FEATURED ITEMS
He didn't plan to stay at Rice. But across 4 decades, he became an expert on Houston and its people
Numerous articles and broadcasts feature the results of the 2022 Kinder Houston Area Survey, which found that residents identified the economy and crime as their two biggest concerns. Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research and professor emeritus of sociology, is quoted or mentioned in all except Telemundo Houston. Alumna Norma Torres Mendoza is quoted in the first Houston Chronicle article, and senior research fellow Robert Bozick is mentioned in the second article and Houston Public Media. Klineberg's "Houston Matters" interview also mentions that Ruth López Turley, director of Rice's Houston Education Research Consortium, associate director of research at the Kinder Institute and professor of sociology, will become the Kinder Institute's director later this year.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the May 18 print edition, and it appeared online in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-klineberg-mendoza
Houstonians more supportive of racial equity and public education, Rice survey shows
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-klineberg-bozick
The week in politics and the annual Houston Area Survey (May 18, 2022)
Houston Public Media (This "Houston Matters" segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-klineberg
Kinder Houston Area Survey identifies Houstonians' main concerns post-pandemic
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/may-18-klineberg
Economy, crime top of mind for Houston-area residents, survey shows
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-klineberg
Economy, crime are top concerns among Houstonians in new Kinder Houston Area Survey
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-klineberg
As calls for economic diversity get louder, survey shows Houstonians changing their tune on public education
Bisnow (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-klineberg
Economía y crimen, las principales preocupaciones de la población en Houston
Telemundo Houston (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-kinder-survey
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-klineberg (This segment aired four times.)
'3 p.m. newscast for May 17, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-klineberg
'5 p.m. newscast for May 17, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-klineberg
'6 a.m. newscast for May 18, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-klineberg
'7 a.m. newscast for May 18, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-klineberg
Is your 401(k) at risk?
KTRH on Spreaker (This segment also aired on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-klineberg
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-klineberg (This segment aired twice.)
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The Exit Interview: Nine departing presidents on how the job — and higher ed — is changing.
A roundup features President David Leebron.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://dateline.rice/may-18-leebron
Climate lessons from faltering Texas power grid
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed in The Hill, and he is quoted in several other media outlets.
The Hill
http://dateline.rice/may-18-cohan
ERCOT halted power plant maintenance for a grid emergency. Then six plants failed.
The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared in the May 18 print edition of the Texarkana Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-cohan
ERCOT to explain later this week how 6 facilities went offline, prompting conservation notice
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired three times on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-cohan
Some experts concerned about ERCOT's aging thermal fleet ahead of hot Texas summer
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-cohan
After calls for energy conservation, Texas grid officials vow the lights will 'stay on'
KUT Online
http://dateline.rice/may-18-cohan
This crafty tool can eavesdrop on 6G wireless signals
An article features collaborative Rice research that found hackers can make a tool to eavesdrop on some 6G wireless signals in as little as five minutes. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Edward Knightly, the Sheafor-Lindsay Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and graduate student Zhambyl Shaikhanov.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/may-18-knightly-shaikhanov
Piece of paper and metal foil is all you need to eavesdrop 6G transmissions
Newsweek (This article originally appeared in Zenger News.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-knightly-shaikhanov
ERCOT says Texas power grid prepared for summer despite recent call to cut use
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman, and this article also appeared in Yahoo! Entertainment.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-jones
George P. Bush and his run for Texas attorney general
Washington Monthly
http://dateline.rice/may-18-jones
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-jones
WOR-AM (New York)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-jones (This segment aired on 30 affiliate stations.)
2022 Voter Guide: Jon Baron, candidate for Maryland governor
An article features alumnus Jon Baron, who is running in the Democratic primary for governor of Maryland.
The Baltimore Sun (This article also appeared in Capital Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-baron
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Cleantech accelerator leader looks forward to new cohort and making an impact on Houston's energy transition
An article and podcast feature Kerri Smith, executive director of the Clean Energy Accelerator at the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/may-18-smith
Partnership members making news
An article mentions that the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship held a startup pitch event at the Offshore Technology Conference May 3.
Greater Houston Partnership
http://dateline.rice/may-18-ghp
NRG keeps unit offline while investigating cause of hydrogen fire
An article cites Rice research into the carbon and sulfur dioxide emissions of Texas' power plants.
The Fort Bend Star
http://dateline.rice/may-18-fbs
School in Oak Ridge North to launch drone program
An article mentions that the robotics and drone programs at All Nations Community School in Oak Ridge North are funded by a grant from Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-hc
Junior League honors Midlander who returned home
An article mentions that an award by the Junior League of Midland is named after late alumna Betty Whitmire Sumner.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-sumner
Avalos P-TECH EMERGE Fellows selected for highly competitive summer programs
A roundup mentions that Jesus Puente will participate in the Rice University Architecture Summer Immersion program.
Aldine ISD News
http://dateline.rice/may-18-aldineisd
Houston mom of undocumented kids calls Abbott school idea racist: 'Not the before times'
An article cites a 2020 Rice study that found the benefits of educating undocumented students far outweigh the costs.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the May 18 print edition and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-hc
Spicy fire crackers are an easy homemade treat for any time of the year
An article mentions that Little Kitchen HTX has a location at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the May 18 print edition of the Chronicle's Woodlands Villager, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-hc
Two sets of top-ranked twins aim to blaze new trails after Shadow Creek graduation
An article featuring Nimah and Samah Haidar mentions that they plan to attend Rice in the fall.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Chronicle's Pearland Journal, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-hc
Katy ISD's 2022 valedictorians, salutatorians: These are the top two students from each school.
An article features the following local high school graduates who plan to attend Rice in the fall: Christine Alexa Wu, valedictorian of Cinco Ranch High School; Arman and Ronak Saxena, valedictorian and salutatorian of Katy High School, respectively; and Shieun Lee, salutatorian of Tompkins High School.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Chronicle's Sugar Land Sun/Katy Rancher, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-hc
BROADCAST
A royal funeral in the United Arab Emirates
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
PRX's The World (This segment also aired on 300 affiliate stations around the world.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-ulrichsen
Close to a T1D cure, new insulin-regulating implant
An article features Rice research on 3D-printing an insulin-producing implant for Type 1 diabetics. Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering, is interviewed.
UPMatters.com (This segment also aired twice on WJMN-TV in Marquette, Michigan, and this article also appeared in WeAreGreenBay.com and aired on WFRV-TV Green Bay, Wisconsin.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-veiseh
First UFO congressional hearing held in more than 50 years
A broadcast mentions that the Archives of the Impossible, a collection of writings about paranormal experiences, is housed at Rice.
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-kriv
CFMZ-FM (Ontario, Canada)
Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano at the Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
http://dateline.rice/may-18-parker
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Rice University researches ammonia removal from wastewater
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a high-performance catalyst for complete water denitrification. Co-authors quoted include Haotian Wang, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair, and graduate student Feng-Yang Chen.
Water & Wastes Digest
http://dateline.rice/may-18-wang-chen
Chemists skew the odds to prevent cancer
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a theoretical framework to explain how cancers caused by more than one genetic mutation can be more easily identified and perhaps stopped. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Anatoly Kolomeisky, professor of chemistry and of chemical and biomolecular engineering and the department chair of chemistry, postdoctoral researcher Hamid Teimouri and research assistant Cade Spaulding.
Medical Xpress
http://dateline.rice/may-18-kolomeisky-teimouri
Soaring food prices threaten workers with food insecurity and starvation
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
World Socialist Web Site
http://dateline.rice/may-18-finley
Not ever, but especially not now
An article mentions that John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, was commissioned to assess the macroeconomic implications of the tax and social spending proposals in the Build Back Better Act.
American Action Forum
http://dateline.rice/may-18-diamond
New silicon nanowires conduct heat 150% better than regular silicon
An article mentions that Matthew Jones, the Gene and Norman Hackerman Assistant Professor of Chemistry, and postdoctoral research Muhua Sun collaborated on the featured research.
Inceptive Mind
http://dateline.rice/may-18-jones-sun
The US B-Schools with the most Indian and Chinese students
An article mentions Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
Poets & Quants (This article also appeared in Yahoo! Finance.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-pq
Young Pros 2022: SWS is proud to announce its 2022 class of Young Pros
A roundup features alumnus Andres Rivas.
Storm Water Solutions
http://dateline.rice/may-18-rivas
Debate Diary: Republican candidates for secretary of state
An article cites 2012 collaborative Rice research into hand-counting ballots.
ColoradoPols.com
http://dateline.rice/may-18-colpol
Drury architecture students build homeless shelter that plays on light and color
An article mentions that a dogtrot-style accessory dwelling unit designed and built by Rice architecture students was unveiled last month.
Archinect
http://dateline.rice/may-18-archinect
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Column: The big decision
A column authored by Ian Wright mentions that he plans to attend Rice in the fall.
The Hawkeye
http://dateline.rice/may-18-th
Garcia, Liu are MHS Class of 2022 valedictorian, salutatorian
An article mentions that Jerawn Christopher Camacho Joyner plans to attend Rice in the fall.
Marianas Variety
http://dateline.rice/may-18-mv
SPORTS
Cougars upended in 12 Innings
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team defeated the University of Houston 5-4 May 17.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/may-18-uhc
Jose Cruz Jr. discovers Rice baseball won't be rebuilt overnight
Rice head baseball coach Jose Cruz Jr. is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the May 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-cruz
Charlotte's Cunningham, Middle Tennessee's Wiggington take home POTW honors
An article mentions that the Rice baseball team was swept by Middle Tennessee State University May 13-15.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/may-18-cusa
UW-Green Bay men's basketball standout Cade Meyer plans to 'stay true' to Phoenix
Rice is mentioned.
Green Bay Press-Gazette (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-18-gbpg
Men's basketball adds three new transfers
The Collegian
http://dateline.rice/may-18-tc
Lincoln Riley won't back away from big expectations, setting the bar high
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Southern California Sept. 3.
USA Today's Trojans Wire
http://dateline.rice/may-18-tw
Rice University signs six incoming women's soccer freshmen for 2022-23 campaign
An article features six players who have committed to play soccer at Rice: Jules Johnston, Kallie McKinney, Jessica Molina, Bailey Peek, Kenna Sanders and Carsyn Martz. Head coach Brian Lee is quoted.
SoccerWire.com
http://dateline.rice/may-18-sw
Pro basketball interest picking up for former UTEP guard Jamal Bieniemy
An article mentions a basketball game between Rice and the University of Texas at El Paso last season.
KROD Online
http://dateline.rice/may-18-krod
NEWS RELEASES
Rice chemists skew the odds to prevent cancer
Rice chemist Anatoly Kolomeisky, lead author and postdoctoral researcher Hamid Teimouri and research assistant Cade Spaulding are developing a theoretical framework to explain how cancers caused by more than one genetic mutation can be more easily identified and perhaps stopped.
http://dateline.rice/may-18-news-release-kolomeisky-teimouri
Applications open for next Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator
Applications are open through May 31 for the second cohort of the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator, which helps seed-stage startups refine and grow their sustainable and energy-transition technology solutions.
http://dateline.rice/may-18-smith