Dateline Rice for Aug. 11, 2023

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

The opening of the 2023 presidential election season in Argentina: The Aug. 13 primaries
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed, and he is quoted in two other media outlets.
Global Americans
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-jones
Both sides rest in trial to decide to throw out Harris County election results
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-jones
'Central Texas News Now'
KXXV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-jones (This segment aired four times.)

HOUSTON/TEXAS

New Texas Tribune CEO shares 12 can't-miss events for Austin's 2023 festival
An article mentions that Rice President's Distinguished Fellow Ruth Simmons will participate in the "Race and Higher Ed" panel discussion at The Tribune Festival in Austin Sept. 23.
CultureMap Austin
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-simmons

Houston's top upcoming fine arts events, from theater to classical music and dance to art
Rice's Moody Center for the Arts is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. (This article also appeared in MSN Music.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-hc

BROADCAST

Los trabajos más amenazados por la inteligencia artificial
A broadcast about jobs in Houston that are most at-risk of being lost to artificial intelligence interviews Moshe Vardi, University Professor and Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering and a professor of computer science, and Rodrigo Ferreira, assistant teaching professor in computer science.
Telemundo Houston (An English translation is not available. This segment also aired on KTMD-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-vardi-ferreira

'KENS 5 News'
A broadcast about the best college campuses in Texas mentions Rice.
KENS-TV (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-kens

'Radio New Zealand'
A broadcast features alumnus Steven Logan, principal timpanist of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-logan

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Rice University chemist wins $1M NIH grant to address cancer health disparities
An article featuring Carolyn Nichol, associate research professor of chemistry, director of the Rice Office of STEM Engagement and education director of the NanoEnabled Water Treatment Engineering Research Center, mentions that she has won a Science Education Partnership Award from the National Institutes of Health to address race-based cancer health disparities.
News-Medical.net
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-nichol

What role should religion play in the public square?
An article features an excerpt of "A Master Class on Being Human: A Black Christian and a Black Secular Humanist on Religion, Race and Justice," a new book co-authored by Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Distinguished Professor of Humanities and founding director of Rice's Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning.
Religion Dispatches
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-pinn

Has Mexico's military taken on too much power?
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.
The Dialogue's Latin America Advisor
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-payan

'Heartstopper Season 2,' isu 'Coming Out,' dan Pelajaran dari Isaac
Elizabeth Brake, professor of philosophy, is quoted.
Magdalene.co (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-brake

L'invention fortuite d'un système de capture du CO2, abordable et facile à utiliser
An article features collaborative Rice research that could lower the cost of capturing carbon dioxide from all types of emissions. Co-authors Haotian Wang, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry, and graduate student Peng Zhu are quoted.
Neozone.org (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-wang-zhu

Physical chemists bringing talents to Illinois chemistry
An article features Christy Landes, adjunct research professor of chemistry, and Stephan Link, the Charles W. Duncan Jr.-Welch Chair and a professor of chemistry and of chemical and biomolecular engineering, who will join Illinois Urbana-Champaign in January 2024.
Illinois Urbana-Champaign News
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-landes-link

Making Egypt's museums
An article mentions that Rice has digitized catalogs from Egyptian museums and made them available on the Travelers in the Middle East Archives on JSTOR.
JSTOR Daily
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-jstor

AI trained on AI images produces terrible results, study finds
An article features collaborative Rice research into artificial intelligence.
PetaPixel
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-pp

Event spotlight: Iowa's future workforce: 50 college interns attend DSM Intern Connection Executive Luncheon
Rice is mentioned.
Business Record
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-br

Cracking the secrets of the spinal cord: A novel tool for neuroscientists
An article features the news that Rice researchers have been awarded a four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to study neurons in the spine with nanoelectronic threads.
RoadRugCars.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-rrc

UCF researchers unveil advanced ethanol fuel cell technology
Research from former postdoctoral fellow Yang Yang is featured.
Fuels and Lubes
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-fl
 
Meet our summer 2023 interns: Part 2
A roundup features Rice architecture student Preston Branton.
Payette.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-branton

Greentown Labs Houston hires former Entergy managing director as first general manager
An article features the Ion, a Houston-based tech hub owned by the Rice Management Co.
BostInno
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-bi

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Health of soil, risks studied
An article mentions that experts at Rice will collaborate with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture to study soil health practices and their impacts on crop risk insurance premiums and other financial factors often faced by farmers.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (This article also appeared in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and it appeared on the front page of The Pine Bluff Commercial.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-adg

SPORTS

Rice University safety Gabe Taylor
An article features Rice football player Gabe Taylor.
News Brilliance (This article also appeared in Bossip.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-taylor

Women's AAC, Ivy League and WAC previews
An article mentions Rice soccer player Sophie Zhang.
Top Drawer Soccer
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-zhang

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers more comfortable with playbook in second year
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 2.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Aug. 11 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-hc
Notre Dame's opponents: Reward clear, risk minuscule in Irish matchup with HBCU Tennessee State
NBC Sports
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-nbc

High school football preview: District 19-6A
A roundup featuring Wyatt Young mentions that he has committed to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-hc

Former Miller running back Mike Carew remembered for talent, generosity
Rice Stadium is mentioned.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-ct

Can Cal and Stanford lead effort to salvage Pac-12? Time is running out
An article mentions that Rice is part of the American Athletic Conference.
San Francisco Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-sfc
What are the Pac-4 teams' conference options: ACC, Mountain West or American?
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-the.athletic

Men's basketball announces 2023-24 nonconference schedule
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Nov. 15.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-ts

Jim Valvano to be inducted into basketball Hall of Fame Friday
An article mentions the 1965 basketball game between Rice and Rutgers University.
ScarletKnights.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-sk

Men's golf earns GCAA presidents special team academic recognition
An article mentions that Rice's golf team has earned the Golf Coaches Association of America Team Academic Award for an overall GPA of 3.5 or greater.
GoMarquette.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-gm
 
FCS college football preview: 2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Texas Southern University Sept. 16.
Opta Analyst
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-oa
 
College football betting: 10 best win total bets entering the 2023 season
An article mentions former Rice football player Bradley Rozner.
Yahoo! Sports
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-ys

Gameday: Xavier looks to go 2-0 in The Bahamas
An article mentions former Rice basketball player Quincy Olivari.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-247
NCAA Division I men's college basketball rosters for 2023-24
US Times Post
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-ustp

5 most shocking revelations from 'Untold' Johnny Manziel documentary
An article mentions the 2013 football game between Rice and Texas A&M University.
FanSided (A similar article also appeared in DKN.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-fs

Ranking the defensive lines for FBS teams in the state of Texas entering the 2023 season
Rice is mentioned.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-dctf
Scott Livingstone
BallNine.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-bn

NEWS RELEASE

Rice's Jing Chen awarded early career award from American Psychological Association
Jing Chen, an assistant professor of psychological sciences at Rice specializing in human factors and human-computer interaction, has received the Earl Alluisi Early Career Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association, the world's largest association of psychologists.
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-news-release-chen

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