FEATURED ITEM
David Leebron: HBJ's 2022 Diversity in Business Awards Lifetime Achievement recipient
An article features President David Leebron, who was the Lifetime Achievement honoree at the Houston Business Journal's 2022 Diversity in Business Awards ceremony June 23, and highlights his achievements expanding Rice's student body and its diversity. In addition, Leebron oversaw the establishment of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, the Doerr Institute for New Leaders and the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-24-leebron
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The small seaport crucial for Europe's energy future
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
BBC (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-mikulska
Insight: Love it or hate it, natural gas is likely here to stay
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-krane
Clean air panel takes 'unprecedented' pause for science review
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Bloomberg Law
http://dateline.rice/june-24-cohan
Anila Quayyum Agha uses patterns to break patterns
An article featuring artist Anila Quayyum Agha mentions that she exhibited her work "Intersections" at Rice in 2015.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article will also appear in the June 25 print edition of the Times' international issue.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-nyt
HOUSTON/TEXAS
US weighs 300,000 additional work visas to ease migration pressure
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.
Border Report (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-payan
Houston Hillel welcomes new board of directors
An article mentions that McMurtry College senior Arden Katz is a new member of the board of directors of Houston Hillel.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/june-24-katz
Art at the Ion: A look at the installations, murals and more inside Midtown's former Sears building
An article features window display art installations at the Ion, a Houston tech hub managed by the Rice Management Co.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-the-ion
Kingwood Park journalists write, photograph, post their way to numerous state, national awards
Alumnus David Taylor authored an article featuring Kathleen Ortiz, the state runner-up for Texas High School Journalist of the Year, that mentions she plans to attend Rice in the fall.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-taylor
Bay Area women compete for teen and miss titles in Miss Texas USA pageants
A roundup mentions that Destiny Fernandisse, Miss League City competing in Miss Texas USA July 1-3 in Houston, recently completed a certification from Rice in strategic digital marketing for business.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-hc
Harris County Public Health begins vaccine rollout for young children
Alumna Rachel Carlton authored an article.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/june-24-carlton
Putting the G in LGBT: Ben Chou wins over his VIP supporters
Alumnus Ben Chou is featured.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/june-24-chou
BROADCAST
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
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 interviewed by KRLD-AM about the Jan. 6 insurrection, federal funds for school lunch programs and Texas' 30-day abortion ban trigger law. Jones is quoted by Univision.
http://dateline.rice/june-24-jones1
http://dateline.rice/june-24-jones2 (This segment aired four times.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-jones3 (This segment aired twice.)
Piden al gobernador de Texas reformas para la seguridad de las armas tras masacre en Uvalde
Univision (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-jones
A growing divide between home owners and renters (June 24, 2022)
A broadcast features the collaborative State of Housing report by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, which found growing unaffordability in Harris County in 2021. Steve Sherman, research fellow at the Kinder Institute, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston. This report was also featured in a newsletter by City Cast.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-sherman
'10 News This Evening'
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is interviewed about the possible effects of a gas tax holiday.
WTSP-TV (Tampa Bay, Florida)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-finley
KERA-FM (Dallas)
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 interviewed about credit agencies no longer reporting on medical debts under $500 beginning July 1.
http://dateline.rice/june-24-ho
Medical Moment: An implantable treatment for ovarian cancer
An article features collaborative Rice research that eradicated advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in as little as six days with a treatment that could be ready for human clinical trials later this year. Co-author Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering, is interviewed.
WNDU Online (This segment also aired seven times on WNDU-TV in South Bend, Indiana.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-veiseh
The battle of the universities
Alumna Lisa Gray hosts a podcast discussion about local universities, including Rice.
City Cast Houston on Google Podcasts
http://dateline.rice/june-24-gray
'On Story with Barbara Morgan'
Alumnus Bill Broyles Jr. '66 is interviewed about his experiences in Vietnam and writing screenplays.
KUT-FM (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-broyles (This 2014 segment appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Boron nitride nanotubes used to be hard to process. Not anymore
An article features collaborative Rice research into simplifying the handling of highly valuable nanotubes to make them more suitable for large-scale applications. Co-authors quoted include Matteo Pasquali, the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, a professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry, Angel Martí, associate professor of chemistry, of bioengineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Cedric Ginestra.
Nanowerk
http://dateline.rice/june-24-pasquali-marti-ginestra
Space experts come together to celebrate Ayrshire opportunities
David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Deadline.
http://dateline.rice/june-24-alexander
'Overlooked' agriculture emissions linked to serious health and financial risks, study finds
An article features collaborative Rice research into agricultural pollution. Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, and graduate student Lina Luo are quoted.
Green Queen
http://dateline.rice/june-24-cohan-luo
Emissões da agricultura representam riscos para a saúde e o clima
EcoDebate (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-cohan-luo
Video Friday: Baby Clappy: Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a method for humans to help robots "see" their environments and carry out tasks. A Rice video is included.
IEEE Spectrum
http://dateline.rice/june-24-ieee-spec
See how artist Baseera Khan makes her bright and cozy Brooklyn apartment double as an art studio
An article featuring Baseera Khan mention that her exhibit "Baseera Khan: Weight on History" is on view at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts through Aug. 27.
Artnet
http://dateline.rice/june-24-artnet
Sex and the beach
"Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell is featured in an article that mentions she attended Rice.
Purist
http://dateline.rice/june-24-purist
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
TUHSD, Kyrene, Tempe El unify school calendars, adopt modified year-round format for 2023-24
Alumnus Lee Shappell authored a column.
Wrangler News
http://dateline.rice/june-24-shappell
Column: Tulsa's success depends on TU's renaissance
Rice is mentioned.
Tulsa World
http://dateline.rice/june-24-tw
Christian Birthright to bring hundreds of students to Israel this summer
Israel National News
http://dateline.rice/june-24-inn
SPORTS
College soccer coach reflects on 50 years of Title IX
Rice associate head soccer coach Megan Kinneman is featured.
ABC 11 Online (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-kinneman
Best 50 Cincinnati female high school athletes, coaches since Title IX began in 1972
An article features former Rice basketball player Tammy McCallum, who scored more than 1,000 points as an Owl.
The Cincinnati Enquirer
http://dateline.rice/june-24-mccallum
MLB, USA Baseball introduce 2022 Prospect Development Pipeline League staff
Former Rice baseball player Lance Berkman is featured.
MLB
http://dateline.rice/june-24-berkman
Giannis Antetokounmpo's family tree: Meet the Bucks All-Star's brothers Thanasis, Kostas and Alex, girlfriend Mariah and kids
Former Rice volleyball player Mariah Riddlesprigger, girlfriend of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, is featured.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Sporting News.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-riddlesprigger
Hayden Hurst finds common ground with TEs coach James Casey
An article features former Rice football player and Cincinnati Bengals assistant coach James Casey.
MSN (This article originally appeared in SB Nation.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-casey
Shelled: Pulaski River Turtles double up State Liners, Bristol maintains worst record in Appalachian League
Rice baseball player Manny Garza is mentioned.
Bristol Herald Courier
http://dateline.rice/june-24-garza
2022 NCAA baseball: College World Series schedule (Updated June 24, 2022)
An article mentions that Rice won the College World Series in 2003.
Saturday Down South
http://dateline.rice/june-24-sds
Meet Texas walk-on DB Michael Taaffe, Arch Manning’s host on his official visit
Rice is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/june-24-sbn
Cannon School's Austin Swartz shooting his way to the top of NC recruiting charts
The Charlotte Observer
http://dateline.rice/june-24-tco
NEWS RELEASE
Rice experts available to discuss Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade’s federal abortion protections, Rice experts are available to discuss what comes next. Experts include Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science and an expert on the judiciary; Mark Jones, a professor of political science and fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and expert on Texas politics; Lora Wildenthal, the John Antony Weir Professor of History and faculty affiliate in the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality; and Helena Michie, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor in Humanities and director of the Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality.
http://dateline.rice/june-24-news-release-brace-jones-wildenthal-michie