Dateline Rice for Aug. 23, 2023

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

How corporate scandals get swept under the rug
Alessandro Piazza, the Jones School Distinguished Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Financial Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-piazza

'India is on the moon': Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on lunar south pole
David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
The Wall Street Journal (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-alexander

Locked ER doors, lawsuits and an indicted leader: Inside Houston's UMMC hospital and its downfall
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-ho

Monte Olimpo: Um enorme vulcão em Marte, outrora uma ilha?
Julia Morgan, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences and chair of the department, is quoted.
National Geographic Portugal (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-morgan

HOUSTON/TEXAS

EPA will again review its national ozone pollution standards, delaying stronger rules
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Aug. 23 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-cohan

Rice University is offering a class called 'Miss Americana: Lyrics and Evolution of Taylor Swift'
An article quotes Hanszen College senior Katherine Jeng, who is teaching a course on the lyrical evolution of Taylor Swift at Rice this fall.  
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN Lifestyle.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-jeng
'13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-ktrk
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-kprc

Wayne Gilbert, 1946 — 2023
An article features late alumnus Wayne Gilbert, who died Aug. 17 at 76.
Glasstire
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-gilbert

UTMB gets rare $2M grant to study gun violence in the Houston region
A caption mentions that Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy held a firearm injury prevention symposium last year.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-hc

Houston Hillel welcomes students back with a bash
Rice is mentioned.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-jhv

SQUID increases accessibility to single-cell tumor profiling to improve treatment outcomes
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
Baylor College of Medicine
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-bcm

BROADCAST

GOP debate preview: Who can separate themselves from the pack?
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, is quoted.
KTRH Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-jones

Four North Carolina cities are among the nation's best real estate markets
Nikhil Shah, adjunct professor in management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Fox 8 Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-shah

'Full of potential' | Houston nonprofit helps high school students prepare for college
An article featuring Martha Canas mentions that she hopes to attend Rice.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-khou

The week in politics (Aug. 23, 2023)
A broadcast mentions that tomorrow's episode of "Houston Matters" will feature a conversation with the director of Rice's Program in Politics, Law and Social Thought about Houston's role in future debates of nuclear power and disarmament.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-hpm

'KPRC Channel 2 News'
A broadcast mentions that Rice hosted the Renewable Energy Alliance Leadership Conference Aug. 22.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-kprc

ROCO
A broadcast features a performance by the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra at Rice's Brockman Hall for Opera.
YourClassical.org (This Performance Today segment also aired on more than 400 stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-your.classical

'TWC News All Night'
A broadcast mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 in Texas according to Stacker.
Spectrum News Austin
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-sn.austin (This segment aired 10 times.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Varied regional culture may affect individual expression of religion in US
An article features collaborative Rice research into religious expression in the workplace. Co-author Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences, professor of sociology, director of the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-ecklund

EPA funds Rice University team investigating PFAS destruction
An article mentions that a team of students from Rice has received a Phase I grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's People, Prosperity and the Planet program to develop a proof of concept for their project to degrade PFAS in landfill leachate. The article also cites research by Michael Wong, the Tina and Sunit Patel Professor in Molecular Nanotechnology, a professor and chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering and a professor of chemistry, materials science and nanoengineering and of civil and environmental engineering.
Waste Today
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-wong

New technology promises more efficient and practical virtual reality systems
An article mentions that Ashok Veeraraghavan, professor of electrical and computer engineering, contributed to the featured research.
Health & Fitness
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-veeraraghavan

Yale Rep's 'Wish You Were Here' cast and creative team revealed
Alumna Amy Boratko is featured.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-boratko

'Remote Direct Memory Introspection' (Rice, Duke, MIT)
An article features the paper "Remote Direct Memory Introspection," which was co-authored by experts at Rice and two other universities and won a distinguished paper award at the USENIX Security Symposium.
Semiconductor Engineering
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-se

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Documenting the death of a glacier and a community's pain
An article mentions that Cymene Howe and Dominic Boyer, both professors of anthropology, organized the monument to commemorate Okjökull, Iceland's first glacier lost to climate change in 2019.
Duke Today
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-howe-boyer

E. Fay Jones chapels hiding in Arkansas
An article features late alumnus E. Fay Jones.
Only in Arkansas
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-e.fay.jones

Krista Barnes named UVA Health's chief corporate compliance and privacy officer
Alumna Krista Barnes is featured.
UVA Health Newsroom
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-barnes
UVA welcomes chief officer to oversee patient privacy and law compliance
Augusta Free Press
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-barnes

Rise of textbook prices a result of economic factors, including inflation
An article mentions OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
The Daily Tar Heel (This article also appeared in the Aug. 23 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-dth

SPORTS

'KPRC Channel 2 News'
A broadcast features Rice football player Blake Boenisch, a former Needville Little League baseball player.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-boenisch

Random thoughts: 2023 college football preview heading into Week 0
An article mentions Rice football player J.T. Daniels.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-daniels
West Virginia football transfer portal tracker
Rivals
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-daniels
College football starting QB rankings for 2023 (Top 133)
Athlon Sports
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-daniels

Hawaii's home grown football players
An article mentions Rice football players Matt Sykes, Tim Horn and Conor Hunt.
StarAdvertiser.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-sykes-horn-hunt

Jimbo Fisher has found himself on yet another coaching hot seat ahead of the 2023 season
An article mentions Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in Aggies Wire. Editor's note: A correction to Bloomgren's name has been requested.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-bloomgren

Patriots waive young receiver to make room for new nose tackle
A roundup features former Rice football player Jordan Myers. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted.
98.5 The Sports Hub
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-myers-bloomgren

High school football preview: District 21-6A
An article mentions Rice assistant football coach Jon Kay.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Aug. 23 print edition of the Chronicle's Lake Houston Observer and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-kay

DeMeco Ryans on Johnathan Joseph contribution as Bill Walsh Fellow: 'Instrumental'
An article mentions that Rice assistant football coach J.J. Nelson was a Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellow with the Houston Texans.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-nelson

'KPRC Channel 2 News'
A broadcast mentions Rice head volleyball coach Genny Volpe.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-volpe (This segment aired twice.)

Ranking 133 college football teams for 2023, from No. 1 Georgia to No. 133 UMass
A roundup features Rice football.
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-the.athletic

Texas Longhorns football team: Reactions and takeaways from the second scrimmage of fall practices
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 2.
KAGS Online (This article also appeared in KCEN Online.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-kags
College football TV schedule 2023: Dates, kickoff times, networks and streaming
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-the.athletic
Starting spots up for grabs as Texas Longhorns positioning themselves for start of season
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-statesman
Texas high school football games delayed by endless summer heat
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-hc

Countdown to kickoff: An original Saint, 'hard-nosed' Hugo Hollas played through the pain
An article features the late former Rice football player Hugo Hollas.
Nola.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-hollas

Quarterback Trey Owens has unfinished business with Cy-Fair
An article mentions that Owen Carter has committed to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Aug. 23 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-hc
Cy-Fair to lean on a senior-heavy roster this football season
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Aug. 23 print edition of the Chronicle's Memorial Examiner and Cypress Creek Mirror and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-hc

Hightower football ready to build on success amid trying 2022 season
An article mentions that Ephraim Dotson has committed to Rice to play football.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Aug. 23 print edition of the Chronicle's Sugar Land Sun and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-hc
District 20-6A season preview
Texas HS Football
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-thsf

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. This article appeared on the front page of the Aug. 23 print edition of the Chronicle's Katy Rancher and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-hc

Jacob Sirmon, son of Griz national champ, looks to end on high note at Northern Colorado
An article mentions former Rice assistant football coach Blair Peterson.
Ravalli Republic
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-rr

Gerhard Posch named head coach for men's tennis
Rice tennis is mentioned.
GoCreighton.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-creighton

No. 18 volleyball opens 2023 regular season on Friday
An article features former Rice volleyball player Ellie Bichelmeyer.
GoCreighton.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-creighton

Clark named to Comeback Player of the Year watch list
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio Nov. 11.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-utsa
Four Roadrunners chosen for 2024 Senior Bowl watch list
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-utsa

FAU opens with a fresh start in a new conference with a new coach
An article mentions that Rice is part of the American Athletic Conference.
Miami Herald
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-mh

Analyzing the immediate impact of Texas A&M's transfer players on the team's roster
Rice is mentioned.
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-bvm
Houston high school football: Games to watch in Week 1
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-hc

USF's 'Dandy Dozen': The biggest storylines for fall 2023
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Southern Florida Sept. 23.
GoUSFBulls.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-usf

What will NC State football's depth chart look like in season opener? Our final prediction
An article features former Rice football player Bradley Rozner.
The Fayetteville Observer
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-fo

Southern Miss names Wiles starting QB 
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Southern Mississippi in the LendingTree Bowl Dec. 17.
The Daily Leader (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-dl

Best high school running backs in Houston area, Southeast Texas
An article featuring Taji Atkins mentions that he committed to play football at Rice.
HighSchool.si.com 
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-hs.si

East Carolina opens 2023 season in Statesboro
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team was the Conference USA champion for 2022. The Owls are slated to play East Carolina University Oct. 27.
ECUPirates.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-ecu

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