Dateline Rice for June 9, 2021

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Border shelters emptying as Joe Biden admits 'vulnerable' asylum seekers
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.
Newsweek
http://dateline.rice/june-9-payan

Aerogels that suck up pollution just need a wash for reuse
An article features Rice research synthesizing covalent organic framework aerogels that can be made in any form at any size, which may be used as an absorbent to remove pollutants from the environment. Rafael Verduzco, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Dongyang Zhu are quoted.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/june-9-verduzco

Judd Architecture office in Marfa severely damaged in fire
Troy Schaum, associate professor of architecture, is quoted.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-schaum

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Preserving US Latino literature
Alumna Lorena Gauthereau is featured.
University of Houston
http://dateline.rice/june-9-gauthereau

BROADCAST

Houston's role in cutting the world's carbon levels (June 9, 2021)
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, participates in a discussion about the week's political news, and he is quoted by World Gas Intelligence. The broadcast mentions that President David Leebron will be a guest on the "Houston Matters" show June 10.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-jones-leebron
Argentine LNG exports off table this decade
World Gas Intelligence
http://dateline.rice/june-9-jones

Working to create a zero-emissions future at Rice University
A broadcast features Rice's Carbon Hub, which is finding ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with carbon nanotube fibers. 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, is interviewed.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-pasquali

HEB ISD 2021 graduate receives more than $120,000 in scholarships offers
Rice is mentioned.
Fox 4 Online
http://dateline.rice/june-9-fox4

'TWC News All Night'
A broadcast mentions that Rice announced COVID vaccination policies and recommendations for students, faculty and staff returning to campus.
Spectrum News Austin
http://dateline.rice/june-9-sna (This segment aired 10 times.)

'Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb'
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
99.1 FM Talk (Reno, Nevada)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-kennedy (This segment aired on more than 200 affiliate stations.)

KBTV-TV (Beaumont, Texas)
A broadcast featuring David Cargill mentions that he formerly studied at Rice.
http://dateline.rice/june-9-kbtv

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Comment: If you build it, we will thrive
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, co-authored an article.
The Progressive Magazine
http://dateline.rice/june-9-fulton

NASA will announce winners of challenge to engineer human tissue
An article mentions that Jordan Miller, assistant professor of bioengineering, is leading Team Vital Organ, one of 11 teams competing in NASA's Vascular Tissue Challenge, which aims to create metabolically functional human tissue.
3DPrint.com
http://dateline.rice/june-9-miller

On finding a little spark when your writing's lost its heat
An article cites the book "Secret Body: Erotic and Esoteric Currents in the History of Religions" authored by Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice.
Literary Hub
http://dateline.rice/june-9-kripal

Music Academy of the West restores music to Santa Barbara
Larry Rachleff, the Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestral Conducting at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
San Francisco Classical Voice
http://dateline.rice/june-9-Rachleff

An article features collaborative research co-authored by Arun Gopalakrishnan, assistant professor of marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
Eurasia Review
http://dateline.rice/june-9-gopalakrishnan

Toxic relationships negatively impact physical and mental health of postpartum moms
An article features collaborative Rice research that found postpartum women in bad romantic relationships are not only more likely to suffer symptoms of depression, they are also at greater long-term risk of illness or death. Co-author and graduate student Ryan Linn Brown is quoted.
Babygaga.com
http://dateline.rice/june-9-brown

Coexistence, sectarianism and racism -- an interview with Ussama Makdisi
A Q&A features Ussama Makdisi, the Arab American Education Foundation Professor in Arabic Studies at Rice.
Middle East Research and Information Project
http://dateline.rice/june-9-makdisi

Being autistic may amount to a language difference -- not an impairment
Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, visiting scholar at Rice's Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, is quoted.
Fitness Health Yoga
http://dateline.rice/june-9-Onaiwu

MIT still No. 1, but US universities fall in world rankings
An article mentions that Rice is No. 94 on the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2022.
University Business
http://dateline.rice/june-9-qs

Focal Powered by Naim Houston is the future of hi-fi retail
Rice is mentioned.
eCoustics
http://dateline.rice/june-9-ec

DM 15th anniversary: Top 15 posts of all time
A roundup features Soo Sunny Park's 2013 "Unwoven Light" installation at the former Rice Art Gallery.
Design Milk
http://dateline.rice/june-9-dm

Winners announced at New York's Concert Artists Guild competition
An article featuring the Balourdet String Quartet was formed at Rice in 2018.
The Violin Channel
http://dateline.rice/june-9-vc

An article authored by Thomas Hogan mentions that he formerly worked at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
American Institute for Economic Research
http://dateline.rice/june-9-aier

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

A diamond in the rough
An article on the history of modern disc golf mentions that students at Rice held tournaments as early as 1964.
The Hartford City News Times (This article also appeared on the front page of the June 9 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-hcn

Tour the night sky
Alumnus Daniel Fleisch is featured.
Wittenberg University
http://dateline.rice/june-9-fleisch

SPORTS

Rice distance runner Grace Forbes chases rare 'triple All-American'
An article featuring Rice runner Grace Forbes mentions that she will be a three-time All-American this year if she earns 16th place or better in the NCAA Outdoor Championships beginning June 9. The article also mentions that Forbes has qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 10,000-meter race, which will be held in Eugene, Oregon June 18-27. Head coach Jim Bevan is quoted, and former Owls Lennie Waite, a two-time All-American, and Becky Wade, a four-time All-American, are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports page in the June 9 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-forbes-bevan-waite-wade

NAU Athletics News (This article also appeared in the Arizona Daily Sun.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-forbes
Track and field: Penn Wood grad Dennis Manyeah clears new heights with NCAA trip
Daily Times
http://dateline.rice/june-9-forbes

Our columnist's top moments of the 2020-2021 high school season
An article mentions that Shawqi Itraish has committed to play football at Rice.
YourObserver.com
http://dateline.rice/june-9-yo

Flyers sign Marcus Evans out of VCU
An article features former Rice basketball player Marcus Evans.
British Basketball League
http://dateline.rice/june-9-bbl

'Money Manziel'
An article mentions the 2013 football game between Rice and Texas A&M University.
The Battalion
http://dateline.rice/june-9-tb

Cooper student athletes honored in livestream event
An article mentions that Amarachukwu Oguchi has signed to join Rice's track and field team.
Hello Woodlands
http://dateline.rice/june-9-hw

TCU's Jim Schlossnagle hired as Texas A&M's baseball coach
An article mentions Rice's search for new head baseball coach.
The Eagle
http://dateline.rice/june-9-te

NEWS RELEASE

Executives aren't sold on strategy planning, research finds
Executives at 88% of large companies engage in strategy planning, according to the research featured in a chapter of "Focus: How to Plan Strategy and Improve Execution to Achieve Growth," a new book co-authored by Vikas Mittal, professor of marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
http://dateline.rice/june-9-news-release-mittal