Dateline Rice for Aug. 17, 2021

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

If Biden wants to work with Mexico on migration and asylum, he might start talking to Mexican NGOs
Kelsey Norman, fellow for the Middle East and director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Women’s Rights, Human Rights and Refugees Program, and Ana Martín Gil, graduate student in Global Affairs and research consultant at the institute, co-authored an op-ed.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-norman-gil

The key to reducing methane emissions? Actual measurement
Mark Agerton, nonresident scholar at the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed.
Forbes (This article also appeared in Washington Latest.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-agerton

The pro-car, pro-gas president

Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Politico’s “The Long Game” newsletter
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-jones
Fort Worth school board meets Tuesday. What happens if it tries to require masks?

’13 Eyewitness News’
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-jones

Entenda quais são as habilidades mais importantes para mudar de carreira
An article cites 2020 Rice research that suggests graduates earn more when their degree program is tightly linked to specific jobs.
MSN Dinheiro (An English translation is not available. This Forbes Brazil article appeared in yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-16-msn

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice University makes top 10 on Niche’s 2022 Best Colleges in America list
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 7 in the nation and No. 1 in Texas according to Niche. President David Leebron is pictured.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-no7-leebron
Local university lands near top of best schools in Texas list
San Antonio Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-no1

BROADCAST

Chaos erupts in Afghanistan as Taliban forces take Kabul
Joe Barnes, a foreign policy expert and the Bonner Means Baker Fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-barnes
Houston Afghan community shares concerns for loved ones still in Afghanistan
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in News Chant.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-barnes
5 things for Houstonians to know for Tuesday, Aug. 17
Click2Houston (This article also appeared in News Chant.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-barnes

Rice University student with ties to Haiti talks about devastation after massive earthquake
Provost Reginald DesRoches and graduate student Marc-Ansy LaGuerre are interviewed.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-desroches-laguerre

Texas election bill raises power concerns between partisan poll watchers and election workers
An article cites a 2004 report co-authored by the late Chandler Davidson, the former Radoslav A. Tsanoff Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs and Sociology and founding member of Rice’s Department of Sociology, about minority vote-suppression cases in Texas.
KTTZ Online (This article also appeared in Texas Standard and High Plain Public Radio.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-davidson

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

AMD appoints carbon nanotubes pioneer Ajayan to advisory panel
An article features Pulickel Ajayan, chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and a professor of chemistry, who has been named to Advanced Material Development’s advisory panel to enable cross-collaboration between the company’s U.K. research teams and experts at Rice.
Proactive Investors (This article also appeared in Before It’s News.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-ajayan

How to fix apartments
An article quotes Stephen Klineberg, founding director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and an emeritus professor of sociology.
Yield Pro
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-klineberg

‘Smart cells’ show promise to treat disease
Laura Segatori, associate professor of bioengineering, has been awarded a four-year, $1.8 million grant National Institutes of Health Research Project Grant to develop gene activity sensors and activators that may hold opportunities for treating diabetes, cancer, infectious diseases and genetic disorders.
Nanowerk
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-segatori

Woven nanotube fibers turn heat into power
An article features collaborative Rice research developing small carbon nanotube fibers for textile electronics and energy harvesting. Co-authors include Junichiro Kono, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor in Engineering and a professor of electrical and computer engineering, of physics and astronomy, and of materials science and nanoengineering; Matteo Pasquali, the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, a professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry, and director of the Carbon Hub; Geoff Wehmeyer, assistant professor of mechanical engineering; and graduate students Natsumi Komatsu, Oliver Dewey, Lauren Taylor and Mitchell Trafford.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-kono-et-al

Software startup reimagines CPUs — not GPUs — as host for advanced AI
Anshumali Shrivastava, assistant professor of computer science, is featured.
All About Circuits
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-shrivastava

Going back to the office, and bringing baggage
Jennifer Latson, editor of Rice Business Wisdom, authored an essay. Mikki Hebl, the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychology at Rice’s School of Social Sciences and professor of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Psychology Today (This article also appeared in Psychology Today U.K.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-latson-hebl

‘Reinforcing Resilience’
Alumnus Ed Emmett ’71, fellow in energy and transportation policy at the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, participated in the webinar “Reinforcing Resilience: The Role of Communications in Disaster Response and Recovery.”
Pierpont
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-emmett
‘Reinforcing Resilience: The Role of Communications in Disaster Response and Recovery’
IABC Houston on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-emmett

Blue Origin sues NASA over HLS Award
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech,” which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
SpacePolicyOnline.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-kennedy

Helpful house design has an eye on history
An article features graduate student Rae Atkinson, who won first place in the American Institute of Architects Houston chapter’s Gulf Coast Green Student Competition to design a “self-help hub” for residents in Houston’s Fourth Ward.
Commercial Construction & Renovation (A similar article also appeared in Newsbreak.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-atkinson

People
A roundup features alumna Juliana Herman, a graduate of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Hydrocarbon Processing
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-herman

Developing new technologies to solve the mysteries of the brain
Former Rice postdoctoral researcher Flavia Vitale is featured.
Penn Medicine News
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-penn-med

Charles Robinson has been named interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas
Alumnus Charles Robinson is featured.
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-robinson

Five things you need to know about home equity and college costs
A roundup mentions Rice.
WealthManagement.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-wm

Why outdoor advertising in Houston is so effective
Rice is mentioned.
The Science Times
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-tst

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Utah Arts Festival 2021: Slimmer, shorter but still state’s most comprehensive arts and cultural celebration of the year
Graduate student Theo Chandler is featured.
The Utah Review
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-chandler

Guyana attending Offshore Technology Conference
An article mentions that Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President of Guyana, will address Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Aug. 17 on “Climate Change Aspirations and the Viability of Small Development Countries.”
Newsroom.gy (This article also appeared in Kaieteur News.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-baker-talk

ROF, Jack Swanson tiene il secondo concerto di Belcanto
An article features alumnus Jack Swanson, a graduate of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
PU24.it (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in IMZ.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-swanson

SPORTS

After Tokyo Olympics, athletes are returning to jobs you didn’t know they had
Former Rice track and field athlete Ariana Ince, who competed in javelin in the Olympics, is featured.
Showbiz CheatSheet (This article also appeared in Hot Lifestyle News, USA News Site and USA Latest News.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-ince

Bayleigh Minor continuing family tradition on the track
An article featuring Bayleigh Minor mentions that her mom, Claudia, is a former Rice track and field athlete.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-minor

Texas opens at No. 21 in Associated Press Top 25
An article mentions that Rice’s football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 18.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-sa-exp-news
Ranking the 20 toughest college football schedules of 2021
Yardbarker
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-yb
Football single-game tickets on sale now!
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-ts

Roadrunners release 2021-22 schedule
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s basketball team is slated to play the University of Texas at El Paso Feb. 3, 2022.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-goutsa

Brandon’s breakdown: What will Amaree Abram bring to College Station?
Rice is mentioned.
247Sports.com (This article also appeared in the Sports Illustrated’s All Aggies.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-247

Kentucky Volleyball ranked No. 3 in the Preseason Top 25
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team is ranked No. 23 on the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s preseason poll.
Lex 18 Online (This article also appeared in the Eminetra, Lincoln Journal-Star, McCook Gazette and TexasSports.com.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-lex

Houston Baptist adds three opponents to future football schedules
An article mentions that Rice’s football team is slated to play Houston Baptist University Oct. 10, 2026.
FBSchedules
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-fbs

2022 College Football Playoff National Championship odds: Expert reveals top picks to win, teams to fade
Rice football is mentioned.
CBS Sports (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-cbs

Hogs have plenty of work to do
An article mentions that Rice football’s 2021 season is slated to start Sept. 4 with a road game against the University of Arkansas.
4029tv.com (This segment also aired on KHOG-TV in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-4029
Defense abounds
Guard Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-guard

Mike Roberts among rising coaching stars selected to TopConnect Symposium
Former Rice assistant basketball coach Mike Roberts is featured.
GoBearcats.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-gb

WATCH: Highlights from the first Texas scrimmage
Rice is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-sbn

‘News Radio 1330’
Rice Stadium is mentioned.
WHBL-AM (Green Bay)
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-whbl (This segment aired twice.)

NEWS RELEASES

Rice U. study: Use your team’s emotions to boost creativity
If you’re putting together a team for a project, you might be inclined to pick people with cheerful, optimistic dispositions and flexible thinking. But a new management study indicates your team might also benefit from people who are exactly the opposite, according to experts at Rice, the University of Western Australia, Bond University and the University of Queensland.
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-news-release-zhou

Shale oil investments may be protected from nationalization, experts say
Shale oil’s short-cycle production protects foreign investors from the risk of expropriation — government taking private property for public use — providing an opportunity for the increasingly risk-averse global petroleum industry, according to a new report co-authored by the Baker Institute’s Gabe Collins, Mark Jones, Jim Krane, Ken Medlock and Francisco Monaldi.
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-news-release-baker-study

‘Smart cells’ show promise to treat disease
Rice bioengineer Laura Segatori and her team have received a prestigious National Institutes of Health Research Project Grant to develop gene activity sensors and activators that, she said, hold unprecedented opportunities for treating diabetes, cancer, infectious diseases and genetic disorders.
http://dateline.rice/aug-17-news-release-segatori

About Stefan De La Garza

Stefan De La Garza is a news analyst in Rice University's Office of Public Affairs.