COVID-19 PANDEMIC
WGN-AM (Chicago)Scientists still do not know if people who receive the COVID-19 vaccine can still carry and spread the disease, according to 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. Ho is quoted and interviewed in several additional media outlets.
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-ho (This iHeart Radio segment aired on 1,000 affiliate stations across the U.S. and Canada.)
5 things for Houstonians to know for Friday, Jan. 15
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-ho
Texas distributing vaccine at third-lowest rate among states
KURV Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-ho
Amazon dethrones H-E-B as the nation’s best grocery retailer: 'The Good, Bad and Ugly' of the week’s news
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-ho
Rethinking MLK’s legacy in light of a tumultuous year (Jan. 15, 2021)
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-ho
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-ho (This segment aired eight times.)
What happened to free speech? Jan. 19, 2021
KTRH on Spreaker (This segment also aired on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-ho
Why was Texas unable to stop a second COVID surge months in the making?
Kirstin Matthews, fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Jan. 17 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared on the front page of the Jan. 20 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-matthews
For richer or poorer: New disclosures for college endowment returns highlight competitive disadvantages for schools ravaged by COVID-19
Rice is mentioned.
Triad Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-tbj
Mandatory lockdowns may not be any better at controlling COVID-19 than less restrictive measures, study finds
An article mentions that stay-at-home orders are likely the biggest factor in reducing the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S., according to a new Rice study.
Fox News
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-rice-study
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
GOP congresswoman on voting to impeach Trump: 'I felt like I had to'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is interviewed and quoted in numerous media outlets.
CBS News (This segment aired on more than 150 affiliate stations across the U.S., and this article also appeared in 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-brinkley
After Trump, Biden aims to reshape the presidency itself
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 100 other media outlets, and it appeared in the Jan. 17 print edition of the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-brinkley
Biden tiene la mira en cambio radical de la presidencia
The Associated Press (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-brinkley
Trump's legacy: A more divided America, a more unsettled world
Reuters (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-brinkley
As Trump’s presidency recedes into history, scholars seek to understand his reign — and what it says about American democracy
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-brinkley
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — Jan. 19, 2021
Florida Politics
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-brinkley
'CNN Newsroom with Fredricka Whitfield'
CNN
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-brinkley
How will a declining population impact California?
Bill Fulton, director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an article.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in Patch.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-fulton
There’s a big hole in the argument that ditching fossil fuels will kill jobs
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Huffington Post
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-medlock
Lawmakers who objected to election results have been cut off from 20 of their 30 biggest corporate PAC donors
Doug Schuler, associate professor of business and public policy at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-schuler
Electric eels hunt in packs, shocking prey and scientists
Kory Evans, assistant professor of natural sciences, is quoted.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-evans
Is Bahrain playing the role of saboteur in GCC reconciliation?
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Doha News
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-ulrichsen
Viruses hitch lifts on some bacteria, the better to kill others
An article features collaborative Rice research into using bactericidal viruses called bacteriophages to treat pathogenic bacteria. Civil and environmental engineering postdoctoral research associate Yu Pingfeng is quoted.
The Economist (This article also appeared in the Jan. 16 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-pingfeng
The economic case for open borders
An article cites Rice research into the positive impact of undocumented immigrants on Texas' economy.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-forbes
Researchers uncover hidden features in 2D materials
An article features collaborative Rice research into developing methods to examine defects and imperfections in nanomaterials.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Dayton Daily News.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-msn
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick further shrinks Senate Democrats’ clout, awards them few plum postsMark 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 in multiple outlets.
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-jones
Texas, local governments take on new security measures after US Capitol siege
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-jones
With Biden in power, it’s a Lone(lier) Star state in Washington
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-jones
Here comes the casino push
Off the Kuff
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-jones
Texas Public Radio (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-jones (This segment aired on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas.)
KLBJ-AM (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-jones
TX legislative session begins
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-jones-cited
Las urgencias del inicio del mandato de Biden chocan con el juicio politico a Trump
El Mercurio (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared on the front of the Internacional section in the Jan. 16 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-jones
MLK Day begins busy week full of municipal meetings
Carolyn White, director of mathematics programs at the Rice University School Mathematics Project, is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-white
Botham Jean gets a street named after him and more Dallas city news
A roundup mentions that a project proposed by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, which aims to transform the state’s environment with a soil carbon storage market while creating new economic opportunities for rural Texans, is one five finalists for the $10 million Lone Star Prize.
CultureMap Dallas
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-baker-project
Texas poet Sybil Estess looks back with memoir ‘Mississippi Milkwater’
An article featuring Sybil Pittman Estess mentions that she has taught poetry at Rice.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Jan. 17 print editions of the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-hc
Former San Antonio journalist demystified personal computers for millions with popular book
Rice is mentioned.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 17 print edition and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-saexp
An article featuring the late David Brauer mentions that he had lectured at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Star section in the Jan. 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-hc
Two views: Critical race theory threatens what King achieved
Rice is mentioned.
Austin American-Statesman (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-aas
A look back at the '70s Houston Monopoly knockoff
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-hp
A day in the life with Mr. Record Man Clint Broussard
An article mentions Rice radio station KTRU.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-hp
Education a calling for Seymour
Alumnus Corey Seymour is featured.
Odessa American
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-seymour
Your guide to Houston's farmers markets
A roundup features the Rice Farmers Market, located behind Rice Stadium.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-rice-farmers-market
Performance from Houston’s Kinetic to show that ‘Quiet’ is the new loud
An article features alumni Lin Douglas and Giancarlo Latta, graduates of Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-douglas-latta
BROADCAST
'Houston Newsmakers': Conspiracy, lies lead to Capitol insurrectionTom Kolditz, director of Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders, is interviewed about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-kolditz
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Saudi Arabia faces a new geopolitical landscape with Biden in the White HouseJim 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/jan-19-krane
NASA’s Fermi space telescope offers best look ever at giant flare
An article features collaborative Rice research into a type of gamma ray burst known as a magnetar giant flare. Matthew Baring, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Knowridge Science Report
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-baring
World Braille Day: Research on teaching Braille to students with visual impairments
Robert Englebretson, associate professor and department chair of linguistics at Rice, and Simon Fischer-Baum, associate professor of psychological sciences, are featured.
Inside IES Research
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-englebretson-fischerbaum
Flashing plastic ash generates graphene
An article cites Rice research into developing turbostratic graphene flakes that can be directly added to other substances for better water resistance and increased strength. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Kevin Wyss are quoted.
Plastics Today
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-tour-wyss
Dana-Farber launches venture fund targeting incurable cancers
An article mentions that the Rice University Endowment has contributed to the Cancer Focus Fund, an investment fund aimed at supporting development of investigational cancer therapies in early-stage clinical trials.
Biopharma Dive
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-rice-endowment
Earth911 reader: 2020 ties hottest year record
An article mentions Rice research into turning garbage into graphene.
Earth911
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-e911
Pandemic disrupts young oil careers
Graduate student Stephen Zagurski is quoted.
Finance & Commerce (This New York Times article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-zagurski
Spring 2021 lecture series
A roundup featuring Piergianna Mazzocca mentions that she is a former Wortham Fellow at the Rice School of Architecture.
Arch Daily
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-rsa
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Private college in every state with the best ROIRice is featured.
On Town Media (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-otm
SPORTS
Olivari scores 23 to lift Rice past Old Dominion 69-59Several articles mention that Rice's men's basketball team defeated Old Dominion University 69-59 Jan. 15 and lost 61-58 Jan. 16. Owls Quincy Olivari, Max Fiedler, Chris Mullins and Travis Evee are mentioned in the first Associated Press article, and the second Associated Press article mentions Evee, Riley Abercrombie and Cavit Ege Havsa.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets, and it appeared in the Jan. 16 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-rice-odu
Last-minute basket lifts Old Dominion over Rice
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-rice-odu-mbb
Rice rallies, but falls to Old Dominion
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 17 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-hc-mbb
Rice downs Old Dominion in C-USA matchup
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 16 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-hc
Old Dominion bounces back against Rice
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-hc
ODU’s three-game win-streak snapped in 69-59 loss at Rice
ODUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-odu
Curry’s 20 points lifts Monarchs past Rice in Houston, 61-58
ODUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-odu
'13 News Now Weekend'
WVEC-TV (Norfolk, Virginia)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-rice-odu (This segment aired twice.)
Women: Rice 67, Old Dominion 59
Several articles mention that Rice's women's basketball team defeated Old Dominion University 67-59 Jan. 15 and 77-66 Jan. 16. Owls Nancy Mulkey and Katelyn Crosthwait are mentioned in the Houston Chronicle.
Houston Chronicle (This roundup appeared in the Jan. 17 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-rice-odu-wbb-mulkey-crosthwait
Women’s hoops falls to Rice, 77-66
ODUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-rice-odu
Women’s hoops comes up short versus Rice, 67-59
ODUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-rice-odu
C-USA unveils volleyball preseason poll, team
An article mentions that Rice is picked to finish first in Conference USA's West Division by the league's coaches and that Owls Nicole Lennon and Anota Adekunle were voted to the preseason all-conference team. UHCougars.com mentions Rice is slated to play the University of Houston Jan. 22.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-lennon-adekunle
Rachel Tullos named to volleyball preseason all-conference team
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-uhc
Hinojosa highlights No. 23 WT’s sweep of Rice, 7-0
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team was defeated by Baylor University 7-0 Jan. 18. Owls Michaela Haet, Victoria Smirnova and Federica Trevisan are mentioned.
BaylorBears.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-rice-tennis
James Harden’s inner circle pushes back against critics: ‘Misunderstood’
An article quotes Greg Howell, Rice's men's basketball video specialist.
New York Post
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-howell
Katy dominates Cedar Hill to win ninth state title
An article mentions that Cal Varner has signed to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 17 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-hc
Boys athlete of the week: Cal Varner, Katy
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Jan. 19 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-hc
Seahawks’ Willson guided by God’s will
Former Rice football player Luke Willson is featured.
The Catholic Register
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-willson
USC beats Washington State 85-77, improves to 5-1 in Pac-12
An article mentions former Rice basketball player Drew Peterson.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-ap
Inside the Bills: Leslie Frazier has good reason to usually root for Ravens — but not this week
Alumnus and former Rice football player Corey Frazier is featured.
The Buffalo News
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-frazier
The last Browns QB to win an NFL championship is, ironically, a math genius
An article features former Cleveland Browns quarterback and Owl Frank Ryan, who completed his doctorate in mathematics at Rice during offseasons and led the Browns to an NFL championship in 1964.
National Review
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-ryan
Seahawks sign DT Myles Adams to futures contract
Former Rice football player Myles Adams is featured.
Seahawks Wire
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-adams
Yankee news/rumors: Two pitching prospects could be impactful this season
Former Rice baseball player Glenn Otto is featured.
Empire Sports Media
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-otto
High-scoring duo has Sam Houston off to scorching Southland start
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team was defeated by Sam Houston State University Dec. 19.
The Huntsville Item
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-mbb
Hospitals are filling and COVID-19 lingers. But, for better or worse, Texas high school football finds a way.
An article mentions that Aidan Siano has signed to play football at Rice.
Local Profile
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-lp
2020-21 college football coaching carousel: Jeremy Pruitt out at Tennessee
Former Rice assistant football coach Drew Svoboda is mentioned.
The Athletic
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-ta
NEWS RELEASES
Institute blasts leadership development in higher educationColleges and universities claim to develop leaders, but according to Rice's Doerr Institute for New Leaders, the only evidence is found in recruiting materials and ad campaigns. “Leadership Reckoning” provides an evidence-based blueprint for effective, measurable leader development, according to authors Tom Kolditz, director of the Doerr Institute, Ryan Brown, the institute’s managing director for measurement, and award-winning author Libby Gill.
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-news-release-kolditz-brown
Research finds tiny bubbles tell tales of big volcanic eruptions
Microscopic bubbles can tell stories about Earth’s biggest volcanic eruptions, and geoscientists from Rice and the University of Texas at Austin have discovered some of those stories are written in nanoparticles.
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-news-release-hajimirza-gonnermann
A little friction goes a long way toward stronger nanotube fibers
A computational model by materials theorist Boris Yakobson and his team at Rice’s Brown School of Engineering establishes a universal scaling relationship between nanotube length and friction between them in a bundle, parameters that can be used to fine-tune fiber properties for strength.
http://dateline.rice/jan-19-news-release-yakobson