Dateline Rice for July 6, 2022

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New Kinder Institute director isn't interested in Band-Aid solutions for Houston inequality
A Q&A features Ruth López Turley, director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Community members quoted or mentioned include President Reginald DesRoches; Bill Fulton, former director of the Kinder Institute; Stephen Klineberg, founding director of the institute and professor emeritus of sociology; Terri Arellano, senior director of operations; Dan Potter, senior director of research; and Michael Emerson, former Rice professor and co-founder of the institute. The article also mentions the Kinder Houston Area Survey and that Turley founded the Houston Education Research Consortium in 2011.
Bisnow (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-turley-desroches-et-al

Rice chemist, Nobel laureate Robert Curl dies at 88
An article featuring alumnus and former Professor Emeritus Robert Curl mentions that he died July 3 at 88. Curl was part of the research team that shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of buckminsterfullerenes, or "buckyballs," a new form of carbon, which included the late Richard Smalley, the former Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry. President Reginald DesRoches, Bruce Weisman, professor of chemistry and associate chair for teaching, and alumnus R. Stanley Williams are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the City/State section in the July 6 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-curl-smalley-desroches-et-al
Steve Acquah co-hosts a buckyball workshop for students as part of the celebrations unveiling the Royal Society of Chemistry Chemical Landmark Blue Plaque
University of Massachusetts Amherst News
http://dateline.rice/july-6-curl-smalley

HOUSTON/TEXAS 

If you're seeing more text alerts on Houston air quality, you're not alone. Here's what to know.
An article mentions that the threshold for an Asthma Aware Day in Houston is based on a 2014 collaborative study by Kathy Ensor, the Noah G. Harding Professor of Statistics and director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research's Urban Data Platform.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-ensor

3 alumni-founded startups claim cash prizes at Rice University pitch competition
An article features Rhythio Medical, a startup by alumni Kunal Shah and  Savannah Esteve to prevent heart arrhythmias, which won the alumni H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge hosted by the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Alumni Danielle Conkling, Paul Manwell and Joanna Nathan served as judges.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/july-6-lilie-et-al

Houston accounting firm unveils new headquarters in Uptown
An article mentions Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the July 6 print edition of the Chronicle's Sugar Land Sun and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-hc

Chevron's offer to pay for staff to move to Houston signals growing focus on Texas
An article mentions the Ion, an innovation tech hub managed by the Rice Management Co.  
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the July 6 print edition of the Chronicle's Bellaire Examiner and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-the-ion

Summer Block Parties, A Taste of Nigeria Festival top family fun picks
A roundup mentions that Rice's Moody Center for the Arts will host Summer Jam July 9. 
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-hc
The 15 best things to do in Houston this weekend: July 8-10, 2022
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/july-6-365

The Texas economy is still growing, but optimism is waning
An article mentions the collaborative State of Housing report by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, which found growing unaffordability in Harris County in 2021. 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the July 6 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-hc

Texas State University slides into top 10 ranking on list of best college investments in Texas
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 10 in the nation for return on investment according to SmartAsset. 
CultureMap San Antonio
http://dateline.rice/july-6-cmsa

BROADCAST 

The week in politics and Houston’s best places for drinks (July 6, 2022)
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, participates in a discussion of the week's political stories.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-jones
Is Beto O'Rourke closing the gap in Texas governor's race?
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-jones
How will abortion, gun safety affect the Texas governor's race?
Texas Standard
http://dateline.rice/july-6-jones
KERA-FM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-jones (This segment aired twice.)

Rice study: Agriculture emissions pose risks to health and climate
An article features collaborative Rice research into agricultural pollution. Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, and graduate student Lina Luo are quoted.
Click2Houton (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-cohan-luo

Yes, on average, oil production is higher under the Biden administration, but context is needed
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is interviewed about gas prices.
WCNC Online (This segment also aired on 10 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-finley

Health Beat: Drug 'factories' kill cancer in 6 days: Medicine's next big thing?
An article features collaborative Rice research that eradicated advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in as little as six days with a treatment that could be ready for human clinical trials later this year. Co-author Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering, is interviewed. 
WFMZ Online (This segment also aired twice on WFMZ-TV in Philadelphia.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-veiseh

Egresado del RUM iniciará su doctorado en Harvard University
An article mentions that Rice hosted the Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium. 
WORA 5 Online (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-wora

C-SPAN 3
A broadcast mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
http://dateline.rice/july-6-kennedy

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

The rolling tires and the beating heart
An article features collaborative Rice research into a complex new method of fluid modeling. Co-authors Tayfun Tezduyar, the James F. Barbour Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and research associate Takashi Kuraishi are quoted.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
http://dateline.rice/july-6-tezduyar-kuraishi

Finalists for the 2022 Freedman Classical Music Fellowship announced
An article featuring Emily Granger, a finalist for the Freedman Classical Fellowship, mentions that she will premiere her three-movement work with the Rice University Contemporary Ensemble as an artist-in-residence.
Limelight Magazine (This article also appeared in BroadwayWorld.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-lm

Nuevas sustancias que podrían tratar la leucemia
An article features collaborative Rice research that discovered potential new drugs that work in concert with established drugs to treat leukemia. Co-author Natasha Kirienko, assistant professor of biosciences, is quoted. 
Noticias de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-kirienko

Mengenal program akselerator, cara startup baru genjot bisnis
Yael Hochberg, the Ralph S. O'Connor Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is cited.
Katadata.co.id (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-hochberg

Cara bikin Spotify Iceberg yang sedang ramai di medsos
Martel College junior Akshay Raj, who created the website Icebergify, is featured.
Tekno.Sindonews.com (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-raj

Plastica in grafene, da oggi è possibile: L'invenzione rivoluzionaria
An article features collaborative Rice research that may provide a path to upcycling huge amounts of waste plastic from the millions of cars scrapped each year.
Vesuvius (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-vesuvius

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST 

Provost's Fellowship Program expands
A roundup mentions that alumnus Yuki Atsusaka will join Dartmouth University as a Guarini Dean's Postdoctoral Fellow.
Dartmouth University News
http://dateline.rice/july-6-atsusaka

The worldwide labour crisis
An article cites research by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into the role of immigrants in the U.S.'s future workforce.
Dawn
http://dateline.rice/july-6-dawn

Oregon's top 2022 National Merit Scholars hail from the largest group of high schools in years
Rice is mentioned.
Oregon Live (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-ol
Canadian International School students record outstanding results in IB exam 2022
APN News (This article also appeared in This Week India.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-apn

​​​SPORTS 

BBC Cumbria 
A broadcast features Rice hammer thrower Tara Simpson-Sullivan.
http://dateline.rice/july-6-simp-sull

University of Houston to the Big 12: The scheduling maze
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Houston in the upcoming season.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-hc

Overrated or underrated? A look at offensive units across the Lone Star State
A roundup features Rice football's offense.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/july-6-dctf

The Blitz: Reviewing 2022 rules changes, SFA adds former UMHB coach, SAGU names offensive coordinator
Former Rice football player Miles Adams is mentioned.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/july-6-dctf

Ranking the hardest Conference USA nonconference schedules
An article previews several upcoming games for Rice's football team.
LWOSports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-6-lwos

Analyzing the running backs in SportsDay's Top 100 area recruits for the Class of 2023
Rice is mentioned.
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/july-6-dallasmorn
Mississippi State men's basketball adds 6-foot-5 recruit to round out roster
Saturday Down South
http://dateline.rice/july-6-sds
Texas Southern signs backboard-smashing, three-star Shawn Jones Jr.
HBCU Gameday
http://dateline.rice/july-6-hg

NEWS RELEASE 

Nine new professors join Rice Business
The Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice has added nine faculty members with expertise ranging from management to marketing. It's a record number of new tenured and tenure-track professors for the school. 
http://dateline.rice/july-6-news-release-jones-school

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