NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Virus outbreaks are pushing some US universities to reinstate mask mandates
An article mentions that Rice has reinstated mask requirements for classrooms amid rising COVID-19 cases on campus. Kevin Kirby, Rice's vice president for administration and chair of the Crisis Management Advisory Committee, is quoted by the Houston Chronicle and Inside Higher Ed, and Brown College senior Aditya Rajesh is interviewed by Click2Houston.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-nyt
COVID Live Updates: Philadelphia to reinstate indoor mask mandate, first major US city
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-nyt
Handful of universities bring back mask mandates as COVID cases increase
Forbes (A similar article also appeared in NTD.com and The Epoch Times.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-forbes
Masks again required in Rice classrooms after sudden uptick in cases
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-kirby
Rice restores classroom mask policy
Inside Higher Ed
http://dateline.rice/april-11-kirby
Rice University students required to mask up again due to rise in COVID cases on campus
Click2Houston (This segment also aired twice on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-rajesh
'Fox 26 News'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-kriv
http://dateline.rice/april-11-kriv2 (This segment aired twice.)
'Newscenter 25'
KAVU-TV (Victoria, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-kavu (This segment aired twice.)
Title 42 lift won't impact 'new normal' border crossings: Experts
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Newsweek
http://dateline.rice/april-11-payan
Texas border officials worry that Greg Abbott's order to increase vehicle inspections will hurt local economies
The Texas Tribune (This article appeared also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets online, in the April 10 print edition of the Houston Chronicle and on the front of the Business section in the April 11 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-payan
Business leaders worry Abbott's new border policy will hit Texas in the pocketbook
The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared on the front page of the April 9 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-payan
What to know about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's border inspection policy
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/april-11-payan
Mexico to hold first presidential recall election in nation’s history
KVIA Online (The video segment also aired on KVIA-TV in El Paso.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-payan
Medidas de Abbott en frontera tendrán impacto económico, temen líderes de negocios
The Dallas Morning News' Al Día Dallas (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-payan
Texas Standard for April 11, 2022
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-payan
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-payan (This segment aired twice.)
A carbon resurgence? With $100 oil and big gaps in renewables, fossil fuels are as essential as ever
Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This Dallas Morning News article appeared on the front of the Business section in the April 10 print edition, and it appeared online in the Union-Bulletin, Detroit News and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-foss
Seven games that challenge the human brain — and teach computers to think
Gwen Bradford, associate professor of philosophy, is quoted.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the April 9 print editions of the Ottawa Citizen, Edmonton Journal and Vancouver Sun and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-bradford
Paul Alan Cox sees through a beaker, darkly. And he likes his view.
An article cites 2011 Rice research into the religious beliefs of scientists.
Deseret News (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-dn
Un nuevo modelo de obtención de tierras raras a partir de residuos electrónicos e industriales
An article features Rice research that uses flash Joule heating to extract rare earth elements from industrial waste. Co-authors quoted include James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, and postdoctoral researcher Bing Deng. A Rice video is included.
Smart-Lighting.es (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-tour-deng
Luis Moro expone en Texas su homenaje a María Zambrano
An article mentions that artist Luis Moro will exhibit his work at Rice.
El Día de Segovia (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-edds
Planeta anão Ceres foi formado na zona mais fria do sistema solar, aponta estudo
An article mentions that experts from Rice collaborated on a study to reconstruct the formation process of the dwarf planet Ceres.
Folha de S. Paulo (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-fdsp
Entrevista con la ingeniera de la NASA Rosa Ávalos-Warren
Alumna Rosa Ávalos-Warren is featured.
La Prensa (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-warren
HOUSTON/TEXAS
New book from Rice professor shares climate change strategy
A book review features the new book by Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, titled "Confronting Climate Gridlock: How Diplomacy, Technology, and Policy Can Unlock a Clean Energy Future." Cohan is also featured in Arnie Arnesen Podcasts.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the April 10 print edition, and it appeared in the April 10 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-cohan
'The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen' for April 7, 2022
Arnie Arnesen Podcasts (This segment also aired on WNHN-FM in Concord, New Hampshire.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-cohan (Interview begins at 30:00.)
Houston company sends first all-private crew to ISS in bid to keep Houston's title as Space City
George Abbey, senior fellow in space policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the April 9 print edition of the Chronicle and on the front of the Metro section in the print edition of the San Antonio Express-News, and it was included in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-abbey
Rice University competition doles out nearly $2M in cash prizes to student startups
An article features the results of the 2022 Rice Business Plan Competition, which awarded nearly $2 million in investments and prizes to over a dozen student teams. EpiFresh, a team from Rice that developed a protective produce coating material to reduce food waste, won the Energy, Cleantech and Sustainability Prize, the Anbarci Family Company Showcase Prize and the Overall Best Elevator Pitch Prize for a total of $27,000.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/april-11-innomap
University of St. Thomas announces free tuition program for eligible incoming freshmen
An article mentions the Rice Investment, an initiative offering full-tuition scholarships and grants to students from low- and middle-income families.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the April 9 print edition and was included in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-hc
The incredible story of the up-for-auction moon dust that NASA didn't want sold
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-kennedy
20 summer camps your kids will love
A roundup of summer camps mentions that Rice will host a "superhero with STEM education" camp and a "budding authors" writing camp.
Houstonia
http://dateline.rice/april-11-houstonia
Superb women March 2022
Alumna Vonciel Jones Hill is featured.
Texas Metro News
http://dateline.rice/april-11-hill
Texas-Squared Startup newsletter No. 344
A roundup features several Rice news stories from the past week.
Texas-Squared Startup on Medium
http://dateline.rice/april-11-tss
Plan your Easter weekend: April 14-17, 2022
A roundup mentions that Rice's Brockman Hall for Opera will hold performances of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" April 14 and 16. A broadcast mentions that Brockman Hall will be featured in next week's episode of "Houston Newsmakers."
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/april-11-365
'Houston Newsmakers'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-kprc
Retail wrap: Gucci, Three Brothers Bakery, Allbirds, Sixty Vines plan new locations
An article mentions the Rice Management Co.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the April 11 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-rmc
Southwestern University announces Cassandra M. McZeal '92 as 2022 commencement speaker
Alumna Cassandra McZeal is featured.
Southwestern University News
http://dateline.rice/april-11-mczeal
Exclusive: New renderings of The Commons offer peek at Hermann Park's planned 26-acre green space
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Star section in the April 11 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-hc
Houston researcher with ties to 2018 gene-editing scandal no longer working at Rice University, officials say
An article about research on gene editing in humans features former Rice professor Michael Deem and former student He Jiankui.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-hc
BROADCAST
Has Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine?
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is interviewed about Gov. Greg Abbott's response to the Biden administration ending Title 42, used by the Trump administration to limit immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border under public heath directives.
ABC News Radio's "Perspective" (This segment also aired on 200 affiliate stations.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-jones
USA: Momento storico, la Camera approva la depenalizzazione della cannabis
L'Indro (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-jones
Why we'll never be the same again (and why it's time to talk about it)
A podcast features Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Brené Brown's "Dare to Lead" podcast
http://dateline.rice/april-11-sonenshein
Oil and energy expert Mark Finley on global effects of Russia's war in Ukraine
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is featured on a podcast.
CBS News' "Intelligence Matters" (This podcast aired on WCBS-AM in New York and KIRO-AM in Seattle, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-finley
'The Nature of Things'
A broadcast features Lesa Tran Lu, associate director for educational programs at the Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering and adjunct lecturer in chemistry.
CBC (This segment aired on 50 affiliate stations across Canada.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-lu
PT Young Artist: Tyler Martin
Tyler Martin, a graduate student at Rice's Shepherd School of Music and a Performance Today Young Artist in Residence, is featured.
YourClassical.org (This segment aired on WSCL-AM in Salisbury, Maryland.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-martin
Austin Tice's family says the US government is their biggest obstacle in bringing their son home
An article mentions that Austin Tice, a journalist who was abducted in 2012 while reporting in Syria, will be honored with the James A. Baker III Prize for Excellence in Leadership. His parents will accept the award on his behalf April 13.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/april-11-tice
Texas A&M students make headway with 'senior care planning' app
An article mentions the Rice Business Plan Competition.
KRHD Online
http://dateline.rice/april-11-krhd
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
A broadcast mentions that Rice hosted the "BARK for BARC" pet walk April 9.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-kprc
'KHOU 11 Morning News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-khou
'The Houston Sports Show'
A broadcast mentions Rice's Beer Bike tradition.
CW 39 (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-cw39
Classical 89.5 (Salisbury, Maryland)
Rice is mentioned.
http://dateline.rice/april-11-classical
WBAP-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-wbap
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Composer Germaine Franco brings 'Encanto' to life, pt. 1
Alumna Germaine Franco ’84, who was nominated for an Academy Award for best original score for her work in Disney’s “Encanto,” is featured.
Mix Online
http://dateline.rice/april-11-franco
Composer Germaine Franco brings 'Encanto' to life, Pt. 2
Mix Online
http://dateline.rice/april-11-franco
American think tanks are fueling the Mexican right
An article about the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy mentions the following members: James Baker III, honorary chair of the institute and former U.S. secretary of state; Claudio González, life member of the institute's board of advisors; Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the center; Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar at the center; and nonresident fellow Jesús Reyes Heroles.
Jacobin Magazine
http://dateline.rice/april-11-bipp
US hospitals that give the most free care to patients
An article mentions that the Baker Institute for Public Policy collaborated on a 2019 study that identified the U.S. hospitals that provide the most free health services to patients as a share of their total patients.
Becker's Hospital CFO Report (This article also appeared in Fierce Biotech.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-bhr
No cash crunch: Enjoy Houston with a budget of $0
Rice is mentioned.
The Travel
http://dateline.rice/april-11-travel
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Historian highlights UAW leader's role in early environmental movement
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is featured.
The Toledo Blade (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-brinkley
Fan plastic! How plastic waste could be used to grab CO2
An article features Rice research that found heating plastic waste in the presence of potassium acetate produces particles with nanometer-scale pores that trap carbon dioxide molecules. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, alumnus Wala Algozeeb, graduate student Paul Savas and postdoctoral research associate Zhe Yuan.
The Florida Star
http://dateline.rice/april-11-tour-et-al
Best of Last Week — The farthest galaxy ever observed, using hydrogen to make steel, a new COVID-19 vaccine
Science X
http://dateline.rice/april-11-scix
Expo of biomaterial structures populates University of Virginia campus, created by architecture students and scholars
An article about the University of Virginia's Biomaterial Building Exposition mentions that Liz Gálvez, Rice School of Architecture visiting critic, devised a structure from milled logs.
Archinect
http://dateline.rice/april-11-galvez
Getting to know Lisa Katz
An article mentions McMurtry College junior Arden Katz.
The Inside Press
http://dateline.rice/april-11-katz
Police detective shares tips to combat recent 'crimes of opportunity' at area businesses
Alumnus Lee Shappell authored a column.
Wrangler News
http://dateline.rice/april-11-shappell
Hampshire native to come home with US Navy Concert Band
An article features alumnus Colin Wise, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Shaw Local
http://dateline.rice/april-11-wise
Este artículo lo puede ver en este link: Abril nos dejó sin Chejfec
Rice is mentioned.
El Observador (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-elob
SPORTS
LA Tech completes fourth sweep in 3-1 win over Rice
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was swept in a three-game series by Louisiana Tech University April 8-10.
LATechSports.com (Similar articles also appeared in Crescent City Sports and the April 11 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-latech
Jennings' 14-strikeout day leads LA Tech in series win
LATechSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-11-latech
Corona go-ahead home run leads LA Tech past Rice in game one
LATechSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-11-latech
LA Tech plays host to Rice for a three-game conference series
LATechSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-11-latech
'NBC 10 News'
KTVE-TV (Monroe, Louisiana)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-ktve (This segment aired twice.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-ktve2
http://dateline.rice/april-11-ktve3 (This segment aired twice.)
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-kprc
C-USA announces Winter Spirit of Service Awards
An article mentions that Rice basketball player Katelyn Crosthwait has received a Conference USA Winter Spirit of Service Award, which honors student athletes who have made significant community service endeavors and are in good academic standing.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/april-11-crosthwait
Kats come back to close out sweep of ACU
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play Sam Houston State University April 12.
GoBearkats.com
http://dateline.rice/april-11-shsu
Girls basketball: E-N All-Area teams
A roundup featuring Hailey Adams mentions that she has signed to play basketball at Rice.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the April 10 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-expnews
Caprock Chronicles: The history of tennis in Lubbock: Doc, dub and Quinn
An article features the late Quinn Connelley, former Rice tennis player and head coach who was inducted into the Rice University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-connelly
Masters 2022: As Scottie Scheffler dominates Augusta his late buddy's family cheers from afar
An article features former Rice golfer James Ragan, who died of osteosarcoma in 2014, and quotes his sister Rice alumna Mecklin Ragan.
Golf Digest
http://dateline.rice/april-11-ragan
Scheffler, humildad y altruísmo en la cima del golf
El Economista (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-ragan
Former Foothill football star Johnny Millard tells why he's thrilled to become Monte Vista’s new coach
An article mentions Rice assistant football coach C.J. Anderson.
The Mercury News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the East Bay Times, and it appeared in the April 10 print edition of both papers.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-anderson
No. 55 Rice too much for Houston
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team defeated the University of Houston 4-0 April 9.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/april-11-uhc
Bayou City Collegiate Classic slated as final regular season tournament
An article mentions that Rice will host the Bayou City Collegiate Classic golf tournament April 9-12.
WKUSports.com (Similar articles appeared in KTSM.com, NMStateSports.com, GoUTRGV.com and HBUHuskies.com.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-wku
T&F: Smith bests own school heptathlon record at A&M
An article mentions Rice's J. Fred Duckett Twilight track and field meet will be held Apr. 23.
HBUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/april-11-hbu
Track and field finishes weekend in Ole Miss in record-breaking fashion, women's relay ties for first
UNOPrivateers.com
http://dateline.rice/april-11-uno
Texas Tech vs. Kansas State live updates, Game 3 thread
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was swept in a three-game series by Texas Tech University March 11-13.
247Sports.com (This article also appeared in TexasTech.com.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-247
IU basketball recruiting: Hoosiers offer 2024 5-star Liam McNeeley
An article featuring Liam McNeeley mentions that his mother Ashley played basketball at Rice from 1994-96.
The Daily Hoosier (This article also appeared in 247Sports.com.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-mcneeley
Former Chiefs WR Samie Parker joins Rice football staff
An article features Rice assistant football coach Samie Parker.
Chiefs Wire (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-parker
Cypress Falls' Jesaiah McWright named District 16-6A MVP
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-hc
Eagles' Miles Sanders: 'I'm taking it a little more personal this year'
Pro Football Network
http://dateline.rice/april-11-pfn
David Anenih, Houston BORDE — Informe de exploración del draft de la NFL
Noticias del Mundo (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-ndm
Texas FCS schools make the most of the transfer portal
Former Rice football player Khalan Griffin is mentioned.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/april-11-dctf
Who is college football's next Group of 5 power? Plus, realignment and more: G5 mailbag
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-11-ta