NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Why urgent care centers are popping up everywhere
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.
CNN (This article also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-ho
The decision of where to seek care is complicated by the multitude of options
Salon (This Kaiser Health News article appeared on the front of the Health section in the Jan. 29 print edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Inquirer's South Jersey issues, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-ho
Oil-exporting Colombia says no to oil exploration
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy and director of the Latin America Energy Program at the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 30 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-monaldi
The massive wave of layoffs is giving tech workers a brutal wake-up call about the reality of work
Eden King, associate professor of psychological sciences, is quoted.
Yahoo! News UK (This article originally appeared in Business Insider, and it appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-king
Sticky plaque discovery sheds light on Alzheimer's
An article features Rice research into a peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease. Co-author Angel Martí, professor of chemistry, of bioengineering, and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted. The research is also featured in Labroots.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-marti
New protein discovery could be useful for Alzheimer's treatments
Labroots
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-labroots
Forgotten history of Chinese railroad workers rises from Texas dust
An article features Kenneth Tam, assistant professor of visual and dramatic arts, whose exhibition "Tender is the hand which holds the stone of memory" is on view at Ballroom Marfa through May 7.
The Seattle Times (This New York Times article appeared in last week's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-tam
Gasoline starts its long, slow ride down
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is interviewed in a Bloomberg podcast, and a World Oil article mentions that he participated in its 55th annual Forecast Breakfast Jan. 27 in Houston.
Bloomberg (Subscription is required. The podcast re-aired on 60 affiliate Bloomberg Radio stations, and this article appeared in last week's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-24-finley
World Oil Forecast: Congressman and industry experts offer upbeat view for 2023
World Oil
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-finley
MBA programs are nearly reaching gender parity with more than 41% women enrollment
An article quotes Ashley Ward and Ashleigh Rogers, graduate students at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business. Rogers is also quoted in a second article.
Fortune (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-ward-rogers
What it takes to turn record MBA enrollment for women into real-world progress
Fortune (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-rogers
Shock turns to disbelief in mass shooting-hit Asian communities
Graduate student Bianca Mabute-Louie is quoted.
France 24 (This Agence France-Presse article appeared in the Jan. 29 print edition of the Viet Nam News and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-mabute.louie
Astronomowie namierzyli "popsutą" gwiazdę. Co spowodowało usterkę magnetara?
An article features Rice research into the rare slowdown of a highly magnetic type of neutron star known as a magnetar. Co-author Matthew Baring, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
MSN Poland (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-baring
Volcano-like rupture could have caused magnetar slowdown
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-baring
Kronprinsen i Saudi-Arabien vil forvandle sit land. Ronaldo spiller en nøglerolle i planen
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Information.dk (Subscription is required. An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-ulrichsen
Bridges history column: Influential Houston businessman Jesse H. Jones, part 1
Rice is mentioned in the first article, and the second article mentions that a gift from Jesse H. Jones helped establish Rice's Jones College.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the Amarillo Globe-News, and it appeared in the Weatherford Democrat and Yahoo! Finance.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-yn
Bridges: Texas businessman and commerce secretary Jesse H. Jones, part 2
Yahoo! Finance (This article originally appeared in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-yf
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Face-to-Face: The Doerr Institute's new director is working to create the next generation of leaders
Alumna Stefanie Johnson, director of Rice's Doerr Institute for New Leaders and a professor of psychological sciences, is featured.
Houston Business Journal (This article is also featured in the Jan. 27-Feb. 2 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-johnson
Texas heat-related deaths reached a two-decade high in 2022 amid extreme temperatures
Sylvia Dee, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, and Luz Garcini, assistant professor of psychological sciences and a Rice Faculty Scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, are quoted.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This Texas Tribune article also appeared in the Texas Standard and the San Antonio Report and was included in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-dee-garcini
Houston City Council OKs next step in Rice's SSPEED Center study of Galveston Bay Park Plan
An article reports that the Houston City Council passed an ordinance authorizing an agreement for a professional consulting services contract between the city and Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center for the Galveston Bay Park Plan. The article mentions that the park plan, a proposal to protect the region from hurricanes, was first conceived by Rice School of Architecture alumni Rob Rogers and Tyler Swanson.
Houston Business Journal (This article is featured in the Jan. 27-Feb. 2 print and digital editions and was included in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-sspeed-center
Essay: From war-torn Vietnam to building a 'tribe' in our Montrose nail salon
Alumna Thu Nguyen authored an essay.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This essay also appeared on the front of the Outlook section in the Jan. 29 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-nguyen
Harris County report highlights struggles, language barriers for home-based child care providers
An article cites a market analysis by the Texas Policy Lab at Rice into regulated Harris County child care providers.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN, and it appeared on the front of the City/State section in the Jan. 30 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-hc
Insight: Small businesses wanting to relocate in Houston are having a tough time. Here's why.
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Jan. 30 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-hc
Barn full of fabric a Texas woman left behind will now bring warmth to Bowie families
An article mentions former Rice basketball player Bobbie Brashear Sr.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (This article appeared on the front page of the Jan. 30 print edition and in last week's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-brashear
Plan your weekend: Feb. 2-5, 2023
A roundup mentions that the Shepherd School of Music Chamber Players will perform at Rice's Stude Concert Hall Feb. 3.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-365
Top performing arts and live theater this week: Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2023
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-365
Report: Houstonians lose days' worth of time each year due to rush hour
An article cites Rice research into Houston traffic.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-innomap
BROADCAST
'Houston Newsmakers': The nasty politics of the state and nation
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 interviewed in a broadcast of "Houston Newsmakers," and he is quoted in several additional media outlets.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston, and it appeared in Click2Houston on YouTube.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-jones
Editorial: Is bill banning Asian landownership about hate — or national security?
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This editorial also appeared on the front of the Opinion section of the Jan. 30 print edition, and it appeared online in Houstonian News and Headtopics.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-jones
Poll shows strong support for more legal Texas gambling options
Play USA
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-jones
Hobby School survey gauges public support for school vouchers
Mirage
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-jones
Maintenance for flood control projects to face delays as Harris County agency deals with a smaller budget
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.
Texas Standard
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-blackburn
WOAI-AM (Austin)
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the climate change risk from gas stoves.
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-cohan (This segment aired four times.)
Do Houston police officers have enough regard for pedestrians?
Bill Fulton, former director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-fulton
'The Nature of Things'
A broadcast features Lesa Tran Lu, associate director for educational programs at the Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering and adjunct lecturer in chemistry.
CBC (This segment re-aired on 10 affiliate stations and appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-lu
Houston Public Library celebrates Asian American experience with grand opening exhibit
An article features the exhibit "Our Vibrant AAPI Community: Selections from the Houston Asian American Archive," a collaboration between Rice's Houston Asian American Archive, housed at the Woodson Research Center, and the Houston Public Library.
Fox 26 Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-fox26
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Climate change chat
Julia Kress, senior electronic resources assistant at Rice's Fondren Library, is quoted.
American Libraries
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-kress
Modigliani mis à nu: Les secrets de l’artiste révélés grâce aux nouvelles technologies
An article mentions that Don Johnson, J.S. Abercrombie Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, developed an algorithm for determining canvas weave densities in X-ray images of paintings.
Connaissance des Arts (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-johnson
SCOA sponsors Syzygy Plasmonics pilot program to demonstrate sustainable fuels production system
An article mentions that Syzygy Plasmonics' technology is based on Rice research.
Hydrogen Central
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-hc
Narasimhan honored as new ASCE fellow
Alumnus Sriram Narasimhan is featured.
American Society of Civil Engineers
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-narasimhan
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Historian Douglas Brinkley's lecture in Little Rock now set for Feb. 13
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and author of "Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson and the Great Environmental Awakening," will speak Feb. 13 in Little Rock, Arkansas, as part of the Clinton Presidential Center's Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (This article appeared in the Jan. 29 print edition and was included in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-brinkley
Roundup: Lisa Newman, Jaden Waldman, teens and COVID …
A roundup features late alumnus Abraham Nad, who died Jan. 27 at 92.
06880
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-nad
Post-2023: Leadership function and lessons for Nigeria
President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
The Guardian (This article also appeared in the Jan. 30 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-guardian
Ridgefield Public School alumni spotlight: Speechwriter and author Cody Keenan
Ridgefield's HamletHub
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-rhh
A practical necessity: John F. Kennedy's vision for European unity and integration
Malaysia Digest
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-md
Fair distribution under IWT key to regional stability: Masood
An article features the virtual discussion "Pakistan’s Energy and Water Security Landscape" hosted by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Pakistan Observer (Similar articles appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-po
SLCC's Moore attends workshop on Gulf's energy transition
An article mentions the Gulf Research Program's Division Committee meeting will take place at Rice in February.
StMaryNow.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-smn
SPORTS
Buffen's 20 lead UAB past Rice 70-52
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to the University of Alabama at Birmingham 70-52 Jan. 28.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 100 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-ap
Rice demolished by UAB in C-USA loss
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-hc
Strong defensive effort leads Blazers to win at Rice
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-uab
'Connected': UAB’s KJ Buffen and Ledarrius Brewer power Blazers to road win at Rice
AL.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-al
Big 4th quarter lifts Rice past UAB 67-57
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated the University of Alabama at Birmingham 67-57 Jan. 28.
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-uab
UAB WBB returns home to host Rice
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-uab
Rice riding late heroics to four-game winning streak in C-USA
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team defeated University of North Carolina at Charlotte 65-63 Jan. 26. Head coach Scott Pera is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-pera
With dramatic victories, Rice University men's basketball off to their best start in two decades
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-abc
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-kprc
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
A broadcast features upgrades to Rice's Reckling Park ahead of the start of the baseball season. Head baseball coach Jose Cruz Jr. is interviewed by two media outlets, and Owl Guy Garibay Jr. is interviewed by KPRC.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-cruz-garibay (This segment aired four times.)
'Fox 26 News'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-cruz
UTSA throwers highlight Friday action at Houston Invitational
A pair of articles mention that Rice's track and field team competed in the University of Houston's Houston Invitational Jan. 27. GoUTSA.com mentions that Owl Erna Gunnarsdottir won the shot put.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-gunnarsdottir
Cardenas logs personal best at Houston Invitational
JavelinaAthletics.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-ja
Sources: Houston targeting new offensive line coach from AAC champion Tulane
Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren is mentioned.
Football Scoop
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-bloomgren
Crawford, Williams lead Bulldogs to 66-55 win
An article mentions that Rice's men's and women's basketball teams are slated to play Louisiana Tech University Feb. 2.
LaTechSports.com (This article also appeared in Crescent City Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-mbb
Cold fourth quarter dooms Techsters
LaTechSports.com (This article also appeared in Crescent City Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-wbb
Rodney Terry constantly auditioning as Texas interim coach
An article mentions the Dec. 12 men's basketball game between Rice and the University of Texas at Austin.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 100 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-ap
Live updates: No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 10 Texas
Volquest
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-volquest
Matchup reunites Texas' Rodney Terry, Tennessee's Rick Barnes
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Jan. 28 print edition of the Express-News, and it appeared in the print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-expnews
Swimming and diving concludes home season against Rice
An article mentions that Rice's swim team defeated the University of Houston Jan. 28.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-uhc
Elon drops Friday afternoon match against Rice, 4-3
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team defeated Elon University 4-3 Jan. 27, while the match between Rice's women's team and the Phoenix Jan 28 was canceled due to inclement weather.
ElonPhoenix.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-ep
Men's tennis match against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi rained out
ElonPhoenix.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-ep
Women's tennis picks up 6-1 victory at Houston
ElonPhoenix.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-ep
Women's tennis match against Rice canceled due to inclement weather
ElonPhoenix.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-ep
'It's always opening day': Golf's oldest major champion Jack Burke Jr. turns 100
An article on Jack Burke Jr. mentions that he briefly attended Rice.
PGA.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-pga
Charlotte women's basketball takes back-to-back wins at home following victory over Rice
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team lost to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 66-61 Jan. 26.
Niner Times
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-ninertimes
Photos: Charlotte 49ers women's basketball vs Rice University
Niner Times
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-ninertimes
Men's basketball defeats Texas-El Paso for third straight win
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play the University of North Texas Feb. 4.
North Texas Daily
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-ntd
A signature season meets a critical point for Miles Sanders
Rice is mentioned.
Sports Illustrated's Eagles Today (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-si
University hires director of football operations and administration
An article features John Simmons, former Rice football chief of staff.
Texas Border Business
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-tbb
North Texas hoops rewind: UNT 52, UTEP 42 — Mean Green pull away late for win
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team defeated the University of North Texas 72-60 Jan. 19.
Denton Record-Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Tyler Morning Telegraph, Victoria Advocate, Kilgore News Herald, Longview News-Journal, KPVI Online and The Port Lavaca Wave.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-drc
North Texas hoops rewind: UNT 63, UAB 52 — Mean Green bounce back to pick up key win
Denton Record-Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Tyler Morning Telegraph, Victoria Advocate, Kilgore News Herald, Longview News-Journal, KPVI Online and The Port Lavaca Wave.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-drc
College assistants from each of the 13 FBS programs to watch for future head coaching jobs
A roundup features former Rice assistant football coach Drew Svoboda.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-dctf
Kelly High School retires Ford Proctor's jersey
Former Rice baseball player Ford Proctor is featured.
12NewsNow.com (This segment also aired on KBMT-TV in Beaumont, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-proctor
Country music artists who have performed the national anthem at the Super Bowl
An article mentions that Super Bowl VIII was held at Rice Stadium.
Billboard
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-billboard
Todos los campeones en la historia del Super Bowl: Chiefs va por su tercer título; Eagles, por el segundo
Marca (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-marca
Upcoming National Football Foundation Showcases help unsigned high school football players play at the next level
An article mentions that former Rice football player N.D. Kalu will volunteer at the 15th annual Houston Texans Senior Showcase at the Texans Methodist Training Center Feb. 4
High School Football of America
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-kalu
Five stories, one family. This is Lady Raider basketball
An article mentions a 1993 women's basketball game between Rice and Texas Tech University.
TexasTech.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-textech
Ragin' Cajuns officially open baseball workouts
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Feb. 17-19.
RaginCajuns.com (This article also appeared in KATC Online.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-rc
Women's tennis plays host to Lamar and Midwestern State Saturday
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team defeated Lamar University earlier this season.
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-mgs
MBB preview: Arkansas at No. 17 Baylor for SEC/Big 12 challenge
An article mentions that Rice's basketball team has played the University of Arkansas 144 times.
Arkansas Razorbacks
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-ar
Sunday 2023 Shrine Bowl East Team practice report: Kei’Trel Clark and AJ Finley dominate in the secondary
Former Rice football player Ikenna Enechukwu is featured.
Pro Football Network
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-enechukwu
Reflecting on USC's top-10 quarterback signees this century
An article mentions last season's football game between Rice and the University of Southern California.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-247
Texas proud: Two Lone Star quarterbacks to meet in Super Bowl
Rice is mentioned.
News Break
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-nb
NEWS RELEASES
Kory Evans wins NSF CAREER Award
Kory Evans, an assistant professor of biosciences at Rice, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study shape change in the skull of spiny ray-fin fishes (Acantomorpha) across their evolutionary history. The five-year award of $1,125,190 will support Evans' investigation of the acanthomorph skull shape change over 300 million years.
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-news-release-evans
Researchers can 'see' crystals perform their dance moves
Rice researchers already knew the atoms in perovskites react favorably to light. Now they can see precisely how those atoms move. A breakthrough in visualization supports their efforts to squeeze every possible drop of utility out of perovskite-based materials, including solar cells, a long-standing project that only recently yielded an advance to make the devices far more durable.
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-news-release-mohite-zhang
Balancing spousal loss and career is a one-two punch for health of widowed individuals
Coping with the loss of a spouse while dealing with the 9-to-5 grind can take a serious toll on the health of widows or widowers, according to new research from the Biobehavioral Mechanisms Explaining Disparities Lab (BMED) at Rice. Chris Fagundes, a professor of psychological sciences at Rice and director of the BMED lab, was the study's senior author.
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-news-release-fagundes
Chinese prefer Europeans to Americans, but the feeling isn't mutual
People in China have more favorable opinions of Europeans than Americans, but the feeling is not mutual, according to a new study from researchers at Rice, the National University of Singapore and the University of British Columbia.
http://dateline.rice/jan-30-news-release-fang