FEATURED ITEM
'The World'
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 interviewed about North American policies on border crossings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. His recent paper that recommends fully reopening the U.S.-Mexico border and providing easier and expanded access to the vaccine to people on both sides is also featured in The National Tribune.
NPR
https://bit.ly/3eKzIij (This broadcast aired on more than 450 NPR affiliate stations and more than 30 CBC Radio One affiliates.)
US should fully reopen Mexican border, vaccinate people on both sides, says expert
The National Tribune
https://bit.ly/3kP8oDK
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Can America trust China to fight climate change?
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an article.
Foreign Affairs
https://fam.ag/3rsE8Qa
To grow intestinal bacteria in the lab, goo stiffness matters
Rice bioengineers and Baylor College of Medicine scientists looking for a better way to mimic intestinal infections that cause diarrhea and other diseases have built and tested a set of hydrogel-based platforms to see if they could make both transplanted cells and bacteria comfy. Jane Grande-Allen, the Isabel C. Cameron Professor of Bioengineering and chair of the George R. Brown School of Engineering’s Department of Bioengineering, is quoted.
Futurity (Similar articles appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
https://bit.ly/3iFS59t
Timothy Morton, pot stickers part two, zoot suits and a trip to London's urban spaces
Timothy Morton, the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, is featured.
Australian Broadcasting Corp.
https://ab.co/2V77ebI
Scientists understood physics of climate change in the 1800s — thanks to a woman named Eunice Foote
Sylvia Dee, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, authored an article.
Snopes (This article originally appeared in The Conversation and was included in a previous edition of Dateline. It has also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets since then and was in the July 23 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
https://bit.ly/3kKnjPv
Biden admin extends border restrictions, prolonging economic suffering of small businesses, border communities
Rice research on the economic impact of U.S.-Mexico COVID-19 border closings is cited.
Fox Business (This article also appeared in Wealth Creation Investing.)
https://fxn.ws/2UxFywX
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Hidalgo raises Harris County COVID threat level as delta variant rages, hospitalizations double
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the July 23 print edition.)
https://bit.ly/3x16F0c
Why is Texas on its own electric grid?
Julie Cohn, nonresident scholar in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
KUT (This article also appeared in KERA.)
https://bit.ly/3eOmy3W
Dallas is not building enough housing to keep up with its booming neighbors
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
D Magazine
https://bit.ly/3iDhuAx
BROADCAST
ERCOT dice estar listo para hacerle frente a las altas temperaturas del verano: expertos se muestran escépticos
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in a story on Texas energy.
Univision Houston (An English translation is not available.)
https://bit.ly/3zsPM09
'Hallie Jackson Reports'
Alumnus Glenn Youngkin, who is running for governor of Virginia, is mentioned.
MSNBC
https://bit.ly/3iE1Fd4
KOH-AM (Reno, Nevada)
Rice is mentioned in the "Ross Mitchell Joke of the Day."
https://bit.ly/3x1Ry71
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Astronomers make first clear detection of a moon-forming disc around an exoplanet
Andrea Isella, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is part of the team that conducted the featured research.
Scienmag (Similar articles appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
https://bit.ly/3kKrzOV
New organ-on-a-chip finds crucial interaction between blood, ovarian cancer tumors
Gang Bao, the Foyt Family Professor of Bioengineering, professor of chemistry and of materials science and nanoengineering, is part of the team that conducted the featured research.
BusinessFast (This Texas A&M Today article also appeared in Washington Latest.)
https://bit.ly/3wZtz8t
Rice University: Morrison named to board of trustees
Alumna Brandy Hays Morrison '00, '05 is featured. She began her term on the Rice Board of Trustees July 1.
India Education Diary (This article also appeared in India News Republic.)
https://bit.ly/3i1m8sU
People on the Move — July 23, 2021
Alumna and Rice Board of Trustees member Holli Ladhani '10, who has been named to the board of directors at Quanta Services, is featured.
Electrical Marketing
https://bit.ly/3iHKgQy
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Project Connect, like the stalled CodeNext, has potential issues with displacement of people near the light rails
Kyle Shelton, director of strategic partnerships at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
NewsBreak
https://bit.ly/3hWYJZR
Alberto Gonzalez fast facts
Alumnus Alberto Gonzalez ’79, former U.S. attorney general, is featured.
CNN (This article appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
https://cnn.it/2UB1OGe
Racoon: Die mülltonne, die den müll sortiert
An article features Racoon, a trash can developed by Rice students that can automatically separate recyclable and nonrecyclable material, which was nominated for the 2021 James Dyson Award.
Utopia (An English translation is not available.)
https://bit.ly/3rsOOy8
SPORTS
New QB Luke McCaffrey, offensive coordinator Marques Tuiasosopo boost Rice offense
The Rice football team is featured. Mentioned or quoted are head coach Mike Bloomgren, offensive coordinator Marques Tuiasosopo and players Luke McCaffrey, JoVoni Johnson, Wiley Green, Jake Constantine, T.J. McMahon, Jordan Myers and Bradley Rozner.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the July 23 print edition.)
https://bit.ly/3BzsYxF
Olympics 2021: Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and Team USA women's basketball seek history at Tokyo Games
Former Rice women’s basketball player Erica Ogwumike, who is playing for Nigeria at the Olympics, is featured.
ESPN
https://es.pn/3zGW0tJ
The athletes representing Nigeria at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
BellaNaija.com
https://bit.ly/3BwkGqh
Lawmakers concerned about UT leaving Big 12 Conference make their case to Gov. Greg Abbott's office
An article mentions that Rice was formerly a member of the Southwest Conference.
The Texas Tribune (This article appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
https://bit.ly/3kPC1EW
RealResponse eclipses 100 partner schools and organizations and over 50,000 athletes for the first time
Former Rice basketball player David Chadwick, founder of RealResponse, is quoted.
Sports Media Report
https://bit.ly/3x16emA