COVID-19 PANDEMIC
How do we find innovative solutions and tap into creativity in times of crisis?
An article and broadcast featuring the Apollo ABVM, an automated bag valve mask device, mentions that a team of Rice engineering experts and students designed the original open-source plans. Danny Blacker, engineering design supervisor at Rice's Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen, and graduate student Thomas Herring are quoted.
Houston Public Media
https://bit.ly/3uX6CD3
Microfluidic smartphone dongle detects COVID-19
An article features Rice research that developed a microfluidic chip that measures the concentration of protein biomarkers for COVID-19 in blood serum from a standard finger prick and delivers results on a smartphone in less than an hour. Co-author Peter Lillehoj, associate professor and the Shankle Chair in Mechanical Engineering, is quoted.
Tech Register
https://bit.ly/3bZkILu
No masking the difficulty of decisions facing Texas businesses
An article mentions that Terry Hemeyer has taught at Rice.
PR News
https://bit.ly/3uYtMbZ
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The timeless beauty of a mathematician's chalkboard
David Damanik, the Robert L. Moody Sr. Chair in Mathematics, is featured.
National Geographic (Subscription is required.)
https://on.natgeo.com/3c2bVIJ
Where you'll work next year
An article on imagining post-pandemic workplaces quotes Amelyn Ng, the Wortham Fellow at Rice's School of Architecture. An illustration by Ng is included.
Politico
https://politi.co/3rxoMZK
Coinbase founder rides crypto boom to Nasdaq listing
Alumnus Brian Armstrong is featured.
Financial Times (Subscription is required.)
https://on.ft.com/30jAQlm
Trailblazing women in space — a gallery of firsts
Rice alumna Peggy Whitson '86 is featured in a slideshow.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Space.com.)
https://bit.ly/3sTiNyK
Gilda Barabino, Xavier graduate raised in New Orleans, to lead world's largest science society
Alumna Gilda Barabino is featured.
New Orleans Times-Picayune
https://bit.ly/3bh62Im
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University to eventually hire more faculty, expand building to accommodate business undergraduates
Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
https://bit.ly/3kZMXhn
Rice Business Plan Competition unveils teams for 2021 event
Startups from top universities in six countries will showcase their big ideas at the 21st annual Rice Business Plan Competition — the world’s largest and richest student startup competition, hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business — in hopes of taking home cash prizes with totals expected to exceed $1 million. Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
https://bit.ly/3sXcUAR
Rice Business Plan Competition announces 2021 teams
Mirage News (This article also appeared in Mirage News Australia.)
https://bit.ly/30dgj29
WXIX-TV (Cincinnati)
https://bit.ly/3sTF5jU
Tomlinson: Texas Blackout left scars on businesses, but other disasters lurk ahead
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 quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News.)
https://bit.ly/3c31PHE
Biden team gives oil executives hard sell on energy transition
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute, is quoted in two articles.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
https://bit.ly/3c3cMsx
Hope, smaller incomes sustain Houston's former energy workers
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
https://bit.ly/3ebNn2x
To-do list: 12 events to check out in Bellaire-Meyerland-West University
A public art installation on Rice's campus and the Moody Center for the Arts are mentioned.
Community Impact Newspaper (This article also appeared in News Break.)
https://bit.ly/3kNt1xW
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Rocket Report: SpaceX explains landing failure, more on New Glenn delays
A policy brief by George Abbey, senior fellow in space policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is cited.
Ars Technica
https://bit.ly/2PD5m7Z
Experts develop new hydrogel for oral cancer immunotherapy
Jeffrey Hartgerink, professor of chemistry and bioengineering, is featured and pictured. Graduate student Brett Pogostin is mentioned.
UTHealth News
https://bit.ly/30tJiip
Camera traps reveal newly discovered biodiversity relationship
An article features collaborative Rice research into how the health of tropical rainforest ecosystems may affect mammal diversity. Lydia Beaudrot, assistant professor of biosciences, and graduate student Daniel Gorczynski are quoted.
ScienceDaily
https://bit.ly/2MQzkEv
Study aims to help governments maximize profits from oil and gas auctions
Federal and state governments auction leases to oil and gas companies to extract natural resources from public land. A revamp of the auction system could lead to more competitive bids and more money for governments, according to Yunmi Kong, an assistant professor of economics at Rice, who is quoted in the article.
Scienmag (This article also appeared in Mirage News and Health Medicine Network.)
https://bit.ly/3sPZ0Am
Cancer 'guardian' breaks bad with one switch
A mutation that replaces a single amino acid in a potent tumor-suppressing protein turns it from saint to sinister. A new study by a coalition of Texas institutions shows why that is more damaging than previously known. Anatoly Kolomeisky, professor of chemistry and of chemical and biomolecular engineering and the department chair of chemistry, is quoted. Rice graduate student Alena Klindziuk and alumnus Aram Davtyan are mentioned in Scienmag and Bioengineer.org.
Medical Xpress (This article also appeared in ScienceDaily and NewsCaf.)
https://bit.ly/2OupfgH
Cancer 'guardian' breaks bad with one switch
Scienmag (This version also appeared in Bioengineer.org.)
https://bit.ly/2PD7Djx
Clusters of P53 protein mutations offer new treatment potentials for TNBC
Positives about Negative
https://bit.ly/2OoAKGL
New window design directs sunshine, indoor light to solar cells
An article features Rice research into using luminescent solar concentrators in windows for next-generation energy collection. Rafael Verduzco, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, and postdoctoral researcher Yilin Li are quoted.
Energy Central
https://bit.ly/3c3BPvD
Reclamation awards $3.6 million for advanced water treatment research
An article mentions Rice received $250,000 from the United States Bureau of Reclamation for advanced water treatment research and development.
AZo Cleantech
https://bit.ly/3ebmI5U
Fewer butterflies seen across the warming, drying landscapes of American West
Jeffrey Glassberg, an adjunct professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Rice, is mentioned.
Scienmag (This article originally appeared in Nevada Today.)
https://bit.ly/3sWKIy3
Bill would put Texas sports teams in betting business
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.
Casino Connection
https://bit.ly/3qiNqfp
Per combattere lo ‘stress da zoom’ arriva l’intelligenza artificiale: il nuovo corso dei webinar è la realtà aumentata
An article on virtual meeting company Gatherly mentions it has been used by Rice employees.
Business Insider Italia (An English translation is not available.)
https://bit.ly/38v6oJV
ALK za odpowiedzialnymi badaniami w biznesie i zarządzaniu
An article mentions that Rice is part of the Responsible Research for Business and Management network.
Forum Akademickie (An English translation is not available.)
https://bit.ly/2MPOcTz
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Understanding the history of slavery in the Americas
An article mentions that Rice is one of six partnering institutions in the SlaveVoyages consortium, which will continue to serve as a resource for new initiatives and broader public understanding of the history of slavery.
Emory University (This article originally appeared in Emory News Center and was included in a previous edition of Dateline.)
https://bit.ly/3ecJMRO
Video: Research on ultracold plasma heats up
An article features Rice research that has trapped ultracold neutral plasmas using magnetic fields. Stephen Bradshaw, associate professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted in Engineering360, and he and Tom Killian, dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and the E. Dell Butcher Professor of Physics and Astronomy, are quoted in 45 Secondes. A Rice video is featured in the first link.
Engineering360 (Similar articles appeared in Tech Explorist and Bioengineer.org.)
https://bit.ly/3c3yMUn
Des physiciens piègent pour la première fois du plasma ultra-froid dans une bouteille magnétique
45 Secondes (An English translation is not available.)
https://bit.ly/2PtO256
Is Netflix changing the way the French make TV?
Julie Fette, associate professor of Classical and European Studies, is quoted.
Frenchly
https://bit.ly/3bjrzAf
Column: Romantic intimacy is not 'more than' other forms
Research by Elizabeth Brake, professor of philosophy, is cited.
The Daily Gamecock
https://bit.ly/2O7zecb
Long road to recovery: Effects of devastating winter freeze to haunt Texas for years
Jim Elliott, a professor and chair of sociology at Rice and a fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Washington Latest (This article originally appeared in The Guardian and was included in a previous edition of Dateline.)
https://bit.ly/3sTCUgs
MCLA Green Living Lecture: 'Framing Messages to Make Them Appealing'
Nell Putnam-Farr, assistant professor of marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, will deliver a lecture March 10 as part of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Green Living Lecture Series.
iBerkshires.com
https://bit.ly/3uW9xfa
Using genetics to solve diseases — Dianna Milewicz
An article features alumna Dianna Milewicz, who was awarded the 2019 Rice University Distinguished Alumni award by the Association of Rice Alumni.
Blogarama (This article originally appeared in UTHealth News and was included in a previous edition of Dateline.)
https://bit.ly/2OrA1Es
The Josephson junction
Paul Padley, professor of physics and astronomy, is mentioned.
The Circular Theory on Medium
https://bit.ly/2MO110w
College scholarships for women in STEM majors
An article mentions that fourth- and fifth-year Rice Architecture students are eligible for the Tyler J. Viney Memorial Scholarship.
FastWeb
https://bit.ly/3qldZ3q
Eye on the prize: Pushing the elimination of income tax in Mississippi uphill
An article cites a recent study on eliminating Mississippi's state income tax by Jorge Barro, fellow in public finance at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Vicksburg Post
https://bit.ly/3c9b21b
'Economics in One Lesson' is still the best layman's intro to economics
Article author Fergus Hodgson mentions that he was an MBA student at Rice.
Mises Institute (This article also appeared in Before It's News and USSA News.)
https://bit.ly/30dz8SP
SPORTS
Recap: Women’s basketball falls 64-58 in game 1 on back-and-forth matchup against Rice
The Rice women's basketball team clinched the Conference USA West Division title by defeating the University of North Texas 64-58 March 4 in Denton. The Owls and Mean Green square off again March 6 at Tudor Fieldhouse. Rice's Nancy Mulkey, Katelyn Crosthwait, Haylee Swayze, Jasmine Smith and Sydne Wiggins are mentioned.
North Texas Daily (A summary of the game was also included in a college basketball roundup in the March 5 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
https://bit.ly/2MPUYZv
College Classic has a Texas feel at Minute Maid Park
The Rice baseball team is competing in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic today through Sunday.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 5 print edition.)
https://bit.ly/3bjkBeI
UH hosts Texas in a baseball series with postseason feel
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 5 print edition.)
https://bit.ly/38dcePY
AT&T SportsNet Southwest
https://bit.ly/3ecgvqt
Memorial grad adds to conference accolades
An article on Louisiana Tech University basketball player Kenneth Lofton Jr. mentions his team defeated Rice Feb. 26 and 27.
Port Arthur News
https://bit.ly/3bhgK1t
High school notebook: Paetow boys primed for 5A-III final
An article mentions that Paetow High School basketball player Charles Chukwu is being recruited by Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 5 print edition.)
https://bit.ly/38elF1s
Bartee Haile: 'The Bear' apologized to the 'Sugar Land Express'
Rice's football team is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
https://bit.ly/3kMC0zv
MLB Network
Former Rice baseball player Lucas Luetge, who now plays for the New York Yankees, is featured in a spring training game broadcast.
https://bit.ly/3bl9xh3 (This broadcast originally aired on Comcast Network Philadelphia.)
Vermögen: Anthony Rendon — wie viel Geld hat Anthony Rendon wirklich
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon, who now plays for the Los Angeles Angels, is featured.
Android Kosmos (An English translation is not available.)
https://bit.ly/30hi4eI
NEWS RELEASE
Christopher Tunnell wins NSF CAREER Award
Rice computational astroparticle physicist Christopher Tunnell is getting help in his search for the nature of the universe through a National Science Foundation CAREER Award. The five-year grant is awarded each year to fewer than 400 early career scientists and engineers expected to make significant impacts in their fields of study. The award to Tunnell is for $400,000.
https://bit.ly/3bhHDCr