NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Analysis: The 2023 Texas House, from right to left
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an analysis of the Texas House in MSN, and he is quoted in several other media outlets.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-jones
Houston mayoral candidate drops out of race, will run for Jackson Lee's congressional seat instead
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the City/State section in the June 20 print edition, and it appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-jones
Abbott vetoes bills in public feud with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick over
Austin American-Statesman (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-jones
Latest on impeachment of Texas AG Ken Paxton
Fox 4 News (This segment also aired on KDFW-TV in Dallas, and it appeared in The Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-jones
As bill signing deadline nears, all eyes are on Governor Abbott's line-item veto pen
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/june-20-jones
Ahead of Paxton trial, Texas Senate reconvenes to set the ground rules
KERA Online (This article also appeared in High Plains Public Radio, Texas Public Radio, KETR Online, Texas Standard and KUT Online.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-jones
Governor Greg Abbott sets personal veto record, kills bill on sickle cell disease registry
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/june-20-jones
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-AM (San Antonio; this segment aired 16 times on affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-jones
Mexican presidential hopefuls kick off race to succeed López Obrador
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.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-payan
When homes flood, where do people go? These maps reveal a surprising answer
An article features collaborative Rice research by James Elliott, professor and chair of sociology, and Zheye "Jay" Wang, a senior spatial analyst at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Fast Company
http://dateline.rice/june-20-elliott-wang
White communities prefer to risk repeat flooding rather than move to safer but more diverse neighborhoods
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/june-20-elliott-wang
With new toilet seat, BU and MIT engineers want to nip bathroom mishaps in the bud
Rice is mentioned.
Boston Globe (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the June 19 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-bg
WTIC-AM (Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-wtic
What 'book ban' really means: Opinion
An image depicts Rice.
Newsweek
http://dateline.rice/june-20-newsweek
Student loan repayments could slam big-name retailers this fall
Fox Business
http://dateline.rice/june-20-fox
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Fentanyl is dominating headlines, but there's a more comprehensive drug problem happening in Texas
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in MSN Health and more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-harris
El fentanilo acapara los titulares, pero en Texas hay un problema de drogas más amplio
Telemundo Laredo (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-harris
Houston private companies prospered amid inflation, climbing interest rates
Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the June 18 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-rodriguez
3 Houston innovators to know this week
A roundup features Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, who received the Outstanding Contributions to Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Award.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/june-20-burke
Real estate roundup: Trophy office tower in The Woodlands lands 4 new and expanded corporate headquarters tenants
The Rice Management Co. is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the June 18 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-hc
Houston on NSF's semifinalist list for regional innovation competition
An article mentions that Rice has partnered with local institutions in the National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines competition.
University of Houston News
http://dateline.rice/june-20-uh
Houston named semifinalist for major energy transition funding opportunity
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/june-20-im
Top of the class: McLennan County's top 2023 graduates (part 3)
A roundup featuring Vania Gonzalez, valedictorian of University High School, and Grace Doolittle, valedictorian of Live Oak Classical High School, mentions that they plan to attend Rice in the fall.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://dateline.rice/june-20-wth
Chevron Phillips Chemical announces plant manager for Golden Triangle Polymers facility in Orange
Alumnus Chad Jennings is featured.
The Orange Leader (This article also appeared in the Port Arthur News, The Record Live, MSN Money and 12 News Now Online.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-jennings
BROADCAST
'KHOU Special — Juneteenth 1865-2022: Freedom to Learn'
A broadcast features alumnus Raymond Johnson, adjunct professor of mathematics, who was one of Rice's first African American graduate students, and alumna Jacqueline McCauley, who was one of the university's first African American undergraduate students.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-johnson-mccauley
'The ReidOut'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is interviewed about presidential races.
MSNBC
http://dateline.rice/june-20-brinkley
Texas civil rights groups encouraged after Supreme Court decision on redistricting
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Spectrum News El Paso (This article also appeared in Spectrum News sites for Los Angeles, Watertown, San Antonio and Maine.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-stein
'The Nature of Things'
A broadcast features Lesa Tran Lu, associate director for educational programs at the Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering and adjunct lecturer in chemistry.
CBC Vancouver (This segment re-aired on 50 affiliate stations.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-lu
'Energy Switch'
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
WFYI-TV (Indianapolis, Indiana)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-cohan (This segment aired twice.)
'Top Story with Tom Llamas'
Musician and former Rice football player Gabe Baker is featured.
WSMV-TV (Nashville)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-baker
Houston non-profit hopes to win federal tech hub funding
An article mentions that Rice is part of the Nexus Houston consortium, which is applying for a U.S. Department of Commerce grant to create a sustainable technology hub in the Houston area.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/june-20-hpm
'CBS News Bay Area Now'
A broadcast mentions SlaveVoyages, a digital repository of ship voyages along the trans-Atlantic and intra-American routes that is currently housed at Rice.
KBCW-TV (San Francisco)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-kbcw (This segment aired nine times on affiliate stations across the U.S.)
'Good Day Chicago'
An article mentions that Rice has partnered with EdX, an online course provider.
WFLD-TV (Chicago)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-wfld
'Xploration Outer Space'
A broadcast mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962. Late alumnus Jerry Woodfill is featured.
WTOV-TV (Wheeling, West Virginia)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-woodfill (This segment aired on 50 stations across the U.S.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Rice U. chemist wins NSF award to investigate how heterogeneity affects chemical and biological processes
An article features Anatoly Kolomeisky, professor of chemistry and of chemical and biomolecular engineering and the department chair of chemistry, who won a National Science Foundation award to investigate how heterogeneity affects chemical and biological processes.
News-Medical.net
http://dateline.rice/june-20-kolomeisky
Data de-identification: Best practices in the age of regulation
Anshumali Shrivastava, associate professor of computer science, of electrical and computer engineering and of statistics, is quoted.
PSNNews.com.au
http://dateline.rice/june-20-shrivastava
Peter Hotez: 5 fast facts you need to know
An article features Peter Hotez, adjunct professor of bioengineering and fellow in disease and poverty at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Heavy. (A similar article also appeared in AhoraMismo.com.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-hotez
L'evoluzione dei nanobot: Una breve storia
An article features research by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering.
UltimoMetro.it (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-tour
Lower-income students see higher tuition than higher-income peers
An article mentions Wiess College senior Chase Brown.
Public News Service
http://dateline.rice/june-20-brown
A piece of Puerto Rico in Chicago
The Rice School of Architecture is mentioned.
Hyperallergic
http://dateline.rice/june-20-ha
Target Hospitality appoints Alejandro Hernandez to its board
Alumnus Alejandro Hernandez is featured.
Investing.com
http://dateline.rice/june-20-hernandez
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
The amazing Martinez
Ana María Martínez, professor of voice at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
The Montecito Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-20-martinez
'New day in Cougartown': Edisto 1 of 6 schools getting new turf fields
An article about artificial sports turfs mentions Rice.
The Times and Democrat
http://dateline.rice/june-20-tnd
Erica Melancon Fox — creative spirit working to share history through Maison Freetown African American Museum
An article featuring singer Erica Melancon Fox mentions that she has performed with Rice's orchestra.
Discover Lafayette
http://dateline.rice/june-20-dl
Costs of wind and solar in Colorado underestimated, don't include costs of power lines
Alumnus Robert Idel is quoted.
The Denver Gazette
http://dateline.rice/june-20-idel
Hurricanes are only going to get worse for Black folks
An article cites a collaborative 2018 study by Rice sociologists into racial wealth disparities following natural disasters.
The Sacramento Observer
http://dateline.rice/june-20-tso
$27M for laboratory astrophysics and nuclear fusion, led by U of M
An article mentions that Rice has partnered with the University of Michigan's Center for High Energy Density Laboratory Astrophysics Research.
University of Michigan News (This article also appeared in Mirage and The University Record.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-um
UMass Amherst takes home silver in collegiate culinary competition
An article mentions that a team from Rice competed in the American Culinary Federation's collegiate competition June 16.
University of Massachusetts Amherst News
http://dateline.rice/june-20-umass
Farragut High School graduate begins their adventure at the National Youth Science Camp
Rice is mentioned.
The Knoxville Focus
http://dateline.rice/june-20-tkf
College list for Rye High Class of 2023
MyRye.com
http://dateline.rice/june-20-myrye
El Tata Martino visitó a Lionel Messi en Rosario y todo indica que volverán a reunirse en Inter Miami
Clarín (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-clarin
Kebanyakan minum air putih menyebabkan hiponatremia, begini dampak dan gejalanya
VOI.id (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-voi
SPORTS
Sam Houston's Kieschnick claims the 9-9-9 Pro-Pro Championship title
An article features Rice head golf coach James Lee, who recently won the 2023 9/9/9 Pro-Pro Championship at Sugar Creek Country Club in Sugar Land, Texas.
KBTX Online (This segment also aired on KBTX-TV in Bryan, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-lee
Stanford coach David Esquer becomes Omaha regular
Rice head baseball coach Jose Cruz Jr. is mentioned.
Our Esquina
http://dateline.rice/june-20-cruz
Most improved position groups during the 2023 NFL offseason
Former Rice football player Ikenna Enechukwu is mentioned.
Sportskeeda
http://dateline.rice/june-20-enechukwu
MCWS 2023: Stanford's Quinn Mathews is ready to dial up his arm again
An article mentions former Rice soccer player Remy Matthews.
ESPN
http://dateline.rice/june-20-matthews
'Central Texas News Now'
A broadcast features late alumnus and former football player Rodrigo Barnes, one of the first Black athletes at Rice, who died in May at 73.
KXXV-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-barnes
'Central Texas News Now'
KXXV-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-barnes (This segment aired twice.)
'KWTX News Ten This Morning'
KWTX-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-barnes (This segment aired twice.)
Plano East quarterback Drew Devillier commits to Rice
An article featuring Drew Devillier mentions that he has committed to play football at Rice.
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/june-20-morning.news
Rice Gets a Big Commit from Plano East Three-Star QB Drew Devillier
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/june-20-dctf
What should Mountain West do once San Diego State leaves?
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in Mountain West Wire.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-ys
While San Diego State Pac-12 drama plays out, SMU considers its options
USA Today's Trojans Wire
http://dateline.rice/june-20-tw
Reviewing UTEP's 2022-23 athletic season
El Paso Times
http://dateline.rice/june-20-ept
Aggies football ranked high in ESPN's best team from each decade
Rice football is mentioned.
Sports Illustrated's All Aggies (This article also appeared in YardBarker.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-si
Texas running back CJ Baxter sings karaoke to recruits
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will face the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 2. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is mentioned on a broadcast by KTXX.
Heartland College Sports
http://dateline.rice/june-20-hcs
Ranking every Power Five school's nonconference football schedule for 2023 season
The Oklahoman (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-to
2023 Big 12 win totals, odds, picks: Predictions as Texas and Oklahoma face big numbers, UCF leads newcomers
CBS Sports
http://dateline.rice/june-20-cbs
KTXX-FM (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-bloomgren
Texas high school 7-on-7 football championships: What to know, who to watch
A roundup featuring Kaleb Blanton mentions that he has committed to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-hc
Morning Brew: Texas pitcher David Shaw to undergo Tommy John surgery
An article mentions former Rice baseball player David Shaw.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/june-20-247
Two linebackers include OSU in top group, another announces commitment date
An article featuring Armstrong Nnodim mentions that he has committed to play football at Rice.
Pistols Firing
http://dateline.rice/june-20-pf
Texas A&M Aggies college football preview 2023
Rice football is mentioned.
College Football News
http://dateline.rice/june-20-cfn
SEC basketball exit survey: The rise of transfers is complete
An article mentions that Noah Shelby plans to transfer to Rice to play basketball.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/june-20-sbn
Former Barbe third baseman showing positive signs this summer for Acadiana Cane Cutters
An article mentions former Rice baseball player Braden Comeaux.
The Advocate
http://dateline.rice/june-20-comeaux
CKRM-AM (Saskatchewan, Canada)
A broadcast mentions former Rice football player Peter Godber.
http://dateline.rice/june-20-godber
Sie macht Vikings beine: 'So holen wir fix den titel'
An article features Marianne Pahkala, former Rice football strength and conditioning intern.
Heute (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-20-heute
NEWS RELEASES
Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator announces Class 3 ventures
Fifteen new energy ventures that are building technologies to accelerate the energy transition will work with the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator as part of the third cohort of the program. The annual 10-week program kicks off on July 25 and will conclude with a Demo Day alongside the 20th Annual Rice Alliance Energy Tech Venture Forum on Sept. 21.
http://dateline.rice/june-20-news-release-rice-alliance
Study: 'Multiplicity of impact' from natural disasters affects Black people most
The many personal, physical and social impacts of natural disasters disproportionately affect Black people, and such events can have political consequences for local governments regardless of constituents' political ideology, according to new research from Rice.
http://dateline.rice/june-20-news-release-elliott-priest
Study: Childhood trauma survivors with high heart rate variability are more resilient when grieving spouse
While childhood trauma is often linked to mental and physical health problems later in life, a new study from Rice finds that individuals who have faced mistreatment in their youth but have high heart rate variability — variation in the time between heartbeats — are more resilient emotionally and physically when grieving the loss of a spouse.
http://dateline.rice/june-20-news-release-fagundes