Dateline Rice for Aug. 15, 2022 (Weekend Edition)

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Saudi Aramco's Amin Nasser: A homegrown engineer who reached the top
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Reuters (This article also appeared in 100 other media outlets, on the front of the Business section in the Aug. 15 print edition of Arab News and in the Aug. 15 print edition of The Jerusalem Post.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-krane

Though criticized nationally, Abbott's border policies supported by Texans, poll shows
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Dallas Morning News.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-jones
Un désastre humanitaire prévisible
La Presse (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-jones

McCullough, Mar-a-Lago and the enduring search for historical truth
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-brinkley
'Banfield'
NewsNation
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-brinkley

Mexico plans to become an export hub with US-drilled natural gas
Adrian Duhalt, postdoctoral fellow in Mexico energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for the United States and Mexico and Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
Bloomberg (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Aug. 13 print edition of the National Post, and it appeared online in gCaptain.com and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-duhalt

Remembrances pour in for Larry Rachleff
An article features the late Larry Rachleff, former Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestral Conducting at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, who died Aug. 8 at 67. Alumna Cara Cheung is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in The Day, where it also appeared in the Aug. 13 print edition. A similar article appeared in Chicago Classical Review and Texas Classical Review.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-rachleff-cheung

Inquiétudes grandissantes autour des perfluorés
An article features research into "forever chemical" pollutants by Michael Wong, the Tina and Sunit Patel Professor in Molecular Nanotechnology, a professor and chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering and a professor of chemistry, materials science and nanoengineering and of civil and environmental engineering.
La Presse (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-wong

HOUSTON/TEXAS 

Houston Methodist to create tech hub at the Ion
An article about a partnership between Houston Methodist and the Ion, a Houston-based tech accelerator owned by the Rice Management Co. (RMC), also mentions that Houston Methodist has partnered with Rice to develop the Center for Human Performance. Bryson Grover, investment manager of real estate development for the RMC, is quoted in Houston Inno, and President Reginald DesRoches and Jan Odegard, executive director of the Ion, are quoted in Realty News Report.
Houston Inno
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-grover
Medical giant joins Ion innovation district
Realty News Report
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-grover-desroches-odegard

Billionaire Houston software developer Robert Brockman dies at 81
An article featuring the late Robert Brockman, a former Rice trustee, mentions he died Aug. 5 at 81. He was the lead donor for Rice's Brockman Hall for Opera.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This Bloomberg article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-brockman

Midland College announces Midland Young Leaders awards
Rice is mentioned.
Odessa American
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-oa

Texas-Squared Startup newsletter No. 362
A roundup features several Rice news stories from the past week.
Texas-Squared Startup on Medium
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-tss

BROADCAST 

Houston housing becoming increasingly unaffordable, realtors' association says
Steve Sherman, research fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is interviewed.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-sherman

Juarez violence keeps people in their homes Friday
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.
KTSM Online (This segment also aired twice on KTSM-TV in El Paso, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-payan

'Destination Texas'
A broadcast features James Turrell's "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion. Alison Weaver, executive director of the Moody Center for the Arts, is interviewed.
KCIT-TV (Amarillo, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-weaver

'Spectrum News Columbus'
An article features Will Rice College sophomore Marshall Joos, who is attending Rice's Shepherd School of Music. 
SPNWS-TV (Columbus, Ohio)
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-joos (This segment aired three times.)

Houston named first Child Friendly City candidate in US by UNICEF
An article mentions that Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research and the City of Houston conducted a situational analysis on the state of children's rights in the city.
Houston Public Media 
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-hpm

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Warming trends: Sports and climate change in Texas, a community housing project named after Rachel Carson and an e-bike conversion kit for your bicycle
A roundup features collaborative Rice research that surveyed coaches and athletics officials in Texas about how they are planning to address the risks their students face as the climate changes. Co-author Sylvia Dee, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted. 
Inside Climate News 
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-dee

Sanding surfaces can make them superhydrophobic
An article features collaborative Rice research that found sanding a surface with a powder can make it superhydrophobic. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Fred Higgs, the vice provost for academic affairs, director of the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership and the John and Ann Doerr Professor of Mechanical Engineering; James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering; and graduate student Weiyin Chen.
Materials Today
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-higgs-tour-chen

Intense grief can harm the heart, studies show
An article features collaborative Rice research into the body inflammation of widowed individuals experiencing intense grief. Alumna Ryan Linn Brown is quoted.
Seven Ponds Blog
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-brown

Revised organic chemistry text to be free online via OpenStax
An article features OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
Campus Technology
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-ct

Salinas, Tasca, Anderson and Gladstone retain No. 1 qualifying positions going into Sunday
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
NHRA.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-nhra
… ¡Y entonces se eligió ir a la Luna!
Noticias de Álava
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-nda


Why crypto firms should embrace regulations and compliance 
Alumnus Benjamin Bai authored an article.
Forkast.news
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-bai

Categorizing people based on physical traits like hair texture feeds racial stereotypes. Genetics challenges that prejudice
Graduate student Yesmar Oyarzun is quoted.
Genetic Literacy Project
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-oyarzun
 

The ChemQuest Technology Institute enters agreement with Universal Matter
An article about Universal Matter mentions that it produces its graphene using a flash process developed at Rice. 
Graphene-Info.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-gi


The ultimate 3 days in Houston itinerary
Rice is mentioned.
Nomadasaurus
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-nomadasaurus
'Stories, Dice and Rocks that Think' reviewed
IrishTechNews.ie
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-itn

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST 

Local firm Viewplus opens world of science to blind 
Alumnus John Gardner is featured.
The Corvallis Advocate
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-gardner

Faith, politics and The Fellowship: Steve Duin column
D. Michael Lindsay, a former sociologist at Rice, is quoted.
OregonLive.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-orlive

Seeking the American dream? Make sure ZIP code is correct, speaker says
An article features alumnus Giorgio Angelini.
The Post-Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-angelini

Shop, dine and drink in Cottonwood Shores/Horseshoe Bay
Rice is mentioned.
HighlandLakes.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-hl

An introduction to Darien Hsu Gee by Kristina Marie Darling
Alumnus Darien Hsu Gee is featured.
Tupelo Quarterly
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-gee

​​​SPORTS 

Rice offense, defense deliver big plays in first scrimmage
An article features the Rice football team ahead of the start of its season. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Aug. 14 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-bloomgren
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-bloomgren

Scott Pera announces the hiring of Russ Pennell as an assistant for Rice MBB
An article features Rice assistant football coach Russ Pennell. Head coach Scott Pera is quoted.
BCSNN.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-pennell-pera

Women's college previews: ASUN to MAAC
A roundup mentions Rice soccer player Delaney Schultz. 
Top Drawer Soccer
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-schultz

CHS graduates get to see NFL up close
An article mentions Jessica Morrey, director of on-campus recruiting for Rice football.
The Cheshire Herald
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-morrey

Houston ISD recognizes athletics Hall of Honor 2022 class
A roundup featuring former Rice head volleyball coach Debbie Sokol mentions that she has been inducted into the Houston Independent School District's Hall of Honor.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-sokol

'We've got a shot at it': Talent, depth on display at Longhorns volleyball scrimmage
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play an exhibition game against the University of Texas at Austin Aug. 20.
KXAN Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-kxan

XFL player profile and one-on-one: LB Chrishon Frazier
An image depicts last year's football game between Rice and Texas Southern University.
XFL Newsroom
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-xfl

Sam Pittman reveals the moment K.J. Jefferson took over as leader of the Razorbacks
An article mentions last year's football game between Rice and the University of Arkansas.
Saturday Down South (This article also appeared in the Fayetteville Flyer.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-sds
Get to know the Flames' 2022 foes: Arkansas
The News & Advance
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-na
 

Broadcast schedule announced for 2022 volleyball season
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play Kansas State University Sept. 16.
KStateSports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-kstate

Rangers signing former Twins pitcher Tyler Duffey to minor league deal
Former Rice baseball player Tyler Duffey is featured.
The Dallas Morning News 
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-duffey

Good morning, Illini nation: Recruiting roundup
Rice is mentioned.
The News-Gazette
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-ng

Swimming and diving announces 2022-23 meet schedule
An article mentions that Rice's swim team is slated to compete against the University of Houston Jan. 28.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-uhc

Sun Belt football: Examining over/under win totals for the 2022 season
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Sept. 17.
Athlon Sports
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-as

KCBS-TV (Los Angeles)
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Southern California Sept. 3.
http://dateline.rice/aug-15-kcbs

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