Big new incentives for clean energy aren’t enough — the Inflation Reduction Act was just the first step, now the hard work begins Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.The Conversation (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-cohan
Robert F. Curl (1933-2022) Alumni James Heath and R. Stanley Williams co-authored an obituary for late alumnus and former Professor Emeritus Robert Curl, who died July 3 at 88. Curl was part of the research team that shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of buckminsterfullerenes, or “buckyballs,” a new form of carbon, which included the late Richard Smalley, the former Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry. The article also mentions Frank Tittel, the J.S. Abercrombie Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Professors Emeriti of Chemistry Graham Glass and Philip Brooks. Nature Nanotechnologyhttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-heath-williams-curl-et-al
How to help your child transition to a new school Patrick Gill, senior research analyst at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.U.S. News & World Reporthttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-gill
Saving our soldiers: World’s first printable smart helmets An article features Rice research developing the first printable smart helmet. Paul Cherukuri, executive director of Rice’s Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering; Grant Belton, design specialist at the institute; and McMurtry College senior Mac Carr are interviewed.MSN (This article originally appeared in WAFB Online.)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-cherukuri-et-al‘WAFB 9 News This Morning’WAFB-TV (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-cherukuri-et-al
Mexico sees its energy future in fossil fuels, not renewables 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.The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Aug. 19 print edition of The Denver Post, and it appeared in yesterday’s Dateline )http://dateline.rice/aug-19-payan
Técnicas modernas podem levar a descoberta de terapias para AIDS e COVID José Onuchic, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is quoted.Gizmodo Brasil (An English translation is not available.)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-onuchic
HBCUs lead nation in Black baccalaureates who later earn doctoral degrees An article mentions that Rice is No. 6 in the nation based on an analysis of doctorates awarded to Black students per 100 bachelor’s degrees awarded to the same demographic over the previous nine years. Forbeshttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-forbes
L’indipendenza energetica ed altre panzane An article cites the 2017 study “Russia’s Use of the ‘Energy Weapon’ in Europe” by the Baker Institute for Public Policy.CarmillaOnline.com (An English translation is not available.)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-carmillaRecipe for a reliable Texas grid: A gas plant plus 22,000 batteries and backup fuel Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared in MSN Weather.)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-fossChinese lithium giant expands operations in ArgentinaDiálogo Américashttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-fossGigante Chino de litio expande explotaciones en ArgentinaDiálogo Américas (An English translation is not available.)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-foss
Houston colleges don’t offer much help for pregnant students. Post-Roe, it will get worse. Rice is mentioned.Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-hc
2022/2023 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents Abdulrazak Gurnah, Joy Harjo, Yiyun Li, Ada Limón, Maggie O’Farrell, Abraham Verghese and others A roundup features the following presentations at Rice’s Brockman Hall for Opera as part of the Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series: Abdulrazak Gurnah in conversation with Kiese Laymon, the Libby Shearn Moody Professor of Creative Writing and English, Sept. 19, and Joy Harjo Nov. 14The Katy Newshttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-laymon
Mobile ordering rolls out at resort, Houston VC’s latest investment, and more local innovation news An article features OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources. Richard Baraniuk, the C. Sidney Burrus Professor at Rice and a professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, is quoted.InnovationMaphttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-baraniukOpenStax will make available for free the bestselling organic chemistry textbookIBL Newshttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-openstax
ERJCC welcomes new director for Bertha Alyce, Ellen Boniuk schools An article featuring Michelle Staller mentions she has worked as an educational consultant in the School Literacy and Culture program at Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.Jewish Herald-Voicehttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-jhv
ACLU of Texas announces four new board members A roundup features alumna Royce Brooks.ACLU of Texas Newshttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-brooksBringing Black stories to the forefront of American history (Aug. 19, 2022) Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, participates in a roundtable discussion of “The Good, Bad and Ugly” of the week’s news.Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-hoBanning books to start the school year: ‘The Good, Bad and Ugly’ of the weekHouston Public Mediahttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-ho
Hurricane Harvey 5 years later: Reflections on the storm and lessons learned Alumnus Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation policy in the Center for Energy Studies 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-19-emmett
Ley IRA ‘es la mayor inversión contra el calentamiento global’ que ha hecho EEUU, según experto 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.Univision Houston on YouTube (An English translation is not available. This segment also aired on KXLN-TV in Houston.)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-jones
‘John Tesh Radio Show’ A broadcast mentions Rice research that found clean environments lead to more ethical behavior.CHYM-FM (Ontario, Canada)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-teshRice team wins $1.5 NSF award for biomolecule-based data storage An article features the news that Rice synthetic biologists have won a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to modify living cells to act as memory-storage devices. Researchers mentioned or quoted include Jonathan Silberg, the Stewart Memorial Professor of Biochemistry; Rafael Verduzco, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering; James Chappell, assistant professor of biosciences; and Caroline Ajo-Franklin, professor of biosciences.Inside HPChttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-insidehpc
2D boundaries could create electricity An article features collaborative Rice research into piezoelectricity, the phenomenon by which mechanical energy turns into electrical energy, across phase boundaries of two-dimensional materials. Co-authors quoted include 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; Hanyu Zhu, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering; and research scientist Anand Puthirath.ChemEurope.comhttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-ajayan-zhu-puthirath2D-Grenzflächen könnten Strom erzeugenChemie.de (An English translation is not available.)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-ajayan-zhu-puthirath
Hyzon ousts CEO in wake of delisting fears Alumnus Parker Meeks is featured.Heavy Duty Truckinghttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-meeks
63 amazing and free things to do in Houston A roundup features James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion and Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts.MSN Travel (This article originally appeared in 365 Traveler.)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-msn
Reuters hires Chung to its Graphics AMERS team Alumna Daisy Chung is featured.Talking Biz Newshttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-chungJudge denies motion from 17 major universities, including Duke, to dismiss financial aid collusion lawsuit An article mentions that a federal lawsuit names Rice among 16 universities and colleges accused of working together to reduce the financial aid they give to students.Duke University’s The Chroniclehttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-duEverything you need to know for the USC football 2022 tailgate season An article mentions that Rice’s football team is slated to play the University of Southern California Sept. 3.USC Newshttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-usc
2023 men’s Final Four brings college internship course to local university students An article mentions that representatives from Rice will participate in the two-semester course The Business of Major Sporting Events for 60 local university students to engage with the planning for the 2023 NCAA men’s Final Four and its ancillary events. Rice will co-host the Final Four April 1-3.NCAAhttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-ncaa
Doctor who worked with NASA astronauts and NCAA athletes joins UPMC Williamsport An article featuring John Kunkel mentions that he formerly worked with Rice athletes.NorthcentralPA.com (This article also appeared in The Express.)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-ncpa
Steve Sarkisian on where Texas stands heading into second camp scrimmage An article mentions last season’s football game between Rice and the University of Texas at Austin.247Sports.comhttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-247
Former Texas Southern athlete Charley Frazier passes away at 83 An article features the late Charlie Frazier, a former assistant football coach at Rice, who died Aug. 16 at 83.HBCU Sports (This article also appeared in YardBarker and HBCU Legends.)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-hbcu
AAC as we know it, looking for a big farewell An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.Hero Sportshttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-aacSMU’s president called Oregon’s Michael Schill in late July; neither they nor Pac-12 deny conference realignment was discussedOregonLive.com (Subscription is required.)http://dateline.rice/aug-19-aac
Los Angeles Rams: Know your foe An article mentions former Rice football player Austin Trammell.Houston Texans Newshttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-trammell
Who is Giannis Antetokounmpo’s girlfriend? Former Rice volleyball player Mariah Riddlesprigger, girlfriend of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, is featured.The Nu Heraldhttp://dateline.rice/aug-19-riddlespriggerFormer Houston Texans president Jamey Rootes joins Rice’s Department of Sport Management Jamey Rootes, former president of the Houston Texans, has joined Rice’s Department of Sport Management and will head the newly created Hutchinson Leadership Initiative in Sport Analytics. The hiring of the seasoned sports executive, who was with the Texans for more than two decades, is a “game changer” for the department in Rice’s School of Social Sciences, said Clark Haptonstall, chair and professor in the practice for the department.http://dateline.rice/aug-19-news-release-rootes-haptonstall
Rice, NASA extend Space Act Agreement NASA and Rice officials met at the university’s campus today to formally extend their agreement to share research efforts and educational outreach. The new umbrella Space Act Agreement covers participation by Rice and NASA personnel in joint research opportunities, STEM engagement and educational activities. http://dateline.rice/aug-19-news-release-rice-nasa
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