Dateline Rice for April 5, 2021 (Weekend Edition)

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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

Researcher looks into 'Why Science and Faith Need Each Other'
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-ecklund

'TWC News All Day'
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 interviewed about how the pandemic has impacted Texas' economy.
Spectrum News Austin (This segment aired twice.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-ho

'How much more can we take?': Pandemic leads to rise in anxiety, depression in Cy-Fair
An article mentions Rice's collaborative COVID-19 Registry, which produces a demographic portrait of the pandemic’s impact on Houston residents.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/april-5-cin

Kids are using this new strategy to get into top colleges during COVID
An article features an admissions essay "soundbite," a single sentence summing up a student's personality, abilities and plans, from a Rice student.
New York Post (This article also appeared in the April 4 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-nyp

Tech companies that won the pandemic are snapping up MBAs
An article pictures and quotes Akintayo Abiodun, a student at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business. Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, also is quoted.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the April 5 print edition, and it also appeared online in Live Mint.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-abiodun

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

'There is no middle ground': Corporate America feels the pressure on voting rights
Doug Schuler, associate professor of business and public policy at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Los Angeles Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the April 3 print edition of the Times, and it appeared in the April 3 print edition of The Dallas Morning News.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-schuler


Companies, facing new expectations, struggle with pressure to take stand on Georgia voting bill
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the April 3 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-schuler


Derecho de voto: empresas presionadas para que se pronuncien
Noticias por el Mundo
http://dateline.rice/april-5-schuler

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice announces major expansion of student body and campus
An article details Rice's plans to expand its student body by 20% by 2025, which will also include a 12th residential college, a new engineering building, a building for the visual and dramatic arts and a new student center. President David Leebron and Robert Ladd, chair of the Rice Board of Trustees, are quoted. The second article mentions that Leebron attended the 2019 Houston Open Innovation Conference.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the April 5 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-leebron-ladd


LSC-University Park to host Time magazine's Kid of the Year at Innovation Week
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-rice-pres


Texas-Squared Startup Newsletter No. 291
Texas-Squared Startup on Medium
http://dateline.rice/april-5-expand

Opinion: This session, lawmakers can improve Texas' failed drug policy
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This op-ed also appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the April 5 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-neillharris

Freewheels Houston connects refugees, vets with bikes they need

An article mentions that Rice Bikes, a student-run organization that fixes, rents and sells bikes for the Rice community, helped repair bikes for Freewheels Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-rice-bikes

Sixth year of Bonnie Spencer awards
An article mentions Will Rice College student Jordan Whelchel.
The Gilmer Mirror
http://dateline.rice/april-5-whelchel

BROADCAST

California is coming to Texas! Why more people moving to Lone Star State
A broadcast features a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute, is interviewed.
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-fulton

'CNN Newsroom with Pam Brown'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is interviewed.
CNN (This segment aired twice.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-brinkley

Necessary signatures gathered for ballot initiative limiting power of Houston mayor
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.
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-jones


Houston's Democrat mayor facing possible referendum on his powers after 35,000 signatures collected: Report
Fox Wilmington (This article also appeared in WCSI Online and Times News Express.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-jones

'The Brian Kilmeade Show'
A broadcast features Texas land commissioner and alumnus George P. Bush.
WABC-AM (New York; this segment aired on more than 225 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-gpbush

'KHOU 11 News This Morning'
A broadcast features a live shot overlooking the Rice campus.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-khou

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Rice, C-Crete team optimizes conversion of tire waste into graphene for stronger concrete
Rice scientists have optimized a process to convert waste from rubber tires into graphene that can, in turn, be used to strengthen concrete. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Green Car Congress
http://dateline.rice/april-5-tour

Power/Performance Bits: April 5
An article mentions that experts at Rice were part of a team of researchers that made graphene behave like a transistor.
Semiconductor Engineering
http://dateline.rice/april-5-se

Physicists observe new phase in quantum condensate of light
An article mentions that the Bose-Einstein condensate, a gas of atoms so dense and cold that their matter waves lose their individuality and condense into a "superatom wave," was first created by experts from Rice and collaborative institutions in the 1990s.
Sci-News.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-scinews

Online harassment is real. Here’s how to help your students and educate yourself
A roundup mentions that the student-run Rice Thresher was renamed the Rice Trasher for its April Fools' Day edition.
Poynter
http://dateline.rice/april-5-trasher

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Class of 2025 acceptance rate drops to 6.7 percent, lowest ever
An article mentions that Rice is No. 16 in U.S. News & World Report's "Best National University" rankings.
Vanderbilt Hustler
http://dateline.rice/april-5-vh

Good News Sunday: College kid dominates in Final Four, turns pro ... in tuba
An article featuring Martel College sophomore Robert Black mentions that he will become the youngest member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
Daily Herald
http://dateline.rice/april-5-black

New coaches must make student engagement a priority
Rice is mentioned.
The Norman Transcript
http://dateline.rice/april-5-nt

A wild ride
Marie Lynn Miranda, former provost and professor of statistics at Rice, is featured.
Notre Dame Magazine
http://dateline.rice/april-5-ndm

Abuse lawsuit against US Fencing names star coach, alleges Phoenix assault
An article about a sexual assault lawsuit against Maher "Mauro" Hamza mentions the plaintiff met him the year before he started coaching fencing at Rice.
Phoenix New Times
http://dateline.rice/april-5-pnt

Mountshannon man funds leading research on marine microplastics
Alumnus Alvin Orbaek White is featured.
The Clare Champion
http://dateline.rice/april-5-white

SPORTS

VB: Omaha-bound Rice, WKU earn second-straight NCAA Tournament bids
Several articles mention that Rice's volleyball team was defeated by Western Kentucky University 3-1 in the Conference USA Tournament championship match April 3 and that the Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Rice will face North Carolina A&T State University in the first round April 14.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/april-5-cusa


VB: No. 19 WKU secures 6th C-USA championship in 7 seasons
Conference USA (Similar articles appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-cusa


Dancing again: Kentucky, Louisville, WKU, Morehead volleyball teams are NCAA Tourney-bound
Louisville Courier-Journal
http://dateline.rice/april-5-cj


Bubble-bound No. 19 WKU tops No. 24 Rice in four sets for C-USA Tournament championship
WKUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-wku


FULL CIRCLE: Hudson, WKU celebrate special championship
Bowling Green Daily News
http://dateline.rice/april-5-bgdn


Tops fire on all cylinders to sweep UTEP, secure 20th win
WKUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-wku


A&T volleyball to play Rice in NCAA Tournament
NCATAggies.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-ncat


Here are the 30 automatic qualifiers in the 2020-21 NCAA women's volleyball championship
NCAA
http://dateline.rice/april-5-ncaa


2020-21 DI women's volleyball selection show
NCAA.com (This segment also aired on ESPN.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-ncaa


Full breakdown and analysis of the 2020-21 DI women's volleyball bracket
NCAA
http://dateline.rice/april-5-ncaa


Penn State volleyball earns No. 13 seed in NCAA Tournament
PAHomepage.com (This segment also aired on WTAJ-TV in Altoona, Pennsylvania.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-wtaj


Six Big Ten volleyball teams selected to NCAA Tournament
BigTen.org
http://dateline.rice/april-5-big10


'WJAC News'
WJAC-TV (Johnstown-Altoona, Pennsylvania)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-wjac

Mike Bloomgren pleased with offense after Rice's spring game
Rice's offense defeated the defense 48-34 in the football program's annual Blue-Gray spring game April 2. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the April 3 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-bloomgren


Five observations and notes from the Rice Owls' 2021 spring game
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/april-5-blue-gray

How I manage to stay healthy while running over 100 miles a week
Former Rice track and field athlete Becky Wade Firth authored an article.
InsideHook.com (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-wadefirth

Katy keeps lead, Taylor provides upset in 19-6A baseball
A slideshow pictures Caleb Matthews, who has signed with Rice to play baseball.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-hc

Last dance for Eastern Michigan: Where are they now?
An article features former Rice head basketball coach Ben Braun.
EMUEagles.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-emu

New York Yankees player profiles: Lucas Luetge, the long road back (video)
Former Rice baseball player Lucas Luetge is featured.
Empire Sports Media
http://dateline.rice/april-5-luetge

VB tabbed as No. 12 seed in 2020-21 NCAA Championship
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team was defeated by Baylor University earlier this season.
BayloreBears.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-bbears

MMQB: Sean Payton discusses the Taysom Hill vs. Jameis Winston competition to replace Drew Brees
A roundup mentions that Rice will host an NFL pro day April 9.
Sports Illustrated
http://dateline.rice/april-5-si

Houston tees off at Bayou City Collegiate Classic
An article mentions that Rice's golf team is competing in the Bayou City Collegiate Classic April 5-6.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-uhc

Reckow improves to 12-2 as Roadrunners sweep series with Rice
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team was defeated by the University of Texas at San Antonio April 3.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-utsa

Tramel: Baylor and Scott Drew say thanks to the Big 12 with NCAA Tournament success
Rice is mentioned.
The Oklahoman (Similar articles also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-okla


Former Texas F Royce Hamm Jr. commits to UNLV
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/april-5-sbn


Houston Thomas felt the time was right to pick Kansas
Kansas Rivals
http://dateline.rice/april-5-kr


Northview’s Kyler VanderJagt adds seventh Division I offer
MLive.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-mlive

No. 17 LA Tech shuts out UAB for series victory
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play Louisiana Tech University April 9.
Times News (This segment also aired twice on KTBS-TV in Shreveport, Louisiana, and this article also appeared in Louisiana Tech Athletics and ArkLaTex.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-tn

Alejo's last ride
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team defeated Texas A&M University 2-1 March 23.
The Battalion
http://dateline.rice/april-5-batt

NEWS RELEASE

Rice Business Plan Competition events to be livestreamed
Three events during this week’s Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) will be livestreamed. Hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, the RBPC will gather teams from 54 universities and six countries to compete for more than $1.2 million in prizes and investments. The elevator pitch competition on April 6 and the live final round and awards presentation on April 9 will be broadcast on YouTube and the RBPC website.
http://dateline.rice/april-5-news-release-rbpc

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