Dateline Rice for April 4, 2022 (Weekend Edition)

Dateline Rice

FEATURED ITEMS

Rice's new Brockman Hall for Opera ready for its close-up
An article features upcoming events to celebrate the opening of Rice's Brockman Hall for Opera, which include a behind-the-scenes look at the staging of an opera April 9, performances of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" April 14 and 16, and "A Celebration for Brockman Hall for Opera" April 22. Matthew Loden, the Lynette S. Autrey Dean of Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is quoted and pictured.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle's "Preview.")
http://dateline.rice/april-4-brockman-hall-loden
Behind-the-scenes look: Rice University's stunning new opera hall
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/april-4-brockman-hall
The 9 best bars in Houston stand out in our top stories of the week
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/april-4-brockman-hall

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Intuition: When is it right to trust your gut instincts?
An article cites a collaborative 2012 study by Erik Dane, distinguished associate professor at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
BBC
http://dateline.rice/april-4-dane

Saudi Arabia, UAE view Biden admin as unreliable partner: Professor
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Tehran Times
http://dateline.rice/april-4-ulrichsen

Ivy League acceptance rates drop to new low. They're not alone.
An article mentions that Rice has a current acceptance rate of 8.56%. 
CBS 
http://dateline.rice/april-4-cbs
 

Can Texas replace coal with wind and solar power?

An article features collaborative Rice research that found Texas could entirely phase out the use of coal in the state.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in OilPrice.com.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-yn

Aristegui en vivo: Revés a la SEP; la reforma eléctrica, ¿va?; los rivales de México en Qatar 2022 y más
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Aristegui Noticias (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-grunstein

Match lança aplicativo de namoro para pais e mães solo
An article quotes Jacki Maggard, a Rice University Police Department dispatcher.
Fast Company Brasil (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-maggard

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Essay: American supergrid — how Texas can unlock clean energy with small connections

Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an essay.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This essay also appeared on the front of the Outlook section in the April 3 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-cohan

Why Texas frackers won't be riding to the rescue: It's profit-taking time
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Dallas Morning News (This article appeared. This article appeared in the April 2 print edition of the Houston Chronicle and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-krane
Biden's petroleum release won't change dictators or Big Oil
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This op-ed appeared on the front of the Business section in the April 3 print edition, and it appeared in the April 3 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-krane

Lawyers for Hidalgo, aides say records undercut allegations in vaccine contract probe
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. 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the April 4 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-jones

After 1,600 days of 'purgatory,' families of detained Citgo officials still pleading for help
Alumna Alexandra Zambrano Forseth is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This essay also appeared on the front page of the April 3 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-forseth

Opinion: A surprising agreement on how to produce our oil and gas responsibly
Hugh Helferty, advisory panel member at Rice's Carbon Hub, co-authored an article.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the April 2 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-helferty

Meet the San Antonio Museum of Art's director
An article features alumna Emily Ballew Neff, the new director of the San Antonio Museum of Art.
San Antonio Magazine
http://dateline.rice/april-4-neff

3 Houston innovators to know this week
A roundup features alumna Adrienne Mangual.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/april-4-mangual

5 must-do things at Rice University
A roundup of activities on Rice's campus suggests visiting the following: the twice-monthly farmers market, James Turrell's "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion, the Moody Center for the Arts, art installations that are part of the Rice Public Art program, the Shepherd School of Music, Brockman Hall for Opera, Rice Cinema at the Rice Media Center, the BioScience Research Collaborative, the graduate student pub Valhalla and the Sallyport arch at Lovett Hall.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/april-4-365

Service Above Self: 2022 Youth Citizenship Awards
Rice is mentioned.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://dateline.rice/april-4-wt

BROADCAST

Texas Standard for April 4, 2022
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 interviewed about the possible effects of ending Title 42, used by the Trump administration to limit immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border under public heath directives.
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 20 stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-payan

Solutionaries: EVs and public transportation have never looked more attractive
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-fulton
 

Ask the Expert: What is the MORE Act?

Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the U.S. House of Representatives' recent approval of a bill to decriminalize marijuana. 
KRLD on Audacy (The audio segment also aired three times on KRLD-AM in Dallas.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-harris

PT Young Artist: Tyler Martin
Tyler Martin, a graduate student at Rice's Shepherd School of Music and a Performance Today Young Artist in Residence, is featured.
YourClassical.org (This segment also aired on more than 400 stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-martin
Meet Tyler Martin
YourClassical.org
http://dateline.rice/april-4-martin

'Houston Life'
A broadcast features Richard Brown, professor emeritus of percussion at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-brown

HIDDEN GEM: Twilight Epiphany Skyspace at Rice University
An article features James Turrell's "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion. Alison Weaver, executive director of the Moody Center for the Arts, is quoted.
KHOU Online (The video segment aired on KHOU-TV in Houston and appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-weaver

New poll has Abbott up on O'Rourke by 2
An article about the race for Texas governor cites collaborative Rice research.
KURV Online
http://dateline.rice/april-4-kurv
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-woai (This segment aired eight times.)

'13 Eyewitness News'
Rice is mentioned.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-ktrk

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Surgical implant could pave way for real-time sensing of biochemical, pH and blood-oxygen
An article features Rice research developing a wireless millimetric magnetoelectric implant for the endovascular stimulation of peripheral nerves. Jacob Robinson, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering, is quoted.
HospiMedica.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-robinson

Study: Christians, Jews and Muslims encounter workplace discrimination differently
An article features collaborative Rice research that found two-thirds of Muslims, half of Jews and more than a third of evangelical Protestant Christians experience workplace discrimination. Co-author and postdoctoral research fellow Rachel Schneider is quoted and pictured.
Religion News Service (This article appeared on the front of the Faith & Life Tributes section in the April 3 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-schneider

You need to see Venus and Jupiter have a close encounter this month
Patrick Hartigan, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Inverse
http://dateline.rice/april-4-hartigan

Industry News: Graphene gets enhanced by flashing
An article features collaborative Rice research that modified the flash Joule heating process to tailor graphene to be more suitable for optical and electronic nanodevices. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering; graduate students Weiyin Chen, Chang Ge, Jacob Beckham, Kevin Wyss, Paul Advincula, Lucas Eddy and Jinhang Chen; alumni John Tianci Li and Duy Xuan Luong; postdoctoral researcher Zhe Yuan; research scientist Carter Kittrell; and Duncan College senior Robert Carter. Tour is mentioned in The Sunday Times.
SelectScience.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-tour-et-al
Sri Lankan professor-led US team discovers way to destroy viruses
The Sunday Times
http://dateline.rice/april-4-tour

Decolonizing the search for extraterrestrial life
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Undark
http://dateline.rice/april-4-kennedy
'Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb'
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-kennedy 

How can we use local data to address the impacts of structural racism on community health?
An article cites collaborative research by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research into local residents' food access, food choices and shopping behaviors.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Blog
http://dateline.rice/april-4-kinder-study

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

This oil contains oleic acid that brain uses to learn and form memories, researchers say they have uncovered fountain of youth
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
Times Now
http://dateline.rice/april-4-tn

SPORTS

FAU completes sweep of Rice
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was swept in a three-game series by Florida Atlantic University April 1-3.
FAUSports.com (This article also appeared in University Press.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-fau
FAU battles to earn series-clinching win over Rice
FAUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-fau
Owls claim series opener over Rice
FAUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-fau
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-kprc

Rice pro day: A time for Owls to make an NFL impression
An article mentions that Rice football players Jovaun Woolford, Elijah Garcia, Naeem Smith, Jordan Myers and Jake Constantine attended the NFL Pro Day at Rice April 1. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the April 2 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-hc
Patriots Pro Day process continues in Houston on Friday
985TheSportsHub.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-bloomgren
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-bloomgren (This segment aired three times.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-kprc2
http://dateline.rice/april-4-kprc3

Transfer portal hurts the Huskers
An article mentions Rice football player Luke McCaffrey and head coach Mike Bloomgren.
Sport Illustrated's All Huskers
http://dateline.rice/april-4-mccaffrey-bloomgren

'College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships'
A broadcast features Rice basketball player Carl Pierre, who reached the semifinals of the 3-point competition in the State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships March 31 in New Orleans.
ESPN 2 (This segment aired three times.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-pierre

UTSA captures 10 gold medals at Roadrunner Invitational
An article mentions that Rice thrower Julie Perez earned second place in discus at the Roadrunner Invitational track meet April 2.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-perez

AJ Hinch is already working wonders with the Detroit Tigers. His players list the reasons
An article mentions Rice head baseball coach Jose Cruz Jr.
Detroit Free Press (This article also appeared in the Desert Sun.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-cruz

The integration of college hoops came through many small shining moments
An article mentions that former Rice basketball player Placido Gomez became the first non-white player to play in the NCAA Tournament in 1940.
History News Network
http://dateline.rice/april-4-gomez

Hall of Fame: Merkel track great Patterson had impact at Houston, Baylor as a coach
An article features former Rice track and field athlete Jack Patterson '39.
Abilene Reporter-News (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-patterson

Texas Longhorns snapshot profile: No. 7 Keilan Robinson
Rice football player Kirk Lockhart is pictured.
USA Today's Longhorns Wire
http://dateline.rice/april-4-lockhart

No. 7 Tech defeats Kansas 28-2
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was swept in a three-game series by Texas Tech University March 11-13.
Daily Toreador (A similar article also appeared in Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-dt
Tech erupts for 28 runs in blowout win at Kansas
TexasTech.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-texastech
Texas Tech vs. Kansas live updates, Game 1 thread
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-247
Texas Tech vs. Kansas live updates, Game 3 thread
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-247

BSB: New Orleans outlasts HBU, 14-10
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play Houston Baptist University April 5.
HBUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-hbu

Cougars rally back, defeat Mean Green
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team is slated to play the University of Houston April 9.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-uhc
Cougars roll through Shockers, 5-2
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-uhc

LA Tech shut out in the rubber game at Southern Miss
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play a three-game series against Louisiana Tech University April 9-11.
LaTechSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-lat

NM State golf heads to Arizona for tournaments
An article mentions that Rice will host the Bayou City Collegiate Classic golf tournament April 9-12.
NMStateSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-nmsports

1940 Olympics
An article mentions the late Fred Wolcott, a former Rice track and field athlete.
Tucson Weekly
http://dateline.rice/april-4-wolcott

SIMA recruiting roundup: April 4-10
A roundup mentions that Sophie Zhang has committed to Rice to play soccer.
TopDrawerSoccer.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-tds

ESPN 3 to exclusively stream US Men's Clay Court Championship
Former Rice tennis player Blair Henley is mentioned.
Tennis Now
http://dateline.rice/april-4-henley

Florida's Golden rounds out coaching staff by hiring Hartman
An article mentions former Rice assistant basketball coach Carlin Hartman.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-ap

'WDBJ 7 News'
A broadcast features former Rice assistant football coach Scott Wachenheim.
WDBJ-TV (Roanoke, Virginia)
http://dateline.rice/april-4-wdbj (This segment aired three times.)

Oklahoma State hosts four-star running back
Rice is mentioned.
PokesReport.com
http://dateline.rice/april-4-pr

NEWS RELEASES

The story of Brockman Hall for Opera's one-of-a-kind space
Rice's magnificent new Brockman Hall for Opera is the first of its kind among international music schools and conservatories, and its uniqueness extends far beyond the physical space, according to Shepherd School Dean Matthew Loden.
http://dateline.rice/april-4-news-release-brockman-hall-loden

New Rice research: Tattoos not a turnoff for customers
Thinking of getting a tattoo but worried about consequences on the job? Maybe you shouldn't be so concerned: New research from Rice and the University of Houston finds that customers don't necessarily look down on employees with tattoos — and in some settings, ink is seen as a plus.
http://dateline.rice/april-4-news-release-hebl

NSF backs study of Mississippi River's response to climate change
A Rice-led team of climate scientists and engineers is studying how climate change will impact the frequency and severity of flooding on the Mississippi River thanks to a new grant awarded by the National Science Foundation.
http://dateline.rice/april-4-news-release-dee-dossgollin

Baker Institute event explores preparing future civic scientists for climate change, public health risks
Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy will host the April 4 symposium "Developing the Next Generation of Civic Scientists: Rice Science Policy Symposium" on how to prepare the next generation of civic scientists for impending climate change and novel public health risks. 
http://dateline.rice/april-4-news-release-baker-symposium

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