COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Bloomberg Radio 
Joyce Beebe ’07, a fellow in the Center for Public Finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about her research into how the three waves of COVID-19 stimulus payments may have raised many people’s credit scores. Beebe is interviewed by KRIV in a segment about how some mothers are delaying their return to work because of limited day care services due to the pandemic.
http://dateline.rice/may-10-beebe (This segment aired on more than 60 affiliate stations across the U.S., and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.) 
‘Fox 26 News’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-beebe (This segment aired six times.)

Q&A: Lina Hidalgo on her political future, I-45 and lowering Harris County’s COVID threat level
An article about Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo mentions that her health policy decisions have been informed by experts from Rice’s Texas Policy Lab and local medical centers.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Coronavirus section in the May 9 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-tp 

Brasil passa o Reino Unido e se torna o 4º país que mais aplicou vacinas
An article on Brazil’s vaccination efforts cites Rice’s COVID-19 dashboard.
Diário do Poder (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-ddp

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

¿Los futbolistas son famosos porque son ricos o ricos porque son famosos?
An article cites collaborative research by Alessandro Piazza, assistant professor of strategic management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
The Conversation (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-piazza

Lettere al Direttore / Il Maggio dei Libri, leggere per amore
An article features Rice writer-in-residence Andrea Bajani.
TMI Notizie (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-bajani

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Democrats wanted to flip Ron Wright’s seat. Instead they wonder why they were shut out
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted in three articles, and he is interviewed by KXAS about bills currently in the Texas Legislature.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the May 10 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-jones
Texas’ ‘most conservative 48 hours’ went Greg Abbott’s way for 2022 (and 2024?)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the May 9 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-jones
Texas lawmakers deliver ‘the most conservative 48 hours’ for Governor Abbott
Hot Air
http://dateline.rice/may-10-jones
‘Lone Star Politics’
KXAS-TV (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-jones (This segment aired twice.)

Essay: Floating skyscrapers and free-range bayous? The secret to Houston’s future lies in our memory.
Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology, authored an essay. Albert Pope, the G. S. Wortham Professor of Architecture, is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Outlook section in the May 9 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-boyer-pope

Houston can be a leader in a circular plastics economy
Rachel Meidl, the fellow for energy and environment at the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the May 10 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-meidl

Symphony wine dinner raises funds for HISD program
An article mentions that the Houston Symphony and Rice’s Shepherd School of Music have announced the launch of the Shepherd School-Houston Symphony Foundation Community-Embedded Musician Fellowship, which will be awarded to a student from the Shepherd School’s graduate program annually for an apprenticeship to learn how to best work with children and residents from underserved communities.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the May 9 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-hc

Opinion: New TSU library is a beacon for school and Third Ward community
An article mentions that it first appeared in Cite, a publication of the Rice Design Alliance.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Outlook section in the May 9 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-rda

Expansion of I-45 in downtown Houston on hold in a traffic-choked, divided region
An article cites a 2017 study by the Houston Health Department and Rice that found children living in zones where transportation emissions were high experienced more asthma attacks requiring emergency services.
The Galveston County Daily News (This article also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-gcdn

Where Texas A&M real estate economist Jim Gaines sees ups — and downs — in the year ahead
A Q&A featuring Jim Gaines mentions he was formerly associated with Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the May 10 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-hc

BROADCAST

‘House Hearing on Electric Vehicles’
Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, testifies at a May 5 hearing before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy.
C-SPAN 2
http://dateline.rice/may-10-foss (This segment aired twice.)

’13 Eyewitness News’
A broadcast mentions that the 40th Kinder Houston Area Survey will be released at an online event May 11.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-kinder-survey (This segment aired five times.)

Texas Public Radio
A broadcast cites research on the flood risks faced by Houston renters by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
KSTX-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-tpr (This segment aired on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas and appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)

‘Ivy League of the South’ can be found in Houston university, says survey
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 10 in the nation on The Princeton Review’s list of best-value private universities.
ABC 13 Online (This article originally appeared in CultureMap Houston and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-abc13

‘ABC 13 Eyewitness News on CW 39’
A broadcast features Rice’s Mariachi Luna Llena.
CW 39
http://dateline.rice/may-10-cw39 (This segment aired three times and appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)

‘Talk 1300’
An article mentions Rice research into the possible effects of increasing the corporate tax rate to 28%.
WGDJ-AM (Albany, New York)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-wgdj

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Kirsten Ostherr, the Gladys Louise Fox Professor of English and director of Rice’s Medical Futures Lab, is quoted.
The Wire (This article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-ostherr

California’s population decreased for the first time in its history
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Townhall
http://dateline.rice/may-10-fulton

An article features Casey Sherrod, a student at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business. Adam Herman, executive director of the student program office at the Jones School, is quoted.
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-sherrod-herman

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

In three decades with NMSU, Boberg left a legacy of innovation and inspiration
An article mentions that the Arrowhead Center, New Mexico State University’s economic development and technology commercialization engine, was initially modeled after technology commercialization operations at Rice.
Las Cruces Sun News
http://dateline.rice/may-10-sn

Rice is mentioned.
The Times
http://dateline.rice/may-10-tt

SPORTS

An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team was defeated by the University of Virginia 3-0 May 5 in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-wapo

The Cavalier Daily
http://dateline.rice/may-10-cd

Spring fling with football productive if incomplete for TSU, Prairie View
An article mentions that Rice’s football team is slated to play Texas Southern University for the first time Sept. 25.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the May 10 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-hc
2021 Texas Southern football schedule
HBCU Gameday
http://dateline.rice/may-10-hbcu

How Sam Houston went from good to great
An article features Sam Houston State University athletics director Bobby Williams, a former Rice football player.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared on the front of the Sports section in the May 8 print editions of both.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-hc

Texas keeps Big 12 title race interesting with rout of TCU
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin May 18.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared in the May 10 print edition of the Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-hc

Southwest’s Madeleine Fey follows family line to gold
An article mentions Rice track and field athlete Morgan Fey.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the May 8 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-fey

100 days of Kansas City-area Olympians: John Nicholson, track and field
An article mentions that the late John Nicholson, who competed in the Stockholm Olympics in 1912, coached track and field at Rice.
KSHB Online
http://dateline.rice/may-10-kshb

Dragons level Loons 9-5 improve to 3-1
Former Rice baseball player Ricky Salinas is mentioned.
WDTN Online
http://dateline.rice/may-10-salinas

Georgia transfer PG Sahvir Wheeler puts Oklahoma State in final four
Rice is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/may-10-247

As a wife and mother of a major leaguer, Patty Biggio has seen it all and loves it all
Rice is mentioned.
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-ta

Calvin Anderson, il ‘genio’ di casa Broncos
An article features former Rice football player Calvin Anderson.
Huddle.org (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/may-10-anderson

NEWS RELEASES

How planets form controls elements essential for life
The prospects for life on a given planet depend not only on where it forms but also how, according to Rice scientists, who studied the time it takes for material to accrete into a protoplanet and the time the protoplanet takes to separate into its distinct layers.
http://dateline.rice/may-10-news-release-dasgupta

Feds back probe of understudied gut nervous system
Rice neurobiologist Rosa Uribe, an assistant professor of biosciences, has won a five-year, $2 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how the enteric nervous system forms.
http://dateline.rice/may-10-news-release-uribe