NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Children, relatives of alumni no longer have admissions edge at Carnegie Mellon, Pitt
A pair of articles on legacy admissions mention Rice. President Reginald DesRoches is quoted in AcademicHelp.net.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
http://dateline.rice/july-20-phil.inq
Growing pressure on colleges to abolish 'legacy' admissions
AcademicHelp.net (This Washington Post article also appeared in the July 18 print edition of The New London Day, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-desroches
Counter to assumptions | Rice
A roundup features a Rice study that found that interracial relationships do not reduce racism.
Futurity Today newsletter for July 20
http://dateline.rice/july-20-futurity.today
HOUSTON/TEXAS
RUSMP 37th Summer Campus Program is a success
Carolyn White, director of mathematics programs at Rice University School Mathematics Project (RUSMP), authored an article about RUSMP's Summer Campus Program for teachers across Texas. Both White and Shelly Harvey, professor of mathematics, facilitated classes.
Village News (This article also appeared in the July 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-white-harvey
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.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the July 20 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline. A similar article also appeared in Ex Bulletin.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-dike
Partnership members making news — June 2023
An article mentions that Rice has joined the American Athletic Conference.
Greater Houston Partnership
http://dateline.rice/july-20-ghp
Amarillo State Rep. Four Price will not seek re-election in 2024
An article mentions Rice's Lib-Con Scores of members of the Texas House of Representatives.
The Texan (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-the.texan
YMCA of Greater Houston hires former HISD deputy superintendent as new COO
An article featuring Rick Cruz mentions that he is a former adjunct professor at Rice.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/july-20-hbj
BROADCAST
Some Houston mayoral candidates are having to give back money after receiving too much
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.
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired three times on KTRK-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-jones
DEI departments will be banned in Texas colleges and universities. At what price?
Yvonne Taylor, lecturer in communication, is featured.
KERA Online (This article also appeared in KETR Online.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-taylor
988 hotline, one year in (July 20, 2023)
A broadcast features JooYoung Choi, whose exhibit "Love and Wondervision" is on view at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-choi
How trash is turned into valuable graphene to help environment
An article features Rice research that used flash Joule heating to create graphene. A Rice video is included.
Sunny 99 Online (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-sunny
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Michael Wong named fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
An article features 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, who has been named a fellow to the Royal Society of Chemistry, the oldest chemical society in the world.
Bioengineer.org
http://dateline.rice/july-20-wong
States stiffen penalties for fentanyl, despite public health concerns
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Stateline
http://dateline.rice/july-20-harris
Undocumented immigrants trauma compounded in US
An article features Rice research that found that even after successfully making their way into the U.S., migrants continue to grapple with psychological trauma. Co-author Luz Garcini, assistant professor of psychological sciences and a Rice Faculty Scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
HispanicBusinessTV.com
http://dateline.rice/july-20-garcini
5 best things about online MBA programs
Trent Alan Kostenuk, a student at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured.
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-kostenuk
The Graham Foundation awards a total of $501,500 to 38 projects that are 'expanding the discussion and understanding of architecture and design'
An article mentions that the Rice School of Architecture's student-led publication Plat is a recipient of the 2023 Graham Foundation organizational grant.
Archinect (This article also appeared in Bustler.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-arch
AI feeds on itself, goes mad from its own data
An article mentions that experts at Rice contributed to the featured research.
Photofocus
http://dateline.rice/july-20-pf
Flywire, Tencent partner on cross-border education payments
An article mentions that Rice uses payments platform Flywire.
Payments Dive
http://dateline.rice/july-20-pd
In their own words: What the Apollo 11 astronauts said about their monumental moon landing
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
AccuWeather (This article also appeared in the July 20 print edition, and a similar article also appeared in the Nelson County Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-accuweather
L'uomo sulla Luna, la Luna sullo schermo: Storia di un fascino perduto?
ScreenWorld.it (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-sw
The top 10 skills of 2023 (and how to start learning them)
An article mentions that Rice offers the Self Awareness and the Effective Leader course on Coursera.
Coursera Blog
http://dateline.rice/july-20-coursera
Meet 17 medical doctors at VC firms like GV and Khosla Ventures who are investing in the next big healthcare startups
Rice is mentioned.
Insider (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-insider
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Dr. Peter Brown impacted Mercer and Macon through civic engagement | Mercer Legends
Alumnus Peter Brown is featured.
Mercer University's The Den
http://dateline.rice/july-20-brown
Trio brings 'Lieder' to George
An article features alumnus Eugene Joubert, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
George Herald (This article also appeared in the Oudtshoorn Courant, South Cape Forum and Mossel Bay Advertiser.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-joubert
Ucross artist invites community to participate in national project
An article mentions that Rice's Shepherd School of Music has partnered with the Ucross Foundation, which awards two-week fellowship residencies at the foundation's 20,000-acre Wyoming ranch.
Sheridan Media
http://dateline.rice/july-20-sm
SPORTS
Zapata native and former PSJA Memorial football coach headed to NFL
Marco Regalado, Rice football executive director of player personnel and recruiting innovation, is featured.
MyRGV.com
http://dateline.rice/july-20-regalado
'Channel 5 News'
KRGV-TV (Harlingen, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-regalado (This segment aired twice.)
'We've got to stay off Friday nights': Texas coaches react to Big 12's Friday night football plans
An article quotes Rice assistant football coach Jon Kay.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-20-kay
After 60 years since his demise, Christian McCaffrey's NFL brother draws strength from late President John F. Kennedy's timeless words
An article mentions Rice football player Luke McCaffrey.
Essentially Sports
http://dateline.rice/july-20-mccaffrey
Top 30 AAC players: College Football News 2023 preseason preview
A roundup mentions Rice football players Josh Pearcy and J.T. Daniels. Daniels is mentioned in the News-Press.
College Football News
http://dateline.rice/july-20-pearcy-daniels
Neal Brown on hot seat at West Virginia ahead of UCF homecoming matchup
News-Press (This article also appeared in The Dayton Beach News-Journal.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-daniels
All-AAC team: College Football News 2023 preseason preview
Former Rice football player Bradley Rozner is mentioned.
College Football News (A similar article also appeared in OddsShopper.com.)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-cfn
SEC Media Days 2023: Nick Saban expects Alabama to face 'outstanding' Texas squad in Week 2
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-20-247
'CBS Austin'
KEYE-TV (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-keye
KTXX-FM (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/july-20-ktxx
The toughest and easiest schedule in each FBS conference in 2023
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Nov. 18.
FBSchedules
http://dateline.rice/july-20-fbs
Coaches check-in episode 8: Rick Insell
An article mentions that Rice is a former member of Conference USA.
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/july-20-gbr
NEWS RELEASES
Rice U. expert available to discuss Llama 2 launch
The new open-source large language model, Llama 2, launched by Facebook parent company, Meta, last Tuesday allows users to adapt and develop artificial intelligence tools, which raises urgent questions about how information is produced and disseminated. Rice University Professor and computing expert Moshe Vardi is available to comment on the impact Llama 2 might have on the current information landscape.
http://dateline.rice/july-20-news-release-vardi
Device makes hydrogen from sunlight with record efficiency
Rice engineers can turn sunlight into hydrogen with record-breaking efficiency thanks to a device that combines next-generation halide perovskite semiconductors with electrocatalysts in a single, durable, cost-effective and scalable device. The new technology is a significant step forward for clean energy and could serve as a platform for a wide range of chemical reactions that use solar-harvested electricity to convert feedstocks into fuels.
http://dateline.rice/july-20-news-release-mohite-wong-et-al
Rice researchers earn prestigious Defense Department grants
Rice professors Qimiao Si and Jeffrey Tabor, are recipients of prestigious Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowships from the United States Department of Defense. Si, a theoretical quantum physicist, and Tabor, a bioengineer and synthetic biologist, are among 10 members of the 2023 class of Bush fellows named by the department's Basic Research Office.
http://dateline.rice/july-20-news-release-si-tabor
Discovery may lead to terahertz technology for quantum sensing
Visible light is a mere fraction of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the manipulation of light waves at frequencies beyond human vision has enabled such technologies as cell phones and CT scans. Rice researchers have a plan for leveraging a previously unused portion of the spectrum.
http://dateline.rice/july-20-news-release-xu-zhu-et-al