NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
They came to Texas for the big houses and barbecue. They also got new laws on abortion, guns and voting.
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is cited.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-fulton
A dismal day for Argentina’s principal petro-province governors
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, authored an article.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-jones
Business groups are fighting Biden's $3.5T budget over taxes, drug negotiations
An article cites collaborative Rice research into the possible effects of increasing the corporate tax rate to 28% co-authored by John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of its Center for Public Finance, and George Zodrow, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Chair of Economics and a faculty scholar at the Baker Institute.
Yahoo! News (This USA Today article also appeared in 10 other media outlets and yesterday's Dateline, and it appeared in the Sept. 15 print edition of USA Today and The Oklahoman.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-diamond-zodrow
Biden's racial justice agenda must be central to post-Ida disaster recovery
Jim Elliott, a professor and chair of sociology at Rice and a fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Salon (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-elliott
Industria del esquisto en EE.UU. podría inquietar a los inversores y perforar más
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
Gestión (An English translation is not available. This article originally appeared in Reuters, and it appeared in Yahoo! Finanzas and Más Energía.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-finley
Letter: Don't conflate leadership with management
A letter to the editor cites collaborative Rice research that found encouraging employees to learn on the job and speak up with ideas results in more effective and resilient teams.
Financial Times
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-ft
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University top Texas school on US News & World Report, Princeton Review lists
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 17 in the nation overall, No. 5 for best value and No. 1 in Texas according to the 2022 Best Colleges rankings from U.S. News & World Report. The article also mentions that Rice is one of just four universities named to 11 of The Princeton Review's "Great Lists," a report that analyzed 30 years of reviews. President David Leebron is pictured.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-rankings-leebron
Best colleges ranked: 6 upstate NY schools make top 100 on US News & World Report list
MSN (This Syracuse.com article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-msn
'Newscenter 25 at 6'
KAVU-TV (Victoria)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-kavu
Photos show 'frightening' orange sky over Houston ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-cohan
Shining a new light on solar energy
Hawaii Tribune Herald (This Minneapolis Star-Tribune editorial appeared online in the Bedford Gazette, Watertown Daily Times, Butler Eagle, the Arizona Daily Sun, the Sept. 15 print edition of the Loveland Reporter-Herald and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-cohan
Texas hospitals face soaring expenses, shrinking profit margins as delta variant spreads
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.
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-ho
Southern Methodist University students pony up 15th-most money for college in US, report says
Rice is mentioned.
CultureMap Dallas
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-cmd
Best of Houston 2021: Pandemic pivot in the performing arts
An article mentions that Rice researchers worked with the Houston Symphony to track the movements of exhaled air released by singers and musicians who play wind instruments to understand the possibilities of airborne transmission of the coronavirus during a performance.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-hp
Beloved Museum District restaurant's charitable works score national award from Bon Appetit
An article mentions Rice's redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into the Ion tech hub.
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-cmh
Nicholas exits stage right, but plenty of residents remain powerless
An article mentions that Rice returned to normal campus operations Sept. 15 following Hurricane Nicholas.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-hp
Former Air Force brat attended West Point and served as a US Army officer
Rice is mentioned.
Fort Hood Herald
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-fhh
BROADCAST
Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas in 2017. 4 years later, is the state better prepared?
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and the co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is interviewed.
WBUR (This "Here and Now" segment also aired on more than 400 affiliate stations across the U.S., and this item appeared on 50 NPR-affiliated websites.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-blackburn
What's in the $29B proposal to build a Texas Coastal Spine to protect our coast from future hurricanes?
KXAN Online (This segment also aired 25 times on stations across Texas, and this article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-blackburn
Young Coloradans launch website to provide price transparency for medical procedures
Jones College senior Katelynn Salmon is interviewed about Price Medic, a website she co-created to help Coloradans compare hospital prices and services.
Denver 7 Online (This segment also aired on KMGH-TV in Denver.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-salmon
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Double-layered borophene is created at long last
An article mentions that Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, and collaborators have achieved the first synthesis of a double layer of borophene.
Physics World
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-yakobson
Conductive thread magically turns shirt into lifesaving EKG heart monitor
Articles feature Rice research into sewing nanotube fibers into athletic wear to monitor the heart rate and take a continual electrocardiogram of the wearer. Co-authors cited include 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, and graduate student Lauren Taylor.
DesignNews
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-pasquali-taylor
Researchers make exciting spin discovery in 2D magnet
Rice physicists have confirmed the topological origins of magnons, magnetic features they discovered three years ago in a 2D material that could prove useful for encoding information in the spins of electrons. Mentioned are Pengcheng Dai, professor of physics and astronomy, and graduate student Lebing Chen.
Materials Today
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-dai-chen
Diamondback moth range increasing with climate change, research finds
An article features collaborative Rice research that found climate change may allow the diamondback moth, one of the world's costliest agricultural pests, to thrive year-round. Volker Rudolf, professor of biosciences, is quoted.
AgriPulse
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-rudolf
2021 Gun Rights Policy Conference: Watch online Sept. 25-26
Alumnus Glenn Youngkin, who is running for governor of Virginia, is mentioned.
AmmoLand
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-youngkin
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Saudi Arabia considers buying Israeli missile-defense systems
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Global Village Space
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-ulrichsen
Dublin family joins forces to share stories and to inspire young readers
An article features Martel College junior Rijuta Vallishayee, who co-authored the children's book "Rishi's Jungle Safari."
OneDublin.org
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-vallishayee
Texas ain't what it used to be | Gene Lyons
Rice is mentioned.
The Hanford Sentinel (This article also appeared online in the Elko Daily Free Press, and it appeared in the Sept. 15 print edition of the Cecil Whig, Lake County Record-Bee, Forrest City Times-Herald, The Saratogan, Oneida Daily Dispatch, The Easton Sunday Star, Vallejo Times-Herald and The Troy Record.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-hs
Colleges are 'getting back to normal' — or are they?
An article mentions that Rice's fall semester started remotely due to anomalous COVID-19 test results.
Lamorinda Weekly (This article also appeared in the print and digital editions of the Sept. 15 issue.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-lw
UNCSA welcomes new faculty members
Alumnus Benjamin Roidl-Ward is featured.
University of North Carolina School of the Arts News
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-roidl-ward
How Duke's QuadEx residential housing system compares to those at other universities
An article mentions Rice's residential college system.
Duke University's The Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-duchron
Latina athletes: Marlen Esparza
Rice is mentioned.
Hola!
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-hola!
SPORTS
Lots of QB shuffling early in season, led by Big 12
Several articles mention that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 18. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted in the Houston Chronicle.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-ap
Rice notebook: Owls ready to play Longhorns in Austin
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 15 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-bloomgren
5 things Texas fans need to know about Rice: Despite drama in Austin, there is another opponent
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-morn-news
After enduring four trying years between starts, Texas QB Casey Thompson's seizing his opportunity
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-morn-news
Casey Thompson kept working and is now starting at Texas
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Sept. 15 print edition, and it appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Sept. 15 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-hc
Breakfast with Bevo: Texas makes its change, but sure hopes things stay the same with Rice
Hook 'Em
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-hookem
'I've waited a long time for this opportunity.' Texas' Casey Thompson is ready to start against Rice
Hook 'Em
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-hookem
Bevo's Daily Roundup: Report: TCU, Houston were 'this close' to receiving Pac-12 invite
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-sbn
Bohls: Thompson's time has come; Longhorns likely to play Big 12 brethren
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-aas
Texas Report Card: PFF grades from the Arkansas matchup
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in Longhorns Wire.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-ys
Big 12 predictions: Week 3
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-sbn
KTXX-AM (Austin, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-ktxx (This segment also aired on KOKE-FM and KTAE-AM in Austin, and the podcast appeared on Horn FM.)
Houston tennis announces fall schedule
An article mentions the Rice Invitational tennis tournament Oct. 29-31.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-uhc
XC: Rabius named SLC cross-country athlete of the week
An article mentions the Sept. 10 Rice Invitational cross-country meet.
HBUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-hbu
XC: Rabius and Artisst lead Huskies at Rice Invitational
HBUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-hbu
How the Big 12 schools (including the 4 expansion schools) fared this past weekend
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Houston 44-7 Sept. 11.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-sbn
Greg Tepper and Ashley Pickle revisit the Week 2 college football burning questions to recap the weekend.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-dctf
UTSA releases complete 2021-22 men's basketball schedule for the Roadrunners
An article mentions that Rice's basketball team is slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio Feb. 3.
BCSNN
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-bcsnn
Arkansas vs. Georgia Southern prediction, game preview
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Arkansas 38-17 in the season-opening game Sept. 4.
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in College Football News.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-ys
UTEP soccer kicks off C-USA play Thursday vs. No. 20 Rice and at North Texas
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play the University of Texas at El Paso Sept. 16.
KVIA Online
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-kvia
NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings: Sept. 14, 2021
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team received votes in a national ranking poll.
SoccerWire.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-sw
NEWS RELEASES
After hurricanes, what makes people decide to stay or to go?
The flooding and destruction from hurricanes Ida and Nicholas pose a difficult choice for residents of the Gulf Coast, many of whom will choose to stay in their homes even after suffering significant damage. Anna Rhodes, an assistant professor of sociology at Rice, is available to discuss what drives post-disaster housing decisions.
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-news-release-rhodes
Baker Institute and Baker Botts' Annual Energy Summit to examine global energy transition
The 2021 Annual Energy Summit at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy will explore the critical issues affecting global energy markets, oil and gas, electricity, renewables and the environment in a virtual conference Sept. 29-30.
http://dateline.rice/sept-15-news-release-baker-summit