U.S. ports.
Oil & Energy Online
http://dateline.rice/june-19-baker-study

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Thomas Freeman, influential debate coach at Texas Southern, dies at 100
An article featuring the late Thomas Freeman, who died recently at 100, mentions that he taught in Rice’s Department of Religion for more than 20 years and was the first African American professor to teach in Rice’s School of Humanities.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-19-freeman
On this point, there’s no argument: Richmond native Thomas F. Freeman, who died this month at 100, was a master coach of debate
Richmond Times-Dispatch
http://dateline.rice/june-19-freeman

The easiest way for two busy doctors to meet
Alumnus Michael Pan is featured.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article will also appear in the June 21 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-19-pan

 
How does loneliness affect our health?

An article cites Rice research that suggests loneliness may increase inflammation in the body.
Yahoo! News (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-19-yahoo

Countdown to Texas football: Best to wear No. 78
Rice alumnus Jack Brockermeyer is mentioned.
Longhorns Wire
http://dateline.rice/june-19-lw

HOUSTON/TEXAS
UH College of Medicine welcomes its inaugural class
An article features alumna Breanna Chachere, who has been accepted into the University of Houston College of Medicine’s inaugural class.
TMC Pulse
http://dateline.rice/june-19-chachere

BROADCAST
KTRH-AM (Houston)
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of the institute’s Center for the United States and Mexico, is interviewed about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
http://dateline.rice/june-19-payan (This segment aired nine times.)UT Austin ranked No. 33 best university in the world
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 139 on the Center for World University Rankings list.
KVUE Online
http://dateline.rice/june-19-kvue

KSTX-AM (San Antonio)
Alumna Xochil Peña Rodriguez, who is running for Texas Senate, is featured.
http://dateline.rice/june-19-xprodriguez

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Your wish is my CMD
Chris Jermaine, professor of computer science, and Swarat Chaudhuri, former associate professor of computer science, are quoted.
Communications of the ACM (This article will also appear in the July print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-19-jermaineCoal day in hell: Renewables on track to surpass coal as US energy source during 2020
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (This article will also appear in the July/August print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-19-cohan

Excitons can be manipulated for electronic, quantum computing applications
Mixing and matching computational models of 2D materials led scientists at Rice to the realization that excitons — quasiparticles that exist when electrons and holes briefly bind — can be manipulated in new and useful ways. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, graduate student Sunny Gupta and research scientist Alex Kutana are quoted.
Control Engineering
http://dateline.rice/june-19-yakobson

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
No-cost textbooks: What they are and how to find them
OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources, is mentioned.
Nevada Today
http://dateline.rice/june-19-openstaxCedar Hill salutatorian sets goals for Yale and beyond
Rice is mentioned.
Focus Daily News
http://dateline.rice/june-19-fdn

SPORTS
Henning: Spencer Torkelson’s position transition a motivated move by Tigers
An article mentions former Rice baseball player Trei Cruz, who was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the third round of the recent MLB draft.
The Detroit News (This article also appeared in the June 19 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-19-cruz

MG: C-USA releases All-Conference teams
An article mentions that Rice golfer Jake Benson has been named to Conference USA’s All-Conference first team.
Conference USA (This article also appeared in UTSA Athletics News.)
http://dateline.rice/june-19-benson

10 fantasy baseball thoughts from the third week in June
Former Rice baseball player Matt Anderson is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/june-19-sb

About Stefan De La Garza

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