Dateline Rice for June 21, 2021 (Weekend Edition)

Stefan De La Garza
– June 21, 2021Posted in: Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Venezuela oil czar says output to skyrocket, sanctions be damned
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Center for the United States and Mexico and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
Bloomberg (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-monaldi
Biden’s Venezuela policy in holding pattern after Maduro outlasts sanctions pressure
S&P Global Platts
http://dateline.rice/june-21-monaldi

A familiar precarity comes for us all: What one woman’s immigrant story taught me
Elizabeth Cummins Muñoz, lecturer at Rice’s Program in Writing and Communication, authored an article.
Salon (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-munoz

My life-changing autism diagnosis
Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, visiting scholar at Rice’s Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, is interviewed.
BBC World Service’s “The Conversation” (This segment also aired on more than 1,400 affiliated stations around the world, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-onaiwu

Why has Andy Karsner frightened the mighty ExxonMobil?
Alumnus Andy Karsner is featured.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-karsner

How the world can stop future pandemics in their tracks
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech,” which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
The Telegraph (This article also appeared in the June 20 print edition, and it appeared in Yahoo! Finance Canada.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-kennedy
Pennsylvania Cable Network
http://dateline.rice/june-21-kennedy

HOUSTON/TEXAS
Texas said inland counties had lower disaster risk, yet awarded them huge share of $1B in Harvey aid
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and the co-director of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the June 20 print edition, and it was featured in the Chronicle’s “Morning Report” newsletter.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-blackburn

Texans, here’s what you need to know about the state power grid this summer
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Metro & Business section in the June 19 print edition, and it appeared in the Denton Record-Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-cohan

‘We’ve just barely managed to keep the lights on this week’: Rice University Professor on the Texas heat wave

Yahoo! Finance (This segment originally aired on Yahoo! Finance Live, and it appeared in Yahoo! News Singapore and WallStreetWindow.com.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-cohan

 

In brutal year for oil, other industries shine in Chron 100

BROADCAST
Expert weighs in on US and Mexico relations
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.
KRGV Online (This segment also aired on KRGV-TV in Harlingen, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-payan

Texas Standard for June 21, 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 Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to build a wall along the Texas-Mexico border, and he is interviewed in the second broadcast from KRLD about Abbott vetoing legislative salaries.
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas, and it aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-jones
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-jones

http://dateline.rice/june-21-jones
The Back Mic: Analyzing the 2021 Texas Legislature’s conservative-to-liberal rankings

The Texan
http://dateline.rice/june-21-jones

WWII bomber pilot experiences B-17 flight for the first time since 1945
An article about the Lone Star Flight Museum’s exhibit “Fight to the Finish” mentions that it includes a personal account and items from alumnus Edward Clarac ’50, who flew more than 30 missions in World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-clarac

‘Variations on a theme,’ No. 2124
Alumnus Yuri McCoy is featured.
You Classical Pipedreams (This segment also aired twice on more than 200 affiliate stations.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-mccoy

‘Fox 29 News Mid-Day’
A broadcast mentions that Emma Kirchhoff, valedictorian of Smithson Valley High School, plans to attend Rice next semester.
KABB-TV (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-kabb

‘Best of Localish’
Rice is mentioned.
KTRK-TV (Houston) 
http://dateline.rice/june-21-ktrk (This segment aired five times.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Rewards might effectively help boost creativity
Research by Jing Zhou, the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management and Psychology at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, determined the effectiveness of rewarding employees.
Big News Network (This article originally appeared in ANI and more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-zhou

Scientists discovered a 2D material that is 10X tougher than graphene
Jun Lou, associate chair and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted. An article from Science Daily mentions that Lou and Hua Guo, assistant research professor of materials science and nanoengineering, collaborated on the featured research.
Intelligent Living
http://dateline.rice/june-21-lou
Altered microstructure improves organic-based, solid state lithium EV battery
Science Daily
http://dateline.rice/june-21-lou-guo

Understanding frustration could lead to better medications
An article features collaborative Rice research developing atom-scale models to quickly determine possible protein-binding sites for new drugs. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Peter Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science, professor of chemistry, of biochemistry and cell biology, of physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering; alumni Mingchen Chen and Nicholas Schafer; graduate student Xun Chen; and former chemistry professor Cecilia Clementi.
SciTechDaily
http://dateline.rice/june-21-wolynes

Timing is everything when eating fruits and vegetables
Janet Braam, the Wiess Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, is quoted.
Eminetra
http://dateline.rice/june-21-braam

Algorithmic hiring and bias
Fred Oswald, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Psychology and professor of management, is quoted.
American Psychological Association’s “Psychology and the Post-Pandemic Workplace”
http://dateline.rice/june-21-oswald (Scroll down to page 11.)

Moshe Vardi: ‘Ransomware ist genauso große gefahr wie piraterie’
Moshe Vardi, University Professor and Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering and a professor of computer science, is quoted.
FutureZone (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-vardi

Four strategies for effective writing instruction
Alumna Jenny Vo authored a response to a “question of the week.”
Education Week
http://dateline.rice/june-21-vo

Graphene and magnetics on the brain: Researching bioelectronic brain implants
A roundup features Rice research into the development of magnetoelectric neural implants.
All About Circuits (This article also appeared in Technology Times.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-aac

Personal statement makeover | Michelle Ng

Rice is mentioned.
Apple Daily
http://dateline.rice/june-21-ad
El Salvador becomes the first country to accept Bitcoin as a legal tender
Scriberr
http://dateline.rice/june-21-scriberr

Environmental justice and industrial animal farms
An article mentions that experts from Rice are collaborating on a study of how concentrated animal feeding operations are disproportionately distributed near communities of color and impoverished communities.
Yale Scientific
http://dateline.rice/june-21-ys

Non-tiered loyalty programs are more profitable than expected
An article mentions that experts from Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business contributed to the featured research.
Chief Marketer
http://dateline.rice/june-21-jones-school

Did the Fed just raise interest rates?

Alumnus Thomas Hogan authored an article.
American Institute for Economic Research
http://dateline.rice/june-21-hogan

Young Friends of Save Venice celebration in Houston funds Venetian masterworks restoration
An article mentions that Rice’s Cohen House hosted the Young Friends of Save Venice fundraiser June 4.
New York Gossip Gal
http://dateline.rice/june-21-nygoss

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
HIGH PROFILE: Evelyn Rios Stafford uses her experience to speak on trans youth issues
Alumna Evelyn Rios Stafford is featured.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (This article also appeared on the front of the High Profile section in the June 20 print edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-stafford

Letters for June 19: Virginia Beach needs to improve its pothole repair work
A letter to the editor mentions alumnus Glenn Youngkin.
The Virginian-Pilot (This article also appeared in the Daily Press.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-youngkin

Tommy Dougherty to compose new music honoring Somerset for 9/11 anniversary orchestra concert
Alumnus Tommy Dougherty, a graduate of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Daily American
http://dateline.rice/june-21-dougherty

Has the US suffered a fall from grace, or is it just setting up a leap of faith?
A book review features “After the Fall,” authored by alumnus Ben Rhodes ’00, former speech writer for President Barack Obama.
Press Herald
http://dateline.rice/june-21-rhodes

SPORTS
Branson looks to build off what Hessman started with Mud Hens
A roundup mentions that former Owl José Cruz Jr. has been named the head baseball coach at Rice.
The Toledo Blade
http://dateline.rice/june-21-cruz

Douglas Hodo III finds his place at Texas and is ready for a title to match his father’s in 1983
An article mentions a 2020 baseball game between Rice and the University of Texas at Austin.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the June 19 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-hc

When Texas coach David Pierce coached a rag-tag summer league squad
Former Rice assistant baseball coach David Pierce is featured, and former head coach Wayne Graham is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the June 19 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-graham

Katy baseball lines up postseason honors
An article featuring Caleb Matthews mentions that he has signed to play baseball at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-hc

‘Hungry’ Dooley takes aim at starting spot at right tackle
Former Rice football player Uzo Osuji is mentioned.
KULR Online
http://dateline.rice/june-21-kulr

COLUMN: Reflecting on one of the best sports years in North Texas history
An article mentions the 2020 football game between Rice and the University of North Texas.
North Texas Daily (This article also appeared in the June 17 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/june-21-ntd

Duquesne offers 2022 AZ forward Elijah Saunders
Rice is mentioned.
PGH SN
http://dateline.rice/june-21-pgh
Damon Youngblood commits to UL football
ESPN1420.com
http://dateline.rice/june-21-1420

NEW for 6/18: On cricket houses, new bank, baseball
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team won the 2003 College World Series.
Gwinnett Forum
http://dateline.rice/june-21-cws

NEWS RELEASES
Study examines how breast implant surfaces affect immune response
Rice bioengineers collaborated on a six-year study that systematically analyzed how the surface architecture of breast implants influences the development of adverse effects, including an unusual type of lymphoma.
http://dateline.rice/june-21-news-release-veiseh

Solar energy collectors grown from seeds
Rice engineers have created microscopic seeds for growing remarkably uniform 2D perovskite crystals that are both stable and highly efficient at harvesting electricity from sunlight.
http://dateline.rice/june-21-news-release-mohite-marciel

‘Flashed’ nanodiamonds are just a phase
The Rice lab of chemist James Tour is now able to “evolve” carbon through phases that include valuable nanodiamond by tightly controlling the flash Joule heating process it developed 18 months ago.
http://dateline.rice/june-21-news-release-tour

CLEAN Future Act’s oil field-produced water provision could undermine energy transition, says Baker Institute expert
A little-noticed section of an environmental bill pending in Congress could reclassify water extracted from oil and gas wells as hazardous waste, dramatically driving up drilling costs in the U.S. and destabilizing energy markets around the world, according to a new report from the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://dateline.rice/june-21-news-release-baker-study

About Stefan De La Garza

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