COVID-19 PANDEMIC
New pandemic plight: Hospitals are running out of vaccines
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.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 23 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-ho
Pandemic stress a strain on college campuses
An article quotes Elizabeth Plummer, clinical director of Rice's Wellbeing and Counseling Center.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the City/State section in the Jan. 24 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-plummer
Trust in traditional media is at an all-time low. What happened?
Kirstin Matthews, fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted and interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-matthews
Black churches step in to help distribute COVID-19 vaccines
Elaine Howard Ecklund, professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice, is quoted.
Christianity Today
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-ecklund
Researchers: Houston's dirty toilets detect decline in coronavirus
An article mentions that experts from Rice have partnered with officials from Houston to test wastewater to track the spread of the coronavirus.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 24 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-waste-study
Coronavirus live updates: Houston launches drive-thru vaccination sites
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-hc
New Mexico must seize its future
An article authored by George Jones, who formerly taught a course on science policy and ethics at Rice, cites the webinar "COVID-19, Energy Transitions and the Roles of Energy Sources and New Technology" hosted by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy last November.
Santa Fe New Mexican
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-sfnm
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
A final interview with Hank Aaron: 'I recognized that I had a gift’
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, authored an op-ed about hall of fame baseball player Hank Aaron, who died Jan. 22 at 86.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-brinkley
Texas Republicans outperformed Trump to fend off House Democrats
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 quoted in four articles, and he is interviewed by KRIV about the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump.
Bloomberg Government
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-jones
Texas gun, ammo sales skyrocket. People are shooting ‘faster than they can make it’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Jan. 25 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-jones
With Biden in power, it’s a Lone(lier) Star state in Washington
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Metro section in the Jan. 25 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and was included in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-20-jones
'Houston's Morning Show'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-jones
À Houston, les attentes de Patrick, Diane, Izzie, Aakash et Selena
Humanite.fr (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-jones
HBKU college to host global thinkers and scholars
An article mentions that Craig Considine, lecturer in sociology, will participate in #IslamGenZ, a two-day virtual panel discussion hosted by Hamad Bin Khalifa University Jan. 25-26.
Gulf Times (This article also appeared in the Jan. 25 print edition, and it appeared online in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-considine
The higher education origins of the Biden administration
Rice is mentioned.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-forbes
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Texas universities promised action after summer’s racial reckoning. But they're still reluctant to shed Confederate relics.
An article reports that some students continue to call for the removal of the statue of William Marsh Rice from the university’s academic quadrangle. President David Leebron is quoted.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-leebron
Report calls for cities to have greater say on federal infrastructure spending
An article quotes Bill Fulton, director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Jan. 25 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-fulton
A new microscope developed at Rice could revolutionize cancer surgeries
An article features collaborative Rice research that created a new microscope that can quickly and inexpensively image large tissue sections, potentially during surgery. Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of the Rice 360º Institute for Global Health, is quoted. Graduate student Mary Jin and postdoctoral research associate Yubo Tang are pictured.
Texas Monthly
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-kortum-tang
Mars once had a climate similar to Iceland, Houston researchers find
An article features collaborative Rice research into comparing the data from an ancient Martian crater to places on Earth where similar geologic formations have experienced weathering in different climates. Co-authors quoted include Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, and alumnus Michael Thorpe.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the Jan. 23 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-siebach-thorpe
Joel Hurowitz involved in study of climate on Mars
Stony Brook University News
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-siebach-thorpe
Houston Symphony’s cellist pulls the strings for obscure work
Brinton Averil Smith, associate professor of cello at Rice's Shepherd School of Music and principal cellist of the Houston Symphony, is featured.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 25 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-smith
Sewing: How a high school nun became my unlikely mentor and the light that guides me forward
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Jan. 24 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-hc
Historic Moderne home in River Oaks gets a second restoration
An article mentions that the late alumnus Hermon Lloyd designed several buildings at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Jan. 24 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-lloyd
Arts guide: It’s full steam ahead for Houston museum exhibitions
An arts roundup mentions that the exhibit "Artists and the Rothko Chapel: 50 Years of Inspiration" will be on view at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts through May 15.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Jan. 24 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-moody-center
Greentown Labs CEO Emily Reichert sees a clean tech future in Houston
An article mentions Rice's redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into the Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district slated to open in the first quarter of 2021.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 25 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-the-ion
New uses for cherry pits makes landfilling a 'waste of a waste'
An article mentions Rice research that found biochar could save farmers a little more than 50% of the water they now use to grow crops.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-biochar
Two CCISD seniors nominated for Presidential Scholar Program
An article featuring Ibrahim Al-Akash, who was nominated for the United States Presidential Scholars Program honoring distinguished graduating high school students, mentions that he hopes to study biomedical engineering at Rice.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-ccct
Houston’s ugliness serves a purpose, Austin = next Silicon Valley? LA $20B rail fail, Texas SPDs, and more
Alumnus Tory Gattis' roundup of news features a tour of Rice by Voice of America Korea.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-gattis
College tours: Rice University
VOA Korea (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-voak-rice
Former NASA administrator lands new investment job
Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-bridentstine
BROADCAST
'13 Eyewitness News'
A broadcast mentions that Rice's spring semester begins Jan. 25.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-ktrk
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
US president Joe Biden sets out his science agenda
Neal Lane, senior fellow in science and technology policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Physics World
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-lane
A cabinet that looks like America
Diana O’Brien, the Albert Thomas Associate Professor of Political Science, co-authored an article.
Ms.
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-obrien
Where did Earth’s nitrogen come from? Study finds the answer
An article features collaborative Rice research that shows the isotopic signatures of nitrogen in iron meteorites reveal that Earth likely gathered its nitrogen not only from the region beyond Jupiter’s orbit but also from the dust in the inner protoplanetary disk. Co-authors Rajdeep Dasgupta, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, and graduate student Damanveer Grewal are quoted.
Tech Explorist
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-dasgupta-grewal
Under CEO Stuart Bradie, KBR’s energy shift is generating promise
Alumnus Dana Blankenhorn authored an article.
InvestorPlace
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-blankenhorn
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Executives grapple with ripple effects of political turmoil
Doug Schuler, associate professor of business and public policy at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
The Day (This Washington Post article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-schuler
Caltech remembers Ward Whaling (1923-2020)
An article features the late Ward Whaling, who studied physics and earned his bachelor's, master's and Ph.D. at Rice between 1944-1949. He died Dec. 15 at 97.
Pasadena Now
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-whaling
Chamber Music Society presents Neave Trio and WindSync in free virtual concert
An article mentions that the chamber ensemble WindSync was founded by three graduates of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
Observer-Dispatch
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-windsync
SPORTS
Ertel scores 21 to lead UAB over Rice 78-68
Several articles mention that Rice's men's basketball team was defeated by the University of Alabama at Birmingham 78-68 Jan. 22 and 86-74 Jan. 23. Owls Chris Mullins, Quincy Olivari and Mylyjael Poteat are mentioned.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-rice-uab
Rice seeks revenge on UAB
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-ap
Lovan scores 32 to carry UAB past Rice 86-74
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-ap
Shorthanded Rice again falls to UAB
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 24 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-hc
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-kprc
'WVTM 13 News'
WVTM-TV (Birmingham, Alabama)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-wtvm
Strong start not enough against Rice in opener
Several articles mention that Rice's volleyball team defeated the University of Houston 3-2 Jan. 23 and lost 3-0 Jan. 24. Owl Nicole Lennon is mentioned in KPRC.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-uhc
Houston sweeps Rice in home opener
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-uhc
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-lennon
Houston opens season with home-and-home against Rice
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-uhc
Prep zone: The valley's best ballers
An article mentions that Jaden Geron has committed to Rice to play basketball.
Fox 26 Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-geron
Breaking New York Yankees: Yankees trade for 29 year-old Jameson Taillon
Rice is mentioned.
Empire Sports Media
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-esm
New York Yankees news/rumors: The Jameson Taillon story, what you need to know (video)
Empire Sports Media
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-esm
A coaching candidate showdown: Eric Bieniemy vs. Leslie Frazier
Alumnus and former Rice football player Corey Frazier is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 24 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-frazier
NEWS RELEASES
Brain-to-brain communication demo receives DARPA funding
Rice’s Jacob Robinson is the lead investigator on the MOANA Project, which ultimately hopes to create a dual-function, wireless headset capable of both “reading” and “writing” brain activity to help restore lost sensory function, all without the need for surgery.
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-news-release-robinson
Pandemic exacerbates stress for struggling Houston families
Amelyn Ng, an Australian architect in her second and final year as a Wortham Fellow at Rice's School of Architecture, set out to document the pandemic’s effects on households through discussions with residents of Houston’s Fifth Ward for a pilot study, "Stay-at-Home Stress."
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-news-release-ng
Baker Institute: Climate action must be bipartisan to be effective
Climate action and policy must be bipartisan to be effective and durable, according to a new brief from the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The brief, authored by Jim Krane, Ken Medlock, Mark Finley and Michael Maher, proposes a number of actions that could play a role in a bipartisan approach to carbon neutrality, such as continuing incentives for carbon capture, regulating the reduction of greenhouse gases and funding energy transportation infrastructure.
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-news-release-krane-medlock-finley-maher
What’s in a name? A new class of superconductors
A new theory that could explain how unconventional superconductivity arises in a diverse set of compounds might never have happened if physicists Qimiao Si and Emilian Nica had chosen a different name for their 2017 model of orbital-selective superconductivity.
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-news-release-si