Dateline Rice for July 18, 2023

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

'Live reporters' capture action in living cells
An article features collaborative Rice research into the networks of signaling proteins in living cells. Co-authors Caleb Bashor, assistant professor of bioengineering and biosciences, and graduate student Xiaoyu Yang are quoted.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/july-18-bashor-yang

Morning briefing
A roundup features Brown College senior Alex Han, who founded Biokind Analytics, an organization that uses data science to support health care nonprofits.
KFF Health News
http://dateline.rice/july-18-han

Emotionally treating your student loans like a mortgage
An image depicts Rice's Lovett Hall.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/july-18-forbes

HOUSTON/TEXAS

This summer is on track to be among Texas' most extreme
Sylvia Dee, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/july-18-dee

Tuition-free tech training classes are coming to the Ion
An article featuring the Ion, a Houston-based tech hub owned by the Rice Management Co. (RMC), mentions that it will host tuition-free tech-support certification classes this fall through a new partnership with nonprofit Per Scholas. Sam Dike, manager of strategic initiatives at the RMC, is quoted in the Houston Chronicle, and Jan Odegard, executive director of the Ion, is quoted in Community Impact.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-18-dike
Per Scholas to bring tuition-free tech training to Houston's Ion building
Community Impact
http://dateline.rice/july-18-odegard

Texas Music Festival puts classical stars and rising young artists centerstage at University of Houston
An article features Xayvion Davidson, a rising sophomore studying bassoon at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, won first place and audience favorite at the inaugural Cynthia Woods Mitchell-Ima Hogg Young Artist Competition June 11.
PaperCity
http://dateline.rice/july-18-davidson


Houston has what it takes to be a leading energy tech hub, says expert
An article mentions the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship's Clean Energy Accelerator 
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/july-18-inno.map

Houston Methodist explores innovative programs to combat the nurse workload burden
An article mentions that Houston Methodist's Nurse Scientists program partners nurse scholars with experts in human factors research at Rice.
Texas Medical Center blog
http://dateline.rice/july-18-tmc

Houston kids need help with the college-admissions maze (Opinion)
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This op-ed also appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the July 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-18-hc
'Writing can be a lonely job': How Brazos Bookstore fosters literature
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/july-18-hc
Without loan forgiveness will more students head to community college?
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/july-18-hp
Texas community looks at possible effects of affirmative action decision
North Texas Daily
http://dateline.rice/july-18-ntd

BROADCAST

World affairs: Janet Yellen's trip to China, Russia-Ukraine, France protests and more
Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science at Rice, participates in a roundtable discussion.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/july-18-stoll

'Houston's Morning Show'
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 2024 presidential election.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-18-jones

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Keeping VOCs from accumulating on stored nanomaterials
An article features collaborative Rice research into limiting surface contamination of stored nanomaterials by volatile organic compounds. Co-authors Daniel Preston, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, and graduate student Zhen Liu are quoted.
AZo Nano
http://dateline.rice/july-18-preston-liu

Men vastly outnumber women in studying legislative politics, study shows
An article features collaborative Rice research that found significantly more men than women study the legislative process in the U.S. and abroad. Co-author Leslie Schwindt-Bayer, the Thomas Cooke and Mary Elizabeth Edwards Chair in Government and Democracy, is quoted.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/july-18-schwindt.bayer

AIs trained on AI-generated images produce glitches and blurs
Richard Baraniuk, the C. Sidney Burrus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a professor of statistics and computer science, is quoted.
New Scientist (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-18-baraniuk

Brazil decreases refined product imports from US as Russian volumes flow in
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Center for the United States and Mexico and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
Hellenic Shipping News
http://dateline.rice/july-18-monaldi

Con obras de Beethoven y Sibelius la Sinfónica se presenta en la Vieja Usina
An article features alumnus Gerardo Edelstein and mentions that he studied under the late Larry Rachleff, the former Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestral Conducting at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Noticias.EntreRios.gov.ar (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in El Once and Inventario22.com.ar.)
http://dateline.rice/july-18-edelstein-rachleff

The best college in America isn't Harvard, according to data. See if your alma mater is among the top 100.
A slideshow features Rice.
MSN Money
http://dateline.rice/july-18-msn.money

Apollo Chamber Players reveals 16th season lineup
An article mentions that the Apollo Chamber Players are slated to perform their season finale "Muted" at Duncan Recital Hall at Rice's Shepherd School of Music May 24, 2024.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/july-18-bw

Religion shapes vaccine views — but how exactly? Our analysis looks at ideas about God and beliefs about the Bible
An article mentions that the featured research was funded by the Science and Religion: Identity and Belief Formation grant, an initiative co-led by the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice.
Religion News Service (This article originally appeared in The Conversation and was in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/july-18-rns

Daily news briefs, July 17, 2023
A roundup mentions that Rice is part of the University of Houston's Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education consortium.
TollroadsNews.com
http://dateline.rice/july-18-tn

My new sister
Rice is mentioned.
All It Takes Is A Little Love blog
http://dateline.rice/july-18-little.love
Catering on campus: Customizing meals for clubs and organizations
ezCater.com
http://dateline.rice/july-18-ezc
UFRPE disponibiliza vagas em 90 cursos gratuitos online
CatracaLivre.com (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/july-18-cl

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

The supervisor, the lone raccoon and the mesa pattern of election fraud deception
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
ANewsCafe.com
http://dateline.rice/july-18-wallach

'Daddy Lover God' — Don Shewey's sensual, sexual memoir
Alumnus Don Shewey is featured.
Bay Area Reporter
http://dateline.rice/july-18-shewey

SPORTS

Rice holds its wide receiver corps in high esteem
An article features Rice football and quotes assistant coach Marques Tuiasosopo.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the July 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-18-tuiasosopo

2023 Football Media Days lineup
An article mentions that Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren and Owls J.T. Daniels, Luke McCaffrey, Myron Morrison and Josh Pearcy are slated to attend the 2023 American Athletic Conference Football Media Days in Arlington, Texas, July 24-25. 
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/july-18-bloomgren-et-al
Shane Calhoun, Jeremy Lewis to represent ECU at upcoming AAC Media Days
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-18-bloomgren-et-al
Arlington cultivates nexus with college football
ArlingtonTX.gov
http://dateline.rice/july-18-arl.tx
Looming questions ahead of AAC Media Days
BluffCityMedia.co
http://dateline.rice/july-18-bcm

NFL Draft 2024 summer scouting report: Marvin Harrison Jr. stands alone in WR class
Rice football player Luke McCaffrey is featured.
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-18-mccaffrey
2023 preseason All-AAC team: UTSA QB Frank Harris, Rice WR Luke McCaffrey and more
PFF.com
http://dateline.rice/july-18-mccaffrey

Matchups with Texas A&M, Xavier highlight UH's nonconference schedule
An article mention that Rice's basketball team is slated to play the University of Houston Dec. 6.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-18-hc

Robert Hardy named Gardner-Webb baseball pitching coach
An article features former Rice assistant baseball coach Robert Hardy.
GWUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-18-gwu

BREAKING: NC State adds big-play Rice transfer receiver Bradley Rozner
An article features former Rice football player Bradley Rozner.
247Sports.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports and OutKick.)
http://dateline.rice/july-18-247

A history of Conference USA
An article mentions that Rice is a former member of Conference USA.
A Sea of Red
http://dateline.rice/july-18-asor

Texas AD Chris Del Conte vows to 'try and play every team in Texas'
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 2.
Heartland College Sports
http://dateline.rice/july-18-hcs
Learfield announces 'Allstate Red River Rivalry' as new name for rivalry meeting between Texas, Oklahoma
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-18-247
Texas opponent early scouting report: BYU
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-18-247
College football rivalries that thrived, survived or died because of conference realignment
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-18-ta
SEC Media Days to be held in Dallas in 2024
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-18-247

Eight Roadrunners land on Shrine Bowl 1,000 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/july-18-utsa

Golesh, Bohanon and Cheney to represent Bulls at AAC Football Media Days, July 24-25
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of South Florida Sept. 23.
GoUSFBulls.com
http://dateline.rice/july-18-usf

Hampton-Keith announces 2023 women's volleyball schedule
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play Temple University Oct. 29.
OwlSports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-18-owlsports

College football power rankings: Ranking all 133 FBS programs for the 2023 season
Rice football is mentioned.
Sportskeeda
http://dateline.rice/july-18-sk

District 10-6A season preview
A roundup featuring Armstrong Nnodim mentions that he has committed to play football at Rice.
Texas HS Football
http://dateline.rice/july-18-thsf

Looking at the 2024 prospects Oklahoma State men's basketball has offered since mid-June
Rice is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-18-247
Pac-12 Mailbag: Chips for the future, SMU's value, Colorado replacement options and more
Tucson.com
http://dateline.rice/july-18-tucson

NEWS RELEASES

Rice engineers' storage technology keeps nanosurfaces clean
Rice engineers have created containers that can keep volatile organic compounds from accumulating on the surfaces of stored nanomaterials. The portable and inexpensive storage technology addresses a ubiquitous problem in nanomanufacturing and materials science laboratories and is described in a paper published this week in the American Chemical Society journal Nano Letters.
http://dateline.rice/july-18-news-release-preston-liu

Rice study: Men vastly outnumber women in studying legislative politics
It's no secret that men outnumber women in the halls of Congress and in other political arenas, but new research from Rice, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign also found that significantly more men than women study the legislative process in the U.S. and abroad. 
http://dateline.rice/july-18-news-release-schwindt.bayer

NIH grant backs Rice U. lab's sickle cell disease research
Rice  bioengineer Gang Bao and his team have won a 4-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to address critical questions surrounding the safety and efficacy of using gene editing to treat sickle cell disease.
http://dateline.rice/july-18-news-release-bao-et-al

Interracial relationships don't always make people less racist
The landmark United States Supreme Court ruling in Loving v. Commonwealth of Virginia abolished bans on interracial marriage in the United States in 1967, but a new academic paper from Rice and Texas A&M University said an uptick in interracial relationships since then has not ended discriminatory tendencies, even among individuals who are in these romantic partnerships.
http://dateline.rice/july-18-news-release-bratter

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