Dateline Rice for June 18, 2024

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

So you want to buy (or sell) shares on the stock exchange. How is the price determined?
James Weston, the Harmon Whittington Professor of Finance at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal
http://dateline.rice/june-18-weston

Donald Trump has pledged his allegiance to bitcoin. Texas Republicans aren't entirely convinced
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 Houston Chronicle article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the June 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-jones

Summer camp focusing on carbon capture heads to Southern University
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, is quoted. Tapia and Paul Hand, director of STEM curriculum at the Tapia Center and adjunct assistant professor of computational applied mathematics, are mentioned in the second article.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in BRProud.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-tapia

Award-winning STEM camp focused on carbon capture and storage comes to Southern University and A&M College
Southern University Baton Rouge News
http://dateline.rice/june-18-tapia-hand
Carbon capture STEM camp kicks off at Southern University today
Business Report
http://dateline.rice/june-18-br

HOUSTON/TEXAS

3 Houston innovators to know this week
A roundup features alumna Taylor Anne Adams, head of venture acceleration programs at Lilie and lecturer in entrepreneurship at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/june-18-adams

Veteran of Waco's independent banking scene sees fresh start with First State Bank
Alumnus Rodney Kroll is featured.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://dateline.rice/june-18-kroll

Public university touts highest faculty pay in DFW
Rice is mentioned.
Dallas Business Journal (This article also appeared in WFAA Online.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-dbj
Sugar Land's 'Summer of Sound' series to present chamber music on June 22
The Fort Bend Star
http://dateline.rice/june-18-tfbs

BROADCAST

Republicans pick up two HCAD board seats, in election marked by historically low turnout
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 
http://dateline.rice/june-18-stein

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

'How Does the Israel-Hamas War End? A Conversation with Ambassador David Satterfield'
An article features David Satterfield, director of Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and former United States special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues, who participated in the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's virtual discussion "How Does the Israel-Hamas War End?" June 17.
Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center
http://dateline.rice/june-18-satterfield

Long-duration stability of perovskite solar cells
An article features collaborative Rice research synthesizing formamidinium lead iodide into ultrastable, high-quality photovoltaic films. Co-authors 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 are quoted.
PV-Magazine-USA.com
http://dateline.rice/june-18-mohite-metcalf
 
Oil and gas exploration: The top 10 influencers to follow
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 the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
Yahoo! Finance (This article originally appeared in GlobalData.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-monaldi

Othar Macharashvili: 'Existen nuevas tecnologías para hacer más productivos los yacimientos convencionales'
An article mentions Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
BAE Negocios (This article also appeare din La Opinion Austral.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-baen

Demand Response: A key strategy for facility managers to enhance operational efficiency and sustainability
An article features alumnus Sandip Sharma.
Buildings
http://dateline.rice/june-18-sharma

Solid Power names new CFO, maintains 2024 outlook
An article features alumna Linda Heller.
Investing.com
http://dateline.rice/june-18-heller
 
Rappers and hip-hop executives honored with keys to the city
An article features Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice.
XXL
http://dateline.rice/june-18-bun.b

LunchTable lands pilots with Reds, FC Cincinnati amid $2.4M fundraise led by JumpStart
An article mentions that Rice has backed DivInc's 2024 Sports Tech Accelerator program.
CincyInno
http://dateline.rice/june-18-ci

Grief is healthy
An article cites Rice research into grief.
MSN Health (This article originally appeared in Open to Hope.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-msn.health

Nel sonno il cervello cerca di anticipare il futuro
An article features collaborative Rice research that found that during sleep, some neurons not only replay the recent past but also anticipate future experience.
FNOB.it
http://dateline.rice/june-18-fnob

Research Bits: June 18
An article features collaborative Rice research into the impact of extremely hot temperatures on materials used in electronics. 
Semiconductor Engineering
http://dateline.rice/june-18-se

All roads lead to Texas: Deep in the art
An article mentions the James Turrell "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on Rice's Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion.
Atlas Obscura
http://dateline.rice/june-18-ao

Receive an elite education at these 30 best colleges in the US
Rice is featured.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in Ask This.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-msn.money
The 25 best engineering schools this year, per US News
University Business
http://dateline.rice/june-18-ub

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

One week later, CBF meeting is the antithesis of the SBC meeting
Michael Emerson, the Chavanne Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is mentioned.
Baptist News Global
http://dateline.rice/june-18-emerson

ECU receives first Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose classification
An article mentions Rice's Doerr Institute for New Leaders.
ECU News
http://dateline.rice/june-18-ecu
ECU receives first Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose classification
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in WNCT Online.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-msn.money
East Carolina University receives first Carnegie public good classification
MSN (This article originally appeared in WITN Online.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-msn
'WITN News'
WITN-TV (Greenville, North Carolina)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-witn (This segment aired nine times.)

SPORTS

Houston's Rice University considering a 'drastic' change for its football stadium
An article about renovating Rice Stadium quotes Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland and former director Joe Karlgaard. McClelland is mentioned in a broadcast by KTRK.
MSN Sports (This Houston Chronicle article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-mcclelland
'ABC 13'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-mcclelland (This segment aired three times.)
Monday, June 17, 2024
Bonesville.net
http://dateline.rice/june-18-bv
Bayou buzz
Axios
http://dateline.rice/june-18-axios
Optimizing Rice University’s football stadium: Fan suggestions and sentiments revealed
SirShanksAlot
http://dateline.rice/june-18-ssa

Olympic Trials 2024 qualifying standards. Who's qualified? Here's a list.
An article mentions that Rice track and field athlete Sam Welsh qualified for the Olympic Trials in discus throw.
FloTrack.org
http://dateline.rice/june-18-welsh

Rice basketball adds guard P.J. Carter, a transfer from AAC rival UTSA
An article mention that P.J. Carter plans to join Rice's men's basketball team as a transfer. Head coach Rob Lanier is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the June 18 print edition, and it appeared in MSN Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-lanier

Jac Caglianone hits record HR, helps Florida move on in MCWS
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team played Auburn University in the College World Series in 1997.
ABC News (This article also appeared in the June 18 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-abc

Cavs finish second week in VBL still seeking answers
An article mentions Rice baseball player Eric Correa.
MADRAPP.com
http://dateline.rice/june-18-correa

NEWS RELEASES

Study highlights most supportive ethnic group for COVID-19 vaccine mandates
During the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine mandates were controversial, but they still successfully increased vaccination rates. A new study of South Texas residents by researchers at Rice and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio found that vaccinated Asian patients were significantly more likely than other ethnic/racial groups to support COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
http://dateline.rice/june-18-news-release-garcini

Rice announces updates to application processes
Rice announced two significant updates to its admission policies. The first introduces an Early Decision II plan, while the second modifies the test score policy for admissions applications. Both changes will be implemented for the fall 2024-25 admission cycle.
http://dateline.rice/june-18-news-release-early.decision

2024 Rice Kinder Institute State of Housing report to be discussed at June 20 webinar
Nearly 8 in 10 Houston residents believe owning a home is a good way to build wealth, but Houston’s homeownership has been on the decline since the early 2000s. These and other findings will be discussed in a free webinar highlighting the 2024 State of Housing report from Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, which will be released June 20.
http://dateline.rice/june-18-news-release-kinder.institute

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