Dateline Rice for April 19, 2022

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Your next sexual harassment training could be in virtual reality
Eden King, associate professor of psychological sciences, is quoted.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-king

Islamophobic bullying rampant in US schools: Report
Zahra Jamal, associate director for community engagement at Rice's Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance, is quoted.
Daily Sabah (This article also appeared on the front page of the April 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-jamal

Corresponderá a mi sucesor plantear iniciativa de reforma eléctrica: AMLO
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Newsweek en Español (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in MSN Noticias and Yahoo! Noticias.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-grunstein
Diputados mexicanos rechazan propuesta de reforma para sector eléctrico
MSN Noticias (This article originally appeared in El Tiempo.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-grunstein
Congreso Mexicano rechaza reforma del sector eléctrico objetada por Washington
El Financiero (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-grunstein

Psychologie: Quand faut-il faire confiance à son instinct?
An article cites a collaborative 2012 study by Erik Dane, former distinguished associate professor at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
BBC Afrique (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-dane

Six Indian Americans among 180 nominees selected as 2022 Guggenheim Fellows
Alumna Suparna Rajaram is featured.
Bloomberg's The Quint
http://dateline.rice/april-19-rajaram

As DeSantis administration rejects textbooks, only one publisher allowed for K-5 math classes in Florida
An article mentions that Accelerate Learning's STEMscopes Florida Math book was created in partnership with Rice.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Tallahassee Democrat, and it appeared in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-msn

Así 'conquistó' ómicron Vigo en solo dos semanas
An article mentions that Rice has reinstated mask requirements for classrooms amid rising COVID-19 cases on campus. 
Faro de Vigo (An English translation is not available. Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the April 19 print edition, and it appeared in the print editions of the Deza/Tabeiros-Montes, O Morrazo and Ourense issues.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-fdv

La diversidad del virus del COVID permite identificar brotes en Vigo
An article mentions that experts at Rice contributed to the featured research.
Atlántico (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-atlantico

HOUSTON/TEXAS

A flood of tech money could give carbon removal and Houston energy companies a big boost

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 Rice's Carbon Hub, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) 
http://dateline.rice/april-19-pasquali

Review: Rice University's new opera house proves it's up to the task with 'Don Giovanni'

An article features the debut performances at Rice's Brockman Hall for Opera. Mozart's "Don Giovanni" was performed under the stage direction of visiting artist Vera Calábria by Shepherd School of Music graduate students Dylan Gregg, Rachel Shaughnessy, Hayden Smith, Jessica Crowell, Madeleine Lyon, Keaton Brown and Mario Manzo. Matthew Loden, the Lynette S. Autrey Dean of Rice's Shepherd School, is quoted in The Violin Channel.

Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Star section in the April 19 print edition and yesterday's Dateline.) 
http://dateline.rice/april-19-hc
Rice University's Shepherd School of Music opens new Brockman Hall
The Violin Channel
http://dateline.rice/april-19-loden

BROADCAST

Experts weigh in on long-term impacts of enhanced DPS checks at the border
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
KRGV.com (This segment also aired on KRGV-TV in Weslaco, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-payan
Experts explain terror watch list numbers
KURV.com
http://dateline.rice/april-19-payan
En toda la frontera, deroga Abbott inspección exhaustiva de camiones
El Diario de El Paso (An English translation is not available. This article appeared on the front page of the April 19 print edition, and it appeared in the print edition of the El Diario de Juarez issue and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-payan
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-payan (This segment aired five times.)

Mural at Farmers Branch Library features 7,000 books, emphasizes recycling
An article featuring artist Mike Stilkey mentions that he completed a mural at Rice in 2007 out of almost 5,000 books.
NBC DFW (The video segment aired 24 times on affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-nbcdfw

Hannah Kendall: The spark catchers
A broadcast mentions that the Houston Chamber Choir will perform "All-Night Vigil" at Rice's Shepherd School of Music April 23-24.
YourClassical.org (This Performance Today segment also aired on more than 400 stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-pt

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

New study suggests stress among misaligned particles in typical lithium battery cathodes limits flow
An article features Rice research into how various particles in an electrode interact with lithium during use. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Ming Tang, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and alumni Fan Wang and Kaiqi Yang.
TechXplore
http://dateline.rice/april-19-tang-wang-yang

Study details why 2D molybdenum disulfide formation gets a speed boost from salt
An article features Rice research into why salt lowers the reaction temperature in a chemical vapor deposition furnace necessary to form 2D molybdenum disulfide. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, research administrator Ksenia Bets and alumni Jincheng Lei, Yu Xie and Alex Kutana.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/april-19-yakobson-et-al

Here's how NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has spent 1 year on Mars
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Science News (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-siebach


Energy's impact on Europe's moral imperative

Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured in a Q&A.
The Cipher Brief 

http://dateline.rice/april-19-mikulska

Wireless video could make intubation safer
An article features research from an undergraduate bioengineering team that developed a video-enabled laryngoscope that meets custom specifications provided by a clinician. Quoted or mentioned include Baker College seniors Reed Corum and Victoria Kong, Brown College senior Rebecca Franklin and Duncan College senior David Ikejiani. 
The Optimist Daily
http://dateline.rice/april-19-tod

Pastors serve as primary source of mental health care for Black, Latino congregants
An article features a new collaborative Rice study co-authored by graduate student Dan Bolger that found Black and Latino Christians often turn to their pastors for mental health care or information on mental health resources, even when those clergy feel ill-equipped to offer help or advice.
VNExplorer.net
http://dateline.rice/april-19-bolger

 

Utah Opera announces 2022-23 resident artists
Alumnus Jehú Otero is featured.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/april-19-otero

How 'Encanto' composer Germaine Franco broke barriers and made history
Alumna Germaine Franco ’84, who was nominated for an Academy Award for best original score for her work in Disney’s “Encanto,” is featured.
Showbiz CheatSheet
http://dateline.rice/april-19-franco

Texas Monthly promotes Hardy to senior editor
Alumnus Michael Hardy is featured.
Talking Biz News
http://dateline.rice/april-19-hardy

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

28th Season of Concert Series at Emmanuel in Chestertown presents recital by Ken Cowan April 29
Ken Cowan, professor of organ at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
The Talbot Spy
http://dateline.rice/april-19-cowan

Duke files joint motion to dismiss antitrust case, accusations of illegally colluding to limit financial aid
An article mentions that a federal lawsuit names Rice among 16 universities and colleges accused of working together to reduce the financial aid they give to students.
Duke University's The Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/april-19-duke-chron
Top schools look to duck financial aid antitrust suit
Law360 (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-law360

Sudbury Youth Orchestra to perform work of young Burlington, Ontario, composer
Alumna Leslie Ashworth is featured.
Sudbury.com
http://dateline.rice/april-19-ashworth

VIDEO: Youngkin shoots hoops with GW basketball alum at Google event
An article features alumnus Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia.
Patch (Reston, Virginia; this article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-youngkin

LSU student-founded business wins big in business plan competition
An article features the results of the 2022 Rice Business Plan Competition.
Bossier Press-Tribune
http://dateline.rice/april-19-bpt

SPORTS

Tornados fall 6-1 to Rice
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team defeated Concordia University 6-1 April 18.
Concordia Tornados
http://dateline.rice/april-19-ct

UH and the NFL draft: Player projections, history and more
An article about local universities that have players eligible for the NFL draft mentions Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-hc

Yordan Alvarez, Astros aim to tee off on Angels again
Former Rice baseball player Anthony Rendon is mentioned. 
National Post (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-rendon

Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend college, high school scores, results, schedules
An article mentions Rice's J. Fred Duckett Twilight track and field meet April 23.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
http://dateline.rice/april-19-ccct

Cougars host Houston Baptist
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play road games against the University of Houston May 4 and 17.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/april-19-uhc

Newcomers fitting in at linebacker
An article mentions last year's football game between Rice and the University of Arkansas.
El Dorado News-Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-19-edn

UTSA wraps up road trip with game at No. 9 Texas State
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team won one in its three-game series with the University of Texas at San Antonio April 15-17.
GoUTSASports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-19-goutsa

Helton expects new additions after Tops' spring game
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Western Kentucky University Nov. 12.
KentuckyToday.com
http://dateline.rice/april-19-kt

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