WINTER STORM
'The Exchange'
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is interviewed and quoted in several media outlets. The Dallas Morning News mentions that Cohan and the following Rice scientists have signed an open letter to policymakers to urge preparation for future climate change-related disasters: Phil Bedient, director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center; Sylvia Dee, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences; James Doss-Gollin, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering; and Pedram Hassanzadeh, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences.
CNBC
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-cohan
The Weather Channel
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-cohan
Add air pollution to the list of woes from the deadly Texas freeze
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Feb. 24 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-cohan
How Texas froze: Neglect of power-grid and climate warnings set the icy stage
Yale Climate Connections
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-cohan
Texas scientists: Power outages show why Texas must prepare for climate change
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-open-letter
Texas Republicans prioritized nonsense over winterizing the energy grid
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 or interviewed in several outlets, and he participates in a roundtable discussion about the week's political news by Houston Public Media.
Huffington Post
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-jones
New vaccine mega site opens at NRG Stadium (Feb. 24, 2021)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-jones
What state lawmakers could do to help those with high utility bills
KWTX Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-jones
'KWTX News 10 This Morning'
KWTX-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-jones (This segment aired three times.)
Republicans eyeing five Texas House seats in 2022
KTRH Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-jones
Republicans eyeing five Texas House seats in 2022
KTRH on Spreaker (This segment also aired on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-jones
In Texas, price gouging during disasters is illegal — it is also on very shaky ethical ground
Elizabeth Brake, professor of philosophy, authored an article.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-brake
Column: The Texas crisis reminds us that ‘natural’ disasters are almost always manmade
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Los Angeles Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Feb. 24 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-krane
Experts call for mandates to prevent another Texas power disaster
Courthouse News Service
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-krane
Analysis — Texas blackout: How can electricity grids weather climate shocks?
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies (CES) at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Julie Cohn, nonresident scholar at the CES, are quoted. Medlock is quoted in three additional articles, and Cohn is quoted in Foreign Policy.
Reuters (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-medlock-cohn
Texas power plant capable of powering half a million homes shut down due to renewable energy?
International Business Times
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-medlock
'Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg, TX, has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.'
PolitiFact
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-medlock
Texas freeze tests Mexican gas strategy
Energy Intelligence (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-medlock
Why America’s energy hub can’t keep the lights on
Foreign Policy (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-cohn
Texas mom seeks fire safety awareness after death of 3 kids
An article reports that the mother and three young children of Jackie Nguyen, a student at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, died in a house fire Feb. 16.
The Associated Press (This article appeared in more than 100 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-nguyen
State vaccination efforts resume after winter storm shutdown
An article mentions that Rice administered 800 COVID-19 vaccines to on-campus students, faculty and staff when the Harris County Public Health Department building lost power.
Montgomery County Gazette
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-mcg
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Rice University gets up to $1 million to develop sensor that detects airborne COVID-19
Researchers at Rice have received funding of up to $1 million to lead a team to develop a real-time sensor system able to detect minute amounts of the airborne coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
MedTech Intelligence
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-covid-sensor
Texas-Squared Startup newsletter No. 285
A roundup features a report that Rice and UTHealth have partnered to advance oral cancer immunotherapy, and mentions that Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute has added a data scientist to research COVID-19.
Texas-Squared Startup on Medium
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-tss
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
She sued her enslaver for reparations and won. Her descendants never knew.
An article quotes Caleb McDaniel, associate professor of history, who won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book "Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution."
The Washington Post (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-mcdaniel
As buildings' life spans shrink, developers try to adjust
Jefferson Duarte, the Gerald D. Hines Associate Professor of Real Estate Finance and director of real estate initiatives at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Feb. 24 print edition, and it appeared in the Chicago Business Journal, Charlotte Business Journal, Kansas City Business Journal, Phoenix Business Journal, Milwaukee Business Journal and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-duarte
Are women more likely to keep campaign promises?
An article features Rice research that found governments with strong female representation are more likely to deliver on campaign promises. Jonathan Homola, assistant professor of political science, is cited.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-homola
Plastic trash can now be recycled into ultrastrong graphene
An article mentions that Rice scientists have created a method called flash joule conversion, which upcycles plastic waste to graphene using electric current.
Salon
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-salon
HOUSTON/TEXAS
In a historic move, Shell admits its oil production is now on the decline
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Feb. 24 print edition of the Chronicle's Pasadena Citizen and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-finley
Moonshot composting moves from Downtown to swanky spot in Heights
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-hc
Italian 3D printing firm establishes US headquarters in Houston
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-hc
We need to get to the moon by 2024. Will this rocket be able to take us there?
Graduate student Asa Stahl authored two articles, and he is quoted in Fintech Zoom.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-stahl
SpaceX is putting more 'stars' in the night sky
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-stahl
SpaceX news — You won’t be able to see stars in the night sky, thanks to this SpaceX project
Fintech Zoom
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-stahl
Engineering technology researchers win award to develop renewable energy assessment tool
An article mentions that Rice is part of a team that won a $1.9M grant from the Department of Energy's Advanced Manufacturing Office to develop a simple-to-use tool that will enable nontechnical users to determine the feasibility of implementing renewable energies in district energy and microgrids.
University of Houston College of Technology News
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-uh
TX-06: Meet the candidates in the race for Texas' open congressional seat
Alumna Jana Lynne Sanchez is featured.
WFAA Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-sanchez
BROADCAST
New vaccine mega site opens at NRG Stadium (Feb. 24, 2021)
A broadcast about how carbon nanomaterials may help combat climate change features Rachel Meidl, fellow in energy and environment at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Matteo Pasquali, the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, a professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry, and director of the Carbon Hub.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-meidl-pasquali
Episode 3: Craig Considine
A podcast features Craig Considine, lecturer in sociology.
This Being Human
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-considine
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Farmers in developing countries can protect both profits and endangered species
An article features Rice research into the dilemma farmers in Pakistan face: either protect their animals from endangered predators, or spare the threatened species at the expense of their livestock and livelihood. Ted Loch-Temzelides, the George and Cynthia Mitchell Chair in Sustainable Development in the Department of Economics and a Rice faculty scholar at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is cited.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-temzelides
Houston's ChòpnBlọk redefines fast-casual fare with West African flavors
Alumni Mike Sehzue and Ope Amosu, graduates of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, are featured.
Thrillist
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-sehzue-amosu
My greatest dream is to eliminate Rare Disease Day
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech,” which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Huntington's Disease News
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-kennedy
Saving 1968
The Junction on Medium
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-kennedy
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Birkholz is 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient
An article featuring Josh Birkholz mentions that he has taught at Rice.
Bethany Lutheran College
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-blc
SPORTS
ITF: 2021 All-Conference teams announced
An article features the following Rice track and field athletes: Grace Forbes, Erna Gunnarsdottir, Nick Hicks and Alex Slinkman, who were named to the All-Conference USA first team; Thomas Pratt, Chris Rivera and Alex Topini, who were named to the second team; and Natan Rivera and Tara Simpson-Sullivan, who were named to the third team.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-cusa
VB: Feb. 23 Players of the Week
An article features Rice volleyball player Anota Adekunle, who was named Conference USA's Defensive Player of the Week.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-adekunle
WSOC: Feb. 23 Players of the Week
An article features Rice soccer player Madison Kent, who was named Conference USA's Offensive Player of the Week.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-kent
WBB: Mulkey named semifinalist for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
An article mentions that Rice basketball player Nancy Mulkey is a semifinalist for the Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-mulkey
Going to the next level
An article features Owen Marquardt, who has signed to join Rice's track and field team, and Marcus Williams, who has signed to join the football team.
Hoover Sun
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-hsun
North Texas defensive backs outlook for 2021: UNT hoping influx of talent will upgrade secondary
Former Rice football player Tyrae Thornton is mentioned.
Denton Record-Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-drc
Herd women knock off Rice on Senior Day
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated Marshall University 64-48 Feb. 20 but lost to the Thundering Herd 68-56 Feb. 21.
The Herald-Dispatch (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-wbb
Former Longhorn Ta’Quon Graham reveals Texas players’ disappointment in Tom Herman firing
An article mentions former Rice assistant football coach Tom Herman.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-247
Men's golf closes strong at Border Olympics
An article mentions that Rice's golf team finished 14th in the Border Olympics golf tournament Feb. 21-23 in Laredo, Texas.
EMU Eagles News
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-emu
Did UT interview minority candidates for the head football coach job? Officials aren't saying
An article mentions that Rice's athletics director has signed a pledge to include a diverse group of candidates in the finalist pool for future head coach vacancies in football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball.
Austin American-Statesman (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-statesman
NEWS RELEASE
Rice Business Plan Competition to announce 2021 teams
The Rice Business Plan Competition — the world’s largest and richest student startup competition — will announce the teams invited to participate in this year’s edition on Friday. More than 440 student startups have applied for the April 6-9 competition hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and the university’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
http://dateline.rice/feb-24-news-release-rbpc