COVID-19 PANDEMIC
A tale of two economies: How the pandemic fuels inequality
Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Jan. 31 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-rodriguez
From one year to two
An article mentions that Rice has extended its test-optional admissions policies due to the ongoing pandemic.
Inside Higher Ed
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-ihe
'Sterling on Sunday'
An article mentions that a lawsuit was filed against Rice Jan. 11 seeking prorated tuition refunds after the university moved to remote learning when the pandemic broke out last year.
KMBZ-AM (Kansas City, Missouri)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-kmbz (This segment aired on 100 affiliate stations.)
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The Qatar blockade is over, but tensions with Bahrain are not
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Middle East Eye
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-ulrichsen
New study shows Mars’ Gale crater was similar to Iceland over 3 billion years ago
An article features collaborative Rice research into comparing the data from an ancient Martian crater to places on Earth where similar geologic formations have experienced weathering in different climates. Co-authors quoted include Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, and alumnus Michael Thorpe.
The Indian Express
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-siebach-thorpe
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University named No. 1 think tank institution globally, report says
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy has risen to the No. 1 ranking among the best university-affiliated think tanks in the world, up from No. 2 the previous year, according to the 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report. Its Center for Energy Studies maintained its standing as the top energy and resource policy think tank and was recognized as a Center of Excellence for being ranked No. 1 for three consecutive years. Edward Djerejian, director of the Baker Institute, is quoted in CultureMap Houston.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-baker-rankings
Brainy Rice University institute named No. 1 think tank in the world
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-bipp
Essay: Lina Hidalgo puts principle over politics at her own peril
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Outlook section in the Jan. 31 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-stein
Experts: Partisanship the norm in 'nonpartisan' offices
Beaumont Enterprise (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-stein
'We do a lot of work': Texas' low-wage workers hope for more as Biden, Congress push minimum wage hike
An article quotes Quianta Moore, the Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Joyce Beebe, a fellow in the Center for Public Finance at the Baker Institute.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-moore-beebe
Houston ISD study documents student, parent challenges pre-COVID-19
An article features a new survey by Rice's Houston Education Research Consortium that found 17% of Houston Independent School District students were routinely hungry due to a lack of food at home and 1 in 5 students missed class regularly for mental health reasons.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-herc-study
BROADCAST
Will revenue hunt greenlight casino gambling in Texas?
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 interviewed or quoted in several outlets.
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired twice on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-jones
Online sports betting moves ahead in Argentina’s Neuquen province
Casino.org
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-jones
KRLD-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-jones-gambling (This segment aired 14 times.)
Hearings underway, but real redistricting work likely delayed until special legislative session
Texas Standard (This article also appeared in KUT Online, and this segment aired six times on KUT-FM in Austin. This item also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-jones
Texas universities promised action after summer’s racial reckoning. But they’re still reluctant to shed Confederate relics.
An article reports that some students continue to call for the removal of the statue of William Marsh Rice from the university’s academic quadrangle. President David Leebron is quoted.
WFAA Online (This article also appeared in KENS Online and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-leebron
'Fox 26: The News Edge'
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and the co-director of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is interviewed about how climate change may affect Houston and future hurricanes.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-blackburn (This item also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
Students rising above: Balboa High student strives to help community
An article featuring Rana Salem mentions that she hopes to attend Rice.
CBS News Bay Area (This segment also aired three times on KPIX-TV in San Francisco.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-cbs-sfo
New art venue in Galveston will commemorate Juneteenth (Feb. 1, 2021)
Tyler, a caller from Rice, vents about his Houston pet peeve.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-hpm
'KVUE News'
A broadcast mentions that Jerron-Michael Arline hopes to attend Rice.
KVUE-TV (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-kvue (This segment aired seven times.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
State lawmakers begin once-a-decade redistricting fight
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
PewTrusts.org (This article appeared in the Feb. 1 print edition of the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared in more than 30 other media outlets and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-brace
ADNOC CEO seen steering NOC to survive energy transition, monetize assets
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
S&P Global Platts
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-krane
RICE UNIVERSITY: Rice partners with area universities in new African and African American studies consortium
An article mentions that the Southeastern Texas African and African American Studies Consortium, a collaboration between Rice's Center for African and African American Studies and programs at other local universities, will hold a panel discussion titled "The History of African and African American Studies in Southeastern Texas" Feb. 19.
India Education Diary
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-african-american-consortium
'Methodic Optimism': Filipe Magalhaes, Ana Luisa Soares and Ahmed Belkhodja (Fala Atelier)
An article mentions that the architecture firm Fala Atelier was awarded the Rice Design Alliance's 2020 Spotlight Award.
ArchDaily
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-rda
Best college campuses 2021
Rice is featured.
University Magazine
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-um
These MBA program average scores have dropped significantly (this is why)
An article mentions Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
Ladders
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-jones-school
Focus Brands adds Gurmeet Singh to the board of directors
Alumnus Gurmeet Singh is featured.
Atlanta Business Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-singh
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Common calendar, packet papers, Jan. 29
A roundup mentions that Kory Evans, assistant professor of natural sciences, will present the virtual lecture “Ecology and Evolution of Teleost Fishes” March 13.
CentralJersey.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-evans
Erie business briefs: Rules set for Conneaut Lake Park sale
An article mentions Vita Inclinata, the winner of the 2019 Rice Business Plan Competition at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
GoErie.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-rbpc
Calendar events for the Three Rivers area
An article mentions that the Callisto Quartet currently serves as the graduate string quartet-in-residence at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-shepherd-school
SPORTS
Hamlet scores 30 to lift North Texas past Rice 79-74
Several articles mention that Rice's men's basketball team was defeated by the University of North Texas 79-74 Jan. 29 and 79-53 Jan. 31.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-rice-unt-mbb
North Texas holds on to beat Rice
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 30 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-rice-unt-mbb
Simmons carries North Texas over Rice 79-53
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-rice-unt-mbb
North Texas deals Rice fifth straight loss
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Feb. 1 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-rice-unt-mbb
N. Texas looks for home win vs. Rice
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-rice-unt-mbb
Rice, college baseball thinking big for 2021
An article features Rice's baseball program ahead of the start of its season Feb. 19 against the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Head coach Matt Bragga is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 30 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-bragga
Twinkie Town Prospect Vote 2021: Round 8
A roundup features former Rice baseball player Matt Canterino.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-canterino
Top 60 all-time greatest Blue Jays: No. 41 Jose Cruz Jr.
Former Rice baseball player Jose Cruz Jr. is featured.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-cruz-jr
'Sports Sunday'
Former Rice football player N.D. Kalu is interviewed about new Houston Texans head coach David Culley.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-kalu
2020 All-Greater Houston volleyball teams
A roundup featuring Gaby Mansfield mentions that she has committed to play volleyball at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 31 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-hc
Middle Tenn. looks to end streak vs. UAB
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team was defeated by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Jan. 22 and Jan. 23.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-rice-uab-mbb
The catalyst for the women’s basketball team’s historic start
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is leading Conference USA's West Division.
North Texas Daily
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-wbb
Lady Eagles dominate 4th quarter in 57-44 win over La. Tech
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play the University of Southern Mississippi Feb. 5-6.
WDAM Online (This article also appeared in WLBT Online.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-rice-usm-wbb
USM comes up just short against Bulldogs, falls 64-61 at La. Tech
WDAM Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-wdam
Men's tennis nets two singles wins in season opener vs. Rice
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team defeated the University of New Orleans 4-2 but was defeated by Louisiana State University 4-1 Jan. 31.
UNO Privateers
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-uno
Men's tennis season preview: Season starts Sunday vs. Rice
UNO Privateers
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-uno
Men's tennis victorious over Rice, Incarnate Word
LSU Athletics News
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-lsu
Men’s tennis stays home to face Rice, Incarnate Word
LSU Athletics News (This article also appeared in 247Sports.com and The Reveille.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-lsu
Houston wins exhibition over Rice
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team was defeated by the University of Houston 1-0 in an exhibition game Jan. 30.
UHCougars.com (This article also appeared in The Daily Cougar.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-uhc
Recruiting revisited: Ranking college football’s Class of 2017, four years later
Rice is mentioned.
The Athletic
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-ta
New York Yankees player profiles: Jameson Taillon, is he an ace in the making?
Empire Sports Media
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-esm
Lady Raiders set for pair of matches in El Paso
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team will play Texas Tech University Feb. 6.
Daily Toreador
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-dt
Lady Raiders start 2-0 after win against Arizona, UTEP
Daily Toreador
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-dt
Lady Raider tennis sweeps season-opening doubleheader
TexasTech.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-ttech
IN PHOTOS: Students return to sports victories and new campus dining options
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team will play Vanderbilt University Feb. 7.
Vanderbilt Hustler
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-vh
NEWS RELEASES
Rice launches Master of Data Science degree program
Rice is launching a master’s degree program in data science with online and on-campus options. The Master of Data Science program offers recent graduates and professionals a Rice degree that will enhance their current careers or help them pivot to new ones. The degree is offered through the George R. Brown School of Engineering and managed by the Department of Computer Science, which is ranked as one of the nation’s top 20 by U.S. News & World Report.
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-news-release-data-science-program
Failed storage tanks pose atmospheric risks during disasters
Rice engineers have developed a model to quantify what could happen when a hurricane or other natural disaster causes damage to aboveground storage tanks based on data gathered from the Houston Ship Channel, the largest petrochemical complex in the United States, during and after two hurricanes, Ike in 2008 and Harvey in 2017.
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-news-release-griffin
Baker Institute health care experts: US must mandate uniform case reporting for life-threatening pandemics
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has received limited data on the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. despite providing detailed case report forms, according to a new research paper from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The paper’s authors recommend mandating uniform case reporting for life-threatening pandemics.
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-news-release-ho-short-tapaneeyakul
Research could dramatically lower cost of electron sources
Rice engineers have discovered technology that could slash the cost of semiconductor electron sources, key components in devices ranging from night-vision goggles and low-light cameras to electron microscopes and particle accelerators.
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-news-release-mohite
New psychological sciences degree will help graduates improve workplaces
Rice's Department of Psychological Sciences has developed a new, two-year professional master’s degree in industrial-organizational psychology, which focuses on applying the science of human behavior to a variety of issues in the workplace.
http://dateline.rice/feb-1-salas