FEATURED ITEMS
Rice University receives $90M award to develop education research hub
An article features news that OpenStax at Rice has been awarded $90 million — the largest federal research grant in the university's history — from the National Science Foundation to build SafeInsights, the country's largest education research hub that aims to advance teachers' knowledge of student learning strategies and boost outcomes for people from diverse backgrounds. President Reginald DesRoches and Richard Baraniuk, the C. Sidney Burrus Professor of Engineering, professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, founder and director of OpenStax and leader of SafeInsights, are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the April 27 print edition and the April 28 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News, and it was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-openstax
Rice University receives $90 million grant for large-scale research hub
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/april-29-baraniuk
3 Houston innovators to know this week
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/april-29-baraniuk
Georgia Tech partners on new NSF large-scale research infrastructure for education
Georgia Tech's College of Computing News
http://dateline.rice/april-29-baraniuk
A breakthrough in better, cheaper and faster education R&D
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/april-29-forbes
Houston group secures $90M for edtech hub, spaceport enters second phase, and more trending news
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/april-29-innomap
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
College protests of today hold echoes of yesteryear
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is interviewed.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in NBC, and this segment also aired on MSNBC.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-brinkley
'CNN News Central'
CNN
http://dateline.rice/april-29-brinkley
LA-Vegas high-speed rail paves the way for ambitious transportation projects
Alumnus Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation policy in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Scripps News (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-emmett
Why do you remember certain things but not others?
An article features Rice research into memory. Co-authors Stephanie Leal, assistant professor of psychological sciences, and graduate student Fernanda Morales-Calva are quoted.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/april-29-leal-morales.calva
Saudi Arabia wants big spenders for the first part of its Neom megaproject
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN Travel (This Insider article also appeared in Yahoo! News UK.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-ulrichsen
Five gas-sipping vehicles to choose from for your long-distance commute
An article cites a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into the demographic changes of cities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Toronto Star (This article also appeared in the April 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-ts
New report details the link between Ivy League degrees and future earnings
Rice is mentioned.
Daily Mail (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-dm
Neuralink Telepathy: Mind controlled actions now a reality!
MSN (United Arab Emirates; this article originally appeared in The Express Tribune.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-msn
Exclusive survey: Hiring managers have lost faith in Ivy League grads
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/april-29-forbes
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Flood buyouts are usually voluntary. What the US can learn from Harris County's mandatory program.
James Elliott, professor and chair of sociology, is quoted, and his research into the demographics of Houston's most flood-prone areas is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the April 28 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-elliott
RUSMP provides kids mathematical play
Carolyn White, director of mathematics programs at the Rice University School Mathematics Project, authored an article about the Collaborative for Children event at Rice April 13.
Village News (This article also appeared in the April 16 print edition, and it appeared in the print and digital editions of the Southwest News.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-white
Marine vet Thomas Avalos finds peace with Astros
Alumnus Thomas Avalos is featured, and Tom Stallings, professor in the practice of sport management, is mentioned.
Our Esquina
http://dateline.rice/april-29-avalos-stallings
Police hiring increased in 2023 after years of decline
An article features research by Richard Boylan, professor of economics.
Texas State Public Affairs Network
http://dateline.rice/april-29-boylan
Pollution from a Fort Bend coal plant worries residents. The EPA says it's working on a solution.
An article cites Rice research into the carbon and sulfur dioxide emissions of the W.A. Parish coal-fired power plant southwest of Houston.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the April 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-hc
Houston wind ensemble WindSync celebrates 15th anniversary with Rice concert
An article mentions that WindSync will perform at Rice's Shepherd School of Music April 28. Alumnus Garrett Hudson is also mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the April 27 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-hudson
WindSync celebrates 15 years with a look back
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-hpm
Texas-Squared Startup newsletter No. 449
A roundup features Rice news stories from the past week.
Texas-Squared Startup on Medium
http://dateline.rice/april-29-tss
Top performing arts and live theater shows in Houston this month: May 2024
A roundup mentions that the Apollo Chamber Players will present "Muted" at Rice's Shepherd School of Music May 24.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/april-29-365
BROADCAST
Rice students create health care navigator
An article features Brown College senior Kayla Grimes, who developed The Healthcare Navigator app with fellow students aimed at helping patients navigate health costs and care. The article also mentions that Jaeyeon Chung, assistant professor of marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, was a mentor on the project.
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired five times on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-grimes-chung
Rice University students launch app to help patients navigate, save money on health care
MSN Health (This article originally appeared in Fox 26 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-grimes-chung
'Wheel of Fortune'
Sid Richardson College senior Ellie Jung is featured.
KATU-TV (Portland, Oregon)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-jung (This segment aired on 26 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
'WoF recap: April 26, 2024'
Wheel of Fortune with Andy Nguyen
http://dateline.rice/april-29-jung
'Isiah Factor Uncensored'
Alumnus Thomas Benford is interviewed about the death of his father, a former Houston-area pastor.
KTXH-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-benford
'WBZ Climate Watch Earth Week Special'
A team of Rice researchers organized the monument to commemorate Okjökull, Iceland's first glacier lost to climate change in 2019.
WSBK-TV (Boston)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-wsbk (This segment aired twice.)
'Texans 360'
A broadcast features Rice's logo.
KDBC-TV (El Paso, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-kdbc (This segment aired on 13 affiliate stations across the state.)
Dirijorul Cristian Măcelaru este director muzical al Orchestrei Simfonice din Cincinnati!
An article features alumnus Cristian Mӑcelaru.
RadioResita.ro
http://dateline.rice/april-29-macelaru
These Texas universities are the prettiest in the US
A roundup features Rice.
CBS News (Texas)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-cbs
These 3 Texas universities among most prettiest campuses on Architectural Digest list
Yahoo! Lifestyle (This article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-yahoo
Baylor named one of the prettiest college campuses in America by Architectural Digest
KWTX Online
http://dateline.rice/april-29-kwtx
'KHOU 11 News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-khou (This segment aired five times.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Houston universities unveil 2024 business accelerator group
An article features news that Rice and the University of Houston are continuing an 11-year collaboration to support Houston entrepreneurship by announcing the latest cohort of their respective startup and small business accelerators, including Rice's OwlSpark. This summer the accelerators will host their ventures at the Ion, a Houston-based tech hub owned by the Rice Management Co. Jessica Fleenor, director of acceleration programs for Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and managing director of OwlSpark and BlueLaunch, is quoted.
MSN Money (This Under30CEO article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-fleenor
University of Houston and Rice University reveal 2024 business accelerator cohort
Pulse 2.0
http://dateline.rice/april-29-fleenor
Shale helps insulate US from oil shocks — but not entirely
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
OilPrice.com
http://dateline.rice/april-29-krane
Rice University students build low-cost cold spray metal 3D printer
An article mentions that a team of Rice students has developed a cold spray metal 3D printing device that relies on pressure and velocity rather than temperature to create a metal part, a process that could help expand the repertoire of metal additive manufacturing techniques, bringing down cost and enhancing the quality of making or repairing one-off complex metal parts. Community members quoted or mentioned include students Eli Case, Julianna Dickman, Garrett French, Galio Guo, Douglas Hebda, Grant Samara, Davis Thames and Aasha Zinke.
VoxelMatters
http://dateline.rice/april-29-vm
Engineers develop energy-efficient underwater robot with innovative buoyancy control
An article features a team of Rice engineering students who have developed a new way to control buoyancy via water-splitting fuel cells, creating a device that offers a more power-efficient method of maintaining neutral buoyancy — a critical component in underwater operations. Community members quoted or mentioned include students Andrew Bare, Spencer Darwall, Noah Elzner, Rafe Neathery, Ethan Peck and Dan Zislis; and Fathi Ghorbel, professor of mechanical engineering and bioengineering. The article mentions that the project won second place in the Willy Revolution Award for Outstanding Innovation at the annual Huff OEDK Engineering Design Showcase.
Knowridge.com
http://dateline.rice/april-29-kr
Qubits could be stored in flash-like memory
An article features Rice research into the methods for finding phase-changing quantum material. Co-authors quoted include Ming Yi, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy.
Photonics.com
http://dateline.rice/april-29-yi-si
The 25 hardest schools to get into in 2024
Rice is mentioned.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in Mental Floss.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-msn.money
DIARY: Weekend, April 27-28, 2024
ClevelandClassical.com
http://dateline.rice/april-29-cc
Winner, winner
Coast Monthly
http://dateline.rice/april-29-cm
In a city that's crazy for sports, this single-unit pizzeria has reinvented itself
PMQ.com
http://dateline.rice/april-29-pmq
2024 Best & Brightest MBA: Sai Konkala, Emory University (Goizueta)
An article mentions a Rice business case competition.
Poets&Quants
http://dateline.rice/april-29-p&q
Membrane Technology Forum to focus on cleaning, sanitation and wastewater
An article features Devesh Mittal, a graduate of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
DairyFoods.com
http://dateline.rice/april-29-mittal
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Alla scoperta di Omobono Stradivari
Rice is mentioned.
La Provincia
http://dateline.rice/april-29-lp
SPORTS
Taussig's home run lifts UTSA over Rice in series finale
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team won two of its three games against the University of Texas at San Antonio April 26-28.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/april-29-utsa
UTSA drops game two at Rice
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/april-29-utsa
UTSA falls short in 10-inning series opener to Rice
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/april-29-utsa
East Carolina, Rice earn series wins
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/april-29-the.american
Rice WR Luke McCaffrey taken by Commanders in third round, becomes latest draftee in his family
An article features former Rice football player Luke McCaffrey.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the April 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-mccaffrey
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-mccaffrey (This segment aired four times.)
'13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-mccaffrey
'2024 NFL Draft'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-mccaffrey
Rice's McCaffrey taken in 2024 NFL Draft
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/april-29-mccaffrey
On Day 2 of the NFL Draft, Commanders select Jer'Zhan Newton, Mike Sainristil, Ben Sinnott
WJLA Online
http://dateline.rice/april-29-mccaffrey
NFL Draft: How Texans, area prospects fared on final day
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/april-29-mccaffrey
Why I like the decision to draft wide receiver Luke McCaffrey
SB Nation (This article also appeared in MSN Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-mccaffrey
5 late-round NFL Draft stars from AAC who could be the next big thing ft. Michael Pratt
Sportskeeda
http://dateline.rice/april-29-mccaffrey
A mom at every stage of the game
The Castle Pines Connection
http://dateline.rice/april-29-mccaffrey
'The Game'
WZGC-FM (Atlanta)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-mccaffrey
Jalyx Hunt selected by Eagles in third round, becomes first Houston Christian player to be drafted by NFL
An article mentions that Rice recently held an NFL Pro Day.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/april-29-c2h
Wisconsin women's basketball assistant Tiffany Morton named West Alabama head coach
An article featuring Tiffany Morton mentions that she is a former Rice women's basketball assistant coach.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-msn.sports
Birmingham Stallions pull away from Houston Roughnecks to remain undefeated in UFL
An article mentions that the Houston Roughnecks are playing their home games at Rice Stadium this season.
Houston Chronicle (An excerpt also appeared in the April 29 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-hc
In a lopsided matchup, the Houston Roughnecks are dealt yet another loss.
TheUFL.com
http://dateline.rice/april-29-ufl
UFL: Showdown at Rice Stadium — Roughnecks and Stallions
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/april-29-hp
UFL attendance: Houston Roughnecks may have the worst fan base in the UFL
NFL Draft Diamonds
http://dateline.rice/april-29-nfl
Birmingham Stallions remains undefeated after a blowout win in Houston
BGMSportsTrax.com
http://dateline.rice/april-29-bgms
Unlocking the UFL: Houston Roughnecks vs. Birmingham Stallions
The Forkball (This article also appeared in YardBarker.)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-tf
'United Football League'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-kriv
'CW 39 Weather & Traffic'
KIAH-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-kiah
'KHOU 11 Morning News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-29-khou
Rendon, Parrish shine to close out the regular season in Lubbock
An article mentions that Rice will host the Southland Conference Championships May 9-11.
LionAthletics.com
http://dateline.rice/april-29-la
Cardinals battle elements to sweep UIW
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play Lamar University May 1.
LamarCaridinals.com
http://dateline.rice/april-29-lamar
NEWS RELEASE
Rice's Yousif Shamoo elected AAAS fellow
Rice bioscientist Yousif Shamoo has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. The lifetime honor, one of the highest in the scientific community, is accorded to fewer than 1% of AAAS members each year. Shamoo, the Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor in the Department of Biosciences, was recognized "for distinguished contributions to research on multidrug resistance, protein structure and evolution and evolutionary trajectories in bacteria by combining approaches from biophysics, genomics and other physicochemical methods."
http://dateline.rice/april-29-news-release-shamoo