COVID-19 PANDEMIC
'Houston Newsmakers': The many ways the pandemic is hurting our children
Quianta Moore, the Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed and quoted.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-moore
'Trying to be superwoman': Houston single mothers face brunt of pandemic's impact
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Feb. 8 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-moore
Rice health expert paints grim picture of your doctor's visit in a post-pandemic world
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 featured in a Q&A.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Coronavirus section in the Feb. 7 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-ho
Renaming a controversial lake in Baytown (Feb. 8, 2021)
Amelyn Ng, the Wortham Fellow at Rice's School of Architecture, is interviewed about her research into the spatial, environmental and personal stressors of lockdowns and quarantines during the pandemic, which found it has been particularly hard on low-income families with children.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-ng
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Activists complain of weakened voting security standard
Dan Wallach, a Rice professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-wallach
US Democrats fear ill wind from Biden’s climate policies in oil states
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.
Financial Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-jones
Survey shows nearly a third of Texas Republicans support the storming of the US Capitol building
WBAP Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-jones
San Diego’s bayfront is controlled by a little-understood agency with power that will be tested in new year
Bill Fulton, director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
The San Diego Union-Tribune
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-fulton
Forget blood — your skin might know if you’re sick
Rice postdoctoral researcher Xue Jiang is quoted.
Wired
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-jiang
'The New York Times News Quiz,' Feb. 5, 2021
An answer to a quiz of the week's news mentions that Rice Stadium has hosted a Super Bowl. Additional articles mention the stadium.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-nyt
Which cities have hosted the most Super Bowls?
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-khou
Super Bowl Sunday: A list of Black singers who belted out the national anthem
NewsOne
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-n1
Silicon Valley won't last forever, and Texas knows it
Rice is mentioned.
Bloomberg (This op-ed also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-bloom
What are automated clearing house (ACH) payments and how do they work?
Alumnus Ben Gran co-authored an article.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-gran
El mérito de la educación: Una joven doctora en Finanzas impartirá clases en Virginia Tech
Alumna Yessenia Téllez, a graduate of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured.
Confidencial (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-tellez
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Tomlinson: Race is on to see who can produce the cleanest fossil fuels to capture market share
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This op-ed also appeared in the Feb. 8 print edition, and it appeared on the front of the Business section in the Feb. 8 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-krane
Opinion: For Lunar New Year, Houston's Asian bakeries offer sweet adaptations to constant challenges
Rice Business Wisdom Editor Claudia Kolker authored an op-ed. Yan “Anthea” Zhang, the Fayez Sarofim Vanguard Chair of Strategic Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This op-ed also appeared on the front of the Outlook section in the Feb. 7 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-kolker-zhang
Greentown Labs gains support in guiding Houston to cleaner future
An article features Rice's redevelopment of Houston's historic Midtown Sears building into the Ion, the centerpiece of an innovation district slated to open in the first quarter of this year. Sam Dike, the Rice Management Co.’s manager of strategic initiatives, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the Feb. 7 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-the-ion-dike
Sugar Land City Council recognizes former US Rep. Pete Olson for 12 years of service
Former Congressman and alumnus Pete Olson is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-olson
Third Ward residents say they're being forced out as gentrification moves in
An article cites a 2019 survey of more than 1,600 residents of Houston's Third Ward published by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy that found that the majority of residents were concerned about a local loss of African American culture, and nearly one-third were worried about being forced to relocate.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-baker-study
Houston startups score cash prizes during Venture Houston pitch competition
An article mentions that the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship is co-hosting Venture Houston 2021, a three-day virtual conference focused on Houston's technology and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-rice-alliance
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
How does the rubber pencil illusion work?
Jim Pomerantz, professor of psychological sciences, is quoted.
LiveScience (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-pomerantz
ADHD severity as a predictor of cognitive task performance in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
An article features research co-authored by David Lane, associate professor of statistics and management in psychological sciences.
Physician's Weekly
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-lane
HBS Online has a new celebrity alum: Ja Rule
A roundup mentions that Rice is launching a master’s degree program in data science with online and on-campus options. Scott Rixner, professor of computer science, is quoted.
Poets & Quants
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-rixner
New deep learning-based technique could boost drug development
An article features the Metabolite Translator, a computational tool that predicts metabolites, the products of interactions between small molecules like drugs and enzymes. Researchers Lydia Kavraki, the Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science, professor of bioengineering and professor of mechanical engineering, graduate student Eleni Litsa and alumna Payel Das are mentioned.
TechiExpert
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-kavraki
A little soap produces 2D nanoflakes of quality
An article features Rice research into how a little soap helps prepare two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride. Angel Martí, associate professor of chemistry, of bioengineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Materials Today
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-marti
9 free or affordable online courses to learn how to use Excel
A roundup mentions that Rice offers an Excel course on Coursera.
Insider (Scroll down to "Introduction to Data Analysis Using Excel, Rice University.")
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-insider
7 free college courses about Black history
An article mentions that Rice is offering the course America Through Foreign Eyes on Coursera.
Daily Hive
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-dh
INSEAD tops new Financial Times MBA ranking for the third time
Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business is mentioned.
Poets & Quants
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-jones-school
3D medical printing making strides, and helping patients do the same
An article mentions Rice research into 3D bioprinting.
MedCity News
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-mcn
George Shultz, 1920-2021
Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy is mentioned.
Commentary Magazine
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-bipp
New appointment: Marcus Schumacher to be Jubaili Bros CEO
Alumnus Marcus Schumacher is featured.
Construction Machinery Middle East on Issuu (This article appeared in the print and digital editions. Scroll to page 6.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-schumacher
Imran Maniar takes charge as SSGC MD
An article features alumnus Imran Maniar.
Business Recorder (This article also appeared in The International News.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-maniar
February Supply House Times movers and shakers
Alumnus Rick Bucher is featured.
Bath & Kitchen Pro
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-bucher
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Pandemic disrupted over 25% of Class of 2020’s postgraduate plans, OCS report shows
Graduate student Laura Michael is quoted.
Yale News
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-michael
Local artist decorates the town
Alumna Lauren Sinnott is featured.
Ukiah Daily Journal
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-sinnott
Cold Feet Warm Hearts delivers 4,000 items to Worcester shelters
An article featuring Cold Feet Warm Hearts, which aims to alleviate clothing insecurity in vulnerable populations, mentions that it was founded by Brown College senior Kimberly Schuster.
Telegram & Gazette
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-schuster
Why to choose the US for your future studies
Rice is mentioned.
Knnit
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-knnit
FAST FIVE: The inspirational Beth Brubaker
A Q&A mentions alumni Blake Alfson and Gabby Parker.
Coeur d'Alene Press
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-alfson-parker
Alison Moritz named interim director of Peabody Opera
An article mentions that Alison Moritz formerly taught at Rice.
Johns Hopkins University's The Peabody Post
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-pp
'Exotic Molecules, Ions and Vacuum of Interstellar Space' to be FORNL topic
An article mentions the late Richard Smalley, who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with British chemist Sir Harold Kroto for the discovery of buckminsterfullerenes, or “buckyballs,” a new form of carbon.
Oak Ridger
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-smalley
Calendar events for the River Valley and Ozark 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-8-shepherd-school
SPORTS
Olivari scores 20 to carry Rice over Southern Miss 76-68
Several articles mention that Rice's men's basketball team defeated the University of Southern Mississippi 88-62 Feb. 5 and 76-68 Feb. 6. Owls Quincy Olivari, Max Fiedler and Travis Evee are highlighted.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-rice-usm-mbb
Rice uses 3-pointers to hold off Southern Miss
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Feb. 7 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-hc
Better effort results in another bitter loss for USM
WDAM Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-wdam
Olivari scores 29 to carry Rice over Southern Miss 88-62
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-ap
Rice uses second-half burst to pull away from Southern Miss
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Feb. 6 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-hc
Rice trounces Southern Miss, 88-62
WDAM Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-wdam
Sideline view by Dale McKee
WTOK Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-wtok
Rice looks for home win vs. Southern Miss
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-ap
Rice Owls rally past McNeese, 2-1
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team defeated McNeese State University 2-1 in its season-opening match Feb. 7. Owls Haley Kostyshyn, Catarina Albuquerque, Mikala Furuto and Bella Killgore are highlighted, and head coach Brian Lee is quoted.
TopDrawerSoccer.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-rice-mcneese
Cowgirls drop 2-1 decision to Rice in season opener
KPLC Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-soccer
Cowgirls to play at Rice in rescheduled postponed game
KPLC Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-kplc
WBB: Mulkey named top-10 candidate for Lisa Leslie Award
An article features Rice basketball player Nancy Mulkey, who is one of 10 candidates for the Lisa Leslie Award, which honors the top center in NCAA Division I women's college basketball.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-mulkey
Lady Toppers split series against Florida Atlantic
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play Western Kentucky University Feb. 12-13.
College Heights Herald
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-rice-wku
Lady Raider comeback falls short at Rice
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team defeated Texas Tech University 4-3 Feb. 6.
TexasTech.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-rice-ttu
No. 3 Texas women’s tennis drops 4-3 heartbreaker to No. 1 North Carolina
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Feb. 20.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-rice-ut-tennis
UTA men’s and women’s tennis dominate matches against Cameron, Tarleton State
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team will play the University of Texas at Arlington Feb. 13.
The Shorthorn
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-rice-uta
All-Greater Houston football defensive player of the year: Cal Varner III
An article featuring Cal Varner III, the Houston Chronicle’s Defensive Player of the Year, mentions that he has signed to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Feb. 7 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-hc
Recap: Quincy Noble’s 28-point outing elevates women’s basketball over Louisiana Tech, splits season series 1-1
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball games against the University of Southern Mississippi scheduled for Feb. 5-6 were postponed.
North Texas Daily
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-rice-usm-wbb
Nothing good is easy
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play Baylor University March 19.
Baylor University Athletics News
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-volley
Katy ISD sends stellar senior class to college athletics
An article mentions that Caleb Matthews has signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-hc
Guilford County Black history, from A to Z
A roundup features former Rice football player Stahle Vincent, who became the first Black starting quarterback in the Southwest Conference in 1969. Vincent was inducted into Rice's Hall of Fame in 2013.
News & Record
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-vincent
Lobos to play Wyoming games at Air Force Academy
An article mentions that Rice allowed the University of New Mexico's basketball team to use its facilities to train and play games due to health guidelines in New Mexico.
Albuquerque Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-aj
Rangers trade Elvis Andrus to Oakland for slugger Khris Davis in 5-player deal
Former Rice baseball player Dane Acker is mentioned.
Fox Sports (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-acker
Rangers trade Andrus to A's for Khrush
MLB.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-acker
Byron White: The man who did it all
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated the University of Colorado in the 1938 Cotton Bowl.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-sbn
Dreaming of March
Former Rice basketball player Drew Peterson is mentioned.
The News-Gazette
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-ng
Charley Walters: Ex-Gopher Hitchcock says a Super Bowl ring is priceless
TwinCities.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-tc
Houston Thomas gets first offer from Grimes, Eargle
Rice is mentioned
Kansas Rivals
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-kr
NEWS RELEASE
Nanotechnology is crucial to US energy independence, says Baker Institute expert
Nanotechnology can deliver solutions to U.S. economic, energy and geopolitical challenges while also helping the world meet climate targets and sustainability goals, according to Rachel Meidl, fellow in energy and environment at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://dateline.rice/feb-8-news-release-meidl