Dateline Rice for June 4, 2021

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Mexico midterms: Why AMLO still has voters' hopes on his side
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Christian Science Monitor
http://dateline.rice/june-4-payan

I don't understand a lot about Bitcoin. But as the mother of a son trying to become a crypto millionaire, there’s one thing I do know.
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Boston Globe (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-4-dholakia

Fed should talk about taking foot off policy pedal: Kaplan

An article features remarks made by Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan at a webinar hosted by Rice June 3.
Reuters (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-4-reuters

Coronavirus: Fed's Kaplan says monetary policy not equipped to address structural problems -- as it happened
Financial Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-4-ft

DHS, southern border states face economic hurdle as Biden admin stays mum on lifting travel restrictions

An article cites a study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into the economy of Texas counties bordering Mexico.
Yahoo! News (This Fox News article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-4-baker-study

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice University is working on an implantable device to help shake off jet lag

An article features collaborative Rice research to develop a wireless, fully implantable device that can control the body's circadian clock. Researchers quoted include Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering; Jacob Robinson, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering; and Kaiyuan Yang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. Graduate students Matthew Parker, Fatima Alrashdan and Samantha Fleury appear in the slideshow.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article was also featured in the Chronicle's "Morning Report" newsletter June 4.)
http://dateline.rice/june-4-bioimplants

5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week
A roundup features President David Leebron, who will step down from his role in June 2022.
InnovationMap (Scroll down to "3 Houston innovators to know this week.")
http://dateline.rice/june-4-leebron

Houston is uniquely ready for the energy transition, Rice University research finds
Houston's "energy capital of the world" status is here to stay -- no matter the type of energy -- according to a new report by Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
InnovationMap (This article originally appeared in CultureMap.)
http://dateline.rice/june-4-medlock

Who are these Texans who want Matthew McConaughey in the governor's mansion?
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.
Dallas Observer
http://dateline.rice/june-4-jones

Rice Media Center to close Friday with a Houston-made film
An article mentions that the Rice Media Center will close after its final screening June 4. Rice Cinema will continue to hold future screenings at Sewall Hall while a new facility is being constructed. Charles Dove, professor in the practice of visual arts and film and director of Rice Cinema, and Brian Huberman, professor of visual and dramatic arts, are quoted.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the June 4 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-dove-huberman

Police reform brings progress, unmet needs, advocates say
An article features research by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research on police oversight groups in Texas' major cities. Co-author Steve Sherman, research fellow at the Kinder institute, is quoted.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/june-4-sherman

Things to know about the Paxton-Bush attorney general primary
An article features Texas land commissioner and alumnus George P. Bush.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-4-gpbush
George P. Bush takes on scandal-plagued Paxton in race for Texas Attorney General
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/june-4-gpbush
What is George P. Bush's net worth?
The Sun
http://dateline.rice/june-4-gpbush

Wind and solar power is rapidly growing in Texas, but ERCOT limits how much goes to the grid
An article cites a study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy about high-voltage transmission lines constructed in the U.S. from 2008-2020.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-4-baker-study

Arts picks: Children's Museum of Houston reopening a highlight this week
A roundup features the exhibit "Movement at the Edge of the Land," which will be on display at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts June 5-Aug. 28.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the June 4 print edition and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-4-moody-center

Local officials take aim at violent crime rise
An article cites a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research that found that Houston and Harris County collectively have two police officers per 1,000 residents.
Community Impact Newspaper (This article appeared on the front page of the May 1-June 4 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/june-4-kinder-study

Snappy's restaurant under new ownership
Alumna Anna Liu is featured.
The Katy News
http://dateline.rice/june-4-liu

BROADCAST

Denver Harbor residents relaunch efforts to curb gentrification
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted and interviewed.
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-4-fulton

Tropical storm Allison 20 years later -- lessons learned and missed (June 4, 2021)
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-4-hpm

New $38 million innovation hub opens in Houston's East End
An article features Rice's redevelopment of Houston's historic Midtown Sears building into the Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/june-4-the-ion

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

First major voting vendor, Hart InterCivic, partners with Microsoft on ambitious software security tool ElectionGuard

Dan Wallach, a Rice professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted.
CyberScoop
http://dateline.rice/june-4-wallach

Texas gas companies to pay steep bill to avoid another power crisis
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
OilPrice.com
http://dateline.rice/june-4-cohan

Bad romantic relationships may worsen physical and mental health in postpartum women
An article features collaborative Rice research that found postpartum women in bad romantic relationships are not only more likely to suffer symptoms of depression, they are also at greater long-term risk of illness or death. Co-author and graduate student Ryan Linn Brown is quoted.
News-Medical.net
http://dateline.rice/june-4-brown

Rice U's open resources program welcomes new cohort of universities
An article features OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources, which will welcome a dozen new colleges and universities into its technology initiative.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
http://dateline.rice/june-4-openstax

This senior federal scientist works to stop outsourcing
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Federal News Network
http://dateline.rice/june-4-kennedy
KTSA-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/june-4-kennedy

What has COVID-19 taught us about disaster research and prevention?
An article mentions that experts from Rice have partnered with officials from Houston to test wastewater to track the spread of the coronavirus.
Prevention Web
http://dateline.rice/june-4-pw

Weird campus traditions at American colleges
An article features Rice's Beer Bike tradition.
Simplemost
http://dateline.rice/june-4-sm

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Observing Houston through four decades of progressive changes
An article features the 40th Houston Area Survey, which is conducted annually by Stephen Klineberg, founding director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and an emeritus professor of sociology.
Newsbreak
http://dateline.rice/june-4-klineberg

Elizabethtown native retiring from Houston Symphony
John Barnhill, associate professor of trombone at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Bladen Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-4-barnhill

Dover Quartet hits DeSoto stage Sunday
An article mentions that members of the Dover Quartet graduated from Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Rome News-Tribune (This article appeared on the front of the Arts & Entertainment section in the June 3 print edition and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-4-rnt

Hellgate High School graduates
An article featuring Kelton Keck mentions that he plans to attend Rice next semester.
Missoulian (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-4-missou

Tuesday's primary to decide Democrat nominees for state
Alumnus Glenn Youngkin is featured.
The Gazette-Virginian
http://dateline.rice/june-4-youngkin

Carson High School graduate headed to Yale University
Rice is mentioned.
KTVN Online
http://dateline.rice/june-4-ktvn

William Gerlach joins Peabody Conservatory trumpet faculty
Alumnus William Gerlach is featured.
The Peabody Post
http://dateline.rice/june-4-gerlach

SPORTS

Astros: Lance Berkman named head baseball coach at HBU
An article featuring former Rice baseball player Lance Berkman mentions that he has been named head baseball coach of Houston Baptist University.
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/june-4-berkman

Cooper student-athletes honored
An article mentions that Amarachukwu Oguchi has signed to join Rice's track and field team.
Woodlands Online
http://dateline.rice/june-4-wo

Hang half-a-hundred on 'em: Looking back on OU's 50 conference titles, part 5
A roundup mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by Oklahoma University 7-6 in 1938. The article also mentions that Rice was part of the Southwest Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which was formed in 1914.
Sports Illustrated's "All Sooners"
http://dateline.rice/june-4-si

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