Dateline Rice for July 26, 2021 (Weekend Edition)

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Arizona rally: Trump is always there for voters who just don't trust Biden and Harris, analyst says
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.
Sputnik
http://dateline.rice/july-26-jones
Cruz blocking Biden nominees over Russian pipeline deal
Spectrum News
http://dateline.rice/july-26-jones
Despite Ellzey gains, Wright still favored to win Tuesday's special election in Texas
Jewish Insider
http://dateline.rice/july-26-jones
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-jones (This segment aired twice.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-jones2 (This segment aired twice.)

Hier könnte ein Exomond entstehen
Andrea Isella, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Spektrum.de (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-isella

Carbon-neutral LNG: Another reason why natural gas could win 'the energy transition'
An article cites research into liquefied natural gas global demand by experts at Rice.
Forbes (This article also appeared in Marcellus Drilling News and O&G Links.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-forbes

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Government examining plastic containers' connection to 'forever chemicals'
Michael Wong, the William M. McCardell Professor in Chemical Engineering, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the July 25 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared on the front page of the July 26 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News. This story also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-wong

Dallas is not building enough housing to keep up with its booming neighbors
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
D Magazine
http://dateline.rice/july-26-fulton
Public officials brace for yearslong dip in tax and other revenues from city centers
Route Fifty
http://dateline.rice/july-26-fulton

'I feel so proud': Cuban Americans in Houston organize local rallies, 'caravan' to the White House
An article quotes Luis Duno-Gottberg, department chair and associate professor of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the July 24 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-dunogottberg

TEXAS VIEW: Abbott shouldn't penalize renewable power providers
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Odessa American
http://dateline.rice/july-26-cohan

San Antonio entrepreneur worked on software team that paved way for WiFi
An article featuring J. Bruce Hughes mentions that he is a former Rice biological research technician.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 26 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-expnews

Houston Chamber Choir sings the joys of optimism in new season
An article mentions that the Houston Chamber Choir will perform "Two Streams" by Daniel Knaggs, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music, Sept. 10.

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