Dateline Rice for June 16, 2021

Stefan De La Garza
– June 16, 2021Posted in: Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Texas power grid, strained last winter, now faces an early heat wave
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in numerous media outlets. Cohan and Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute, are quoted in Corridor News.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the June 16 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cohan
‘As It Happens’ with Carol Off, Chris Howden
CBC (This segment aired on 500 CBC Radio One-affiliated stations across Canada and the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cohan
‘As It Happens’: The Tuesday edition
CBC
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cohan
Sweltering Texans urged to reduce cooking and cleaning to ease grid strain
The Guardian
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cohan

What you need to know about the heatwave and drought scorching the western US
Popular Science
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cohan
How to check Texas’ grid conditions in real time
CBS Austin (This segment also aired twice on KEYE-TV in Austin.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cohan
ERCOT warns of possible summer power outages
MSN Weather (This article originally appeared in the Brownwood Bulletin.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cohan
Another Texas power outage ‘appears unlikely’ this week, but severe weather this summer could prompt an electricity crisis
Corridor News
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cohan-foss

‘Live at Five’
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cohan (This segment aired twice.)
‘Good Morning Texas’
KXXV-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cohan (This segment aired four times.)

‘Daily on Energy,’ presented by Citizens’ Climate Lobby: The energy and environment tensions in US-EU summit
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Washington Examiner (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-mikulska

US reverses course on methane emissions from oil and gas
Natural Gas World
http://dateline.rice/june-16-mikulska
Rising prices, shortages making some summer necessities hard to come by

Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in AccuWeather.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-finley

Experts doubt ethical AI design will be broadly adopted as the norm within the next decade
Dan Wallach, a Rice professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted.
Pew Research Center
http://dateline.rice/june-16-wallach
4. Could a quantum leap someday aid ethical AI?
Pew Research Center
http://dateline.rice/june-16-wallach
5. About this canvassing of experts
Pew Research Center
http://dateline.rice/june-16-wallach

All the US colleges requiring COVID vaccines to return to campus in the fall, so far
Rice is mentioned.
Newsweek (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-newsweek

HOUSTON/TEXAS
David Leebron regrets nothing

BROADCAST
Texas Standard for June 16, 2021
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 interviewed about his analysis of the Texas House of Representatives. Jones authored an analysis of the Texas Senate in the Texas Tribune, and he is quoted or interviewed by several additional media outlets.
Texas Standard (This segment also aired twice on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-jones
Ranking the Texas House: How Democrats and Republicans stack up on a left-right spectrum
Texas Standard
http://dateline.rice/june-16-jones
Analysis: The 2021 Texas Senate, from left to right
The Texas Tribune 
http://dateline.rice/june-16-jones
Tarrant County deputies, officials clash with protesters over ICE enforcement in jails
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the June 16 print edition, and it appeared in MSN and The Madison Leader Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-jones
Gov. Abbott’s border wall proposal is more political than practical, experts say
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/june-16-jones
Governor Abbott announces details on state-built Texas border wall
Fox 7 Austin 
http://dateline.rice/june-16-jones

Candidates emerge in the Texas GOP’s frantic race to replace outgoing chair Allen West
The Texan (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-jones

‘Good Day Austin’
KTBC-TV (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-jones (This segment also aired five times.)
‘Texas terminará lo que comenzó Trump’: Abbott dice que continuará la construcción del muro
Univision Noticias on YouTube (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-jones

Political Science professor breaks down Biden’s historic meeting with Putin
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is interviewed about the summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-brace

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Workers perform better and are more resilient when employers are good listeners
An article features collaborative Rice research into what makes employees more resilient and fosters learning in the workplace. Co-author Danielle King, an assistant professor of psychological sciences, is quoted.
Consumer Affairs
http://dateline.rice/june-16-king

NatuWrap coating extends shelf life, cuts food waste
An article mentions that Nabaco, a company specializing in field-packed produce, earned seed money from the Rice Business Plan Competition in 2019.
Blue Book Services
http://dateline.rice/june-16-rbpc

Do consumers invest in paper towels as well as stocks?
An article features collaborative research by Stephanie Johnson, assistant professor of finance at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Chicago Booth Review
http://dateline.rice/june-16-johnson

Brazil and Mexico 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.
PetroleumWorld.com (This Bloomberg article appeared in yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-duhalt

PCI awards 2021 scholarships
An article mentions that Duncan College senior Natalie Goddard received a 2021 Powder Coating Institute General Scholarship.
The Fabricator
http://dateline.rice/june-16-goddard

Why many bosses favor ‘presentism’ over productivity

Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Explica.co
http://dateline.rice/june-16-sonenshein

How to excel in an online MBA: 10 ways

Alumnus S. Ryan Newcomb is quoted.
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-newcomb

Rice University’s open resources program welcomes new cohort of universities
An article features OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
Online Learning Update
http://dateline.rice/june-16-openstax

USF has lofty goals for the next decade. Here’s how it plans to accomplish them.
An article features Steve Currall, who started the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship in 2000.
Tampa Bay Business Journals (Subscription is required.)

http://dateline.rice/june-16-tbbj

ON THE MOVE: J.P. Morgan adds staff
A roundup features Samer Jawhari, who is studying at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Las Vegas Business Press
http://dateline.rice/june-16-jawhari

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
La Vernia UMC to welcome new pastor this month
Alumna Betsy Mumme is featured.
La Vernia News
http://dateline.rice/june-16-mumme

SPORTS
Jose Cruz Jr. aims to take Rice back to baseball pinnacle
An article features alumnus and former Owl Jose Cruz Jr., who has been named the head baseball coach at Rice. A broadcast by KRIV features Cruz’s introduction and quotes Rice Director of Athletics Joe Karlgaard, President David Leebron and assistant baseball coach Paul Janish.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the June 16 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cruz
‘Fox 26 News’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-owls
‘Dreams do come true’: Jose Cruz Jr. introduced as head baseball coach at Rice University
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cruz
Pierce’s assistants — Allen, Miller, and Tulowitzki — use decadelong bond to boost Texas to success
Inside Texas
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cruz
‘ABC 13 Eyewitness News on CW 39’
KIAH-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cruz (This segment originally aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)

Boise State’s Heffernan helps Ireland to opening match victory at Billie Jean King Cup
Rice tennis player Anna Bowtell is mentioned.
BroncoSports.com
http://dateline.rice/june-16-bowtell

Baseball: Stratford, Memorial each grab an All-District superlative
An article mentions that Mark Perkins has signed to play baseball at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-hc

Husker Dan: Getting caught up
An article mentions that Luke McCaffrey plans to transfer to Rice next semester to play football.
Sports Illustrated’s AllHuskers
http://dateline.rice/june-16-si

Longview area football players participate in David Bailiff Football Camp
Former Rice head football coach David Bailiff is featured.
Longview News-Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-16-lnj

Griffin named to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football 40 Under 40 list
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play an away game against the University of Texas at San Antonio Oct. 16.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/june-16-utsa
C-USA win totals: UTSA rising, Louisiana Tech falling
The Score
http://dateline.rice/june-16-ts

Former Razorback Loggains named tight ends coach, Kennedy takes over OL
An article mentions that Rice’s football team will play an away game against the University of Arkansas Sept. 4.
Razorbacks News
http://dateline.rice/june-16-rn

Tramel’s ScissorTales: OU, Texas Tech, Texas and KU in wild Big 12 basketball transfer portal
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team won the College World Series in 2003.
The Oklahoman
http://dateline.rice/june-16-cws

About Stefan De La Garza

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