Dateline Rice for Aug. 3, 2023

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FEATURED ITEM

Melinda Spaulding Chevalier named VP for public affairs at Rice
An article featuring Melinda Spaulding Chevalier mentions that she will be Rice's next vice president for public affairs beginning Aug. 14. President Reginald DesRoches is quoted.
Houston Style Magazine
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-spaulding.chevalier-desroches

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Superconductor breakthrough claims draw interest and skepticism
Doug Natelson, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal (This segment aired on more than 600 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-natelson

'The main event': 2020 election indictment is most serious against Trump
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
Al-Jazeera (This article also appeared in MSN and Inkl.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-brace

Olympus Mons may have once been an island on Mars
Julia Morgan, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences and chair of the department, is quoted.
National Geographic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-morgan
 
My family of 7 is being evicted only days before I give birth again — a simple issue is leaving us living in our car
An article mentions the 2023 State of Housing report by Rice's Kinder institute for Urban Research. 
The Sun
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-the.sun

HOUSTON/TEXAS

HISD's Miles to expand dual-language programs in NES schools, some parents concerned about quality
An article quotes Lizzy Cashiola, associate director of regional research at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research's Houston Education Research Consortium.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Aug. 3 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-cashiola

1937 River Oaks home owned by the late Fayez Sarofim goes on the market for $13.5M
Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-fox

SpaceX Starship sprinkled South Texas with mystery material. Here's what it was.
An article quoting and picturing Jason Hafner, professor of physics and astronomy, mentions that he collaborated on a study that determined the dust that blanketed Port Isabel from a nearby SpaceX launch was actually sand. This study is mentioned in three other articles.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Aug. 3 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-hafner
FAA demands SpaceX's mishap report before resuming Starship launches
Aertotime Hub
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-ah
'2 p.m. newscast for Aug. 2, 2023'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcast (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-hpm
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-tpr.1 (This segment also aired on seven affiliate stations.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-tpr.2 (This segment also aired twice on seven affiliate stations.)

Environmental group to hold town hall on W.A. Parish plant on Aug. 5
An article mentions that Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, will speak at an Air Alliance Houston town hall meeting about the W.A. Parish coal-fired power plant in Fort Bend County Aug. 5.
The Fort Bend Star
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-cohan

HISD students multiply summer fun with Rice University math camps
An article features Rice's Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity in Education, which provides summer STEM camps for both students and educators. Paul Hand, director of STEM curriculum at the Tapia Center and adjunct assistant professor of computational and applied mathematics, and Tapia Center camp instructor and graduate student Eleana Rizou are quoted. The center is named for Richard Tapia, University Professor and the Maxfield-Oshman Professor in Engineering, professor of computational and applied mathematics and director of the center.
Houston Independent School District News Blog
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-tapia-hand-rizou

How a Texas Instruments engineer's tinkering led to the creation of the integrated circuit
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
San Antonio Report (This article also appeared in the Rivard Report.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-exp.news

BROADCAST

'Eyewitness News'
A broadcast cites Rice research into the jobs that are most at-risk of being lost to artificial intelligence. Moshe Vardi, University Professor and Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering and a professor of computer science, is interviewed by WIOD.
WFTV-TV (Orlando, Florida)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-wftv
WIOD-AM (Miami)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-vardi

'Alex Wagner Tonight'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is interviewed about the criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.
MSNBC (This segment aired three times.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-brinkley

KRLD-AM (Dallas)
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 interviewed about the Texas Senate's pre-trial hearing of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-jones (This segment aired three times.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

In some materials, immutable topological states can be entangled with other manipulable quantum states
An article features Rice research into condensed matter physics. Co-authors quoted include Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and alumnus Haoyu Hu.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-si-hu
Top news stories of Aug. 3, 2023
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-si-hu

Jesús Vassallo creates mass-timber pavilion for bird watchers in Houston
An article features the Johnson Owl Deck at the Harris Gully Natural Area, a restored watershed on Rice's campus that includes several microhabitats for migrating birds. The mass timber project, which is made of cross-laminated timber, was completed by recent School of Architecture graduates Pouya Khadem and Lene Sollie under the guidance of Jesús Vassallo, associate professor of architecture, and alumna Tracy Truc Huynh.
MSN Travel Great Britain (This article originally appeared in Dezeen.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-vassallo-et.al

Entre tenedores y cuchillos: ¡Pobre Pemex!
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed.
MSN Dinero Mexico (An English translation is not available. This article originally appeared in Expansión.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-grunstein

Is running AI on CPUs making a comeback?
An article cites collaborative Rice research into sub-linear computation.
Tech HQ
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-thq

Full cast and team set for 'Sister Act' at the Muny
An article features alumnus Alan Green.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-green

Westlake Village BioPartners: $450 Million third fund launches
An article features alumnus David Allison. 
Pulse 2.0
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-allison

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Kentucky researchers to examine neighborhood health
An article mentions that experts at Rice will collaborate on a Louisville-based neighborhood study.
Commonwealth Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-cj

Artemis World Campus: Revolutionizing admission to top-ranked universities
Rice is mentioned.
Miami Beach Community Newspapers
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-mbcn

SPORTS

'Houston's Morning Show'
Head coach Mike Bloomgren is featured in a segment about Rice football's training camp. Bloomgren is mentioned in The Oklahoman.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-bloomgren
Tramel's ScissorTales: Arizona, Utah and Arizona State decisions take Pac-12 to the brink
The Oklahoman
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-bloomgren

Eight American players on Outland Trophy watch list
An article mentions that Rice football player Clay Servin has been named to the Outland Trophy watch list.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-servin

Texas offensive line coach Kyle Flood still figuring out where the pieces fit
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 in the Aug. 3 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-hc
Rice 2023 football schedule
KWTX Online (Similar articles also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-kwtx
Texas football: 4 standouts from first day of Longhorns fall practice
FanSided (This article also appeared in BVM.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-fs
Arch Manning gets huge endorsement from Texas Football coach
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in TAG24.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-msn
Texas QB Quinn Ewers stands out in first preseason practice
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-sbn

Biff Poggi, Charlotte look to silence doubters in new conference
An article mentions that Rice is part of the American Athletic Conference.
North State Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-nsj
Mike Aresco says the American can be a power league with its new lineup — is he right?
Denton Record-Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-drc

High school football preview: District 10-5A Division I
An article mentions that Kaleb Blanton has committed to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-hc

Cougar Confidential: Kelvin Sampson's next foreign trek heads Down Under
An article mentions the 1995 football game between Rice and the University of Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-hc
 
Ireland aim to end pre-qualifiers on a high against Luxembourg
An article mentions Rice basketball player Sam Alajiki.
RTE.ie
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-alajiki

'There was incredible turnover.' How Sean Miller navigates Xavier's new-look roster
An article mentions former Rice basketball player Quincy Olivari.
Cincinnati.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-cin

UTEP punter Josh Sloan named to Ray Guy Award preseason watch list
An article mentions last season's football game between Rice and the University of Texas at El Paso.
KTSM Online 
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-ktsm

Bradley Rozner on joining NC State: 'I just wanted to go out there and play'
An article features former Rice football player Bradley Rozner.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-247

Memphis basketball to face Michigan in Battle 4 Atlantis, could get coveted Arkansas game
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play the University of Memphis in the upcoming season.
Commercial Appeal
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-ca

Bert Auburn named to Lou Groza Award watch list
An article mentions the 2021 football game between Rice and Auburn University.
On 3
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-on3
 
Flashback: Arkansas football's Class of 2021 — they brought Arkansas back from the dead
An article mentions the 2021 football game between Rice and the University of Arkansas.
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in USA Today's Razorbacks Wire.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-ys

Evans featured on Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list
An article mentions last season's football game between Rice and Western Kentucky University.
WCLURadio.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-wclu

What to think of the West Virginia off-season roster movement?
Rice football player J.T. Daniels is mentioned.
Rivals
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-daniels

Know the foe: Week four versus Louisiana Tech
An article mentions last season's football game between Rice and Louisiana Tech University.
Gridiron Heroics (This article also appeared in YardBarker.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-gh

2023 C-USA football preview
An article mentions that Rice is a former member of Conference USA.
HERO Sports
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-hero

Fall camp opens at USM with quarterback battle, deep roster taking center stage
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Southern Mississippi in the LendingTree Bowl Dec. 17.
SunHerald
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-sh

Gold: Pac-12 doesn't deserve another bite at the Apple, and now some of its teams might not get one, either
An article mentions that Rice was part of the Southwest Conference.
Saturday Out West
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-sow

Dean tabbed for Ray Guy Award 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-3-utsa

Lobos to play Toledo, Rice and Pepperdine in 2023 Ball Dawgs Classic
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to compete in the 2023 Ball Dawgs Classic in Henderson, Nevada, Nov. 21-24.
GoLobos.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-lobos
Waves to compete in Ball Dawgs Classic
PepperdineWaves.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-waves
Sycamores to play at Ball Dawgs Classic in Las Vegas Nov. 21-24
GoSycamores.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-sycamores
Rockets to play in Las Vegas at Ball Dawgs Classic during Thanksgiving week
UTRockets.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-rockets
UC Irvine to compete in 2023 Ball Dawgs Classic
UCIrvineSports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-ucirvine

MapQuest: 14 FBS Rivalry trophies with a geographical theme
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Houston Sept. 9.
FBSchedules
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-fbs

Oregon lands commitment from 2024 TE out of Texas
Rice is mentioned.
Saturday Out West (This article also appeared in 247Sports.com.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-sow
Ranking the position groups: Longhorns, Aggies in arms race at skill positions
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-dctf

NEWS RELEASE

When D turns to F, quantum matter is A-plus
Rice physicists have shown that immutable topological states, which are highly sought for quantum computing, can be entangled with other, manipulable quantum states in some materials. "The surprising thing we found is that in a particular kind of crystal lattice, where electrons become stuck, the strongly coupled behavior of electrons in d atomic orbitals actually act like the f orbital systems of some heavy fermions," said Qimiao Si, co-author of a study about the research in Science Advances.
http://dateline.rice/aug-3-news-release-si-hu

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