Dateline Rice for Sept. 30, 2021

Stefan De La Garza
– September 30, 2021Posted in: Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The plot against democracy: How Texas Republicans plan to steal power from minority voters
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and an emeritus professor of sociology, is quoted.
Yahoo! News UK (This article originally appeared in The Guardian.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-klineberg

Millennials never wanted pingpong tables at work — but it’s all we got
An article quotes Eden King, associate professor of psychological sciences.
MSN (This Refinery29 article also appeared in MSN NZ and yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-king

HOUSTON/TEXAS
In defense of project at center of allegations, Turner goes on offense against former housing director

BROADCAST
Texas Public Radio
Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, visiting scholar at Rice’s Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, is interviewed in a story about racial disparities in testing for and diagnosing autism.
KSTX-AM (San Antonio) 
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-onaiwu (This segment also aired on more than 20 stations across Texas.)

‘KHOU 11 News’
A broadcast features a live shot overlooking Rice’s campus.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-khou

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
For the love of high-performance computing: Attendees worldwide learn supercomputing skills at annual Argonne training program
John Mellor-Crummey, professor of computer science, is quoted.
Newswise
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-crummey

Cash is still king in Switzerland and it’s paying off
Rice is mentioned.
Canadian Investor 
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-ci

Enter the candidates
Alumnus Glenn Youngkin, who is running for governor of Virginia, is featured.
Virginia Business
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-youngkin

Surgical costs, complications slowed under MD’s all-payer model
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
RevCycle Intelligence
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-rci

Flexible carbon nanotube fibers gather medical info
An article features Rice research into sewing nanotube fibers into athletic wear to monitor the heart rate and take a continual electrocardiogram of the wearer.
Textile Technology
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-ttech

Economic recovery unfolds slowly, says Jim Gaines
An article featuring Jim Gaines mentions he was formerly associated with Rice.
Realty News Report
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-rnr

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra returns to live audiences
Alumna Jenaesha Iwassa Browder is featured.
Wenatchee World (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-browder

SPORTS
2021 Week 5 preview: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Rice Owls
An article mentions that Rice’s football team is slated to play the University of Southern Mississippi Oct. 2. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-bloomgren
Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas receiver making most of Division I opportunity
Parkland Talk
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-pt

UH, Rice student athletes named Campbell Trophy semifinalists
An article features Rice football player Trey Schuman, who has been nominated for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes strong athletic performance, good grades and leadership abilities.
Patch (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-schuman

Picks up! Miner Morning Mania highlights homecoming festivities
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team is slated to play the University of Texas at El Paso Oct. 2-3.
KTSM Online
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-ktsm

Michael Strahan, TSU alum, donates new helmets to football program
An article mentions that Rice’s football team defeated Texas Southern University 48-34 Sept. 25.
HBCU Legends
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-hbcu

Oregon volleyball transfers momentum from nonconference schedule into Pac-12 play
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team lost to the University of Oregon Sept. 2.
Daily Emerald
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-de

WVU takes on No. 1 Texas
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin 3-0 Sept. 22.
WVUSports.com (This article also appeared in WBOY Online and WTRF Online.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-wvu

Texas vs. TCU: Who the experts are picking to win
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin 58-0 Sept. 18.
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in Longhorns Wire.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-ys
Texas must pound the rock to beat TCU
Sports Illustrated’s Longhorns Country
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-silc

Women’s soccer climbs to program-best No. 16 ranking
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team received votes in the United Soccer Coaches poll.
GoZags.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-zags

Thursday Recruiting Roundup: Five-star OL may visit Michigan again
Rice is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-sbn
Katy HS running back Seth Davis can go the distance
Defender Network
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-dn
Transcripts: Sept. 29, 2021 press conferences 
Houston Texans
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-ht

Guerin Emig: One player, one problem, one preposterous prediction and one pick for TU-Houston
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Houston 44-7 Sept. 11.
Tulsa World
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-tw

Women’s basketball lands 12 games on national television
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s basketball team is slated to play Texas A&M University Dec. 19.
KAGS Online
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-kags

COLLEGE FOOTBALL IN ARKANSAS: Rex Nelson’s predictions for Week 5
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Arkansas 38-17 Sept. 4.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required. This article also appeared online in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-adg
Another ex-SWC foe for UA
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required. This article also appeared online in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-adg
Arkansas sets future football series with Texas Tech
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required. This article also appeared online in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-adg
Arkansas vs. Georgia football prediction and preview
Athlon Sports
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-as

NEWS RELEASES
US Army backs ‘sleeping cap’ to help brains take out the trash
Engineers at Rice’s NeuroEngineering Initiative in partnership with the Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering and physicians at Houston Methodist Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine will develop a “sleeping cap” to analyze the cleansing flow of fluid that drains the brain of common metabolic waste during sleep.
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-news-release-aazhang

Army backs bid to ‘flash’ waste into useful materials
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will work with Rice chemist James Tour and his collaborators through a $5.2 million, four-year grant to reclaim valuable materials from waste through flash Joule heating.
http://dateline.rice/sept-30-news-release-tour

About Stefan De La Garza

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