NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Two-thirds of Texans support school vouchers, new study finds
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 in several media outlets. George Zodrow, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Chair of Economics, is quoted in The Dallas Morning News and the Houston Chronicle about the economic impact on Texas by legalizing gambling.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle, and it appeared in the July 30 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-jones
Poll: Growing majority of Texans support some form of school vouchers
NBC DFW Online (This segment also aired four times on KXAS-TV in Dallas, and the article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-jones
Chuck Schumer calls on Trump to replace Vance
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in Fox 26 Online on YouTube and Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-jones
Texas Standard for July 29, 2024: Investigation finds worker deaths from trench collapses were often preventable
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 40 stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-jones
Survey: Two-thirds of Texans support school vouchers
Texas Standard
http://dateline.rice/july-30-jones
'He is stealing elections. Massive fraud.' | Venezuelans in Houston protest the country's election results
KHOU Online (This segment also aired three times on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-jones
'Noticiero Telemundo Houston'
KTMD-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-jones
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-jones (This segment aired 11 times.)
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-jones (This segment aired twice on seven affiliate stations.)
Sands casino begins pulling together North Texas city leaders in gambling push
The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared on the front page of the July 30 print edition, and it appeared in MSN Travel. A similar article appeared in Sports Casting.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-zodrow
North Texas leaders meet to discuss impact of legalized gambling in the state
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-zodrow-jones
Venezuelan oil sector faces stagnation under third Maduro term
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, fellow at the Center for the United States and Mexico, director of the Latin America Energy Program at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
Bloomberg
http://dateline.rice/july-30-monaldi
BBC's World Business Report
http://dateline.rice/july-30-monaldi (This segment aired on 40 affiliate stations.)
Scientists finds faster, cleaner way to extract lithium from battery waste
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; Rice Academy Postdoctoral Fellow Sohini Bhattacharyya; and alumna Salma Alhashim.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Tech Xplore.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-ajayan-et.al
New method for efficient lithium recovery could supercharge battery supply
MSN (This article originally appeared in Interesting Engineering.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-ajayan-et.al
Rice University pioneers cutting-edge lithium recovery method
InnovationNewsNetwork.com
http://dateline.rice/july-30-ajayan-et.al
Recuperare il litio dalle batterie esauste con le microonde
ScenariEconomici.it
http://dateline.rice/july-30-ajayan-et.al
Doorbraak in lithium-winning belooft snellere en duurzamere recycling batterijen
Bright.nl
http://dateline.rice/july-30-ajayan-et.al
Trump knows China's military is crushing us in space
President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
The Washington Times
http://dateline.rice/july-30-wt
HOUSTON/TEXAS
The Corporate Client: Sumitomo’s Cindy Dinh is Rookie of the Year
Alumna Cindy Dinh is featured.
The Texas Lawbook
http://dateline.rice/july-30-dinh
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Two women scholars in STEM receive Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowships
A roundup features Emilia Morosan, professor of physics and astronomy, electrical and computer engineering and chemistry, who has been awarded the 2024 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship to support her work on correlated topological materials.
Women in Academia Report
http://dateline.rice/july-30-morosan
Fact-checking Kamala Harris on energy production, independence
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-finley
American Chemical Society names ACS Fellows for 2024
An article mentions that Angel Martí, professor of chemistry, bioengineering, materials science and nanoengineering, has been named an American Chemical Society Fellow.
American Chemical Society
http://dateline.rice/july-30-marti
Researchers develop innovative battery recycling method
An article features Rice research extracting purified active materials from battery waste. Co-author James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
ChemEurope.com
http://dateline.rice/july-30-tour
Forscher entwickeln innovative Batterierecyclingmethode
Chemie.de
http://dateline.rice/july-30-tour
Los investigadores desarrollan un innovador método de reciclado de pilas
Quimica.es
http://dateline.rice/july-30-tour
At Cabrillo, a composer is retelling the Arabian Nights in song
Karim Al-Zand, professor of composition and theory at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
SF Classical Voice
http://dateline.rice/july-30-al.zand
Organizations in crises may benefit from jazz ensemble model
Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an article.
Health Medicine Network
http://dateline.rice/july-30-sonenshein
3D-printed wood by Rice University researchers
An article features Rice research using nanoscale wood components for 3D printing. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Muhammad Rahman, assistant research professor in materials science and nanoengineering; 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; and graduate students M.S.H. Thakur and Chen Shi.
Architecture Lab
http://dateline.rice/july-30-ajayan-et.al
Thomas Michael Hogg: El auge de los Distritos de Innovación
An article mentions the Ion, a Houston-based tech hub owned by the Rice Management Co.
El Financiero
http://dateline.rice/july-30-ef
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Local news in brief, July 30
A roundup mentions that Ruth Simmons, the Rice President's Distinguished Fellow and trustee emerita, will discuss her memoir "Up Home: One Girl's Journey" as part of the Aspen Institute's McCloskey Speaker Series.
Aspen Daily News
http://dateline.rice/july-30-simmons
The Barça Foundation is heading to the United States for a special event!
An article mentions that Rice will host the first two games of the Genuine World Cup, a soccer tournament for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism.
Mundo Deportivo
http://dateline.rice/july-30-md
SPORTS
Women's basketball adds Johnetta Hayes to coaching staff
An article features alumna and former Rice basketball player Johnetta Hayes.
ScarletKnights.com
http://dateline.rice/july-30-hayes
Around Aggieland (July 29)
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team will play an exhibition match against Texas A&M University Aug. 3.
TexAgs
http://dateline.rice/july-30-ta
Willie Fritz and Houston approach 2024 football season with renewed optimism
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Houston Sept. 14.
Sports Illustrated's Houston Cougars
http://dateline.rice/july-30-si
NEWS RELEASES
Rice is top destination for Mexican students who receive Fulbright awards
Seven master's and Ph.D. Fulbright recipients from Mexico will study at Rice this fall, the most of any university and nearly double the number of any other university, including Rice’s Association of American Universities peers. The Fulbright program is a bi-national exchange in which graduate students work toward their degrees in the U.S. before returning to their home countries.
http://dateline.rice/july-30-news-release-matsuda
Breaking MAD: Generative AI could break the internet
Recent work by the Digital Signal Processing group at Rice has found that a diet of synthetic data can have significant negative impacts on generative artificial intelligence models' future iterations. "The problems arise when this synthetic data training is, inevitably, repeated, forming a kind of a feedback loop ⎯ what we call an autophagous or 'self-consuming' loop," said Richard Baraniuk, Rice's C. Sidney Burrus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
http://dateline.rice/july-30-news-release-baraniuk