FEATURED ITEM
Rice University announces its plans to be carbon neutral by 2030
An article features a letter to the Rice community co-authored by President David Leebron and Provost Reginald DesRoches detailing changes to the university's sustainability practices to meet carbon neutrality by 2030 and help Houston lead the energy transition.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-leebron-desroches
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
How online learning is reshaping higher education
Caroline Levander, vice president for strategic initiatives and digital education at Rice, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in U.S. News & World Report and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-15-levander
Even a membership to a wholesale supplier can't help you escape higher prices
Jorge Barro, fellow in public finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in ABC 13 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-barro
Can Qatar and Japan's LNG 'marriage' survive shifting market dynamics?
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Doha News
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-ulrichsen
US ban on avocados from Mexico could cause higher prices, shortage
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.
Detroit Free Press
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-payan
Candace Bushnell is back in the city
"Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell is featured in an article that mentions she attended Rice.
The New Yorker
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-ny
11 Texas universities earn prestigious national research rankings
An article mentions that Rice has Carnegie Tier One designation.
MSN (This article originally appeared in KCBD Online.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-msn
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Memorial Hermann, Blue Cross Blue Shield near deadlock that could leave 100K out of network
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-ho
Clean energy programs offer $14B opportunity for innovators
An op-ed mentions research by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, that uses flash Joule heating to extract rare earth elements from industrial waste.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This op-ed also appeared on the front of the Business section in the Feb. 16 print editions of the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-tour
Biden looks to extract critical minerals from coal waste, to aid clean energy goals
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the Feb. 16 print edition and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-tour
Hewlett Packard Enterprise set to move into its new global headquarters in Spring
An article mentions that Antonio Neri, chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, gave a talk last year hosted by the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-baker-talk
Tame Impala, Alvin Ailey among top cultural picks
A roundup mentions that Rice Cinema will screen "Letters2Maybe" Feb. 18.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-hc
Texas ranchers get paid to capture carbon
An article features BCarbon, a nature-based carbon credit certifier developed by a working group led by the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Texas Monthly
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-tm
'Not about the cow, but the how' carbon program pays ranchers $200k
AgWeb.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-ag
Texas Senate District 25: The candidates speak
An article cites the Rice University Lib-Con Scores of Texas legislators.
New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-nbhz
BROADCAST
Beto vs. Abbott: Primary voting just starting, but observers looking ahead to fall matchup
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.
Fox 4 News Online (This segment also aired on KDFW-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-jones
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-jones
Capriglione draws challenger in Republican Primary for Texas House District 98
The Texan (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-jones
Economic impacts could be 'significant' in US if Russia invades Ukraine, says North Texas energy analyst
An article mentions the study "Strategic Response Options if Russia cuts gas supplies to Europe" by the Baker Institute for Public Policy. Co-author Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
WFAA Online (This segment also aired four times on WFAA-TV in Dallas, and this article also appeared in The Black Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-mikulska
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
A broadcast featuring Devarje Daniel, a 10-year-old battling terminal cancer who has already surpassed his goal of being sworn into 100 law enforcement agencies as an honorary police officer, mentions that he plans to visit the Rice University Police Department for a swearing-in ceremony.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-dj-daniel-rupd
'Great Day Houston'
Alumnus Ryan Levy is mentioned.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-levy
Funding for flood mitigation, the week in politics, and making workplaces more accessible (Feb. 16, 2022)
A broadcast mentions William Marsh Rice.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-hpm
The Honorable Clarease Rankin Yates is a phenomenal woman, who continues to burn color lines
Rice is mentioned.
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-khou
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Rice scientists discover a way to control phonons using magnetic field
An article features collaborative Rice research into optical phonons. Co-authors quoted or mentions include Junichiro Kono, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor in Engineering and a professor of electrical and computer engineering, of physics and astronomy, and of materials science and nanoengineering; postdoctoral research associate and adjunct lecturer in electrical and computer engineering Andrey Baydin; and alumnus Timothy Noe.
AZo Quantum
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-kono
Texas February 2021 freeze analyzed one year later
An article features collaborative Rice research into last year's winter storm, which caused an unprecedented electricity supply crisis in Texas. Co-authors Peter Hartley, the George A. Peterkin Professor of Economics, Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Shih Yu Hung, a research manager at the Baker Institute, are cited.
Tech Xplore
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-hartley-medlock
Lactic acid bacteria in fermented foods uses hybrid metabolism, scientists find
An article features collaborative Rice research into the hybrid metabolism of the lactic acid bacteria L. plantarum. Co-author Caroline Ajo-Franklin, professor of biosciences, is quoted.
Nature World News
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-ajofranklin
Rice Design Alliance announces Tropical Space as the 2022 Spotlight Award recipient
Vietnamese firm Tropical Space is the Rice Design Alliance's 2022 Spotlight Award recipient. Maria Nicanor, executive director of the alliance, is quoted. AD mentions that Nicanor will be the next director of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York beginning March 21.
Archinect
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-nicanor
La española María Nicanor se pone al frente del Cooper Hewitt, uno de los mejores museos de diseño del mundo
AD (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-nicanor
Planetary Picture of the Day — Week of Feb. 7, 2022
An image is credited to Robert O'Dell, the Andrew Hays Buchanan Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics and former chief scientist on the Hubble Space Telescope.
SETI Institute
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-odell
This American college is hardest to get into
A roundup features Rice.
247WallSt.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-247ws
Architect's gift opens doors for underrepresented graduate students — Thomas Phifer establishes architecture fellowship at Clemson University
An article featuring Thomas Phifer mentions that his architectural firm, Thomas Phifer and Partners, designed Rice's Brochstein Pavilion.
Archinect
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-phifer
Hidden diversity: Undiscovered species are hiding right under our noses
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
SciTechDaily (This article also appeared in Revyuh.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-scitechddaily
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
On voting rights, Biden's power to act on his own is limited
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
The Middletown Press (This article originally appeared in The Associated Press and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-brinkley
Inauguration ceremony set March 31 for WIU's 12th President
McMurtry College senior George Huang is mentioned.
Western Illinois University News
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-huang
Yale sued for violating antitrust law by considering financial need in admissions
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.
Yale Daily News
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-ydn
SPORTS
Conference USA releases 2022 football schedule with Southern Miss, Old Dominion and Marshall still on it
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
CBS Sports (Similar articles also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-cbs
Conference USA 2022 football schedule includes schools intending to leave
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Feb. 16 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-expnews
UTSA awaits C-USA exit as rivals eye quicker escape
San Antonio Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-sabj
Men's golf sweeps Border Olympics titles
An article mentions that Rice's golf team earned 10th place in the Border Olympics tournament Feb. 14-15.
UHCougars.com (This article also appeared in NMStateSports.com, HBUHuskies.com, BaylorBears.com and GoUTSA.com.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-uhc
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
A broadcast mentions Rice football's 2022 slate of games.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-kriv
Dekaney High School senior is making the grade
An article featuring Enock Gota mentions that he has committed to Rice to play football.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Fox 26 Online and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-gota
This college football coach became a Green Beret in his 30s
An article features former Rice assistant football coach Russell Whitt.
We Are The Mighty
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-watm
Louisiana Tech announces 2022 football schedule
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Louisiana Tech University Nov. 12.
KTBS Online (This article originally appeared in LA Tech Athletics News, and it also appeared in SouthernMinn.com.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-ktbs
Texas baseball is No. 1 as season begins this weekend — what to know
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Feb. 18-20. TexasSports.com also mentions that Rice's men's tennis team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin last week.
KXAN Online (This segment also aired on KXAN-TV in Austin. A similar article also appeared in USA Today's Longhorns Wire.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-kxan
Forty Acres Insider: Feb. 15
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-ts
C-USA announces 2022 football schedule for all 14 teams
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of North Texas Oct. 1.
247Sports.com (This article also appeared in MeanGreenSports.com.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-247
Mean Green travel to FAU
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team was defeated by the University of North Texas 67-44 Feb. 12.
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-mgs
Women's college basketball recruits who upped their stocks this season
Rice is mentioned.
ESPN
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-espn
2022 NFL Draft: Pro day schedule, dates and times
A roundup mentions that Rice will host an NFL pro day tryout April 1.
ProFootballNetwork.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-pfn
NEWS RELEASES
Strong magnets put new twist on phonons
Rice scientists led by physicist Junichiro Kono and postdoctoral researcher Andrey Baydin triggered an unexpected effect in a totally nonmagnetic semiconducting crystal of lead and tellurium. They exposed the small sample to a strong magnetic field and found they could manipulate the material's "soft" optical phonon mode.
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-news-release-kono
Environmental champions win Rice grants
Six multidisciplinary research teams have earned grants from Rice's Sustainable Futures Fund. The projects selected from 23 proposals will study the threat of conflicts to sustainability, the growing carbon market, stormwater management, flood hazard mitigation, impacts on tropical wildlife and conservation of forests.
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-news-release-sustainable-futures-fund
As time goes on, Americans are moving less often
Migration in the United States has been on a downward trend since the 1960s, according to new research authored by Robert Bozick, a senior fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and associate director of the Kinder Houston Area Survey.
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-news-release-bozick
Sonia Nazario, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, announced as Rice’s 2022 commencement speaker
Sonia Nazario, an award-winning journalist whose work has tackled some of the United States' most intractable problems — hunger, drug addiction and immigration — will deliver the 2022 commencement address at Rice.
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-news-release-nazario
Rice Theatre presents 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'
Rice University Theatre will present musical comedy favorite "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" across five performances Feb. 25-26 and March 3-5 at Hamman Hall. At each performance, four audience volunteers will be selected to participate in the bee, ensuring that no two performances are the same.
http://dateline.rice/feb-16-news-release-rice-theatre