NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Narco riots target civilians and companies in post-Chapo Mexico
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.
Bloomberg (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-payan
Number of migrants at US-Mexico border again predicted to smash previous records
USA Today (This article appeared in the Aug. 22 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-payan
Los narco disturbios van dirigidos a civiles y empresas en el México post-Chapo
Bloomberg Línea (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-payan
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-payan
Dubai will zur Metaversum-Metropole werden
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung (Subscription is required. An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-krane
63 years after John F. Kennedy's 'we choose to go to the moon' speech, NASA's Artemis program plans to put humans back on the lunar surface
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Yahoo! News UK (This article originally appeared in Business Insider, and it appeared in Business Insider India, Yahoo! Sports and Insider.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-yn
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Essay: So little changed after Harvey. Can we call what happens next a disaster?
Lacy Johnson, assistant professor of creative writing, authored an essay.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This essay also appeared on the front of the Outlook section in the Aug. 21 print edition, and it appeared online in Coastal News Today.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-johnson
Rice University conductor made lasting impression with kindness
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. Matthew Loden, the Lynette S. Autrey Dean of the Shepherd School, and Leone Buyse, the Joseph and Ida Kirkland Mullen Professor of Music, are quoted.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Aug. 21 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-rachleff-loden-buyse
Challenges at Baker Hughes may foreshadow struggles for industry's transition to lower carbon energy
Vikas Mittal, a professor of marketing at the Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the Aug. 21 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-mittal
Everything you need to know about going to college in Houston, from perks to public transportation
Ryan Morgado, assistant director of student success initiatives, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-morgado
Thumbs: In God we trust? Better than trusting Texas politicians.
A roundup mentions late alumnus Paul Burka, who died Aug. 14 at 80.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This op-ed also appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the Aug. 20 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-hc
Texas-Squared Startup newsletter No. 363
A roundup features several Rice news stories from the past week.
Texas-Squared Startup on Medium
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-tss
How expensive are Texas colleges? See how much tuition costs this year across the state
Rice is mentioned in two articles. A slideshow in the first article features James Turrell's "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion and the Rice Memorial Center. The Skyspace is featured in Artnet.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-hc
Houston colleges don't offer much help for pregnant students. Post-Roe, it will get worse.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Aug. 22 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-hc
13 stunning James Turrell Skyscapes that don't get enough attention, and what makes each one unique
Artnet
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-artnet
BROADCAST
Lessons from Harvey 5 years later (Aug. 22, 2022)
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 quoted.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-blackburn
'Hurricane Special'
KBMT-TV (Beaumont, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-blackburn (This segment aired three times.)
'Houston Newsmakers': Inflation Reduction Act may not help inflation, research says
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, is interviewed.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-diamond
Today on Texas Standard: Texas is entering a new weather pattern
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 interviewed by Texas Standard, and he is cited on a broadcast by KRIV.
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 40 stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-jones
'Fox 26 News Special: What's Your Point?'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-jones
'13 Eyewitness News'
A broadcast features alumni Niel Prunier and Michelle Stevenson, who helped design SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-prunier-stevenson (This segment aired three times.)
'5 a.m. newscast for Aug. 22, 2022'
Several broadcasts mention that Rice and other local institutions began their fall semesters today.
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston and appeared in 12 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-hpm
'6 a.m. newscast for Aug. 22, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston and appeared in 12 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-hpm
'7 a.m. newscast for Aug. 22, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston and appeared in 12 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-hpm
'9 a.m. newscast for Aug. 22, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston and appeared in 12 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-hpm
'11 a.m. newscast for Aug. 22, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston and appeared in 12 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-hpm
CNBC: Las 10 mejores universidades para obtener ayuda financiera
A roundup features Rice.
Telemundo Utah (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-tu
Good food and dorms. Lots of liquor and pot. The worst profs? Here's how students rank their colleges
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 for "best run college" according to student surveys.
Fox 46 Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-fox46
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
The social aspects and sense of community are the crypto market's biggest allure and its biggest danger, experts say
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Markets Insider (This article also appeared in Business Insider, Money Times and Yahoo! Finance.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-dholakia
Chemical decapitation renders PFAS harmless
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, is quoted.
Royal Society of Chemistry's Chemistry World
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-wong
Why the social media mob hurt everyone but the Putin regime
Doug Schuler, associate professor of business and public policy at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Business & Politics
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-schuler
Sensors for molecular electronics on a semiconductor chip
James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
TimesTech.in
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-tour
Un misterioso ritrovamento su Marte sta ossessionando gli scienziati
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Tecnologia (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-siebach
Franci Neely reveals the best advice she's ever been given
An article features Franci Neely, a member of the Baker Institute for Public Policy Board of Advisors.
Boss Magazine
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-neely
Bonus Features – Aug. 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is Sept. 12 and more
An article features the partnership between Houston Methodist and the Ion, a Houston-based tech accelerator owned by the Rice Management Co.
Healthcare IT Today
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-hit
Tired of being tired? A doctor shares the (surprisingly) easy secrets for beating fatigue
Alumna Alex Carrasco is featured.
Camille Styles
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-carrasco
3D printing news briefs, Aug. 20, 2022: Consumer 3D printer, WAAM study and more
An article mentions that a team of researchers including those from Rice have 3D-printed a dual-phase, high-performance, nanostructured high entropy alloy.
3DPrint.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-3dprint
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
The fortitude Julia Paine gained along the way
Alumna Julia Paine, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
University of Miami
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-paine
The 10 best colleges in Texas
A roundup featuring Rice mentions that it is ranked No. 1 in Texas according to Money.
The Charlotte Observer (This Money article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-tco
Gallery: UCLA provides space for Latinx students to navigate higher education
Rice is mentioned.
Daily Bruin
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-db
15 mujeres astronautas contemporáneas
Alumna Shannon Walker is featured.
Expok News (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-walker
SPORTS
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
A broadcast features the Rice football team's second scrimmage ahead of the start of its season. Mike Bloomgen is interviewed. The Athletic mentions that the Owls are slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio Nov. 19.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-bloomgen
Conference USA football preview 2022: UTSA, UAB top teams in league in transition
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-bloomgen
VYPE Sunday Feature: A mother-daughter love of volleyball
An article features Rice head volleyball coach Genny Volpe.
VYPE (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-volpe
Around the Tigers' farm: Dane Myers on move at Erie as he bids for work in Detroit
Former Rice baseball player Dane Myers is featured.
The Detroit News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Aug. 22 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-myers
Texas Southern football's final scrimmage puts accent on depth
An article mentions last season's football game between Rice and Texas Southern University.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Aug. 21 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-hc
NCAA Final Four tournament planning course to be offered to 4 universities in Houston
An article mentions that representatives from Rice will participate in the two-semester course The Business of Major Sporting Events for 60 local university students to engage with the planning for the 2023 NCAA men's Final Four and its ancillary events. Rice will co-host the Final Four April 1-3.
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in MSN Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-abc13
AAC expert picks 2022: Most overrated and underrated teams, projected order of finish, bold predictions
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
CBS Sports (This article also appeared in Baltimore Sports and Life.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-aac
Steve Sarkisian names Quinn Ewers starting Texas QB over Hudson Card
An article mentions last season's football game between Rice and the University of Texas at Austin.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-sb
Red Report: Thompson to keep Huskers relaxed; Tannor's ascension; Blackshirts coming
Lincoln Journal-Star
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-ljs
Kansas State 2022 opponents: Top newcomers in Weeks 7-12
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-247
Patrick Mahomes to enter Texas Tech Ring of Honor, Hall of Fame
Rice is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-247
Playing Nick Saban's game would get major programs relegated to lower division
Sports Illustrated's All Hogs (This article also appeared in YardBarker.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-si
Mid-Major Madness' Conference USA Twitter Space preview: Grant McCasland/Nick McDevitt/Andy Kennedy
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-sbn
Could the Houston Cougars make the CFP this season?
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Houston Sept. 24.
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-fs
NEWS RELEASES
'Drug factory' implants eliminate mesothelioma tumors in mice
Rice and Baylor College of Medicine researchers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage mesothelioma tumors in mice in just a few days with a treatment combining Rice's cytokine "drug factory" implants and a checkpoint inhibitor drug. The study is the latest in a string of successes for the drug-factory technology invented in the lab of Rice bioengineer Omid Veiseh, including Food and Drug Administration approval to begin clinical trials of the technology this fall in ovarian cancer patients.
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-news-release-veiseh
Biomedical, data science training wins new grant
Rice's NLM Training Program in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science has been awarded a $4.16 million grant by the National Library of Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health. The grant represents a seventh renewal of support for a program that began more than 30 years ago to promote multidisciplinary training between researchers in computational and biological sciences.
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-news-release-kavraki
US must treat gas supply commitments as matter of national security, say Baker Institute energy experts
Europe is hoping for another "GasLift" from the United States and its allies this winter to survive Russian supply reductions, but a "gathering storm" in Asia will present challenges to this goal, according to a new paper from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://dateline.rice/aug-22-news-release-miles-collins-mikulska