NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
How much do your genes shape your politics?
John Alford, professor of political science, is quoted.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-alford
US taps affable veteran diplomat for Ethiopia peace bid
An article mentions that David Satterfield has been named the new director of Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
RFI
http://dateline.rice/june-1-satterfield
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston's COVID cases are climbing again, wastewater data shows
An article mentions that Rice has partnered with Houston to measure the viral load of COVID-19 in the city's wastewater. A photo depicts research technician Kyle Palmer working in the lab of Lauren Stadler, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. Additional articles mention Rice's COVID-monitoring collaboration.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-stadler-palmer
Houston wastewater indicates rise in COVID-19 throughout Bayou City
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-hc
First Edition: June 1, 2022
Kaiser Health News
http://dateline.rice/june-1-khn
COVID cases nearly six times higher than this time last year
Kaiser Health News
http://dateline.rice/june-1-khn
Houston Chronicle: Houston's COVID cases are climbing again, wastewater data shows
Kaiser Health News
http://dateline.rice/june-1-khn
Explainer: Rice University panel tackles gas prices
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies (CES), and Ken Medlock, senior director of the CES, are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-finley-medlock
Katy area calendar of events
A roundup mentions that alumnus Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation policy in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, will give the keynote address at the Katy Area Infrastructure Summit June 9.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This roundup appeared in the June 1 print edition of the Chronicle's Katy Rancher and Sugar Land Sun, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-emmett
Fayez Sarofim, Houston investor, philanthropist, has died at age 93
An article featuring Fayez Sarofim, who died recently at 93, mentions that his firm has managed the Rice Endowment.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/june-1-c2h
Fayez Sarofim, Houston financier and museum benefactor, dies at 93
ARTnews
http://dateline.rice/june-1-artnews
'Asla satma' felsefesinin fikir babası ünlü yatırımcı hayatını kaybetti
TimeTurk.com (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-timeturk
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-kprc
10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events in June
A roundup mentions that Rice's Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will host the H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge for alumni startups June 29.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/june-1-innomap
BROADCAST
Preparing for another hurricane season in Houston (June 1, 2022)
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is interviewed about Hurricane Ike, which hit the Houston area in 2008.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-blackburn
Valley parents concerned about sending children to school following Uvalde shooting
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.
KRGV Online (This segment also aired three times on KRGV-TV in Harlingen, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-jones
Colombian presidential hopefuls diverge on oil exploration
Hart Energy
http://dateline.rice/june-1-jones
TEXAS VIEW: True reform, not Title 42, the solution
Odessa American
http://dateline.rice/june-1-jones
'Channel 5 News This Morning'
A broadcast features Rice research into developing the first printable smart helmet. Paul Cherukuri, executive director of Rice's Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Grant Belton, design specialist at the institute, and McMurtry College senior Mac Carr are interviewed.
KRGV-TV (Harlingen, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-cherukuri-belton-carr (This segment aired twice.)
'Valley Por Vida'
Rice is mentioned.
KVEO-TV (Harlingen, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-kveo (This segment aired four times.)
'13 Eyewitness News'
A broadcast mentions that Rice established the Houston Asian American Archive.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-ktrk
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Mental health of Black and Hispanic veterans improved after Obama election, study finds
An article features collaborative Rice research that found Black and Hispanic veterans, on average, experienced about two fewer poor mental health days per month after former President Barack Obama was elected. Co-authors Tony Brown professor and associate chair in the Department of Sociology and director of the Racism and Racial Experiences Workgroup, and graduate students Quintin Gorman Jr. and Julian Culver are cited.
Medical Xpress
http://dateline.rice/june-1-brown-gorman-culver
Houston, we have an opportunity: The future of energy, with Bobby Tudor
A podcast features a Q&A with alumnus and former Rice Board of Trustees Chairman Bobby Tudor.
Resources Radio
http://dateline.rice/june-1-tudor
6G cellular doesn’t exist, but it can be hacked
An article features collaborative Rice research that found hackers can make a tool to eavesdrop on some 6G wireless signals in as little as five minutes. Co-author Edward Knightly, the Sheafor-Lindsay Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is quoted.
Networkworld
http://dateline.rice/june-1-knightly
Top-ranked hospitals not complying with price transparency rule
An article features collaborative Rice research that found many of the nation's most prominent hospitals are blatantly violating federal mandates requiring transparency in pricing. Co-author 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, is quoted.
RevCycle Intelligence
http://dateline.rice/june-1-ho
Meet the Rice Jones MBA Class of 2023
A series of articles feature the 2023 cohort of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-pq
Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Mark Watson, Rice University (Jones)
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-pq
Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Taylor Anne Adams, Rice University (Jones)
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-pq
Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Maria Kalina, Rice University (Jones)
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-pq
Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Brad Simmons, Rice University (Jones)
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-pq
Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Catalina Vasquez, Rice University (Jones)
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-pq
Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Zachary Green, Rice University (Jones)
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-pq
Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Mónica Hicks, Rice University (Jones)
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-pq
Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Arwa Hasanali, Rice University (Jones)
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-pq
Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Diana Bueso-Mendoza, Rice University (Jones)
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-pq
How Arun Mahadevan communicates precision medicine
Alumnus Arun Mahadevan is featured.
LinkedIn
http://dateline.rice/june-1-mahadevan
Groendyke reveals scholarship winners
An article mention that Shieun Lee won Groendyke Transport's Jonathan Luevano Memorial Scholarship to attend Rice in the fall.
Bulk Transporter
http://dateline.rice/june-1-bt
Stephen Kwok's experimentations with social technologies
Rice's Fondren Library is mentioned.
Frieze
http://dateline.rice/june-1-frieze
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
'Trying to assess market direction is madness,' says Jamal Mecklai, CEO at Mecklai Financial
An article features alumnus Jamal Mecklai.
The Free Press Journal (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-mecklai
SPORTS
Who's in when? Expansion timetable for UH, others to be among topics at Big 12 meetings
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the June 1 print edition of the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-aac
These programs have the most entries at the 2022 Division I outdoor track and field championships
An article mentions that Rice is sending five athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships June 8-11 in Eugene, Oregon.
NCAA
http://dateline.rice/june-1-ncaa
For Bri Ellis and her family, a dream season with more to come
An article featuring Bri Ellis mentions that her father, Ron, is a former Rice football player.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/june-1-ellis
Baseball: Friendswood, Lake Creek duel for 5A state berth
A pair of articles mention that regional finals for local high school baseball teams are being held at Rice's Reckling Park.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-hc
Humble ISD celebrates 81 student athletes in spring signing ceremony
An article mentions that Kaleb Cox plans to join Rice's track and field team in the fall.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-hc
Raiders well represented at the 2022 Black Student-Athlete Summit
An article mentions that Rice recently hosted the Black Student-Athlete Summit.
ShipRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/june-1-sr
10 things for Tuesday
Rice's football program is mentioned.
Rivals
http://dateline.rice/june-1-rivals
Wisconsin basketball offers '23 wing Gehrig Normand
Rice is mentioned.
Sports Illustrated's All Badgers (This article also appeared in YardBarker.)
http://dateline.rice/june-1-si
NEWS RELEASE
Gun violence prevention, policies to be examined in Baker Institute health and biosciences event
Preventing firearm-related injury and death will be the topic of a June 21 event from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The symposium will feature experts and advocates highlighting local research efforts in firearm injury prevention, public health-based community interventions and other innovative strategies to address violence in the Greater Houston area and beyond.
http://dateline.rice/june-1-news-release-baker-talk