Dateline Rice for June 15, 2021

Stefan De La Garza
– June 15, 2021Posted in: Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Ei-ichi Negishi, Nobel-winning chemist who made ‘art in a test tube,’ dies at 85

James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-tour

Biggest foreign buyers of US fuel about to step on the pedal
Adrian Duhalt, postdoctoral fellow in Mexico energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for the United States and Mexico and Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
Bloomberg (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-duhalt

El vuelo perdido: La Constitución, la energía y López Obrador
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
MSN Noticias (An English translation is not available. This article originally appeared in Expansión.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-grunstein

HOUSTON/TEXAS
Analysis: The 2021 Texas House, from left to right
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, authored an analysis of the Texas House of Representatives, and he is quoted in two additional articles.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in The Gilmer Mirror.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-jones
Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman moves to challenge AG Ken Paxton

BROADCAST
How would Texas build its own border wall? We broke down the obstacles
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted and interviewed.
KVUE Online (This segment also aired on KVUE-TV in Austin.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-payan

Niece surprises aunt who’s home from military and student sneaks home to visit grandparents 
Rice is mentioned.
Right This Minute (This segment aired on 10 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-surprise
Watch clips from today’s show: June 15, 2021
Right This Minute
http://dateline.rice/june-15-surprise2

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
DEA agent who hunted down Pablo Escobar says Hutch-Kinahan feud may never end
Gary Hale, nonresident fellow in drug policy and Mexico studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Buzz.ie (This article also appeared in the June 14 print edition of the Irish Daily Star.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-hale

When the Big One strikes, people of color will be hit the hardest
Junia Howell, a scholar at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
LAist
http://dateline.rice/june-15-howell

Texas must address groundwater future, says Baker Institute expert
An article features research by Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Smart Water Magazine
http://dateline.rice/june-15-collins

Powder Coating Institute awards 2021 scholarships
An article mentions that Duncan College senior Natalie Goddard received a 2021 Powder Coating Institute General Scholarship.
Coatings World
http://dateline.rice/june-15-goddard

Deliberate in Design | Walker Warner Architects celebrate elegance
Alumna Kathy Scott is quoted.
Iconic Life
http://dateline.rice/june-15-scott

George P. Bush: Don’t send a dogcatcher to a gunfight
An article features alumnus George P. Bush, the Texas land commissioner.
Stream.org
http://dateline.rice/june-15-bush

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Could yogurt in diet help diagnose inflammatory bowel disease in future?
An article features collaborative Rice research that has engineered a bacterium with the necessary capabilities for diagnosing a human disease. Co-authors Jeffrey Tabor, associate professor of bioengineering and of biosciences, and graduate student Kathryn Brink are quoted.
University of Colorado Boulder News
http://dateline.rice/june-15-tabor-brink

Why so many bosses prefer the ‘present’ to productivity
Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Pen Media Inc.
http://dateline.rice/june-15-sonenshein

Artist and educator Kara Hearn named chair of film/video department
An article featuring Kara Hearn mentions that she formerly taught at Rice.
Pratt Institute News
http://dateline.rice/june-15-pratt

SPORTS
Ex-Nebraska QB Luke McCaffrey transferring to Rice
An article mentions that Luke McCaffrey plans to transfer to Rice next semester to play football.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the June 15 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-hc
Football headlines across the state: BIG Rice transfer!
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/june-15-dctf

College football world reacts to Luke McCaffrey transfer news
The Spun
http://dateline.rice/june-15-ts

Rice football announces new quarterback addition
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/june-15-c2h
Former Valor Christian QB Luke McCaffrey on the move again, transfers to Rice

9 News Online 
http://dateline.rice/june-15-9news
‘KCAU 9 News’
KCAU-TV (Sioux City, Iowa)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-kcau (This segment aired six times.)

Episode 531: Rice Owls insider Matthew Bartlett on ex-Astros OF Jose Cruz Jr. taking over Owls baseball program
A broadcast features a discussion about former Owl Jose Cruz Jr., who has been named the new head baseball coach at Rice.
Houston Sports Talk on PlayerFM
http://dateline.rice/june-15-cruz

BACK TO OMAHA: Bulldogs make third-straight trip with win over Notre Dame
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball program is just one of 10 to make three straight appearances in the College World Series.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/june-15-247

Baylor guard Trinity Oliver transfers to UW women’s basketball program
An article mentions former Rice head basketball coach Tina Langley and former Owls Nancy Mulkey and Lauren Schwartz.
Seattle Times (This article also appeared in Husky Nation and MSN Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/june-15-st

Texas Longhorns 2021 opponent preview: Rice Owls
An article mentions that Rice’s football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 18.
Sports Illustrated’s Longhorns Country
http://dateline.rice/june-15-rice-vs-ut
Rice offensive players to watch vs. Texas Longhorns
Sports Illustrated’s Longhorns Country
http://dateline.rice/june-15-silc
Ranking Big 12 schedules toughest to easiest in 2021
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/june-15-247

CU Sports Information again honored with ‘Super 11’ recognition
An article mentions that Rice won Super 11 awards in 2014 and 2017 from the Football Writers Association of America.
CU Buffs Online
http://dateline.rice/june-15-cu

About Stefan De La Garza

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