NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Texas power grid faces summer having changed little from February freeze
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in several articles on the Texas power grid.
Reuters (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
https://reut.rs/3j9Uefz
Leaders say Texas has power reserves to meet summer electricity demands; experts not as optimistic
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Killeen Daily Herald, Marietta Daily Journal, Northwest Georgia News, Janesville Gazette, Newton County Engerprise and Bakersfield Californian. It also appeared in the print editions of the Dallas Morning News and Houston Chronicle.)
https://bit.ly/3jdlTfn
Texas: Políticos promueven confiabilidad de red eléctrica, expertos en energía no están tan seguros
Al Día (An English translation is not available.)
https://bit.ly/35QGmPh
Gov. Abbott said reforms fixed ERCOT’s flaws. Why is the Texas power grid struggling?
Governors' Wind and Solar Energy Coalition (This article originally appeared at KSAT.com.)
https://bit.ly/3h7bqzw
ERCOT says it still doesn’t know why some power plants went unexpectedly offline last week
USA Breaking News (This article originally appeared in the Texas Tribune and was published in more than 10 other media outlets.)
https://bit.ly/3A05HEg
Opinion: How fiber-optic seismometers are revolutionizing the way earthquakes are measured
An article mentions that seismologists Rice have worked on the featured project.
San Diego Union-Tribune
https://bit.ly/2Spn4xk
Bob Ross and the death and life of great virtual art galleries
Alumnus Connor Rothschild is featured.
WGBH
https://bit.ly/3A13sR0
Crossing paths until they became a couple
Alumna Noemie Levy is featured.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in DNYUZ.)
https://nyti.ms/3jqZagj
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Beto and Joe Biden won Tarrant County. Can Democrats ride that to county judge seat?
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 quoted or mentioned in several articles and a broadcast on Texas politics.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
https://bit.ly/3dg6lnz
The Back Mic: Abbott names three items for July session, Sid Miller opts for reelection, GOP lawmaker joins Democrats in Medicaid push
The Texan (This article also appeared in National Cyber Security News.)
https://bit.ly/3wVQgLx
KLBJ-AM (Austin)
https://bit.ly/3gSmMbU (This broadcast aired 10 times.)
CDC ending eviction moratorium is 'ticking time bomb' for Houston renters, researchers say
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted. A Kinder Institute study is cited.
KTRK (This article also appeared in NewsBreak.)
https://abc13.co/3vVrPMX
'Live at Five'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
https://bit.ly/3A1meYu
'ABC13 Eyewitness News at 9 p.m. on CW39'
KIAH-TV (Houston)
https://bit.ly/3w2NpiM (This broadcast aired twice.)
'KPRC Channel 2 News at 4 p.m.'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
https://bit.ly/3jfFagb
Houston Health Department testing wastewater weekly to track COVID-19 variants
An article mentions that experts from Rice have partnered with officials from Houston to test wastewater to track the spread of the coronavirus. Lauren Stadler, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
KHOU (This article also appeared in NewsChant.)
https://bit.ly/3xTVvvq
'KHOU 11 News at 6 p.m.'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
https://bit.ly/3wXoqi1
'KHOU 11 News This Morning'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
https://bit.ly/3A0LbDu
How Gary Kelly changed Southwest Airlines
An article mentions that Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly was recruited to play football at Rice.
Texas Monthly (This article also appeared in NewsBreak.)
https://bit.ly/3dgR5Xk
The Buzz Magazines 2021 Photo Contest
A photo contest entry features James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion.
The Buzz Magazines
https://bit.ly/3wZwONT
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Quantum dots keep atoms spaced to boost catalysis
Rice engineers have assembled what they say may transform chemical catalysis by greatly increasing the number of transition-metal single atoms that can be placed into a carbon carrier. Haotian Wang, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair, is quoted. Co-authors of the paper mentioned are Smalley-Curl Institute J. Evans Attwell-Welch Postdoctoral researcher Chuan Xia, summer-intern undergraduate Yunrui Qiu, graduate students Yang Xia, Peng Zhu and Jung Yoon Kim, and postdoctoral researchers Xiao Zhang and Zhen-Yu Wu.
Scienmag (This article also appeared in TechCodex, Samachar Central, Florida News Times, Technology Times, The World News, Health Medicine Network, Green Car Congress, Mirage News and 7th Space and was included in a previous edition of Dateline.)
https://bit.ly/3h8WYqG
Engineers made microscopic seeds for growing 2D perovskite crystals used in solar panels
An article features Rice research that created microscopic seeds to grow crystals that are highly efficient at converting sunlight into electricity. Amanda Marciel, the William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair and assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, Aditya Mohite, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and graduate students Siraj Sidhik and Mohammad Samani are mentioned or quoted in Daily Solar Power News. Mohite is quoted in ITGIC.
The Science Times
https://bit.ly/3gRgXeK
Highly efficient solar energy collectors grown from microscopic seeds
Daily Solar Power News (This article also appeared in Focus Technica and SciTechDaily.)
https://bit.ly/3gV0aY2
Rice University creates crystals that accumulate solar energy
ITGIC
https://bit.ly/3dau8oD
'CBS4 This Morning'
KDBC-TV (El Paso, Texas)
https://bit.ly/3jfFZph (This and similar broadcasts aired in Texas on KSCC-TV in Corpus Christi, KBTV-TV in Beaumont, KVEO-TV in Harlingen, KVII-TV in Amarillo and KYTX-TV in Tyler.)
Drug doubles down on bone cancer, metastasis
Chemist Han Xiao at Rice and biologist Xiang Zhang at Baylor and their labs have developed an antibody conjugate called BonTarg that delivers drugs to bone tumors and inhibits metastasis.
Lab Manager (This article also appeared in WorldNews.)
https://bit.ly/3wYc9Kf
Krebs: Neuer ansatz gegen knochenkrebs und metastasen
Helipraxis (An English translation is not available.)
https://bit.ly/2Sx6RXa
Hydrogen buses, rescue robots and bouncy energy: 10 top stories of the week
Collaborative Rice research that “evolves” carbon through phases that include valuable nanodiamonds is featured.
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
https://bit.ly/3vQ8e0E
Congressional Dems open another front in their war on oil and gas
A report on the CLEAN Future Act by the Baker Institute for Public Policy is cited.
Hellenic Shipping News (This article originally appeared in Forbes and was included in a previous edition of Dateline.)
https://bit.ly/3zYIQsL
US Democrats launch another attack on oil and gas
OilPrice.com (This article also appeared in Markets Insider, Oltnews, USSA News, Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Singapore and Yahoo! Finance Canada.)
https://bit.ly/3h0X7xT
Presenteeism: What is it and why does it hamper workplace productivity?
Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Workforce
https://bit.ly/2SrYwE5
America's most beautiful college campuses
Rice ranks No. 7 on Travel and Leisure's list.
Travel and Leisure
https://bit.ly/3jewuqE
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents 7th NJSO Edward T. Cone Composition Institute
An article mentions that composer Erin Graham received the Paul and Christiane Cooper Prize in Music Composition in 2019.
New Jersey Stage
https://bit.ly/3gZvh3G
What is an intelligent PDU and what can it do for your data center?
Alumnus Marc Cram authored an article.
Data Center Post
https://bit.ly/2SWNJ57
Denken wie Elon Musk: Ein Raumfahrtingenieur verrät vier Tricks aus der Raketenwissenschaft, die euch auf brillante Ideen bringen
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech,” which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is featured.
Business Insider Germany (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Yahoo! Finanzen Deutschland.)
https://bit.ly/3A1V6ZM
Wissenschaftlern gelingt 3D-Druck von komplexen Graphitteilen mit 97%iger Reinheit
A team of researchers from Rice has developed a new method of fabricating complex graphite structures using direct ink writing 3D printing. Co-authors Seyed Mohammad Sajadi and Shayan Enayat are mentioned.
3DRuck.com (An English translation is not available.)
https://bit.ly/3wX9ujW
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Study suggests that smoother silicone breast implants reduce severity of immune system reactions
Articles feature collaborative Rice research. Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering and graduate students Samira Aghlara-Fotovat and Amanda Nash are mentioned in Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Johns Hopkins Medicine
https://bit.ly/3h7pE3o
Smoother silicone breast implants may reduce severity of immune system reactions: Study
HTDS Content Services (Similar articles appeared in BostonNews.net, Boston Star Daily, Latestly and Timesnow.)
https://bit.ly/3zXxrth
UH research team seeks better battery efficiency for electric vehicles of the future
An article mentions that Jun Lou, associate chair and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and Hua Guo, assistant research professor of materials science and nanoengineering, collaborated on the featured research.
NewsBreak
https://bit.ly/2U5mt4h
Geographic visualization trailblazer Alan MacEachren to retire
David Scott, the Noah Harding Professor of Statistics, is mentioned.
Penn State News
https://bit.ly/3zVLWOd
The Kerbal effect
The Rice Eclipse undergraduate rocketry club is mentioned in a video celebrating the 10th anniversary of the game Kerbal Space Program, and a segment of a rocket launch this spring is included.
Kerbal Space Program
https://bit.ly/35OQUhU
Carleton College awards tenure to five faculty members
Alumnus David Tompkins is featured.
Carleton College News
https://bit.ly/2UHrpwV
Interim head of research and innovation appointed as Western plans search in fall
Alumnus Steven Carr is featured.
Western Michigan University News
https://bit.ly/3qq8HFC
Annual Spirit of PSJA Student Profiles and superintendent scholarship recipients announced
An article mentions that Benjamin Martinez plans to attend Rice.
ValleyCentral.com
https://bit.ly/3qqx5qB
A passion for the moon
Rice is mentioned.
Futurism
https://bit.ly/3jfFYlo
Eine welt voller vorteile jenseits des preises
A Baker Institute for Public Policy study co-authored by Michelle Michot Foss, a fellow in energy, minerals and materials at the institute, and Anna Mikulska, a nonresident fellow in energy studies at the institute, is featured.
Nach Welt (An English translation is not available.)
https://bit.ly/3xQeM0A
Peruana en la NASA: apoyaremos a que astronautas en la Luna estén comunicados con Tierra
Alumnus Rosa Ávalos-Warren is featured.
Andina (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in La Vieja Guardia and NASA Ciencia.)
https://bit.ly/3qs41iD
SPORTS
Report: The Spurs have conducted a pre-draft workout with Trey Murphy III
Former Rice basketball player Trey Murphy is featured.
MSN (This article originally appeared in SB Nation.)
https://bit.ly/3vVtkuz
2021 VYPE Awards: Private school women's track and field athlete of the year finalists
An article mentions that Amarachukwu Oguchi will join Rice's track and field team.
KPRC (This article originally appeared in VYPE.)
https://bit.ly/2TXUeoi
New W&M athletic director says he is 'all in'
Former Rice senior associate athletics director and chief development officer Brian Mann is featured.
WYDaily
https://bit.ly/3dgCn2O
NEWS RELEASE
Quantum dots keep atoms spaced to boost catalysis
Rice engineers have assembled what they say may transform chemical catalysis by greatly increasing the number of transition-metal single atoms that can be placed into a carbon carrier. The technique uses graphene quantum dots, 3-5-nanometer particles of the super-strong 2D carbon material, as anchoring supports. These facilitate high-density transition-metal single atoms with enough space between the atoms to avoid clumping.
https://bit.ly/3qutibR