NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Prospect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakers
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Associated Press (This article appeared in more than 300 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-gantz
How cheap Chinese electric cars flooding into the US pose a threat to the car industry
The Mirror
http://dateline.rice/june-27-gantz
Galveston's Texas-size plan to stop the next big storm
Jim Blackburn, professor in the practice of environmental law, co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Smithsonian Magazine (This article also appeared in MSN Weather.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-blackburn
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 also appeared in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-fulton
As Space Force ponders the heavens China's already returning from them
President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/june-27-forbes
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Austin Elders: Meet Stan Brooks, the 102-year-old World War II vet who's lived to serve
An article mentions alumnus Raymond Johnson, adjunct professor of mathematics, who was one of Rice's first African American graduate students.
The Austin Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/june-27-johnson
Is Plano going to war with DART?
An article mentions a 2016 study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into Plano's DART light-rail station.
D Magazine
http://dateline.rice/june-27-dm
Stages appoints local arts powerhouse as new managing director
Alumna Gwen Watkins is featured.
The Leader
http://dateline.rice/june-27-watkins
BROADCAST
Rice University opens international campus in Paris this summer
A broadcast features the Rice Global Paris Center. Community members interviewed include Caroline Levander, the Carlson Professor in the School of Humanities, professor of English and vice president for global and digital strategy; Gökçe Günel, associate professor of anthropology and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy; Martel College senior EKiijah Turner; Lovett College senior Sejal Gupta; Sid Richardson College senior Caroline Mazur-Sarocka; and Will Rice College senior Roxanna Mendez.
Click2Houston (This broadcast also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston and on KPRC's YouTube channel.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-levander-gunel-turner-gupta-mazur.sarocka-mendez
Political roundup: What's different about the first presidential 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, participates in a roundtable discussion of this week's political stories.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/june-27-jones
'Houston's Morning Show'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-jones
In the Texas summer, a shady spot can mean a lot!
An article mentions a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into the effects trees can have in preventing heat-related deaths and illnesses.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-c2h
'Xploration Nature Knows Best'
A broadcast features Rice research to develop new camera technology using squids' camouflage ability. Community members interviewed include Richard Baraniuk, the C. Sidney Burrus Professor of Engineering, professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science; and Ashok Veeraraghavan, professor of electrical and computer engineering.
KXLT-TV (Rochester, Minnesota)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-baraniuk-veeraraghavan (This broadcast also aired on KMSS-TV in Shreveport, Louisiana.)
'The David Rubenstein Show, Peer to Peer Conversations'
James Baker, honorary chair of the Baker Institute for Public Policy and former U.S. secretary of state, is interviewed.
BNN Bloomberg
http://dateline.rice/june-27-baker
'Home, Heat, Money, God' tells a story of 20th century Texas through its architecture
An article features alumnus Ben Koush, photographer for "Home, Heat, Money, God: Texas and Modern Architecture." Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, is mentioned.
Texas Public Radio
http://dateline.rice/june-27-koush-fox
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church honors Rev. William A. Lawson with $1M donation to five universities
An article mentions that Rice is one of five universities that will receive an endowed scholarship from the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in honor of the late Rev. William Lawson.
KAKE Online
http://dateline.rice/june-27-kake
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Episode 4 | Researchers discover new flat electronic bands | BMG Science
A video features collaborative Rice research that predicts the existence of flat electronic bands at the Fermi level. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy; graduate student Lei Chen; postdoctoral associates Fang Xie and Shouvik Sur; and alumnus Haoyu Hu.
BMG Science on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/june-27-si-chen-xie-sur-hu
New discovery in flat electronic bands opens doors to advanced quantum materials
Knowridge
http://dateline.rice/june-27-si-chen-xie-sur-hu
Major breakthrough in perovskite solar cells paves the way for more affordable solar power
An article features collaborative Rice research synthesizing formamidinium lead iodide into ultrastable, high-quality photovoltaic films. Co-authors quoted include 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.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in ZME Science.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-mohite-metcalf
Perovskit güneş pillerindeki büyük atılım daha uygun fiyatlı güneş enerjisinin yolunu açıyor
BitlisHaber13.com
http://dateline.rice/june-27-mohite-metcalf
Por essa você não esperava: cérebro tenta prever o futuro durante o sono!
An article features collaborative Rice research that found that during sleep, some neurons not only replay the recent past but also anticipate future experience. Co-author Caleb Kemere, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering, is quoted.
Tribuna de Ituverava
http://dateline.rice/june-27-kemere
Carnegie Foundation selects Boise State for inaugural leadership classification
An article mentions Rice's Doerr Institute for New Leaders.
Boise State University News
http://dateline.rice/june-27-doerr
Meet the teenaged ambassador for the Chahta people
Alumna Fay Yarbrough, the William Gaines Twyman Professor of History and associate dean of humanities for faculty and graduate programs, is mentioned.
National Endowment for the Humanities
http://dateline.rice/june-27-yarbrough
Wireless backhaul links are not immune to eavesdropping, research shows
An article features collaborative Rice research that uncovered an eavesdropping security vulnerability in high-frequency and high-speed wireless backhaul links. Co-authors Edward Knightly, the Sheafor-Lindsay Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of computer science, and graduate student Zhambyl Shaikhanov are quoted.
Mission Critical
http://dateline.rice/june-27-knightly-shaikhanov
Deux distinctions pour les scientifiques du LGL-TPE
An article features Francis Albarède, the Weiss Visiting Professor of Earth, Environment and Planetary Sciences.
News.dayFR.com
http://dateline.rice/june-27-albarede
Sandra K. Johnson on her new book 'Soft Power for the Journey'
An article features alumna Sandra Johnson, the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Rice.
US Black Engineer
http://dateline.rice/june-27-johnson
Jonathan Wilson leads First National's mortgage lending department
Alumnus Jonathan Wilson is featured.
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
http://dateline.rice/june-27-wilson
Lincei, Roberto Antonelli confirmed as president
An article featuring Carlo Doglioni mentions that he worked at Rice.
ANSA.it
http://dateline.rice/june-27-doglioni
Best business universities in Houston new ranking
Rice is mentioned.
Student Career on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/june-27-yt
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
MD Anderson, Rice initiate joint cancer bioengineering project
An article features news that Rice and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have announced the creation of the Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative to develop technologies to improve cancer research, diagnosis and treatment. Gang Bao, the Foyt Family Professor of Bioengineering and department chair, professor of chemistry, mechanical engineering, materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Mirage
http://dateline.rice/june-27-bao
Breakfast at Tiffany: New owners maintain 'Friendliest Place' honor
An article features alumnus Craig Verm.
Hendersonville Lightning
http://dateline.rice/june-27-verm
LAHS students Max Posada, Rebecca Li, Daniel Kim awarded 2024 Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa scholarships
An article mentions that Daniel Kim plans to major in electrical engineering and computer science and compete on the men's track and field team at Rice.
Los Alamos Daily Post
http://dateline.rice/june-27-kim
SPORTS
3 Big 12 football teams that will fall short of expectations in 2024
An article mentions that Rice's football team will play the University of Houston in the upcoming season.
Saturday Blitz
http://dateline.rice/june-27-sb
What did life look like the last time Texas Tech football won a conference championship?
An article mentions that Rice's football team tied for the Southwest Conference championship in 1994.
Wreck 'Em Red
http://dateline.rice/june-27-wer
Cal football brings in boatload of exciting offensive transfers
An article mentions former Rice football player Jerry Johnson III.
The Daily Californian
http://dateline.rice/june-27-johnson
The cemetery plot: Texas AD Chris Del Conte's approach to getting Jim Schlossnagle as baseball coach
An article mentions former Rice Director of Athletics Chris del Conte.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front of Sports section in the June 27 edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-27-del.conte
The Southwest Conference Hall of Fame will induct Oliver Miller in 2024 class
An article mentions that former Rice track and field athlete Claudia Haywood Minor will be inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame Aug. 13.
Razorbackers
http://dateline.rice/june-27-minor
All-American Rafael Raap transfers to Illini track and field combined events crew
An article mentions former Rice women's track and field athlete Eliza Kraule.
FightingIllini.com
http://dateline.rice/june-27-kraule