Dateline Rice for June 15, 2022

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

NPR 
Steven Miles, fellow in global natural gas in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about last week's explosion at a liquified natural gas plant in Freeport, Texas.
http://dateline.rice/june-15-miles (This segment aired on more than 900 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
'12 p.m. newscast for June 14, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-miles
'2 p.m. newscast for June 14, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-miles
'4 p.m. newscast for June 14, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-miles
'5:31 a.m. newscast for June 15, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-miles
'7 a.m. newscast for June 15, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-miles
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-miles (This segment aired on seven affiliate stations.)

The Saudi investment king who no longer rules alone
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Reuters (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-krane
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal: Saudi Arabia's self-styled Warren Buffett no longer rules alone
The Economic Times (This article also appeared in MSN Money and Business Today.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-krane

Lager hydrogen ved hjelp av lys
Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering and the director of Rice's Smalley-Curl Institute, is featured.
Tu.no (Subscription is required. An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-halas

WA climbers support first all-Black Mount Everest summit bid
Alumnus Fred Campbell is featured.
The Seattle Times 
http://dateline.rice/june-15-campbell

Leonard Bernstein pal reveals secrets he sent Bradley Cooper for biopic
Alumnus Mark Janas is featured.
New York Post
http://dateline.rice/june-15-janas

Eine kleine Elite profitiert trotz des Krypto-Crashs
Rice is mentioned.
Tages-Anzeiger (Subscription is required. An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-ta

HOUSTON/TEXAS 

Increasing drought conditions threaten Texas' future prosperity
An article features collaborative Rice research into water security in Texas by Joyce Beebe, fellow in public finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, and she is interviewed about the report by several additional media outlets.
The Gilmer Mirror
http://dateline.rice/june-15-beebe
'6 p.m. newscast for June 14, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-beebe
'5 a.m. newscast for June 15, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-beebe
'6:31 a.m. newscast for June 15, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-beebe
'8 a.m. newscast for June 15, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-beebe
'10 a.m. newscast for June 15, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-beebe
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-beebe (This segment aired on seven affiliate stations.)
KERA-FM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-beebe

Veterans become next-door neighbors after receiving mortgage-free homes in Hockley
An article featuring James Ford mentions that he plans to attend Rice in the fall to pursue a doctoral degree. 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the June 14 print edition of the Chronicle's Cypress Creek Mirror Cy-Fair and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-hc


Pickleball-focused bar to open this fall on Shepherd Drive in Houston
Alumnus and former Rice tennis player Jason Mok is featured.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/june-15-mok

NASA partners with University of Houston, Texas Southern, Texas A&M to expand workforce, research opportunities

Rice is mentioned.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-15-hbj
Decadent national late-night cookie shop sweetens up Rice Village with first Houston locale
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/june-15-cmh

BROADCAST 

Jan. 6 hearings, and a billion-dollar bond proposal from Harris County (June 15, 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 on the week's political news by Houston Public Media, and he is quoted in Casino.org.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-jones
Choctaw Nation begins construction on Oklahoma casino, site northeast of Dallas
Casino.org
http://dateline.rice/june-15-jones

'Houston's Morning Show'
Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science at Rice, is interviewed about President Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-stoll

Could Delco get a major LNG export terminal? How Biden's plans to increase LNG exports could clash with its environmental justice goals in Chester
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted. 
WHYY Online (This segment aired twice on WHYY-FM in Philadelphia, and this article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-medlock

'Second Opinion with Joan Lunden'
Danielle King, an assistant professor of psychological sciences, is interviewed about organizational stressors.
KUFM-TV (Watertown, New York)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-king 

'Fox 29 Morning News'
An article featuring Lindsey Frost mentions that she plans to attend Rice in the fall. 
WFLX-TV (West Palm Beach, Florida)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-wflx

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Research: Monarch butterflies slated for extinction due to diminishing winter colonies
An article mentions that Jeffrey Glassberg, adjunct professor of biosciences, collaborated on the featured research.
Latestly (This article also appeared in Big News Network.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-glassberg

Biden just declared heat pumps and solar panels essential to national defense  — here's why and the challenges ahead
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed.
Red, Green and Blue (This op-ed originally appeared in The Conversation.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-cohan

Gun controllers say they want 'reform' but they're really pushing criminalization
An article cites a 2020 Urban Edge blog post into police alternatives in cities authored by Steve Sherman, research fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Reason
http://dateline.rice/june-15-sherman

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST 

TTU alumnus earns Grammy nomination
An article features alumnus Blanton Alspaugh, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music, who has been nominated for a Grammy Award.  
Overton County News
http://dateline.rice/june-15-alspaugh

​​​SPORTS 

OTF: Seven earn first-team All-American honors at NCAA outdoor championships
An article features Rice runner Grace Forbes, who earned first-team All-American honors after finishing second in the 10,000-meter race at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships June 9. The article also mentions that Tara Simpson-Sullivan placed 14th in women's hammer, Erna Gunnarsdottir placed 15th in women's shot put, James McNaney placed 24th in men's javelin and Alex Slinkman placed 18th in men's pole vault.
Conference USA 
http://dateline.rice/june-15-forbes-et-al

Locally: Washington State University's Black Student-Athlete Association honored at inaugural Black Student-Athlete Summit Awards
An article mentions that Rice recently hosted the Black Student-Athlete Summit.
The Spokesman-Review
http://dateline.rice/june-15-tsr

2022 countdown to IUFB kickoff: 79 days (Parker Hanna)
Rice is mentioned.
HoosierHuddle.com
http://dateline.rice/june-15-hh
Oklahoma State hoops extends trio of new offers in 2023 class
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/june-15-247

RH: McKinney adds NCAA batting title to accomplishments
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team competed in the NCAA Tournament this season. 
GoShockers.com
http://dateline.rice/june-15-gs

Florida Atlantic 'excited' ahead of move to American Athletic Conference in 2023
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
South Florida Sun Sentinel (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-sfss

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