Dateline Rice for July 29, 2021

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

È stato creato un impianto biotech che produce insulina

An article features Rice research on 3D printing an insulin-producing implant for Type 1 diabetics. Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering, and Jordan Miller, assistant professor of bioengineering, are quoted.
Wired.it (An English translation is not available. This and similar articles also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/july-29-veiseh-miller

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Opinion: Even after she withdrew, we ask too much of Simone Biles

Helena Michie, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor in Humanities and director of the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality at Rice, authored an op-ed.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 29 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-29-michie

Ellzey defeats Trump-backed rival for TX congressional seat
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.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the July 29 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-29-jones

Houston families forced to fill out online poll to save homes along I-45 rebuild
An article cites a study by Rice into the impacts of the Texas Department of Transportation's Houston I-45 expansion project.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/july-29-hc

BROADCAST

Sports psychologist says Simone Biles 'made the right decision' to bow out from Tokyo Olympics
Alumna Lennie Waite, adjunct professor of psychological sciences and former Rice track and field athlete who represented Great Britain in the 2016 Olympics, is quoted and interviewed.
Fox 26 Online
http://dateline.rice/july-29-waite
'Fox 26'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-29-waite (This segment aired twice.)

Bloomberg-TV
Alumnus Gary Stern is interviewed about the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision.
http://dateline.rice/july-29-stern (This segment also aired on more than 60 Bloomberg Radio-affiliated stations across the U.S.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Two challenges with quantifying virtuous consumer behavior
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, authored two articles.
Psychology Today
http://dateline.rice/july-29-dholakia
8 psychological affordances of price
Psychology Today
http://dateline.rice/july-29-dholakia

Rice University School of Architecture
An article features Igor Marjanović, dean of Rice's School of Architecture, and 2021-23 Wortham Fellows Nathan Friedman and Maggie Tsang.
e-Flux Architecture
http://dateline.rice/july-29-marjanovic

What to see during Los Angeles Gallery Weekend
Bruce Hainley, the David and Caroline Minter Professor of Humanities Arts, is mentioned.
Frieze (This article also appeared in MENA FN.)
http://dateline.rice/july-29-hainley

Collisions of light produce matter/antimatter from pure energy
An article quotes Frank Geurts, professor of physics and astronomy, and mentions postdoctoral fellow Shuai Yang.
Brookhaven National Laboratory (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/july-29-geurts

Winner: Solving the oil equation
William Symes, the Noah Harding Professor Emeritus of Computer and Applied Mathematics, is quoted.
IEEE Spectrum
http://dateline.rice/july-29-symes

Whatever happened to the molecular computer?
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 featured.
IEEE Spectrum
http://dateline.rice/july-29-tour

Loser: DVD copy protection, take 2
Dan Wallach, a Rice professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted.
IEEE Spectrum
http://dateline.rice/july-29-wallach

Exxon sting ensnares think tanks with climate credentials
An article mentions that an expert from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee in May 2018.
E&E News
http://dateline.rice/july-29-baker-study

The great sourcing dilemma for shippers in a disrupted global economy
An article cites a November report by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into Mexico's possible role in supply chain sourcing.
The Loadstar
http://dateline.rice/july-29-baker-study

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Robert K. Ritner Jr., eminent Egyptologist and beloved teacher, 1953–2021
An article features late alumnus Robert Ritner Jr., who died July 25 at 68.
University of Chicago News
http://dateline.rice/july-29-ritner

Q&A with Sam Wang
Alumnus Sam Wang is featured.
Cornell University News
http://dateline.rice/july-29-wang

UCF researchers develop new nanomaterial to derive clean fuel from the sea
An article features the research of Guanzhi Wang, former Rice postdoctoral fellow.
Florida Trend
http://dateline.rice/july-29-ft

SPORTS

'He's bigger than life': A day with UTSA HC Jeff Traylor at the THSCA Convention
An article mentions that Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren attended the Texas High School Coaches Association's annual convention July 18-20 in San Antonio.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-29-bloomgren

Diamondbacks release injury-prone pitcher Jon Duplantier

Former Rice baseball player Jon Duplantier is featured.

USA Today (Similar articles also appeared in MSN, AZ Central and FanSided.)
http://dateline.rice/july-29-duplantier

Meet the 4 reported Yankees prospects coming to Rangers in exchange for Joey Gallo, Joely Rodriguez
A roundup features former Rice baseball player Glenn Otto.
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/july-29-otto

Prospects in the Gallo trade

MSN (This article originally appeared in SB Nation.)
http://dateline.rice/july-29-otto

Potential second-round targets for Celtics in 2021 NBA Draft
Former Rice basketball player Trey Murphy III is featured.
98.5 The Sports Hub
http://dateline.rice/july-29-tsh

Razorbacks' defense received multiple preseason honors
An article mentions that Rice's football team will play an away game against the University of Arkansas Sept. 4.
GuardOnline.com (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-29-go

UNT officials feel good about where program stands as possibility of realignment looms
Rice is mentioned.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/july-29-drc
Four schools should be priority for Pac-12 expansion
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-29-247
Briggs: As realignment ramps up, could Toledo leave the MAC?
The Toledo Blade
http://dateline.rice/july-29-tb

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