NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
US engineers contributed to Missouri River flood damage and must pay landowners, court rules
James Elliott, professor and chair of sociology, is quoted. Research co-authored by Elliott and Zheye "Jay" Wang, a senior spatial analyst at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is featured in Futurity.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in 100 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-elliott
Headlines for Thursday, June 23, 2023
Kansas Public Radio
http://dateline.rice/june-23-elliott
Some homeowners pick higher flood risk over diverse neighborhood
Futurity (This article was also featured in the Futurity Today newsletter for June 23.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-elliott-wang
This woman is the front-runner to be Mexico's next president
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
AOL (This Los Angeles Times article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-payan
Black architect John Chase
Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Home & Texture.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-fox
Feeling 'called' to your job can hide mistreatment
A roundup features Rice research into individuals who viewed their work as a spiritual calling.
Futurity Today newsletter for June 22
http://dateline.rice/june-23-futurity.today
¿Cuánto cuesta estudiar en el Instituto Le Rosey?
Rice is mentioned.
MSN Mexico (An English translation is not available. This article originally appeared in Mi Trabajo.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-msn.mx
HOUSTON/TEXAS
The Back Mic: Analyzing the 2023 Texas Legislature's conservative to liberal rankings
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.
The Texan
http://dateline.rice/june-23-jones
State reps from Denton County announce reelection bids
The Cross Timbers Gazette
http://dateline.rice/june-23-jones
New survey examines status of abortion laws in Texas, California, Arizona
University of Houston News
http://dateline.rice/june-23-jones
'Capital Tonight'
Spectrum News Austin (This segment aired three times.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-jones
Welcome to Houston's no-longer-independent school district
Erin Baumgartner, director of the Houston Education Research Consortium at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Texas Monthly
http://dateline.rice/june-23-baumgartner
Kinder Morgan's Steve Kean tapped to lead Greater Houston Partnership
Alumna and former Rice Centennial Historian Melissa Kean is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-kean
The poetry of music — Houston's Kinetic Ensemble ends its season with a moving world premiere of a love story
An article features alumni Theo Chandler, Charles Paul and Alexandra Smither, all graduates of Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
PaperCity
http://dateline.rice/june-23-chandler-paul-smither
5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week
An article mentions that Rice has partnered with local institutions in the National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines competition.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/june-23-inno.map
Enough with Republicans and Democrats. Texas needs a third party. (Opinion)
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the June 23 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-hc
Free dance classes in Houston: Get ready to tango at Levy Park
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-c2h
Greentown Labs adds new climate tech startups as members in Q2 2023
HoustonInno
http://dateline.rice/june-23-houston.inno
Bonney Lake High School graduate selected as delegate to National Youth Science Camp
Tacoma Daily Index
http://dateline.rice/june-23-tdi
BROADCAST
AG Ken Paxton's impeachment will mirror trial court proceedings
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Spectrum News San Antonio (This article also appeared in Spectrum News sites for El Paso.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-stein
Hispanic people officially make up largest population group in Texas
Daniel Potter, senior director of research at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/june-23-potter
Revisiting a study on college athletes (June 23, 2023)
A broadcast features Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary and assistant to the president, who gave Rice's undergraduate commencement address May 6.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-pierre
Episode 1: Who's buried here?
A podcast features archival audio from the Reginald Moore Sugar Land Convict Leasing System collection at Rice's Woodson Research Center.
SugarLandPodcast.com
http://dateline.rice/june-23-slp
Bodies of 95 Black forced-labor prisoners from Jim Crow era unearthed in Sugar Land after one man's quest
Texas Public Radio's "The Source" (This segment also aired on 10 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-tpr
'Great Day Houston'
Rice is mentioned.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-khou
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Study reveals how DNA test broaden access to cervical cancer screening
An article features collaborative Rice research developing a human papillomavirus DNA test, which may make cervical cancer screening more accessible to women in countries with fewer resources. Co-authors Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health, and alumna Kathryn Kundrod are quoted.
Big News Network
http://dateline.rice/june-23-kortum-kundrod
La pillola contro il freddo: Un progetto di bioingegneria
An article features Jerzy Szablowski, assistant professor of bioengineering, who is developing a nongenetic treatment that can enhance adaptation to cold temperatures.
Microbiologia Italia (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-szablowski
Small mortgages are too hard to get
An article cites a 2019 Rice study on banks' expenses following the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
PewTrusts.org
http://dateline.rice/june-23-pew.trusts
Kenn McLaughlin to retire from Stages Houston
An article featuring Kenn McLaughlin mentions that he has taught directing courses at Rice.
American Theatre
http://dateline.rice/june-23-at
How Satu Kujanpää founded Preloved
Alumnus Josef Kujanpää is featured.
Utah Business (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-kujanpaa
Texas A&M breaks ground on new Fort Worth campus with aim to close workforce gaps
Rice is mentioned.
MSN Money (This Dallas Morning News article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-msn.money
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Dansville teaching assistant recognized for STEM education
Rice is mentioned.
Livingston County News
http://dateline.rice/june-23-lcn
AAU membership could boost USF Athletics programs
An article mentions that Rice is part of the Association of American Universities.
The Oracle
http://dateline.rice/june-23-to
A dream in the making: Mountain Light Music Festival set for July 23-29
Alumnus Brent Phillips is featured.
The Pagosa Springs Sun
http://dateline.rice/june-23-phillips
SPORTS
TF: C-USA 2023 Athletes of the Year announced
An article features Owls Alexander Slinkman and Tara Simpson-Sullivan, who have been named as Conference USA's Men's and Women's Field Athletes of the Year, respectively.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/june-23-slinkman-sullivan
C-USA announces Scholar Athletes of the Year
An article features Rice basketball player Max Fiedler, cross-country runner Travis Dowd and volleyball player Carly Graham, who have been named as Conference USA Scholar Athletes of the Year for their academic achievement, athletic achievement and service. Fiedler becomes the second C-USA and Rice student-athlete to earn this award three times.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/june-23-fiedler-dowd-graham
Balli tabbed 2022-23 C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/june-23-utsa
UAB claims Institutional Excellence Award
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball, men's and women's cross-country, football, golf and men's and women's track and field teams have been honored with Conference USA's Sport Academic Award for recording the highest GPA in the conference in their respective sport.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/june-23-cusa
Torres: Gladiators on the gridiron; a brief history of Bronc football
A roundup features late former Rice football player John McCauley, who was part of the Owls' Southwest Conference football championship-winning team in 1934.
Rio Grande Guardian
http://dateline.rice/june-23-mccauley
NBA draft tracker: Heat begins signing undrafted players. Blazers give update on Lillard
A roundup mentions former Rice basketball player Drew Peterson.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Miami Herald.)
http://dateline.rice/june-23-peterson
Two and a half months until kickoff: Who are new, impactful players to look for?
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 2.
The Daily Texan
http://dateline.rice/june-23-tdt
Predicting the 2023 Big 12 Season: Week 1
SicEm365.com
http://dateline.rice/june-23-sicem
Top 40 in 2025 shooting guard King Grace updates his recruitment
Rice is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/june-23-247