Dateline Rice for May 9, 2022 (Weekend Edition)

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

$10M Bob Dylan Center opens in Tulsa with star-studded guest lineup
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.) 
http://dateline.rice/may-9-brinkley

Soaring fuel costs cast shadow for the US economy this summer
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
Bloomberg (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-finley
Special report: Oil and peace
Yahoo! Finance (This article originally appeared in Hart Energy.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-finley
Was es mit dem NOPEC-Gesetz auf sich hat
Cash.ch (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-finley

Stephen Klineberg: A retrospective
An article features Stephen Klineberg, founding director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and an emeritus professor of sociology.
Kinder Institute for Urban Research's Urban Edge on Apple News
http://dateline.rice/may-9-klineberg

In Philippines, the fight against online sexual abuse of children exposes tensions between human rights and economic development  
Alden Sajor Marte-Wood, assistant professor of English, is quoted.
CNN (This article also appeared in CNN International.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-martewood
 

Seven games that challenge the human brain — and teach computers to think
Gwen Bradford, associate professor of philosophy, is quoted.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the May 7 print editions of the Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette and Windsor Star, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-bradford

Bridges: Lovett put incredible effort into making Rice University special
An article features Edgar Odell Lovett, Rice's first president.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the Amarillo Globe-News, and it appeared in the Weatherford Democrat and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-yn

HOUSTON/TEXAS 

Are pipeline companies too powerful? Texas' unusual gas market faces fight over winter storm costs
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the May 8 print edition of the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-medlock

How the war in Ukraine could slow Texas' energy transition
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Texas Observer
http://dateline.rice/may-9-krane
US gas producers seeking greater exposure to fast-changing global market
Energy Intelligence
http://dateline.rice/may-9-krane

Jessica Cisneros doubles down on anti-choice opponent Rep. Henry Cuellar after Roe v. Wade leak
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. 
Al Dia News (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-jones
KIRO-AM (Seattle)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-jones (This segment aired five times)

You can remove personal info from Google searches, but you'll have to work at it
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the May 7 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-wallach

Spend World Labyrinth Day at Discovery Green in Reginald Adams' new art installation
An article featuring artist Reginald Adams mentions that his "Art of Sound & Healing" was exhibited at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the May 8 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-hc


Bob Krueger, the last Texas Democrat to serve in the US Senate, dies at 86
An article about the death of former Texas congressman Robert Krueger mentions that he formerly taught at Rice.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets, and it appeared on the front of the City/State section in the May 9 print edition of the Houston Chronicle and on the front page of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-textrib

Business calendar: Upcoming events in the Houston area
An article featuring upcoming events at the Ion mentions the Rice Management Co.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the May 9 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-the-ion

Claudia Gray among the authors at Houston book events this week
An article mentions that an Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series event will be held May 9 at the Shepherd School of Music’s Brockman Hall for Opera.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the May 8 print edition, and it appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-hc

Texas-Squared Startup newsletter No. 348
A roundup features several Rice news stories from the past week.
Texas-Squared Startup on Medium
http://dateline.rice/may-9-tss

12 best Houston plays and performances showcase fan favorites, world premieres and dazzling dance
A roundup mentions that Open Dance Project's "Bonnie & Clyde" will be staged at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts May 27-June 4.
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/may-9-cmh

Houston hospital receives historic $50M gift from anonymous donor
An article about an anonymous gift to Houston Methodist hospital mentions that part of it will be used to create an endowed position for the Neuromodulation and Recovery Laboratory in collaboration with Rice's George R. Brown School of Engineering.
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/may-9-cmh

Roland Parrish student athlete of the week: Dylan Williams
Rice is mentioned.
Dallas Weekly
http://dateline.rice/may-9-dw

BROADCAST 

Your Health: A new approach to Type 1 diabetes
An article features Rice research on 3D-printing an insulin-producing implant for Type 1 diabetics. Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering, is interviewed.
WILX Online (This segment aired four times.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-veiseh

WABE-FM (Atlanta)
A broadcast features Jerry Hou, associate conductor at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
http://dateline.rice/may-9-hou

Have you heard this common misconception about Texas?
An article cites demographic research by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
iHeart.com
http://dateline.rice/may-9-kinder

SymphonyCast
A broadcast features alumna Gabriela Lena Frank.
http://dateline.rice/may-9-frank (This segment aired on more than 50 affiliate stations across the U.S.)

'13 Eyewitness News'
A broadcast mentions that former Vice President Mike Pence will speak on energy security at the Baker Institute for Public Policy May 10.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-baker-talk (This segment aired five times.)

'Action 7 News'
A broadcast featuring KOAT-TV newscaster Kalyn Norwood mentions that she is a recent Rice graduate. 
KOAT-TV (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-norwood

ABC Radio (Australia)
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
http://dateline.rice/may-9-kennedy (This segment aired on more than 50 affiliate stations.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

VUV metalens cuts complexities for semiconductor manufacturing
An article features collaborative Rice research into developing a metalens that transforms incoming longwave UV light into a focused output of vacuum UV radiation. Co-authors quoted include 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, and graduate student Catherine Arndt.
Photonics Media
http://dateline.rice/may-9-halas

Heat turns waste into viable source of rare earths — study
An article features Rice research that uses flash Joule heating to extract rare earth elements from industrial waste. Co-authors James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and postdoctoral researcher Bing Deng are quoted.
E&E's EnergyWire (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-tour-deng

Ex-Harvard prof says IRS can't fudge Facebook valuation
Yael Hochberg, the Ralph S. O'Connor Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is mentioned.
Law360 (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-hochberg

Novel metal catalyst can extract fertilizer from wastewater
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a high-performance catalyst for complete water denitrification. Co-authors quoted include Haotian Wang, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair, and graduate student Feng-Yang Chen.
Materials Today
http://dateline.rice/may-9-wang-chen

Engineering, designing makes intubation more intuitive
An article features research from an undergraduate bioengineering team that developed a video-enabled laryngoscope that meets custom specifications provided by a clinician. Quoted or mentioned include Baker College seniors Reed Corum and Victoria Kong, Brown College senior Rebecca Franklin and Duncan College senior David Ikejiani. 
Today's Medical Developments
http://dateline.rice/may-9-tmd

Kommt jetzt Öl aus Texas?
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Rheinische Post (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-cohan

Richard Tucker Music Foundation announces 2022 award winner and grant recipients
Alumnus Blake Denson, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/may-9-denson

Movieguide co-founder Lili Baehr leaves a legacy of love, friendship and parenting joys
Alumna Lili Baehr is featured.
Movieguide.com
http://dateline.rice/may-9-baehr

Carbon capture technologies we can scale up to meet net zero
An article features Rice research that found heating plastic waste in the presence of potassium acetate produces particles with nanometer-scale pores that trap carbon dioxide molecules.
Earth.org
http://dateline.rice/may-9-earth

Mei Tan: EdTech entrepreneur
Alumna Mei Tan is featured.
LinkedIn
http://dateline.rice/may-9-tan

Dan Friedkin, l’uomo nell’ombra: chi è il magnate che sta conquistando Roma
Alumnus Dan Friedkin is featured.
FootballNews24.it (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-friedkin

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST 

One less barrier: Migrants in Juarez wait for an end to Title 42
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.
Albuquerque Journal (This article also appeared on the front page of the May 8 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-payan
'23 ABC News'
KERO-TV (Bakersfield, California)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-payan (This segment aired twice.)

4 political boundaries suits in Arkansas seen as unlikely to affect election
John Alford, professor of political science, is quoted.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (This article also appeared online in the Northwest Arkansas Gazette, and it appeared in the May 9 print edition of both newspapers.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-alford
Four lawsuits challenge Arkansas election boundaries
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (This article also appeared online in the Northwest Arkansas Gazette, and it appeared in the May 8 print edition of both newspapers.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-alford

OPINION | CRITICAL MASS: Trout Fishing tackles COVID, isolation in new album
Rice is mentioned. 
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (This article also appeared online in the Northwest Arkansas Gazette, and it appeared in the May 8 print edition of both newspapers.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-adg

Business briefs
A roundup features alumnus John Doerr '73.
Lake County Record-Bee
http://dateline.rice/may-9-doerr

Pitt team Hoth Intelligence takes second place in Rice Business Plan Competition
An article features Hoth Intelligence, which took second place in the 2022 Rice Business Plan Competition.
University of Pittsburgh's PittWire
http://dateline.rice/may-9-rbpc

​​​SPORTS 

Niners make it three consecutive sweeps with 9-0 shutout
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was swept in its three-game series against the University of North Carolina at Charlotte May 6-8. The Owls next play home games against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette May 10-11.
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/may-9-49ers
Bruce sets appearance record in 14-13 victory over Rice
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/may-9-49ers
Four home runs power Niners to shutout victory
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/may-9-49ers
LaFleur's walk-off helps Louisiana sweep UT Arlington, 6-5
RaginCajuns.com (This article also appeared in KATC 3 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-rc

Mud Hens legend Hessman settling in as Tigers assistant hitting coach
Rice head baseball coach Jose Cruz Jr. is mentioned.
The Toledo Blade (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-cruz

College football rankings 2022 spring: What to know about all 131 teams
A roundup featuring Rice football mentions head coach Mike Bloomgren.
College Football News
http://dateline.rice/may-9-bloomgren

Anthony Rendon, a World Series champ with the Nats, now feels a duty to teach
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is featured.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-rendon

Rice transfer Andrew Mason commits to Memphis
Former Rice football player Andrew Mason is featured.
The Daily Memphian
http://dateline.rice/may-9-tdm
'Fox 13 News'
WHBQ-TV (Memphis, Tennessee)
http://dateline.rice/may-9-whbq (This segment aired three times.)

No. 12 men's tennis preview: NCAA second round
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin Jan. 11.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/may-9-ts

Texas ex kicker Cameron Dicker: Rams best option at punter?
An article mentions the 2019 football game between Rice's and the University of Texas at Austin.
Sports Illustrated's Ram Digest
http://dateline.rice/may-9-si

NIL and MGN
Rice is mentioned.
Mean Green Nation
http://dateline.rice/may-9-mgn
Who want the smoke: Texas junior Keanu Dawes has rocketed onto the high-major radar
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/may-9-247

A closer look at Patriots draft picks Pierre Strong Jr. and Marcus Jones
WBZ 4 Online 
http://dateline.rice/may-9-wbz
 

Top 30 outfielders in Texas high school baseball: A closer look at the Lone Star State's best players
An article mentions that Trey Duffield has signed to play baseball at Rice.
Scorebook Live
http://dateline.rice/may-9-duffield
 

Jets cut bait on feel-good story, add 5 bodies ahead of camps
An article features former Rice football player Austin Walter.
Heavy.
http://dateline.rice/may-9-walter

Texas wide receiver transfer Kelvontay Dixon commits to SMU
An article mentions former Rice football play Jake Bailey.  
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/may-9-247

NEWS RELEASES
 

Daniel Preston wins NSF CAREER Award
Daniel Preston, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Rice, is the latest of eight young researchers in the George R. Brown School of Engineering to receive a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, making 2022 a record-setting year for the honor.
http://dateline.rice/may-9-news-release-preston

Djerejian and Boles to discuss role and future of think tanks
Ambassador Edward Djerejian, director of Rice's globally top-ranked Baker Institute for Public Policy, will reflect on his 28-year directorship and discuss the future of think tanks in a special Director's Lecture Series event May 12.
http://dateline.rice/may-9-news-release-djerejian

 

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