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Several Rice faculty members are quoted or interviewed ahead of the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey making landfall.
Houston keeps paving over rain-absorbent Katy prairie, even after devastating Harvey impacts
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-blackburn
Post Harvey, 1 in 8 Houston homes permitted are in floodplains, as developers reshape flood maps
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Aug. 23 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-blackburn
Pace of Harris County home buyouts slower than hoped for after Hurricane Harvey
James Elliott, professor and chair of sociology, is quoted.
Texas Standard (This Houston Public Media article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-elliott
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
US Muslims five times more likely to face police harassment due to their religion, study shows
Graduate student Jauhara Ferguson is quoted in Middle East Eye, and his research is cited in MSN Berita.
Middle East Eye
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-ferguson
Riset: Muslim Amerika berisiko lima kali lipat alami pelecehan oleh polisi
MSN Berita (An English translation is not available. This article originally appeared in Republika.co.id.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-msn
Jamey Rootes, first president of the Houston Texans, dead at 56: 'Our family is heartbroken'
An article features the late Jamey Rootes, lecturer in sport management, who died Aug. 21 at 56.
People (This article also appeared in MSN Music.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-people
Houston community, sports leaders, others react to death of Jamey Rootes
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-hbj
Two-time Clemson soccer national champion Jamey Rootes passes
Clemson Tigers
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-ct
'Fox 26 News'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-kriv
WOAI-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-woai
'Fox 7 News Edge'
KTBC-TV (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-ktbc
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University boosts NASA's research and new lunar mission with renewed partnership
An article features the announcement that Rice and NASA have entered into the Space Act Agreement to collaborate on joint research opportunities, STEM engagement and educational activities. The article also mentions that Rice will host public events from Sept. 10-12 to honor the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962. President Reginald DesRoches is pictured, and alumnae Shannon Walker, Peggy Whitson and Nichole Ayers, all astronauts, are mentioned.
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-desroches-et-al
A startup to help other startups: Meet Houston's newest accelerator
Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the Aug. 24 print edition and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-burke
Miles Ahead Scholars explore math with RUSMP at TSU
Anne Papakonstantinou, clinical assistant professor and director of the Rice University School Mathematics Project (RUSMP), authored an article about RUSMP's participation in the Miles Ahead Scholars' Forging Week at Texas Southern University. Papakonstantinou led a workshop with Richard Parr, clinical assistant professor and executive director of RUSMP.
Village News (This article also appeared in the Aug. 24 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-rusmp
From memoirs to new trends, here are 5 exciting home design books hitting shelves this fall
A roundup features the architecture firm Adjaye Associates, which was chosen to design and build Rice's Moody Center for Student Life and Opportunity.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Star section in the Aug. 20 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-hc
Texas comptroller accuses Harris County of defunding police, threatens to stymie 2023 budget
An article cites a study by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research that found 60-plus overlapping law enforcement agencies in Harris County.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-hc
BROADCAST
Biden administration expected to make announcement about federal student loans soon, but some worry loan forgiveness will make inflation worse
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 quoted.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-diamond
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-diamond
Meanwhile ... the rise of the necrobots and the bittersweet merger of Spirit and JetBlue
Graduate student Faye Yap appears in a broadcast about collaborative Rice research repurposing deceased spiders as mechanical grippers. The research is also featured in a roundup by Slash Gear.
"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on CBS (This segment re-aired on more than 250 affiliate stations around the world.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-yap (scroll to 2:38)
Robotic animals that prove technology has made huge leaps
Slash Gear
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-sg
'WTVM Newsleader'
An article features Rice research developing the first printable smart helmet. Paul Cherukuri, vice president for innovation at Rice and executive director of its Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering; Grant Belton, design specialist at the institute; and McMurtry College senior Mac Carr are interviewed.
WTVM-TV (Columbus, Georgia)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-cherukuri-et-al
AM 560 The Answer
A broadcast featuring Thomas Hogan mentions that he formerly worked at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
WIND-AM (Chicago)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-wind
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Implants and checkpoint inhibitors eliminate mesothelioma tumors in mice
An article features a collaborative study using Rice's cytokine "drug factory" technology that found it can eradicate advanced-stage mesothelioma tumors in mice in just a few days. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering, and graduate students Amanda Nash and Samira Aghlara-Fotovat.
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-veiseh-et-al
An innovative technique to provide longer life to lithium anodes
An article features Rice research into developing a lithiated coating that effectively prevents the formation of dendrites on lithium batteries. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering; 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; graduate students Weiyin Chen, Jacob Beckham, Nghi La, and Jianan Xu; academic visitors Rodrigo Salvatierra and Victor Li; and alumni John Li and Duy Luong. Tour and Chen are quoted in MSN Netherlands.
AZo Materials
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-tour-higgs-et-al
Speciaal poeder op anode maakt volgende generatie batterijen mogelijk
MSN Netherlands (An English translation is not available. This article originally appeared in Change Inc.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-tour-chen
Rice University gets $4M for health care AI, precision medicine training
An article mentions that the National Library of Medicine has awarded a $4.16 million grant to Rice's NLM Training Program in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science. Lydia Kavraki, the Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science and director of Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute, is quoted.
Becker's Hospital Review
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-kavraki
Researchers reveal origin of ultrafast mystery signals in valleytronic materials
An article mentions that Pulickel Ajayan, chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and a professor of chemistry, and Junichiro Kono, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor in Engineering and a professor of electrical and computer engineering, of physics and astronomy, and of materials science and nanoengineering, collaborated on the featured research.
Newswise
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-ajayan-kono
FUNDRAISING FLOP: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott runs up a major deficit to pay for migrant busing
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.
Occupy Democrats
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-jones
Decades in the making, Michael Heizer's colossal desert City readies for its public debut
An article featuring artist Michael Heizer mentions that one of his installations is at Rice.
The Architect's Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-tan
Q&A: Venture capitalist John Doerr on big regrets and the clean energy revolution
A Q&A features alumnus John Doerr.
BusinessLive.co.za
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-doerr
Mary Doerr, know John Doerr's daughter, bio, Wiki, net worth, family explained
Louisville Mojo
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-doerr
10 private colleges that are shockingly affordable thanks to financial aid
A roundup features Rice.
Go Banking Rates
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-gbr
16 of the best bike trails in Houston
Rice is mentioned.
MSN Travel (This article originally appeared in Roaming My Planet.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-msn
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
What was the Saint Bartholomew Massacre, which took place 450 years ago
Former Rice professor Clyde Manschreck is quoted.
The Goa Spotlight
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-tgs
SPORTS
Conference USA roundtable: Predictions for the 2022 season
An article mentions Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-bloomgren
Students from four Houston universities being afforded unique Final Four experience
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.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-hpm
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 Hall of Honor.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Aug. 24 print edition of the Chronicle's Bellaire Examiner and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-sokol
Houston high school quarterbacks to watch this season
A roundup features Chase Jenkins, who has committed to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Aug. 24 print edition of the Chronicle's Pearland Journal.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-hc
High school football preview: District 20-6A
An article mentions that Peyton Farmer has committed to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Aug. 24 print edition of the Chronicle's Sugar Land Sun and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-hc
Eco-friendly exercise equipment sets new standard for gyms
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Southern California Sept. 3.
Daily Trojan
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-usc
Class is in session: A no-hitter from the best collegiate summer baseball league in America
An article mentions Rice baseball player Guy Garibay Jr.
The Georgetown Voice
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-garibay
UTSA, UAB look for another C-USA title in final season
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-aac
Texas OL Jaylen Garth enters the transfer portal
An article mentions last season's football game between Rice and the University of Texas at Austin.
USA Today's Longhorns Wire (This article also appeared in The Madison Leader Gazette, FanSided, 247Sports.com, Rivals and SBNation.com.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-usatoday
Winning ways: UA's KJ Jefferson exudes, draws confidence
An article mentions last season's football game between Rice and the University of Arkansas.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (This article also appeared in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and it appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Aug. 24 print edition of both newspapers. This story also appeared online in the El Dorado News-Times.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-adg
Single-match tickets now live
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play the University of Houston in Louisiana State University's Tiger Classic tournament Aug. 26.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-uhc
Former Ohio State OC, Texas football coach Tom Herman joins CBS Sports Network
Former Rice assistant football coach Tom Herman is featured.
The Columbus Dispatch (A similar article also appeared in FanSided.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-tcd
Hopkins County football Week 1 preview
Rice is mentioned.
Front Porch News
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-fpn
UTEP volleyball prepares to run it back this season
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play the University of Texas at El Paso Oct. 8 and Oct. 30.
The Prospector
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-tp
Longwood basketball coach Griff Aldrich announces additions to coaching staff
An article features Graham Bousley, former Rice director of basketball operations.
Augusta Free Press
http://dateline.rice/aug-24-afp