NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
75 years since its publication, Kerouac's 'On the Road' still inspires with its ideas of freedom
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
Toronto Star (This article also appeared in the June 25 print edition of the Star, and it appeared in The Hamilton Spectator, The Welland Tribune, the Niagara Falls Review and The Richard Crouse Show's website.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-brinkley
Do signs point to an Israel-Saudi normalization deal?
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
France 24
http://dateline.rice/june-27-ulrichsen
Biden's proposed federal tax cut on gas could cost dearly in the future
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
The Guardian (This article appeared in the June 24 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-finley
'10 News Midday'
WTSP-TV (Tampa Bay, Florida)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-finley (This segment aired three times.)
These college students talked to NPR about applying to schools. Now they've graduated
Alumnus Jonny Dang is featured.
NPR (This segment aired on more than 900 affiliate stations across the U.S., and it appeared in more than 100 affiliate homepages.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-dang
Icebergify: How to create an iceberg of your most listened to Spotify artists
Martel College junior Akshay Raj, who created the website Icebergify, is featured.
CNET (This article also appeared in Fossbytes.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-raj
How gayness changed during my lifetime
Rice is mentioned.
The Nation (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-tn
Inauguration de la Rice University Paris Centre par le maire de Houston
An article mentions that a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Rice University Paris Center, an international campus that will serve as a hub for European research, will take place June 29.
La Lettre (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-lalettre
HOUSTON/TEXAS
David Leebron: HBJ's 2022 Diversity in Business Awards Lifetime Achievement recipient
An article features President David Leebron, who was the Lifetime Achievement honoree at the Houston Business Journal's 2022 Diversity in Business Awards ceremony June 23, and highlights his achievements expanding Rice's student body and its diversity. In addition, Leebron oversaw the establishment of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, the Doerr Institute for New Leaders and the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance. 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.
Houston Business Journal (This article was featured in the June 24-30 print and digital editions and appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-leebron
5 things to know today, including a big move for Chevron
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-27-leebron
Rice University hires new provost from University of Michigan
Houston Business Journal (An excerpt of this article appeared in the June 24-30 print and digital editions and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-dittmar-desroches
Rice University names University of Michigan administrator Amy Dittmar as the school's new provost
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/june-27-leebron-desroches-dittmar
Meet the 2022 Diversity in Business Awards individual honorees
AmericanTowns.com (This article also appeared in Houston Business Weekly.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-leebron
BCarbon gets $280K grant from Valero Energy Corp. to develop Texas coastline carbon credits model
An article features BCarbon, a system to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in the soil as organic carbon, which originated from research by the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy in 2020. 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 quoted.
HoustonInno
http://dateline.rice/june-27-blackburn
Insight: Love it or hate it, natural gas is likely here to stay
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the June 27 print edition, and it appeared on the front of the Business section in the June 27 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-krane
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. This article appeared in the June 26 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-hc
Art at the Ion: A look at the installations, murals and more inside Midtown's former Sears building
An article features window display art installations at the Ion, a Houston tech hub managed by the Rice Management Co.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the June 26 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-the-ion
Third Ward our home
Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, is quoted.
African American News & issues
http://dateline.rice/june-27-fox
Rumor has it — July 2022
A roundup featuring Sutton Walsh mentions that she plans to attend Rice in the fall.
The Buzz Magazines
http://dateline.rice/june-27-tbm
BROADCAST
What Roe v. Wade reversal means for Texans
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is quoted. Brace and Helena Michie, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor in Humanities and director of the Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality, are interviewed by KRIV-TV.
Fox 24 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in Fox 7 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-brace
'Fox 26: The News Edge'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-brace-michie
Working in child care: The heavy cost of raising someone else's kids
Elizabeth Cummins Munoz, lecturer in the Program in Writing and Communication, is interviewed.
Viewpoints Radio (This segment aired on more than 800 stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-munoz
'WMBF News at 4'
A broadcast 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.
WMBF-TV (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-veiseh
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
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 interviewed by KRLD-AM about the Texas' 30-day abortion ban trigger law and the Texas governor's race. Jones is quoted in four other media outlets.
http://dateline.rice/june-27-jones (This segment aired 11 times.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-jones2 (This segment aired three times.)
Overthrow of Roe could sway some swing voters to Democrats in November
Missoula Current
http://dateline.rice/june-27-jones
Fall of Roe could sway some swing voters to Democrats in November
Courthouse News Service
http://dateline.rice/june-27-jones
LULAC aims to sue the city of Houston for 16 single-member districts and hosts its second town hall meeting in District J
Houston Style Magazine
http://dateline.rice/june-27-jones
AG secretary wants armed security in cafeterias
EastTexasRadio.com
http://dateline.rice/june-27-jones
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
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 interviewed about the impact of the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-elserag
'Henry Cisneros: The Texas Triangle: An Emerging Power in the Global Economy'
A broadcast mentions that Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, co-authored "The Texas Triangle: An Emerging Power in the Global Economy."
C-SPAN 2 (This segment aired twice.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-fulton
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
An article mentions that Rice is on the list of five possible training venues in the Houston area for teams competing in the 2026 World Cup.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-kprc
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
You're probably falling for all of Amazon Prime Day's psychological sales tactics. A marketing professor reveals them — and how you can actually get the best deal.
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at the Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Entrepreneur (This article also appeared in News Azi.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-dholakia
An association of the members, by the members, for the members
Moshe Vardi, University Professor and Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering and a professor of computer science, authored an op-ed.
Communications of the ACM (This op-ed will also appear in the July print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-vardi
Researchers develop stable fibers utilizing boron nitride nanotubes
An article features collaborative Rice research into simplifying the handling of highly valuable nanotubes to make them more suitable for large-scale applications. Co-authors quoted include Matteo Pasquali, the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, a professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry; Angel Martí, associate professor of chemistry, of bioengineering and of materials science and nanoengineering; and graduate student Cedric Ginestra.
AZo Nano
http://dateline.rice/june-27-pasquali-marti-ginestra
Integrating sustainability into graphene nanomaterial synthesis
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. Co-authors James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is cited.
AZo Nano
http://dateline.rice/june-27-tour
Emissões da agricultura representam riscos para a saúde e o clima
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.
Instituto Humanitas Unisinos (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-cohan-luo
MLB Jr. Home Run Derby Dallas Regional finals; Taylor Hearn ProCamp recap; David Hogg II reflects on 2022 Breakthrough Series
A news roundup is co-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-27-braxton
Top 10 crypto whales on Wall Street
Alumnus Brian Armstrong is featured.
Investing.com
http://dateline.rice/june-27-armstrong
Marisa Zapata, Portland State University — Striving for equity in your process: A music analogy
Alumna Marisa Zapata is featured.
Academic Minute
http://dateline.rice/june-27-zapata
The Academic Minute from June 20-24
Academic Minute
http://dateline.rice/june-27-zapata
Stan Farnsworth, OE-A chairperson, to present during Sensors Converge Conference
Alumnus Stan Farnsworth is featured.
What's New in Electronics Online
http://dateline.rice/june-27-farnsworth
Six recent graduates selected for 2022 Fulbright NZ scholarships
An article features Isabella Gregory, who plans to attend Rice in the fall to pursue a master's degree in flute performance.
The World Education News
http://dateline.rice/june-27-wen
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
US weighs 300,000 additional work visas to ease migration pressure
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.
YourCentralValley.com
http://dateline.rice/june-27-payan
Rice University: Customizing molecules does double duty
An article features collaborative Rice research into simplifying the creation of a library of precursors for the pharmaceutical industry and enhance the manufacture of polymers. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Julian West, the Norman Hackerman-Welch Young Investigator and assistant professor of chemistry, graduate students Kang-Jie Bian and Shih-Chieh Kao and Baker College senior David Nemoto Jr. Previous research by Han Xiao, the Norman Hackerman-Welch Young Investigator and assistant professor of chemistry, biosciences and bioengineering, is mentioned.
Bol News
http://dateline.rice/june-27-west-xiao-et-al
Vestavia teen selected to play in National Youth Orchestra
An article featuring Lydia Hanje mentions that she plans to attend Rice in the fall.
Vestavia Voice
http://dateline.rice/june-27-vvoice
Camden Schools Foundation awards scholarships to 30 grads
A roundup featuring Spencer Rembert mentions that he plans to attend Rice in the fall.
TAP into Camden
http://dateline.rice/june-27-tap
Newsmakers: June
A roundup features alumna Amanda Lopatin.
STL Jewish Light
http://dateline.rice/june-27-lopatin
Column: Tulsa's success depends on TU's renaissance
Rice is mentioned.
Tulsa World (This article appeared in the June 26 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-tw
SPORTS
Meissner captures Totalplay Cup, named Player of the Year
Former Rice golfer Mitchell Meissner, who won the Totalplay Cup for finishing the seasonlong PGA Tour Latinoamérica standings, is featured.
PGA Tour
http://dateline.rice/june-27-meissner
Meissner se queda con la Totalplay Cup en Quintana Roo
Por Esto! (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-meissner
College soccer coach reflects on 50 years of Title IX
Rice associate head soccer coach Megan Kinneman is featured.
ABC 11 Online (This video segment aired on KTRK-TV in Houston and appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-kinneman
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is mentioned.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-rendon
Foresters ride pitching to 6-1 victory over Academy Barons
Rice baseball player Parker Smith is mentioned.
Noozhawk
http://dateline.rice/june-27-smith
Axmen chop up State Liners, 17-5
Rice baseball player Manny Garza is mentioned.
Bristol Herald Courier
http://dateline.rice/june-27-garza
Woodchucks get back to .500 with win over Green Bay
Rice baseball player Matthew Linskey is mentioned.
WSAU Online (This article also appeared in 93.9 The Game.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-linskey
CAPE LEAGUE ROUNDUP: Yarmouth-Dennis continues hot streak
Rice baseball player Guy Garibay Jr. is mentioned.
Cape Cod Times
http://dateline.rice/june-27-garibay
State Liners' 'Mo' Hampton has the major leagues as a goal
An article features former Rice football player and Cincinnati Bengals assistant coach James Casey.
Bristol Herald Courier (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-casey
College notebook: Looking back and looking ahead
Rice is mentioned.
Tyler Morning Telegraph
http://dateline.rice/june-27-tmt
'Football town' helps draw Short to Pirates
Bonesville
http://dateline.rice/june-27-bonesville
Rutgers football recruiting: Three-star Ted Gregoire will make his college decision in a month
USA Today's Rutgers Wire (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-usatoday
BREAKING: Scott Huff scores again as offensive lineman Elishah Jackett commits to Washington
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/june-27-247
2022 NCAA baseball: College World Series schedule (Updated June 26, 2022)
An article mentions that Rice won the College World Series in 2003.
Saturday Down South
http://dateline.rice/june-27-sds
Ole Miss sweeps Oklahoma to win its first national baseball championship in school history
Scoreboard
http://dateline.rice/june-27-sb
Ole Miss bangs out 16 hits, keeps momentum going with 10-3 victory over Oklahoma in game 1 of national championship series
Scoreboard
http://dateline.rice/june-27-sb
'Sport Zone'
WJTV-TV (Jackson, Mississippi)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-wjtv (This segment aired twice.)
NEWS RELEASES
Rice to open international campus in Paris
Rice University will expand global education and research opportunities for its students and faculty with the opening of the Rice University Paris Center, which holds its ceremonial launch this week. The new center will be home to student programs, independent researchers and international conferences organized through Rice.
http://dateline.rice/june-27-rupc
US needs more foreign workers to solve labor crisis, says Baker Institute expert
Allowing more legal immigration and creating a workable solution for the millions of people living in the United States illegally is the only way to effectively address the nation’s worsening labor shortage, according to a report from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy. "American companies need workers and foreign-born people need jobs. It is an ideal match," wrote José Iván Rodriguez-Sanchez, research scholar at the Baker Institute.
http://dateline.rice/june-27-rodsan
Following overturn of Roe v. Wade, Baker Institute experts available to discuss embryo and embryoid research landscape
Two experts from the Center for Health and Biosciences at the Baker Institute for Public Policy are available to explain the regulatory landscape of human embryo and embryoid research, especially in light of changes to federal policy after Roe v. Wade was overturned. State policies on such research are morally inconsistent, according to a paper by Kirstin Matthews and Daniel Moralí published in the Journal of Law and the Biosciences, which reviewed all applicable federal and state laws.
http://dateline.rice/june-27-matthews-morali