Dateline Rice for Dec. 6, 2019

Stefan De La Garza
– December 6, 2019Posted in: Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Port Neches residents asked to leave their homes near site of plant explosion
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.
NPR (This article also appeared on more than 125 NPR-affiliated websites.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-blackburn
County ends voluntary evacuation of Port Neches, the second since last week’s plant explosion
KERA News Online 
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-blackburn

The nano-revolution spawned by carbon
Pulickel Ajayan, chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and a professor of chemistry, authored a column about the research of Professor Emeritus Robert Curl and the late Richard Smalley, who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with British chemist Sir Harold Kroto for the discovery of buckminsterfullerenes, or “buckyballs,” a new form of carbon.
Nature
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-ajayan

‘Scholars of mysticism are often mystics in their own right’
Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice, is mentioned.
The Hindu (This article also appeared in the Dec. 1 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-kripal

Crossword
Rice’s logo is referenced in a crossword clue.
USA Today (This puzzle appeared in the Dec. 4 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-crossword

HOUSTON/TEXAS
County takes hard line with recent state cannabis laws, requires THC lab testing
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Community Impact Newspaper (This article also appeared in the Nov. 12-Dec. 9 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-harris

Shopportunist: Prevent yourself from holiday overspending
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted in the Houston Chronicle. Dholakia authored an article in Psychology Today.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-dholakia
3 psychological drawbacks of the popularity of ‘OK Boomer’
Psychology Today
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-dholakia2

David Dow Bentley III: YTA event brings music, elegance to The Glade
Artem Kuznetsov, graduate student at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-kuznetsov

Cy-Fair ISD graduate performs heart surgery on current principal
Alumnus Tom Nguyen is featured and pictured.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-nguyen
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-nguyen2

In the news / To-do list November-December
Rice’s redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into the Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district slated to open in the first quarter of 2021, and Rice Management Co. are highlighted (page 5). The article also mentions that National Arab Orchestra presented “Building Bridges Through Music” Nov. 16 at Stude Concert Hall at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music (page 7), and the American Jewish Committee hosted America’s Table, a Thanksgiving-themed breakfast lecture series, Nov. 22 in the Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall (page 6).
Community Impact Newspaper (This article also appeared in the Nov. 5-Dec. 2 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-cin

To-do list December
An article mentions that Rice’s Shepherd School of Music will host the Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions Dec. 14.
Community Impact Newspaper (This article also appeared in the Dec. 3-Jan. 6 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-cin

2019 Year in Review
A year-in-review pictures “The oH Project” at Rice Dec. 6, 2018.
Out Smart Magazine (This article also appeared in the December 2019 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-osm (Scroll to page 90.)

Jewston Story Slam creates home for sharing experiences
Graduate student Jonas Actor is mentioned.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-actor

BRIDGES: He launched a university
An article features the legacies of William Marsh Rice and Rice’s first president, Edgar Odell Lovett.
Daily Register
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-dr

Outside the Megaplex: Here are the Houston arthouse movies showing Dec. 6-12
A roundup of alternative Houston-area movie theaters mentions that Rice Cinema will present “Low-Fi,” a collection of unusual films from the Rice Cinema archive, Dec. 12.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in Dec. 6 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-rice-cinema

What’s on in Houston galleries this week
An arts roundup mentions that Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will exhibit “Moon Shot” through Dec. 21.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in Dec. 6 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-moody

Houston Symphony revives beloved chamber music series
An article about the Houston Symphony’s chamber music series mentions that it will wrap up March 27, 2020, at Duncan Recital Hall at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in Dec. 6 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-hc

The graduate school producing true difference-makers in the education field
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-hc

BROADCAST
Sen. Cornyn faces challengers from both sides in 2020 reelection bid

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 interviewed.
KTRH.iheart.com (This radio segment also aired three times KTRH-AM in Houston and appeared online in Speaker, and the article also appeared in KPRC Online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-jones

Tamale Festival Houston returns Saturday to Houston’s Historic East End
An article mentions that Rice’s Mariachi Luna Llena will perform at the Tamale Festival Houston Dec. 7.
KHOU Online 
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-luna-llena

Health Beat: Blade runners: Future of prosthetics
A television broadcast cites Rice research into runners using prosthetics made of carbon fiber blades.
WFMZ Online 
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-blades
‘Local 5 This Morning’
WFRV-TV (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-blades2

‘Jet 24 Good Morning Erie at 6’
Rice research about forming online friendships is featured.
WJET-TV (Erie, Pennsylvania)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-wjet

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Gulf Coast corals face catastrophe
An article mentions that Rice collaborated on research to determine how climate change will impact reefs in the Gulf of Mexico in the near future. Sylvia Dee and Mark Torres, both assistant professors of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, are quoted. This research is also featured in LSU News.
Scienmag (This article also appeared in Bright Surf.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-dee-torres
We need Gulf of Mexico coral reefs to protect us from storm surge in the future — but will they?
LSU News (This article also appeared in NewsCaf.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-coral

Mexican apparel industry hopeful of USMCA ratification
An article features research by David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Just-Style
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-gantz

Does China burn seven to eight times as much coal as the US?
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
CoalZoom.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-mikulska
Houston Grand Opera presents ‘Giving Voice’ with renowned tenor Lawrence Brownlee
Rice’s theater production of “Julius Caesar” is mentioned.
Broadway World (This article also appeared in The Katy News.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-bw

ISMRM president shares message on MRI education
An article features alumnus Lawrence Wald.
Imaging Technology News
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-wald

Aviation Week’s 2019 photo contest judges
An article features alumnus James Asker.
Aviation Week
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-asker

2019 education research highlights
An article cites a 2019 study by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research on the benefits of exposing students to arts education.
Edutopia
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-kinder

Here’s the presentation Google gives employees on how to spot unconscious bias at work
Rice is mentioned.

Business Insider (This article also appeared in Latest Nigerian News and Markets Insider.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-bi

US higher education is learning to manage its own risk
Rice is mentioned.
S&P Global Platts
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-spgp

Assinamos pacto nacional pela primeira infância
Flávio Cunha, the Ervin Kenneth Zingler Professor of Economics, is mentioned.
Petrobras (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-cunha

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Technology boosts weather forecasting and early warning systems
An article mentions that Rice and University of California, Berkeley scientists published research showing promising earthquake-detection capabilities using undersea fiber-optic cables retrofitted with detection systems.
Morning Brew
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-mb

Duke professors from low-income, first-generation backgrounds are ready to help Duke students
An article featuring Jen’nan Read mentions that she completed postdoctoral work at Rice.
Duke University’s The Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-read

Where does LSU stand on new ACT policy? Not just doing it ‘because everybody else is doing it’
Rice is mentioned.
The Advocate
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-advocate

‘5 things you should do to become a thought leader in your industry’ with Aubrey Bergauer, VP at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Alumna Aubrey Bergauer is featured in a Q&A.
Medium
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-bergauer

Stevens awarded James W. Buckley Leadership Scholarship
An article mentions that the James W. Buckley Leadership Scholarship is named after the late Rice alumnus James Buckley.
Emanuel County
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-buckley

SPORTS
Rice blanks Oklahoma at NCAA tourney
The No. 21 Rice volleyball team recorded its first-ever NCAA Tournament win by defeating the University of Oklahoma in College Station Dec. 5. The Owls will play Texas A&M University in the second round Dec. 6. Head coach Genny Volpe is quoted and Owls Nicole Lennon, Tori Woogk, Anota Adekinle, Adria Martinez, Carly Graham and Lee Ann Cunningham are mentioned in the Houston Chronicle. Volpe also is quoted in The Eagle, and Lennon is mentioned in articles by Conference USA, The Battalion, Tulsa World, The Norman Transcript and NCAA.com.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Dec. 6 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-volleyball
Texas A&M volleyball team sweeps St. John’s in NCAA Tournament first round
The Eagle
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-eagle
VB: Rice, WKU sweep through NCAA first round
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-vb2
A&M sweeps Red Storm in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
The Battalion
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-battalion
No. 13 A&M volleyball sweeps St. John’s in opening round of NCAA Tournament
TexAgs (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-texags
NCAA volleyball: OU swept out of NCAA Tournament by No. 21 Rice
Tulsa World
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-tw
OU volleyball: No. 21 Rice eliminates Oklahoma from NCAA Tournament
The Norman Transcript
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-nt
2019 DI women’s college volleyball championship: Bracket, schedule, score
NCAA.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-ncaa
Rice, UCSB get big wins as NCAA tourney begins, 28 matches Friday
VolleyballMag.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-vbmag
‘KPRC Channel 2 News at 10 p.m.’
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-kprc (This segment aired twice.)

Rice goes up against Lamar
An article previews the Dec. 7 men’s basketball game between Rice and Lamar University. Owls Robert Martin and Drew Peterson are mentioned.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-ap

On TV/Radio: For 790’s N.D. Kalu, an uncertain future as co-host exits
Former Rice football player Greg Koch is featured and pictured.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, Connecticut Post and San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-koch

All-Texas College Team: Senior Day showcases lead Week 14
An article mentions that Rice football players Aston Walter and Blaze Alldredge were named to Texas Football’s “All-Texas College Team.”
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football 
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-football

Arkansas offensive lineman reportedly enters transfer portal
Rice is mentioned.
Saturday Down South (This article also appeared in 247Sports.com and Whole Hog Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-sds

Football: UNT fires offensive, defensive coordinators
Articles mention that Rice’s football team defeated the University of North Texas 20-14 Nov. 23.
Denton Record-Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-drc
North Texas fires both coordinators after 4-8 season
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football (Rice’s victory was also mentioned twice in Mean Green Nation.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-tf

Texas college football rankings:  Baylor, SMU and Rice
Rice’s football program is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-hc

Ridge Point volleyball trio earns All-American status
An article mentions that Nia McCardell plans to play volleyball at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-mccardell

London finishes Texas St. career with record, loss
An article mentions Rice’s football team defeated the University of Texas at El Paso 30-16 Nov. 30.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Dec. 1 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-expnews

Kansas holds off Dayton in OT to claim Maui title
A college basketball roundup mentions that Rice’s women’s basketball team defeated McNeese State University Nov. 27. The second Houston Chronicle article mentions the team’s Nov. 30 victory over Northern Arizona University. Owls Erica Ogwumike and Haylee Swayze are highlighted in both articles. Ogwumike is on the watch list for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, which honors the nation’s best player, as reported by FanSided.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-wbb
Texas survives scare against McNeese State
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Dec. 1 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-wbb2
USBWA announces Ann Meyers Drysdale Award watch list
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-ogwumike

ALUMNI NOTEBOOK: The Woodlands alum named Big Ten’s top defensive back
Rice volleyball player Carly Graham is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-graham
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-graham2

Solomon: Eyes of Texas see sad college football
Rice football’s three-game winning streak is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 6 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and the San Francisco Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-hc

Razorbacks face tough challenge
Rice basketball player Drew Peterson is mentioned.
El Dorado News-Times
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-patterson

Putting Utah or Baylor in the CFP sets a disturbing precedent
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by Baylor University earlier this season.
Sports Illustrated
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-si
Please, college football, mercifully abolish pointless conference championships
Real Clear Markets (This article also appeared in Sports Line.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-football

Gallery: Johnny Manziel celebrates his 27th birthday today
The Aug. 31, 2013, game between Rice and Texas A&M University is pictured.
The Eagle
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-eagle

McNeese Cowgirls on the road to face Louisiana Tech
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s basketball team defeated McNeese State University earlier this season.
American Press
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-wbb

Final chapter in Ponzi scheme by college booster
Former Rice head men’s basketball coach Scott Thompson and former assistant coach Willis Wilson are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-hc

Lions sign free agent P Jack Fox to practice squad
Former Rice football player Jack Fox was signed to the Detroit Lions’ practice squad.
Detroit Lions 
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-detroit-lions!

No. 21 Lions prep for regional final at No. 4 Minnesota State
Former Rice head football coach David Bailiff is mentioned.
The Gilmer Mirror (This article also appeared in Front Porch News.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-bailiff

NEWS RELEASES
Trump shouldn’t designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups, says Baker Institute expert
President Donald Trump’s proposed designation of Mexico’s drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations is a double-edged sword that will not only have limited impact on the mayhem caused by those groups, but may also have other negative effects, according to Gary Hale, a drug policy expert at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-news-release-hale

Gulf Coast corals face catastrophe
A new study by Rice Earth scientists asserts: Without a rapid and dramatic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, fragile coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico, like those around the world, face catastrophe.
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-news-release-dee-torres

About Stefan De La Garza

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