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HBJ selects Rice University President David Leebron as 2022 Diversity in Business Awards Lifetime Achievement winner
An article features President David Leebron, who will be the Lifetime Achievement honoree at the Houston Business Journal's 2022 Diversity in Business Awards June 23. The award recognizes organizations and individuals who have shown exceptional commitment to promoting practices that advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace and in business leadership. The first article highlights the legacy of Leebron, who will step down from his role at the end of the month, and mentions that he oversaw the establishment of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research; the Doerr Institute for New Leaders; the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance; the Chao Center for Asian Studies; the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy; the Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice; and the Center for African and African American Studies. Additional articles feature Amy Dittmar, who will be Rice's new provost beginning Aug. 1 as Provost Reginald DesRoches ascends to the presidency July 1. The search committee for the new provost was led by Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of the Rice 360º Institute for Global Health. The article also mentions that Dittmar's husband, Bob, will be a professor of finance at the Jones Graduate School of Business. The University of Michigan's Record mentions that DesRoches is slated to speak at the Academic Leadership Institute's Residential Program at Swarthmore College July 31-Aug. 4.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-21-leebron-desroches
5 things to know today, including what's closed for Juneteenth
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-21-leebron
Rice University hires new provost from University of Michigan
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-21-dittmar-desroches-kortum
Texas-Squared Startup newsletter No. 354
Texas-Squared Startup on Medium
http://dateline.rice/june-21-leebron-dittmar
Academic Leadership Institute cultivates DEI in higher ed leaders
University of Michigan's Record
http://dateline.rice/june-21-desroches
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Increasing drought conditions threaten future prosperity
An article cites the recent study "Investing in Texas: Economic Impact of Severe Drought" co-authored by Joyce Beebe, fellow in public finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy. This study is also cited in two additional media outlets.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the Weatherford Democrat, and it appeared in Yahoo! Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-beebe
Texas receives federal funds to help with water preservation
KXAN Online (This segment aired four times on KXAN-TV in Austin.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-kxan
KLBJ-AM (Austin, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-klbj (This segment aired three times.)
Republicans bet their conservative policies will win over voters, roll over Democrats
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Dallas Morning News.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-jones
Texas GOP convention calls Biden win illegitimate
MSN (This KVEO article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune and appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-jones
Ser anti-LGBTQ+: El nuevo principio que adoptaron los republicanos de Texas
El Tiempo Latino (An English translation is not available. This article originally appeared in Redacción, and it appeared in Noticiero.lat.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-jones
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-jones
http://dateline.rice/june-21-jones2
What we pay for when we pay for a gallon of gas
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
The Week
http://dateline.rice/june-21-finley
Oil, gas prices tumble as recession fears escalate
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-finley
'10 News Brightside'
WTSP-TV (Tampa Bay, Florida)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-finley
Emissions from agriculture threaten 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.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/june-21-cohan-luo
Three steps you can take to fight soaring gas prices: Morning Brief Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
AOL (This article originally appeared in Yahoo! Finance, and it appeared in Yahoo! Money, Sports Grind Entertainment and the Madison Leader Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-medlock
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
WHYY Online (This segment aired twice on WESA-FM in Pittsburgh, and this article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-medlock
Economists look past the Fed to fight inflation
Alumnus Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation policy in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Hill (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-emmett
Petro presidente: 3 ambiciosas propuestas económicas para transformar Colombia (y las dificultades que plantean)
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Center for the United States and Mexico and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
BBC Mundo
http://dateline.rice/june-21-monaldi
Juneteenth: The newest federal holiday and trans-Atlantic slavery’s rise and fall
A pair of articles mention SlaveVoyages, a digital repository of ship voyages along the trans-Atlantic and intra-American routes, which is housed at Rice's Fondren Library. KHOU interviews Daniel Domingues da Silva, associate professor of history, and alumnae Katelyn Landry and Victoria Zabarte.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Torrance Daily Breeze, and it appeared in The Orange County Register and more than 10 other media outlets. This story also appeared in the June 20 print editions of more than 10 newspapers.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-msn
'Juneteenth 1865-2022: The Pursuit of Economic Equality'
KHOU Online (This segment aired three times on KHOU-TV in Houston and appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-domingues-et-al
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Jody Conradt: The impact of Title IX is alive and well for today’s athletes
Robin Ward, Rice University School Mathematics Project director of curriculum integration, clinical assistant professor of mathematics and adjunct professor in the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the June 19 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-ward
Gun violence researchers to discuss firearm injury prevention at Rice University event
An article mentions a Baker Institute for Public Policy symposium on preventing firearm-related injury and death. Rola El-Serag, the L.E. and Virginia Simmons Senior Fellow in Health Policy and director of the Baker Institute's Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the June 21 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-el-serag
Look up at Houston's morning sky, and you might be able to spot 5 planets
Patrick Hartigan, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the June 18 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-hartigan
Clear Springs alumna vies for Distinguished Young Woman of America title
An article featuring Ankita Talukdar mentions that she is a former Rice research assistant.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-hc
Houston-based FlightAware has collected flight data for years. Here's how it's shaking up travel.
Alumnus James Sulak is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the June 18 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-sulak
New Greentown Labs mural near US 59 makes splashy ecological statement about climate change
An article featuring Greentown Labs, a community of 150 entrepreneurs developing technologies to combat climate change, mentions that it has partnered with the Rice Management Co. to provide space and a collaborative environment.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-hc
'Then, thenceforward and forever free'
Rice is mentioned.
Texas Tech Today
http://dateline.rice/june-21-textech
BROADCAST
Celebrations and planning for 2026 FIFA World Cup already underway
Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired six times on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-rodriguez
'Symone'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is interviewed about the Jan. 6 insurrection.
MSNBC
http://dateline.rice/june-21-brinkley
'Heartland News Now'
A broadcast features 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-authors Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering, is quoted.
KFVS-TV (Paducah, Kentucky)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-veiseh (This segment aired three times.)
Addressing migration at the border: President of Mexican college weighs in on conversation
A broadcast features Silvia Giorguli Saucedo, president of El Colegio de México, who spoke at the Baker Institute for Public Policy June 15 on the challenges testing the United States-Mexico relationship.
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-abc13
Health Beat: Saving our soldiers: World's first printable smart helmets
A broadcast mentions that Rice researchers are 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.
WFMZ Online (This segment also aired twice on WFMZ-TV in Philadelphia.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-cherukuri-belton-carr
Area arts organizations receive grants from Texas Women for the Arts
An article mentions Leslie Blanton, president of the Shepherd Society and member of the Governing Council of Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
My High Plains Online
http://dateline.rice/june-21-blanton
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Hard rain
A book review features "More City Than Water: A Houston Flood Atlas," a collection of essays and maps co-edited by Lacy Johnson, assistant professor of creative writing.
Alta
http://dateline.rice/june-21-johnson
Texas Tech researcher available to discuss hiring practices of veterans with PTSD
An article mentions that Mikki Hebl, the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychology and professor in Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, collaborated on the featured research.
Newswise
http://dateline.rice/june-21-hebl
Light-activated nanomachines combat bacterial infections
An article features the latest iteration of nanoscale drills developed at Rice that can quickly kill bacteria. Co-authors quoted are James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and alumni Ana Santos and Dongdong Liu.
Photonics.com
http://dateline.rice/june-21-tour-liu
New study on cancer reveals that the disease can be identified early and prevented with ease
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a theoretical framework to explain how cancers caused by more than one genetic mutation can be more easily identified and perhaps stopped. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Anatoly Kolomeisky, professor of chemistry and of chemical and biomolecular engineering and the department chair of chemistry, postdoctoral researcher Hamid Teimouri and research assistant Cade Spaulding.
International Business Times (This article also appeared in SciTechDaily and Technology Times.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-kolomeisky-teimouri-spaulding
2D materials stressed for quantum investigation
An article features collaborative Rice research that posits changing the contour of a layer of 2D material, thus changing the relationships between its atoms, might be simpler to do than previously thought. Co-authors Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, and graduate student Sunny Gupta are quoted.
Materials Today
http://dateline.rice/june-21-yakobson-gupta
La Tierra puede volcarse sobre su eje
Richard Gordon, the W.M. Keck Foundation Professor in Geophysics, is quoted.
Meteorología en Red (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-gordon
Bitcoin sotto la lente di ingrandimento
An article features collaborative research by Erez Lieberman Aiden, adjunct professor of computer science, and data scientist Alyssa Blackburn.
The Cryptonomist (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-aiden-blackburn
Bitcoin is controlled by a small group of investors
An article cites collaborative Rice research into bitcoin.
DataDrivenInvestor on Medium
http://dateline.rice/june-21-ddi
Academy Notebook: Five Academy athletes selected to attend Elite Development Invitational; Play Ball RBI Takeover recap; Rangers writers: RBI recap
A roundup features a column authored by Duncan College senior Julian Braxton, who is completing a summer internship program in the Texas Rangers' front office as a Charley Pride Fellow.
MLB
http://dateline.rice/june-21-braxton
Leaders of the New World: Inaugural cohort of 1,500 ATLAS SkillTech University Fellows graduate
Rice is mentioned.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in The Indian Express, and it appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-msn
The importance of lightweight materials in vehicles
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.
AZo Materials
http://dateline.rice/june-21-azom
University at Buffalo students are constructing tiny homes to fight homelessness
An article mentions that Rice architecture students recently designed and built an accessory dwelling unit in Houston.
Archinect
http://dateline.rice/june-21-archinect
Houston home designed by legendary architect John Staub relisted on market
An article featuring the late John Staub mentions that he designed the home of Rice's president.
The Real Deal
http://dateline.rice/june-21-trd
A singular modern master
An article featuring architect John Outram mentions that he designed Rice's Duncan Hall.
The Critic (this article also appeared in the June 1 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-outram
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Missouri S&T hosts second annual critical minerals workshop
An article mentions that Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, will give a keynote address at Missouri University of Science and Technology's annual virtual workshop Aug. 4-5.
Missouri University of Science and Technology News
http://dateline.rice/june-21-foss
4 Orangeburg County students graduate from GSSM
An article mentions that Guadalupe Frias plans to attend Rice in the fall.
The Times and Democrat
http://dateline.rice/june-21-t&d
News briefs
A roundup features alumna Christina Sommers.
The Press Times
http://dateline.rice/june-21-sommers
Gana otra beca importante en las ciencias
Rice is mentioned.
La Isla Oeste (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-lio
Around Amherst: All-day Juneteenth Jubilee takes over Town Common
An article mentions that a team from Rice Housing and Dining competed in the American Culinary Federation's collegiate competition.
Amherst Bulletin
http://dateline.rice/june-21-ab
Get to know 3 Sarasota Music Festival musicians
A roundup features alumnus Daniel Kaler.
Herald-Tribune
http://dateline.rice/june-21-kaler
This private school graduated some of the top seniors in Boca
An article featuring Megan Enriquez, valedictorian of Grandview Preparatory High School, mentions that she plans to attend Rice in the fall.
Boca Magazine
http://dateline.rice/june-21-boca
SPORTS
'American Ninja Warrior'
Former Rice football player Gabe Baker is featured as he competes on NBC's "American Ninja Warrior."
KCRA-TV (Sacramento, California)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-baker (This segment aired on more than 100 NBC affiliate stations across the U.S.)
Davis named SWC hall of famer
An article mentions that former Rice track and field star Kareem Streete-Thompson will be inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame Aug. 16 at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco.
UHCougars.com (This article also appeared in BCSNN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-thompson
Chelsey Lockey heads to USA Volleyball Women's Collegiate National Team training
An article mentions that Rice volleyball players Anota Adekunle and Carly Graham have been named to the 2022 U.S. Women's Collegiate National Team.
FCGUAthletics.com
http://dateline.rice/june-21-Adekunle-graham
Fort Bend ISD sends impressive class to college athletics
An article mentions Rice volleyball player Lademi Ogunlana.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-hc
Gavin Kash, solid pitching power Foresters to 3-0 win over Academy Barons
Rice baseball player Parker Smith is featured.
Noozhawk
http://dateline.rice/june-21-smith
'News Channel 3'
KEYT-TV (Santa Barbara, California)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-smith (This segment aired nine times.)
Palm Beach flag football first team, second team, honorable mention, coach of the year
An article features Rice soccer player Guilianna Johnston.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
http://dateline.rice/june-21-sfss
Angels' Anthony Rendon to undergo season-ending wrist surgery
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is featured in the first article, and the second article mentions that he won the 2010 Dick Howser Trophy, which is presented to the top collegiate player in the country.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the June 18 print editions of the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-rendon
No. 9 baseball's Melendez wins 2022 Dick Howser Trophy
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/june-21-rendon
NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo and Mariah Riddlesprigger's relationship timeline
Former Rice volleyball player Mariah Riddlesprigger, girlfriend of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, is featured.
Us Weekly
http://dateline.rice/june-21-riddlesprigger
Woodchucks sweep Traverse City
An article mentions Rice baseball player Connor Walsh.
WSAU Online
http://dateline.rice/june-21-walsh
Auburn's bats wake up as it bounces Stanford from CWS
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was defeated by Auburn University in the College World Series in 1997.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets, and it appeared in the June 21 print editions of the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-ap
Fipps' improvement helps him to next level
Former Rice baseball player Quinton Martin is mentioned.
The Facts
http://dateline.rice/june-21-martin
More Magnolia State magic in Omaha? Ole Miss trying to follow Mississippi State, make CWS history
An article mentions that Rice won the College World Series in 2003.
Saturday Down South
http://dateline.rice/june-21-sds
2022 NCAA baseball: College World Series schedule (Updated June 20, 2022)
Saturday Down South
http://dateline.rice/june-21-sds
Summer Scheming '22: Southern Miss Golden Eagles, Sept. 10
An article mentions last season's football game between Rice and the University of Southern Mississippi.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/june-21-sbn
75 days till kickoff: Baylor football has the 75th most conference titles
An article mentions that Rice was a co-champion of the Southwest Conference in 1994.
SicEm365.com
http://dateline.rice/june-21-sicem
Price-Torok announces 2022 schedule
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio Sept. 23 and Oct. 28.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/june-21-goutsa
Dayton athletics recognized in NCAA APR Report
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball program had a perfect score of 1,000 on the NCAA Academic Progress Report.
The Highland County Press
http://dateline.rice/june-21-hcp
Florida State forward Malik Osborne: 'There is no limit to what I can do'
An article features former Rice basketball player Malik Osborne.
USA Today's Rookie Wire
http://dateline.rice/june-21-usatoday
Girls high school athlete of the year: Hailey Adams, Clark
An article featuring Hailey Adams mentions that she has signed to join Rice's basketball team.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the June 19 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-expnews
7-in-Seven Countdown: Top McNeese matchups in 2022
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play McNeese State University Sept. 10.
KPLC Online
http://dateline.rice/june-21-kplc
'7 News Nightcast'
KPLC-TV (Lake Charles, Louisiana)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-kplc (This segment aired twice.)
Reports: Texas dismisses pitching coach Sean Allen
Former Rice assistant baseball coach David Pierce is quoted.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/june-21-sbn
Six schools to join AAC for 2023-24 season
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
KNBR Online (A similar article also appeared in SwimSwam.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-knbr
North Texas athletics to join American Athletic Conference next summer
North Texas Daily
http://dateline.rice/june-21-ntd
Pitching, dynamic offense lead Notre Dame to 7-3 win over Texas in CWS opener
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was defeated by the University of Notre Dame in the College World Series in 2002.
The Observer (This article also appeared in Sports Illustrated's Irish Breakdown.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-to
Broncos player profile: Calvin Anderson No. 76 — offensive tackle
Former Rice football player Calvin Anderson is featured.
Sports Illustrated's Mile High Huddle
http://dateline.rice/june-21-anderson
CWS notebook: Augie Garrido remains a bona fide all-star and key mentor for OU coach
Former Rice sports information director Bill Cousins is mentioned.
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/june-21-statesman
Perpetual road trip helped Razorbacks bond, improve
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was defeated by the University of Arkansas in a 2012 NCAA regional.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (This article also appeared in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-adg
Texas' Ivan Melendez captures 35th Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear
An article mentions the Feb. 20 baseball game between Rice and the University of Texas at Austin.
MLB
http://dateline.rice/june-21-mlb
LA Tech Bulldogs unveil a slate of 18 matches for the upcoming 2022 college soccer season
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play Louisiana Tech University in the upcoming season.
BCSNN
http://dateline.rice/june-21-bcsnn
Breakdown of what WVU has lost and gained through the transfer portal
An article mentions that Isaiah Esdale and John Hughes have transferred to Rice to play football.
Sports Illustrated's Mountaineers Now
http://dateline.rice/june-21-si
'KETK News'
A broadcast features former Rice football player Khalan Griffin.
KETK-TV (Tyler, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-ketk
NEWS RELEASES
Agriculture emissions pose risks to health and climate
Agricultural pollution comes from the prairie, but its economic impact on humans is a problem for cities. The study led by Daniel Cohan, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, and graduate student Lina Luo quantifies emissions of nitrogen oxides, ammonia and nitrous oxide from fertilized soils over three years (2011, 2012 and 2017) and compares their impacts by region on air quality, health and climate.
http://dateline.rice/june-21-news-release-cohan-luo
SeqScreen can reveal 'concerning' DNA
It’s a given that certain bacteria and viruses can cause illness and disease, but the real culprits are the sequences of concern that lie within the genomes of these microbes. Years of work by Rice computer scientists and their colleagues have led to an improved platform for DNA screening and pathogenic sequence characterization, whether naturally occurring or synthetic, before they have the chance to impact public health.
http://dateline.rice/june-21-news-release-treangen