COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Tiny device plugs into a smartphone to diagnose COVID-19
An article features Rice research that developed a microfluidic chip measuring protein biomarkers for COVID-19 in blood serum from a standard finger prick and delivers results on a smartphone in less than an hour. Co-author Peter Lillehoj, associate professor and the Shankle Chair in Mechanical Engineering, is quoted.
Metro.co.uk
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-lillehoj
Microfluidic smartphone dongle detects COVID-19
Medgadget
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-lillehoj
UTMB nurses deliver COVID vaccines to homebound patients in bitter-cold conditions
An article mentions that Olivia Webb was a custodial worker at Rice for more than 30 years.
Houston Chronicle's "Renew" (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-webb
UH to start distributing vaccines to students, employees
An article mentions that Rice administered 800 COVID-19 vaccines to on-campus students, faculty and staff when the Harris County Public Health Department building lost power.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 2 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-hc
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Vernon E. Jordan Jr., lawyer and D.C. political power broker, dies at 85
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-brinkley
'Livestock insurance' could protect predators and farmer profits
An article features Rice research into the dilemma farmers in Pakistan face: either protect their animals from endangered predators, or spare the threatened species at the expense of their livestock and livelihood. Ted Loch-Temzelides, the George and Cynthia Mitchell Chair in Sustainable Development in the Department of Economics and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is cited.
Futurity (This article also appeared in Vet Candy.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-temzelides
Saudi-US diplomatic reset looms after intelligence report holds MBS accountable for Khashoggi assassination
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Islam21c.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-ulrichsen
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University adds first undergraduate business major
An article reports that Rice will begin offering an undergraduate major in business starting this fall. Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-rodriguez
What Houston startup founders looking for funding need to know about working with VCs
McMurtry College junior Christa Westheimer authored an article.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-westheimer
10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events online in March
A roundup mentions that Rice's Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will host a webinar with corporate and securities lawyer Aaron Barker March 17.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-rice-lilie
The end of the Milky Way galaxy will create a supermassive black hole tango
Graduate student Asa Stahl authored two articles.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-stahl
Planet X doesn't actually exist, study shows
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-stahl
This and that: Sol LeWitt and The New York Times
An article mentions that Sol LeWitt's wall drawings were exhibited at the former Rice Gallery in 2017.
Glasstire
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-gt
A 30-mile trek — and a bear
An article mentions the exercise path ringing Rice's campus.
The Buzz Magazines
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-bm
Reed named as interim director of the UH African American Studies Program
An article mentions the Southeastern Texas African and African American Studies Consortium, a collaboration between Rice and other local universities.
University of Houston News
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-uh
BROADCAST
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
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 about former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke's possible 2022 run for governor.
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-jones (This segment aired five times.)
Texans demand answers as they grapple with storm’s lingering wrath
News Leader on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-jones
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Infrastructure spending would shape US society for generations
Bill Fulton, director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, and Henry Cisneros, fellow at the institute, co-authored an article.
Real Clear Politics
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-fulton-cisneros
Texas must increase ties to the national grid and DER to avoid another power catastrophe, analysts say
An article quotes Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Utility Dive
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-cohan
Physicists trap the world's coldest plasma in a magnetic bottle
An article features Rice research that has trapped ultracold neutral plasmas using magnetic fields. Tom Killian, dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and the E. Dell Butcher Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and Stephen Bradshaw, associate professor of physics and astronomy, are quoted. A Rice video is also included.
Interesting Engineering
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-killian-bradshaw
Vote for women — they may be more likely to keep campaign promises, says study
An article features Rice research that found governments with strong female representation are more likely to deliver on campaign promises. Jonathan Homola, assistant professor of political science, is quoted.
Inquirer.net
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-homola
Here’s the real scandal with voting machines
Dan Wallach, a Rice professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted.
Marker on Medium
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-wallach
Cerium sidelines silver to make drug precursor
An article features Rice research that developed a process for the rapid and scalable synthesis of fluoroketones that have until now been challenging and expensive to make. Co-authors mentioned or quoted include Julian West, assistant professor of chemistry, and graduate students Yen-Chu Lu and Helen Jordan.
ChemEurope.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-west
While his friends were on winter break, this teenage tuba player became the youngest member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
An article featuring Martel College sophomore Robert Black mentions that he will become the youngest member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. David Kirk, associate professor of tuba at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is quoted.
MSN Entertainment (This article originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-kirk
Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen's mother is a renowned poet — meet Vivian Ayers Allen
An article featuring Vivian Ayers Allen, the mother of actress Phylicia Rashad and dance choreographer Debbie Allen, mentions she formerly worked at Rice's Fondren Library.
Amo Mama
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-amomama
Hidden MBA gems: Why these students love their MBA experience
An article features Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business. Graduate student Takeya Green is quoted.
Yahoo! Finance (This article originally appeared in Poets & Quants.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-jones-school
Take a video tour of 'Artists and the Rothko Chapel: 50 Years of Inspiration' on view in Houston
An article features the upcoming exhibit "Artists and the Rothko Chapel: 50 Years of Inspiration," which is on view at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts through May 15. Byron Kim, virtual artist-in-residence at Rice, is mentioned.
Artfix Daily
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-moody-center
Best colleges for engineering 2021
Rice is featured.
University Magazine
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-um
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Talk on invasive species Thursday at museum
An article features alumna Emily Schultz, who will give a virtual talk March 4. Tom Miller, associate professor of biosciences, is mentioned.
Cody Enterprise
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-miller
Compromise should be hallmark of Biden, Uhuru relationship
An article mentions that Kenya’s post-colonial policy blueprint was drafted by a Rice professor.
The Standard
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-ts
ONLINE: RBP on JSB: The Masterclass
An article mentions that Rice's Shepherd School of Music will be among the conservatories represented by students performing on an upcoming streaming show.
Isthmus
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-shepherd-school
SPORTS
Waco native Rodrigo Barnes is a Super Bowl champion who continues to make a big impact
Former Rice football player Rodrigo Barnes is featured. Barnes was one of the first Black athletes at the university, and he was instrumental in establishing the Black Student Union.
KWTX Online (This segment also aired on KWTX-TV in Waco, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-kwtx
Bears hire former Texas coach Herman to work on Nagy’s staff
Former Rice assistant football coach Tom Herman is featured.
The Associated Press (This and similar articles also appeared in more than 125 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-ap
Former Texas coach Tom Herman lands job with Chicago Bears
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-hc
Podcast: Blair Henley gets the best out of players
Former Rice tennis player Blair Henley is featured.
Baseline.tennis.com
http://dateline.rice/march-2-henly
Red Sox memories: Where are the Red Sox first-round picks from 2008-14?
An article features former Rice baseball player Bryan Price.
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-price
Nadia Dieudonne named Senior CLASS Award candidate
An article mentions that Rice volleyball player Nicole Lennon is a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award, which honors excellence in the community, classroom and competition.
WKU Athletics News (This article also appeared in WBKO Online.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-lennon
Ridge Point's Rodkey leads Fort Bend-area TXSWA all-state football honors
An article mentions that Kenny Seymour and Blake Boenisch have signed letters of intent to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-hc
Foster, Marshall football stars earn selections to all-state team
Fort Bend Herald
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-seymour
Needville’s Boenisch, Warncke both named Class 4A all-state
Fort Bend Herald
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-boenisch
Foster, Huerter, Stanford lead large Katy ISD all-state group
An article featuring Cal Varner III, the Houston Chronicle’s Defensive Player of the Year, mentions that he has signed to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-hc
Johnson girls take second at UIL 6A Swimming and Diving Championships
An article mentions that Morgan Bartley has committed to swim at Rice.
MSN Sports (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-msn
Who could the Royals have drafted in the 2010s?
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is mentioned.
MSN Sports (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-rendon
'Good morning Acadiana'
A broadcast mentions that Rice's baseball team was defeated by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette 6-3 Feb. 28.
KATC-TV (Lafayette, Louisiana)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-katc (This segment aired four times, and an article appeared in ESPN1420.com.)
Kicker Will Faris is headed to Vanderbilt in the SEC
Rice is mentioned.
Lake Highlands Advocate (This article also appeared in 247Sports.com.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-lha
Two-way athlete Abayomi Babalola waiting for first offer
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-247
Aggie baseball looking to pick up pair of wins in midweek action
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team won two of three games in its season-opening series against Houston Baptist University.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-baseball
UTEP volleyball grabs first win in North Texas in 27 years
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play the University of Texas at El Paso March 14-15.
El Paso Herald-Post
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-ephp
Herd men, women have plenty on the line this weekend
Rice's men's and women's basketball teams are mentioned.
The Herald-Dispatch (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-mbb-wbb
Rice claims series finale on Monday afternoon
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team defeated the University of Texas at San Antonio Feb. 28 and March 1.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-goutsa
Updates: Upcoming college Pro Day schedule
A roundup mentions that Rice will host an NFL Pro Day April 9.
Dallas Cowboys News
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-dc
Men’s golf in sixth place at Cabo Collegiate
An article mentions that Rice golfers are competing in the 11th annual Cabo Collegiate tournament, which is being played in San Antonio this year due to international travel restrictions.
Baylor University Athletics News
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-golf
NEWS RELEASE
Rice offering undergraduate major in business starting this fall
Rice will offer an undergraduate major in business beginning this fall. The curriculum will be administered through Rice’s top-ranked Jones Graduate School of Business and taught by its faculty.
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-news-release-rodriguez