Dateline Rice for Aug. 12, 2021

Stefan De La Garza
– August 12, 2021Posted in: Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
How to get smarter: Start with the brain itself
A roundup of research on the frontiers of neuroscience features Jacob Robinson, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering, who is leading an $18 million Department of Defense project to develop a wireless headset that can share information between one brain and another.
The Wall Street Journal’s “The Future of Everything” (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-robinson

‘CBS News Radio’
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 interviewed about the civil arrest warrants issued for more than 50 Texas Democratic legislators who left the state to prevent the passing of a Republican-led voting rights bill. Jones also authored an op-ed in Forbes, and he is quoted in Bloomberg and Reform Austin.
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-jones (This segment aired on more than 1,000 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
A new union era in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta
Forbes (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-jones
Texas GOP’s all-in focus on culture war spurs corporate backlash
Bloomberg (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-jones
Are Abbott’s political ambitions putting Texans’ lives at risk?
Reform Austin
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-jones

The Texas power grid is hanging on by its fingernails

Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in two articles, and Citizens’ Environmental Coalition mentions that he will give the talk “Science of Climate Change: Causes and Direct Effects” Aug. 16 at the Climate Change 360 — A Virtual Lecture Series symposium.
Gizmodo (This article also appeared in Gizmodo Australia and EcoWatch.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-cohan
Events highlight US coal plant exit complications
CoalZoom.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-cohan
Houston environmental news update August 11, 2021
Citizens’ Environmental Coalition
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-cohan

HOUSTON/TEXAS
Here is what colleges in Dallas-Fort Worth are doing about COVID this fall
An article mentions that Rice will require masks to be worn indoors at nearly all times and require regular testing for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals on campus amid Houston’s surge of COVID-19. Jerusha Kasch, director of Rice’s crisis management team, is interviewed by Houston Public Media about these updated guidelines.
D Magazine
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-dmag
‘8 a.m. newscast for Aug. 12, 2021’ 
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-kasch
‘5 p.m. newscast for Aug. 11, 2021’
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-kasch

Houston’s population grows by nearly 10%, census data shows
Jie Wu, director of research management at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-wu

BROADCAST
Mask mandates and the battle between state and local control (Aug. 12, 2021)
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 interviewed about a recent study that found Gulf Coast flooding may intensify in the next decade because of a combination of rising seas and a “wobble” in the moon’s orbit, which affects tides.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-blackburn

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Pipelines in Mexico: Opportunity for US innovation, exports and patience
Adrian Duhalt, postdoctoral fellow in Mexico energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for the United States and Mexico and Center for Energy Studies, is cited.
Pipeline & Gas Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-duhalt

You don’t need a stellar college GPA to get a top MBA
An article quotes alumna Melis Steiner, a graduate of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in U.S. News & World Report.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-steiner

4 innovative construction solutions in building engineering
An article cites Rice research into “programmable” cement.
Robotics and Automation News (This article also appeared in MENAFN.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-ran

Texas expands MMJ program
An article cites a study by the Baker Institute for Public Policy that surveyed medical marijuana consumers in Texas.
420 Magazine (This Texas Tribune article appeared in yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-baker-study
Mozambique: Mocimboa retaken, insurgent leaders named, slave trade history

An article mentions that SlaveVoyages, a digital repository offering extensive details on ship voyages along the trans-Atlantic and intra-American routes, is housed at Rice.
Club of Mozambique
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-com

Why philanthropy is America’s unique research advantage
Rice is mentioned in two articles.
Issues in Science and Technology
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-issues
How to use LinkedIn to add cold contacts
Career Contessa
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-cc

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Four new faculty members joining department of music
An article featuring alumnus Tim MacDuff mentions that he studied under James Dunham, professor of viola.
University of Arkansas News
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-macduff-dunham

Lindsay inauguration is set for Oct. 8
Michael Lindsay, a former sociologist at Rice who has been named the president at Taylor University, is featured.
Taylor University News
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-tun

NMSU’s Arrowhead Research Park has big plans for future
An article cites the Rice Business Plan Competition.
The Las Cruces Bulletin
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-rbpc

Ucross awards fall 2021 Native American Fellowships in the visual arts, writing
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music is mentioned.
Red Lake Nation News
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-shep-school

Megan Thee Stallion on protecting her personal space
Rapper Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is mentioned.
Essence (This article also appeared in HBCU Buzz.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-bunb

SPORTS
The 10 longest winning streaks on the line in college football in 2021
An article mentions that Rice’s football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 18. The Owls last defeated the Longhorns in 1994 under former head coach Ken Hatfield.
FB Schedules
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-fbs
College football 50 things countdown: I can’t wait to witness the renewal of the Texas-Arkansas rivalry
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-ta

Walton WR MacNeill commits to Rice
An article featuring Rawson MacNeill mentions that he has committed to play football at Rice.
Cobb Football Friday
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-cff

Cougars selected to win OVC
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team was defeated by the University of Virginia 3-0 in the Sweet 16 of last season’s NCAA Tournament.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-hc

2021 CFN college football preseason rankings, schedules, projected records for all 130 teams
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play an away game against the University of Arkansas Sept. 4.
College Football News
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-cfn

2022 College Football Playoff National Championship odds: Expert reveals picks to win, teams to fade
Rice football is mentioned.
CBS Sports
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-cbs

2021 Preseason All-VYPE Public School Volleyball Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors
An article mentions that Gaby Mansfield has committed to play volleyball at Rice.
VYPE
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-vype

Lucas Luetge wife or partner, parents net worth and Instagram
An article features former Rice baseball player Lucas Luetge.
Internewscast
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-luetge

NEWS RELEASE
FEMA disaster recovery funds favor white entrepreneurs, study finds
Federal recovery funding after a disaster may disproportionally benefit white entrepreneurs, according to new research from Rice’s Department of Sociology. This is the first local study examining patterns of racial inequality in self-employment linked to federal disaster recovery funds.
http://dateline.rice/aug-12-news-release-bento-elliott

About Stefan De La Garza

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