Dateline Rice for July 8, 2022

Dateline Rice

FEATURED ITEM

New Rice University president Reginald DesRoches marks first days with tradition
An article features President Reginald DesRoches and mentions his daughter, Rice soccer player Shelby DesRoches, alumna Lynorra Grant and former president David Leebron. It highlights Reginald DesRoches' accomplishments as provost, which included overseeing the establishment of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and numerous partnerships and programs across Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article was also featured in the Chronicle's "Morning Report" newsletter July 8, and it appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/july-8-desroches

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

When COVID hit, a border health commission found itself on life support
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in El Paso Matters.)
http://dateline.rice/july-8-payan

Biden struggles to define agenda ahead of visit to Saudi Arabia
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Al Jazeera (This article appeared on the front of the International section in the July 8 print edition of the National Herald Tribune, and it appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/july-8-ulrichsen

HOUSTON/TEXAS 

Rice and MD Anderson researchers discover exciting new leukemia treatment
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. 
InnovationMap (This article was also featured in InnovationMap's "Daily Digest" newsletter July 8.)
http://dateline.rice/july-8-kirienko
 

Emu has improved the accuracy of bacterial identification
An article features collaborative Rice research toward developing software that effectively identifies bacterial species. Co-authors Todd Treangen, an assistant professor of computer science, and graduate student Kristen Curry are quoted.
Baylor College of Medicine News
http://dateline.rice/july-8-treangen-curry

Scientists hijack bacteria to ease drug manufacturing
An article mentions that Ross Thyer, assistant professor of chemistry and biomolecular engineering, collaborated on the featured research.
UT News
http://dateline.rice/july-8-thyer

Exclusive: Axelrad developers to turn East End site into a walkable, socially conscious district
An article mentions that Nonya Grenader is a retired Rice architecture professor.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-8-grenader

5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week
A news roundup features stories on Sam Dike, manager of strategic initiatives at the Rice Management Co., and the H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge for alumni startups hosted by Rice's Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship June 29. 
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/july-8-dike-lilie

Workforce agency names chief financial officer
An article featuring Myriam Guerrero mentions that she completed the Doerr Institute for New Leaders' program for nonprofit executives.
El Paso Inc. (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-8-epi

BROADCAST 

Griner pleads guilty and preserving Karankawa culture (July 8, 2022)
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Health and Biosciences, participates in a roundtable discussion of "The Good, Bad and Ugly" of the week's news.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/july-8-ho
A real-life 'Ratatouille' moment: 'The Good, Bad and Ugly' of the week
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/july-8-ho

'KPRC Channel 2 News'
A broadcast features collaborative Rice research into agricultural pollution. Co-author Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-8-cohan

From Houston to Broadway: Rice student plays iconic role in 'The Phantom of the Opera'
An article featuring Kanisha Feliciano, student in the Artist Diploma for Opera Performance program at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, mentions that she is the first Latina to sing the role of Christine Daaé in "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway. 
KHOU Online (This segment also aired six times on WFAA-TV in Dallas, and it appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/july-8-feliciano

'Houston Life'
Alumna Lisa Gray, host of City Cast Houston, is featured. The Ion, a tech hub developed by Rice, is mentioned.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-8-gray

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Nobel laureate Robert F. Curl Jr. 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. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and alumnus James Heath are quoted. The article also mentions that Health and fellow alumni Sean O’Brien and Yuan Liu collaborated with Curl on the research.
C&EN
http://dateline.rice/july-8-curl-tour-et-al

Racial apathy: Interracial contact may not reduce racism, says report
An article features a collaborative Rice study that found a rise in racial apathy among young white adults. Tony Brown, professor and associate chair in the Department of Sociology and director of the Racism and Racial Experiences Workgroup, is quoted.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/july-8-brown
 

Magic No. 9: Three top B-schools each announce 9 faculty hires

A roundup features the announcement that Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business has added nine new faculty members: Nicola Secomandi, Daan van Knippenberg, Yiangos Papanastasiou, Tommy Pan Fang, Sora Jun, Süleyman Kerimov, Robert Dittmar, David Zhang and Jung Youn Lee. Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones School, is quoted.
Yahoo! Finance (This article originally appeared in Poets & Quants.)
http://dateline.rice/july-8-jones-school-et-al

New podcast episode: The BBBA, a possible recession and the June jobs report
An article mentions that 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, was commissioned to assess the macroeconomic implications of the Build Back Better Act's tax and social spending proposals.
American Action Forum
http://dateline.rice/july-8-diamond

 

Executive Voice: He shapes Raleigh's creative development — and the craft beer scene
Alumnus David Meeker is featured.
Triangle Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-8-meeker

Violist steps down from VC artist Dover Quartet
An article features alumna Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
The Violin Channel
http://dateline.rice/july-8-stadt

Cinco Energy's Randy Nichols builds a family dynasty
Alumna L. Camille Nichols is mentioned.
Oilman Magazine
http://dateline.rice/july-8-nichols

Researchers could only collect asset manager diversity data for 16 of 50 wealthy colleges
Rice is mentioned.
Higher Ed Dive
http://dateline.rice/july-8-hed
Paul Faulkner, Abilene Christian University Bible professor and minister, dies at 92
Christian Chronicle 
http://dateline.rice/july-8-cc

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST 

How could Texas Republicans further restrict abortion next year?
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.
Finger Lakes Times (This article originally appeared in The Dallas Morning News and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/july-8-jones

US Department of Justice files statement of interest in lawsuit accusing Duke, other universities of colluding to limit financial aid
An article mentions that a federal lawsuit names Rice among 16 universities and colleges accused of working together to reduce the financial aid they give to students.
Duke University's The Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/july-8-dukeu
DOJ urges against exemption in financial aid antitrust
Law360 (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-8-law360

Ucross to host arts festival featuring Jalan Crossland
An article mentions that Rice has partnered with the Ucross Foundation, which awards two-week fellowship residencies at the foundation's 20,000-acre Wyoming ranch. 
Sheridan Media
http://dateline.rice/july-8-sm

Ex-Corona star's stunning rise to NBA 1st-round draft pick is a tribute to determination, spirit
Alumnus Lee Shappell authored a column.
Wrangler News
http://dateline.rice/july-8-shappell

​​​SPORTS 

Rice claims Institutional Excellence Award
Rice has earned Conference USA's Institutional Excellence Award for 2021-22, with an average GPA of 3.404. Rice also led the league with seven different teams recording the highest GPA for their respective sports.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/july-8-cusa

College football's highest-scoring offenses every year since 2012
An article mentions a football game between Rice and Baylor University.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-8-247

Steelers Throwback Thursdays: Orr, Dial, Nickel remain in top 25 of NFL leaderboard
A roundup features the late Buddy Dial, a former Rice football player.
Steel City Underground
http://dateline.rice/july-8-dial

McFeely: Even with college athletics chaos, NDSU's path to higher level appears no easier
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
Inforum
http://dateline.rice/july-8-inforum

Texas RB Bijan Robinson named preseason Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
An article mentions the 2021 football game between Rice and the University of Texas at Austin.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-8-247

How did Mariah Riddlesprigger embark on her career journey?
Former Rice volleyball player Mariah Riddlesprigger, girlfriend of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, is featured.
Vizaca (This article also appeared in Briefly News.)
http://dateline.rice/july-8-riddlesprigger

​​​​​​​NEWS RELEASE 

Interracial contact may not reduce racism, says report
A new study has found a rise in racial apathy — in other words, not caring about racial inequality — among young white adults. Racial apathy and the belief that Black people no longer experience prejudice in today's world represent the "new racism," according to Tony Brown, professor of sociology at Rice and lead author of the study. 
http://dateline.rice/july-8-news-release-brown

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