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
Houston researchers have been checking your poop during COVID. It's working so well they're going to keep it up.
An article mentions that experts from Rice have partnered with officials from Houston to test wastewater to track the spread of the coronavirus. Lauren Stadler, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle's "ReNew" (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the April 22 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-22-stadler
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Competition with China can save the planet
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts fellow in energy and environmental affairs at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an op-ed arguing that the United States should look to compete rather than coordinate with China on climate issues. This op-ed is cited in Forbes.
Foreign Affairs
http://dateline.rice/april-22-collins
Know your supplier: Why America should consider not buying cheap Chinese solar panels
Forbes (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-22-forbes
Gov. Abbott asks Biden to designate Mexican cartels as foreign terror groups
Gary Hale, nonresident fellow in drug policy and Mexico studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in KRLD Online.)
http://dateline.rice/april-22-hale
Governor letter to president over cartels and the border
East Texas Radio
http://dateline.rice/april-22-hale
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/april-22-hale
Flooding in Houston polluted reefs more than 100 miles offshore
Runoff from the 2016 Tax Day flood and flooding from 2017's Hurricane Harvey carried human waste onto coral reefs more than 100 miles offshore in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, according to a Rice study. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Adrienne Correa, assistant professor of biosciences, and academic visitor Amanda Shore.
National Science Foundation
http://dateline.rice/april-22-correa-shore
Growing up as a victim of climate change: Kids in the most impacted areas speak out
An article about climate change describes how alumna Alice Liu navigated the wake of Hurricane Harvey after it hit Houston in 2017.
ABC News
http://dateline.rice/april-22-liu
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston researchers tap into tech to provide new brain-related health care solutions
Rice and Houston Methodist have forged a partnership to launch the Center for Translational Neural Prosthetics and Interfaces to solve clinical problems with neurorobotics. Behnaam Aazhang, the J.S. Abercrombie Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Marcia O’Malley, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Mechanical Engineering, professor of computer science and professor of electrical and computer engineering, are quoted and pictured.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/april-22-aazhang-omalley
Listen to the radio: KTRU celebrates 29th annual Outdoor Show
An article features Rice radio station KTRU, which is celebrating its 50th year on air with the Outdoor Show April 24. Jones College junior Katelyn Landry is quoted.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/april-22-landry-ktru
Greentown Labs opening marks clean-energy milestone in Houston
An article mentions Rice's redevelopment of Houston's historic Midtown Sears building into the Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district slated to open later this year.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-22-the-ion
Climate tech incubator Greentown Labs' Houston location to officially launch Earth Day
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/april-22-the-ion
Houston-based software startup aims to connect workers with wages in real time
Alumnus Jeff Price, graduate of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/april-22-price
BROADCAST
ABC13 town hall to highlight extreme weather's toll on Texas Gulf Coast
An article mentions that Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research and an emeritus professor of sociology, will participate in a town hall discussion April 22 about extreme weather in Houston.
ABC 13 Online (This town hall was mentioned in two broadcasts on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-22-klineberg
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Chemicals, green hydrogen and electrification
An article mentions that Syzygy Plasmonics' hydrogen fuel cell technology currently under development was pioneered by Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering and the director of Rice’s Smalley-Curl Institute; and Peter Nordlander, the Wiess Chair in Physics and Astronomy, professor of electrical and computer engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering.
GreenBiz
http://dateline.rice/april-22-halas-nordlander
UBC scientists are keeping pulp mill waste out of landfills
An article mentions that Rice scientists have optimized a process to convert waste from rubber tires into graphene that can, in turn, be used to strengthen concrete.
Intelligent Living
http://dateline.rice/april-22-il
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Madisonville school board candidates
Alumnus Lance Byrd is featured.
The Madisonville Meteor
http://dateline.rice/april-22-byrd
North Dakota proposed budget includes money for US 85, Oasis has a new CEO, and other energy moves this week
An article features Daniel Brown, who has been named the new CEO of Oasis Petroleum.
Williston Herald
http://dateline.rice/april-22-brown
Whitfield County native leads Texas A&M through pandemic as interim president
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech,” which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Daily Citizen-News
http://dateline.rice/april-22-kennedy
SPORTS
4 C-USA volleyball student athletes earn AVCA All-American honors
An article features Owl Nicole Lennon, who was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association's (AVCA) All-American third team, only the second player in program history to be named to any AVCA All-American list. The article also mentions that head coach Genny Volpe was named the AVCA Southwest Region Coach of the Year.
Conference USA (A similar article also appeared in Husker Extra.)
http://dateline.rice/april-22-lennon-volpe
OTF: April 21 Athletes of the Week
An article features Rice track and field athlete Tara Simpson-Sullivan, who was named as the C-USA Female Field Athlete of the Week.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/april-22-simpsonsullivan
TEN: C-USA women's tennis championship preview
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team is slated to compete in the second round of the Conference USA Championship April 23. The Owls are the defending champions as last year's tournament was canceled due to COVID-19. Owl Linda Huang is highlighted.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/april-22-huang
Perfect anniversary: Philip Humber reflects on perfect game and career
An article features former Rice baseball player Philip Humber, who pitched a complete game as Rice beat Stanford University to win the College World Series in 2003.
Tyler Morning Telegraph
http://dateline.rice/april-22-humber
Former UTEP men’s basketball player suffers serious injuries in fatal car wreck
An article mentions a 2020 basketball game between Rice and the University of Texas at El Paso.
The Prospector
http://dateline.rice/april-22-mbb
Razorbacks basketball coach will address El Dorado's Academic Signing Day
Rice is mentioned.
Magnolia Reporter
http://dateline.rice/april-22-mr
The Sett, final four: Texas
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team defeated the University of Texas at Austin March 23.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/april-22-sbn
Ten college football teams who could go unbeaten in 2021
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 18.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-22-247
2021 NFL draft profile: Missouri safety Joshuah Bledsoe
Rice is mentioned.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/april-22-sbn
NEWS RELEASE
Touchless temperature made simple
Getting around during the pandemic often requires getting your temperature taken to check for COVID-19. A team of seniors at Rice's Brown School of Engineering wants to make that practice more practical for facilities around the world.
http://dateline.rice/april-22-news-release-brown-school