Dateline Rice for May24, 2022

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Mexico turns back the clock on oil reforms, closes down foreign investment
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 interviewed.
Marketplace Morning Report with David Brancaccio (This segment aired multiple times on over 800 affiliate radio stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/may-24-payan

Three Texas runoff battles in the ongoing Democratic Party civil war

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, authored an op-ed in The Hill, and he is quoted in Click2Houston.

The Hill (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/may-24-jones
Altered image leads to calls of racism in Harris County Pct. 4 primary race
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-24-jones
ANOTHER VIEWPOINT: Title 42 not real solution to border crisis
The Facts (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-24-jones
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/may-24-jones

Medical Moment: Advancements in Type 1 diabetes treatment
An article features Rice research on 3D-printing an insulin-producing implant for Type 1 diabetics. Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering, is interviewed.
MSN (This article originally appeared in WNDU Online, and this segment aired four times on WDNU-TV in South Bend, Indiana.)
http://dateline.rice/may-24-veiseh

Is religion dying? Not according to new faith and business research
Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences, professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program, is quoted.
MSN (This Deseret News article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-24-ecklund

Si persisten las molestias energéticas, consulte al Senado
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
MSN Noticias (An English translation is not available. This Expansión article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-24-grunstein

HOUSTON/TEXAS 

3 Houston innovators to know this week
A roundup features Kerri Smith, executive director of the Clean Energy Accelerator at the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship. 
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/may-24-smith

Experts: How to better prepare Houston to combat climate related challenges
Rives Taylor, lecturer in architecture, co-authored an op-ed.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/may-24-taylor

Inside the history of Texas' first Japanese immigrants who built the state's rice industry
An article cites a 2019 essay by graduate student Scott Pett.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-24-pett

'Midland, not Moscow!' — Texas offers a global antidote to Moscow's aggression
An op-ed cites a recent report from Texas 2036 and the Center for Public Finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy that found hydrogen, carbon capture technology and geothermal energy can satisfy the growing global demand for cleaner energy.
Wilson County News
http://dateline.rice/may-24-baker-study

Northmarq’s Austin and Dallas offices broker sale and financing of Urban Palms in Houston

Rice is mentioned.
Northmarq News
http://dateline.rice/may-24-nn

BROADCAST 

Valdosta High Class of 2022 top three graduates announced
An article featuring Oluwatoni Salami, valedictorian of Valdosta High School, mentions that she plans to attend Rice in the fall. 
WFXL Online
http://dateline.rice/may-24-salami
VHS recognizes Class of '22 top 3 graduates
ValdostaToday.com
http://dateline.rice/may-24-salami

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

New study of racism caught on video spotlights hate faced by Asians, Asian Americans amid pandemic
An article features research by Tony Brown, professor and associate chair in the Department of Sociology and director of the Racism and Racial Experiences Workgroup, that details the severity of discriminatory behavior toward Asians and Asian Americans driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/may-24-brown

Spinning is key for line-dancing electrons in iron selenide
An article features collaborative Rice research that discovered high-energy spin anisotropy occurs concurrently with electronic nematicity in iron selenide. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Pengcheng Dai, the Sam and Helen Worden Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and alumni Tong Chen and Yu Song.
ScienceDaily
http://dateline.rice/may-24-dai-si

Synthetic biologists interrogate single-celled survivalists to understand stress response
A new $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation will allow teams from Rice to use optogenetic tools to decode B. subtilis' genetic response to stress. Co-authors Jeffrey Tabor, associate professor of bioengineering and of biosciences, and Oleg Igoshin, professor of bioengineering and of biosciences and chemistry, are cited.
News-Medical.net
http://dateline.rice/may-24-tabor-igoshin

Texas Rangers announce Class of 2022 for Charley Pride Fellowship Program
An article mentions that Duncan College senior Julian Braxton has been awarded the Texas Rangers' Charley Pride Fellowship, an internship program that allows students to spend their summer working in the Rangers' front office.
MLB
http://dateline.rice/may-24-braxton

The cycad recovery mission at Marine Corps Base Camp BLAZ 
An article mentions a 2013 Rice study into the negative effects on Guam's forests due to the loss of native bird species.
Marines
http://dateline.rice/may-24-marines

Alex Nunez-Thompson: Building on New Mexico's boom
Alumnus Alex Nunez-Thompson is featured.
LinkedIn
http://dateline.rice/may-24-nunezthompson

How the University of Arkansas' intellectual exports rank nationally
An article about Heartland Forward's analysis of university technology transfer mentions Rice.
Axios NW Arkansas
http://dateline.rice/may-24-axiosnwa

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST 

Music professor named principal flutist with Minnesota Sinfonia
Alumna Catherine Ramirez is featured.
St. Olaf College News
http://dateline.rice/may-24-ramirez

 

Highlighting two Lower Merion track standouts
An article featuring Dori Olson mentions that she plans to attend Rice in the fall.
Patch (Pennsylvania)
http://dateline.rice/may-24-patch

​​​SPORTS 

TEN: C-USA represented by two in NCAA singles opening round
An article mentions that the Rice women's tennis doubles team of Diae El Jardi and Maria Budin are competing in the ongoing NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/may-24-eljardi-budin
2022 NCAA Division I women’s tennis championships singles and doubles selections
NCAA.com
http://dateline.rice/may-24-eljardi-budin
Day 2 of doubles competition — LIVE UPDATES
NCAA.com
http://dateline.rice/may-24-eljardi-budin

College football offseason primer 100 days before Week 1 kicks off

An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
ESPN (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/may-24-espn

Memphis set for AAC tournament, opens with UCF
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team defeated the University of Houston 5-4 May 17. 
GoTigersGo.com
http://dateline.rice/may-24-gtg

Brett Favre net worth: How wealthy Brett Favre is? Personal life, career, earnings, early life!
An article mentions the 2011 football game between Rice and the University of Southern Mississippi.
Trending News Buzz
http://dateline.rice/may-24-tnb

Volleyball announces 2022 schedule
An article mentions the Rice Adidas Invitational II volleyball tournament scheduled for Sept. 17-18.
GoCreighton.com (This article also appeared in WOWT Online.)
http://dateline.rice/may-24-gc
Nebraska volleyball to face Creighton Sept. 7 in Omaha
3NewsNow.com
http://dateline.rice/may-24-3nn

Girls soccer: All-Greater Houston team
A roundup featuring Kenna Sanders, who has been named the Houston Chronicle's All-Greater Houston girls soccer private school Player of the Year, mentions that she has signed to play soccer at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the May 24 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-24-hc

Roccaforte and Brock earn 1st-team All-Sun Belt honors
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team played the University of Louisiana at Lafayette earlier this month.
KATC Online
http://dateline.rice/may-24-katc
Louisiana baseball team earns two All-Sun Belt honors
1037TheGame.com
http://dateline.rice/may-24-1037

Katy running back Seth Davis commits to Mississippi State
A slideshow caption mentions Rice Stadium.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-24-hc

Lady Techsters basketball Keiunna Walker making a name in women’s college basketball
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team was defeated by Louisiana Tech University Feb. 28.
MyArkLaMiss.com
http://dateline.rice/may-24-alm

B.L.U.E.print, Sample win awards at Black Student-Athlete Summit
An article mentions that Rice recently hosted the Black Student-Athlete Summit.
12thMan.com
http://dateline.rice/may-24-12thman

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