NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Two scientists will replace disgraced US science adviser Eric Lander
Neal Lane, senior fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Nature
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-lane
Resignation leads to controversial division of White House science adviser's job
Science
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-lane
Gulf states plan to phase out below-cost electricity for their citizens
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Al-Monitor
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-krane
Cellist Cara Cheung is the new executive coordinator at the ECSO
An article features alumna Cara Cheung, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in The Day.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-cheung
Don't cede the space race to China and the billionaires
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in Lightly News.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-nyt
Jacques Vallée still doesn't know what UFOs are
An article featuring Jacques Vallée, a French information scientist who studies surreal experiences and UFO encounters, mentions that his papers have been entrusted to Rice.
Wired
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-wired
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University announces its plans to be carbon neutral by 2030
Several articles feature 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.
CultureMap Houston (This InnovationMap article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-leebron-desroches
5 things to know today, including an $11B deal
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-leebron-desroches
5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-leebron-desroches
Houston's private colleges considering relaxing mask mandates
Kevin Kirby, Rice's vice president for administration and chair of the Crisis Management Advisory Committee, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Feb. 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-kirby
Brazoria County is poised to elect its first Black congressman since the 1890s. Not everyone is happy.
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.
Texas Monthly
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-jones
'Live at Five'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-jones (This segment aired four times.)
5 Houston researches ranked among the engineering world's most elite
A roundup features Richard Baraniuk, the C. Sidney Burrus Professor at Rice and a professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, who has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional accolades for an engineer. The article also mentions OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-baraniuk
Houston research: Why business leaders should adopt a science-based approach to decision making
Vikas Mittal, a professor of marketing at the Jones Graduate School of Business, co-authored an article.
InnovationMap (This article originally appeared in Rice Business Wisdom.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-mittal
How 2022 could be a national and global pivot point for carbon emissions
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Texas Climate News (This Yale Climate Connections article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-cohan
Fort Bend Museum kicks off speaker series on county's diversity
An article features Erin Baumgartner, associate director for Houston Independent School District research and relations at the Houston Education Research Consortium at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, who will speak March 3 at the Fort Bend Museum.
Fort Bend Independent
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-baumgartner
Startup coming to Houston's East End turns kombucha into fake leather
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in Vegconomist and InnovationMap.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-hc
The new 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' 'Uncharted' among the major films this week
A roundup mentions that Rice Cinema will screen "Letters2Maybe" Feb. 18.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Feb. 18 print edition and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-hcp
Tame Impala, Alvin Ailey among top cultural picks
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Feb. 18 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-hc
5 free things to do in Houston
A roundup features Rice's Moody Center for the Arts.
Austin.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-austin
A new LGBTQ Jewish group launches in Houston
An article mentions that Houston Hillel has a campus ministry at Rice.
OutSmart
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-os
BROADCAST
Solutions to end traffic fatalities (Feb. 18, 2022)
Alumnus Ed Emmett, senior fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research is quoted.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-emmett
Houston's mental health police task force calls for an increase in crisis diversion funding
Steve Sherman, staff researcher at the Kinder institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-sherman
Lafayette native, LSU student Stephen Privat finishes 2nd in college 'Jeopardy!' semi-finals
Rice is mentioned.
973TheDawg.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-dawg
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Clearly, this heart beats strong
An article features collaborative Rice research developing computational technology capable of capturing the spiraling motion of blood in the aorta. Co-author Tayfun Tezduyar, the James F. Barbour Professor of Mechanical Engineering, is quoted.
Communications of the ACM
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-tezduyar
There's an avocado shortage. Here's why and what to do about it
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.
The Beet
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-payan
Your avocados just might be getting a pay raise
LinkedIn
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-payan
Rare earth elements are waiting to be discovered in waste
An article features 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.
Earth.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-tour
A hedge fund manager reluctantly challenged — then collaborated with — Harry Markowitz
Philip Ernst, associate professor of statistics, is quoted.
Institutional Investor
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-ernst
Russia-Ukraine crisis: The ramifications on Europe and MENA
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
By the East
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-mikulska
Mark Ritson's spiekbriefje voor het verhogen van prijzen
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
MarketingTribune.nl (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-dholakia
'Encanto': Our guide to the music featured in Disney's latest animated feature film
Alumna Germaine Franco is featured.
BBC Music Magazine's Classical Music
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-franco
Biden's energy policy: A destructive plan that has made all forms of energy more costly
An article cites a study by the Baker Institute for Public Policy that found that changes to the language in the CLEAN Future Act would ultimately reclassify water from oilfield drilling operations as "hazardous waste."
ShaleMag.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-baker-study
Krithika Kumar: Health care analysts put the patient first
Alumna Krithika Kumar is featured.
LinkedIn
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-kumar
States with the most highly ranked colleges
Rice is featured.
MSN Money (This Stacker article also appeared in WRIC Online.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-msn
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Thierstein no longer WVWC president
An article featuring Joel Thierstein mentions that he is a former Rice associate provost.
The Inter-Mountain (This article also appeared in Metronews Radio Network, MyBuckhannon.com and WVNews.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-im
TUHSD, Kyrene lift mask mandates; Tempe Elementary retains its requirement but situation 'fluid'
Alumnus Lee Shappell authored a column.
Wrangler News
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-shappell
Gen Z and voting: Mayor Turner on young people shaping elections
Rice is mentioned.
The Philadelphia Tribune
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-pt
SPORTS
Jackson scores 21 to lead UAB past Rice 92-68
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team was defeated by the University of Alabama at Birmingham 92-68 Feb. 17.
ABC News (This Associated Press article also appeared in 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-abc
Quan Jackson leads UAB past Rice
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Feb. 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-hc
UAB posts wire-to-wire 92-68 win over Rice in Bartow Arena
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-uab
UAB exacts revenge with blowout win over Rice
AL.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-al
North Texas visits UAB after Jackson's 21-point performance
Miami Herald (This Associated Press article also appeared in 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-mh
Late comeback falls as Rice defeats UAB 81-76
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated the University of Alabama at Birmingham 81-76 Feb. 17.
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-uab
North Texas Lady Eagles vs. UAB Blazers Feb. 19 preview, game time, matchup statistics
ESPN
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-espn
It's about to get real for new Rice baseball coach Jose Cruz Jr.
An article features Rice head baseball coach Jose Cruz Jr.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of Sports section in the Feb. 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-cruz
Loaded Texas begins 2022 baseball season as nation's top team
Several articles mention Rice baseball's season-opening games against the University of Texas at Austin Feb. 18-20.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Feb. 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-hc
No. 1 Texas baseball is championship-or-bust in 2022
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Feb. 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-expnews
Texas starts season as baseball's No. 1 team, but can the Longhorns end it that way, too?
Hook 'Em
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-he
'On Second Thought' episode 250: Coach David Pierce on No. 1 Longhorns' baseball season opener
Hook 'Em
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-he
Texas baseball releases Parker McCollum 'Meet You in the Middle' hype video
Whiskey Riff
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-wr
Texas announces LHP Pete Hansen to start opening day
Heartland College Sports
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-hcs
KTXX-AM (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-ktxx-1
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-ktxx-2
Roadrunners ready for C-USA Indoor Championships
An article mentions that Rice's track and field team will be competing in the Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 19-20 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-goutsa
Former Big 12 Player of the Year Grace Collins joins Rice as graduate transfer
An article mentions that Grace Collins plans to transfer to Rice to play soccer. Head coach Brian Lee is quoted.
SoccerWire.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-lee
Ex-football player sentenced in death of college star aspiring to play in NFL, feds say
An article reports on the sentencing of former football player Stuart Mouchantaf for the accidental overdose of teammate Blain Padgett.
Miami Herald (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-mh
Former Katy football star sentenced in connection to Rice teammate's 2018 death
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the City/State section in Feb. 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-hc
Ex-Rice player gets 12 years for role in Padgett’s death
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-hc
Former Rice University football player sentenced to federal prison in opioid overdose of star athlete, DOJ says
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-khou
Stuart Mouchantaf sentenced to 12 years in Rice University football player's overdose death
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired five times KTRK-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in MSN and Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-abc13
Man sentenced in football player's death, suspended officer still getting pay, verdict in baseball player's death reached
CW 39 (This segment also aired three times on KIAH-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-cw
Former football player sentenced in overdose death of Rice football player
Fox 26 Online (This article also appeared in Headtopics, Shore News Network, Woodlands Online and News Break.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-fox
Former star football player of Cinco Ranch HS, Rice University sentenced in overdose death of another Rice U. star athlete
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-c2h
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-kriv (This segment aired twice.)
2022 Houston high school baseball preview: What to watch for
An article features players who have committed to play baseball at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-hc
From ESL to Rice University, how one Dekaney HS student overcame the odds
An article featuring Enock Gota mentions that he has committed to Rice to play football.
The Paper
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-tp
WSU Athletics says goodbye to Bryan Blair
An article features former Rice senior associate athletic director Bryan Blair.
Daily Evergreen
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-de
I don't need Eminem's knee. I need the NFL to own its systemic racism problem.
Former Rice football player David Grenardo is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Boston Globe.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-grenardo
The way I see it
An article mentions that Super Bowl VIII was held at Rice Stadium.
Goliad Advance-Guard
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-gadvg
Twins Daily 2022 Top Prospects: No. 6 Matt Canterino
Former Rice baseball player Matt Canterino is featured.
Twins Daily
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-canterino
BSB: HBU opens with Rutgers for Berkman's head coaching debut
Two articles mention Rice baseball's upcoming slate of games against Houston Baptist University and the University of Houston.
HBUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-hbu
Hernandez adds to preseason honors
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-uhc
Bell leads North Texas against Florida Atlantic after 21-point game
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team was defeated by the University of North Texas 67-44 Feb. 12.
The Fresno Bee (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-fb
Interactive: Houston's 2022 football schedule
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Houston Sept. 24.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in UHCougars.com, College Football Network and 247Sports.com.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-hc
Women's tennis set for home and away weekend
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team is slated to play Louisiana State University Feb. 20.
LSUSports.net
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-lsu
No. 14 men's tennis preview: ITA National Team Indoor Championships
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin Jan. 11.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-ts
KPRC 2 and UTMB Health Athlete of the Week: Houston Christian's Loghan Johnson
Rice is mentioned.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-c2h
Rebels extend offer to 2023 tight end Reid Mikeska
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-247
WVU wide receiver outlook for 2022
An article mentions that Isaiah Esdale will transfer to Rice to play football.
BlueGoldNews.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-bgn
NEWS RELEASE
Inaugural class of Rice Innovation Fellows announced
The Provost's Office and the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship have announced the inaugural class of Rice Innovation Fellows, a program that will provide educational and financial support to the next generation of scientist- and engineer-led spinout ventures. The selected fellows are Ph.D. and postdoctoral students with research breakthroughs that show commercial promise.
http://dateline.rice/feb-18-news-release-rice-inno-fellows