NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Texas politics gets a high-stakes player with casino mogul Miriam Adelson
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 Houston Chronicle, and it appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-jones
Former President Jimmy Carter dubbed an 'outlier' after 16 months on hospice
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This Blast article also appeared in MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-brinkley
Iran and Bahrain to discuss frozen foreign reserves, normalizing ties
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Al-Monitor
http://dateline.rice/june-25-ulrichsen
'The more Prides the better': Houston’s New Faces of Pride commemorates first celebration
Alumna Anna Rajagopal is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Houston Landing.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-rajagopal
The best cybersecurity bootcamps of 2024
An article mentions that Rice has partnered with EdX, an online course provider.
Fortune
http://dateline.rice/june-25-fortune
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston lab sees progress with breakthrough light-harvesting processes
An article features collaborative Rice research synthesizing formamidinium lead iodide into ultrastable, high-quality photovoltaic films. Co-authors Aditya Mohite, the William Marsh Rice Trustee Associate Professor, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, electrical and computer engineering and materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Isaac Metcalf are quoted.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/june-25-mohite-metcalf
'Holy grail' of solar technology set to consign 'unsustainable silicon' to history
LiveScience
http://dateline.rice/june-25-metcalf
Rooftop-ready perovskite solar cells are coming to the residential market
Clean Technica
http://dateline.rice/june-25-ct
Can an AI pageant push the already 'unrealistic' beauty standards online? Experts weigh in
Rodrigo Ferreira, assistant teaching professor in computer science, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/june-25-ferreira
Pastor's admitted child sex abuse roils hotbed of Christian nationalism
David Brockman, nonresident scholar in the Religion and Public Policy Program at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Texas Observer
http://dateline.rice/june-25-brockman
New Montrose hotel will exude an experiential vibe
Rice is mentioned.
Realty News Report
http://dateline.rice/june-25-rnr
BROADCAST
Homeownership becoming out of reach for more Houston, Harris County residents
An article cites the 2024 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Steve Sherman, research scientist at the Kinder Institute, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/june-25-sherman
Study: Asians and Latinos are most supportive of COVID vaccine mandates
An article features Rice research that found that vaccinated Asian residents in South Texas were significantly more likely than other ethnic/racial groups to support COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Co-author Luz Garcini, assistant professor of psychological sciences, interim director of the Center for Community and Public Health at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a Rice Faculty Scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/june-25-garcini
‘Home, Heat, Money, God’ tells a story of 20th century Texas through its architecture
Alumnus Ben Koush, photographer for "Home, Heat, Money, God: Texas and Modern Architecture," is featured. Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, is mentioned.
Texas Standard
http://dateline.rice/june-25-koush-fox
Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Music Festival and School partner for a second year of live broadcasts
An article mentions Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Aspen Public Radio (This article also appeared in BroadwayWorld.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-apr
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
'Plastic is a product of brilliant engineering' — now let's make it better for the environment
Rachel Meidl, fellow in energy and sustainability at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Genetic Literacy Project
http://dateline.rice/june-25-meidl
Cérebro tenta prever o futuro durante o sono
An article features collaborative Rice research that found that during sleep, some neurons not only replay the recent past but also anticipate future experience. Co-author Caleb Kemere, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering, is quoted.
Mega Curioso
http://dateline.rice/june-25-kemere
Ecco l’uomo più intelligente al mondo
TecnoAndroid.it
http://dateline.rice/june-25-ta
Opioid receptors play an unexpected role in gut development
An article features Rice research into the function of opioid receptors in the development of the enteric nervous system. Co-authors Rosa Uribe, assistant professor of biosciences, and postdoctoral fellow Rodrigo Moreno Campos are quoted.
Legal Reader
http://dateline.rice/june-25-uribe-campos
The richest private colleges in American 2024
Rice is featured.
University Magazine
http://dateline.rice/june-25-um
Amare Global appoints Asma Ishaq as chief executive officer
Alumna Asma Ishaq is featured. The article also mentions that Ishaq is the recipient of Rice's Alumni Industry Excellence Award in Entrepreneurship.
CityBiz.co
http://dateline.rice/june-25-ishaq
Turning plastic waste into carbon nanotubes
An article features alumnus Alvin Orbaek White and mentions the late Richard Smalley, the former Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry, who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of "buckyballs," a new form of carbon.
Polymer Guru blog
http://dateline.rice/june-25-white-smalley
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Support for Black nationalism has risen over the years, new research reveals
An article features Rice research that found Black nationalism now finds broader support among different segments of the Black community. Co-author Tony Brown, distinguished professor of sociology, associate chair in the Department of Sociology and director of the Racism and Racial Experiences Workgroup, is quoted.
Atlanta Daily World
http://dateline.rice/june-25-brown
Xi calls for strong sci-tech nation by 2035
Abbas Firoozabadi, a distinguished research professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering, is quoted.
ChinaDaily.com
http://dateline.rice/june-25-firoozabadi
Marco Behrendt awarded with Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship
An article mentions that Marco Behrendt will join the lab of Pol Spanos, the Lewis B. Ryon Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at Rice, for a two-year research fellowship.
Leibniz University Hannover
http://dateline.rice/june-25-spanos
Pymes: Cómo lograr el desarrollo local y la proyección internacional
Rice is mentioned.
Infobae (This article also appeared in Lado.mx and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-ib
SPORTS
Oliver Miller named to SWC Hall of Fame Class of 2024
An article mentions that former Rice track and field athlete Claudia Haywood Minor will be inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame Aug. 13.
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in Arkansas Razorbacks, and it appeared in Ground News, Fox 16 Online and Whole Hog Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-minor
Here's what's happened in every Game 3 in Men's College World Series finals history
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team won the College World Series in 2003.
NCAA
http://dateline.rice/june-25-ncaa
States with the most Men's College World Series titles
NCAA
http://dateline.rice/june-25-ncaa
Here are the programs with the most Men's College World Series titles
NCAA
http://dateline.rice/june-25-ncaa
College World Series Game 3 history: What trends say about Tennessee, Texas A&M in CWS final
Times Record News
http://dateline.rice/june-25-trn
SMU Mustangs, Baylor Bears lead list of best secondaries in Texas for 2024 season
Rice football is mentioned.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/june-25-dctf
Texas fires David Pierce after eight seasons
An article features former Rice assistant baseball coach David Pierce. Former head coach Wayne Graham is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/june-25-sbn
UT fires David Pierce after 8 seasons as head coach of Texas Baseball
KVUE Online
http://dateline.rice/june-25-kvue
NEWS RELEASE
Hospital prices, not insurance rates, may be cause of increased cost strain on consumers, Rice Baker Institute report says
The gap between health insurance costs and workers’ wages has significantly expanded, and this trend has not only led to significant concerns about health care affordability but raised questions regarding whether hospitals or health insurance companies bear the blame for escalating costs, according to new research from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://dateline.rice/june-25-news-release-baker.study