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Ei-ichi Negishi: Nobel-winning chemist who revolutionized drug making
James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted in the Independent, and his collaborative research that "evolves" carbon through phases that include valuable nanodiamonds is featured in Nanowerk. Additional co-authors quoted or mentioned include Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, and graduate student Weiyin Chen.
Independent (This article also appeared in the June 22 print edition of the Independent and The Day.)
http://dateline.rice/june-22-tour
'Flashed' nanodiamonds are just a phase
Nanowerk
http://dateline.rice/june-22-tour-yakobson
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With temperatures soaring in Texas, fragile power grid in new danger
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Hill
http://dateline.rice/june-17-cohan
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Texas power grid, strained last winter, now faces an early heat wave
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in numerous media outlets. Cohan and Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute, are quoted in Corridor News.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the June 16 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cohan
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Rice hires Jose Cruz Jr. as next baseball coach
Numerous articles and broadcasts feature former Owl Jose Cruz Jr., who has been named the new head baseball coach at Rice. Cruz was inducted into the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003, and he returned to Rice to complete his degree in sports management in 2013 after more than a decade playing in the major leagues. Rice Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard is quoted, and former head coach Wayne Graham is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports page in the June 10 print edition and in more than 25 other media outlets. Below is a sampling of articles about Cruz that appeared in more than 200 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-10-cruz
http://dateline.rice/june-10-cruz-chron
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NCAA track: Rice's Grace Forbes completes 'triple All-American'
An article featuring Grace Forbes mentions that she placed seventh in the 10,000-meter race at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships June 10, picking up her third All-American honor. The article also mentions that Tara Simpson-Sullivan took fourth in the hammer throw and Michelle Fokam will compete in the triple jump this weekend. Rice has already earned seven points at the meet, the most for the program since 2002.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-11-forbes-sullivan-fokam
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Biden stays mum on state abortion laws with major test ahead for Roe
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted in CNN, and his book review of "Mercury Rising" appeared in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
CNN (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-7-brinkley
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Mexico midterms: Why AMLO still has voters' hopes on his side
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 Christian Science Monitor
http://dateline.rice/june-4-payan
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This 2D material is way tougher than graphene, and scientists are excited
An article features Rice research into the strength of hexagonal boron nitride, which has been identified as the toughest among 2D materials. Jun Lou, associate chair and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
MSN (This Science Alert article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-3-lou
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Texas Gov. Abbott declares disaster along southern border
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 and interviewed.
MSN (This article originally appeared in KRLD Online.)
http://dateline.rice/june-2-payan
KRLD on Audacy (This segment also aired six times on KRLD-AM in Dallas.)
http://dateline.rice/june-2-payan
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America needed a space race hero. John Glenn was the obvious choice.
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, authored a book review of "Mercury Rising."
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-brinkley
