NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
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.
MSN (This Houston Chronicle article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-stoll
Kansas redistricting trial ended Monday. Here are four key takeaways
John Alford, professor of political science, is quoted.
MSN (This Kansas City Star article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-alford
Some universities announce the return of mask mandates
An article mentions that Rice has reinstated mask requirements for classrooms amid rising COVID-19 cases on campus.
MSN (This article originally appeared in KRLD on Audacy.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-msn
First major city, schools reinstate mask mandates as COVID cases rise in parts of US
Spectrum News NY
http://dateline.rice/april-13-specnews
US universities to reinstate mask mandates over virus outbreak
The College Post
http://dateline.rice/april-13-tcp
Philadelphia becomes first big US city to reinstate face masks, as US daily COVID cases climb 10% from two weeks ago
Morningstar (This article originally appeared in Marketwatch.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-ms
KOMO-AM (Seattle)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-komo (This segment aired 11 times.)
HOUSTON/TEXAS
STEM careers for non-college-bound students
Anne Papakonstantinou, clinical assistant professor and director of the Rice University School Mathematics Project (RUSMP), authored an article about the April 9 networking conference "STEM Careers for the Non-College Bound Student." RUSMP members who participated in the webinar include Adem Ekmekci, director of research and evaluation, researcher Alican Odemis and Robin Ward, director of curriculum integration.
Village News (This article also appeared in the April 13 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-villagenews
Face to Face: Latina artist turns talks of Latino cultural center into reality
A Q&A features alumna Geraldina Interiano Wise.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/april-13-wise
Elena Marks, founding CEO of Episcopal Health Foundation, to retire this year
Elena Marks, a nonresident fellow in health policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the April 13 print edition of the Chronicle's Tomball Potpourri, Cypress Creek Mirror-Champions/Klein and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-marks
Buzzy Austinite joins Texas Business Hall of Fame as youngest inductee ever
Jeffery Hildebrand, a member of the board of advisors at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
CultureMap Austin (This article also appeared in CultureMap Dallas.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-hildebrand
BROADCAST
Mexico’s president is reversing energy reforms, hurting his country's oil production — and the US
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.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-payan
Election-year politics behind border trucking crisis, analyst says
Border Report
http://dateline.rice/april-13-payan
HISD's budget surplus and the politics of gasoline (April 13, 2022)
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 featured.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-jones
Crazy Joe moment of the day: Bird poops on the president
KTRH on Spreaker (This segment also aired on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-jones
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-13-finley (This segment aired three times.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Hines made its name as an American office giant. Now it wants to be much more
Jefferson Duarte, the Gerald D. Hines Associate Professor of Real Estate Finance and director of real estate initiatives at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Bisnow (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-duarte
Ecological Society of America announces 2022 fellows
A roundup features Matthew McCary, assistant professor of biosciences, who has been named a 2022 fellow by the Ecological Society of America for contributions to ecological research and discovery, communication, education and pedagogy, and management and policy.
Ecological Society of America
http://dateline.rice/april-13-mccary
COVID variants can't hide from Variabel
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed Variabel, a program that accurately identifies "low-frequency variants" of the virus that causes COVID-19. Study co-authors Todd Treangen, assistant professor of computer science, and graduate student Yunxi Liu are quoted.
Mirage
http://dateline.rice/april-13-treangen-liu
Graphene gets doped in a flash
An article features collaborative Rice research that modified the flash Joule heating process to tailor graphene to be more suitable for optical and electronic nanodevices. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Materials Today
http://dateline.rice/april-13-tour
Building blocks
An article about the University of Virginia's Biomaterial Building Exposition mentions that a faculty member from Rice devised a structure from milled logs titled "From Wood to Tree."
C-Ville
http://dateline.rice/april-13-cville
Suparna Rajaram named 2022 Guggenheim Fellow
Alumna Suparna Rajaram, who won a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship, is featured.
Association for Psychological Science
http://dateline.rice/april-13-rajaram
The Guggenheim Foundation honors six Indian American scientists, writers, scholars and artists
Silicon India
http://dateline.rice/april-13-rajaram
Courseware designed to close equity gaps
An article mentions OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
Inside Higher Ed
http://dateline.rice/april-13-openstax
Spring 2022 Ucross Fellows announced
An article mentions that Rice has partnered with the Ucross Foundation, which awards two-week fellowship residencies at the foundation's 20,000-acre Wyoming ranch.
BroadwayWorld (This article also appeared in Sheridan Media.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-bw
US hospitals with the highest share of Medicare Advantage patients
A study on U.S. hospitals mentions that the researchers used data compiled by the Baker Institute for Public Policy and the National Academy for State Health Policy.
Becker's Hospital CFO Report
http://dateline.rice/april-13-bh
New platform optimizes selection of combination cancer therapies
An article mentions that alumna Elisabeth Dowling collaborated on the featured research.
Science Daily
http://dateline.rice/april-13-dowling
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Historian Douglas Brinkley visits CSB+SJU
An article featuring Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, mentions that he spoke at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University April 11. The article mentions that his book "Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, and the Great Environmental Awakening" will be published in November.
College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University
http://dateline.rice/april-13-brinkley
New guest pianist announced for Firelands Symphony Orchestra
An article featuring Byeol Kim mentions that she earned an Artist Diploma at Rice and studied under Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano at the Shepherd School of Music.
The Beacon
http://dateline.rice/april-13-parker
Stephen Streiffer named Stanford vice president for SLAC
Alumnus Stephen Streiffer is featured.
Stanford University's Stanford Report
http://dateline.rice/april-13-streiffer
Singapore's T'ang Quartet turns 30 with a bang
An article featuring the T'ang Quartet mentions that it received a fellowship from Rice's Shepherd School of Music in 1998.
The Straits Times
http://dateline.rice/april-13-tst
Impacts from waste, pollution and climate change threaten many species
An article cites Rice research that suggests climate change may accelerate a decrease of ecosystem biodiversity due to a loss of seed-hauling animals that help move plants over time. Rice ecologist Evan Fricke is quoted.
The Wild Hunt
http://dateline.rice/april-13-fricke
Duck pond visit inspires winning composition for Montana State music student
An article mentions that music composition professors from Rice are slated to attend the soundSCAPE composition and contemporary music festival in Italy this summer.
Montana State University News (This article also appeared in KSEN Online.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-monstateu
Young opera singers take home awards
A roundup features alumna Danielle Lombardi, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music, who won the Denver Lyric Opera Guild's Gary and Gayle Landis Award. The article also mentions that third-place winner Tessa McQueen plans to attend Rice in the fall.
Highlands Ranch Herald
http://dateline.rice/april-13-lombardi
SPORTS
Why Jack Fox could become highest-paid punter in NFL
Former Rice football player Jack Fox is featured.
MSN (This Sports Illustrated's All Lions article also appeared in YardBarker.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-fox
Rice drops Kats in midweek meeting
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team defeated Sam Houston State University 5-1 April 12.
GoBearkats.com
http://dateline.rice/april-13-gb
Men's golf finishes in 16th at Bayou City Collegiate Classic
An article mentions that Rice's golf team placed sixth in the Bayou City Collegiate Classic golf tournament.
GoUTRGV.com
http://dateline.rice/april-13-goutrgv
Rackets in hand, trophies in mind: UTA tennis teams prepare for Sun Belt championship
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team was defeated by the University of Texas at Arlington 4-2 March 12.
The Shorthorn
http://dateline.rice/april-13-ts
Pleasanton Preps: Foothill alum Millard ready to seize opportunity as new head coach of Monte Vista
An article mentions Rice assistant football coach C.J. Anderson.
Pleasanton Weekly (This article also appeared in the Danville San Ramon.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-pw
Do you know Steelers history? How about the time the Pittsburgh Pirates had a supreme choice at running back?
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated the University of Colorado in the 1937 Cotton Bowl.
Steeler Nation
http://dateline.rice/april-13-sbn
Houston to host NCAA Final Four 2023!
An article mentions that Rice will co-host the NCAA Division I Final Four men's basketball tournament April 1-3, 2023.
Kingwood.com
http://dateline.rice/april-13-kw
Houston Texans best draft picks all-time (by round)
A roundup features former Rice football player Christian Covington.
MSN (This article originally appeared in SB Nation.)
http://dateline.rice/april-13-covington
No. 4 Tech drops bout with OU in Amarillo
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was defeated by Texas Tech University March 12.
TexasTech.com
http://dateline.rice/april-13-textech
UTEP women's basketball lands North Texas transfer Jazion Jackson
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team was defeated by the University of North Texas earlier this season.
KVIA Online
http://dateline.rice/april-13-kvia
NEWS RELEASE
Rep. Michael McCaul to discuss US policy on Ukraine at the Baker Institute
Rep. Michael McCaul, ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, will discuss United States policy regarding the war in Ukraine at an April 14 event hosted by the Baker Institute for Public Policy. Former secretary of state and Baker Institute honorary chair James Baker III will deliver welcome remarks. Ambassador Edward Djerejian, director of the institute, will moderate a question-and-answer session following McCaul's remarks.
http://dateline.rice/april-13-baker-talk