NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The Texas power grid is straining under data and crypto demands
Daniel Cohan, professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
NPR's "All Things Considered" (This segment also aired on more than 900 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-cohan
What's changed? ERCOT issued no conservation requests this summer
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired twice on KTRK-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in MSN Weather.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-cohan
Former Pres. Trump leads Harris by narrowing margin for Texas voters: UH/TSU survey
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Fox 26 Online, and it appeared in AOL.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-jones
UH-TSU poll shows minority support for school vouchers, VP Harris cutting into Trump's Texas lead
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-jones
Most Texans support school vouchers, UH and TSU survey shows
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-jones
New UH-TSU survey shows shifts among likely Texas voters
Texas Southern University News
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-jones
Texas poll shows narrowing gap between Trump and Harris ahead November election
Houston Daily
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-jones
Residentes del Valle opinan sobre la contienda por el senado en Texas
KRGV Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-jones
Inside conservative activist Leonard Leo's long campaign to gut Planned Parenthood
The Spokesman-Review (This article also appeared in The Hona News and The Duncan Banner.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-jones
Prof. Ewa THOMPSON we 'Wszystko co Najważniejsze'
Ewa Thompson, professor emerita of Slavic studies, is featured.
WszystkocoNajwazniejsze.pl
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-thompson
Af jöklum og hvölum
An article mentions that a Rice-led team of researchers established the Global Glacier Casualty List, a database of the world's glaciers lost to climate change. The casualty list was unveiled alongside a Glacier Graveyard in Iceland Aug. 17. Cymene Howe and Dominic Boyer, both professors of anthropology, are quoted.
Visir.is
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-howe-boyer
John Q. Lawson, celebrated architect and artist, has died at 84
An article features late alumnus John Lawson, who died Aug. 6 at 84.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (This article also appeared in the Aug. 23 print editions of the Inquier, its South Jersey issue and the Philadelphia Daily News.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-lawson
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston Innovation Awards nominations opening leads this week's top stories
A roundup mentions that Rice will receive an $18 million grant to lead the development of more advanced imaging systems as part of the Biden administration's "cancer moonshot" initiative. Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and co-director of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies, is quoted.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-richards.kortum
U of Washington to get $21M for cancer surgery innovation
Becker's ASC Review
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-bascr
UTSA and UT Health San Antonio merger approved by UT regents; will form 'premier global university'
An article mentions that Rice is part of the American Association of Universities.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-hc
Texas MBA programs ranked
Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business is featured.
Austin Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-abj
Houston Methodist names orthopedic surgeon as inaugural innovator in residency
An article features alumnus Evan Collins, a graduate of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-collins
BROADCAST
Kamala Harris amasses nearly 45% favor among Texas voters, new survey says
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Public Media (This article also appeared in Texas Public Radio.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-stein
Odds-On: Election betting now big business
KTRH Online (This segment also aired twice on KTRH-AM in Houston, and this article also appeared in KTRH Online on Spreaker.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-stein
The conclusion of the DNC
KTRH on Spreaker
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-stein
Presidential race in Texas (Aug. 23, 2024)
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Health and Biosciences and professor of economics, participates in a roundtable discussion of "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" of the week's news.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-ho
Playing for two different teams in the same game: 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly' of the week
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-ho
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
McClain Sampson, nonresident fellow in maternal and reproductive health at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about local infant and maternal deaths.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-sampson (This segment aired twice.)
Rice University health expert breaks down racial inequities in reproductive health
Click2Houston on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-sampson
Fort Worth ISD denounces reappraisal plan as Tarrant County districts flag impact on students
An article mentions a study by Rice into the percentage of Texas schools that are underfunded.
KERA Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-kera
'13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-ktrk (This segment aired twice.)
Check out what these Rice University students did to an old van that didn't run
An article features the work of four teams of Rice students who converted a 1997 Chevy P30 delivery van into a fully electric vehicle for their capstone engineering design project. Alumni Andrew Linhart and Austin Greer are interviewed.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired four times on KHOU-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in KENS Online and KENS Online on MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-linhart-greet
Parents wanting more transparency with HISD, Rice University students convert old van into electric vehicle
Sunny 99.1 (This segment also aired on KODA-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-linhart
'Houston's Morning Show'
A broadcast mentions The Pantry at Rice, which offers nonperishable food and hygiene products for all students, faculty and staff.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-kriv (This segment aired three times.)
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
A broadcast cites a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into residents who support school bonds.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-kprc
'ABC 13'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-ktrk (This segment aired four times.)
KTRH-AM (Houston)
President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-ktrh
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
ChatGPT could help people with creativity in everyday tasks, study says
An article features collaborative research by Jaeyeon Chung, the William S. Mackey Jr. Distinguished Assistant Professor at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
Technology.org
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-chung
CFMJ-AM (Ontario, Canada)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-chung
Researchers teaching artificial intelligence about frustration in protein folding
An article features collaborative Rice research that used deep-learning techniques to find a new way to predict how proteins move. Co-author Peter Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Chemistry and professor of biosciences, materials science and nanoengineering and physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Technology.org
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-wolynes
The brain economy with Dr. Harris Eyre
Harris Eyre, fellow in brain health and director of the Neuro-Policy Program at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-eyre
US energy under Kamala Harris: More of the Biden era, or a leftward push?
An article mentions Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Upstream
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-upstream
Teaching about race is good, states need to stop banning it
McMurtry College junior Ian Wright authored an article.
CounterPunch
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-wright
Romantic things to do for couples in Houston
A roundup features the James Turrell "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on Rice's Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion.
MSN Travel (This article originally appeared in Thrillist.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-msn.travel
The best spots to explore around Rice University
City Cast Houston
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-cch
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Conductor found life-shaping values and opportunities at the Frost School
An article featuring alumnus Cristian Mӑcelaru mentions that he will serve as distinguished visiting artist at Rice's Shepherd School of Music from 2025-28.
University of Miami News
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-macelaru
SPORTS
No. 1 Seminoles use three freshman goals to down Rice
An article mentions that Rice's women's soccer team lost to Florida State University 3-0 Aug. 22.
Seminoles.com (This article also appeared in 247Sports.com.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-fsu
East Carolina, North Texas, South Florida pick up midweek wins
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-the.american
Several events planned for monthlong celebration of Houston's Olympians
An article mentions that Rice's football team is scheduled to play the University of Houston Sept. 14.
CW 39
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-cw39
Women's basketball releases nonconference schedule
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play North Carolina A&T State University Nov. 7.
NCATAggies.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-ncat
Bobcats give Roadrunners the dose of defeat
An article mentions that Rice's women's soccer team defeated Texas State University 2-1 this season.
San Marcos Daily Record
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-smdr
WBB Gonzaga: Full schedule announced
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play Gonzaga University Nov. 21.
MSN (This article originally appeared in SB Nation.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-msn
Football preview: 2024 Oakland Activities Association White and Blue Division team capsules
An article mentions that Brendon Rice has committed to play football at Rice.
The Oakland Press
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-op
Coach Jason Todd prepares to take South Oak Cliff to fourth UIL state championship
Rice is mentioned.
The Dallas Examiner
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-de
NEWS RELEASE
Rice's Shepherd School of Music announces 2024-25 season
The Shepherd School of Music at Rice is preparing for a monumental milestone, beginning a multiyear celebration this fall in honor of the school’s 50th anniversary. The celebratory crescendo begins with the 2024-25 season, which features an array of bold and dynamic programming for its orchestra, opera and chamber music programs, plus recitals by faculty and guest artists performing numerous world premiere works.
http://dateline.rice/aug-23-news-release-loden