NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Texas' gun laws have become looser in recent years. The Uvalde school shooting likely won't change that
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.
Time (This article also appeared in Mass News, Yahoo! Finance and Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-jones
O'Rourke's standoff with Gov. Abbott over Uvalde mass shooting marks the new era in Texas politics
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the May 26 print editions of the Express-News and Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-jones
Few election surprises as Texas finally finishes its primaries
The Austin Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/may-26-jones
Democratic nomination for District 15 still undecided
KRGV.com (This segment also aired on KRGV-TV in Harlingen, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-jones
Scrap car plastic used to create world's strongest material
An article features collaborative Rice research by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, which may provide a path to upcycling of huge amounts of waste plastic from the millions of cars scrapped each year. Tour and graduate student Kevin Wyss are quoted in Interesting Engineering.
MSN United Arab Emirates (This article originally appeared in The National, and it appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-tour
Ford could recycle 25 percent of its plastic bulk with a new 'flash heat' method
Interesting Engineering
http://dateline.rice/may-26-tour-wyss
Masacre de Texas: Estados Unidos vive todavía en el siglo XVIII
An article cites 2021 research by Matthew Hayes, assistant professor of political science.
Pagina12.com (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-hayes
Universitatea de Vest Timișoara a acordat titlul de Doctor Honoris Causa Artis maestrului Cristian Măcelaru, ambasador cultural al României în plan internațional
Larry Rachleff, the Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestral Conducting at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is mentioned.
Ziua de Vest (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-rachleff
Texas is now home to more Fortune 500 companies than any other state, and I'm not surprised
Rice is mentioned.
Forbes (This article also appeared in Investing.com.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-forbes
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Report finds US hospitals performed 100k unnecessary surgeries in the first year of COVID-19. Here's what it said about Houston.
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.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the May 26 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared online in MSN and The Paradise News. This article also appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-ho
Research Spotlight: Dr. Fritz Sedlazeck assists in filling gaps in human genome, sequencing Rice University owl genome and more
An article mentions that Todd Treangen, an assistant professor of computer science, and Genevera Allen, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, statistics and computer science and founder and faculty director of Rice's Data to Knowledge Lab, collaborated on sequencing the genome of the great horned owl.
Baylor College of Medicine News
http://dateline.rice/may-26-treangen-allen
Conroe restaurant owners to give out baby formula
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-gantz
Premier grad-to-be, salutatorian Maya Jordan says ed key is showing up, trying your best
Rice is mentioned.
Abilene Reporter-News (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-arn
McCoy wins commissioners court nomination on busy runoff election night
The Fort Bend Star
http://dateline.rice/may-26-tfbs
Class of 2022
A roundup features the following local high school graduates who plan on attending Rice in the fall: Maya Harpavat, Joselyn Lwigale, Connor Nguyen, Ananya Rao and Dylan Lightfoot.
The Buzz Magazines
http://dateline.rice/may-26-buzz
Mano DeAyala wins GOP nomination to succeed Houston-area State Rep. Jim Murphy
An article mentions cites the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Lib-Con Scores of members of the Texas House of Representatives.
The Texan (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-tex
BROADCAST
Military efforts aren't just focused on recruiting, they're also focused on connecting with local community
Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science at Rice, is interviewed about Russia's war on Ukraine.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-stoll
The School Buzz: Pueblo D60's long list of remarkable grads
An article mentions that Hayden Hall plans to attend Rice in the fall.
KRDO Online (This segment also aired on KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-krdo
Money magazine ranks West Texas A&M among 10 best 'value colleges' in Texas
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 17 in the nation according to Money magazine.
ABC 7 Online
http://dateline.rice/may-26-abc7
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Navigating the path from community college to prestigious private university
A Q&A features alumnus Omar Moussa Pasha, former president of the Rice Transfer Student Association.
Inside Higher Ed
http://dateline.rice/may-26-pasha
'Metasurface' tool could help hackers eavesdrop on your 6G using just office supplies
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-authors quoted or mentioned include Edward Knightly, the Sheafor-Lindsay Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and graduate student Zhambyl Shaikhanov.
Design Products & Applications
http://dateline.rice/may-26-knightly-shaikhanov
New silicon nanowires can withstand extreme temperatures
An article mentions that Matthew Jones, the Gene and Norman Hackerman Assistant Professor of Chemistry, and postdoctoral research Muhua Sun collaborated on the featured research.
IMP.news
http://dateline.rice/may-26-jones-sun
Micron: Never-ending growth company
Alumnus Justin Lee authored an article.
Seeking Alpha (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-lee
Online conference discusses possibility of life outside Earth, its impact on religions
An article mentions that Rice provided institutional support for the May 10-11 "Islamic Perspectives on Exotheology" conference.
Marhaba.qa
http://dateline.rice/may-26-marhaba
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Magma beneath tectonic collision zones is wetter than previously thought
Cin-Ty Lee, the Harry Carothers Wiess Professor of Geology and chair of the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, is quoted.
MIT News
http://dateline.rice/may-26-lee
Eastern Michigan University names Robert Erlewine director for the Center of Jewish Studies
Alumnus Robert Erlewine is featured.
Eastern Michigan University's EMU Today
http://dateline.rice/may-26-erlewine
Tempe streetcar rolls out May 20 with free rides to passengers during opening year
Alumnus Lee Shappell authored two columns.
Wrangler News
http://dateline.rice/may-26-shappell
South Tempe neighborhoods unlikely to suffer broken water-main flood like US 60-McClintock
Wrangler News (This article will also appear in the May 29-June 10 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-shappell
SPORTS
Coronado alum Grant Levesque vaults into postseason for Rice
An article features Rice track and field athlete Grant Levesque, who is competing in the NCAA West Preliminaries in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Assistant men's coach Drew Fucci is mentioned.
El Paso Times
http://dateline.rice/may-26-levesque
No longer a roster omission, UH pitcher Jose Torrealba has blossomed
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was defeated by the University of Houston March 8.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the May 26 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-hc
Houston RB Alton McCaskill shares update on recovery from ACL injury
An image shows a Rice football player.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-hc
Nevada basketball roster updates: Grant Sherfield transfers to Oklahoma
An article mentions that Alem Huseinovic plans to transfer to Rice to play basketball.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Reno-Gazette Journal.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-msn
8-6-3-2: How an improbable defensive play 6 years ago sparked Southern Miss baseball revival
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was defeated by the University of Southern Mississippi in the Conference USA Tournament championship in 2016. The article also mentions former Owl Grayson Lewis and that Rice won the College World Series in 2003.
Hattiesburg American (This article also appeared in the Clarion Ledger.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-ha
Ranking the 10 best rookie seasons in Houston Astros franchise history
A roundup features former Rice baseball player Lance Berkman.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-berkman
All about Giannis Antetokounmpo wife and kids
Former Rice volleyball player Mariah Riddlesprigger, girlfriend of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, is featured.
LAPress.org (A Polish-language edition also appeared on LAPress.org.)
http://dateline.rice/may-26-riddlesprigger
NEWS RELEASE
Sociologist Ecklund named director of Boniuk Institute
Elaine Howard Ecklund, an internationally acclaimed sociologist of religion, is the new director of the Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance at Rice. The Boniuk Institute is dedicated to advancing religious literacy, respect and mutual understanding among people of all and no faiths through research efforts, educational initiatives and community engagement.
http://dateline.rice/may-26-news-release-ecklund