Dateline Rice for June 24, 2024 (Weekend Edition)

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Is moving like an animal the secret to good health?
Anatolia Vick-Kregel, assistant director of fitness and wellness at Rice's Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center, is quoted.
The Guardian (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-vick.kregel

Seven BS/MD program changes seen in the 23/2024 admissions cycle
Rice is mentioned.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/june-24-forbes

HOUSTON/TEXAS

$1 million donation advances brain research at Houston's Rice University
An article features the news that a $1 million gift to Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy will establish a new Neuro-Policy Program to advance interdisciplinary approaches to brain health challenges and spur economic opportunity. David Satterfield, director of the Baker Institute, and Harris Eyre, senior fellow in brain health at the Baker Institute who will lead the Neuro-Policy Program, are quoted.
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/june-24-satterfield-eyre

Homeownership, diversity in suburbs outpacing that in the city, Kinder report finds
An article cites the 2024 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Daniel Potter, senior director of research at the Kinder Institute, is quoted. Steve Sherman, research scientist at the Kinder Institute, is interviewed in a segment by Houston Public Media. 
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the June 23 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-potter

Domestic abuse gun law upheld (June 24, 2024)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-sherman

Artifacts from hip-hop history are on display in Houston
An article mentions that the "Straight Flexin', No Plexin'" hip-hop exhibit is co-sponsored by Rice's Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning and Fondren Library.
Texas Monthly (This article also appeared in Hispanic Business TV.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-tm

Plan your weekend: June 27-30, 2024
An article mentions that Lone Star Lyric will present the opera "Breath of Life" at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts June 27-29.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/june-24-365
Top performing arts and live theater this week: June 24-30, 2024
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/june-24-365

BROADCAST

'NewsNation'
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 interviewed about the combination of issues that affect illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.
http://dateline.rice/june-24-payan

'Velshi'
Kiese Laymon, the Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of English, is featured.
MSNBC
http://dateline.rice/june-24-laymon

'Second Opinion with Joan Lunden'
Danielle King, an assistant professor of psychological sciences, is interviewed about organizational stressors.
WSKA-TV (Elmira, New York)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-king

Today on Texas Standard: What will a halt in avocado shipments mean for prices?
Alumnus Ben Koush, photographer for "Home, Heat, Money, God: Texas and Modern Architecture," is featured. Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, is mentioned.
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 40 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-koush-fox

Mount Greylock vs. Longmeadow High June 22, 2024
Rice is mentioned.
PBS
http://dateline.rice/june-24-pbs

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

From the moon landing to biotech breakthroughs with Paul Wotton
Paul Wotton, executive director of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, is featured.
Brilliance Within Coaching on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/june-24-wotton

Concerts, parades, fireworks and more | June 30 to July 6 calendar of events
A roundup features Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
MSN Music (This article originally appeared in Islands' Sounder.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-parker

Medical Nanomachines: Potential boon or bane?
An article cites James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and professor of materials science and nanoengineering.
Engineering Ethics Blog
http://dateline.rice/june-24-tour

Five Black scholars selected for new faculty positions
A roundup featuring Khadene Harris mentions that she has been named assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology and Rice's Center for African and African American Studies.
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
http://dateline.rice/june-24-harris

The art of saying 'no'
An article cites 2014 research by Katharine Ridgway O'Brien, a former Rice psychology professor.
Psychology Today
http://dateline.rice/june-24-pt
 
Cream of the crop: Albuquerque native accepted into Santa Fe Opera apprentice program
An article featuring singer Tzvi Bat Asherah mentions that he plans to pursue a graduate degree at Rice in the fall.
Yahoo! Entertainment (This article originally appeared in the Albuquerque Journal.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-ye

Sánchez named Bureau of Reclamation's deputy commissioner
An article featuring Roque Sánchez mentions that he formerly worked at Rice.
HydroReview
http://dateline.rice/june-24-hr

40 Under 40 Awards: Boutian, Brann, Brown, Cain
A roundup features alumnus Harrison Brann, a graduate of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
The Waterways Journal Weekly
http://dateline.rice/june-24-brann

Technology has been developed to miniaturize smart devices
An article features collaborative Rice research into antiferroelectrics.
Aroged
http://dateline.rice/june-24-aroged

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Baldouret Quartet charms at Bard Olin Hall
Karim Al-Zand, professor of composition and theory at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is mentioned.
The Millbrook Independent
http://dateline.rice/june-24-al.zand

Proyecto 2025 — Estados Cristianos de América: Así avanza el conservadurismo religioso en EEUU
Michael Emerson, the Chavanne Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is mentioned.
El Confidencial
http://dateline.rice/june-24-emerson

ECU Notes: ECU receives first Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose classification
An article mentions Rice's Doerr Institute for New Leaders.
Reflector
http://dateline.rice/june-24-reflector
Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose recipients announced
Philanthropy News Digest
http://dateline.rice/june-24-pnd
Carnegie Foundation names Fresno State as one of 25 colleges to earn inaugural Leadership for Public Purpose classification
Fresno State News
http://dateline.rice/june-24-fs
Madeline Pumariega: La educación superior garantía a un futuro más próspero para toda la comunidad | Opinión
El Nuevo Herald (This article also appeared in MSN Noticias.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-enh
 
Beneficia Gobierno de Sonora a MIPyMES con becas para capacitación de impulso a negocios
Rice is mentioned.
ElVigia.com.mx (This article also appeared in Sonora en Equipo.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-ev

2024 Spaceport America Cup comes to a close
An article mentions that a team from Rice won the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition's 2024 Spaceport America Cup in the 30K Student Researched and Developed Hybrid/Liquid category.
Los Alamos Daily Post
http://dateline.rice/june-24-ladp

SPORTS

Houston owner of Tesla Cybertruck with Swangas gets ice cream paint job
Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Food and Drink.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-bloomgren

David Butler's life in pole vaulting, sparked by joy of flight, began in northeast Indiana
An article features Rice track and field pole vault coach David Butler, author of "The Pole Vault: A Violent Ballet."
The Journal Gazette
http://dateline.rice/june-24-butler

Texas A&M builds big lead early and beats Tennessee 9-5 in Game 1 of College World Series final
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team won the College World Series in 2003.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-ap
How many times has a team gone undefeated in the CWS? Texas A&M baseball looks to be next
AOL (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-aol

Who's next for UH? Sizing up possible athletic director candidates for Cougars
A roundup features David Sayler, former Rice senior executive athletics director.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the June 22 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-24-hc

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Kelowna takes rubber game over Lefties on Sunday
An article mentions Rice baseball player Trey Duffield.
Peninsula Daily News
http://dateline.rice/june-24-duffield

David Pierce fired by Texas after eight seasons as Longhorns' head baseball coach
An article features former Rice assistant baseball coach David Pierce.
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/june-24-statesman

2024 UFL Houston Roughnecks season summary
An article mentions Rice Stadium, where the Houston Roughnecks played their home games this season.
UFL Board
http://dateline.rice/june-24-ufl

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