NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Funeral held for glaciers lost to climate change
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 in two articles.
CBS News
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-cbs
Can glaciers go extinct?
The Washington Post (This article also appeared in MSN Weather, Detroit News and The New Zealand Herald.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-howe-boyer
Rice scholars eulogize the world's lost glaciers at a melting graveyard in Iceland
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the Aug. 25 print edition of the Chronicle and was in the Aug. 23 print and digital editions of the San Antonio Express-News. This story also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-howe-boyer
When AI's output is a threat to AI itself
An article features Rice research into the negative impacts of using synthetic data to train generative artificial intelligence. Co-author Richard Baraniuk, the C. Sidney Burrus Professor of Engineering and professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, is quoted.
The New York Times
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-baraniuk
Mexico's president bet big on oil. His successor will be stuck with the tab.
Adrian Duhalt, nonresident scholar in Mexico Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The New York Times (This article also appeared in the Aug. 25 print edition, and it appeared in the Pledge Times.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-duhalt
Texas Senate race between Ted Cruz and Colin Allred a close one according to poll
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 interviewed about a lawsuit against the Biden administration by 16 Republican-led states.
MSN (This article originally appeared in KRLD Online.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-jones
Inside conservative activist Leonard Leo's long campaign to gut Planned Parenthood
Daily Kos (This KFF Health article appeared in more than 20 other media outlets and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-jones
KNX-AM (Los Angeles)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-jones (This segment aired on 35 affiliate stations.)
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-jones (This segment aired twice.)
This fast and efficient method cleanly recovers lithium from used batteries
An article features Rice research into the rapid, efficient and environmentally friendly method for selective lithium recovery from lithium-ion batteries. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Pulickel Ajayan, chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering, professor of chemistry and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Techno-Science.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-ajayan
Wisdom of the swarm: The future of 'super intelligence'
Lisa O'Bryan, assistant research professor of electrical and computer engineering and a Rice Academy Junior Fellow, is quoted.
MSN (Australia; this article originally appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-o.bryan
Where does UT Austin rank among schools in the state of Texas by US News & World Report?
An article mentions that Rice is No. 1 in Texas and No. 17 in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Longhorns Wire, USA Today College Sports Wire and MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-yahoo
See the 2025 'Best Value Colleges' in America: Study
An article mentions that Rice is on the list of "Best Value Colleges" by Niche.
The Hill (This article also appeared in WPIX Online and WPIX Online in Yahoo! News, and it appeared in WGHP Online, WGN Online and WGN Online in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-the.hill
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Texas' investment in community colleges can be a national example of achievement
Former President David Leebron, University Professor and the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Legal Studies, authored an op-ed.
Austin American-Statesman (This op-ed also appeared in the Aug. 25 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-leebron
Biden rule seeks water breaks to save workers from heat deaths. Who could oppose that? | Editorial
Sergio Chavez, associate professor of sociology, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This editorial also appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the Aug. 25 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-25-chavez
Beyond registering to vote, we must vote, says Emanu El Votes committee
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.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/aug-25-stein
Houston's Honey Art Cafe resolves dispute with neighboring Dallas coffee chain
An article features alumni Huimiao Lin and Lulu Fang.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Travel and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-25-lin-fang
Texas MBA programs ranked by US News & World Report
A roundup mentions that Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business is No. 2 in Texas according to U.S. News & World Report.
Dallas Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-dbj
R. Gerald Turner's service to SMU was a gift to Dallas
An article mentions that Rice has a Carnegie R1 designation for research universities.
The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared in the Aug. 25 print edition, and it appeared in Philanthropy News Digest and Headtopics.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-morning.news
Houston hospital to establish genomics research hub as part of CPRIT's $60M round of grants
An article mentions that Rice receives funding from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-inno.map
Sushi Social welcomes Houston-area students back to campus
An article mentions that Chabad at Rice will host a Sushi Social Aug. 29.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-jhv
BROADCAST
'The ReidOut'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is interviewed about last week's Democratic National Convention.
MSNBC
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-brinkley
'25 News'
Daniel Cohan, professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about Texas' power grid.
KXXV-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-cohan (This segment aired six times.)
'KHOU 11 Morning News Sunday'
A broadcast mentions a study by Rice into the percentage of Texas schools that are underfunded. Ruth López Turley, director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research and professor of sociology, is interviewed.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-turley
What is Houston doing to address racial inequities in reproductive health?
McClain Sampson, nonresident fellow in maternal and reproductive health at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-sampson
Rice University hosts this year's Tapia Camps to promote STEM to over 500 kids and teachers
An article features the summer STEM camps offered by Rice's Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity in Education. Paul Hand, director of STEM curriculum at the Tapia Center and adjunct assistant professor of computational applied mathematics, is quoted.
CW 39
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-hand
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
Rice is mentioned.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-kprc
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
New 3D lotus leaf-inspired nanosystem advances cancer cell cluster research
An article features Rice research that developed a system for culturing cancer cell clusters. Michael King, the E.D. Butcher Chair of Bioengineering, and graduate student Alexandria Carter are quoted.
Interesting Engineering (This article also appeared in The Tribune Express.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-king-carter
Revolutionary solar cells set to slash costs and boost energy production
An article features collaborative Rice research synthesizing formamidinium lead iodide into ultrastable, high-quality photovoltaic films. Co-authors quoted include Aditya Mohite, the William Marsh Rice Trustee Associate Professor, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, electrical and computer engineering and materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Isaac Metcalf.
SciTechDaily
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-mohite-metcalf
Researchers make breakthrough in fight against COVID-19
An article features collaborative Rice research that uncovered new insights into how SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, infects human cells and how it can be neutralized. Co-author José Onuchic, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy and co-director of Rice's Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, is quoted.
Global Health Press
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-onuchic
Mysterious origins of Earth's largest igneous rocks revealed
An article features collaborative Rice research into the formation of massif-type anorthosites, enigmatic rocks that only formed during the middle part of Earth's history. Co-authors quoted include Cin-Ty Lee, the Harry Carothers Wiess Professor of Geology and chair of the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, and Duncan Keller, a CLEVER Planets Postdoctoral Research Associate.
Earth.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-lee-keller
Rice University's Shepherd School of Music reveals 2024-25 season
An article features the slate of performances at Rice's Shepherd School of Music for the 2024-25 season.
OperaWire
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-ow
Research revs up EV battery recycling
An article features collaborative Rice research developing a new method to extract purified active materials from battery waste.
EEPower.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-eep
2024 MBA to watch: David Andrés Jaurrieta Hinojos, Rice University (Jones)
An article features alumni David Andrés Jaurrieta Hinojos, a graduate of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business. Jones School alumnae Karen Verboski and Sameera Bhamidipati are mentioned in Yahoo! Life.
Poets&Quants
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-hinojos
MBAs to watch: Class of 2024
Yahoo! Life (This article originally appeared in Poets&Quants.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-hinojos-verboski-bhamidipati
22 Q's for Sydney Baedke
A Q&A features alumna Sydney Baedke.
OperaCanada
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-baedke
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
New study uncovers racial bias in language used by physicians in medical records
An article features Rice research into electronic health records that found that doctors were more likely to use negative words in describing visits with Black and Hispanic patients than white patients. Co-author Eden King, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Psychological Sciences and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted.
Telegram Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-king
Quer estudar nos EUA? Fulbright oferece bolsas para brasileiros
Rice is mentioned.
Alerta Press
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-ap
Test your knowledge
Davis Enterprise
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-de
The stunning transformation of JFK's grandson Jack Schlossberg
President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
The List
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-the.list
Grammy-winning tenor to offer King masterclasses
An article features alumnus Aaron Blake, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
TimesNews.net (This article also appeared in The Erwin Record, Johnson City Press and Herald & Tribune.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-blake
SPORTS
Women's soccer drops tight match at Rice
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team defeated the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 1-0 Aug. 25.
GoUTRGV.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-utrgv
Women's soccer visits Rice on Sunday
GoUTRGV.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-utrgv
College soccer showdowns: Thrilling matchups across the US
Spreaker
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-spreaker
Ranking 134 college football teams entering 2024, from Ohio State to Kennesaw State
Rice football player E.J. Warner is mentioned.
The Athletic
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-warner
Forrest Brock named starting quarterback for Temple Owls
The Report on Sports
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-warner
Volleyball wins exhibition with Lamar
An article mentions that the Owls will play Houston Christian University and Texas State University in the Rice Invitational volleyball tournament at Tudor Fieldhouse Aug. 30-31.
TXST.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-txst
VB: Pearce named preseason All-SLC, Huskies tabbed fifth
HCUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-hcu
FCS wins vs. FBS teams: All-time victories, upsets, wins vs. ranked teams
An article mentions the 2007 football game between Rice and Nicholls State University.
NCAA
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-ncaa
Men's basketball adds Neal to coaching staff
Cullen Neal, former director of player development for Rice's men's basketball, is featured.
HawaiiAthletics.com (This article also appeared in Post X News.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-neal
OKC baseball club game notes — Aug. 23, 2024
An article mentions former Rice baseball player Jon Duplantier.
Our Sports Central
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-duplantier
HBCU WBB program to host ACC school in nonconference play
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play North Carolina A&T State University Nov. 7.
HBCU Gameday
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-hbcu
NEWS RELEASES
Rice bioengineers develop lotus leaf-inspired system to advance study of cancer cell clusters
The lotus leaf is a pioneer of self-cleaning, water-repellant engineering. Water droplets all but hover on its surface, whose unique texture traps air in its nanosized ridges and folds. Rice bioengineers report harnessing the lotus effect to develop a system for culturing cancer cell clusters that can shed light on hard-to-study tumor properties. The new zinc oxide-based culturing surface mimics the lotus leaf surface structure, providing a highly tunable platform for the high-throughput generation of three-dimensional nanoscale tumor models.
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-news-release-king-carter
Rice engineers develop AI system for real-time sensing of flooded roads
Engineers at Rice have developed an automated data fusion framework called OpenSafe Fusion. Short for Open Source Situational Awareness Framework for Mobility using Data Fusion, OpenSafe Fusion leverages existing individual reporting mechanisms and public data sources to sense quickly evolving road conditions during urban flooding events, which are becoming increasingly frequent.
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-news-release-opensafe-fusion
Rice's Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies unveils first annual Energy Insights
Texas' energy reliability and the future of global energy supply chains are just a few of the topics addressed in the first annual Energy Insights — a collection of articles from fellows and scholars at the Center for Energy Studies from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy that provides expert data and analysis on some of the most pressing policy issues affecting national and global energy markets.
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-news-release-energy-insights
Activate fellows 'embody the best of Rice entrepreneurship'
Four Rice fellows and three Rice-affiliated startup ventures were selected to be a part of the inaugural Houston cohort of The Activate Fellowship for 2024. Activate is widely recognized as one of the flagship entrepreneurship programs that support startups focused on deep tech, and these four founders are the only representatives of Texas academia in the cohort.
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-news-release-activate
New Rice center to address impact of climate change on coastal economic powerhouses
Rice's newly established Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience will address the vulnerabilities of Gulf Coast cities — especially those with significant economic production — by conducting interdisciplinary research focused on aiding vulnerable and underserved communities, building partnerships across Houston to accelerate the mitigation of coastal risks and improving adaptive resilience in the city by producing new data and analysis that can benefit other industrial cities along the Gulf Coast and beyond.
http://dateline.rice/aug-26-news-release-cfar