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Rice announces major expansion of student body and campus
An article details Rice's plans to expand its student body by 20% by 2025, which will also include a 12th residential college, a new engineering building, a building for the visual and dramatic arts and a new student center. President David Leebron and Robert Ladd, chair of the Rice Board of Trustees, are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-leebron-ladd
Rice University announces major expansion plans through 2025 and beyond
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-leebron-ladd
Mulkey, Schwartz lead Rice past Ole Miss for WNIT title
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team won the Women’s National Invitation Tournament March 28, the first such title in school history. ABC 13 Online mentions that Owl Nancy Mulkey was named the tournament's MVP.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-ap
Rice women defeat Mississippi to capture NIT championship
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the March 29 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-hc
Memphis wins NIT title; Rice wins WNIT crown
San Francisco Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-sfc
WBB: Rice rolls past Ole Miss for WNIT title
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-cusa
Texas Longhorns women's basketball returns to Elite Eight after shutting down No. 2 Maryland
ABC 13 Online
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-abc13
Ole Miss women’s basketball loses WNIT championship game
The Daily Mississippian
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-dm
The pros and cons of working remotely — permanently (March 29, 2021)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-hpm
'7 a.m. Newscast'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired twice on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-hpm
'5 a.m. Newscast'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-hpm
'CW 39'
CW 39-TV (This segment aired twice.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-cw39
'WAPT News'
WAPT-TV (Jackson, Mississippi)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-wapt (This segment aired eight times.)
'WTVA News on WLOV'
WLOV-TV (Columbus, Mississippi)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-wlov
Rice women advance to WNIT championship game
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-hc
WBB: Rice earns trip to WNIT championship
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-cusa
'WLBT News'
WLBT-TV (Jackson, Mississippi)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-wlbt
'Action News 5'
WMC-TV (Memphis, Tennessee)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-wmc (This segment aired twice.)
This Utah teen just won The New Yorker caption contest
An article features Baker College sophomore Luke Stancil, who recently won The New Yorker’s cartoon caption contest.
Deseret News
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-stancil
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
As COVID-19 ravaged the border, US and Mexico did little to work together
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, is quoted.
El Paso Times
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-payan
COVID-19 vaccine St. Luke’s Health update
An article mentions that a collaborative vaccination hub between Rice and St. Luke’s Health is now located at Rice's BioScience Research Collaborative.
Woodlands Online
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-vacc-hub
St. Luke's Health launches online chat function to register for COVID-19 vaccine
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-brc
'Fox 26 News at 9'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-kriv (This segment aired five times.)
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Larry McMurtry, novelist of the American West, dies at 84
Several articles feature the late Larry McMurtry, alumnus and former Rice lecturer, who died March 25 at 84.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the March 27 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline. Similar articles also appeared in more than 100 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-mcmurtry
The underappreciated genius of Larry McMurtry
National Review
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-nr
Legendary Texas author Larry McMurtry dies at 84
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the March 27 print editions of the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-mcmurty
Texas author Larry McMurtry pens more than history
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This column also appeared on the front of the City/State section in the March 29 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-hc
Larry McMurtry defined and demystified Texas
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-ts
An ode to Larry McMurtry’s enduring Houston
Houstonia
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-houstonia
'KPRC Channel 2'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-kprc (This segment aired three times.)
'KHOU 11 News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-khou (This segment aired twice.)
Muere el autor galardonado con el Pulitzer Larry McMurtry
The Associated Press (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-ap
'Frugal design' brings medical innovations to communities that lack resources during the pandemic
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of the Rice 360º Institute for Global Health, co-authored an article.
The Conversation (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-richardskortum
Analysis: With stick and carrot, Saudi starts winning over firms in regional race
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Reuters (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-krane
Experts aren't buying Buffett's $8B power plan
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the March 27 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared in the March 27 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-krane
Biden takes the long view: 'It's a matter of timing,' he says of presidency, agenda
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
ABC News
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-brinkley
Douglas Brinkley interview (March 26, 2021)
WABC Radio (This segment also aired on WABC-AM in New York.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-brinkley
Ex-CEO and political newbie Glenn Youngkin wants to make Virginia governor's mansion red
Alumnus Glenn Youngkin is mentioned.
Washington Examiner
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-youngkin
Crowded field for governor solidifies ahead of convention, a bellwether on the future of Va. GOP
Richmond.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-youngkin
HOUSTON/TEXAS
New report details impact of Winter Storm Uri on Texans
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.
University of Houston News
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-jones
Texas Legislature considers new, more restrictive election laws
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-jones
'Satanism need not apply': GOP bills would allow religious symbols in yards
Dallas Observer
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-jones
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-jones
Stuck in neutral: How Houston ISD's turmoil stymied bold reforms for neediest students
An article mentions that Rice's Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) is conducting the Equity Project, which aims to help guide Houston Independent School District decision-making to improve equity for students of all backgrounds. Ruth López Turley, director of HERC, associate director of research at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and professor of sociology, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the March 29 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-turley
Opinion: Texas can't afford to pass on Medicaid expansion
Elena Marks, a nonresident fellow in health policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-marks
Katy-area community moves toward recovery after ‘nightmare’ storm
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-cohan
Essay: Asian Americans quietly made Houston history. Now we must be heard.
Anne Chao, the manager of the Houston Asian American Archive and adjunct lecturer in the humanities department at Rice, authored an essay. Alumni Harry Gee Jr. and Jane Gee are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-chao
Houston composer judges inaugural Astor Piazzolla music contest
Arthur Gottschalk, professor of composition and theory at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-gottschalk
3 Houston innovators to know this week
A roundup features an article authored by Shanna Jin, communications and marketing specialist at Rice's Center for Transforming Data to Knowledge (D2K), which provides a clinic for one-time sessions and a semesterlong D2K capstone program.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-jin
Rice increases tuition, costs by 3.2 percent
An article reports that undergraduate tuition at Rice for the 2021-22 school year will be $52,070, an increase of $1,761 from the current year.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-hc
Sewing: Interracial friendships are crucial to understanding each other and talking about race
An article mentions that the Rice Chinese Student Association led the fundraising campaign "Asian Youths for Black Lives Matter."
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the March 28 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-hc
The River Oaks Theatre closes. What should Houston movie fans do now?
Rice Cinema is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the March 28 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-hc
BROADCAST
Pricing pressure: Consumers are paying higher prices as inflation keeps creeping up
Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-rodriguez
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-rodriguez
Former Disney College Program participant finds success 1 year after program suspension
An article and broadcast features Saxton Hamilton, a member of Rice's food services team.
Spectrum News (This segment also aired 11 times on Bay News 9 in St. Petersburg, Florida.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-hamilton
GALLERY: The Ion, former Sears building in Midtown, to become new hub for innovation, entrepreneurship
An article mentions Rice's redevelopment of Houston's historic Midtown Sears building into the Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district slated to open later this year. Jan Odegard, senior director of industry and academic partnerships at the Ion, is mentioned.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-the-ion
'The Bigger Picture': The growing phenomenon of re-edits and director’s cuts
Charles Dove, professor in the practice of visual arts and film and director of Rice Cinema, discusses why filmmakers may re-release director's cuts of films in a segment from "The Bigger Picture."
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-dove
Power imbalance in the art world gets a shake-up thanks to NFTs
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted and interviewed by CBC Radio about the digital collectibles known as nonfungible tokens.
CBC Radio's "Spark with Nora Young" (This segment aired on more than 60 stations on ABC National Radio in Australia, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-dholakia
Houston summer camps recommended by parents
A roundup mentions that the School Literacy and Culture program at Rice's Glasscock School of Continuing Studies will co-host creative writing camps in June and July 2021 for students in kindergarten through high school.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-glasscock-school
'Channel 2 Action News'
A broadcast featuring Jamal Sayid, who won a $20,000 Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship, mentions that he plans to attend Rice next fall.
WSB-TV (Atlanta)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-sayid (This segment aired three times.)
Newstalk (Ireland)
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech,” which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-kennedy
Could the Apollo 11 moon landing be duplicated today? 'Lots of luck with that'
The Bisouv Network
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-kennedy
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Cannibalistic moths help scientists understand how extreme selfishness evolves
Rice research on insects has revealed that less selfish behavior evolved under living conditions that forced individuals to interact more frequently with siblings. Co-author Volker Rudolf, professor of biosciences, is quoted.
Science Alert
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-rudolf
Hidden structure found in essential metabolic machinery — 'I didn’t think it was real'
An article features the work of alumnus and research scientist Zachary Wright, who discovered peroxisomes, bubblelike single membranes filled with a granular protein matrix, hidden in plant cells’ organelles. Wright and Bonnie Bartel, the Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor of BioSciences, are quoted and pictured.
SciTech Daily
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-wright-bartel
Transfer of Power: Everything you didn't know about presidential transitions with Dr. Terry Sullivan, executive director of the White House Transition Project
An article mentions that the White House Transition Project has formerly partnered with Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
JD Supra
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-bipp
'Stay away from negativity': Educators share the best teaching advice they've received
Alumna Jenny Vo authored a response to a "question of the week."
Education Week
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-vo
OpenStax making diversity updates
An article mentions OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
Campus Technology
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-ct
Do corals depend on poop from their predators?
An article features Rice research that found coral predators' feces is full of living algae that corals depend on for survival, an unexpected twist on reef symbiosis. Co-authors Adrienne Correa, assistant professor of biosciences, and graduate student Carsten Grupstra are quoted.
Earth.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-correa
The 1970s never ended
Alumnus John Mauldin authored a post.
GoldSeek.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-mauldin
Noble joins the Human Factors MEdical DevIce Consortium
An article mentions that Rice is part of the Human Factors MEdical DevIce Consortium.
Today's Medical Developments
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-tmd
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Ucross Foundation welcomes new residents
An article mentions that Danielle Ward-Griffin, assistant professor of musicology at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, and graduate student Nicky Sohn have been selected for Ucross fellowships, which award two-week residencies at the foundation's 20,000-acre Wyoming ranch.
Sheridan Media
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-sm
Constable: College kid dominates in Final Four, turns pro … in tuba
An article featuring Martel College sophomore Robert Black mentions that he will become the youngest member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
Daily Herald
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-black
Move across Lewisburg alley spares 97-year-old Sears kit home from demolition
An article mentions the late Venkatesh Kulkarni, a novelist who taught in Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.
Charleston Gazette-Mail
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-kulkarni
News director to work for media recognition of university successes
An article featuring Jessica Rivinius mentions that she is a former senior media specialist at Rice.
Oxford Observer
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-oo
No masking the difficulty of decisions facing Texas businesses today
An article mentions that Terry Hemeyer has taught at Rice.
Jumbo News
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-jn
'A String Fort Smith' set to perform virtual spring concert
Alumna Lori Fay, graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Times Record
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-fay
SPORTS
VB: March 28 Players of the Week
An article features Rice volleyball player Nicole Lennon, who was named Conference USA's Offensive Player of the Week.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-lennon
VB: C-USA championship bracket announced
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play Middle Tennessee State University April 1 in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-volleyball
C-USA volleyball tournament bracket announced
WKUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-wku
Behind the scenes: 'Battle of the Sexes'
A broadcast features former Rice tennis player Jennifer Donnan, who was a ball girl in the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-donnan
D-backs make 4 roster moves, option RHP Jon Duplantier to Triple-A Reno
Former Rice baseball player Jon Duplantier is featured.
ArizonaSports.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-duplantier
Libertyville grad headed to NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16
Former Rice basketball player Drew Peterson is featured.
Libertyville Patch
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-lp
Bailey, Lamb homer as UTSA routs Rice in series clincher in Houston
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team lost three out of four games in its weekend series against the University of Texas at San Antonio at Reckling Park.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-goutsa
Simon Miller dazzles in nightcap win at Rice
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-goutsa
Rice walks off to even series in twinbill opener
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-goutsa
Keng homers three times as UTSA powers past Rice in league opener
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-goutsa
Bridgeland's Weigman earns Elite 11 finalist spot at camp
Former Rice football player Bert Emanuel is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 29 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-emanuel
MBB Elite 8 Preview: No. 10 Arkansas and No. 3 Baylor
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is the University of Arkansas' fourth-most-common opponent all time.
Deltaplex News
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-mbb
Hogs' winning play wasn't drawn up
WholeHogSports.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-whs
UTA men’s, women’s tennis teams fall short against Rice University
An article mentions that Rice's men's and women's tennis teams defeated the University of Texas at Arlington March 25.
The Shorthorn
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-ts
How a group of veterans are helping, not hurting, the Texas Rangers’ rebuild phase
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is mentioned.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-rendon
Benchwarmer billionaire Mat Ishbia sees beyond wins in NCAA tourney
An article mentions that Lynn Laverty Elsenhans was a member of the Rice women's basketball team in 1975.
Yahoo! Sports
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-elsenhans
Red Raiders take to Albuquerque to face Lobos
An article mentions the 62nd Ralph O'Connor Rice Invitational tennis tournament slated for four match days between March 19-April 3.
TexasTech.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-ttech
No. 2 women's tennis sweeps No. 27 Rice, 4-0
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin March 27.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-ts
No. 2 women's tennis preview: Texas State
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-ts
Houston remains strong on second day of Texas Relays
An article mentions Rice's Victor Lopez Invitational track and field meet March 25-27.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-uhc
McKenzie, Arvie set McNeese school record at Texas Relays
KPLC Online
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-kplc
College update: Retiring Wilson produced best three-year run in Islanders program history
Alumnus and former Rice head basketball coach Willis Wilson, who recorded the most career victories in program history, is featured.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-wilson
Mattress Mack makes one of March Madness' biggest bets
An article mentions Rice Athletics.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in ABC 13 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-yahoo
No. 7 men's tennis preview: No. 29 South Florida
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin March 12.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-ts
The War Before the Storm player recaps
Rice is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-247
A Cinderella story in a cancel culture world
Former Rice assistant basketball coach Paul Mills is featured.
NRB.org
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-nrb
NEWS RELEASES
Akane Sano wins NSF CAREER Award
Rice electrical and computer engineer Akane Sano is developing software to detect and predict emotional stress in people through data from wearable and mobile technologies and provide safe and personalized feedback to manage and enhance emotion. She has received a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to pursue that goal.
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-news-release-sano
Digital divide disproportionately affected education for Black and Hispanic children during pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced education online about a year ago, more than 1 in 5 families lacked internet access or digital devices for their students to learn online. And Black and Hispanic families were much more likely than white families to have no technology resources for their students, according to a new research brief from Rice's Houston Education Research Consortium.
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-news-release-herc
Ultimate field trip will be out of this world
While it may be virtual, the Rice Space Institute has organized the ultimate spring trip for grade school students. Youngsters in Houston, Ecuador and Scotland will be face to face with astronauts Kate Rubins and Mike Hopkins aboard the International Space Station on April 8 for a space Q&A session through NASA’s STEM on Station initiative. The downlink is the centerpiece of a two-hour watch party spanning the three regions.
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-news-release-rsi
Tires turned into graphene that makes stronger concrete
This could be where the rubber truly hits the road. Rice scientists have optimized a process to convert waste from rubber tires into graphene that can, in turn, be used to strengthen concrete. The environmental benefits of adding graphene to concrete are clear, chemist James Tour said.
http://dateline.rice/mar-29-news-release-tour