COVID-19 PANDEMIC
One-quarter of Texans older than 16 have been fully vaccinated
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.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the April 13 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-ho
Harris County vaccination data shows African American, Latino residents have fallen behind
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-ho
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Rice economists: Biden’s tax increases would kill 1 million jobs in two years
An article features collaborative Rice research into the possible effects of increasing the corporate tax rate to 28%. Co-authors John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of its Center for Public Finance, and George Zodrow, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Chair of Economics and a faculty scholar at the Baker Institute, are cited.
The Center Square (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-diamond-zodrow
Majority of Texas patients prefer medical cannabis over prescription drugs
An article features a study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy that found 61% of respondents in Texas who self-identified as medical marijuana consumers have used it to replace prescription medications.
Regina Leader-Post (This article also appeared in The Growth Op.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-baker-study
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Winged spacecraft have more capabilities. So why is NASA going back to using capsules?
George Abbey, senior fellow in space policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)http://dateline.rice/april-13-abbey
2020 brings largest one-year drop in US carbon dioxide emissions
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the April 13 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-cohan
4 states weigh plans to rescue coal plants
E&E News
http://dateline.rice/april-13-cohan
The green energy boom: 5 stocks to power up your portfolio including NextEra Energy Inc. and Albemarle Corporation
Financial News Now
http://dateline.rice/april-13-cohan
Apollo Chamber Players, Holocaust Museum Houston team for 'Music of Exile'
An article mentions that the April 15 concert "Music of Exile" is co-sponsored by Rice's Jewish Studies program and Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance. Benjamin Kamins, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Bassoon, will join the performance.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Star section in the April 12 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-kamins
Tech co. Syzygy Plasmonics to double headcount after Series B raise
An article mentions that Syzygy Plasmonics' hydrogen fuel cell technology currently under development was pioneered by Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering and the director of Rice’s Smalley-Curl Institute; and Peter Nordlander, the Wiess Chair in Physics and Astronomy, professor of electrical and computer engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/april-13-halas-nordlander
Kinetic Ensemble, Houston Contemporary Dance team for outdoor event
An article features alumna Bree Ahern, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required.
http://dateline.rice/april-13-ahern
Engineering students earn coveted NSF fellowships to pursue graduate research
Rice is mentioned.
UTSA Today
http://dateline.rice/april-13-utsa
BROADCAST
What President Biden’s infrastructure plan could do for Texas (April 13, 2021)
Bill Fulton, director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-fulton
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is interviewed by KRLD about infrastructure and cited on a broadcast by Fox 26.
http://dateline.rice/april-13-jones (This segment aired six times.)
Voters and corporations react to election bills moving through the state legislature
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-jones
Flooding from Hurricane Harvey polluted coral reefs more than 100 miles offshore
Runoff from the 2016 Tax Day flood and flooding from 2017's Hurricane Harvey carried human waste onto coral reefs more than 100 miles offshore in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, according to a Rice study. Adrienne Correa, assistant professor of biosciences, is quoted.
Houston Public Media (This article also appeared in KUT Online.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-correa
Houston chef holds charity golf tournament to help feed Houstonians in need
An article cites a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research that found that over 700,000 people are food insecure in the Greater Houston area.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/april-13-kinder-study
Palmview High School student accepted to several Ivy League schools
Rice is mentioned.
ValleyCentral.com
http://dateline.rice/april-13-vc
Bellaire High School to honor nine valedictorians today
An article featuring Christopher Zhou, co-valedictorian of Bellaire High School, mentions that he plans to attend Rice.
KTRH Online (This article also appeared in KPRC Online.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-ktrh
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Pemex seen as 'drag' on Mexico economic recovery, though manufacturing poised for strong year
An article on Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex and its impact on the country’s economic recovery features a study co-authored by Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and José Iván Rodríguez-Sánchez, a postdoctoral research fellow in international trade at the Baker Institute.
Natural Gas Intelligence
http://dateline.rice/april-13-payan
Rice University awards more than $1.6 million in startup competition
An article features the Rice Business Plan Competition hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and the university’s Jones Graduate School of Business. Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
EdScoop
http://dateline.rice/april-13-rodriguez
Replay: IPO Edge hosts fireside chat with Star Peak chairman and Stem CEO to discuss merger
An article features Michael Morgan, former adjunct professor in the practice of management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
Yahoo! Finance
http://dateline.rice/april-13-yf
VC LIVE | Michigan State University Dorothy DeLay Masterclass Series: Cho-Liang Lin
An article mentions that Cho-Liang Lin is a former faculty member at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
The Violin Channel
http://dateline.rice/april-13-vc
Biotech internships in a pandemic? Diversity-boosting Project Onramp adjusts to COVID-19, moves into Philadelphia, plots further expansion
Rice is mentioned.
Fierce Biotech
http://dateline.rice/april-13-fb
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
One euro a year for the space
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech,” which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Cheraw Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/april-13-kennedy
Marshall D. Sahlins, titan of anthropology, 1930-2021
Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology, is quoted.
UChicago News
http://dateline.rice/april-13-boyer
Lawrence announces top three scholars for the Class of 2021
An article featuring Amy Sharin, valedictorian at Lawrence High School in New York, mentions that she plans to attend Rice.
Five Towns Patch
http://dateline.rice/april-13-patch
SPORTS
WSOC: 2020 All-Conference awards announced
An article mentions that Rice soccer coach Brian Lee was named the Conference USA Coach of the Year, Mijke Roelfsema was named Defensive Player of the Year and named to the all-conference first team, Bella Killgore was named Goalkeeper of the Year and named to the all-conference first team, Delaney Schultz and Haley Kostyshyn were named to the all-conference second team, and Mikala Furuto was named to the C-USA All-Freshman team.
Conference USA (A similar article also appeared in GoBlueRaiders.com.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-rice-soccer
Zimmerman named East Region Player of the Year; Davis and Hickman also named All-Region
An article about the American Volleyball Coaches Association's regional awards mentions that Rice volleyball players Anota Adekunle, Carly Graham and Nicole Lennon were named to the All-Southwest Region team. Head coach Genny Volpe was named the Southwest Region Coach of the Year.
GoCreighton.com
http://dateline.rice/april-13-volpe
Brigance Brigade Foundation to hold virtual 5.7K championship to combat ALS
An article mentions that the Brigance Brigade Foundation — which was founded by former Rice football player O.J. Brigance, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2007 — will hold a virtual 5.7K race May 1-23.
Sports Illustrated's Raven Country
http://dateline.rice/april-13-brigance-foundation
Late-round tight end possibilities for the Arizona Cardinals
Former Rice football player Kylen Granson is mentioned.
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/april-13-granson
Tulsa hires Arizona State assistant Nelp as women’s coach
An article features former Rice women's assistant basketball coach Angie Nelp.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-ap
Girls basketball Player of the Year: Hebron Christian's Malia Fisher
An article featuring Malia Fisher mentions that she has signed to play basketball at Rice.
Gwinnett Prep Sports
http://dateline.rice/april-13-gps
North Texas aiming to make it four in a row in Conference USA soccer tournament
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is No. 1 in Conference USA's West Division, and that the conference tournament slated for April 13-17 will be hosted by Rice.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/april-13-drc
Charlotte 49ers take on North Texas in Conference USA Tournament
The Charlotte Post
http://dateline.rice/april-13-tcp
The 2020-21 DI women's college volleyball bracket, predicted
An article previews Rice volleyball's game against North Carolina A&T State University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament April 14.
NCAA
http://dateline.rice/april-13-ncaa
NCAT volleyball heads to Nebraska for NCAA Tournament
The A&T Register
http://dateline.rice/april-13-atr
NCAA volleyball bracket analysis
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/april-13-sbn
'NBC 10 Today'
A broadcast mentions that Rice's baseball team lost four games against Louisiana Tech University April 9-11.
KTVE-TV (Monroe, Louisiana)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-ktve