FEATURED ITEMS
HBJ's 2022 Landmark Awards: Education winner and finalists
Rice’s New Sid Richardson College is the winner of the Houston Business Journal’s 2022 Landmark Award in the education category. The awards honor top real estate projects in the city.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in AmericanTowns.com.)
https://bit.ly/3k0zTZl
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
As natural gas prices rise, should we send less of it abroad?
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
Marketplace
https://bit.ly/3KbLOhj
WNYC-FM (New York)
https://bit.ly/36CMu1L (This segment also aired on more than 475 National Public Radio affiliate stations across the U.S.)
HOUSTON/TEXAS
An outrageous medical bill inspired Houston doctor to start her own business. Nine years later it’s almost doubled in size
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 quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
https://bit.ly/3rKsykO
Concerts, wine and roses and more all on tap this weekend
Charlie Tauber, artist collaborator at the Shepherd School of Music, is mentioned.
Galveston County Daily News (Subscription is required.)
https://bit.ly/3k0iqjB
Go green at Earth Day 2022 celebrations, concerts & more in Greater Houston
A roundup mentions Ocean Music Action in Concert at the Moody Center for the Arts April 23.
365 Things To Do in Houston
https://bit.ly/3v7rZU4
Here are the top 14 things to do in Houston this weekend
A roundup mentions that the Houston Chamber Choir will perform "All-Night Vigil" at Rice's Shepherd School of Music April 23-24.
CultureMap Houston
https://bit.ly/3v6i95a
Houston without the car
Rice is mentioned.
My Gay Houston
https://bit.ly/3LbD5NM
BROADCAST
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
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 in a broadcast on election reform efforts among Republicans who spread misinformation about the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.
https://bit.ly/3rGWvlW (This segment aired multiple times on KRLD and also aired on WOAI-AM in San Antonio and KLBJ-AM in Austin, Texas.)
WUWM-FM (Milwaukee)
A collaborative study by researchers at Rice and the University of Pittsburgh that found natural disasters widen the racial wealth gap is cited.
https://bit.ly/393Hhkd
‘Action News at 5:30 p.m.’
A broadcast mentions that Accelerate Learning's STEMscopes Florida Math book was created in partnership with Rice.
WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay, Florida)
https://bit.ly/3OsFOEp
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Rethinking rare earth elements
Research by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, that uses flash Joule heating to extract rare earth elements from industrial waste is featured. Co-authors mentioned or quoted include postdoctoral researcher Bing Deng, graduate students Xin Wang and Zhe Wang, alumnus Duy Xuan Luong, undergraduate student Robert Carter and Mason Tomson, professor of civil and environmental engineering. Tour is also mentioned in Tri-State Voice.
Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery
https://bit.ly/3vES4Jd
Eric Metaxas asks ‘Is atheism dead?’ at Christian Union New York event
Tri-State Voice
https://bit.ly/3L9Qsho
AZ Awards 2022: Meet the finalists
An article mentions that the team of Shree Kale and Anna Fritz are finalists for the Azure magazine’s A+ Student Award, which recognizes top architecture projects.
Azure
https://bit.ly/3xIkAwo
KHN Morning Briefing
A roundup mentions a Houston Chronicle story about a recent Baker Institute for Public Policy event on medical debt.
Kaiser Health News
https://bit.ly/3xRsfst
Around the nation: New CDC team provides a 'Weather Service' to predict the future of the pandemic
A roundup of health care news mentions Rice’s face mask policies.
Advisory Board
https://bit.ly/38hqbPH
Funder spotlight: Five things to know about the Moody Foundation, one of the largest in Texas
Rice is mentioned.
Inside Philanthropy (Subscription is required.)
A systematic approach to quality online course design and development
The Course Workload Estimator co-developed by Rice and Wake Forest University is mentioned.
EduCause
https://bit.ly/3K5ukmX
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Senate bill would give much-needed boost to Americans’ retirement savings, says Baker Institute expert
Joyce Beebe, a fellow in public finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Mirage News
https://bit.ly/3rJvFcQ
Construction waste repurposed for wood pavilion in biomaterial building exposition
An article mentions that a team from Rice participated in a waste lumber design exposition.
University of Arkansas News
https://bit.ly/3KjLehX
92nd Y presents the Marian Anderson String Quartet on April 22
An article mentions that the Marian Anderson String Quartet completed a graduate fellowship at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
Global Diaspora News
https://bit.ly/3v7tj9u
Hampshire native to come home with US Navy Concert Band
Colin Wise, a graduate of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Shaw Local News Network
https://bit.ly/36CE1eZ
SPORTS
'16 WAPT News at 10 p.m.’
A broadcast mentions Rice’s baseball team will face the University of Southern Mississippi April 21-23 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
WAPT-TV (Jackson, Mississippi)
https://bit.ly/3EFUZ8B
‘LEX18 News at 6’
A broadcast featuring Lili Elayi mentions she has signed to swim at Rice.
WLEX-TV (Lexington, Kentucky)
https://bit.ly/3LcoGRi (This segment aired three times.)
A perfect Saturday afternoon: Reliving Philip Humber’s improbable date with history
Former Rice baseball player Philip Humber’s 2012 perfect game for the Chicago White Sox is featured.
On Tap Sports Net
https://bit.ly/3MpNntC
NEWS RELEASE
Student startups awarded more than $75,000 at 2022 Napier Rice Launch Challenge
A student startup developing a filter that helps limit water waste in power plants claimed the top prize at this year's H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge. The first-place venture, Helix Earth Technologies, aims to help power-plant operators reduce water use and thus their operating costs.
https://bit.ly/3OsIt0R