Dateline Rice for June 16, 2023

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FEATURED ITEM

Find out what it takes to launch a successful startup in Amazon’s new small business podcast
An article mentions that Rice co-produced the podcast "This Is Small Business Next Generation," which follows four college teams as they compete in the Rice Business Plan Competition. Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
AboutAmazon.com
http://dateline.rice/june-16-rodriguez

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Climate change is causing people to move. They usually stay local, study finds
James Elliott, professor and chair of sociology, is quoted.
NPR (This article also appeared in more than 150 affiliate websites.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-elliott
FEMA's buyout program reduces flood risk. But does it deepen segregation?
Grist (This article also appeared in MSN Weather.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-elliott

Donald Trump se confirma como el dueño de la campaña y maneja los tiempos de sus adversarios
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.
MNews.com (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-jones

Raffensperger challenges Trump to debate, as ex-president faces more pressure after indictment
The Baker Institute for Public Policy is mentioned.
USA Today
http://dateline.rice/june-16-usa.today

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Exclusive: Rice University Athletics signs multiyear sponsorship deal with Amerant Bank
An article features the news that Rice Athletics signed a multiyear sponsorship deal with Amerant Bank. Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard is quoted.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-16-karlgaard

Gov. Abbott calls for property tax compromise, but will House and Senate agree?
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of its Center for Public Finance, is quoted.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/june-16-diamond

Openings and Closings: Frank's Americana is moving, Cyclone Anaya's will move in
An article mentions alumnus Edwin Bosso.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/june-16-bosso

Opinion | Locating Lucinda: Exploring the experiences of enslaved people held at Alta Vista Plantation
An article mentions SlaveVoyages, a digital repository of ship voyages along the trans-Atlantic and intra-American routes that is currently housed at Rice.
Prairie View A&M University
http://dateline.rice/june-16-pvamu

What the possible end to race-conscious admissions means for Texas universities
Rice is mentioned.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-tex.trib

Houston Chamber Choir goes prime time in season 29
An article mentions that the Houston Chamber Choir is slated to perform at Rice's Stude Concert Hall June 1, 2024.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/june-16-hp

BROADCAST

June 10: Cat contraception, termite air conditioning, octopuses re-engineer their proteins and more …
An article features Rice research into the health of corals. Alumna and temporary postdoctoral associate Lauren Howe-Kerr is quoted.
CBC Radio One's "Quirks & Quarks" (This segment re-aired on more than 500 stations across Canada and the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-howe.kerr

'Good Day Rochester'
Alumnus and comedian Matthew Broussard is featured.
WUHF-TV (Rochester, New York)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-broussard

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

In diversity, opportunity
OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources, is mentioned.
Buffalo Business First (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-bbf

How to invest like John Doerr
Alumnus John Doerr is featured.
The Motley Fool
http://dateline.rice/june-16-doerr

Zeta Energy develops a process for double-sided CNT coating for lithium-sulfur batteries
An article mentions that Zeta Energy licenses inventions developed in collaboration with Rice's Smalley-Curl Institute, NanoCarbon Center and Rice Advanced Materials Institute. 
Batteries News
http://dateline.rice/june-16-bn

Dr. Sawchuk co-organizes first ancient DNA conference in Africa
An article mentions that Rice co-organized the first African DNA and ancient DNA conference in May.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cmnh

Houston area housing market remains buyer-friendly in 2023
An article cites a 2023 study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Home Buying Institute 
http://dateline.rice/june-16-hbi

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Published: Jared Oestman, department of political science
An article features a study co-authored by Rick Wilson, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Statistics and Psychology.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas News
http://dateline.rice/june-16-wilson

Sustainability pitch wins Pharmapreneurship competition
Holly DeArmond, executive director of the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers at Rice, is featured.
University of Maryland Baltimore News
http://dateline.rice/june-16-dearmond

Keeping lawn care safe: The hidden dangers of lawn mowers
An article cites collaborative Rice research into the rate of lawn mower accidents.
Royal Examiner
http://dateline.rice/june-16-re

SPORTS

No offseason for CSM football
An article mentions that Netane Fehoko has committed to play football at Rice.
San Mateo Daily Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-16-smdj

Over or under? The case for each G5 program in Texas
A roundup features Rice football.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/june-16-dctf

Buffs release complete fall sports schedule
An article mentions that Rice's tennis team is slated to play the University of Colorado Boulder Nov. 3-5.
CUBuffs.com
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cu

Will Wave crest again?
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Tulane University Sept. 30.
Bonesville.net
http://dateline.rice/june-16-bonesville

Who is joining Conference USA? Here's the four schools
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
El Paso Times
http://dateline.rice/june-16-ept

Ranking Big 12 football nonconference schedules: OSU, OU rank in bottom half
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 2.
The O'Colly
http://dateline.rice/june-16-ocolly

NEWS RELEASE

Rice U. chemist leverages heterogeneity for insight into catalysis, cancer initiation
Rice chemist Anatoly Kolomeisky has won an award from the National Science Foundation to investigate how heterogeneity affects chemical and biological processes. The goal of his project is to develop analytical models that quantify the role of heterogeneity in various phenomena including catalytic reactions, antimicrobial peptides, early cancer development and lysis, a process describing cellular membrane breakdown.
http://dateline.rice/june-16-news-release-kolomeisky

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