FEATURED ITEMS
Biden is announcing $150 million in research grants as part of his 'moonshot' push to fight cancer
An article mentions that Rice will receive an $18 million grant to develop more advanced imaging systems as part of the Biden administration's "cancer moonshot" initiative.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-ap
Joe Biden's $150 million 'cancer moonshot' funding: What's in the plan
Newsweek (This article also appeared in MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-newsweek
White House pledges $150 million in federal grants as part of Biden's 'cancer moonshot'
Forbes (This article also appeared in MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-forbes
Biden to announce funding for research on cancer surgeries as part of moonshot effort
The Hill (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-the.hill
Biden to announce $150 million investment in new cancer surgery technologies
UPI (This article also appeared in MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-upi
'13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-ktrk
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
How grocery data can help assess creditworthiness
Jung Youn Lee, assistant professor of marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, co-authored an article.
Fast Company (This article originally appeared in The Conversation and was in the print edition of 10 media outlets across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-lee
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Andy Warhol and the legacy of creative partying lives on — Menil's Alphabet gala raises $350,000 to keep the museum free
Olivia Young, assistant professor of art history, is mentioned.
PaperCity
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-young
Axiom Space CEO steps down, search begins for replacement
An article features alumna Peggy Whitson, adjunct associate professor of biosciences and America's most experienced astronaut, who will lead the Axiom Mission 4 to the International Space Station slated for October.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-whitson
Smart Core Labs in Pearland hinges on accessibility to learning for all
Rice is mentioned.
Community Impact
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-ci
BROADCAST
'Battleground: The Swing States'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is interviewed about the importance of running mates during presidential campaigns.
WNYW-TV (New York)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-brinkley (This segment aired on more than 20 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
New school year at HISD (Aug. 12, 2024)
Sylvia Dee, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences and civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is interviewed about how Houston may adapt to climate change.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-dee
How can Houston adapt to hotter and hotter weather?
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-dee
'Fox 26 News'
Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor Emeritus of Political Science, is interviewed about heightening conflicts in the Middle East.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-stoll.1
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-stoll.2
Democratic precinct chairs will meet Tuesday evening to choose Sheila Jackson Lee’s replacement on the November congressional ballot
An article mentions that alumnus Cortlan Wickliff, associate vice provost for academic affairs and strategic initiatives, is running for Texas' 18th Congressional District.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-wickliff
Beryl’s economic impact (Aug. 13, 2024)
A broadcast mentions that alumna and former Rice track and field athlete Cali Werner is co-hosting the Anxiety Society podcast.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-werner
Houston colleges navigate enrollment changes due to FAFSA problems
An article mentions that delays in FAFSA reporting will not impact Rice students from beginning the academic year.
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired seven times on KRIV-TV in Houston, and the article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-fox26
'KHOU 11 News'
A broadcast features a "moment of Zen" from the Rice campus.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-khou
'KHOU 11 News'
A broadcast mentions a study by Rice into Texas schools that are underfunded.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-khou
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Safety should be a performance driver
Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, and Alessandro Piazza, the Jones School Distinguished Associate Professor of Strategic Management, co-authored an article.
Harvard Business Review (This article will also appeared in the September-October print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-mittal-piazza
Locked out of banking: Incarceration is associated with decreased bank account ownership
An article features collaborative Rice research into how incarceration status changes banking access. Co-author Brielle Bryan, assistant professor of sociology, is quoted.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in Phys.org.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-bryan
Ponen en marcha el Cementerio de glaciares, y ya tiene docenas de miles de tumbas
An article mentions that a Rice-led team of researchers is establishing the Global Glacier Casualty List, a database of the world's glaciers lost to climate change. The casualty list will be unveiled alongside a Glacier Graveyard in Iceland Aug. 17. Cymene Howe, professor of anthropology, is quoted.
Computer Hoy
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-howe
Rice’s 'revolutionary' reactor turns wastewater into green ammonia, drinking water
An article features Rice research developing a new reactor system that converts nitrates into ammonia. Co-authors quoted include Haotian Wang, William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair and associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering; Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, co-director of the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment and director of Rice's WaTER Institute; and graduate student Feng-Yang Chen. Chen is quoted in the last MSN Weather article.
MSN Weather (This article originally appeared in Interesting Engineering.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-wang-alvarez-chen
New reactor system yields green ammonia and purified water
MSN Weather (This article originally appeared in Phys.org.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-wang-alvarez-chen
We could make fuel and fertilizer by recycling wastewater
MSN Weather (This article originally appeared in New Scientist.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-chen
Colloquium — Mustafa A. Amin, Rice University, USA
Mustafa Amin, associate professor of physics and astronomy, is featured.
CHEP IISc Bangalore on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-amin
New lithium extraction process to boost EV market
An article features Rice research into the rapid, efficient and environmentally friendly method for selective lithium recovery from lithium-ion batteries.
PRV Engineering Ltd on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-prv
NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List No. 1,112 | August 9, 2024 (Space Life Science Research Results)
A roundup mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the study "Foundations and Fundamentals in Human-Computer Interaction."
Astrobiology
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-astrob
Houston Contemporary Dance Company announces 2024-2025 6th season programing
An article featuring Marlana Doyle mentions that she has choreographed for Rice.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-bw
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Sergio Massa y Horacio Rodríguez Larreta disertarán en el principal centro de estudios energéticos del mundo
An article mentions that Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy will host conferences and workshops focused on the Argentine energy sector in September.
La Nacion
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-ln
SPORTS
You heard that right: Houston has 9 Olympic medals
An article mentions that former Rice swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger will compete in the Paralympics in Paris Aug. 28-Sept. 8.
Houstonia
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-lettenberger
From film rooms to escape rooms, E.J. Warner continues quarterback lifestyle at Rice
Rice football player E.J. Warner is featured. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-warner
Rice vs. Sam Houston football game tickets, venue, start time — Aug. 31
An article features Rice football ahead of its season-opening game against Sam Houston State University Aug. 31.
Bleacher Nation
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-bn
Texas State women's soccer 2024 season preview
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team will play their season-opening game against Texas State University Aug. 15 at Holloway Field.
The University Star (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-us
Swimming and diving announces 2024-25 schedule, will host first-ever dual meets at City of Pharr Natatorium
An article mentions that Rice's swimming team is slated to compete against the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Oct. 25-28.
GoUTRGV.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-utrgv
Which conference would win an AAC-Sun Belt football challenge?
Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren is mentioned.
JMUSportsNews.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-bloomgren
Best Dallas Cowboys player to wear jersey No. 26: Michael Downs
An article features former Rice football player Michael Downs.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in Sports Illustrated's Dallas Cowboys.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-downs
Duael’s one-on-one racing brackets are yet another stab at saving track
An article mentions former Rice baseball player Ben Schragger.
Front Office Sports
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-schragger
NEWS RELEASE
Rice-built reactor yields green ammonia and purified water
Ammonia plays a critical role in sustaining food production for the world’s growing population, but making it accounts for about 2% of global energy consumption and 1.4% of carbon dioxide emissions. Rice University engineers have developed a revolutionary reactor design that could decarbonize ammonia production while also mitigating water pollution.
http://dateline.rice/aug-13-news-release-wang-alvarez-chen