NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
With his agenda through Senate, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pushes House to comply
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Dallas Morning News.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-jones
GOP leaders say Harris County's ballot shortage was targeted at Republicans. Here's what the data says.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the April 23 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-jones
Texas Senate advances bill against DEI initiatives that Conroe lawmaker claims are 'exclusive'
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired five times on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-jones
Abbott aims to pardon racist murderer who sent explicit texts to apparent minor
Texas Observer
http://dateline.rice/april-24-jones
GOP-controlled Texas Senate moves several top priority bills to the House
Fox 7 Online (This segment also aired on KTBC-TV in Austin.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-jones
Lt. gov. says the Texas Senate 'doesn’t have the votes' to legalize casinos, sports betting
KETK Online (This article originally appeared in KXAN Online, and this segment also aired on KXAN-TV in Austin.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-jones
There were fewer voting sites with paper issues than we thought
Off the Kuff
http://dateline.rice/april-24-jones
The eyes of LGBTQ Texans are upon Dade Phelan and the House
Los Angeles Blade (This Texas Tribune article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-jones
Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman 'satisfied' with oil cuts
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Middle East Eye
http://dateline.rice/april-24-krane
Putin y el príncipe heredero de Arabia Saudita, Mohammed bin Salman, 'satisfechos' con los recortes de petróleo
Noticias del Mundo (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-krane
'On Shifting Ground with Ray Suarez'
KQED-FM (San Francisco)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-krane
Mexico's president, saying the US is suffering from moral decay, offers some advice
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.
Los Angeles Times (This article appeared on the front page of the April 22 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-payan
The 'Ike Dike' is the Army Corps of Engineers' largest project ever. It may not be big enough.
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law, co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Grist (This article also appeared in MSN Weather.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-blackburn
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Annual Rice student startup competition names winners, awards over $100,000 in prizes
An article features the winners of Rice's Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship's H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge Championships: Goldie, which won first place as well as a Frank Liu Jr. Prize for Creative Innovations in Music, Fashion and the Arts, is co-founded by graduate students Viviane Nguyen, Stephanie Zhou and Samantha Wong; Tierra Climate, which earned second place, is co-founded by graduate student Emma Konet; Separion, which earned third place, is co-founded by graduate students Yuren Feng, Xiaochuan Huang and Ze He; Sygne Solutions, which won the Audience Choice Award, is co-founded by graduate students Bo Wang, Subash Kannan and Dana Vazquez and research scientist Kimberly Heck; Tidepay, which won the Outstanding Undergraduate Award, is co-founded by undergraduate students Andrew Pitigoi and Devin Shah; RiseWorks, which also won a Frank Liu Jr. Prize for Creative Innovations in Music, Fashion and the Arts, is co-founded by undergraduate students Jucheng Shen, Lai Peng, Yuan Chen and Kaiyuan Wu; and the Parent Teacher Collaborative, which won the RISE@Rice: The Sen Social Pioneer Prize, is founded by graduate student Jessica Faith Carter.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/april-24-innomap
At almost 90, Willie Nelson transcends time, but he will always be quintessentially Texas
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the April 23 print edition of the Chronicle and the front page of the April 24 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-brinkley
Houston author behind wildly popular 'The Passage' trilogy explores a new dystopia in 'The Ferryman'
An article features Rice writer-in-residence Justin Cronin.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Star section in the April 24 print edition, and it appeared in MSN Travel.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-cronin
The Ion approaches leasing milestone with spate of new tenants
An article mentions that Rice's Nexus Lab, which will focus on prototyping and scaling up technologies, will be located in the Ion, a Houston-based tech hub owned by the Rice Management Co. (RMC). Bryson Grover, investment manager of real estate development for the RMC, is quoted. The article also mentions that Rice's Office of Innovation aims to commercialize Rice-developed research and technology. The RMC is mentioned in the second article.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/april-24-grover
Restaurant winner, finalists for HBJ's 2023 Landmark Awards
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/april-24-hbj
Houston's WindSync quintet brings back multi-site music fest that begins Tuesday
An article featuring the music group WindSync mentions that it was founded by Rice Shepherd School of Music alumni Garrett Hudson, Emily Tsai, Graeme Steele Johnson, Kara LaMoure and Anni Hochhalter.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the April 24 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-windsync
Public Assembly winner, finalists for HBJ's 2023 Landmark Awards
An article features Rice's Brockman Hall for Opera, which won the Houston Business Journal's Landmark Award in the Public Assembly category.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/april-24-brockman-hall
'Pop-Up' classical-music group hosts weeklong, family-friendly — and free! — concert series
An article mentions that the Onstage Offstage Chamber Music Festival is co-sponsored by Rice's Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance's Arts of Tolerance Program.
Houston CityBook
http://dateline.rice/april-24-hcb
Cook qualifies for open water championship meet
An article mentions that a Gulf Southern Zone Open Water Championships qualifying meet was hosted by Rice April 16.
The Bay City Tribune (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-tbct
Embattled Bravo again leans on neighborhood support in hotly contested District 1 race
An article features alumna Sukh Kaur.
San Antonio Report
http://dateline.rice/april-24-kaur
Midland Moments: MHS presents 2023 Catoico Court
A roundup featuring Lillian Caroline mentions that she plans to attend Rice in the fall.
Midland Reporter-Telegram (This article appeared on the front of the Community section in the April 22 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-mrt
April 25
An article mentions that Chamber Music Houston will perform at Rice's Stude Concert Hall May 2.
Texas Classical Review
http://dateline.rice/april-24-tcr
BROADCAST
'KHOU 11 News'
A broadcast mentions that Rice's Moody Center for the Arts hosted an event for Earth Day April 22.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-khou (This segment aired twice.)
WTGS-TV (Savannah, Georgia)
Alumnus Edwin Breeden is interviewed about South Carolina historical markers.
http://dateline.rice/april-24-breeden (This segment aired twice.)
Eastern Michigan University forensics team No. 2 in nation
An article mentions that a team from Rice competed in the National Forensics Association's National Championship Tournament at Bradley University April 13-17.
ClickOnDetroit.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-cod
Paranormal in the Bible / search for the Mokele-mbembe
Rice is mentioned.
'Coast to Coast AM with George Noory' (This segment aired on 745 affiliate stations across the U.S. and Canada.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-c2c
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Bras, Margulies elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
An article mentions that President Reginald DesRoches has been been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for engineering and technology.
Georgia Tech College of Engineering News
http://dateline.rice/april-24-desroches
Anaeze Offodile II, MD, MPH
Anaeze Offodile, nonresident scholar at the Center for Health and Biosciences at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
http://dateline.rice/april-24-offodile
Azie Aziz highlighted as EMERGE Fellowship Mentor
An article mentions that Jones College senior Linh Nguyen participated in the EMERGE Fellowship Mentor Program. The article also mentions James Turrell's "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion and the Shepherd School of Music.
Womble Bond Dickinson
http://dateline.rice/april-24-nguyen
Vulkanausbrüche auf dem Mars? NASA-Rover macht ungewöhnliche Entdeckung
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Prosieben.de (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-siebach
Las 'burbujas' en el centro de la Vía Láctea fueron creadas por nuestro agujero negro supermasivo
An article mentions that graduate student Iason Krommydas contributed to the featured research.
Levante (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-krommydas
Australian adventure sets the stage for the 2024 US eclipse spectacle eclipsing expectations
An article mentions that experts at Rice contributed to the featured research.
List23
http://dateline.rice/april-24-list23
Two LAUTECH students win equity, diversity and inclusion award in Texas
An article mentions that Rice's Institute for Global Health Technologies' 13th Annual Undergraduate Global Health Technologies Design Competition was held April 21.
Mouthpiece Nigeria (This article also appeared in National Insight.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-mn
The surprising relationship between coral-eating fish and algae
An article features Rice research into the health of corals.
PressReels.com (This article also appeared in Corriere Della Sera.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-pr
Top 5 people with the highest IQ in the world of all time
An article mentions that William Sidis taught at Rice in 1916 when he was just 17 years old.
KnowInsiders.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-ki
Ted Cruz education
Rice is mentioned.
GH Gossip
http://dateline.rice/april-24-ghg
India's Sudan mission
The Tribune (India)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-trib
La nécrobotique, ou l'art cauchemardesque de transformer des araignées mortes en robots
An article features collaborative Rice research that repurposed deceased spiders as mechanical grippers.
NewsDay FR (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Glodni Wiedzy.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-ndfr
Beton ohne Zement: Betonersatz saugt CO2 aus der Luft
An article features Rice research developing a concrete with 30% less carbon dioxide emissions.
Ingenieur.de (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-ingenieur
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Covering the Walls: A Q&A with Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts curator Theresa Bembnister
An article mentions that the Rice Public Art program commissioned work by Natasha Bowdoin for the Anderson Biological Laboratory in 2021.
Arkansas Times
http://dateline.rice/april-24-arktimes
Mackowski receives award and speaks at London conference
An article mentions that the Houston Civil War Roundtable's Frank E. Vandiver Award is named for the late former Rice professor and administrator who was acting president from 1969-1970.
St. Bonaventure University News
http://dateline.rice/april-24-vandiver
Reminding students the world needs their voice
An article mentions Rice's Center for Civic Leadership.
Taylor Press (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the April 22 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-tp
2 Washtenaw County high school seniors surprised with $50K scholarships
Rice is mentioned.
MLive.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-mlive
Logos unveiled for Prairieville High School Hurricanes
Pelican Post News
http://dateline.rice/april-24-ppn
Graduates look back on lessons learned at USC
An article mentions Rice's Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium.
University of South Carolina News
http://dateline.rice/april-24-usoca
SPORTS
C-USA announces Scholar Athletes of the Year
An article features the following Rice athletes who won the 2021-22 Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year Award: Maria Budin (tennis), Max Fiedler (basketball), Corbett Fong (track and field), Grace Forbes (cross-country), Hociel Landa (cross-country), Sumit Sarkar (tennis) and Delaney Schultz (soccer).
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/april-24-cusa
WTEN: FIU claims second C-USA title
A series of articles about the Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship mentions that the Owls defeated the University of North Texas and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on the way to the finals but lost to Florida International University 4-1 in the championship match April 23.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/april-24-cusa
CHAMPIONS! No. 38 FIU women's tennis claims second-ever C-USA title over No. 58 Rice
FIUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-fiu
Championship bound! No. 38 FIU drops No. 65 LA Tech in C-USA semis
FIUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-fiu
WTEN: FIU, Rice advance to C-USA Championship final
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/april-24-cusa
WTEN: Quarterfinal coverage of C-USA Championship
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/april-24-cusa
Niners fall in C-USA semifinals to Rice, 4-2
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-49ers
CLT blanks Middle Tennessee; advances to C-USA semifinals
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-49ers
Women's tennis falls in C-USA tournament quarterfinal against No. 3 Rice
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-mgs
WTEN: 2023 championship bracket released
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/april-24-cusa
Women's tennis looking to make a run at C-USA tournament in Denton
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-mgs
No. 27 Blue Raiders earn fourth-straight C-USA title
An article mentions that Rice hosted the Conference USA Men's Tennis Championship April 21-23. The Owls lost to the University of Alabama at Birmingham 4-3 in the first round of competition.
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-gbr
COLUMN: Champions win on Sundays
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-gbr
No. 27 Blue Raiders sweep UAB to advance to the championship
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-gbr
UTSA advances to C-USA final on 4-3 victory over FAU
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-utsa
UAB men's tennis wins thriller over No. 62 Rice in C-USA tourney
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-uab
Men's tennis opens C-USA tournament against host Rice
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-uab
MTEN: Quarterfinal coverage of C-USA Championship
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/april-24-cusa
MTEN: MTSU claims fourth straight C-USA title
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/april-24-cusa
UAB men's tennis falls to No. 27 Middle Tennessee in C-USA semifinals
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-uab
Vinson's first-pitch home run walks off Blue Raiders over the Owls in extra innings
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team won one of its three games against Middle Tennessee State University April 21-23.
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-gbr
Blue Raiders split Saturday doubleheader to set up Sunday rubber match against Rice
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-gbr
Middle Tennessee and Rice series-opener suspended due to weather
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-gbr
Hurdlers shine, pair post top-three times
An article mentions Rice's J. Fred Duckett Invitational track meet April 22.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-uh
Track and field heads to the LSU Alumni Gold and Fred Duckett Twilight on Saturday to wrap up regular season
UNOPrivateers.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-uno
Privateer distance has successful trip to California
UNOPrivateers.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-uno
Saltzman and Jimenez sweep the steeple in Houston, Privateers set five personal bests in Baton Rouge to wrap up the regular season
UNOPrivateers.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-uno
Track team to run at Rice Twilight in final meet before SLC
McNeeseSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-mcneese
Moloney posts 4th-best time in 5,000 meter in school history at Rice
McNeeseSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-mcneese
UTSA in Texarkana for C-USA Championship
An article mentions that Rice's golf team is competing in the Conference USA Championship in Texarkana, Texas, which runs through April 27.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-utsa
Blue Raiders set sights on fifth straight C-USA trophy
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-gbr
Preview: Conference USA men's golf championship
LaTechSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-latech
UTEP men's golf set to compete at the C-USA Championship April 24-27
UTEPMiners.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-utep
Men's golf begins C-USA Championship on Monday
WKUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-wku
Bryce Young isn't the only QB draft prospect getting height critiques
Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren is mentioned.
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/april-24-bloomgren
2023 spring college football games: QB battles, injuries, more
Rice football player J.T. Daniels is mentioned.
ESPN
http://dateline.rice/april-24-daniels
Gold-Blue Spring Game set for Saturday
West Virginia University's The Daily Athenaeum
http://dateline.rice/april-24-daniels
Portugal: A lista de 55 pré-convocadas para o Mundial feminino
An article features former Rice soccer player Ana Albuquerque.
MaisFutebol.iol.pt (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Tribuna Expresso.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-albuquerque
Texas A&M OL Josh Bankhead announces his retirement from football
An article mentions former Rice football player Aidan Siano.
USA Today's Aggies Wire
http://dateline.rice/april-24-usatoday
Defensive back Bobby Taylor withdraws from the transfer portal, intends to rejoin Texas A&M football team
An article mentions former Rice football player Jerry Johnson.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-247
College basketball transfer portal: First impression of each SEC team's offseason
An article mentions that Noah Shelby has transferred to Rice to play basketball.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-247
Sporting a new look, Texas QB Quinn Ewers primed for big 2023
An article mentions that the Rice football team's season will begin Sept. 2 with a game against the University of Texas at Austin.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. A similar article also appeared in Heartland College Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-hc
Sam Houston to host Texas State at NRG Stadium in 2024
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Sam Houston State University Aug. 31, 2024.
FBSchedules
http://dateline.rice/april-24-fbs
Nebraska football's SJ Hulme among the women set to impact Matt Rhule's program
Rice is mentioned.
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-ta
Pokes lose 240-pound running back, 4-star recruit to portal
KOWB Online
http://dateline.rice/april-24-kowb
Texas' Dylan Disu makes surprising NBA Draft decision after deep March Madness run
Clutch Points
http://dateline.rice/april-24-cp
NEWS RELEASES
Reginald DesRoches, Lydia Kavraki elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Rice President Reginald DesRoches and Professor Lydia Kavraki have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the nation's foremost society of scholars. DesRoches and Kavraki are among nearly 270 members to be inducted into the academy this year, joining a tradition of honoring excellence and leadership across disciplines and practices.
http://dateline.rice/april-24-news-release-desroches-kavraki
Baker Institute webinar to examine health, economic benefits of proposed Texas brain research institute
Health experts and leaders from government, the medical industry and the nonprofit sector will explore the role a brain research institute could play in boosting Texas' economy while improving health and wellness in the state at an April 28 webinar from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://dateline.rice/april-24-news-release-baker-webinar
Gastric suction device could curb preventable newborn mortality
Newborns in the Dominican Republic with severe abdominal distention don’t face the same odds of survival as those born in the U.S. A team of Rice University engineering students put their skills to work toward closing this health care gap.
http://dateline.rice/april-24-news-release-bellytubbies-team
Political experts to discuss 2024 campaign season at Baker Institute, Carter Center event
Former President Jimmy Carter's legacy of promoting free and fair elections at home and abroad will be discussed at a May 1 event hosted by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and The Carter Center. During the daylong collaboration, experts on both sides of the aisle will look ahead to the 2024 presidential election.
http://dateline.rice/april-24-news-release-baker-symposium
Rice-developed device helps premature babies in developing countries breathe without damaging eyesight
A new medical device developed by Rice students will help premature babies in developing countries receive life-saving oxygen without damaging their eyesight. "Avatar The Last Air Blender," a Rice 360 team doing work at the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen, set out to develop a simple, inexpensive air blender to address this health issue.
http://dateline.rice/april-24-air.blender