Jun. 28, 2021

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Dateline Rice for June 28, 2021 (Weekend Edition)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Lina Hidalgo's political rise
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 New Yorker
http://dateline.rice/june-28-jones
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott urges conservatives to fight socialism, uses Beto O’Rourke to raise cash
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the June 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-jones
'Houston's Morning Show'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-jones
Why VP Kamala Harris' southern border trip has added insult to injury to WH's migration policies
Sputnik News
http://dateline.rice/june-28-jones

How underground fiber optics spy on humans moving above
Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted in Wired.
Wired
http://dateline.rice/june-28-ajofranklin
Opinion: How fiber optic seismometers are revolutionizing the way earthquakes are measured
San Diego Union-Tribune (This article appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the June 25 print edition and online in MSN, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-sdutrib

Behold the rise and rise of the UAE
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Asia Times
http://dateline.rice/june-28-ulrichsen

Opinion: Americans should worry more about China than Russia. The new space race shows why.
President John F. Kennedy’s "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets and more than 10 print editions, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-kennedy

Scholars talk writing: A big book from a little press
An article quotes Kiese Laymon, who will be the Libby Shearn Moody Professor of Creative Writing and English starting Jan. 1, 2022.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://dateline.rice/june-28-laymon

HOUSTON/TEXAS

'An epic demographic revolution': Houston's post-COVID future, according to Rice's Stephen Klineberg
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and an emeritus professor of sociology, is featured in a Q&A.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This Q&A was featured on the front of the Coronavirus section in the June 27 print edition, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)

http://dateline.rice/june-28-klineberg

Harris avoids controversy, pushes Biden immigration agenda during 'safe' trip to El Paso
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.
Border Report (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-payan

COVID relief, unemployment benefits are going away — and struggling Houstonians are worried
Luis Guajardo, research manager at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the June 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-guajardo
The pandemic's effect on the cruise industry (June 28, 2021)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-guajardo

Cypress Creek activist advocates moving to avoid repeat flooding
Alumnus David Taylor authored an article quoting Phil Bedient, director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-taylor-bedient

Opinion: How video conferencing raised awareness of trans and nonbinary people
Brian Riedel, associate director of Rice's Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, authored an op-ed.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This op-ed also appeared in the June 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-riedel

Tomlinson: Medical bills keep going up, but our health doesn't get any better
Anaeze Offodile II, a nonresident scholar in the Center for Health and Biosciences at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the June 28 print edition, and it appeared on the front of the Business section in the San Antonio Express-News. This story was also featured in the Chronicle's "Morning Report" newsletter.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-offodile

Clean energy dreams bump against economic realities of oil and gas
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the June 27 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-medlock

'Public health crisis' — San Antonio drivers are killing greater numbers of pedestrians
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the June 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-fulton
Small cities can't manage the high cost of old infrastructure
Governing
http://dateline.rice/june-28-fulton

Leaders say Texas has power reserves to meet summer electricity demands; experts not as optimistic
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the June 27 print edition and in the June 27 print edition of the Texarkana Gazette, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-cohan
Houston's heat wave has many wondering how the Texas grid will handle the rest of the summer
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-cohan
Fact-check: Downstate Republican blowing smoke with claim Prairie State is nation’s 'cleanest' coal plant
Chicago Sun-Times (This article also appeared in the June 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-cohan

No, southern Illinois' Prairie State is not the nation's 'cleanest' coal plant

PolitiFact (This article also appeared in Better Government Association.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-cohan
Some Texas power plants unexpectedly went offline last week. The grid operator says it still doesn't know why
Weatherford Democrat
http://dateline.rice/june-28-cohan

Rice Task Force to consider relocation of William Marsh Rice statue
A report by Rice's Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice is featured. Student Shifa Rahman is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the June 27 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-willy-rahman

Texas-Squared Startup newsletter No. 303
A roundup features several Rice news stories from the past week.
Texas-Squared Startup on Medium
http://dateline.rice/june-28-tss

Moser announces retirement in open court
Alumnus Tom Moser is featured.
Hill Country Community Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-28-moser

The Buzz Magazines 2021 Photo Contest
A photo contest entry features James Turrell’s "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion.
The Buzz Magazines (This article appeared in the July print editions of the West University, Memorial, Bellaire and Tanglewood/River Oaks issues, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-skyspace

BROADCAST

Why scientists want long-standing '14-day rule' for human embryo research changed
Kirstin Matthews, fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
ABC News (Australia)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-matthews

Only four Texas colleges required vaccines (so far)
An article mentions that Rice announced COVID vaccination policies and recommendations for students, faculty and staff returning to campus.
KNUE Online
http://dateline.rice/june-28-knue

'KPRC Local 2 News Weekend'
A broadcast cites a study by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research into home prices in Harris County. The second segment mentions the study will be discussed on next week's episode of "Houston Newsmakers."
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-kinder-study
'Houston Newsmakers'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-kinder-study

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Rice University engineers create seeds for growing 2D perovskite crystals
An article features Rice research that created microscopic seeds to grow crystals that are highly efficient at converting sunlight into electricity. Co-authors Amanda Marciel, the William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair and assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Aditya Mohite, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, are quoted.
Renewable Energy Magazine
http://dateline.rice/june-28-marciel-mohite

Nightside radio could help reveal details of exoplanets in distant solar systems
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a numerical model to enhance the analysis of radio signals from exoplanets. Alumnus Anthony Sciola and Frank Toffoletto, a professor of physics and astronomy, are quoted.
SciTechDaily
http://dateline.rice/june-28-sciola-toffoletto

What fruit flies can teach us about popularity
An article features Rice research that determined social structure is likely heritable. Julia Saltz, assistant professor of biosciences, is quoted.
Psychology Today
http://dateline.rice/june-28-saltz

Original teen musical 'The Quest' to have virtual debut this weekend
An article featuring "The Quest" mentions that it was co-written by alumnus Kieren MacMillan.
Broadway World
http://dateline.rice/june-28-macmillan

2021 MBAs to Watch: Matthew Manriquez, Rice University (Jones)

Graduate student Matthew Manriquez is featured.
Poets & Quants
http://dateline.rice/june-28-manriquez

Pros and cons of including discount codes in your business
An article cites Rice research into how discount coupons may attract new customers.
Vents Magazine
http://dateline.rice/june-28-vents

Visual artist Mark Hirsch named 2021 Fermilab artist-in-residence
An article features alumnus Mark Hirsch.
Fermilab
http://dateline.rice/june-28-hirsch

Breast implants: Is there an ideal smoothness to prevent immune reactions?
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
Cure
http://dateline.rice/june-28-cure

Egresados Tec acreedores a la beca Fulbright-García Robles 2021
A roundup mentions that Sandra Emi Sato Imuro will pursue a master's degree at Rice on a Fulbright Scholarship.
Conecta (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-imuro

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Behind Total's name change
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
The Independent
http://dateline.rice/june-28-dholakia

Theodore Roosevelt and the riddle of the 'trigger-happy' conservationist
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is featured.
Grand Forks Herald
http://dateline.rice/june-28-brinkley

Binhi at Ani awarding 21 scholarships to the Class of 2021 on Maui
An article featuring Michael Wong mentions that he plans to attend Rice next semester.
Maui Now
http://dateline.rice/june-28-mn

College grad prefers rodeo circuit
Alumnus Wyatt Imus is featured.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the June 25 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-imus

Notre Dame students spending summer in South Dade, mentoring high schoolers in MAC’s Summer CCP
Rice is mentioned.
South Dade News Leader
http://dateline.rice/june-28-sdnl

Bengal institutes shine in Nature Index
An article quoting Kuntal Chatterjee mentions that he is a former UGC-Raman Fellow at Rice.
The Statesman
http://dateline.rice/june-28-ts

SPORTS

Olympic track trials: Strath Haven's Forbes makes name for herself at trials
An article features Rice's Grace Forbes, who competed in the 10,000-meter race at the U.S. Olympic Trials June 26.
Delco Daily Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-forbes
Bor wins steeplechase title, qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
Iowa State Daily
http://dateline.rice/june-28-forbes

NCAA declares NC State out of CWS because of COVID-19 issues
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament this year because of COVID-19 protocols.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets, and it appeared in the June 27 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-ap
NC State players confused, angry over their removal from CWS
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-ap

NC State has been ruled out of the College World Series due to COVID-19 protocols, advancing Vanderbilt to the finals

MSN (This article originally appeared in CNN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-msn

5-at-10: Weekend winners (Harris and Shohei) and losers and, of course, the NCAA gonna NCAA
Times Free Press
http://dateline.rice/june-28-tfp

Mike Hessman's journey back to the majors, a story of perseverance, patience and triumph
A roundup mentions that former Owl Jose Cruz Jr. is now the head baseball coach at Rice.
The Detroit News (This article also appeared in the June 26 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-cruz

Walker commits to Rice
An article mentions that Braylen Walker plans to play football at Rice.
American Press
http://dateline.rice/june-28-ampress

Dartmouth roundup: Mann named AD at William & Mary
Former Rice senior associate athletics director and chief development officer Brian Mann is featured.
Valley News
http://dateline.rice/june-28-vn

Detroit has a checkered past with No. 1 picks, but there have been big hits, too
Former Rice baseball player Matt Anderson is mentioned.
Detroit Free Press (This article also appeared in Sports Grind Entertainment.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-anderson

100 days of Kansas City-area Olympians: Thane Baker, track
An article mentions former Rice track and field athlete Catherine Baker Nicholson.
KSHB Online
http://dateline.rice/june-28-nicholson

Volleyball announces trio of signees
A roundup featuring Audrey Smith mentions that her grandfather played football at Rice.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/june-28-goutsa

2021 Conference USA standings predictions
A roundup features Rice football.
Last Word on Sports
http://dateline.rice/june-28-lwos

Tramel: Where do Cowboys, Sooners rank among Power 5 non-conference football schedules?
A roundup mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 18.
The Oklahoman (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-28-to

2022 F Braeden Moore calls Nebraska 'a great spot' after official visit
Rice is mentioned.
Nebraska Rivals
http://dateline.rice/june-28-nr
Good morning, Irinination: Added another name to the '22 Recruiting Committee
Illinois News Live
http://dateline.rice/june-28-inl

NEWS RELEASES

Keck backs Rice bid to 'build a brain'
Rice electrical and computer engineer Jacob Robinson and collaborators have won a $1 million Keck Foundation grant to advance the team’s synthetic neurobiology effort to define the connections between neurons and muscles that drive programmed behaviors in living animals.
http://dateline.rice/june-28-news-release-robinson

RAMBO speeds searches on huge DNA databases
Rice computer scientists presented RAMBO, which is short for "repeated and merged bloom filter," last week at the Association for Computing Machinery data science conference SIGMOD 2021. RAMBO may be used to drastically reduce the wait times for researchers using enormous DNA databases.
http://dateline.rice/june-28-news-release-treangen-shrivastava

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