COVID-19 PANDEMIC

COVID-19 could hinder region’s response to a hurricane or tropical storm
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 and interviewed.
Houston Public Media (The audio segment aired on KUHF-FM in Houston. This article also appeared on the Texas Standard, and the audio segment aired on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/june-2-blackburn

Houston, Dallas, San Antonio face sharp revenue shortfalls due to COVID-19
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is interviewed by the Texas Standard about the economic impact of the pandemic on Texas’ three biggest cities. Fulton and alumnus Ed Emmett ’71, senior fellow at the Kinder Institute, are mentioned in a Fort Bend Herald article that features Rice’s collaborative COVID-19 Registry, which aims to compile a demographic portrait of the pandemic’s impact on Houston.
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 20 affiliated radio stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/june-2-fulton
County surveys residents about virus
Fort Bend Herald (This article also appeared on the front page of the June 2 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/june-2-fulton-emmett

Battle for House control shaped by bitter primary contests
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science at Rice, is quoted.
Bloomberg (This article also appeared in Bloomberg Quint and Bloomberg BNN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-2-brace

Prairie View A&M to launch a race and justice center in wake of George Floyd death
An article mentions that President David Leebron addressed the Rice community in an email in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-2-leebron

Falling costs bring autos, power ‘on the verge’ of the battery age
Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the June 2 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.) 
http://dateline.rice/june-2-foss 

Here’s how to get your emergency fund back on track
An article quotes Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business and author of “Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less — and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined.”
ATX Woman
http://dateline.rice/june-2-sonenshein

‘You could see the train wreck coming’: Inexperienced, dubious companies among many aiming to cash in on coronavirus antibody tests
Alumnus Zach Bielak is quoted.
USA Today (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-2-usatoday

MADS, Woodland Heights, Milieu reschedule 2020 home tours
An article mentions the Rice Design Alliance’s modern home tour.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Star section in the June 2 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-2-rda

The Dallas Opera Guild Biennial Lone Star Vocal Competition is now online
An article about contestants in the virtual 2020 Dallas Opera Guild Biennial Lone Star Vocal Competition mentions that alumni Emily Kern, Cory McGee and Isabel Signoret will compete.
Broadway World
http://dateline.rice/june-2-bw

Dealing with financial aid during a time of national and personal crisis
An author bio mentions that Carl Buck is a former director of financial aid and scholarships at Rice.
Daily Nurse
http://dateline.rice/june-2-dn

COVID-19 coverage: Stories by the TMC News staff
A roundup of coronavirus coverage mentions that Rice developed low-cost ventilators in April.
TMC News
http://dateline.rice/june-2-tmc

Les tensions avec la Chine blessent la Virginie-Occidentale — Le seul État que le président voulait sauver
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
Nouvelles (An English translation is not available. This Forbes article appeared in yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-2-cohan

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Texas history: Reading Mexican American literature as history

An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 in Texas according to SmartAsset’s list of best value colleges in Texas.
CityBizList Dallas
http://dateline.rice/june-2-cbld

Pioneering Houston high-rise reimagined as a modern marvel — inside The Parklane’s mega makeover
An article mentions that The Parklane has a shuttle that will take its residents to Rice.
PaperCity
http://dateline.rice/june-2-pc

BROADCAST

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Survey says better test methods needed for industrial lubricants in manufacturing
Fred Higgs, vice provost for academic affairs, is quoted.
Plant Engineering
http://dateline.rice/june-2-higgs

Moore Foundation awards $32 million for quantum materials research
An article mentions that Ming Yi, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, has received a $1.6 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems Initiative to research the quantum nature of exotic materials.
Philanthropy News Digest
http://dateline.rice/june-2-yi

Texas | Poll finds record-low support for death penalty among Houstonians
An article mentions that a record-low 20% of Houstonians support the death penalty, according to the results of the 39th annual Kinder Houston Area Survey issued by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Death Penalty News
http://dateline.rice/june-2-kinder-houston-area-survey

Samantha Villanueva-Meyer, chief legal officer at Enjoy, on applying teacher skills to role
A Q&A featuring Samantha Villanueva-Meyer mentions that she worked at Rice developing science and math curricula for K-12 students.
Law.com
http://dateline.rice/june-2-law

‘Buy my stock — please!’ Ex-White House spinmeister joins chorus of CEOs
A 2018 Rice study into stock value is cited.
Crain’s New York Business (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-2-crains

This is how cities can discover where affordable housing and transportation meet (or not)
An article mentions that LINK Houston partnered with Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research to study Houston residents’ accessibility to affordable housing and transportation.
Salud America
http://dateline.rice/june-2-kinder-study

Six ways to strike back against data center power inefficiency
Alumnus Marc Cram authored an article.
Embedded Computing Design
http://dateline.rice/june-2-ecd

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

SPORTS

Friday roundup: Luke Willson and Blitz visit with military school children in Japan
Former Rice football player Luke Willson is featured.
Seahawks.com
http://dateline.rice/june-2-willson

The best hometown draft pick for all 30 teams
Former Rice baseball player Lance Berkman is featured.
MLB.com
http://dateline.rice/june-2-berkman

Q&A with Adam Amin: The new Chicago Bulls play-by-play man on speaking out on Twitter, pretending to be John Paxson as a kid and his most embarrassing professional moment
A Q&A mentions the 2016 football game between Rice and Baylor University.
Chicago Tribune
http://dateline.rice/june-2-ct

Detroit Lions: Exploring the options for the 2020 punter vacancy
Former Rice football player Jack Fox is featured.
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/june-2-fox

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