FEATURED ITEM
Parallel journeys, lasting legacies
Provost Reginald DesRoches, who ascends to the presidency July 1, is featured.
Inside Higher Ed
http://dateline.rice/june-30-desroches
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
More flooding means more industrial pollution exposure
An article features collaborative Rice research that found increased flooding in the U.S. is exposing more people to industrial pollution, especially in urban areas that are home to marginalized communities. Co-author Jim Elliott, professor and chair of sociology, is quoted.
Futurity (This article was also featured in the "Futurity Today" newsletter June 30.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-elliott
Flooding and pollution in minority communities and the impact of minority-owned businesses (June 30, 2022)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-elliott
'11 a.m. newscast for June 30, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-elliott
For a kingdom with an image problem, golf is seen as a sanitizer
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-ulrichsen
Depoimento de ex-funcionária da Casa Branca é marco histórico para democracia dos Estados Unidos
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
Jornal Nacional (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in SPIAI.com.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-brace
'TWC News All Night'
Spectrum News Austin (This segment aired three times.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-brace
Monaldi sobre solicitud de Francia: Incorporar crudo venezolano al mercado tendría un impacto limitado en el corto plazo
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.
Hispano Post (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-monaldi
The education of Glenn Youngkin
An article features alumnus Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia.
Time
http://dateline.rice/june-30-youngkin
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University to open new campus in Paris focused on research
An article features the announcement that Rice will establish the Rice University Paris Center, an international campus that will serve as a hub for European research. Community members quoted include President David Leebron; Caroline Levander, vice president for global and digital strategy; and Provost Reginald DesRoches.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-30-leebron-levander-desroches
'Good Day Lubbock'
KJTV-TV (Lubbock)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-kjtv (This segment aired on six affiliate stations across Texas.)
US Supreme Court ruling limits EPA's authority in regulating greenhouse gases
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-cohan
Editorial: Fifth Ward wants Union Pacific cleanup now — a new lawsuit could help
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.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This editorial also appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the June 30 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-blackburn
What Houston can expect from its rising innovation district
An article and podcast feature Sam Dike, manager of strategic initiatives at Rice Management Co., which manages the Ion tech hub.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/june-30-dike
2 North Texas universities rank among state's 10 best bang-for-your-buck colleges
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 10 in the nation for return on investment according to SmartAsset. A slideshow featuring Rice mentions that it is No. 1 in Texas according to Stacker.
CultureMap Fort Worth
http://dateline.rice/june-30-cmft
The No. 1 college in your state, according to data
MSN Money
http://dateline.rice/june-30-msn
All the stupid things Beavis and Butt-Head got into in Texas in their new movie
Rice is mentioned.
Dallas Observer
http://dateline.rice/june-30-do
Millonarias perdidas a futuro por sequias en Texas
An article cites the recent study "Investing in Texas: Economic Impact of Severe Drought" co-authored by the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
El Mundo (This article also appeared in the June 30-July 6 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-elmundo
BROADCAST
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
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. Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute, is interviewed.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-fulton
'Channel 5 News'
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. WRDE-TV features Rice research on 3D-printing an insulin-producing implant for Type 1 diabetics. Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering and a co-author of both research projects, is interviewed.
KRGV-TV (Harlingen, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-veiseh (This segment aired twice.)
'WRDE Coast TV News'
WRDE-TV (Salisbury, Maryland)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-veiseh
PT Young Artist: Tyler Martin
Tyler Martin, a graduate student at Rice's Shepherd School of Music and a Performance Today Young Artist in Residence, is featured.
YourClassical.org (This segment also aired on more than 400 stations across the U.S., and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-martin
'Salute to Seniors'
A broadcast mentions that Destiny Sharp plans to attend Rice in fall.
WOAI-TV (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-woai
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Boron nitride nanotubes line up to form liquid crystals
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.
Materials Today
http://dateline.rice/june-30-pasquali-marti-ginestra
The Texas GOP takes a hard right turn
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 Dispatch
http://dateline.rice/june-30-jones
Techwatch: Advanced holograms and ruthenium catalysts
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a high-performance catalyst for complete water denitrification. Graduate student Feng-Yang Chen is quoted.
CreateDigital.org.au
http://dateline.rice/june-30-chen
Biden's green energy policy may 'end in tears'
Peter Hartley, the George A. Peterkin Professor of Economics, is quoted.
OilPrice.com (This article originally appeared in Zero Hedge.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-hartley
New silicon nanowires can really take the heat
An article mentions that Matthew Jones, the Gene and Norman Hackerman Assistant Professor of Chemistry, and postdoctoral researcher Muhua Sun collaborated on the featured research.
RACA Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-30-jones-sun
Researchers infuse 'human guesses' in robots to navigate blind spots
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a method for humans to help robots "see" their environments and carry out tasks. Co-authors cited include Lydia Kavraki, the Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science and director of Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute, and graduate students Carlos Quintero-Peña and Constantinos Chamzas.
Analytics Insight (This article also appeared in NMK.world.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-kavraki-et-al
Landing on the moon was a hard thing. So is preserving democracy.
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Fulcrum
http://dateline.rice/june-30-fulcrum
Solar-powered fridges and portable EV powerbanks: The best green innovations of June 2022
A roundup features collaborative Rice research that may provide a path to upcycling huge amounts of waste plastic from the millions of cars scrapped each year.
Edie.net
http://dateline.rice/june-30-edie
Girardi named Madison Exchange Club June Youth of the Month
An article featuring Brian Girardi mentions that he plans to attend Rice in the fall.
Zip06.com
http://dateline.rice/june-30-zip06
Coming soon: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego
Alumna Gabriela Lena Frank is featured.
Alta
http://dateline.rice/june-30-frank
For Efrén Garcia, it's all about tech
Alumnus Efrén Garcia is featured.
Hispanic Executive
http://dateline.rice/june-30-garcia
Researchers set out to determine how much endowments invest with diverse managers. Most refused to participate.
Rice is mentioned.
Institutional Investor
http://dateline.rice/june-30-ii
George Washington University selects education executives to find next president
Hunt Scanlon Media
http://dateline.rice/june-30-hsm
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Buccino crowned as No. 1 leadership program in country
An article mentions that Rice is a former winner of the Association of Leadership Educators' Outstanding Program award.
Seton Hall University's Buccino Leadership Institute
http://dateline.rice/june-30-shu
SPORTS
MLB adopts RealResponse to offer safe way to report misconduct
An article mentions that former Rice basketball player David Chadwick founded RealResponse, an anonymous reporting platform for athletic teams, organizations and over 50,000 athletes.
MLB
http://dateline.rice/june-30-chadwick
Marte Lambrecht speelt Belgian circuit op Herentalse: 'Met goed gevoel naar Houston vertrekken'
An article featuring Marte Lambrecht mentions that she will join Rice's tennis team.
HLN.be (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-hln
Texas Tech's Clarence Nadolny elects to play professional basketball
An article features former Rice basketball player Malik Ondigo.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-laj
Swimming and diving recognized as CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
An article mentions that Rice's swim team had an average GPA of 3.68.
HerdZone.com
http://dateline.rice/june-30-hz
Boise State announces football schedule changes
An article mentions that football games between Rice and Boise State University are now scheduled for 2032 and 2035.
BroncoSports.com (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-30-bs
Mean Green soccer 2022 schedule
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play the University of North Texas Oct. 9.
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/june-30-mgs
NEWS RELEASES
New senior staff, structure announced for Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research
As incoming director Ruth López Turley takes the helm of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research July 1, the institute is announcing a new executive leadership team that will help implement a five-year expansion plan. Terri Arellano will serve as senior director of operations, Dan Potter will serve as senior director of research and Rose Rougeau will serve as senior director of external affairs overseeing development and fundraising, communication and community engagement.
http://dateline.rice/june-30-news-release-turley-et-al
Expert available to discuss trauma and grief among immigrants following tragedy in San Antonio
An expert from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy is available to discuss this week's horrific migrant deaths in San Antonio. Luz Garcini, scholar at the Baker Institute's Center for the United States and Mexico and an expert in trauma and grief among Latino immigrants, said the tragedy spotlights the need for respectful discourse surrounding immigration.
http://dateline.rice/june-30-news-release-garcini
Emu stands tall at detecting bacteria species
Part of a gene is better than none when identifying a species of microbe. But for Rice computer scientists, part was not nearly enough in their pursuit of a program to identify all the species in a microbiome. Emu, their microbial community profiling software, effectively identifies bacterial species by leveraging long DNA sequences that span the entire length of the gene under study.
http://dateline.rice/june-30-news-release-treangen-curry