Dateline Rice for April 13, 2021
COVID-19 PANDEMIC One-quarter of Texans older than 16 have been fully vaccinated Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted. Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the April 13 print edition.) http://dateline.rice/april-13-ho
Dateline Rice for April 12, 2021 (Weekend Edition)
Dateline Rice for April 9, 2021
COVID-19 PANDEMIC This COVID-19 vaccine plant shows Texas is becoming biotech's third coast Alumnus Thomas Page is featured. Texas Monthly http://dateline.rice/april-9-page
Dateline Rice for April 8, 2021
COVID-19 PANDEMIC Will the pandemic spark a religious revival in the Muslim world? A.Kadir Yildirim, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an article. The Washington Post (Subscription is required.) http://dateline.rice/april-8-yildirim
Dateline Rice for April 7, 2021
COVID-19 PANDEMIC How 'frugal design' innovations have helped communities during COVID-19 Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of the Rice 360º Institute for Global Health, co-authored an article. World Economic Forum (This article originally appeared in The Conversation, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.) http://dateline.rice/april-7-richardskortum
Dateline Rice for April 6, 2021
COVID-19 PANDEMIC How white evangelicals' vaccine refusal could prolong the pandemic Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice, is quoted. The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Times' daily "Coronavirus Briefing" and the Houston Chronicle, and it appeared in yesterday's Dateline.) http://dateline.rice/april-6-ecklund
Dateline Rice for April 5, 2021 (Weekend Edition)
COVID-19 PANDEMIC How white evangelicals' vaccine refusal could prolong the pandemic Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autry professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice, is quoted in The New York Times, and she is interviewed by Houston Public Media about the research highlighted in her book "Why Science and Faith Need Each Other: Eight Shared Values That Move Us beyond Fear." The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the April 5 print edition, ) http://dateline.rice/april-5-ecklund
Dateline Rice for April 2, 2021
COVID-19 PANDEMIC Disaster research response experts share insights for pandemic An article mentions Rice's collaborative COVID-19 Registry, which produces a demographic portrait of the pandemic’s impact on Houston residents. Environmental Factor http://dateline.rice/april-2-covid-registry
Dateline Rice for April 1, 2021
COVID-19 PANDEMIC Chip delivers COVID-19 test results on a phone An article features Rice research that developed a microfluidic chip measuring the concentration of protein biomarkers for COVID-19 in blood serum from a standard finger prick. It delivers results on a smartphone in less than an hour. Co-author Peter Lillehoj, associate professor and the Shankle Chair in Mechanical Engineering, is quoted. National Science Foundation (This was also featured in the NSF's March "Research News Highlights" newsletter.) http://dateline.rice/april-1-lillehoj
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