Dateline Rice for July 1, 2024 (Weekend Edition)

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FEATURED ITEM

Houston women turning the tide on newborn births in Africa
An article features Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering, co-director of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technology and co-founder of the Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies alliance, and Maria Oden, teaching professor of bioengineering, director of the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen and co-director of Rice360.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired three times on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/july-1-kortum-oden

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Texas congressman files removal resolution on President Biden after debate
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.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Fox 7 Online, and this segment aired five times on KTBC-TV in Austin.)
http://dateline.rice/july-1-jones
Should Democrats find new presidential nominee?
Fox 26 Online (This article also appeared on Fox 26 on YouTube's page, and the segment aired three times on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/july-1-jones
Trump hit by shock poll in red state where Democrats haven't won statewide since 1994
Inquisitr
http://dateline.rice/july-1-jones
 
'There is fear': Panel reacts to Biden's halting speech and confusing answers
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is quoted.
MSN (This segment originally aired twice on MSNBC, and this article also appeared in Yahoo! News.) 
http://dateline.rice/july-1-brinkley
'All In with Chris Hayes'
MSNBC 
http://dateline.rice/july-1-brinkley

Preocupa a industria automotriz de EEUU potencial llegada de EV chinos de bajo precio desde México
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN Noticias (This Associated Press article appeared in 300 other media outlets and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/july-1-gantz

California lawmakers exempt their new office building from state environmental law
Bill Fulton, former director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Los Angeles Times (This article appeared on the front of the California section of the June 30 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-1-fulton

El regreso de Manuel M. Ponce
Alumnus Omar Herrera Arizmendi is featured.
MSN (Mexico; this article originally appeared in Proceso.)
http://dateline.rice/july-1-arizmendi

HOUSTON/TEXAS

University Line would hobble Metro financially and yield few benefits | Opinion
Bill King, fellow in public finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the June 30 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-1-king

Texas opens more coastal waters for carbon storage wells
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in MSN Money and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/july-1-medlock

Texas weather extremes likely to become normal, scientists say
Avantika Gori, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
The Texas Tribune
http://dateline.rice/july-1-gori

3 Houston innovators to know this week
A roundup features Aditya Mohite, the William Marsh Rice Trustee Professor, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, electrical and computer engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/july-1-mohite

New Spring brewery boasts plenty of experience, brotherhood
Alumnus Brock Wagner is mentioned in an article that mentions Saint Arnold Brewing Company, which he helped found.
Houston Chronicle 
http://dateline.rice/july-1-wagner

'No trust. No bond': Several Houston ISD parents, teachers advocate against $4.4B proposal
An article cites a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/july-1-hc

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Leading for inclusivity with Dr. Eden King
Eden King, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Psychological Sciences and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is featured.
Workr Beeing on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/july-1-king

Interview with Jordan Miller, co-founder and CEO of Volumetric, professor at Rice University
Jordan Miller, adjunct associate professor of bioengineering, is featured.
3D Heals Innovation on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/july-1-miller

A Grand Challenge: Digital transformation for the upstream oil and gas industry
Thomas Halsey, professor in the practice in chemical and biomolecular engineering, authored an article.
Journal of Petroleum Technology
http://dateline.rice/july-1-halsey

Light for clean water: Nano-enabled photonics technologies might ease the drought
Qilin Li, professor of civil and environmental engineering and co-director of Rice's Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment, is quoted.
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
http://dateline.rice/july-1-li

This machine can convert atmospheric CO2 into liquid fuel
Haotian Wang, William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair and associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is quoted.
MSN Weather (This article originally appeared in Organically Human.)
http://dateline.rice/july-1-wang

Three reasons why Elon Musk will fail to colonize Mars | Zach Weinersmith [Ep. 434]
Kelly Weinersmith, adjunct assistant professor of biosciences, is featured.
Dr. Brian Keating on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/july-1-weinersmith

Gwen Watkins named Stages managing director
Alumna Gwen Watkins is featured.
American Theatre
http://dateline.rice/july-1-watkins

Monash Uni self-healing perovskite breakthrough paves way for future
An article features collaborative Rice research synthesizing formamidinium lead iodide into ultrastable, high-quality photovoltaic films.
Renew Economy
http://dateline.rice/july-1-re

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Cultivating diversity in STEM: ExxonMobil brings Rice University’s Tapia Center curriculum to Southern University’s summer camp
An article mentions that Rice has partnered with Southern University and A&M College to offer STEM camps based on the STEM Camp curriculum at Rice's Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity in Education. Richard Tapia, University Professor, the Maxfield-Oshman Professor in Engineering and professor of computational and applied mathematics, and Paul Hand, director of STEM curriculum at the Tapia Center and adjunct assistant professor of computational applied mathematics, are mentioned.
The Advocate
http://dateline.rice/july-1-tapia-hand

'Bittersweet': WSO Music Director Christopher Dragon to leave role after upcoming season
Jerry Hou, artist teacher of orchestras and ensembles at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Oil City News
http://dateline.rice/july-1-hou

An homage to pagan gods redeemed
Steven Jones, lecturer in kinesiology, authored an article.
WNG.org
http://dateline.rice/july-1-jones

SPORTS

'KHOU 11 Morning News'
An article features former Rice swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger, who has qualified to compete in the Paralympics in Paris.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-1-lettenberger

A look back at memorable Nats debuts
An article features former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon.
MLB
http://dateline.rice/july-1-rendon

Former Rice, Texans, Roughnecks linebacker Emmanuel Ellerbee shares message at annual youth football camp
An article features former Rice football player Emmanuel Ellerbee.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/july-1-ellerbee

Texas A&M-Commerce to host Prairie View A&M in 2025
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Prairie View A&M University Sept. 7.
FBSchedules
http://dateline.rice/july-1-fbs

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