NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Hier könnte ein Exomond entstehen
Andrea Isella, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Spektrum.de (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-isella

Carbon-neutral LNG: Another reason why natural gas could win ‘the energy transition’
An article cites research into liquefied natural gas global demand by experts at Rice.
Forbes (This article also appeared in Marcellus Drilling News and O&G Links.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-forbes

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Dallas is not building enough housing to keep up with its booming neighbors
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
D Magazine
http://dateline.rice/july-26-fulton
Public officials brace for yearslong dip in tax and other revenues from city centers
Route Fifty
http://dateline.rice/july-26-fulton

‘I feel so proud’: Cuban Americans in Houston organize local rallies, ‘caravan’ to the White House
An article quotes Luis Duno-Gottberg, department chair and associate professor of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the July 24 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-dunogottberg

TEXAS VIEW: Abbott shouldn’t penalize renewable power providers
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Odessa American
http://dateline.rice/july-26-cohan

San Antonio entrepreneur worked on software team that paved way for WiFi
An article featuring J. Bruce Hughes mentions that he is a former Rice biological research technician.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 26 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-expnews

Houston Chamber Choir sings the joys of optimism in new season
An article mentions that the Houston Chamber Choir will perform “Two Streams” by Daniel Knaggs, a graduate of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, Sept. 10. 

BROADCAST

Timothy Morton, pot stickers part two, zoot suits and a trip to London’s urban spaces
Timothy Morton, the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, is featured.
Australian Broadcasting Corp. (This segment also aired on more than 60 affiliate stations on ABC Radio Australia.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-morton

‘KHOU 11 News’
An article mentions Rice’s COVID-19 vaccination policies and recommendations for students, faculty and staff returning to campus.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-khou

‘Fox 26 News’
A broadcast mentions that Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, recently held the third annual Healthcare Innovation Summit at Rice.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-kriv (This segment aired three times.)

Zoomer Radio (Ontario, Canada)
A broadcast mentions that experts at Rice discovered buckminsterfullerenes, a new form of carbon, for which they shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
http://dateline.rice/july-26-zoomer

WABC-AM (New York)
An article cites collaborative Rice research into the possible effects of increasing the corporate tax rate to 28%.
http://dateline.rice/july-26-wabc

Note on emerging science: Biochar and irrigation
An article mentions Rice research that found biochar could save farmers a little more than 50% of the water they now use to grow crops.
Living on Earth (This segment aired on more than 100 stations across the U.S. and appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-loe

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Ongoing infrastructure talks, making a debt limit ultimatum
Richard Evans, Advisory Board Visiting Fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is cited.
Tax Policy Center
http://dateline.rice/july-26-evans

Organ-on-a-chip finds crucial connection between blood and ovarian cancers
An article mentions that Gang Bao, the Foyt Family Professor of Bioengineering, professor of chemistry and of materials science and nanoengineering, is collaborating on the featured research.
Technology Networks (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-bao

How scientists are managing to trap the world’s coldest plasma in a magnetic bottle
An article features Rice research that has trapped ultracold neutral plasmas using magnetic fields. Stephen Bradshaw, associate professor of physics and astronomy, and Tom Killian, dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and the E. Dell Butcher Professor of Physics, are quoted. Graduate students Grant Gorman and MacKenzie Warrens are mentioned.
Menopausal Mother Nature
http://dateline.rice/july-26-bradshaw-killian

Best colleges for economics 2021
A roundup features Rice.
University Magazine
http://dateline.rice/july-26-um

Harvard-led team to search cosmos for extraterrestrial space tech and UFOs
An article mentions Rice’s Galileo Project, an online resource for information on Galileo Galilei’s life and work.
Live Science
http://dateline.rice/july-26-ls

‘Peak oil?’ Columbia University says ‘think again’
An article cites collaborative Rice research.
PeakOil.com
http://dateline.rice/july-26-po

Kai Volatility’s Cem Karsan unpacks implications of Fed taper, shift to fiscal policy and more
Alumnus Cem Karsan is featured.
Benzinga
http://dateline.rice/july-26-karsan

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Sri Preston Kulkarni: Chief of external affairs, AmeriCorps
An article mentions the late Venkatesh Kulkarni, a novelist who taught in Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.
The American Bazaar
http://dateline.rice/july-26-kulkarni

Richest man leaves earth — for 11 minutes
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech,” which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Philstar Global
http://dateline.rice/july-26-kennedy
Newstalk (Ireland)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-kennedy (This segment aired three times.)
‘Washington This Week’
C-SPAN
http://dateline.rice/july-26-kennedy

Borders-leaping composer Gabriela Lena Frank champions change: ‘I’m a woman of color who is partially deaf’

The San Diego Union-Tribune
http://dateline.rice/july-26-frank

IBM of the future we will probably never see
Alumnus Jim Whitehurst is featured.
Illinois News Live
http://dateline.rice/july-26-whitehurst

Bank of America 2021 Student Leaders work with Atlanta nonprofits
An article mentions that Jamal Sayid plans to attend Rice next semester.
Atlanta Daily World
http://dateline.rice/july-26-adw

SPORTS

MSI principal named to Rice Hall of Fame
An article featuring former Rice baseball player Mario Ramos mentions that he will be inducted into the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame Oct. 1.
Taylor Press
http://dateline.rice/july-26-ramos

Who will the Thunder select in 2021 NBA Draft? Here are the best 3-point shooters
An article mentions former Rice basketball player Trey Murphy III.
The Oklahoman
http://dateline.rice/july-26-to
2021 NBA mock draft: Here’s why the Sixers may take Houston’s Quentin Grimes at No. 28. (Think three-pointers.)
The Philadelphia Inquirer (This article also appeared in Philly Sports Network.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-tpi

An article mentions that Rice was formerly a member of the Southwest Conference.
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in College Football News, the Des Moines Register and the San Marcos Daily Record.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-ys
Texas and Oklahoma to leave the Big 12: SEC expansion, Big Ten reaction and conference realignment fallout
The Athletic
http://dateline.rice/july-26-ta

Only 15 of 130 FBS teams will not play an FCS team during 2021 college football season
An article mentions that Rice’s football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 18.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/july-26-forbes

Arkansas hoping ‘super seniors’ can lead program to first bowl in five seasons
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play an away game against the University of Arkansas Sept. 4.
Chattanooga Times Free Press (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-ctfp
Hogs sixth in West; Burks on first team
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (A similar article also appeared in Best of Arkansas Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/july-26-adg

2020-21 college football coaching carousel: Frank Solich steps down at Ohio
A roundup mentions former Rice recruiting analyst Daniel Gaine.
The Athletic
http://dateline.rice/july-26-ta

BREAKING: Soccer releases its fall 2021 schedule
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team is slated to play the University of North Texas Oct. 28.
North Texas Daily
http://dateline.rice/july-26-ntd

Big Ten conference expansion candidate power rankings: Notre Dame is clear No. 1. Who else?
A roundup features Rice football.
NJ.com
http://dateline.rice/july-26-nj

Around the SEC: The Eli Drinkwitz Show could bring Missouri back to SEC East top
Former Rice football player Blaze Alldredge is mentioned.
Sports Illustrated’s “All Aggies”
http://dateline.rice/july-26-si

Mountaintop View 7-26-21. Conference realignment, transfer portal, betting odds, watchlist, coaching hire.
Rice is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/july-26-sbn

Clemson transfer tells TCI of his new destination
An article mentions that Pierce Gallo will transfer to Rice to play baseball.
Th Clemson Insider
http://dateline.rice/july-26-tci

Veteran coach joining Thompson’s Auburn baseball staff
Former Rice head baseball coach Matt Bragga is featured.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/july-26-247

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