FEATURED ITEMS
Several Rice experts provide their insights following the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey making landfall.
Essay: Managed retreat? Why Brays Bayou families chose to stay after Harvey.
Rachel Kimbro, the Herbert S. Autry Professor of Social Sciences, dean of the School of Social Sciences and author of "In Too Deep: Class and Mothering in a Flooded Community," authored an op-ed.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-kimbro
Losing your neighborhood to climate change is sometimes necessary
Anna Rhodes, assistant professor of sociology and author of "Soaking the Middle Class: Suburban Inequality and Recovery from Disaster," co-authored an op-ed.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This op-ed appeared in the Aug. 26 print edition of the Houston Chronicle and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-rhodes
Houston's longtime hurricane head honcho Ed Emmett shares valuable lessons from Harvey
Alumnus Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation policy at the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-emmett
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Tools to understand the cosmos are right under our feet
An article features collaborative Rice research that found a volcanic eruption on Mars produced a rare mineral, a mystery that had puzzled scientists for six years. Co-author Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Discover (This article will also appear in the September print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-siebach
'There is still work to be done': 3 experts weigh in on Biden's student loan forgiveness
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, authored an analysis in a roundup of experts' insights into President Joe Biden's student debt relief program.
Fast Company (This article originally appeared in The Conversation and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-diamond
Islamophobia remains steady in the US, but why do some Muslims share the sentiment?
An article features Rice research that found Muslims are more likely than any other faith group to say they have been harassed by police based on their religion. Study co-author and graduate student Jauhara Ferguson is quoted.
Middle East Eye
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-ferguson
Muslims report more religion-based police harassment than any other faith community, study finds
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the Aug. 26 print edition and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-ferguson
A little more about Lalo Schifrin
An article mentions that alumnus David Cho studied under the late Larry Rachleff, former Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestral Conducting at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
National Review
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-schifrin-rachleff
HOUSTON/TEXAS
FROM THE LABS: 'Drug factory' implants eliminate mesothelioma tumors in mice
An article features a collaborative study using 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, graduate students Amanda Nash and Samira Aghlara-Fotovat and alumni Bertha Castillio, Aarthi Pugazenthi, Annie Nguyen and Alexander Lu.
Baylor College of Medicine
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-veiseh-et-al
5 years after Harvey tore a path of destruction and displacement, Gulf Coast towns show economic resiliency
An article cites a recent article published on the Kinder Institute for Urban Research's Urban Edge blog.
Bisnow
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-kinder-study
Art Markman: Going back to school should not just be for kids anymore
Rice is mentioned.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-wth
BROADCAST
'Don't Move to Texas' billboards in California invoke Uvalde massacre
Bill Fulton, former director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
ABC 13 Online (This article originally appeared in ABC 7 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-fulton
Rice University boosts NASA's research and new lunar mission with renewed partnership
An article features the announcement that Rice and NASA have renewed the Space Act Agreement to collaborate on joint research opportunities, STEM engagement and educational activities. Both articles and a radio broadcast mention President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
ABC 13 Online (This article originally appeared in CultureMap Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-abc13
I want you: The second space race is underway
Photonics Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-kennedy
'Not so fast'
The Michael Berry Show on iHeart.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-kennedy
In-state vs. out-of-state colleges: Where should I go?
An article mentions the undergraduate student population at Rice.
WTOP Online (This U.S. News & World Report article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-wtop
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
A wearable textile-based pneumatic energy harvesting system for assistive robotics
An article features collaborative Rice research developing a mechanical limb powered only by compressed air. Mentioned or quoted are Daniel Preston, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, alumna Rachel Shveda and Anoop Rajappa, a Rice Academy Fellow in mechanical engineering. A Rice video is included.
Tech Xplore
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-preston-et-al
New weapon targets antibiotic resistance
An article features collaborative Rice research developing light-activated molecules that destroy Gram-positive bacteria and the biofilms they form. 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; alumni Ana Santos, Alexis van Venrooy and Victor García-López; graduate students Anna Reed and Aaron Wyderka; and Lawrence Alemany, adjunct lecturer in chemistry.
Science Daily
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-tour-et-al
Synthetic biologists use novel tool to 'see' signal processing in real time
An article features collaborative Rice research observing the real-time activity of common signal-processing circuits in bacteria, including those in deadly pathogens that increase virulence or develop antibiotic drug resistance. Co-authors quoted include Jeffrey Tabor, associate professor of bioengineering and of biosciences, and postdoctoral researcher Ryan Butcher.
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-tabor-butcher
Origin of ultrafast mystery signals in valleytronic materials, revealed
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.
Lab Manager
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-ajayan-kono
Is Diet Coke bad for you?
Alumna Sharon Fowler is quoted.
Live Science
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-fowler
CLM Construction Conference preview: The economic factors impacting commercial and residential real estate exposures
An article cites a 2021 report by the Kinder Institute of Urban Research analyzing zoning requirements in the University of Houston's charter.
Risk & Insurance
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-r&i
Conmociones cerebrales son detectables desde el intestino: estudio
An article features a collaborative study of 33 Rice football players to determine the diagnostic potential of the gut's microbiome to track the impact of concussions.
Milenio (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-milenio
SPORTS
VB: 2022 preseason team and poll announced
An article features a preseason poll by Conference USA's 11 head volleyball coaches that predicted Rice to finish in second place. The article also mentions that Owls Anota Adekunle, Ellie Bichelmeyer and Carly Graham have been added to C-USA's preseason team.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-cusa
MBB: HBU to play in Owl Invitational featuring Darius Lee Memorial Classic
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team will co-host the Owl Invitational with Houston Baptist University (HBU) beginning Nov. 18. The tournament will close with the Owls facing HBU in Tudor Fieldhouse Nov. 21 for the Darius Lee Memorial Classic. Head coach Scott Pera is quoted.
HBUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-pera
College football rankings 2022: USC, Texas A&M hype raises questions from top analyst
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Southern California Sept. 3.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-usc
College football TV schedule 2022: Dates, times and networks
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-ta
Top 12 games and sports events this month: September 2022
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Houston Sept. 24.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-365
Men's tennis announces fall schedule
An article mentions the Rice Fall Challenge tennis tournament will be held Oct. 27-29.
BYUCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-byu
Ranking the top 100 Fort Worth-area high school football players during the 2022 season
Rice is mentioned.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-ftst
Roy Exum: Ranking every FBS team
The Chattanoogan
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-chatt
LSU volleyball to open season Friday against Samford in Tiger Classic
An article mentions that Rice is slated to compete in the Tiger Classic volleyball tournament Aug. 26-27 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The Advocate (A similar article appeared in LSUSports.com.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-advo
Cowboys-Cajuns rivalry will be revived in '25
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play McNeese State University Sept. 10.
American Press
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-amp
WMU men's basketball releases 2022-23 schedule
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play Western Michigan University Nov. 19.
Western Herald
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-wh
Panthers on the prowl once again in 2022
An article mentions that Nia McCardell has committed to play volleyball at Rice.
Click2Houston (This article originally appeared in VYPE.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-c2h
WSOC: Season-opening road stretch continues Friday for Huskies
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play Houston Baptist University Sept. 1 at Holloway Field.
HBUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-hbu
Strong nonconference slate highlights Demons' 2022-23 schedule
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play Northwestern State University Dec. 17.
NSUDemons.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-nsu
Blinn football season preview
An article mentions former Rice football player Caleb Chappelle.
KWHI Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-kwhi
NEWS RELEASE
Reconstructing ice age diets reveals unraveling web of life
Research published this week in Science offers the clearest picture yet of the reverberating consequences of land mammal declines on food webs over the past 130,000 years. "While about 6% of land mammals have gone extinct in that time, we estimate that more than 50% of mammal food web links have disappeared," said Rice ecologist Evan Fricke, lead author of the study.
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-news-release-fricke-beaudrot