What are the odds? Even experts get tripped up by probabilities
Kathy Ensor, the Noah G. Harding Professor of Statistics and director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s Urban Data Platform, is quoted.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-11-ensor
Kirsten Ostherr: Mobilizing the translational humanities
Kirsten Ostherr, the Gladys Louise Fox Professor of English and director of Rice’s Medical Futures Lab, is featured.
The Lancet (Subscription is required. This article will also appear in the June 12 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/june-11-ostherr
As Mexico’s economy crumbles, fewer children, more adults cross border
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 quoted.
Newsweek (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-11-payan
Mexico midterm elections usher in first woman governor of Chihuahua, new Juarez mayor
El Paso Times
http://dateline.rice/june-11-payan
Fact check: Rising gas prices due to high demand and low supply, not Biden’s policies
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
USA Today (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/june-11-finley
Massive science-funding bill passes US Senate — but China focus worries researchers
Neal Lane, senior fellow in science and technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Nature (This article also appeared in Fior Reports.)
http://dateline.rice/june-11-lane
Transitions: Florida State U. names new president; George Washington U. president to retire
A roundup features President David Leebron, who will step down from his role next June.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-11-leebron
‘4 p.m. newscast for June 10, 2021’
Houston Public Media on Stitcher (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-11-leebron
Aerogels that suck up pollution just need a wash for reuse
An article features Rice research synthesizing covalent organic framework aerogels that can be made in any form at any size, which may be used as an absorbent to remove pollutants from the environment. Rafael Verduzco, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Dongyang Zhu are quoted.
Futurity (This article was featured in the “Futurity Today” newsletter and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-verduzco
A three-pronged examination into what happens to America next
A book review features “After the Fall,” authored by alumnus Ben Rhodes ’00, former speech writer for President Barack Obama.
The Washington Post (This article also appeared in MSN and more 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-11-rhodes
University of Hawaii students get 2nd place in national rocketry contest
An article mentions that Rice was one of eight teams to compete in the Friends of Amateur Rocketry’s 30,000-foot division.
Yahoo! News
http://dateline.rice/june-11-yahoo! |
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