Dateline Rice for June 15, 2021

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

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.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-tour

Biggest foreign buyers of US fuel about to step on the pedal
Adrian Duhalt, postdoctoral fellow in Mexico energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for the United States and Mexico and Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
Bloomberg (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-duhalt

El vuelo perdido: La Constitución, la energía y López Obrador
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
MSN Noticias (An English translation is not available. This article originally appeared in Expansión.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-grunstein

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Analysis: The 2021 Texas House, from left to right
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an analysis of the Texas House of Representatives, and he is quoted in two additional articles.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in The Gilmer Mirror.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-jones
Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman moves to challenge AG Ken Paxton

BROADCAST

How would Texas build its own border wall? We broke down the obstacles
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.
KVUE Online (This segment also aired on KVUE-TV in Austin.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-payan

Niece surprises aunt who's home from military and student sneaks home to visit grandparents
Rice is mentioned.
Right This Minute (This segment aired on 10 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-surprise
Watch clips from today's show: June 15, 2021
Right This Minute
http://dateline.rice/june-15-surprise2

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

DEA agent who hunted down Pablo Escobar says Hutch-Kinahan feud may never end
Gary Hale, nonresident fellow in drug policy and Mexico studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Buzz.ie (This article also appeared in the June 14 print edition of the Irish Daily Star.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-hale

When the Big One strikes, people of color will be hit the hardest
Junia Howell, a scholar at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
LAist
http://dateline.rice/june-15-howell

Texas must address groundwater future, says Baker Institute expert
An article features research by Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Smart Water Magazine
http://dateline.rice/june-15-collins

Powder Coating Institute awards 2021 scholarships
An article mentions that Duncan College senior Natalie Goddard received a 2021 Powder Coating Institute General Scholarship.
Coatings World
http://dateline.rice/june-15-goddard

Deliberate in Design | Walker Warner Architects celebrate elegance
Alumna Kathy Scott is quoted.
Iconic Life
http://dateline.rice/june-15-scott

George P. Bush: Don't send a dogcatcher to a gunfight
An article features alumnus George P. Bush, the Texas land commissioner.
Stream.org
http://dateline.rice/june-15-bush

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Could yogurt in diet help diagnose inflammatory bowel disease in future?
An article features collaborative Rice research that has engineered a bacterium with the necessary capabilities for diagnosing a human disease. Co-authors Jeffrey Tabor, associate professor of bioengineering and of biosciences, and graduate student Kathryn Brink are quoted.
University of Colorado Boulder News
http://dateline.rice/june-15-tabor-brink

Why so many bosses prefer the 'present' to productivity
Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Pen Media Inc.
http://dateline.rice/june-15-sonenshein

Artist and educator Kara Hearn named chair of film/video department
An article featuring Kara Hearn mentions that she formerly taught at Rice.
Pratt Institute News
http://dateline.rice/june-15-pratt

SPORTS

Ex-Nebraska QB Luke McCaffrey transferring to Rice
An article mentions that Luke McCaffrey plans to transfer to Rice next semester to play football.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the June 15 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-hc
Football headlines across the state: BIG Rice transfer!
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/june-15-dctf

Rice football announces new quarterback addition
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/june-15-c2h
Former Valor Christian QB Luke McCaffrey on the move again, transfers to Rice