Dateline Rice for July 6, 2023

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

After the World Cup: What next for Qatar?
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Financial Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-ulrichsen

After weeks of no progress, movement could be coming to Texas property tax relief bill
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.
MSN (This video segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-jones
Pasadena City council swears-in its youngest council member in the city's history
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/july-6-jones
Ted Cruz, Colin Allred prepare for Senate showdown as others plan to join the race
Victoria Advocate (This Dallas Morning News article also appeared in the Texarkana Gazette, Killeen Daily Herald, The Brunswick News, The Eagle Tribune and the Longview News-Journal.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-jones
US Rep. Colin Allred raises $6.2 million in first 2 months of Senate race
Fox 4 Online
http://dateline.rice/july-6-jones
Houston demanda a Texas por la ley 'Estrella de la Muerte'
Telemundo Houston (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-jones
KLBJ-AM (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-jones

Why are squirrels 'splooting' on hot days?
Andrea Rummel, assistant professor of biosciences, is quoted.
Smithsonian Magazine (This article also appeared in MSN.) 
http://dateline.rice/july-6-rummel

Even in protected areas, humans take a toll on wildlife
A roundup features Rice research that found tropical mammals living inside protected areas are not spared the effects of human activity even when it occurs outside of the protected boundaries.
Futurity Today newsletter for July 6, 2023
http://dateline.rice/july-6-futurity

HOUSTON/TEXAS

National agency announces $100M in funding for energy advancement at Houston event
An article features the Department of Energy's "ARPA-E on the Road: Houston" event, which was held at Rice's Anderson-Clarke Center June 8. Ramamoorthy Ramesh, vice president for research, is quoted.
InnovationMap (This article originally appeared in EnergyCapitalHTX.com.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-ramesh

Richard Bado will convince you opera is for everyone
Richard Bado, former director of Rice's Opera Studies program, is featured.
Houstonia
http://dateline.rice/july-6-bado

Lone Star College Honors College graduate 'dreams big' at Rice University
An article features McMurtry College senior Alejandra Rodriguez, who is a research assistant through the Humanities Research Center Undergraduate Summer Fellowship at Rice.
Woodlands Online
http://dateline.rice/july-6-rodriguez

Mike Miles spent first weeks at HISD meeting with staff, consultants and politicians, records show
Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-hc

Houston biodesign innovators ready to spin out startup with life-saving vascular tech
An article features the biomedical company Taurus Vascular, which is part of the current cohort of Rice's OwlSpark tech startup program. 
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/july-6-innomap

Rice University names carbon-tech, battery storage startups to latest clean tech accelerator
An article features the 15 startups that were accepted into the third cohort of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship's Clean Energy Accelerator, which begins July 25.
HoustonInno (An excerpt of this article appeared in the June 30-July 6 print and digital editions of the Houston Business Journal, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-hou.inno

Higher education guide
A roundup features the executive education program at Rice.
D Magazine (This article also appeared in the July 2023 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-dmag

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Rice U.'s Songtao Chen wins NSF CAREER Award
An article features Songtao Chen, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, who has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to advance the development of quantum networks in silicon material.
Scienmag
http://dateline.rice/july-6-chen

SACNAS celebrates 50 years of success in STEM diversity
An article features Richard Tapia, University Professor and the Maxfield-Oshman Professor in Engineering, professor of computational and applied mathematics and director of Rice's Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity in Education.
Insight Into Diversity
http://dateline.rice/july-6-tapia

Grand challenges for the oil and gas industry for the next decade and beyond
Thomas Halsey, lecturer in chemical and biomolecular engineering, co-authored an article.
Journal of Petroleum Technology
http://dateline.rice/july-6-halsey

Synthetic biology: Engineering meets biology
Matthew Bennett, professor of biosciences, is quoted.
Technology Networks
http://dateline.rice/july-6-bennett
 
New enzyme could aid anticancer drug development
An article features collaborative Rice research that identified a new enzyme, CtdY, which is the only one of its kind known to break an amide bond. Co-authors Xue Sherry Gao, the T.N. Law Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and an assistant professor of chemistry and bioengineering, and postdoctoral researchers Shuai Liu and Qiuyue Nie are quoted.
Global Health Newswire
http://dateline.rice/july-6-gao-et-al

New Jersey Symphony to present 2023 Edward T. Cone Composition Institute Concert on July 15th
Sam Wu, a graduate student at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
New Jersey Stage
http://dateline.rice/july-6-wu

Scientists discover new clues to cause of devastating coral disease
An article mentions that experts at Rice contributed to the featured research.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/july-6-phys

The most beautiful girl
Rice is mentioned.
All It Takes is a Little Love blog
http://dateline.rice/july-6-love
Reflections on coming of age
All It Takes is a Little Love blog
http://dateline.rice/july-6-love
Tarsus prioritizes fun amidst disease work
Orange County Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-ocbj

SPORTS

As Rice Stadium undergoes minor renovations, university still eyes capacity-reduction project
An article mentions that Rice Stadium will undergo renovations this offseason. Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard is quoted.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/july-6-karlgaard

Star wide receiver at Rice enters transfer portal
An article features former Rice football player Bradley Rozner.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/july-6-dctf
Rice WR Bradley Rozner enters transfer portal after four seasons on campus
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/july-6-sbn

Steve Sarkisian identifies Texas's 'mission' in final Big 12 season
An article mentions that the Rice football team's season will begin Sept. 2 with a game against the University of Texas at Austin.
The Spun
http://dateline.rice/july-6-ts
Five Longhorns named to preseason all-Big 12 team including preseason DPOY selection Jaylan Ford
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-6-247
AAC announces key TV matchups, kickoff times ahead of 2023 season
Athlon Sports
http://dateline.rice/july-6-as

Shocker volleyball unveils 2023 schedule
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play Wichita State University Nov. 17.
GoShockers.com
http://dateline.rice/july-6-shockers
Wichita State volleyball releases 2023 season schedule, highlighted by AAC play changes
The Wichita Eagle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in KSAL Online.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-we
 
Dane Myers' MLB debut with Marlins 'a dream come true.' How he got here and what's next
An article features former Rice baseball player Dane Myers.
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in the Miami Herald, and it appeared on the front of the Sports section in the July 6 print edition of the Herald.)
http://dateline.rice/july-6-myers
Former Tigers minor-league pitcher reaches big leagues as hitter
MLive.com
http://dateline.rice/july-6-myers

FAU football: Overview of the 2023 FAU football schedule
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Florida Atlantic University Nov. 25.
University Press
http://dateline.rice/july-6-up

NEWS RELEASES

Rice U.'s Songtao Chen wins NSF CAREER Award
Songtao Chen, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to advance the development of quantum networks by leveraging imperfections ⎯ known as point defects ⎯ in silicon material.
http://dateline.rice/july-6-news-release-chen

Rice U. expert available to discuss social media giants' rivalry and the launch of a new app by Meta
The launch of a new social media app by Facebook parent-company Meta yesterday has brought renewed attention to the social media landscape. Rice University Professor and computing expert Moshe Vardi is available to comment on the Meta-Twitter rivalry and its potential impact.
http://dateline.rice/july-6-news-release-vardi

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