Dateline Rice for June 13, 2024

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Rise of the nanomachines: Nanotechnology can already puncture cancer cells and drug-resistant bacteria. What will it do next?
An article features Rice research into molecular machines pioneered by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering. Research scientist Ana Santos and postdoctoral research associate Bowen Li are quoted. Alumnus and research scientist Ciceron Ayala-Orozco is mentioned.
The New Yorker (This article will also appear in the June 24 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-13-santos-tour

Geólogo brasileiro faz descoberta de possível campo de petróleo e gás na Coreia do Sul
An article features alumnus Vitor Abreu.
Bloomberg Línea (This Bloomberg article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-13-abreu

Qatar-Saudi relations flourish with surge in business activity
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Gulf Business (This article originally appeared in Reuters.)
http://dateline.rice/june-13-ulrichsen

An extreme anti-immigrant law could threaten undocumented youth in Texas
McMurtry College sophomore Lajward Zahra authored an article.
The Nation (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-13-zahra

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Meet the Houston innovator setting student startups up for success
An article features Rice's Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) and mentions its Summer Venture Studio. Alumna Taylor Anne Adams, head of venture acceleration programs at Lilie and lecturer in entrepreneurship at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted, and she is interviewed on the Houston Innovators Podcast.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/june-13-lilie-adams

Juneteenth: Here are several ways to celebrate Black freedom in the greater Houston area
An article mentions that Sherwin Bryant, director of Rice's Center for African and African American Studies, will speak on a panel at Houston Freedmen's Town Conservancy June 13.
Houston Landing (This article also appeared in MSN Travel.)
http://dateline.rice/june-13-bryant

Harris County voters are set to select who serves on appraisal district board
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 Press
http://dateline.rice/june-13-stein

HISD outlines plans to slash 200 wraparound positions as some question NES expansion
An article mentions the Houston Education Research Consortium at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. 
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the June 13 print edition, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-13-hc

BROADCAST

For Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, continuity may not be an option
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Public Media (This article also appeared in Texas Standard.)
http://dateline.rice/june-13-payan
Today on Texas Standard: A talk with Jamestown Revival, the Texas pair behind the Tony-nominated 'Outsiders' score
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 40 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/june-13-payan
'Texas Public Radio'
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/june-13-payan (This segment aired twice on seven affiliate stations.) 

'All in with Chris Hayes'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is interviewed about the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
MSNBC
http://dateline.rice/june-13-brinkley

'The Daytripper'
A broadcast mentions alumnus Brock Wagner, co-founder of Saint Arnold Brewing Co., and the James Turrell "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on Rice's Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion. 
KUHT-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-13-kuht

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Remembering Charles Geyer
An article features the late Charles Geyer, former professor of trumpet at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, who died this week at 79 after a long battle with Lou Gehrig's disease.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association's Rosenthal Archives
http://dateline.rice/june-13-geyer

2024 Kavli Prize Laureates named in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience
An article mentions that Naomi Halas, University Professor and the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, sat on the Kavli Prize's Nanoscience Committee. 
Bioengineer.org
http://dateline.rice/june-13-halas

Navigating political polarization in the workplace
A podcast features Scott McHugh, lecturer in the Master of Global Affairs program.
Security Magazine's The Security Podcasts
http://dateline.rice/june-13-mchugh

Angels or aliens? Some researchers say Vatican archives hold UFO secrets
Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, is quoted.
The Tablet
http://dateline.rice/june-13-kripal
 

Out of this world experience: Students design AR for spacewalks
An article features news that a team of Rice students designed an augmented reality display for astronauts on future spacewalks as part of the NASA Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students program.
Pioneering Minds
http://dateline.rice/june-13-pm

Emmy-nominated Doni Glover Show: Author Sandra Johnson
A broadcast features alumna Sandra Johnson, the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Rice.
BlackUSANews on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/june-13-johnson

NJIT and Princeton University earn top rating in Money’s 2024 analysis of the Best Colleges in America
An article mentions that Rice is listed in Money magazine's 2024 list of Five-Star Best Colleges.
ROI-NJ.com
http://dateline.rice/june-13-roi.nj

Exploring Texas: A journey through the Lone Star State
Rice is mentioned.
KnowYourStates on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/june-13-yt

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Adler joins Etz Chaim as assistant rabbi
Alumnus Jonathon Adler is featured.
Atlanta Jewish Times
http://dateline.rice/june-13-adler

SPORTS

Houston football preview, best players, top transfers, season prediction, win total 2024
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated the University of Houston 43-41 last season and that the teams will meet again this season.
College Football News
http://dateline.rice/june-13-football

Roster moves: Jaguars sign wide receiver Austin Trammell
Former Rice football player Austin Trammell is featured.
Jaguars.com
http://dateline.rice/june-13-trammell
Jaguars sign WR Austin Trammell after tryout
Jacksonville Florida Times-Union (This article also appeared in USA Today and Yahoo! Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/june-13-trammell

Highlands legend Homer Rice has died at 97
An article features the late Homer Rice, former Rice head football coach, who died June 10 at 97.
Link NKY
http://dateline.rice/june-13-rice
Former local football coach with high school, college and pro ties passes away
Local12.com
http://dateline.rice/june-13-rice
Berry Tramel: Homer Rice was the man who would be king of OU football
Tulsa World
http://dateline.rice/june-13-rice

Spring ISD grad and football standout gets nearly 30 Division I offers before choosing Ivy League
Rice football is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/june-13-hc

VNL: DVV-Frauen verlieren nach großem Kampf gegen Brasilien
An article mentions former Rice volleyball player Emilia Weske.
Volleyball-Verband.de
http://dateline.rice/june-13-weske

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