NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
NPR
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is interviewed about the gasoline market's reaction to the disruption of oil production in the Gulf of Mexico caused by Hurricane Ida.
KHPR-FM (Honolulu)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-finley (This segment aired on more than 950 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
Ida weakens to a tropical depression as it moves through Mississippi
An article quotes Phil Bedient, director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, and Jim Elliott, a professor and chair of sociology at Rice and a fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-bedient-elliott
Smart clothing monitors the wearer's heart
An article features Rice research into sewing nanotube fibers into athletic wear to monitor the heart rate and take a continual electrocardiogram of the wearer. Co-authors cited include 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, and graduate student Lauren Taylor.
Futurity (Similar articles appeared in 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-pasquali-taylor
Vaccine opposition drops amid COVID surge: Only 1 in 5 in new poll say they won't get a shot. Latest updates
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. Provost Reginald DesRoches and Kevin Kirby, vice president for administration and chair of the Crisis Management Advisory Committee, are quoted in Campus Reform.
USA Today (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-usatoday
Liberty University pivots to virtual classes amid coronavirus outbreak
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-washpo
'A very unsafe environment': Liberty University student discusses on-campus coronavirus outbreak
Yahoo! Money (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-ym
Back to school or back to Zoom? These colleges are delaying in-person classes.
Campus Reform
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-desroches-kirby
Robert Ritner, U of C Egyptologist who studied intersection of religion and magic, dies at 68
An article features late alumnus Robert Ritner Jr., who died July 25 at 68.
Chicago Tribune
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-ritner
Una guerra eterna
Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, nonresident scholar at the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
Sin Embargo (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-correacabrera
HOUSTON/TEXAS
'No one else would': How an Asiatown nonprofit brought the 2020 census to 221,000 doorsteps
Jie Wu, director of research management at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article was also featured in the "Morning Report" newsletter Aug. 31.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-wu
It doesn't matter what the polls say about the voter suppression bill
A blog cites Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is interviewed about a recent survey that gauged the popularity of drive-thru voting in Harris County.
Off the Kuff
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-stein
Federal disclosures show the most expensive and most affordable colleges are the ones winning students
An article mentions that Rice has seen a 26% year-over-year increase in its admissions applications.
Houston Business Journal (This article also appeared in the San Antonio, Wichita, Pacific, L.A., Buffalo, Boston, Louisville, Birmingham, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Baltimore, Tampa Bay, Milwaukee, Sacramento, Chicago, Denver and Portland Business Journal issues. It also appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-hbj
BROADCAST
'The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is interviewed following the U.S. military's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
CNN International
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-brinkley
Perceptions of Islam amid crisis in Afghanistan
Craig Considine, lecturer in sociology, is interviewed.
Fox 26 Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-considine
'Fox News @9'
An article mentions that Rice is No. 7 in the nation and No. 1 in Texas according to Niche's 2022 rankings.
KVCT-TV (Victoria, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-kvct
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Anticipating climate impacts of major volcanic eruptionsHelge Gonnermann, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, co-authored an article.
Eos
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-gonnermann
Week in tech: Storm resilience and wood-frame structures
Provost Reginald DesRoches is quoted.
Architect
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-desroches
Rice, Northwestern researchers develop bi-layer 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.
Green Car Congress
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-yakobson
Top feeder schools to the consulting industry
An article features Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
Yahoo! Finance (This article originally appeared in Poets & Quants.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-jones-school
Rich in renewable energy, Chile seeks to become global hydrogen powerhouse
Benigna Leiss, nonresident fellow in Latin American energy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
S&P Global Platts
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-leiss
Banff Centre International String Quartet Festival repertoire announced
An article mentions that Desmond Hoebig, professor of cello at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, will join the Callisto Quartet for a festival performance.
Broadway World
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-hoebig
3 web programming technologies that offer alternatives to JavaScript
An article mentions that Rice offers online computer programming courses.
Dice
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-dice
UNILAG graduate who once hawked mangoes bags six Ph.D. scholarship offers abroad
Rice is mentioned.
The Cable Lifestyle
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-cl
Rising stars Q&A — Phoebe Wang, Shell Ventures
A Q&A featuring Phoebe Wang mentions that she has guest lectured at Rice.
Global Corporate Venturing
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-wang
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Border report: Politics at the Mexico border keeps asylum-seekers in limbo
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.
Deming Headlight (This Las Cruces Sun-News article also appeared in the Silver City Sun-News, Ruidoso News and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-payanNew book explores difference — and the surprising one
A newly published book argues that a significant part of the public wrongly sees scientists who are atheists as immoral elitists who don't care about the common good. Co-author Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences, professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program, is quoted.
Small Cap News
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-ecklund
Black men and mental health
Tony Brown, professor of sociology, is quoted.
Black Girl Nerds (This article also appeared in The Pink Report News.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-brown
Smiley: We all need some cheering news
A roundup features a pi-based cheer submitted by alumnus Jamsie Treppendahl '68.
The Advocate
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-treppendahl
SPORTS
Family in Glen Ellyn thrilled as swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger makes Paralympic dream come true in Tokyo
An article features Rice swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger, who won a silver medal in the 200-meter individual medley at the Paralympics in Tokyo.
CBS 2 Online (This segment also aired on WBBM-TV in Chicago.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-lettenberger
XC: C-USA well-represented on USTFCCCA preseason regional rankings
An article mentions that Rice's women's cross-country team is ranked No. 3 and its men's team No. 4 in the South Central Region. Owl Grace Forbes is mentioned.
Conference USA (A similar article also appeared in UCASports.com.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-xc-forbes
Pittman: We're looking forward to Rice coming in here
Several articles and broadcasts mention Rice's season-opening football game Sept. 4 at the University of Arkansas. The third article from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette mentions that former Owl Cheta Ozougwu's brother plays for Arkansas.
Razorbacks News
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-rn
Bruised but 'fine': Key Hogs uncertain for opener, Pittman says
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Aug. 31 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-adg
Offense enjoys fast start
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Aug. 31 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-adg
New Wolves in pack — defense
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-ozougwu
SEC power rankings, Week 1: Have Georgia and Texas A&M closed gap on Alabama, will LSU rebound?
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-fs
2021 SEC football season preview: Arkansas Razorbacks
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-sbn
Arkansas vs. Rice preview: Getting that slow cooker good and ready
Best of Arkansas Sports
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-boas
Hogs O-lineman has seen four different head coaches
GuardOnline.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-go
'Fox 16 News'
KLRT-TV (Little Rock, Arkansas)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-klrt
'40/29 News'
KHOG-TV (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-khog (This segment aired four times.)
2021 Division I conference football preview: Conference USA
An article mentions Rice football.
The College Sports Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-csj
No. 21/19 football preview: No. 23/23 Louisiana
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 18.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-ts
College football picks: Week 1 predictions for every game
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Houston Sept. 11.
Bleacher Report
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-br
What is Jameis Winston net worth?
Former Rice women's basketball player Breion Allen is mentioned.
Weird News Ledger
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-allen
Ducks tied for No. 13 in latest AVCA poll
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play the University of Oregon Sept. 2.
GoDucks.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-gd
Men's tennis announces fall schedule
An article mentions the Rice Hidden Dual tennis tournament Oct. 29-31.
GoUTSA.com (This article also appeared in Sports News and Houstonian.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-goutsa
NEWS RELEASE
Sim shows how COVID virus infects cells
New simulations by experts at the Rice-based Center for Theoretical Biological Physics have simulated the process by which the SARS-CoV-2 virus' spike protein reconfigures itself to attach to and infect cells, offering previously unknown opportunities to protect against COVID-19.
http://dateline.rice/aug-31-news-release-onuchic