NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Busing migrants, halting trade: Abbott bets future on divisive border plans
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 quoted.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle and All USA News Hub.)
https://wapo.st/37ssAqN
Hiring friends and family might actually be good for business — new research
An article mentions that Rick Wilson, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Political Science and professor of statistics and psychology, co-conducted the featured research.
The Conversation (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
https://bit.ly/3v2YwuC
State rejecting dozens of math books leaves 1 option for K-5 students
An article mentions that Accelerate Learning's STEMscopes Florida Math book was created in partnership with Rice.
WFTV.com (This article also appeared in NewsBreak.)
https://bit.ly/3OqPW0u
‘Eyewitness News at 6’
WFTV-TV (Orlando, Florida)
https://bit.ly/3K2uE62
‘Eyewitness News at 10 p.m.’
WRDQ-TV (Orlando, Florida)
https://bit.ly/3jX8lnw (This segment aired twice.)
‘Action News at 9 a.m.’
WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay, Florida)
https://bit.ly/3OurET4
A carbon takeback obligation is the answer to the debate over CCUS
An op-ed authored by Hugh Helferty mentions he is on Rice’s Carbon Hub’s advisory panel.
Canada’s National Observer
https://bit.ly/37xNgNX
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston doctors weigh in on how mounting medical debt, bills affect patient health
A Baker Institute for Public Policy event is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the April 21 print edition.)
https://bit.ly/3K4SoX3
Spectrum Fusion panel helps adults with autism reach 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. This article also appeared in the April 21 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-hc
Commissioner Rodney Ellis, clean air advocates call on President Biden, EPA to enact strict safeguards on power plants in Texas
Rice research is mentioned.
Click2Houston.com
https://bit.ly/3k2V39b
‘Fox 26 News at 9’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
https://bit.ly/3xL1vJY
‘Wake Up! With SallyMac and Lina’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
https://bit.ly/3L6EJ2S
Inspired students make intubation more intuitive
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.
Medical Journal Houston
https://bit.ly/3jZFe3a
Houston Chamber Choir stays up ‘All Night’ with Rachmaninoff
An article highlights the Houston Chamber Choir’s performance of "All-Night Vigil" at Rice's Shepherd School of Music April 23-24.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
https://bit.ly/3OtjLxd
‘The Northman,’ ‘Massive Talent,’ ‘Bad Guys’ lead the list of new films
A roundup mentions “The Curse of Professor Zardonicus” is screening April 22 at Rice Cinema.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
https://bit.ly/3K3ClZA
10 ways Houston can embrace climate action this Earth Day
An op-ed by Randall Morton mentions he’s a member of a working group at the Baker Institute for Public Policy that created BCarbon, a system to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in the soil as organic carbon.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
https://bit.ly/39cD0vb
Houston environmental news update April 20, 2022
An article mentions three upcoming events at Rice: the Feral Atlas summer study intensive July 18-22; a Baker Institute for Public Policy-Real Energy Alliance Houston event April 22; and the Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center’s 10th annual conference April 28-29.
Citizens Environmental Coalition Houston
https://bit.ly/3ODymqe
Column: The role of universities is to build leaders
President John F. Kennedy’s "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
San Antonio Express-News
https://bit.ly/3jVmMIV
BROADCAST
‘Morning Joe’
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, discusses the Russia-Ukraine war.
MSNBC
https://bit.ly/36zUlNr
‘LEX18 News at Sunrise 6 a.m.’
A broadcast featuring artist Mike Stilkey mentions that he completed a mural at Rice in 2007 out of almost 5,000 books.
WLEX-TV (Lexington, Kentucky)
https://bit.ly/3vwFYlr
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study
The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute, is quoted.
Green Car Congress (Similar articles appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
https://bit.ly/3v22rId
What’s driving increased hiring of college presidents of color?
Rice is mentioned.
Inside Higher Ed (This article also appeared in TechiLive.)
https://bit.ly/3vz5gPX
Rice University’s international student startup competition returns to in-person format
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.
Tech Transfer Central
https://bit.ly/3OutKmf
VWT | China Edition with Li Hu and Yung Ho Chang
Alumnus Li Hu, founding partner of OPEN Architecture, is featured.
Arch Daily
https://bit.ly/3xQN7jc
Houston gets an ambitious $20 million nonprofit news startup — details to follow
Rice is mentioned.
Poynter (This article also appeared in Business Fast.)
https://bit.ly/3OuLw8U
Nine of John Outram’s most ‘rich, tactile and colorful’ buildings
An article mentions that John Outram designed Rice’s Duncan Hall. A photo by Tommy LaVergne, university photographer, is featured.
Dezeen
https://bit.ly/3MjBm8Z
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Carbon dioxide emissions captured using a novel method that utilizes waste plastic
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. 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 and pictured. Mentioned and/or pictured are graduate student Paul Savas, postdoctoral researcher Zhe Yuan and alumnus Wala Algozeeb.
Spring Wise (The research is also featured in Environmental Business International.)
https://bit.ly/3K2IUeQ
The Morning Dispatch: Biden splits the baby on new oil and gas leases
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Dispatch (Subscription is required.)
https://bit.ly/3Moryun
Nadim Choufi in conversation with Gökçe Günel
Gökçe Günel, assistant professor of anthropology, is featured.
Agenda Culturel
https://bit.ly/3xFzK5y
Music Is: Humble Beginnings – T’ang Quartet at 30 concert
An article mentions that T’ang Quartet members Ng Yu-Ying and Ang Chek Meng studied at Rice.
Bakchormeeboy
https://bit.ly/3ExG6FA
SPORTS
Riverside City College football players move to high-level programs
Rice football player Dean Connors is mentioned.
Riverside City College’s Viewpoints
https://bit.ly/3vFV1to
10 years ago, the unlikeliest perfecto
Former Rice baseball player Philip Humber’s 2012 perfect game for the Chicago White Sox is featured.
MLB.com
https://atmlb.com/2KmdAeT
NEWS RELEASE
Senate bill would give much-needed boost to Americans’ retirement savings, says Baker Institute expert
The Securing a Strong Retirement Act would greatly enhance Americans’ ability to build sufficient nest eggs, according to Joyce Beebe, a fellow in public finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy. The bill, also known as SECURE Act 2.0 because it builds on the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019, would boost savings by adding flexibility in contributing to and utilizing employer-sponsored retirement accounts, she argues.
https://bit.ly/3vxgOmJ