NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Texas Republicans divide over impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-7-jones
‘KPRC Channel 2 News’
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-7-jones (This segment aired twice.)
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/july-7-jones (This segment aired seven times.)
Legendary folk singer’s legacy celebrated in Woody Guthrie Center’s 10th anniversary year
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
Tulsa World
http://dateline.rice/july-7-brinkley
Depuis Sabine Pass, le gaz américain inonde le monde
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Les Echos (Subscription is required. An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in the July 4 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-7-medlock
America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023
Rice is featured on Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group’s America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023 list.
Newsweek (This article will also appear in the July 14 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-7-newsweek
Stanford University graduate workers vote to unionize
An article mentions that Rice is among several universities increasing their graduate student stipends.
Forbes (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-7-forbes
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Thank goodness SCOTUS finally got it right (Opinion)
A roundup of letters to the editor mentions the op-ed authored recently by President Reginald DesRoches following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision ending affirmative action.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the July 7 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-7-desroches
Extreme Texas heat led to oil and gas machinery failures, creating major air pollution
Loren Hopkins, professor in the practice of statistics, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-7-hopkins
Leading the way to cyber safety on roads and highways
An article mentions that Rice is part of the University of Houston’s Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education consortium.
University of Houston News
http://dateline.rice/july-7-uh
University of Houston leads new research center focused on mitigating transportation cyberattacks
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/july-7-hbj
Lone Star College Honors College graduate ‘dreams big’ at Rice University
An article features McMurtry College senior Alejandra Rodriguez, who is a research assistant through the Humanities Research Center Undergraduate Summer Fellowship at Rice.
The Paper
http://dateline.rice/july-7-rodriguez
UTA study examines coral response to devastating disease
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
The University of Texas at Arlington News
http://dateline.rice/july-7-uta
BROADCAST
Thank goodness SCOTUS finally got it right (Opinion)
A roundup of letters to the editor mentions the op-ed authored recently by President Reginald DesRoches following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision ending affirmative action.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the July 7 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-7-desroches
Extreme Texas heat led to oil and gas machinery failures, creating major air pollution
Loren Hopkins, professor in the practice of statistics, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-7-hopkins
Leading the way to cyber safety on roads and highways
An article mentions that Rice is part of the University of Houston’s Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education consortium.
University of Houston News
http://dateline.rice/july-7-uh
University of Houston leads new research center focused on mitigating transportation cyberattacks
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/july-7-hbj
Lone Star College Honors College graduate ‘dreams big’ at Rice University
An article features McMurtry College senior Alejandra Rodriguez, who is a research assistant through the Humanities Research Center Undergraduate Summer Fellowship at Rice.
The Paper
http://dateline.rice/july-7-rodriguez
UTA study examines coral response to devastating disease
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
The University of Texas at Arlington News
http://dateline.rice/july-7-uta
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Gratitude, reflection at the 2023 APS awards ceremony
An article features Eduardo Salas, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Professor of Psychological Sciences and department chair, who received the Association for Psychological Science’s James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award for lifetime achievement May 27.
Association for Psychological Science
http://dateline.rice/july-7-salas
Rice brings in Stepp to oversee tech transfer
An article features Patricia Stepp and Tam Dao, who will join Rice as assistant vice president for technology transfer and assistant vice president for research security, respectively, July 17.
Global University Venturing
http://dateline.rice/july-7-stepp-dao
No human has ever seen it hotter
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Crucial Years (This article also appeared in CounterCurrents.org and Strongheart.)
http://dateline.rice/july-7-cohan
Perseverance personified: Triumph in Martian sampling after initial setbacks
Graduate student Eleanor Moreland authored a post.
SciTechDaily
http://dateline.rice/july-7-moreland
How medical innovation and plastic surgery go hand-in-hand: Q&A with Dr. Kamakshi Zeidler
Alumna Kamakshi Zeidler is featured.
BayAreaInno
http://dateline.rice/july-7-zeidler
Where to celebrate Bastille Day in the United States and Canada?
An article mentions that Rice Stadium will host a celebration of French National Day July 14.
France-Amerique.com
http://dateline.rice/july-7-fr.am
Comparing MIT and Rice: A look at the pros and cons of each university
Rice is featured.
AdmissionSight
http://dateline.rice/july-7-as
Human activities affect wildlife — even in nature reserves
An article features collaborative Rice research that found tropical mammals living inside protected areas are not spared the effects of human activity even when it occurs outside of the protected boundaries.
National Parks of Paraguay blog
http://dateline.rice/july-7-npp
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
UMD researchers develop new imaging technology that can ‘see’ hidden objects
An article features collaborative Rice research that created full-motion video technology that peers through fog, smoke and other media that reflect scattered light and obscure objects from view. Co-authors Ashok Veeraraghavan, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and graduate student Haiyun Guo are mentioned.
University of Maryland’s Maryland Today
http://dateline.rice/july-7-veeraraghavan-guo
Eastman School of Music announces 12 new faculty members
A roundup features Patrick Diamond, former stage director at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music. The article also mentions that Andrew McCandless formerly gave masterclasses at the Shepherd School.
University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music News
http://dateline.rice/july-7-ur
‘Vermillion Sunrise’: How writing space science fiction taught me about the dark sky movement here on Earth
Alumna Lydia Brownlow, author of “Vermillion Sunrise,” is featured.
The Rangeley Highlander
http://dateline.rice/july-7-brownlow
SPORTS
REVEALED: The 2023 preseason DCTF All-Texas team
An article mentions that Rice football player Luke McCaffrey has been named to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s All-Texas preseason offensive second team.
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/july-7-mccaffrey
Eight Aggies named to Dave Campbell’s 2023 All-Texas team
Sports Illustrated’s All Aggies
http://dateline.rice/july-7-si
Texas tops Big 12 preseason media poll as Longhorns look for first conference title since 2009
An article mentions that the Rice football team’s season will begin Sept. 2 with a game against the University of Texas at Austin.
Fox Sports (This article also appeared in MSN Sports and WGMD Online.)
http://dateline.rice/july-7-fox
Texas ranked preseason No. 1 in Big 12 media poll
Saturday Down South
http://dateline.rice/july-7-sds
Schools with the most first-round draft picks
A roundup highlights former Rice baseball player Lance Berkman.
MLB
http://dateline.rice/july-7-berkman
VB announces non-conference slate
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team is slated to play Baylor University Sept. 1.
BaylorBears.com
http://dateline.rice/july-7-baylor
Lumin Sports chooses California for its base of US operations
An article mentions that Rice uses Lumin Sports’ Arc Core platform, which measures the vitals of athletes and helps form plans around rest and recovery.
Sports Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-7-sbj
‘KTSM 9 News’
A broadcast features alumnus and former Rice track and field athlete Grant Levesque, who is competing in the U.S. Track and Field Championships.
KTSM-TV (El Paso, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/july-7-levesque
Broncos roster review: Defensive lineman Elijah Garcia
An article features former Rice football player Elijah Garcia.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in SB Nation.)
http://dateline.rice/july-7-garcia
UH, Rice football game to be broadcast on NFL Network
An article mentions that Rice’s football team is slated to play the University of Houston Sept. 9.
CW 39
http://dateline.rice/july-7-cw39
NEWS RELEASE
Rice U. physicist to lead world’s longest-running nuclear collider experiment
Rice physicist Frank Geurts is one of two scientists elected to lead the world’s longest-running nuclear physics experiment at a particle collider facility, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
http://dateline.rice/july-7-news-release-geurts
