NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Academic research award: Smart ideas with real-world impact
A pair of articles mention that Vikas Mittal, a professor of marketing at the Jones Graduate School of Business, was part of the collaborative study "Improving Cancer Outreach Effectiveness Through Targeting and Economic Assessments," which won the Financial Times Responsible Business Education Award. The award honors strong examples of work by business schools seeking to focus on people and the planet alongside profit.
Financial Times
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-mittal
Responsible Business Education Awards: Full shortlists
Financial Times
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-mittal
NFTs could be the ticket to your next great meal
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Los Angeles Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-dholakia
3 Republicans seek to unseat Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in ABC 13 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-jones
Why oil prices have spiked and what it means for Houston (Jan. 19, 2022)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-jones
'ABC 13 Eyewitness News on CW 39'
KIAH-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-jones (This segment aired twice.)
Scientists tried to quantum entangle a tardigrade
Doug Natelson, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Gizmodo (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-natelson
The sun once had rings like Saturn, say scientists
An article features collaborative Rice research suggesting that before the solar system had planets, the sun had rings that likely played a role in Earth's formation. André Izidoro, the Welch Postdoctoral Fellow in Earth, environment and planetary science, is quoted.
BBC
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-izidoro
Loss of animals impacting plants' ability to survive: study
An article features collaborative Rice research that suggests climate change may accelerate a decrease of ecosystem biodiversity due to the loss of seed-hauling animals that help move plants over time. Rice ecologist Evan Fricke is quoted.
The Phnom Penh Post (This article also appeared in the Jan. 19 print edition of The Sun Daily Malaysia.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-fricke
Northam pranks Gov. Youngkin with Trump cutout, McAuliffe book
An article features alumnus Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia.
MSN (This article originally appeared in WRIC Online.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-youngkin
Brown: What can Glenn Youngkin's 'Great Big Bear Hug' do for Pa.?
Main Line Times & Suburban
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-youngkin
'Open Mic'
WUSA-TV (Washington, D.C.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-youngkin
Un paseo andino dirigido por Joana Carneiro, con la pianista Gabriela Montero
An article features alumna Gabriela Lena Frank.
El Correo Gallego (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-frank
Zum Tod des spanischen Architekten Ricardo Bofill
An article on the late Ricardo Bofill mentions he designed Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Deutsche Welle (An English translation is not available. This article appeared in the Jan. 19 print edition and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-dw
HOUSTON/TEXAS
SpaceCom was created as a Houston convention. Why is it moving from Space City?
David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Jan. 19 print edition of the Chronicle's Bay Area Citizen and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-alexander
'I'm not ready to get COVID': Class format decisions fall in professors' hands as second soft-launched semester begins
An article mentions that Rice is conducting virtual instruction until Jan. 24.
The Daily Cougar
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-dc
2022 Good Brick Awards announced, honors residential and commercial spaces
A roundup mentions that Rice's rehabilitation of its Mechanical Laboratory, which was constructed in 1912, will receive a Preservation Houston Good Brick Award, which recognizes projects that have had an impact on honoring the city's architectural past.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Jan. 19 print edition of the Chronicle's Bellaire Examiner and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-hc
Early voting starts Monday in City Council District G special election. Here's who is running.
An article features alumna Piper Madland, who is running to represent District G on the Houston City Council.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Jan. 19 print edition of the Chronicle's Memorial Examiner and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-madland
Hibbs honored with Hackerman Award for work on structure and function of receptors in the brain
An article mentions that the late Norman Hackerman served as Rice president.
UT Southwestern Medical Center News
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-hackerman
BROADCAST
'It's blown up really fast' | Suburban growth helps shift Harris County's center of population outside the Loop for the first time
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired twice on KHOU-TV in Houston, and the article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-fulton
'13 Eyewitness News'
Patrick Hartigan, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-fulton (This segment aired three times.)
CWU included in large global warming research project
An article mentions that Rice is a partnering institution of the Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet 2C research group, which was awarded nearly $3 million by the National Science Foundation to analyze ocean floor sediment cores for geological signs of ice sheet retreat.
NBCRightNow.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-nbcrn
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Rebalancing Europe seen driving LNG market toward another volatile year
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Natural Gas Intelligence
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-mikulska
New book emphasizes key role social interaction plays in creativity
An article features the new book "Handbook of Research on Creativity and Innovation," co-edited by Jing Zhou, the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management and Psychology at the Jones Graduate School of Business, which suggests that effective people management should take center stage in the innovation process.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-zhou
Black church fund project gets $20M on MLK Day
Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and founding director of Rice’s Center for African and African American Studies, is quoted.
The Christian Post
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-pinn
Halting antibiotic resistance is a little less futile
A new experimental platform developed at Rice promises to speed up the discovery of how infectious bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Yousif Shamoo, Rice's vice provost for research and the Ralph & Dorothy Looney Professor of BioSciences; postdoctoral researcher Seokju Seo; Baker College senior Saoirse Disney-McKeethen; and research scientist Heer Mehta.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-shamoo
New models assess bridge support repairs after earthquakes
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed an innovative computational modeling strategy to inspect or repair steel-reinforced concrete columns affected by earthquakes. Co-authors Reginald DesRoches, Rice provost and professor of civil and environmental engineering and of mechanical engineering, and postdoctoral research associate Mohammad Salehi are quoted.
Tech Xplore
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-desroches
Large-scale synthesis of graphene and other 2D materials
An article features graphene 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.
Nanowerk
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-tour
Winners of the ACSA and Buell Center 2022 Course Development Prize include CalArts, CU Denver and Rice
A roundup mentions that Brittany Utting, assistant professor of architecture, has won a 2022 Course Development Prize in Architecture, Climate Change and Society, which includes a cash award to help facilitate the instruction of the course Deep Geologies: Material Encounters in Texas.
Archinect
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-utting
The Human Race Theatre names new artistic director
An article featuring Emily Wells mentions that she is a former guest director and adjunct faculty member at Rice.
BroadwayWorld (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-bw
Electric vehicles for renters: Getting landlords to act
Alumnus Andrew Campbell authored an article.
Energy Institute at Haas
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-campbell
Yatra Online Inc. appoints Roshan Mendis to board of directors
Alumnus Roshan Mendis is featured.
MENAFN
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-mendis
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Cornell among 16 universities sued for financial aid collusion
A federal lawsuit names Rice among 16 universities and colleges accused of working together to reduce the financial aid they give to students.
Ithaca.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-ithaca
SPORTS
VHS tapes and the 'Turbo Tongan': Houston Heimuli transferred back home to BYU to fulfill a legacy once abandoned
Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren is mentioned.
The Salt Lake Tribune
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-bloomgren
Old Dominion visits Rice following Pierre's 30-point showing
An article mentions that Rice's basketball team is slated to play Old Dominion University Jan. 20.
Bakersfield.com (This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-bf
ODU men's basketball drops a heartbreaker to UTEP, 78-70, in overtime
ODUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-odu
Stratford alum Andrew Luck announced as a member of the 2022 class of the College Football Hall of Fame
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Jan. 19 print edition of the Chronicle's Memorial Examiner and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-hc
Dicker declares for NFL Draft
An article mentions the 2019 football game between Rice and the University of Texas at Austin.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-ts
Marshall basketball: Kinsey put up rare numbers vs. Rice
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team defeated Marshall University 87-77 Jan. 15.
Charleston Gazette-Mail
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-cgm
Longhorns spring depth chart: Minimal production at the pass rush?
An article mentions that Rice's football team played the University of Texas at Austin last season.
Sports Illustrated's Longhorns Country
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-si
UNT hoops thriving with players who were afterthoughts not all that long ago
A caption mentions that Rice's men's basketball team played the University of North Texas earlier this season.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-drc
How new Gamecock Austin Stogner evolved into an elite high school recruit
Rice football player Wiley Green is mentioned.
The Charlotte Observer
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-co
Guerin Emig mailbag: Topics include Caleb Williams' decision, Jaxon Player's decision and the hidden heroes at Southern Hills
A roundup mentions that Sam Crawford Jr. will be transferring to Rice to play football.
Tulsa World
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-tw