FEATURED ITEMS
Rice names inaugural recipients of new grant program that's doling out $360,000
An article features the following inaugural recipients of Rice's One Small Step Grant, which supports Rice-developed, lab-stage innovations: PerisBio, developed by graduate students Samira Aghlara-Fotovat and Samantha Fleury from the lab of Omid Veiseh, associate professor of bioengineering and faculty director of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator; Solidec, founded by postdoctoral associates Ryan Duchanois and Yang Xia from the lab of Haotian Wang, William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair and associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering; HornetX, led by Aditya Mohite, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering; and Coflux, developed by graduate students Jeremy Daum and Alec Ajnsztajn from the labs of Rafael Verduzco, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, materials science and nanoengineering, and Pulickel Ajayan, chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering, professor of chemistry and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow. The article also quotes Paul Cherukuri, chief innovation officer and vice president for innovation, and alumnus Adrian Trömel, assistant vice president for strategy and investments at Rice's Office of Innovation and lecturer in entrepreneurship at the Jones Graduate School of Business.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-rice-one.small.step
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
This is Texas hold 'em — why Texas is fighting the US government to secure its border with Mexico
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article in The Conversation, and he is quoted in several other media outlets.
The Conversation (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News and more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-jones
Texas picks a fight with Biden over powers to patrol the border
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Bloomberg, and it appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-jones
'CBS News'
WCBS-AM (New York)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-jones (This segment aired on more than 50 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
Wonky maps minimize voters, sway balance of power in US elections
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-jones
How to vote five times in Texas without breaking the law (Editorial)
Houston Chronicle (This editorial also appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the Feb. 29 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-jones
'Political Roundup': Super Tuesday approaches. We're excited, right?…Right?
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-jones
Long-time State Rep. Harold Dutton faces long odds to avoid Democratic primary runoff
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-jones
'12 p.m. newscast Feb. 28, 2024'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-jones
'2 p.m. newscast Feb. 28, 2024'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-jones
'6 p.m. newscast Feb. 28, 2024'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-jones
'5 a.m. newscast Feb. 29, 2024'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-jones
'7 a.m. newscast Feb. 29, 2024'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-jones
New tool unravels the mystery of DNA-RNA interactions in single cells
An article features collaborative Rice research integrating DNA and RNA data from single-cell sequencing with greater speed and precision than more recent, state-of-the-art technologies. Co-authors quoted include Luay Nakhleh, the William and Stephanie Sick Dean of the Brown School of Engineering and professor of computer science and biosciences and graduate student Mohammadamin Edrisi.
MSN (Great Britain; this article originally appeared in News-Medical.net.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-nakhleh-edrisi
Data-processing tool could enable better early stage cancer detection
MSN Health (This article originally appeared in Medical Xpress.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-nakhleh-edrisi
Recycling research finds new process to transform glass fiber-reinforced plastic into silicon carbide
An article features Rice research into recycling glass fiber-reinforced plastic. Co-authors quoted include James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and Yi Cheng, a postdoctoral research associate and Rice Academy Junior Fellow.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Phys.org.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-tour-cheng
Why you should lose your temper at work
Research by Hajo Adam, former assistant professor of management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is cited.
The Economist (This article will also appear in the March 2 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-adam
Building resilience in Black communities: Sustainable approaches
An article cites collaborative Rice research that found African Americans are disproportionately affected by the personal, physical and social impacts of natural disasters.
Forbes (This article also appeared in Philanthropy News Digest.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-forbes
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Texas has the most urban runoff of any state. Could that solve looming water woes?
An article cites research by Amelyn Ng, a former Wortham Fellow at Rice's School of Architecture.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the Feb. 29 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-hc
'Dune: Part Two,' 'IO Capitano,' 'Perfect Days' lead list of new films in town
A roundup mentions that Rice Cinema will screen "Balloon" March 1 and "The Conformist" March 2.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-hc
Accessory dwelling units could remake the housing market. Why are they so contentious?
An article mentions the Rice School of Architecture.
Texas Monthly
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-tm
Road to romance
Alumna and Rice Board of Trustees member Elle Moody is featured.
Society Texas
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-moody
BROADCAST
Rice University set to open 'Sarofim Hall' art building
An article mentions that the groundbreaking of Rice's Sarofim Hall student arts building will take place Feb. 29. Kathleen Canning, dean of the School of Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of History, is interviewed. Alumnus Charles Renfro, who designed the hall, is mentioned.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-canning
'Houston's Morning Show'
An article features alumnus and former Rice football player Gabe Baker.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-baker
Former Rice football star to appear with for KING + COUNTRY at RodeoHouston
KHOU Online (This article also appeared in MSN Entertainment.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-baker
'Great Day Houston'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-khou
R&B and country music meet at the Moody Center for the Arts
An article mentions the Spring Fling, which will be hosted by Rice's Moody Center for the Arts March 2.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-hpm
'Good Day L.A.'
A broadcast features reaction videos of students learning they were accepted to Rice.
KTTV-TV (Los Angeles)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-kttv
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Faster and simpler point-of-care malaria test developed by Rice researchers
An article features Rice research developing a rapid, accurate test for diagnosing malaria. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Peter Lillehoj, the Shankle Chair in Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of bioengineering, and academic visitor Jiran Li.
Bioengineer.org
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-lillehoj-li
Dr. Allyson Lister inspires students through the Rice University Center for Career Development's Owl Edge Externship Program
An article mentions that Hanszen College sophomore Ava Baraban, Weiss College junior Ashley Song and Duncan College junior Victoria Liu completed the Owl Edge Externship Program, which connects students to the global Rice network through Rice's Center for Career Development (CCD), with alumna Allyson Lister. Alexander Rodriguez, program administrator for experiential education and data at the CCD, and Lisa Spiro, assistant university librarian for digital scholarship and organizational development at Rice's Fondren Library, are mentioned.
Oxford e-Research Center
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-owl.edge
Rice University and ERDC forge Educational Partnership Agreement
An article features the news that Rice and the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center have signed an Education Partnership Agreement. Ramamoorthy Ramesh, executive vice president for research and professor of materials science, nanoengineering, physics and astronomy, and Matthew Wettergreen, associate teaching professor at Rice's Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen and director of the Global Medical Innovation program in the Department of Bioengineering, are quoted.
Philanthropy News Digest
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-ramesh-wettergreen
Rice University joins federal consortium on AI safety
An article features the news that Rice has joined the nation's leading artificial intelligence (AI) stakeholders to participate in a Department of Commerce initiative to support the development and deployment of trustworthy and safe AI. The effort will be led by Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute. Ramamoorthy Ramesh, executive vice president for research and professor of materials science, nanoengineering, physics and astronomy, and Lydia Kavraki, the Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science, Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of the Ken Kennedy Institute, are quoted.
Philanthropy News Digest
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-ramesh-kavraki
Rice University hosts 17th High Performance Computing Conference: Pushing boundaries in technology
An article features the 17th annual Energy High Performance Computing Conference, which will be hosted by Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute March 5-7.
Compsmag
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-cm
More 'good trouble' than ever: Fourth annual John Lewis Case Competition is biggest — and most ambitious — yet
An article features Dzidefo Ababio, Damieanus Ochola, Talor Thompson and Dominique Wilson, students at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, who won the $20,000 first prize at the 2023-24 John Lewis Case Competition
Yahoo! Finance (This article originally appeared in Poets&Quants.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-yf
Is The New York Times' newsroom just a bunch of Ivy Leaguers? (Kinda, sorta.)
Rice is mentioned.
Nieman Lab
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-nl
Top tier universities are within reach: Industry leader Ivy Central introduces new college admissions counseling program
Deccan Herald
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-dh
GVSU one of 12 global host sites for public administration competition
Grand Valley State University
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-gvsu
No Exit to host Aether Eos
Alumnus Christopher Goddard is featured.
ClevelandClassical.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-goddard
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
5 takeaways from the Future of Health Summit
An article features remarks made by Kirsten Ostherr, the Gladys Louise Fox Professor of English, director of Rice's Medical Humanities Program and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, at the Future of Health Summit Feb. 27.
Silicon Hills News
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-ostherr
In talking about ecology, art can be a more effective medium than stats, numbers
An article mentions that Timothy Morton, the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, recently presented at Syracuse University's "Assembly: Syracuse University Voices on Art and Ecology" exhibition.
The Daily Orange (This article also appeared in Philanthropy News Digest.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-morton
Open educational resources cut student costs and increase engagement
An article mentions OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
UC Santa Cruz's Newscenter
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-ucsc
Spider: A lunar rehearsal in Earth orbit
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Enterprise Dispatch (This article will also appear in the March 1 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-ed
Winter 2024 faculty roundup
A roundup mentions that Jonathan Collins recently gave a talk as part of the Hudspeth Lecture Series at Rice.
Columbia University's Teachers College News
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-cu
SPORTS
Nine American Athletic Conference competitors set to take part in the 2024 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
An article mentions that the following Rice track and field members will be competing in the 2024 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Boston March 7-9: Tara Simpson-Sullivan in weight throw; Eliza Kraule in pentathlon; and Alexander Slinkman in pole vault. The Cumberland News & Star mentions that Simpson-Sullivan recently won the weight throw at the American Athletic Conference's Indoor Track and Field Championships.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-the.american
Tara Simpson-Sullivan wins gold at AAC Indoor Championships
The Cumberland News & Star
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-simpson.sullivan
Miller scores 16, Temple downs Rice 65-43
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to Temple University 65-43 Feb. 28.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-ap
Temple visits Rice after Evee's 34-point game
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-ap
Stifling defense, balanced scoring leads men's basketball to third straight win
OwlSports.com
hsttp://dateline.rice/feb-29-temple
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-kriv
Big innings power defending NCAA baseball champ LSU past Rice
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team lost to Louisiana State University 16-4 Feb. 28.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-hc
Anderson, Neal lead LSU to 16-4 win at Rice Wednesday night
LSUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-lsu
FINAL: No. 3 LSU baseball wins 16-4 against Rice
WBRZ Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-wvrz
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-kprc
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-kprc2 (This segment aired four times.)
'KHOU 11 News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-khou
'WBRZ News 2'
WBRZ-TV (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-wbrz (This segment aired twice.)
'NBC Local 33 News'
WVLA-TV (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-wvla (This segment aired 13 times.)
'Fox 8 Morning Edition'
WVUE-TV (New Orleans)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-wvue (This segment aired three times.)
WWL-AM (New Orleans, Louisiana)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-wwl
Former North Shore assistant suspended 3 years for recruiting violations; head coach gets 2-game ban
An article mentions Rice assistant football coach Jon Kay.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Feb. 29 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-kay
ECU MBB looks to rebound against Memphis
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team defeated East Carolina University 70-52 Feb. 24.
The East Carolinian
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-ec
Who made it to MLB Spring Training?
An article mentions former Rice baseball player Evan Kravetz.
Jewish Baseball News
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-kravetz
NEWS RELEASES
Rice lab finds better way to handle hard-to-recycle material
According to a study published in Nature Sustainability, Rice researchers and collaborators have developed a new, energy-efficient upcycling method to transform glass fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP) into silicon carbide, widely used in semiconductors, sandpaper and other products. "GFRP is used to make very large things, and for the most part, we end up burying the wing structures of airplanes or windmill blades from a wind turbine whole in a landfill," said James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor and professor of chemistry and of materials science and nanoengineering.
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-news-release-tour
Faster and simpler point-of-care malaria test developed by Rice researchers
Rice researchers have developed a rapid, accurate test for diagnosing malaria that is significantly faster and easier to use than traditional tests. The advancement has the potential to improve patient outcomes, especially in rural regions with limited health care resources. A team led by mechanical engineer Peter Lillehoj of Rice’s Brown School of Engineering, created a microfluidic point-of-care immunoassay for quantifying a malaria parasite biomarker in whole blood.
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-news-release-lillehoj
Astronaut and alumna Peggy Whitson tapped as Rice's 2024 commencement speaker
Alumna Peggy Whitson '86, America's most experienced astronaut, will deliver the address at Rice's 111th commencement during the undergraduate ceremony May 4. Throughout her 37-year career, Whitson has flown on three NASA long-duration space flights and Axiom Mission 2, accumulating 675 days in space, more than any other American astronaut or female astronaut in the world.
http://dateline.rice/feb-29-news-release-whitson