Dateline Rice for April 20, 2022

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Mexico’s electricity sector rankled by doubt and legal chaos
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted. The Baker Institute is mentioned in USA News Hub’s article.
Associated Press (This article appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
https://bit.ly/3OtYFPE

Global energy giants breathe sigh of relief as Mexico’s electricity reform falls at final hurdle
USA News Hub
https://bit.ly/3Ez5yu5

Can Texas declare a border 'invasion' and return migrants to Mexico?
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted in multiple stories.
Los Angeles Times (This article also appeared in News Break, The World News, Today News Post, Latest News Post and Best News 24x7.)
https://lat.ms/3rDMYMr
Konservative drängen auf eine Verfassungsklausel zur Ausweisung von Migranten
Germanic (An English translation is not available.)
https://bit.ly/3EuszOS

HOUSTON/TEXAS

These trees and weeds are making you sneeze during Houston's historically bad allergy season
Photos of the oak trees on Rice’s campus are featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the April 20 print edition of the Cypress Creek Mirror/The Potpourri.)
https://bit.ly/383rktY

Polyphonic Spree, ‘Black Super Hero Magic Mama’ top list of critics’ picks
A roundup mentions that the Houston Chamber Choir will perform "All-Night Vigil" at Rice's Shepherd School of Music April 23-24, and alumnus David Eagleman will discuss his book “Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain” April 8 at Houston’s Congregation Emanu El.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
https://bit.ly/3K0LIZV

Where are masks still required in Houston and Texas?
Rice’s mask policies are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
https://bit.ly/3vwOuAX

Spectrum Fusion panel helps adults with autism reach goals
An article featuring Spectrum Fusion’s Reactor Room, a forum that provides opportunities to adults on the autism spectrum, mentions that it was held at Rice's BioScience Research Collaborative April 7.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article was featured in the April 20 print edition of the Bellaire-River Oaks-West University-Heights Examiner and was included in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-18-hc

BROADCAST

CounterACT Episode 1: Houston is answering the call
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
Houston Public Media
https://bit.ly/3EwTnxV

‘Conversations with American Historians’
A broadcast features Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities.
C-SPAN 3
https://bit.ly/3L4nAqA

‘WDSU News This Morning’
A broadcast by alumnus Damon Singleton mentions that he was a Rice Naval ROTC member.
WDSU-TV (New Orleans)
https://bit.ly/3L3fMFA

‘3 News First Edition’
A broadcast mentions Rice.
KIII-TV (Corpus Christi, Texas)
https://bit.ly/3jWg9G9

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Everything's bigger in Texas: Facades+ returns to Austin
The Ion, Rice Management Co.'s redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into a tech hub, is mentioned.
The Architect’s Newspaper
https://bit.ly/3JVvvFn

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 more than 10 other media outlets.)
https://bit.ly/387kAep
بالگرد "نبوغ" در یک سال گذشته در مریخ چه کرده است؟
Khabar Khodro (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Bahar News.)
https://bit.ly/3OkNxo9

U.S. Department of Commerce appoints 27 members to National AI Advisory Committee
An article mentions that Fred Oswald, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Psychology, has been appointed to the National AI Initiative Office, a 27-member committee that will help advise the president on artificial intelligence and its impacts.
Homeland Security Today
https://bit.ly/3rGWI8G

Treated plastic waste good at grabbing carbon dioxide
An article features Rice research that found heating plastic waste in the presence of potassium acetate produces particles with nanometer-scale pores that trap carbon dioxide molecules. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted and pictured. Mentioned and/or pictured are graduate student Paul Savas, postdoctoral researcher Zhe Yuan and alumnus Wala Algozeeb.
Renewable Carbon News
https://bit.ly/389rCzC

Your next sexual harassment training could be in virtual reality
Eden King, associate professor of psychological sciences, is quoted.
Virtual Reality Insider (This Washington Post article also appeared in Zipe Education and was included in yesterday’s Dateline.)
https://bit.ly/36vTDAX

Study proposes stress among misaligned particles in typical 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.
AZO Materials (This article also appeared in Tech and Science Post, India Education Diary and Innovations Report.)
https://bit.ly/3vzNNXy

Study illustrates how salt simplifies the formation of valuable 2D molybdenum disulfide
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.
AZO Materials (A similar article appeared in India Education Diary.)
https://bit.ly/3jWkvxa

Why colleges and universities need inclusive virtual tours
Rice is featured.
Best Colleges
https://bit.ly/3rE8kt7

Hyundai Staria Lounge Camper: ¿nos vamos de acampada?
Alumnus Joey Capparella authored an article.
Car and Driver España (An English translation is not available.)
https://bit.ly/36zbuXG

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

China's energy infrastructure
An article features the China Energy Map, an open-source, interactive chart of the country's energy infrastructure by the Baker Institute for Public Policy. Co-authors include Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Affairs, Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies (CES), and Shih Yu (Elsie) Hung, research manager at CES.
Our Great Minds
https://bit.ly/36tVJkC

An amateur astronomer found NASA’s long-lost IMAGE satellite?
Patricia Reiff, professor of physics and astronomy and associate director for outreach programs at the Rice Space Institute, is quoted.
VN Explorer
https://bit.ly/3OnwWQl

Big Oly returns to Baja at the NORRA Mexican 1000
Alumnus Phillip Sarofim is featured.
Off Road Xtreme
https://bit.ly/3OpeB5x

A carbon takeback obligation is the answer to the debate on CCUS
An op-ed authored by Hugh Helferty mentions he is on Rice’s Carbon Hub’s advisory panel.
The Canadian News
https://bit.ly/38Y28p3

Rompiendo moldes, nuestro Consejo Científico 2022, una nueva etapa
Graduate student Sofía Vargas is mentioned.
Seminario Universidad (An English translation is not available.)
https://bit.ly/3L3G5eM

Google to invest over $300M in Va. to improve education, job training
An article features alumnus Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia.
Patch (Reston, Virginia)
https://bit.ly/3rBiZ7S

SPORTS

N.D. Kalu entering San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame after long NFL career
Former Rice football player N.D. Kalu is featured.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in Daily Texas News)
https://bit.ly/3rFjpKk

UTSA beats Sam Houston State, wins series over Rice
An article features the Rice’s baseball team’s series against the University of Texas at San Antonio April 15-17. The Owls lost two of the three games.
The Paisano
https://bit.ly/3vpivT6

‘MLB Baseball’
A broadcast mentions that the Los Angeles Angels’ Anthony Rendon played baseball at Rice.
AT&T SportsNet Southwest
https://bit.ly/3EvZHWq

Halifax's Brown, Timberlea's MacKellar ranked in CFL Scouting Bureau's top 20 of draft eligible prospects
Former Rice football player Gregor MacKellar is featured.
Saltwire.com (This article also appeared in the Cape Breton Post.)
https://bit.ly/3L4Cptw

NEWS RELEASE

Electric vehicle supply chains owned mostly by China jeopardize US energy transition, says Baker Institute report
The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. While Russia holds significant leverage in influencing oil and gas prices, it pales in comparison to China’s position in several strategic industries critical to the transition, says Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and materials.
https://bit.ly/3rFpzKu

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