FEATURED ITEMS
What we need to learn from Hurricane Beryl | Opinion
Jim Blackburn, professor in the practice of environmental law, co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle, and he is quoted in two other media outlets.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/july-12-blackburn
Houston keeps buckling under storms like Beryl. The fixes aren't coming fast enough
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 200 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/july-12-blackburn
Hurricane Beryl was a warning shot for Houston
Inside Climate News (This article also appeared in Texas Observer and Inkl.)
http://dateline.rice/july-12-blackburn
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Beryl's damage — and finger-pointing — spread in Texas
Daniel Cohan, professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Politico
http://dateline.rice/july-12-cohan
Dangerous heat wave hits while power is out in Texas
Scientific American
http://dateline.rice/july-12-cohan
Summer tensions for Texas House Republicans distracting from work that matters, some say
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Dallas Morning News.)
http://dateline.rice/july-12-jones
UH-TSU survey: Trump leads Biden by nine points among Texas voters
University of Houston News (This article also appeared in Mirage.)
http://dateline.rice/july-12-jones
Trump maintains 9-point lead over Biden in Texas, UH survey finds
Reform Austin
http://dateline.rice/july-12-jones
Liticafobia y energía. Causas, síntomas y tratamiento
Miriam Grunstein, nonresident scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
Expansión
http://dateline.rice/july-12-grunstein
Charting an equitable future for DNA and ancient DNA research in Africa
An article mentions that Rice co-sponsored the "DNAirobi" workshop that was held at the National Museums of Kenya in May 2023.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Medical Xpress.)
http://dateline.rice/july-12-msn
Houston tiene un problema de inundaciones, Beryl fue una prueba más de que es difícil de solucionar
An article cites a 2020 study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research that found that the Houston metropolitan area's footprint increased by 63% from 1997 to 2017.
Infobae
http://dateline.rice/july-12-infobae
HOUSTON/TEXAS
You want backup power. Are solar panels plus a battery right for you? | Opinion
Sibani Lisa Biswal, the William M. McCardell Professor in Chemical Engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/july-12-biswal
Houston can't afford 'stormy weather' between Mayor Whitmire and Harris Co. Judge Lina Hidalgo
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Defender
http://dateline.rice/july-12-stein
Health tech startups make moves, Houston named top city, and more top stories
A roundup features news that Rice and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have announced the creation of the Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative to develop technologies to improve cancer research, diagnosis and treatment. A second story in the roundup quotes David Zhang, former assistant professor of bioengineering at Rice.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/july-12-inno.map
Self-guided Austin architecture tour
Rice is mentioned.
Visit Austin
http://dateline.rice/july-12-va
BROADCAST
'The Beat with Ari Melber'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is interviewed about President Joe Biden's press conference July 11.
MSNBC
http://dateline.rice/july-12-brinkley
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Nanosized sensor could help advance treatment for spinal cord disease, injury
An article features collaborative Rice research into developing a sensor that can record the electrical activity of spinal neurons. Co-authors quoted include Lan Luan, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; Chong Xie, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering; and research scientist Yu Wu.
MSN Health (This article originally appeared in Medical Xpress, and this article also appeared in News-Medical.net and MSN Health Great Britain.)
http://dateline.rice/july-12-luan-xie-wu
Tractor Supply may have thought it solved a big problem. Now it has a few more.
Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
HRDive
http://dateline.rice/july-12-mittal
'Big, Hot and Sticky' features a timely look at Houston's response to the climate emergency
An article mentions that Maggie Tsang, assistant professor of architecture, co-curated the "Big, Hot and Sticky" exhibit at the Architecture Center Houston.
Archinect
http://dateline.rice/july-12-tsang
A nova era da energia solar: descoberta estrutura que deixa painéis solares tradicionais obsoletos e é significativamente mais barata!
An article features collaborative Rice research synthesizing formamidinium lead iodide into ultrastable, high-quality photovoltaic films. Co-author and graduate student Isaac Metcalf is quoted.
Click Petróleo e Gás
http://dateline.rice/july-12-metcalf
First National welcomes VP to lead mortgage lending department
Alumnus Jonathan Wilson, a graduate of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured.
Alaska Business
http://dateline.rice/july-12-wilson
AgWest grants $327K in scholarships to 131 students
An article features incoming freshman Abigail Hutton.
AgDaily
http://dateline.rice/july-12-ad
Today's students are tomorrow's workforce: What can we learn
Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business is mentioned.
Firehouse Agency
http://dateline.rice/july-12-fa
These are the richest universities in the world
Rice is featured.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in Money Pop.)
http://dateline.rice/july-12-msn.money
Nobody's moving to US 'climate havens.' The federal government could help
An article cites Rice research into the government-funded retreat of homeowners from flood-prone housing.
New America (This Bloomberg article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/july-12-na
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Bangor Symphony Orchestra receives gift from Versant Power in support of hospital Music & Wellness Program
Alumna Lynn Brubaker is featured.
Bangor Daily News
http://dateline.rice/july-12-brubaker
SUNY Sullivan welcomes new president Dr. David Potash with a memorable event
Alumnus David Potash is featured.
SUNY Sullivan News
http://dateline.rice/july-12-potash
SPORTS
High School Standouts: Keenan Arcega-Whiteside, Dorman football/basketball
An article features incoming Rice football player Keenan Arcega-Whiteside. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is mentioned.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in WSPA Online.)
http://dateline.rice/july-12-bloomgren
'7 News'
WSPA-TV (Greenville, South Carolina)
http://dateline.rice/july-12-bloomgren (This segment aired three times.)
American Athletic Conference announces 2023-24 Team Excellence Awards and All-Academic Team
An article mentions that Rice's men's and women's indoor track and field, football, golf and women's outdoor track and field teams were named to the American Athletic Conference's (AAC) Team Academic Excellence Award, which is based on the 2023-24 grade-point average of each student athlete who appeared on an institution’s roster at the end of the academic year. Rice led the AAC in number of teams earning the award.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/july-12-the.american
Volley Mercato: La tedesca Weske firma per l'Itas
An article features former Rice volleyball player Emilia Weske.
TuttoSport.com
http://dateline.rice/july-12-weske
Sitting Volley: Azzurre in ritiro dal 19 luglio
TuttoSport.com
http://dateline.rice/july-12-weske
The imperfect journey of Philip Humber, the Mets' highest draft pick this century
An article features former Rice baseball player Philip Humber.
New York Post
http://dateline.rice/july-12-humber
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
A broadcast features former Rice baseball player Dane Myers.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-12-myers (This segment aired three times.)
College football bowl projections for 2024-25
Rice football is mentioned.
Athlon Sports
http://dateline.rice/july-12-as
NEWS RELEASE
Rice engineers' probe could help advance treatment for spinal cord disease, injury
Implantable technologies have significantly improved our ability to study and even modulate the activity of neurons in the brain, but neurons in the spinal cord are harder to study in action. "If we understood exactly how neurons in the spinal cord process sensation and control movement, we could develop better treatments for spinal cord disease and injury," said Yu Wu, a research scientist who is part of a team of Rice neuroengineers working on a solution to this problem.
http://dateline.rice/july-12-news-release-luan-xie-wu