NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Philadelphia brings back indoor mask mandate as more states report COVID infections
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 in two articles.
Good Morning America (This segment also aired on 100 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-gma
Philadelphia reinstates indoor mask mandate as infections rise
ABC News (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-abc
Philadelphia’s revived mask mandate is the talk of the nation, but no other cities are following suit
The Philadelphia Inquirer
http://dateline.rice/april-12-pi
Masks again required in Rice classrooms after sudden uptick in cases
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the April 12 print edition and online in MSN, and it appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-kirby
Reversing course on mask mandates
Inside Higher Ed
http://dateline.rice/april-12-kirby
Some colleges reinstate mask mandates just weeks after removing them
The Chronicle of Higher Education (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-tche
Universities reinstate mask mandates amid COVID surge
Axios
http://dateline.rice/april-12-axios
Universities bring back indoor mask mandates as coronavirus cases rise again
Huffington Post (This article also appeared in Yahoo! Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-hp
Vaccinations up after downtrend
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (This article also appeared on the front page of the April 12 print edition, and it appeared online in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and 4State.news.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-arkdg
Philadelphia to impose mask mandate again
Kaiser Health News
http://dateline.rice/april-12-khn
KHN Morning Briefing for April 12, 2022
Kaiser Health News
http://dateline.rice/april-12-khn
'ABC News at 4'
WCIV-TV (Charleston, South Carolina)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-wciv (This segment aired 47 times across the U.S.)
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-kriv1
http://dateline.rice/april-12-kriv2
'13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-ktrk
'Fox 26: The News Edge'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-kriv
'News 8 Update'
WFAA-TV (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-wfaa (This segment aired twice.)
KTRS-AM (St. Louis)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-ktrs
Attorneys for voters say redistricting law is gerrymandering
John Alford, professor of political science, is quoted.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-alford
Kansas redistricting trial ended Monday. Here are four key takeaways
The Kansas City Star (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in The Wichita Eagle.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-alford
Image in vivo, skip the lenses
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed the Bio-FlatScope, which can image micron-scale targets like cells and blood vessels inside the body even through the skin. Co-authors quoted include Jacob Robinson, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering, and Ashok Veeraraghavan, a professor of electrical and computer engineering.
Nature (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-robinson-veeraraghavan
Can Maduro meet his wildly ambitious crude oil production targets?
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Center for the United States and Mexico and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This OilPrice.com article also appeared in Yahoo! Finance.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-monaldi
COVID-19 variants can't hide from Variabel
An article features collaborative Rice research developing Variabel, which accurately identifies "low-frequency variants" of the virus that causes COVID-19. Co-authors Todd Treangen, assistant professor of computer science, and graduate student Yunxi Liu are quoted.
National Science Foundation
http://dateline.rice/april-12-treangen-liu
Conflicto entre Biden y gobernador de Texas congela frontera en El Paso, Texas
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.
Forbes Mexico (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-payan
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-kstx (This segment aired twice on seven affiliate stations.)
Luis Moro presenta 'Memoria' en tres ciudades de Texas
An article mentions that artist Luis Moro will exhibit his work at Rice.
El Adelandtado (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in El Norte de Castilla.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-elad
HOUSTON/TEXAS
How a Texas Monthly writer wound up writing Billy Graham's biography
William Martin, the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Senior Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
Texas Monthly (This article also appeared in Our Community Now.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-martin
Getting Brittney Griner home from Russia is WNBA's 'top priority,' commissioner says
Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science at Rice, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-stoll
4 Houstonians join Texas Business Hall of Fame
Jeffery Hildebrand, a member of the board of advisors at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
InnovationMap (This article also appeared in CultureMap Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-hildebrand
Port Houston commits to carbon neutrality by 2050
An article mentions that Rice aims to be carbon neutral by 2030.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/april-12-hbj
Awesome Bites Co. gets Small Business Boost from Texans and Amegy Bank
An article features alumna Jennifer Thai, whose Awesome Bites Co. won a Small Business Boost award from the Houston Texans and Amegy Bank.
Houston Texans News
http://dateline.rice/april-12-texans
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. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the April 12 print edition and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-hc
BROADCAST
WTOP-AM (Washington, D.C.)
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is interviewed about the Biden administration's gas price mitigation strategies.
http://dateline.rice/april-12-finley
Classical 89.5 (Salisbury, Maryland)
A broadcast features work by alumna Gabriela Lena Frank.
http://dateline.rice/april-12-frank
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Pricing in B2B marketing?
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
ICSTD
http://dateline.rice/april-12-dholakia
Leonard Rose: All about the bow
Desmond Hoebig, professor of cello at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is quoted.
The Strad
http://dateline.rice/april-12-hoebig
Tiny wireless neurostimulator delivered through blood vessels
An article features Rice research developing a wireless millimetric magnetoelectric implant for the endovascular stimulation of peripheral nerves. Jacob Robinson, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering, is quoted.
Medgadget
http://dateline.rice/april-12-robinson
Mexico's 2021 dark network alliance structure
An article mentions that Nathan Jones, nonresident scholar in drug policy and Mexico studies in the Center for the United States and Mexico the Baker Institute for Public Policy, collaborated on a study of the network of alliances and subgroups within two of the most powerful cartels in Mexico.
Small Wars Journal
http://dateline.rice/april-12-jones
Houston Chamber Choir presents Rachmaninoff's 'All-Night Vigil' at Rice University in April
An article mentions that the Houston Chamber Choir will perform "All-Night Vigil" at Rice's Shepherd School of Music April 23-24.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/april-12-bw
US hospitals with the highest share of patients on Medicare
A pair of studies on U.S. hospitals mentions that they used data compiled by the Baker Institute for Public Policy and the National Academy for State Health Policy.
Becker's Hospital CFO Report (This article also appeared in Kaiser Health News.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-bh
10 hospitals with most net patient revenue in 2019
Becker's Hospital CFO Report
http://dateline.rice/april-12-bh
Ars Lyrica Houston presents Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas' in May
An article features alumni Alexandra Smither and Mark Diamond, graduates of Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/april-12-smither-diamond
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Six Indian American scientists, writers, scholars and artists named Guggenheim Fellows
A roundup features alumna Suparna Rajaram, who won a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship.
American Kahani (This article also appeared in News Indian Times.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-rajaram
Board of trustees endows new Trustees Distinguished University Professor in Undergraduate Teaching
An article mentions that Rice is No. 6 in the nation for undergraduate teaching excellence according to U.S. News & World Report.
Today at Elon
http://dateline.rice/april-12-elonu
SPORTS
Cougars open homestand, host UTRGV
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play the University of Houston May 4.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/april-12-uhc
Gisella Maul, Kianna Wormley head 2021-22 All-Central Texas girls basketball team
An article mentions that Shelby Hayes has signed to play basketball at Rice.
Austin American-Statesman (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-statesman
Houston jewelry retailer builds on a family legacy
An article mentions that Brad and Joanna Marks have contributed to Rice's athletic scholarships.
Instore Magazine
http://dateline.rice/april-12-marks
UTEP men's golf in fourth after two rounds at Bayou City Classic
An article mentions that Rice is co-hosting the Bayou City Collegiate Classic golf tournament, which ends April 12.
KVIA.com
http://dateline.rice/april-12-kvia
WFTL-AM (West Palm Beach, Florida)
http://dateline.rice/april-12-wftl (This segment aired twice.)
She's keen on faith, family and sports; raising three elite athletes and starting a sports company
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team played Baylor University earlier this year.
STLSportsPage.com
http://dateline.rice/april-12-stlsp
Sun Belt adds three new teams
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
ProSportsExtra.com
http://dateline.rice/april-12-pse
Preview: Aggies have rare midweek road game at A&M-Corpus
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was defeated by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 12-10 March 30.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-12-247
A way-too-early look at North Texas' 2022 football schedule
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of North Texas last season.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/april-12-drc
Washington has talented veteran Bulldogs in running back room
Rice is mentioned.
Starkville Daily News
http://dateline.rice/april-12-sdn
Texas back A.J. Newberry pulls the trigger
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-12-247
NEWS RELEASE
Semiconductor technology startup wins 2022 Rice Business Plan Competition
LIDROTEC, a student startup from RWTH Aachen University in Germany that aims to increase production in the semiconductor industry, took home the grand prize at the 2022 Rice Business Plan Competition.
http://dateline.rice/april-12-news-release-rbpc