NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Review: Rice University's new opera house proves it's up to the task with 'Don Giovanni'
An article features the debut performances of Rice's Brockman Hall for Opera. Mozart's "Don Giovanni" was performed under the stage direction of visiting artist Vera Calábria by Shepherd School graduate students Dylan Gregg, Rachel Shaughnessy, Hayden Smith, Jessica Crowell, Madeleine Lyon, Keaton Brown and Mario Manzo. Matthew Loden, the Lynette S. Autrey Dean of Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured in an episode of "Houston Newsmakers" by Click2Houston.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-brockman-hall
'Houston Newsmakers': Barbara Bush's 'A Celebration of Reading' event returns for 28th year
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-loden
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-loden
Mexico's electricity reform draws opposition from investors, 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.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-payan
En toda la frontera, deroga Abbott inspección exhaustiva de camiones
El Diario de El Paso (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-payan
US Muslim students face high levels of Islamophobic bullying: Report
Zahra Jamal, associate director for community engagement at Rice's Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance, is quoted.
Anadolu Agency (This article appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-jamal
Wireless camera tool could make intubation safer and easier
An article features research from an undergraduate bioengineering team that developed a video-enabled laryngoscope that meets custom specifications provided by a clinician. Quoted or mentioned include Baker College seniors Reed Corum and Victoria Kong, Brown College senior Rebecca Franklin and Duncan College senior David Ikejiani. The team will present the device at the George R. Brown School of Engineering's annual Engineering Design Showcase April 21. A Rice video is included.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/april-18-futurity
US mom optimistic her journalist son will return after 10 years of kidnap in Syria
An article mentions that Austin Tice, a journalist who was abducted in 2012 while reporting in Syria, was honored with the James A. Baker III Prize for Excellence in Leadership. His parents accepted the award on his behalf April 13. James Baker III, honorary chair of the Baker Institute for Public Policy and former U.S. secretary of state, is mentioned.
Al Bawaba
http://dateline.rice/april-18-tice-baker
Kansas redistricting court report (Part 7)
John Alford, professor of political science, is quoted.
Daily Kos
http://dateline.rice/april-18-alford
América Latina desperdiça oportunidade histórica em desenvolvimento verde, diz FT
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.
Valor Economico (An English translation is not available. Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-monaldi
Diputados mexicanos rechazan propuesta de reforma para sector eléctrico contestada por Washington
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
SwissInfo.ch (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-grunstein
Genetica dei primi africani svela l’intreccio dei legami e delle relazioni umane primordiali
An article features collaborative Rice research that found the earliest DNA on the African continent from human remains buried in archaeological sites in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. Co-author Mary Prendergast, associate professor in anthropology, is quoted.
GaiaNews.it (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-prendergast
Bass is the place: Tijuana's Andrés Martín and San Diego's Jeremy Kurtz-Harris have an instrumental connection
Alumnus Jeremy Kurtz-Harris is featured.
The San Diego Union Tribune (This article also appeared in the April 17 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-jkh
Where to buy apricot seeds in USA?
An article cites Rice research into the possible cancer-fighting properties of apricot seeds.
MalaysianDigest.com
http://dateline.rice/april-18-md
US colleges reinstate mask requirements, but expert says 'the time for mask mandates is gone'
An article mentions that Rice has reinstated mask requirements for classrooms amid rising COVID-19 cases on campus.
Fox News (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-fox
Masks again required in Rice classrooms after sudden uptick in cases
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. An excerpt of this article appeared in the Chronicle's "Week in Review" April 17, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-hc
Coronavirus Morning News Brief — April 16: Pandemic progress stalls, WHO's updated death toll could total 15 million
Frequent Business Traveler
http://dateline.rice/april-18-fbt
Omicron non dorme mai, a New York torna la paura del virus
La Repubblica (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-larepubb
How a college decides who its peers are
Rice is mentioned.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-tche
Experts give advice on deciding which school to attend
VOA
http://dateline.rice/april-18-voa
Five years after receiving $400,000 scholarship from John Hopkins: How is she now?
Vietnamnet.vn
http://dateline.rice/april-18-vn
Un artista segoviano expone en tres ciudades de Texas
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-18-eds
Rafael Lacava: La carrera por el poder
An article mentions alumnus Calixto Ortega Sánchez, president of the Central Bank of Venezuela.
El Nacional (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-casanchez
HOUSTON/TEXAS
As fuel prices skyrocket, Houston businesses and workers 'can't keep up'
Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the April 17 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared on the front of the Business section in the April 18 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-rodriguez
Restaurants face yet another challenge: Rising food costs
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/april-18-rodriguez
'You have never seen a dance from these angles.' Karole Armitage adds movement to Turrell's Skyspace on Rice campus
An article features James Turrell's "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion, which will host the "Skyspace Performance: Karole Armitage" dance April 22-23 as part of its 10th anniversary celebration. Alison Weaver, executive director of Rice's Moody Center for the Arts, and Kurt Stallmann, professor of composition and theory and director of Rice Electroacoustic Music Labs at the Shepherd School of Music, are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the April 17 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-skyspace-performance
Plan your weekend: April 21 to 24, 2022
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/april-18-365
Houston nonprofit 'Spectrum Fusion' hosts panel to assist autistic adults reach career goals
An article featuring Spectrum Fusion’s Reactor Room, a forum that provides opportunities to adults on the autism spectrum, mentions that it was held at Rice's BioScience Research Collaborative April 7.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-hc
5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week
A roundup features the results of the 2022 Rice Business Plan Competition.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/april-18-rbpc
BROADCAST
COVID-19's effect on hospital finances, and ask the veterinarian (April 18, 2022)
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Health and Biosciences, is interviewed about the financial impact of COVID-19 on hospitals.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-ho
'11 a.m. newscast for April 18, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This news update originally appeared in Houston Public Media, and this segment aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-ho
KYW-AM (Philadelphia)
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 lawsuits to keep Title 42, which was used by the Trump administration to limit immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border under public heath directives, in place.
http://dateline.rice/april-18-jones (This segment aired seven times.)
Rice University professor waits on FDA to approve what she hopes will be a cure for prostate cancer
An article features Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering and the director of Rice's Smalley-Curl Institute. The article mentions that Halas is the only Rice faculty member to be elected to both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.
ABC 13 Online (This segment aired twice on KTRK-TV in Houston, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-halas
'The Brian Kilmeade Show'
A broadcast mentions James Baker III, honorary chair of the Baker Institute for Public Policy and former U.S. secretary of state.
WABC-AM (New York; this segment aired on more than 225 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-baker
Fei Xie plays Mozart's bassoon concerto
A broadcast features a performance by alumnus Fei Xie, principal bassoonist of the Minnesota Orchestra.
YourClassical.org (This Performance Today segment also aired on more than 400 stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-xie
Mural at Farmers Branch Library features 7,000 books, emphasizes recycling
An article featuring artist Mike Stilkey mentions that he completed a mural at Rice in 2007 out of almost 5,000 books.
NBC DFW (The video segment also aired four times on KXTX-TV in Dallas.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-nbcdfw
Irving FD responds to possible gas leaks, and police chief meet-n-greet
Patch (Irving, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-patch
Houston-area cities ask businesses and residents to go 'Lights Out' for birds
Glenn Olsen, instructor at Rice's Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, is quoted.
KHOU Online (The video segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-olsen
Share Radio (U.K. National Radio)
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.
http://dateline.rice/april-18-share
'Latina Voices'
A broadcast mentions Rice's Doerr Institute for New Leaders.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-khou
Classical 89.5 (Salisbury, Maryland)
A broadcast mentions that the featured recording was made at Rice.
http://dateline.rice/april-18-classical (This segment aired twice.)
'CW 39 Weather & Traffic'
Rice is mentioned.
CW 39 (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-cw39 (This segment aired twice.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
The new breed of super commuters
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Planetizen
http://dateline.rice/april-18-fulton
Lawyers of color — check out Texas!
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and an emeritus professor of sociology, is quoted.
Bloomberg Law
http://dateline.rice/april-18-klineberg
Who serves on the new National AI Advisory Committee?
An article mentions that Fred Oswald, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Psychology, has been appointed to the National AI Initiative Office, a 27-member committee that will help advise the president on artificial intelligence and its impacts.
Government Technology
http://dateline.rice/april-18-oswald
Eight new points on the porcupine: More Ukrainian lessons for Taiwan
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Affairs at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an article.
War on the Rocks
http://dateline.rice/april-18-collins
A new 'baby Jupiter' is offering fresh clues about planet formation
An image is credited to Robert O'Dell, the Andrew Hays Buchanan Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics and former chief scientist on the Hubble Space Telescope.
The Next Web
http://dateline.rice/april-18-odell
2022 Control Process Automation Hall of Fame: Thomas A. Badgwell
An article featuring Tom Badgwell mentions that he formerly taught at Rice.
Control
http://dateline.rice/april-18-control
A reflection on the human goal and influencing factors
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
India CSR Network
http://dateline.rice/april-18-kennedy
Glenn Youngkin went from private equity executive to Virginia's executive mansion
An article features alumnus Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia.
Market Realist
http://dateline.rice/april-18-youngkin
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Presidential historian Brinkley to visit Boise State
An article features Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities.
Boise State University
http://dateline.rice/april-18-brinkley
'Go big or go home': Houston wants New Orleans-level hurricane protection, but will it be too little, too late?
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and the co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
Nola.com
http://dateline.rice/april-18-blackburn
Music just after Easter — Brightmusic's best interpret Mozart and company for 'A Night of Old Music'
Michael Webster, professor of music at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
The Oklahoma City Sentinel
http://dateline.rice/april-18-webster
'This class gives me hope': Class of 2026 overall acceptance rate drops to 6.1%, record low
An article mentions that Rice is ranked the No. 17 university in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report.
Vanderbilt University's Hustler
http://dateline.rice/april-18-vuhustler
Yale files motions to dismiss antitrust case
An article mentions that a federal lawsuit names Rice among 16 universities and colleges accused of working together to reduce the financial aid they give to students.
Yale Daily News
http://dateline.rice/april-18-ydn
Bill Caldwell: E. Fay Jones designed places for people to think their best thoughts
An article features late alumnus E. Fay Jones.
Joplin Globe
http://dateline.rice/april-18-jones
Guggenheim Fellowship awarded to accomplished research scholars
Alumna Suparna Rajaram, who won a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship, is featured.
India West Journal
http://dateline.rice/april-18-rajaram
Snakes, frogs and science students had a friend in Schwalbe
An article features late alumnus Cecil Schwalbe, who died April 3 at 80.
Tucson.com
http://dateline.rice/april-18-schwalbe
Commissioners not considering defunding Dominion: Montrose County elections are secure, clerk says
An article cites 2012 collaborative Rice research into hand-counting ballots.
Montrose Press
http://dateline.rice/april-18-mp
'It's a human right': Education transforms lives
Rice is mentioned.
Pepperdine University's Graphic
http://dateline.rice/april-18-pug
SPORTS
Better picture of Rice's offense emerges during football spring game
An article features highlights from Rice football's annual Blue-Gray game. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the April 17 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-bloomgren
'KHOU 11 News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-bloomgren
'ABC 13 Eyewitness News on CW 39'
KIAH-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-bloomgren (This segment aired five times.)
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-kriv
UTSA drops series finale to Rice
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team won one in its three-game series with the University of Texas at San Antonio April 15-17.
GoUTSASports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-18-goutsa
UTSA secures series win, dominates Rice 15-4
GoUTSASports.com (An excerpt of this article also appeared in the April 17 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-goutsa
Trio of long balls fuels UTSA to series-opening win over Rice
GoUTSASports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-18-goutsa
Roadrunners travel to Houston for Easter weekend series with Rice
GoUTSASports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-18-goutsa
Rice University legend Trevor Cobb organizes benefit for former Owl Michael Downs
Former Rice football player Trevor Cobb is featured. Cobb's Helping Hands foundation will hold a fundraiser at Rice April 22 to help former Owl Michael Downs, who is suffering from the effects of brain injuries due to multiple concussions.
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired three on KTRK-TV in Houston, and it appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-cobb-downs
2022 Commissioner's Academic Medal winners recognized
A roundup mentions that more than 80 scholar athletes at Rice have been honored with the Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal, which recognizes those who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/april-18-cusa
All the players from Houston-area high schools, colleges in the 2022 NBA playoffs
A roundup features former Rice basketball player Trey Murphy III.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-hc
The 'Flipper': Younes Limam's road from Morocco to mentoring All-ACC stars
An article features former Rice assistant tennis coach Younes Limam.
The Daily Orange
https://bityl.co/Bq2t
Local priest playing in annual basketball game
An article mentions that the Priests vs. Seminarians basketball game will be held at Rice's Tudor Fieldhouse April 29.
The Facts (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-facts
In NCAA women's gymnastics, a Texas-sized hole
Rice is mentioned.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-ap
IU football picks up transfer offensive tackle Parker Hanna from West Texas A&M
The Daily Hoosier
http://dateline.rice/april-18-tdh
3-star big man Adam Stewart commits to BYU
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/april-18-sbn
Weekend visit impressed UT legacy D-lineman Landon Rink
Rivals
http://dateline.rice/april-18-rivals
SIMA recruiting roundup: April 18-24
An article mentions that Jessica Molina has committed to play soccer at Rice.
TopDrawerSoccer.com
http://dateline.rice/april-18-tds
LSU Tigers snapshot profile: No. 13 Joe Foucha
A caption mentions last year's football game between Rice and the University of Arkansas.
USA Today's LSU Wire
http://dateline.rice/april-18-lsu
Around the Tigers' farm: Wilmer Flores heads enticing starting options for Whitecaps
Former Rice baseball player Dane Myers is mentioned.
The Detroit News (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-detroit
No. 12 men's tennis preview: At No. 52 Oklahoma State
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin Jan. 11.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-18-ts
Men's Final Four Fan Jam Truck unveiled in Houston
An article mentions that Rice will co-host the NCAA Division I Final Four men's basketball tournament April 1-3, 2023.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/april-18-c2h
T&F: Huskies enjoy a strong finish at Bryan Clay Invitational
An article mentions Rice's J. Fred Duckett Twilight track and field meet April 23.
HBUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/april-18-hbu
Cougars complete Mt. SAC Relays on Saturday
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/april-18-uhc
McNeese faces Sam Houston in Monday meeting at 'The Jeaux'
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team defeated Sam Houston State University 5-1 April 12.
McNeeseSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-18-mcneese
Bearkats head into off weekend after two losses
The Huntsville Item
http://dateline.rice/april-18-hi
Tennis teams split matches in critical Sun Belt contests
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-18-ts
NEWS RELEASES
Rice lab improves recipe for valuable chemical
Skipping ahead in a line is rude, but sometimes it's acceptable. Especially for salt. The Rice lab of materials theorist Boris Yakobson shows why in its follow-up to a 2018 study that demonstrated how salt simplifies the formation of valuable 2D molybdenum disulfide with a first-principles analysis of the process that could refine it even further.
http://dateline.rice/april-18-news-release-yakobson
Energy leaders to discuss Houston's advantages, future in transition to sustainability
How Houston can leverage its competitive advantages to lead the transition to a lower-carbon future will be the focus of an April 22 event at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted by the institute's Center for Energy Studies and the Renewable Energy Alliance Houston.
http://dateline.rice/april-18-news-release-baker-talk
Lithium's narrow paths limit batteries
If you could shrink enough for a fantastic voyage across a lithium battery electrode, you'd see the level of charge at every scale is highly uneven. This is not good for the battery’s health. Rice researchers who recognize the problem worked with the Department of Energy to view in great detail how the various particles in an electrode interact with lithium during use.
http://dateline.rice/april-18-news-release-tang-et-al
'It feels like walking into Versailles': Rice's new opera hall officially opens with Mozart's legendary 'Don Giovanni'
After more than a year of anticipation, Rice's new Brockman Hall for Opera welcomed sold-out audiences April 14 and 16 for its first performances in person.
http://dateline.rice/april-18-news-release-brockman-hall
Engineering showcase in person again at Rice
Rice students will show off their inventions at the annual George R. Brown School of Engineering Design Showcase on April 21. The projects will be judged by Rice engineering alumni and representatives of local industry, and the best will win cash prizes for the student teams of up to $5,000.
http://dateline.rice/april-18-news-release-design-showcase