Dateline Rice for Dec. 18, 2020
Dec. 18, 2020
Early lockdowns slowed COVID-19 spread, Rice report says
Numerous articles and broadcasts mentions that stay-at-home orders are likely the biggest factor in reducing the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S., according to a new Rice study. Co-author Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted or interviewed in several articles; she is quoted in The Texas Tribune about the coronavirus vaccine's possible effect on Texas unemployment rates; and her op-ed about insurance pricing is cited in The Eagle.
Dateline Rice for Dec. 17, 2020
Dec. 17, 2020
On TikTok, on the pulpit and in legal rulings, rabbis tell congregants: Get vaccinated
Faith leaders can help to overcome unease between medical community leaders and some people of faith, according to Elaine Howard Ecklund, professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice.
AI-powered microscope could check cancer margins in minutes
Dec. 17, 2020
Researchers from Rice University and MD Anderson Cancer Center have created a microscope that uses artificial intelligence to quickly and inexpensively image large tissue sections at high resolution with minimal preparation. If clinically validated, the DeepDOF microscope could allow surgeons to inspect tumor margins within minutes.
Dateline Rice for Dec. 16, 2020
Dec. 16, 2020
An article features phase one results from a collaborative Rice study on the pandemic's true prevalence in Houston. Researchers randomly sampled 678 people in 420 Houston-area households for COVID-19 antibodies, and the results suggest 1 in 7 residents have contracted the illness.
MSN (This Houston Chronicle article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
Dateline Rice for Dec. 15, 2020
Dec. 15, 2020
Turner: Nearly 1 in 7 Houstonians have been infected with coronavirus
Numerous articles feature phase one results from a collaborative Rice study on the pandemic's true prevalence in Houston. Researchers randomly sampled 678 people in 420 Houston-area households for COVID-19 antibodies, and the results suggest 1 in 7 residents have contracted the illness.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Dec. 15 print edition.)
Dateline Rice for Dec. 14, 2020 (Weekend Edition)
Dec. 14, 2020
Houston police chief defends against crime, manpower restraints
A broadcast features Jorge Barro, fellow in public finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discussing his research into federal spending during the pandemic.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
Antibody study suggests COVID-19 infections underestimated
Dec. 14, 2020
A monthslong study to determine the number of Houstonians carrying COVID-19 antibodies revealed infections may have been four times greater than viral tests showed, according to collaborators at the Houston Health Department, Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine.
