Dateline Rice for Dec. 15, 2020

Stefan De La Garza
– December 15, 2020Posted in: Dateline Rice

COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Turner: Nearly 1 in 7 Houstonians have been infected with coronavirus
Numerous articles feature phase one results from a collaborative Rice study on the pandemic’s true prevalence in Houston. Researchers randomly sampled 678 people in 420 Houston-area households for COVID-19 antibodies, and the results suggest 1 in 7 residents have contracted the illness.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Dec. 15 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-rice-study
Study finds four times as many Houstonians have had COVID-19 as previously thought
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-hp
Antibody tests show number of COVID-19 cases in Houston could be 4 times higher than reported
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in KENS Online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-khou
4 times more Houstonians have had virus than previously known, city says
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV and twice on CW 39 in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-abc13
STUDY: Houston could have had 4 times more COVID-19 cases than reported in September
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-cin
The initial results are in for the health department’s citywide antibody testing study
Houstonia
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-houstonia
Detectan anticuerpos al 13.5% de habitantes de Houston, revela un estudio
Univision Houston (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-univision
’13 Eyewitness News’
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-ktrk

COVID-19: Vaccine could end the pandemic but millions will skip it
Kirstin Matthews, fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Government Technology
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-matthews

‘6 a.m. newscast for Dec. 14, 2020’
New Rice research into the possibility of the coronavirus vaccine becoming a partisan issue is featured. Co-author Rekha Lakshmanan, a contributing expert for Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston and on more than 20 stations affiliated with Texas Public Radio, and it appeared online in Houston Public Media.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-lakshmanan

The COVID-19 vaccine is Donald Trump’s moonshot
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech,” which was delivered at Rice Stadium Sept. 12, 1962.
Chicago Now
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-kennedy

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
How to watch the Jupiter and Saturn ‘great conjunction’ of 2020
Patrick Hartigan, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
The Guardian
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-hartigan
Next week! Jupiter and Saturn to form rare ‘double planet’ for first time in 800 years
MSN (This article originally appeared in Country Living.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-hartigan

Republicans rallied behind Texas lawsuit asking SCOTUS to overturn election
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.
WJLA Online (This Sinclair Broadcasting Group article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets and yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-14-jones

Bárcena confirma que se jubilará y dejará embajada en EU
A pair of articles cite a Dec. 14 discussion with Martha Bárcena Coqui, Mexico’s ambassador to the United States, hosted by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
24 Horas (This article also appeared in the Dec. 15 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-baker-talk
México tensa la relación con EEUU al estrechar el control sobre sus agentes antidroga
El Pais
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-baker-talk

HOUSTON/TEXAS
Letters: Charley Pride won’t be forgotten

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Sheets of carbon nanotubes come in a rainbow of colors
An article mentions that Junichiro Kono, professor of electrical and computer engineering, of physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering, made nanotubes that were used to calibrate and verify the model used to develop a color atlas for 466 unique varieties of single-walled carbon nanotubes.
Bioengineer
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-kono

‘Is Exxon a survivor?’ The oil giant is at a crossroads
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Peak Oil (This New York Times article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-medlock

Top 10 books to give startup enthusiasts these Christmas holidays
A roundup featuring “Joy at Work: The Career-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” mentions that it was co-authored by Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
EU-Startups.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-sonenshein

Why you should use value-based pricing for your business
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Mogul
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-dholakia

Graham Foundation announces 2020 Organization Grant recipients
An article mentions that the Rice School of Architecture’s publication “PLAT 10.0: Behold,” which features a unique “call and response” format to explore and respond to compelling issues in architecture, won a Graham Foundation award.
Archinect
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-rsa

Remembering Peter Veruki
An article featuring the late Peter Veruki, who died Nov. 29 at 82, mentions that he formerly worked at Rice as director of career planning and admissions.
Vanderbilt Business
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-veruki

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Companies to keep misinformation from spreading online
An article features Rice research into applying machine learning to improve social media companies’ ability to keep misinformation from spreading online. Anshumali Shrivastava, assistant professor of computer science, and graduate student Zhenwei Dai are quoted.
The Free Press Journal (This article also appeared in the Dec. 15 print edition, and similar articles also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-shrivastava

Georgia Republicans are using Senate candidate Raphael Warnock’s sermons against him
Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities, professor of religion and founding director of Rice’s Center for African and African American Studies, is quoted.
PressFrom.info (This Vox article also appeared in Public News Update and yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-pinn

Mountshannon man leads the way in tackling problem plastics
Alumnus Alvin Orbaek White is featured.
The Clare Champion
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-white

SPORTS
Week 15 Helmet Stickers: TCU freshmen, UTEP QB, Rice TE and more!
A roundup features Rice football player Jordan Myers.
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-myers

Rice looks to sweep HBU
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s basketball team is slated to play Houston Baptist University Dec. 15.
The Washington Post (This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-wapo

Some UH basketball players may resume workouts this week
An article mentions that the Dec. 12 basketball game between Rice and the University of Houston was canceled.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 15 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-mbb

UIW athletic director Richard Duran confident moving forward through COVID-related snags
An article mentions that the Dec. 21 basketball game between Rice and the University of the Incarnate Word has been postponed.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Dec. 15 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-express

Dec. 14 football Players of the Week
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Alabama at Birmingham 21-16 Dec. 12.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-cusa
Jordan Smith named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week
AL.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-al

Comeback attempt comes up short, Cajuns fall to LSU
Two articles mention upcoming Rice women’s basketball games.
KATC Online
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-wbb
Women’s basketball rankings: Texas A&M breaks into NCAA Power 10
NCAA
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-wbb

Lady Raider tennis releases 2021 spring schedule
The Rice women’s tennis team is mentioned.
TexasTech.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-wbb

Butch Jones to stay involved at UA ‘to whatever degree he can’
An article features former Rice assistant football coach Major Applewhite.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-applewhite

 

Wildcat youth football goes down
An article mentions Rice Stadium.
The Facts
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-facts

NEWS RELEASE
Weak force has strong impact on nanosheets
Rice University scientists found that nature’s ubiquitous “weak” force is sufficient to indent rigid nanosheets, extending their potential for use in nanoscale optics or catalytic systems, according to Matt Jones, the Norman and Gene Hackerman Assistant Professor of Chemistry and an assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering.
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-news-release-jones

About Stefan De La Garza

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