NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Why people pay thousands for opulent 'experience' foods
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
BBC
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-dholakia
Mars' weird geology is making Perseverance's job more complicated
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Salon (This article also appeared in Alternet.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-siebach
US household income jumped in July as spending growth slowed
An article mentions that Rice delayed the start of in-person instruction until Sept. 3 due to anomalous results from a COVID-19 testing center. Kevin Kirby, vice president for administration and chair of the Crisis Management Advisory Committee, is quoted in Food Management.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-wsj
5 things: Vanderbilt issues dining credits to compensate for food shortage issues
Food Management
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-kirby
Rice University discovers false positive COVID tests after moving classes online
Campus Reform
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-cr
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice scientists unveil secrets of carbon nanotubes
An article features Rice research into carbon nanotube fibers and quotes Matteo Pasquali, the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, a professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry, and director of the Carbon Hub; Junichiro Kono, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor in Engineering and a professor of electrical and computer engineering, of physics and astronomy, and of materials science and nanoengineering; and graduate student Oliver Dewey.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-pasquali-kono-dewey
Greg Abbott, Republicans can check box with conservative voters after advancement of elections bill
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, is quoted.
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Aug. 27 print edition, and a similar article appeared in Newsmax.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-jones
What's next with Gov. Abbott's no-vaccine mandate?
KRLD on Omny.fm
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-jones
Houston became 'the blob that ate East Texas' by building big. Is it time for that to change?
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article was also featured as the top story in the Chronicle's "Morning Report" newsletter.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-fulton
Afghan who's now in Houston fears the worst for his family: 'I'm not going to see them again'
Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science at Rice, is quoted.
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-stoll
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-stoll
'Houston's Morning Show'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-stoll
Bruce Hainley joins Rice University as chair of department of Visual and Dramatic Arts
Bruce Hainley, the David and Caroline Minter Professor of Humanities Arts, is featured.
Glasstire
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-hainley
Midtown TIRZ OKs infrastructure deal with Rice University around Ion campus
An article mentions Rice's redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into the Ion tech hub.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-the-ion
Houston medical office construction is growing, but that won't end the supply squeeze
Bisnow (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-bisnow
Texas scientist turned shoe designer is obsessed with comfortable high heels — these Getaway Sticks don't hurt
Alumna Steffie Tomson is featured.
PaperCity
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-tomson
Former Houston Texans linebacker teams up with wife to tackle furniture industry
Alumna Jessica Sharpton is featured.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-sharpton
Destination Texas: Skyspace and Moody Center for the Arts exhibits
An article features James Turrell’s "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion and Rice's Moody Center for the Arts. Allison Weaver, executive director of the Moody Center, is quoted.
CW 39 Online (This segment aired three times on KIAH-TV in Houston, and it appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-weaver
BROADCAST
Texas averaging 16,000 COVID cases a day
Kirstin Matthews, fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, participates in a roundtable discussion on the week's COVID-19 news.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-matthews
'Noon Tab'
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is interviewed about a recent survey that gauged the popularity of drive-through voting in Harris County.
KTAB-TV (Abilene, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-stein (This segment aired twice.)
Diabetes week: How do eating behaviors and nutrition play a role in Type 2 diabetes?
Roberta Anding, lecturer in nutrition and health sciences, is interviewed.
Texas Public Radio's "The Source" (This segment also aired on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-anding
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Australian cane toads are evolving to be cannibals due to overpopulation
Volker Rudolf, professor of biosciences, is quoted.
The Swaddle
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-rudolf
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis
An article mentions Igor Marjanović, the William Ward Watkin Dean of Architecture.
e-Flux Architecture
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-marjanovic
ACS fall 2021 goes hybrid
An article mentions that Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering and the director of Rice’s Smalley-Curl Institute, presented the Fred Kavli Innovations in Chemistry Lecture "Nanomaterials and Light for Sustainability and Societal Impact" at the American Chemical Society symposium Aug. 22-26.
C&EN
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-halas
Engineers create double layer of borophene
An article mentions that Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, collaborated on the featured research.
Science Daily
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-yakobson
Pandemic accelerates development of informatics tools for viral genome analysis
Rice is mentioned.
GenomeWeb (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-gw
Graham Foundation announces 2021 Organization Grant recipients
An article mentions that the Rice School of Architecture's publication "PLAT 11.0," which features a unique "call and response" format to explore and respond to compelling issues in architecture, won a Graham Foundation award.
Archinect (This article also appeared in The Architect's Newspaper.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-arch
Industry must find ways to survive increasingly authoritarian US government
An article cites a study by the Baker Institute for Public Policy into proposed federal regulations reclassifying wastewater from fracking as hazardous waste.
World Oil
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-baker-study
Photonics news: Week in Brief: Aug. 27, 2021
A roundup mentions that Rice is an academic partner in the Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, which focuses on designing and developing 2D materials with unique physical, optical, electrical and chemical properties.
Photonics
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-photonics
CCI survey will investigate stress, wellness and mental health of compliance officers
An article cites a study by the Baker Institute for Public Policy on banks' expenses following the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Thomas Hogan, former Baker Institute fellow in public finance, is cited.
Corporate Compliance Insights
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-cci
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
'Maximum pressure' US sanctions questioned as negotiations with Maduro regime set to begin
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Center for the United States and Mexico and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
The Floridian
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-monaldi
Announcing fall 2021 Distinguished Visiting Writers Series
An article featuring Bryan Washington, Scholar-in-Residence for Racial Justice at Rice and the George Guion Williams Writer-in-Residence in the Department of English, mentions that he will give a reading and lead a craft class as part of Ithaca College's Distinguished Visiting Writers Series.
Ithaca College News
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-washington
'Dismantling Global Hindutva' and the American nexus of Hinduphobia
Rice is mentioned.
Firstpost (This article also appeared in MSN India.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-fp
Leslie Wren publishes article in Landscape Architecture magazine
Alumna Leslie Wren is featured.
Kansas State University News
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-wren
SPORTS
'KPRC Channel 2 News Today'
A broadcast mentions that Rice swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger won a silver medal in the 200-meter individual medley at the Paralympics in Tokyo.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-lettenberger
'Houston Morning Show'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-lettenberger
2021 Rice football: 5 burning questions
An article features Rice's football team ahead of its upcoming season. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-bloomgren
'Houston Morning Show'
An article mentions Rice's season-opening football game Sept. 4 at the University of Arkansas.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-kriv
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-kriv2
Vacating parking areas during football season
University of Arkansas News
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-uark
Practice notebook: Injury situation becoming more clear
Whole Hog Sports
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-whs
Hogs' early-season slate features Texas trio with QB battles
HawgBeat.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-hb
POLLS: Arkansas football 2021 season predictions
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-247
Seven Hogs on NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Big Board
Arkansas Razorbacks News
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-arn
'40/29 News at 10'
KHOG-TV (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-khog (This segment aired three times.)
Buddy Carlisle, Clear Creek basketball legend, dies at 70
An article featuring the late Buddy Carlisle mentions that his father coached basketball at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-hc
Bayleigh Minor keeps family legacy alive at the AAU Junior Olympics
An article featuring Bayleigh Minor mentions that her mom, Claudia, is a former Rice track and field athlete.
Houstonia
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-minor
UTEP sports return to in-person events
An article mentions dates for games between Rice and the University of Texas at El Paso for soccer, volleyball, football and women's and men's basketball.
The Prospector
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-prospector
Top 15 games and sports events this month: September 2021
A roundup mentions that the Bayou Bucket 5K and 10K will be held at Rice Sept. 5, and the Owls are slated to play the University of Houston Sept. 11 at Rice Stadium.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-365
Villanova adds Taylor Hess to the compliance staff
An article mentions that Taylor Hess is a former Rice Athletics compliance staff member.
Villanova
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-villanova
Longhorn football commits set to open 2021 season this weekend
A roundup mentions former Rice football player Fred Brechtel.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-sbn
No. 1 volleyball preview: No. 20 San Diego, UTSA
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is ranked No. 23 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association's preseason poll.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-ts
WSOC: Huskies set for Bayou City two-step this weekend
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play Houston Baptist University Aug. 27.
HBHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-hbu
Cowgirls to host Louisiana Tech Friday, travel to Sam Houston Sunday
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team defeated Sam Houston State University 4-0 Aug. 19.
McNeeseSports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-mcneese
NEWS RELEASE
Middle East, refugee expert available to discuss Afghan resettling
As Afghan refugees fleeing the chaos in their home country head to the United States, Kelsey Norman, fellow for the Middle East and director of the Women’s Rights, Human Rights and Refugees Program at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is available to speak about the resettlement process.
http://dateline.rice/aug-27-news-release-norman