FEATURED ITEMS
We should talk about history-making, Oscar-nominated 'Encanto' composer Germaine Franco
An article features alumna Germaine Franco, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music who has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for her work in Disney's "Encanto." The article also mentions her brother, alumnus Michael Petry.
Los Angeles Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-franco-petry
Compositora de 'Encanto' podría hacer historia en los Oscar
The Associated Press (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-franco
Abel Prize for 2022 goes to New York mathematician
An article features alumnus Dennis Sullivan, who was awarded the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters' Abel Prize for his groundbreaking contributions to mathematics.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-sullivan
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Texas has enough wind and solar power to phase out coal entirely. There's just one huge catch.
An article features collaborative Rice research that found that Texas could entirely phase out the use of coal in the state. Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Fortune (This article also appeared in Yahoo! Finance and Yahoo! Money.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-cohan
Can wind and solar power replace coal in Texas?
Futurity (This article was featured in the March 23 "Futurity Today" newsletter and appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-futurity
Halliburton stops new business in Russia and commits to wind-down
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the institute, are quoted. Medlock is featured in a podcast by Hart Energy, and Finley is cited in WUSA Online.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle, and it appeared on the front of the Business section in the March 22 print edition of the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-medlock-finley
Energy Policy Watch: Ken Medlock's market outlook and US LNG's critical role
Hart Energy
http://dateline.rice/march-23-medlock
VERIFY: Yes, oil company revenues spiked in 2021
WUSA Online (This segment also aired three times on WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-finley
KOH-AM (Reno, Nevada)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-koh
Venezuelan masterplan to scupper Putin's oil empire doomed: 'Would have NO effect!'
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, is quoted.
Express.co.uk
http://dateline.rice/march-23-monaldi
REACTION: US delegation meets with Maduro's Venezuela
La Patilla
http://dateline.rice/march-23-monaldi
Definen fecha para entregar doctorado honoris a Botazzi y Hotez
An article features Peter Hotez, adjunct professor of bioengineering and fellow in disease and poverty at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Tiempo (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-hotez
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Report: Houston hospitals lag others in Texas in price transparency, risking fines
An article features a new report from the Baker Institute for Public Policy that found less than half of the Texas hospitals randomly sampled complied with price transparency rules. Co-author Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the institute's Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/march-23-ho
SCW Book Club: 'In Too Deep,' by Rachel T. Kimbro
A book review features "In Too Deep," authored by Rachel Kimbro, dean of the School of Social Sciences.
Space City Weather
http://dateline.rice/march-23-kimbro
Appeals court reinstates block on Texas investigating parents of transgender children
Gary Hale, nonresident fellow in drug policy and Mexico studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
San Antonio Current
http://dateline.rice/march-23-hale
Texas continues imprisoning migrants without filing charges or appointing lawyers, court filings claim
San Antonio Current (This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-hale
RUSMP/MAS Springboard at Rice during spring break
Anne Papakonstantinou, clinical assistant professor and director of the Rice University School Mathematics Project (RUSMP), authored an article about hosting a three-day Miles Ahead Scholars event that she co-conducted with Carolyn White, director of mathematics programs at RUSMP, McMurtry College junior Lauren Fraley and Martel College junior Francis Sampson. Joanne Baptista, Rice Welcome Center manager, is mentioned.
Village News (This article appeared in the March 22 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-vn
40 Under 40: Craig Crow, Trinity University
An article features alumnus and former Rice baseball player Craig Crow, who worked as an investment professional for the Rice Management Co. before becoming the chief investment officer at Trinity University.
San Antonio Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-crow
Oleic acid, a key to activating the brain’s 'fountain of youth'
An article mentions that experts from Rice collaborated on the featured research.
Baylor College of Medicine
http://dateline.rice/march-23-bcm
Nvidia combines Modulus, Omniverse for Earth-2 and other digital twins
HPCWire
http://dateline.rice/march-23-hpcw
Plano student earns prestigious scholarship
An article featuring Wiley Liou mentions that he plans to attend Rice in the fall.
Plano Magazine
http://dateline.rice/march-23-pm
Houston Rodeo's student art auction breaks back-to-back records; 2 paintings sell for $515K combined
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the March 23 print edition of the Chronicle's Pearland Journal and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-hc
Hermann Park Conservancy's annual Kite Festival flies again in Houston
An article mentions that Rice's Marching Owl Band will perform on the Miller Outdoor Theatre stage as part of the Kite Festival March 27.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the March 23 print edition of the Chronicle's Bellaire Examiner, and it appeared in the Memorial Examiner.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-hc
Bayou City Art Festival, Houston Holi top family fun picks
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-hc
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Expert Focus: Feminist economists studying women's roles and contributions to the US economy
A roundup features Diana Strassmann, the Carolyn and Fred McManis Distinguished Professor in the Practice and Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
http://dateline.rice/march-23-strassmann
Could 'drug factory' beads help combat cancer?
An article features collaborative Rice research that eradicated advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in as little as six days with a treatment that could be ready for human clinical trials later this year. Co-authors Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering, and graduate student Amanda Nash are quoted.
European Pharmaceutical Review
http://dateline.rice/march-23-veiseh-nash
Young Texas Artists announces 2022 winners
An article features graduate student Clara Saitkoulov, who has been named the 37th annual Young Texas Artists Music Competition Grand Prize winner. She also won a Gold Medal in piano, as did graduate student Seolyeong Jeong. Graduate student William Ye won a Silver Medal in the flute, winds, brass, percussion, harp and guitar division.
BroadwayWorld (This article also appeared in Woodlands Online.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-saitkoulov-jeong-ye
These 7 women are working to make water cleaner and safer
An article features Pratiksha Dongare, postdoctoral research associate in electrical and computer engineering, who is one of five winners of The Story Exchange's inaugural Women In Science Incentive Prize.
The Story Exchange
http://dateline.rice/march-23-dongare
The pandemic prompted people to move, but many didn't go far
An article cites a study by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research that analyzed pandemic change-of-address data in the Houston area.
Pew Charitable Trusts
http://dateline.rice/march-23-kinder-study
Engage 2022 summit examines the evolution of higher education
An article mentions that professionals from Rice attended the Engage 2022 virtual symposium.
Higher Ed Dive
http://dateline.rice/march-23-hed
NanoCar Race II. Rennen der Moleküle
An article mentions that a team from Rice is one of eight from around the world competing in the second NanoCar Race.
Innovations Report (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-inno
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Christians face individual religious discrimination in the workplace for their morals, study finds
An article features collaborative Rice research that found two-thirds of Muslims, half of Jews and more than a third of evangelical Protestant Christians experience workplace discrimination. Co-authors Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences, professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program, and postdoctoral research fellow Rachel Schneider are quoted.
Christianity Daily
http://dateline.rice/march-23-ecklund-schneider
Roxborough Orchestra to bring its music to Katz JCC April 24
An article featuring alumna Meredith Kufchak mentions that she studied under Ivo-Jan van der Werff, professor of viola at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Jewish Community Voice
http://dateline.rice/march-23-kufchak-werff
UC College of Arts and Sciences to celebrate alumni awards
An article featuring Shannon Finn Connell mentions that she is a former Rice adjunct professor of management.
University of Cincinnati News
http://dateline.rice/march-23-ucn
Four engineering professors honored
Alumna Emily Day is featured.
University of Delaware's UDaily
http://dateline.rice/march-23-ud
SPORTS
Texas A&M baseball outslugs Rice for nonconference win
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was defeated by Texas A&M University 15-8 March 22.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 23 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-hc
Irish keep on winning in tennis
An article features Rice tennis player Anna Bowtell.
Irish Echo
http://dateline.rice/march-23-bowtell
Philip Humber joins 'From Phenom To The Farm': Episode 52
An article features former Rice baseball player Philip Humber, and a second article features Humber and fellow Owls Jeff Niemann and Wade Townsend.
Baseball America
http://dateline.rice/march-23-humber
Where are they now? Rice University trio
Baseball America
http://dateline.rice/march-23-owls
Texas State notebook: Five straight wins have Bobcats surging into top 25 baseball polls
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was defeated by Texas State University in 2007.
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/march-23-statesman
All Ball Sports: UCLA ballers aiming for the Big Easy, Jansen's gone, but could be back
An article mentions former Rice basketball player Drew Peterson.
Easy Reader News
http://dateline.rice/march-23-peterson
Texas Tech vs. California Baptist live updates, Game 1 thread
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was swept in a three-game series by Texas Tech University March 11-13.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/march-23-247
Is Rangers' breakout player lurking on pitching staff?
A roundup features former Rice baseball player Glenn Otto.
Sports Illustrated
http://dateline.rice/march-23-otto
UTA sports secure victories over spring break
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team was defeated by the University of Texas at Arlington 4-2 March 12.
University of Texas at Arlington's The Shorthorn
http://dateline.rice/march-23-uta
'NBC 4 News'
An article mentions Rice’s Sept. 3 football game against the University of Southern California.
KNBC-TV (Los Angeles)
http://dateline.rice/march-23-knbc (This segment aired twice.)
NEWS RELEASES
Don't underestimate undulating graphene
Rice scientists posited that growing atom-thick graphene on a gently textured surface may create peaks and valleys that turn them into "pseudo-electromagnetic" devices.
http://dateline.rice/march-23-news-release-yakobson-et-al
Rice announces tuition for 2022-23 academic year
Rice's undergraduate tuition for the 2022-23 school year will be $54,100, an increase of $2,030 over the current year. The total cost, including $15,000 for on-campus room and board and $863 in mandatory fees, will increase 3.5% to $69,963. As in previous years, Rice will meet the full financial need of admitted students.
http://dateline.rice/march-23-news-release-leebron