Dateline Rice for July 13, 2023

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FEATURED ITEMS

Sneak peek: Renderings, more details unveiled for Rice Stadium renovations
An article features the details of Rice Stadium's offseason renovations. Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard is quoted.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-karlgaard
As Rice Stadium undergoes minor renovations, university still eyes capacity-reduction project
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 7-13 print and digital editions, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-karlgaard

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Visi dan eksekusi wirausaha
Yan "Anthea" Zhang, the Fayez Sarofim Vanguard Professor of Strategy at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Jurnal Post (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-zhang

Brasil, Argentina y Guyana podrían convertirse en los grandes protagonistas energéticos de esta década
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy and director of the Latin America Energy Program at the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Eju.tv (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-monaldi
 
AI loses its mind after being trained on AI-generated data
An article mentions that experts at Rice contributed to the featured research.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Futurism.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-yahoo

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Students converge to Rice for RUSMP's 'Prepare for Success in Mathematics' courses
Alumna Anne Papakonstantinou, clinical assistant professor and director of Rice University School Mathematics Project (RUSMP), authored an article about RUSMP's summer mathematics courses for middle and high school students. Papakonstantinou and alumnus Richard Parr, clinical assistant professor and executive director of RUSMP, facilitated the 15-day course in calculus.
Village News (This article also appeared in the July 11 print edition, and it appeared in the print and digital editions of the Southwest News.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-papakonstantinou-parr

City releases results of first equity indicator study
An article features the results of One Complete Houston, the city's first equity indicator study conducted by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. 
The Leader
http://dateline.rice/july-13-the.leader
Houston's equity score leaves room for improvement
Planetizen
http://dateline.rice/july-13-planetizen

12 things to do in Houston with kids this weekend of July 14: 'The Little Mermaid, YMCA After School Care 2023 and more!
A roundup mentions that Rice's Moody Center for the Arts will host Summer Jam, which will include an indoor farmers market, art activities and more July 15.
Houston on the Cheap
http://dateline.rice/july-13-hotc

BROADCAST

Gov. Abbott wants to end property taxes, but is that realistic?
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.
Spectrum News Austin (This article also appeared in Spectrum News' El Paso and San Antonio sites.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-jones
Can Mayra Flores win back the congressional seat she lost in November?
Texas Standard
http://dateline.rice/july-13-jones
Our local state reps are too liberal
The Eagle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-jones
'Fox 51 News East Texas'
KFXK-TV (Tyler, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-jones (This segment aired three times.)
'Texas Public Radio'
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-jones (This segment aired twice on seven affiliate stations across Texas.)
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-jones (This segment aired 11 times.)

For those who have fought big tobacco, lobbyist's presence on Denver Health board is 'a contradiction'
Elena Marks, senior fellow in health policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Colorado Public Radio
http://dateline.rice/july-13-marks

West Texas A&M University professor wins 2 awards in athletic training
Alumna Lorna Strong is featured.
MyHighPlains.com
http://dateline.rice/july-13-strong

Rice freshmen demonstrate for Texas parks
An article mentions that Rice students held a "honk and wave" event near campus in support of Texas' proposed Centennial Parks Conservation Fund. Lovett College sophomore Erica Takang is quoted.
Hispanic Business TV
http://dateline.rice/july-13-takang

South Bend making affordable housing a top priority with redevelopment
An article mentions that the city of South Bend, Indiana, commissioned a housing study by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
WVPE Online
http://dateline.rice/july-13-wvpe

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Plant cell study reveals new role for enzyme in lipid metabolism
An article features collaborative Rice research into how basic cellular structures coordinate to fuel growth in a model plant organism. Co-authors Bonnie Bartel, the Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor of BioSciences, and graduate student Melissa Traver are quoted. 
News-Medical.net
http://dateline.rice/july-13-bartel-traver
Nowe spojrzenie na proces wzrostu roślin może pomóc w badaniach nad rakiem Aktualności Ryż | Wiadomości i relacje z mediami
BiegoWeLove.pl (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-bartel-traver

New Type 1 diabetes treatment eliminates need for insulin
Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering, is quoted.
Verywell Health (This article also appeared in MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-veiseh

Journalist Jo Ling Kent joins CBS News as senior business and technology correspondent
Alumna Jo Ling Kent is featured.
E&P
http://dateline.rice/july-13-kent

Macchine molecolari che parlano con le cellule: Una rivoluzione nella progettazione dei farmaci
An article features collaborative Rice research that used light-activated molecular machines to trigger intercellular calcium wave signals, which may be a new strategy to control cellular activity. A Rice video is included.
Lega Nerd (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-lega.nerd

Creating cyber safety on the highway
An article mentions that Rice is part of the University of Houston's Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education consortium.
Industrial Safety and Security Source
http://dateline.rice/july-13-iss.source

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

One Book, One Pass community project announced
An article features the news that "Heavy:  An American Memoir," authored by Kiese Laymon, the Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of Creative Writing and English, has been chosen for the One Book, One Pass program in Pass Christian, Mississippi, which aims to link the community in a common conversation around one book.
Gazebo Gazette
http://dateline.rice/july-13-laymon

Gulfcoast Girl Scout Autumn Pepper Rhodes receives $10K Gold Award Scholarship
An article featuring Autumn Pepper Rhodes mentions that she plans to attend Rice in the fall.
South Central Florida Life
http://dateline.rice/july-13-scfl

JOHNSTOWN MAGAZINE JULY 2023: Who were the 'Rockefeller Republicans?' — get inside Johnstown's 'legacy law firm'
Alumnus William Gleason Barbin is featured.
The Tribune-Democrat
http://dateline.rice/july-13-barbin

US District Court Judge Sam Haddon to retire Aug. 31
Alumnus Sam Haddon is featured.
Independent Record (This article also appeared in the Billings Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-haddon

Driving change by ending transportation deserts
Rice is mentioned.
Word in Black 
http://dateline.rice/july-13-wib

SPORTS

Ranking the American Athletic Conference's college football coaches for 2023
A roundup features Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren.
Athlon Sports
http://dateline.rice/july-13-bloomgren

Kingwood, Rice pitcher drafted by Braves
An article features Rice baseball player Justin Long, who was recently drafted by the Atlanta Braves.
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-long

'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
A broadcast features Rice baseball player Matthew Linskey, who was recently drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-linskey

Decades later, Hooton family tragedy still sparks fight against PEDs in HS sports
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is quoted.
The Dallas Morning News 
http://dateline.rice/july-13-rendon

Two-sport star Johnson Decommits and selects Wisconsin
An article mentions former Rice football player Isaac Klarkowski.
InterMat Wrestle
http://dateline.rice/july-13-imw

Texas State Open golf qualifier set for Thursday at The Oaks in Greenville
An article mentions former Rice golfer Scott Wagoner.
Herald-Banner
http://dateline.rice/july-13-wagoner

College football schedule 2023: Top 25 toughest slates for upcoming season, per Phil Steele
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 2.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-13-247

West Virginia Mountaineers college football preview 2023: Offense
An article mentions Rice football player J.T. Daniels.
College Football News
http://dateline.rice/july-13-daniels

Everson Walls, Dan Reeves advance in Hall of Fame chances: Cowboys tracker
A roundup features the late alumnus and former football player Rodrigo Barnes, one of the first Black athletes at Rice, who died in May at 73.
Sports Illustrated's Cowboys Country (This article also appeared in YardBarker.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-barnes

East Carolina adds former FCS head coach to staff
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play East Carolina University Sept. 30.
Football Scoop
http://dateline.rice/july-13-fs

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