Dateline Rice for July 31, 2023 (Weekend Edition)

Vanderbilt's Tommy McClelland named athletics director at RiceAn article features the news that Tommy McClelland will be Rice's new athletics director beginning Aug. 14. The Associated Press quotes President Reginald DesRoches and mentions former director Joe Karlgaard. Tanner Gardner, Rice's senior associate director and chief operating officer, is mentioned in two articles.The Associated Press (Below is a sampling of articles that appeared in 100 other media outlets.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-desroches-mcclellandRice hires Tommy McClelland from Vanderbilt as new ADESPNhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-desroches-mcclellandRice names Tommy McClelland as athletics directorHouston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the July 31 print edition.) http://dateline.rice/july-31-desroches-mcclelland-gardnerTommy McClelland named director of athletics at RiceTheAmerican.orghttp://dateline.rice/july-31-desroches-mcclelland-gardner'Houston's Morning Show'KRIV-TV (Houston)http://dateline.rice/july-31-mcclelland (This segment aired three times.)'NBC 6 News'KTAL-TV (Shreveport, Louisiana)http://dateline.rice/july-31-mcclelland (This segment aired twice.)KTRH-AM (Houston)http://dateline.rice/july-31-mcclelland

Why are China and India still burning so much coal?Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.Marketplace Morning Report with David Brancaccio (This segment aired multiple times on over 800 affiliate radio stations across the U.S.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-cohanCoats of commitment: TTUHSC medical students celebrate rite of passageAn article features alumni Sawyer and Truman Archer.Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-archersStudents recognized at White Coat Ceremony, enter medical schoolThe Daily Toredorhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-archersMiami dysfunction: That landslide win Mayor Suarez brags about? That's not the whole story | OpinionAn article cites a 2016 Rice study into the voter turnout rates of mayoral races when they were held the same year as presidential and midterm elections.Miami Herald (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 30 print edition, and it appeared in Yahoo! News.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-mh

Texas was made for pickup trucks, but an electric revolution is underway. Will drivers buy in?Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Affairs at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the July 31 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-collinsSummer on track to be among Texas' most extremeSylvia Dee, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted.East Texas News (This article also appeared in DiComo Giornale.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-deeRenovation saves modern River Oaks home that others gave up onAn article features the home of alumna Jacky Fischer. The house was designed by late alumnus Charles Tapley, a former Rice architecture professor.Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-hc'Sugar Land' answers important questions about 95 bodies discovered in 2018An article mentions Rice's Reginald Moore Sugar Land Convict Leasing System archive. Houston Chronicle http://dateline.rice/july-31-moore-archivesIt's time to throw shade at climate change (Opinion)A slideshow features Rice.Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the July 30 print edition.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-hcDelightful, smile-inducing 'Much Ado About Nothing' continues Houston Shakespeare FestivalAn article mentions that "Much Ado About Nothing" was performed at Rice in 2015.Houston Presshttp://dateline.rice/july-31-hp10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for AugustA roundup mentions that Rice will host the Bayou Startup Showcase Aug. 2, and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship will co-sponsor Angel Investing in the Energy Sector Aug. 30.InnovationMaphttp://dateline.rice/july-31-innomapTexas-Squared Startup newsletter No. 410A roundup features Rice news stories from the past week.Texas-Squared Startup on Mediumhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-tssALMAAHH announces open call in celebration of writer Jorges Luis BorgesAn article mentions that Rice's Grand Hall will host the "Borges and Texas" gala Nov. 29.Glasstirehttp://dateline.rice/july-31-glasstire

'All in with Chris Hayes'Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is interviewed about the criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.MSNBChttp://dateline.rice/july-31-brinkleyBlack Information Network Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science at Rice, is interviewed about Travis King, a U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea.WWRL-AM (New York)http://dateline.rice/july-31-stoll (This segment aired 18 times and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)Survey reveals front runners in race for Houston mayor — 'What's Your Point?'Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-jonesKRLD-AM (Dallas)http://dateline.rice/july-31-jonesGov. Abbott signs property tax cut package; proposal to go before voters in NovemberJohn Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of its Center for Public Finance, is quoted.KETR Onlinehttp://dateline.rice/july-31-diamond'Fox 61 News'WTIC-TV (Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut)http://dateline.rice/july-31-diamond (This segment aired twice.)Harris County, Houston struggle with soaring housing costs: New report reveals alarming trendsAn article features the 2023 State of Housing report by Rice's Kinder institute for Urban Research. Steve Sherman, research scientist at the Kinder Institute, is interviewed by KTRK.Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-fox'13 Eyewitness News'KTRK-TV (Houston)http://dateline.rice/july-31-shermanThe best colleges in America, according to NicheA roundup features Rice.LocalSYR.com (This article also appeared in KTSM Online and WDTN Online.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-syrThe 15 best universities in North America — and their tuition costsThe Nationalhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-tnFlorida is home to 2 of the country's most beautiful college campuses: ReportFox 35 Onlinehttp://dateline.rice/july-31-fox35Massachusetts college lands on list of America's most beautiful college campusesYahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Boston 25 Online.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-ynKTRH-AM Rice is mentioned.http://dateline.rice/july-31-ktrh1http://dateline.rice/july-31-ktrh2

The big pictureAnne Klein, professor of religion, authored an article. Publisher's Weekly mentions that Klein's new book "Being Human and A Buddha Too: Longchenpa's Sevenfold Mind Training for a Sunlit Sky" will be published in August. Tricyclehttp://dateline.rice/july-31-kleinMind-body-spirit books call for actionPublisher's Weekly (This article also appeared in the July 31 print edition.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-kleinThe Inflation Reduction Act is driving a clean tech industrial revolutionKen Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.Spectrahttp://dateline.rice/july-31-medlockAsk the expertsMallika Pung, lecturer in management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured.Wallethub.comhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-pungGreen hydrogen gets greener with record-breaking solar deviceAn article features collaborative Rice research into next-generation halide perovskite semiconductors. Co-authors quoted include Aditya Mohite, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering; Michael Wong, the Tina and Sunit Patel Professor in Molecular Nanotechnology, a professor and chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering and a professor of chemistry, materials science and nanoengineering and of civil and environmental engineering; and graduate student Austin Fehr. OilPrice.comhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-mohite-wong-fehrIntegrated halide perovskite photoelectrochemical cells with solar-driven water-splitting efficiency of 20.8% EnergyCentral.comhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-ec Major breakthrough could increase lithium-ion battery life by 44%An article features collaborative Rice research on reducing lithium loss and lengthening battery life cycles in lithium-ion batteries. Co-author Sibani Lisa Biswal, the William M. McCardell Professor in Chemical Engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.BGR.com (This article also appeared in Inferse.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-biswal'I teach those birds'Elizabeth Brake, professor of philosophy, is quoted.The Wellington File bloghttp://dateline.rice/july-31-brakeSparking joy with words: A complete Marie Kondo book reviewScott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.The Tiny Lifehttp://dateline.rice/july-31-sonensheinKilling disease and living longerAn article features research by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering. Mind Mattershttp://dateline.rice/july-31-tourBuckyballs: The soccer ball-shaped moleculesAn article features late alumnus and former Professor Emeritus Robert Curl and the late Richard Smalley, the former Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry, who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of buckminsterfullerenes, or "buckyballs," a new form of carbon.Cosmoshttp://dateline.rice/july-31-curl-smalleyEntenda a polêmica do novo supercondutor que 'vai revolucionar o mundo'Doug Natelson, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.Terra.com (An English translation is not available.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-natelsonMolto scetticismo su un presunto nuovo superconduttore ad alta temperaturaLe Scienze (An English translation is not available.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-natelsonBehind the scenes of a PGA of America summer internshipMcMurtry College junior Liza DeCaprio is featured.PGAhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-decaprioDell Technologies co-COO Chuck Whitten will resignAlumnus Chuck Whitten is featured.CRNhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-whittenBiden is a boon to Mexican cartels An article cites recent Rice research into the flow of migrants through Mexico to the U.S.The American Conservativehttp://dateline.rice/july-31-acUS Department of Energy funds 6 quantum computing research projectsAn article mentions that Rice will be part of a collaborative quantum computing project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. CityLife Capetownhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-cl Editor's noteAn editorial mentions that artist Michael Stilkey created a book-based installation for the former Rice Gallery.O. Henry Magazine (This editorial will also appear in the Aug. 1 print edition.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-o.henryDiscover the best universities in the US to learn architectural drawingA roundup features the Rice School of Architecture.SuperProfhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-sp10 most likable 'Friday Night Lights' characters, rankedRice is mentioned.Colliderhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-collider10 most safest cities in Texas 2023: Peace of mind in the Lone Star stateSouthwest Journalhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-sj

Ruth J. Simmons named the 2023 Jefferson Lecturer in the HumanitiesAn article features Rice President's Distinguished Fellow Ruth Simmons, who has been named as the National Endowment for the Humanities' 2023 Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities and give the talk "Facing History to Find a Better Future" at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Sept. 26.The Tennessee Tribunehttp://dateline.rice/july-31-tenn.tribThe invisible Malayali scientists ...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, is mentioned.Mathrubhumihttp://dateline.rice/july-31-ajayanU of L and Simmons College partner on healthy neighborhoods projectAn article features collaborative research by Michael Emerson, the Chavanne Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and co-founder of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.University of Louisville Newshttp://dateline.rice/july-31-emersonFood Bank promotes, hires three new managers and other Chattanooga-area career movesAlumna Ashley Nichols is featured.Chattanooga Times Free Press (This article also appeared in the July 30 print edition.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-nicholsCaltech class project turns seawater into hydrogen fuelAn article featuring Malik Paulino mentions that he plans to pursue a doctorate at Rice in the fall.Pasadena Nowhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-pnSanta Fe Opera: Luke Sutliff to perform Orfeo role tonightAn article features alumnus Luke Sutliff and mentions that he studied under Stephen King, the Lynette S. Autrey Chair of Voice at the Shepherd School of Music.Los Alamos Daily Posthttp://dateline.rice/july-31-sutliff-kingThe next chapter: John Hester takes his retirement up into the skyAn article features alumnus John Hester.Bakersfield.comhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-hester'It’s a bit unreal': La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest connects emerging artists and experienced prosAlumnus Coleman Itzkoff is featured.Del Mar Timeshttp://dateline.rice/july-31-itzkoff Innovative, embracing and excelling in all they do: UTC trio to be honored as 2023 UT System President's Award recipientsAn article features Abeer Mustafa, former graduate housing manager at Rice.The University of Tennessee-Chattanoogahttp://dateline.rice/july-31-mustafaChengdu Universiade | American archer, also a beauty queen, relishes Universiade experienceAlumna Katherine Wu is featured.Xinhua (This article also appeared in China.org.cn.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-wuWho is the Trump-appointed judge who threw out Trump's 'big lie' lawsuit against CNN?An article features alumnus Raag Singhal.South Florida Sun Sentinelhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-singhal

USA baseball names 13U/14U athlete development program rosterAn article mentions Rice assistant baseball coach Paul Janish.USA Baseball Newshttp://dateline.rice/july-31-janishWhat to watch in Houston-area high school football for 2023 seasonAn article features Rice assistant football coach Jon Kay.Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the July 30 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-kayTexas football's monstrous trio of quarterbacks breaks the internet with epic pre-Fall Camp picAn article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 2.MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in TAG24.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-msnTexas notebook: Hopes high DL Alfred Collins lives up to his hypeSan Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-exp.newsSource: North Texas has reached an agreement with DATCU to become its new stadium naming rights partnerAn article mentions that Rice is part of the American Athletic Conference.Denton Record-Chronicle (Subscription is required.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-drc5 fun facts about the American Athletic ConferenceFanBuzzhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-fbCFB win totals 1st look: Can Memphis claim its stake atop the AAC?The Scorehttp://dateline.rice/july-31-tsCollege football 2023 conference power rankingsAthlon Sportshttp://dateline.rice/july-31-asA Texas high school baseball team's secret recipe for state championshipsAn article mentions that Jackson Blank will play on Rice's baseball team next season.Texas Monthlyhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-tm Ireland looking to shock Croatia in sold-out clash at the National Basketball ArenaAn article mentions Rice basketball player Sam Alajiki.RTE.iehttp://dateline.rice/july-31-alajikiIreland buoyed for Croatia rematchIrish Examinerhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-alajiki Wichita State men's basketball team releases non-conference schedule for 2023-24 seasonAn article mentions that Rice men's and women's basketball team are slated to play against Wichita State University in the upcoming season.Yahoo! News (This article also appeared in Yahoo! Finance Canada.)http://dateline.rice/july-31-ynNew dates, locations on tap for Dana Holgorsen Radio ShowAn article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Houston Sept. 9.UHCougars.comhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-uhBig 12 football schedule rankings 2023College Football Newshttp://dateline.rice/july-31-cfnSchedule Sunday: Ranking every game on the 2023 SMU schedule, No. 5An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Southern Methodist University Nov. 4.247Sports.comhttp://dateline.rice/july-31-247Arkansas' latest commit gets extraordinary praise from Michigan's other HarbaughAn article mentions former Rice football player Dan Dawson.Best of Arkansas Sportshttp://dateline.rice/july-31-boas'KATU News'Rice is mentioned.KATU-TV (Portland, Oregon)http://dateline.rice/july-31-katu (This segment aired three times.)

DesRoches announces Tommy McClelland as Rice's next director of athleticsRice President Reginald DesRoches announced in a message to the campus that Tommy McClelland will be the school’s next director of athletics. McClelland currently serves as deputy athletic director at Vanderbilt University. Prior to Vanderbilt, McClelland was director of athletics at Louisiana Tech from 2013 to 2020. He will start at Rice Aug 14.http://dateline.rice/july-31-news-release-desroches-mcclelland