Dateline Rice for Sept. 21, 2021

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Texas finally went too far
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.
The Atlantic (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-jones


Texas Legislature gavels in third special session
KTRH Online (This segment also aired 17 times on KTRH-AM in Houston, and this article also appeared in KPRC Online and KTRH on Spreaker.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-jones

Trickle-down taxes and a third special session
KTRH on Spreaker (This segment also aired on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-jones


Texas state Rep. Scott Sanford to forgo reelection in 2022
The Texan (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-jones

Early voting to replace retiring Democratic state representative begins in Bexar County

The Texan (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-jones


Beto O'Rourke considera lanzarse como candidato a gobernador de Texas, según reportes Univision (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-jones

United Nations: Challenges grow but not the budget to meet them
Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science at Rice, is quoted.
Al-Jazeera
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-stoll

Daily on Energy: UN climate talks and European energy crisis juxtaposed

Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Washington Examiner and it appeared in Yahoo! Finance.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-mikulska

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Meet the first Houstonian in space
Alumna Shannon Walker is featured.
Houstonia
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-walker

COVID-19 guidelines vary slightly across small Texas universities
Sid Richardson sophomore Ethan Kao is quoted.
Baylor Lariat
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-kao

Gov. Abbott appoints seven to Texas Medical Board

An article mentions that alumnus Michael Cokinos has been appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott to the Texas Medical Board.
Office of the Governor of Texas
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-cokinos

Ion opens call for art with installations forthcoming
An article mentions Rice Management Co.'s redevelopment of Houston's historic Midtown Sears building into the Ion tech hub.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-the-ion

BROADCAST

WJR-AM (Detroit)
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is featured in a broadcast from the Mackinac Policy Conference.
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-brinkley

Texas Public Radio
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is interviewed about Texas Republicans' redistricting efforts.
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-stein (This segment aired on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas.)

San Antonio's Trinity named best regional university by US News & World Report
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 17 in the nation according to the 2022 Best Colleges rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
KSAT Online (This article also appeared in Texas News Today and News Chant.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-ksat

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Modern simulations could improve MRIs

An article features Rice research that found that gadolinium-based contrast agents, the gold standard in magnetic resonance imaging to determine the health of a patient, can be improved. Co-authors Dilip Asthagiri, lecturer in chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Philip Singer, assistant research professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering, are quoted.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-asthagiri-singer

Understanding photon collisions could aid search for physics beyond the Standard Model
An article features Rice research into photon-photon collisions that produce matter from pure energy. Co-authors Wei Li, an associate professor of physics and astronomy, and postdoctoral researcher Shuai Yang are quoted.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-li-yang

Opinion: Why customer service isn't what it used to be
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Puget Sound Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-dholakia

Oil dynamics to dictate Permian flaring despite rising gas prices
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Energy Intelligence
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-krane

'Smart' shirt uses flexible carbon nanotube fibers to keep tabs on the heart
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. Co-authors cited include Matteo Pasquali, the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, a professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry and director of the Carbon Hub; graduate students Lauren Taylor, Steven Williams and Oliver Dewey; and alumnus Stephen Yan.
SciTechDaily
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-scitech


NT/ Highly conductive and elastic nanomembrane for skin electronics
Paradigm on Medium
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-paradigm


Your T-shirt could soon tell you if your heart is OK
The Reading Frame on Medium
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-rf

Tabitha Forney: 5 things you need to know to become a great author
An article featuring Tabitha Forney mentions that she took a writing class at Rice's Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.
Authority Magazine on Medium
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-glasscock-school

Rice Architecture's 'Building Identities​'
An article features Rice's School of Architecture's lecture series "Building Identities" Sept. 22-Nov. 12.
e-Flux Architecture
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-rsa

Cast in stone
An article features the stonework of Rice's Brockman Music and Performing Arts Center.
Traditional Building
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-tb

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

First-year UVA law students receive top scholarship for leadership
Alumnus Zain Imam is featured.
University of Virginia School of Law
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-imam

Conversations about race between Black and white friends feel risky, but are valuable, Stanford psychologists find
An article features research by alumna Kiara Sanchez.
Stanford University News (This article also appeared in Mirage News.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-sanchez

SPORTS

Texas QB Casey Thompson's scoring streak starts with preparation, confidence
Articles mention that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin 58-0 Sept. 18.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 21 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-hc


Casey Thompson to start against Texas Tech — here's what Sarkisian said about the Red Raiders
KXAN Online
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-kxan


ABCs of college football: Demond Demas, Qua Gray, Hail Mary, Casey Thompson
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-dc


Tramel's ScissorTales: Kansas State still No. 1 in Big 12 rankings, but OU up to No. 2
The Oklahoman
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-to


Big 12 roundup and power rankings: Who has the best nonconference win?
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-sbn


Overreaction Monday: Do we know much about the Texas Longhorns football team under Steve Sarkisian?
Texas Longhorns Football on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-tlf


Ad critical of Gov. Greg Abbott's pandemic leadership pulled from UT-Rice football game
Austin American-Statesman (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-aas


'TWC News All Night'
Spectrum News (Austin, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-twc (This segment aired three times.)


KTSA-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-ktsa


'KVUE News Daybreak'
KVUE-TV (Austin, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-kvue


'News 12 at 6'
KXII-TV (Sherman, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-kxii (This segment aired five times.)

UA coach impressed by Aggies
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Arkansas 38-17 in the season-opening game Sept. 4.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required. This article also appeared online in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and it appeared in the Sept. 20 print editions of the Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-adg


Hogs may be without OL starters
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required. This article also appeared online in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-adg

UH notebook: Cougars face a grounded Navy offense
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Houston 44-7 Sept. 11.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 21 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-hc

Mids make trip to Houston for gridiron matchup under the lights

NavySports.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-navy

In 1st recruiting class with SU, Nicky Adams' prime focus was on international players
Rice is mentioned.
The Daily Orange
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-tdo

VB: Cowgirls return home to host Texas Southern
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team defeated McNeese State University 3-0 Sept. 17.
McNeeseSports.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-mcneese

'Baseball For Babies': Helping save the littlest ones in our community
Rice baseball is mentioned.
Woodlands Online
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-wo

2023 LB prospect eager to impress, excited by UNT
Rice is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-247

Top 7 games and sports events in Houston this week: Sept. 20-26, 2021
A roundup mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin at Tudor Fieldhouse Sept. 22, and Rice's football team is slated to play Texas Southern University at Rice Stadium Sept. 25.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-365


No. 1 volleyball preview: at Rice
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-ts

NEWS RELEASE

Rice lands grant to improve time-release drugs
Injectable drugs meant to last days, weeks or months often offer diminishing returns because their contents dissolve at an uneven rate. Bioengineer Kevin McHugh of Rice's George R. Brown School of Engineering has received a five-year, $1.9 million National Institutes of Health grant to fix that by refining the shapes of their microscopic particles.
http://dateline.rice/sept-21-news-release-mchugh

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