NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Even if we manage to stop using oil as fuel, plastics made from oil will be harder to give up
Rachel Meidl, fellow for energy and environment at the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal (This segment aired on more than 700 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-meidl
What does Exxon's exit from Russia mean for the climate?
Yan "Anthea" Zhang, the Fayez Sarofim Vanguard Professor of Strategy at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
The Independent
http://dateline.rice/march-25-zhang
How much blame does Putin deserve for high gasoline prices?
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
Tampa Bay Times
http://dateline.rice/march-25-finley
'KCEN News'
KCEN-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-finley (This segment aired on 20 stations across the U.S.)
¿Puede Venezuela convertirse en un proveedor de petróleo confiable para EEUU?
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.
El Tiempo Latino (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-monaldi
Saudi Aramco joins Rice University's Carbon Hub with $10M sponsorship
An article reports that the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. has joined Rice's Carbon Hub, an initiative to accelerate the energy transition by developing sustainable uses of hydrocarbons. Graduate student Oliver Dewey is pictured.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-msn
Oscars 2022: 'Encanto' composer Germaine Franco is the first Latina nominated in the category 'Best Original Score'
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."
MSN (This article originally appeared in Hola.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-franco
Russia-Ukraine war: Does the West want to make a Saddam Hussein out of Putin?
An article mentions that Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at Rice in 2001.
Bloomberg's The Quint
http://dateline.rice/march-25-quint
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston's population increased as other major cities lost residents in nation's slowest year of growth
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted. Demographic research by the Kinder Institute is cited in CultureMap Dallas.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page in the May 25 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-fulton
Houston's average household income lags behind many other Texas cities, new census data reveals
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the May 25 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-fulton
DFW leads the nation in population growth
KRLD on Audacy (This segment also aired five times on KRLD-AM in Dallas, and this article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-fulton
Booming Dallas-Fort Worth leads US in metro population growth from 2020-2021
CultureMap Dallas
http://dateline.rice/march-25-kinder-study
The Cold War, Texas and the birth of Space City
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted. The article also mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Texas Highways (This article will also appear in the April print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-brinkley
When COVID hit, a border health commission found itself on life support
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.
El Paso Matters
http://dateline.rice/march-25-payan
Beth Yeshurun Museum Minyan plans silver anniversary celebration
An article mentions that Congregation Beth Yeshurun's Museum Minyan will collect stories from congregants to celebrate its 25th anniversary and donate them to the Houston Jewish History Archive at Rice. Joshua Furman, curator of the archive and lecturer in Jewish studies, is mentioned in the Jewish Herald-Voice, and he is quoted in Texas Monthly.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/march-25-furman
The surprising, fraught history of the Texan Jewish experience
Texas Monthly
http://dateline.rice/march-25-furman
Young Texas Artists delivers the dazzle for 2022 comeback — successful weekend wows guests with extraordinary talent across multiple artistic disciplines
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.
Montgomery County News (This article also appeared on the front page of the March 23 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-saitkoulov-jeong-ye
Paleontology collection gift to be celebrated
An article features alumnus Anthony Gorody, who is donating his collection of almost 5,000 fossils to the Sam Houston State Natural History Collections.
Sam Houston State University's Today@Sam
http://dateline.rice/march-25-gorody
US independence will never be secure while we rely on oil
An article cites Shikha Chaturvedi, head of global natural gas strategy at J.P. Morgan, who spoke at a briefing organized by the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-hc
Kite Festival to soar once again in Hermann Park
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's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the March 25 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-mob
Get to know Houston's top parks
William Marsh Rice is mentioned.
Houstonia
http://dateline.rice/march-25-houstonia
BROADCAST
VERIFY: Is the US paying more money for gas than other countries?
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
11Alive.com (This segment also aired on WATL-TV in Atlanta.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-medlock
Local experts weigh in on the racial lens of Jackson's SCOTUS confirmation hearings
Tony Brown, professor of sociology, is interviewed about partisan political messaging during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
ABC 13 Online
http://dateline.rice/march-25-brown (This segment also aired three times on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
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 the line of questioning from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Jones is also quoted in Casino.org.
http://dateline.rice/march-25-jones (This segment aired twice.)
Dallas gambling leads to shooting death, Texas defendant could be executed
Casino.org
http://dateline.rice/march-25-jones
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Renewable energy could replace coal power in Texas
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Earth.com
http://dateline.rice/march-25-cohan
Outdated electric grid could hamper Texas transition to renewables
Planetizen
http://dateline.rice/march-25-cohan
Nanoantennas gather the power of light
An article cites collaborative Rice research into nanometer-scale antennas. Co-authors cited include Christy Landes, the Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Chair and a professor of chemistry, electrical and computer engineering, and chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Stephan Link, the Charles W. Duncan Jr.-Welch Chair and a professor of chemistry and of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
C&EN
http://dateline.rice/march-25-landes-link
What to know before watching Apple TV's epic new saga 'Pachinko'
Sonia Ryang, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Asian Studies, is cited.
Chatelaine
http://dateline.rice/march-25-ryang
Novel cancer treatment eradicates tumors in mice in 6 days
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.
Medical News Today
http://dateline.rice/march-25-veiseh-nash
Maldives greenlights destructive dredging to build housing and luxury resorts
André Droxler, professor emeritus of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Climate Change News
http://dateline.rice/march-25-droxler
Stop punishing Russian scientists for Putin's decisions
Neal Lane, senior fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
BullFrag.com (This article also appeared in Cyber Layman.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-lane
Científicos piden en una carta en 'Science' que no se abandone a sus colegas rusos
ABC.es (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-lane
The Ion in Houston upgrades an art deco Sears into a tech-incubating cyborg
An article features the Rice Management Co.'s redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into the Ion tech hub.
The Architect's Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/march-25-an
Houston Chamber Choir presents Rachmaninoff's 'All-Night Vigil' at Rice University in April
An article mentions that Houston Chamber Choir will perform "All-Night Vigil" at Rice's Shepherd School of Music April 23-24.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/march-25-bw
March 24
Texas Classical Review
http://dateline.rice/march-25-tcr
21 stunning US colleges that will make you say 'dayummm'
A roundup features Rice and highlights James Turrell's "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion. A Rice video is included.
The College Post
http://dateline.rice/march-25-tcp
Kaufman Music Center's Luna Composition Lab announces spring festival of masterclasses, workshops and world premieres
Rice is mentioned.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/march-25-bw
VEF 2.0 helps over 100 young Vietnamese study for doctorates in the US
Vietnamnet.vn
http://dateline.rice/march-25-vn
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Christians, Jews and Muslims encounter workplace discrimination differently
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.
Triangle Tribune
http://dateline.rice/march-25-ecklund-schneider
The pandemic prompted people to move, but many didn't go far — analysis
An article cites a study by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research that analyzed pandemic change-of-address data in the Houston area.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
http://dateline.rice/march-25-pcs
Youngkin to push tax-cut plan in TV ad; calls lawmakers back April 4
An article mentions alumnus Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia.
Culpeper Star-Exponent
http://dateline.rice/march-25-youngkin
SPORTS
Sun Devils return to Whiteman to host Rice
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team is slated to play Arizona State University March 26.
TheSunDevils.com
http://dateline.rice/march-25-sd
Men's tennis heads to Houston for final nonconference weekend
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team is slated to play the University of New Mexico March 25.
GoLobos.com
http://dateline.rice/march-25-gl
Sampy breaks pole vault school record at Texas Relays
An article mentions Rice's Victor Lopez Classic track and field meet March 24-26.
UHCougars.com (Similar articles also appeared in McNeeseSports.com and HBUHuskies.com.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-uhc
A dribble-by-dribble tour through BC High basketball's run of perfection
An article mentions Rice basketball players Travis Evee and Carl Pierre.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Patriot Ledger and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-evee-pierre
A&M opens home water polo tournament against rival UT
An article mentions that Rice hosted a water polo tournament Feb. 19-20.
The Battalion
http://dateline.rice/march-25-tb
Preview: Aggie baseball to host hot-hitting Auburn team in weekend SEC series
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was defeated by Texas A&M University 15-8 March 22.
247Sports.com (Similar articles also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-25-247
Auburn baseball faces Texas A&M in first SEC road series
Opelika-Auburn News
http://dateline.rice/march-25-oat
Ranked Raider standoff on Friday night at the Adams Tennis Complex
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team was defeated by Middle Tennessee State University 5-2 March 20.
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/march-25-gbr
Championship atmosphere in air as tennis hosts UIW, Texas A&M-CC
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team defeated the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 7-0 Feb. 10.
NSUDemons.com
http://dateline.rice/march-25-nsu
Cougars, Catamounts meet in big-cat battle
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play the University of Houston May 4.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/march-25-uhc
Houston heads to Florida for two matches
An article mentions that Rice's women's team is slated to play the University of Houston April 9 at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/march-25-uhc
Jim Gazzolo column: Berkman transitions from player to coach
An article features former Rice baseball player Lance Berkman.
American Press
http://dateline.rice/march-25-berkman