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Dateline Rice for April 30, 2021

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL Tomorrow's special election in Texas is the Democrats' best House hope in 2021 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, authored an op-ed in The Hill, and he is quoted in Jewish Insider. The Hill (This op-ed also appeared in MSN.) http://dateline.rice/april-30-jones

Dateline Rice for April 29, 2021

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL Demanding supply in college admission: White paper calls for expansion, innovation at selective schools Rice's plans to enlarge its undergraduate student body by 20% to 4,800 by the fall of 2025 are mentioned. Forbes https://bit.ly/3sYsITj

Dateline Rice for April 28, 2021

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL In Texas, Biden's infrastructure plan raises hope of an 'Ike Dike' to protect against hurricanes Phil Bedient, director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted. NBC News (This article also appeared in MSN.) https://nbcnews.to/2Sc3Z1i

Dateline Rice for April 27, 2021

COVID-19 PANDEMIC Rice partially lifts mask mandate, changes testing requirements An article reports that Rice will no longer require those on campus to wear masks in outdoor spaces as long as people stay at least three feet apart. The article quotes Kevin Kirby, Rice’s vice president for administration and chair of the Crisis Management Advisory Committee, Provost Reginald DesRoches and Christopher Johns-Krull, professor of physics and astronomy. Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the April 27 print edition) http://dateline.rice/april-26-kirby-desroches-johnskrull

Dateline Rice for April 26, 2021 (Weekend Edition)

Dateline Rice for April 23, 2021

COVID-19 PANDEMIC Survey of Houston families reveals pandemic's unequal impact on wages and employment An article features Rice research by the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) that found that Blacks and Hispanics were more likely to experience lost wages or unemployment than whites during the pandemic. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include HERC associate director of regional research Daniel Potter, research scientist Gabriela Sánchez-Soto and junior research scientist Kenneth Stice. Phys.org http://dateline.rice/april-23-herc

Dateline Rice for April 22, 2021

COVID-19 PANDEMIC The biology of grief An article cites research by Christopher Fagundes, associate professor in psychological sciences, which found links between grief, depression and changes to the immune and cardiovascular systems. The New York Times (Subscription is required.) http://dateline.rice/april-22-fagundes

Dateline Rice for April 21, 2021

COVID-19 PANDEMIC Harris County vaccination data shows African American, Latino residents have fallen behind 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 in the April 21 print edition of the Chronicle's Sugar Land Sun and a previous edition of Dateline.) http://dateline.rice/april-21-ho

Dateline Rice for April 20, 2021

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL Cooperate despite 'genocide'? Biden tests ties with China, Russia An article cites an essay co-authored by Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts fellow in energy and environmental affairs at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, which argues that the United States should look to compete rather than coordinate with China on climate issues. France 24 (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.) http://dateline.rice/april-20-collins

Dateline Rice for April 19, 2021 (Weekend Edition)

COVID-19 PANDEMIC Baker Institute's Edward Djerejian on energy, medical expertise and Houston's place shaping policy Edward Djerejian, director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured in a Q&A about the institute's contribution to policy discussions from the pandemic to NASA. Baker Institute members Peter Hotez, adjunct professor of bioengineering and fellow in disease and poverty, and Quianta Moore, the Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy, are mentioned. Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the cover of the Chronicle's "Texas Inc." in the April 19 print edition.) http://dateline.rice/april-19-djerejian-baker-institute

Dateline Rice for April 16, 2021

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL Scientists create early embryos that are part human, part monkey Kirstin Matthews, fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted and interviewed. NPR's "All Things Considered" (This segment aired on more than 900 affiliate stations across the U.S. and more than 60 stations on ABC News Radio in Australia, and this article appeared in more than 200 other media outlets. This story appeared in yesterday's Dateline.) http://dateline.rice/april-16-matthews

Dateline Rice for April 14, 2021

COVID-19 PANDEMIC Harris County vaccination data shows African American, Latino residents have fallen behind 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 14 print edition and yesterday's Dateline.) http://dateline.rice/april-14-ho

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