NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
How SARS-COV-2 infects cells with its spike protein
New simulations by experts at the Rice-based Center for Theoretical Biological Physics have outlined the process by which the SARS-CoV-2 virus' spike protein reconfigures itself to attach to and infect cells, offering previously unknown opportunities to protect against COVID-19. Study co-authors José Onuchic, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and graduate student Esteban Dodero-Rojas are quoted.
Futurity (This article was featured in the Sept. 9 edition of the Futurity Today newsletter.)
https://bityl.co/8bWI
Joe Biden’s grief, and that of others
A letter to an editor and a broadcast mention that Rice moved to virtual instruction for two weeks at the start of the fall semester.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
https://bityl.co/8bWv (Scroll down to "Hybrid learning works. Let’s keep using it.")
'ABC7 News Coronavirus: Getting Answers'
KGO-TV (San Francisco)
https://bit.ly/38QDqUo
How COVID changed the California recall
An article mentions that Rice requires proof of vaccination.
Politico's "Politico Nightly"
https://bityl.co/8c1W
ASU and UArizona make Princeton Review’s 2022 ‘Best’ list
Articles mention that Rice is one of just four universities named to 11 of The Princeton Review's "Great Lists," a report that analyzed 30 years of reviews.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Patch and also appeared in NewsChant.)
https://bityl.co/8c2H
ASU ranked in top 8% of universities worldwide
AZ Big Media
https://bityl.co/8baE
Rice University named one of the greatest schools in U.S. in prestigious new report
InnovationMap Houston
https://bit.ly/3A15rVb
Pandemic and climate change mean rebuilding after Hurricane Ida will be tougher and more costly
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 quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in NBC News and a previous edition of Dateline.)
https://bityl.co/8c30
How Texas election integrity law may tackle potential fraud and why it unnerves Democrats
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.
Sputnik
https://bityl.co/8bXD
Lawsuits challenge Texas’ new voting law. Do they stand a chance?
Texas Standard (This article also appeared in KUT Online and High Plains Public Radio.)
https://bityl.co/8bYL
Texas Public Radio
https://bit.ly/3zY72eD (This broadcast aired twice, and it also aired twice on KERA-FM in Dallas and KUT-FM in Austin.)
Could we see another Democratic walkout during Texas' 3rd special legislative session?
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
https://bityl.co/8c1a
Harris County Judge to seek cancellation of controversial $11M contract
Fox 26 Houston (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
https://bityl.co/8c1c
HOUSTON/TEXAS
9 Houston-area events to commemorate 20th anniversary of 9/11
An article mentions that the Rice Chorale, led by Tom Jaber, professor of music, will perform in a series of concerts to commemorate 9/11.
Community Impact Newspaper
https://bityl.co/8bXg
County’s Parish Plant faces uncertain future
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Fort Bend Star
https://bityl.co/8ba9
A Houston day care convinced all its workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Now it requires a shot.
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
https://bityl.co/8c25
'Why Insects Matter'
An upcoming lecture by Scott Solomon, associate teaching professor in biosciences at Rice, is featured.
The Katy News
https://bit.ly/3jXZtii
BROADCAST
EP 1054B — New study examines how breast implant surfaces affect immune system
Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering, is featured in a podcast.
Radio MD
https://bityl.co/8bXt
Johnstown Symphony Orchestra honors 9/11 with two special events at Flight 93
An article features alumnus Tommy Dougherty, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
WTAJ Online
https://bityl.co/8bZJ
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Dislocation, dislocation, dislocation
Joyce Beebe '07, a fellow in the Center for Public Finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Site Selection Magazine
https://bityl.co/8bXm
China sees opportunity as Venezuela’s oil industry hits rock bottom
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Center for the United States and Mexico and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
Oilprice.com (This article also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
https://bityl.co/8c1o
China is laying climate traps for the United States
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an article.
Indian Strategic Studies
https://bityl.co/8bXw
A singular understanding
An article features Christy Landes, the Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Chair Professor of Chemistry and a professor of electrical and computer engineering and chemical and biomolecular engineering. The article mentions Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering and the director of Rice’s Smalley-Curl Institute; and Stephan Link, the Charles W. Duncan, Jr.-Welch Chair and a professor of chemistry and of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
Talk of the Lab
https://bityl.co/8c4J
Tweezer grant pleases Rice researchers
A team led by Sibani Lisa Biswal, the William M. McCardell Professor in Chemical Engineering and a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, has won a $1 million National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation grant to obtain an optical tweezer, a powerful microscope that will allow researchers to manipulate, measure and monitor micron-scale particles to see how they change over time. Others mentioned are Michael Diehl, associate professor of bioengineering and of chemistry; Anna-Karin Gustavsson, assistant professor of chemistry; and Robert Raphael, associate professor of bioengineering.
Scienmag (This article also appeared in myScience.)
https://bit.ly/3yY4lbp
Carbon nanotube threads produce heart-monitoring shirts
Articles feature 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, and graduate students Lauren Taylor and Oliver Dewey.
Materials Today (Similar articles appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
https://bit.ly/3E1qYja
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Qatar’s leading role in post-US Afghanistan isn’t a coincidence
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
TRT World
https://bityl.co/8bZb
After protests and a pandemic, college students of color are bracing for a return to campus racism
Hanszen College freshman Katherine Jeng is quoted.
Insider (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
https://bityl.co/8bYH
COVID doesn't account for troubling trend of unexplained US deaths
"Excess mortality" data from the Centers for Disease Control underpins a new dashboard created by Rice humanities computing researcher John Mulligan that sheds light on this troubling trend. He and Kirsten Ostherr, the Gladys Louise Professor of English, chair of the Department of English and director of Rice's Medical Futures Lab, are quoted. Rice's Center for Research Computing is mentioned.
Medical Xpress (This article also appeared in Awesome Capital.)
https://bit.ly/3njyakC
Nature's archive reveals Atlantic tempests through time
An article features Rice research into using paleoclimate hurricane data found in archives like tree rings that retain signs of short-term flooding to potentially help model how climate change will affect future storms. Co-authors Sylvia Dee, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, and postdoctoral fellow Elizabeth Wallace are cited.
Posibl (This article also appeared in Vaaju, and it originally appeared in yesterday's edition of Dateline.)
https://bit.ly/3tuhFTG
Climate progress requires competition, not cooperation, with China
Global climate progress requires fundamentally altering the economic bottom line that’s the foundation of the Chinese Communist Party’s power — and it will come through competition, not cooperation, according to experts at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and the U.S. Naval War College. Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Mirage News (This article also appeared in The National Tribune.)
https://bit.ly/3zTnoVH
Developing new technologies to solve the mysteries of the brain
Former Rice postdoctoral researcher Flavia Vitale is featured.
Penn Bioengineering Blog
https://bityl.co/8bXq
Large scale polluters must help developing countries build climate resilience — President Ali
An event hosted by the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies is mentioned.
Kaieteur News (This article also appeared in The World News.)
https://bit.ly/38TXZ2c
Mujeres en ciencia y tecnología: Cinco peruanas que inspiran a las nuevas generaciones
Alumna Rosa Ávalos-Warren is featured.
Mujeres de Cambio (An English translation is not available.)
https://bityl.co/8bYp
Boston Brass to bring ‘fun, boisterous’ musical experience to Sheridan
Rice's Shepherd School of Music is mentioned.
Sheridan Media
https://bityl.co/8bZF
The Ensemble Theatre names Sharon Samuel managing director
An article mentions that Sharon Samuel received a Nonprofit Finance Certificate from the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.
d-mars
https://bit.ly/3yWE7Gu
The amazing story of genius William James Sidis
An article mentions that William Sidis taught at Rice when he was just 17 years old.
Hub Pages
https://bit.ly/3nnbkZz
SPORTS
ALUMNI NOTEBOOK: The Woodlands' Amendola comes home to the Texans
A roundup mentions that Rice's volleyball team was defeated last week by the University of Oregon. Owl Carly Graham is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
https://bityl.co/8bXH
https://bityl.co/8bXQ
Rice, Houston seek first season wins in rivalry game
Articles mention that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Houston Sept. 11 at Rice Stadium. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted and assistant coach Marques Tuiasosopo is mentioned in the National Post.
National Post (This article also appeared in Sportsnaut.)
https://bityl.co/8bXz
The 12 best things to do in Houston this weekend: Sept. 10-12, 2021
365 Things To Do in Houston
https://bityl.co/8bY6
Breaking down Week 2 of the 2021 college football schedule
FBSchedules
https://bityl.co/8bZB
On sports media: CBS analyst Adam Archuleta talks Texans' opener, offseason moves
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
https://bit.ly/3twAgi3
NM State men’s golf announces complete 2021-22 schedule
An article mentions that Rice will host the Bayou City Collegiate Classic golf tournament April 11.
NMStateSports.com
https://bityl.co/8bY8
Keeping up with C-USA: Charlotte, UTSA steal Power Five wins
Articles mention that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Arkansas 38-17 in the season-opening game Sept. 4.
College Heights Herald
https://bityl.co/8bYR
Arkansas needs improvement from special teams
247Sports.com
https://bityl.co/8bZ8
Razorbacks finish with a flourish
Newton County Times (Subscription is required.)
https://bit.ly/38TR6xY
'KNWA Early Today'
KNWA-TV (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
https://bit.ly/3l7v2po (This segment aired twice.)
Texas basketball reveals nonconference schedule for 2021 season
An article mentions that Rice's basketball team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Dec. 22.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Sports Illustrated's Longhorns Country.)
https://bityl.co/8bYz
Cougars cross-country gears up for Rice Invitational
An article mentions the Sept. 10 Rice Invitational cross-country meet.
UHCougars.com
https://bityl.co/8c1k
WTAM-AM (Cleveland)
A broadcast mentions that Minnesota Twins pitcher Tyler Duffey played baseball at Rice.
https://bit.ly/3yZIaS6
City Prep golf: Baylor sweeps team titles, Cleveland's Hannah Nall impresses as individual champ
Rice is mentioned.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the Chattanooga Times Free Press.)
https://bityl.co/8c1x