NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Migrant encounters fall in January at US-Mexico border, first month-to-month decline since September
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.
USA Today (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News and MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-payan
'The Big 870'
WWL-AM (New Orleans)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-payan
Editorial Roundup: Texas
An editorial mentions that the Rice Board of Trustees has approved a plan to relocate the Founder's Memorial and that a new monument will be erected in the Academic Quadrangle to commemorate Rice's integration. The editorial mentions Alexander Byrd, associate professor of history and vice provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and Caleb McDaniel, the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Humanities, co-chairs of Rice's Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice.
MSN (This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-byrd-mcdaniel
Elon Musk's Neuralink wants to embed microchips in people's skulls and get robots to perform brain surgery
Jacob Robinson, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Business Insider.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-robinson
Crean un nuevo método para obtener tierras raras de los residuos
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.
National Geographic España (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-tour
Clear Creek Amana names new superintendent
Alumnus Corey Seymour is featured.
MSN (This article originally appeared in KGAN Online, and it appeared in KWWL Online.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-seymour
Administrator from Texas to take on superintendent's role at Clear Creek Amana district
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in Iowa City Press-Citizen, and it appeared in The Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-seymour
HOUSTON/TEXAS
How should museums teach us about climate? These Houston activists are looking for the answer.
A slideshow depicts Rice students visiting the Houston Climate Justice Museum and Cultural Center.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-hc
BROADCAST
Confidence in Texas electoral process is increasing, latest DMN/ UT-Tyler poll shows
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 six times on KDFW-TV in Dallas.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-jones
Republicans created a new Houston-area congressional district for Wesley Hunt, but he doesn't have a free ride
Texas Standard
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-jones
Texas tribal gaming case arguments today at Supreme Court, other states watching
Casino.org
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-jones
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-jones (This segment aired on seven affiliate stations.)
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-jones
Machines and consciousness / archaeology anomalies
A broadcast mentions Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice and author of "The Flip: Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge."
Coast to Coast AM (This segment also aired on more than 500 affiliate stations across the U.S. and Canada.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-kripal
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Rice researchers control ultracold Rydberg atoms to imitate quantum interactions
An article features collaborative Rice research that controlled the electrons in Rydberg atoms with such precision that they created "synthetic dimensions," which may be important tools for quantum simulations. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Thomas Killian, dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and professor of physics and astronomy; Barry Dunning, the Sam and Helen Worden Professor of Physics; and Kaden Hazzard, associate professor of physics and astronomy. Dunning is cited in Open Access Government.
AZo Quantum
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-killian-dunning-hazzard
Giants on the atomic landscape
Open Access Government
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-dunning
14 strategies for teaching intermediate English-language learners
Alumna Jenny Vo authored a response to a "question of the week."
Education Week
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-vo
Uncovering the history of Rutgers Newark first African-American female student
An article mentions that Quintus Jett formerly taught at Rice.
RLS Media
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-rls
Today in Houston History: NASA announces discovery of TRAPPIST-1
An article cites collaborative Rice research into TRAPPIST-1 star system discovered by the Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope.
Heavy.
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-heavy.
The missing continent that took 375 years to find
An article quotes former Rice professor Gerald Dickens.
Lad Bible
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-lb
Tech alumnus earns 25th Grammy nomination
An article features alumnus Blanton Alspaugh, who has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Producer of the Year.
The Oracle
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-alspaugh
Hilary Young: 'Civil Recourse for Non-Consensual Disclosure of Intimate Images'
An article features the Feb. 15 webinar "Civil Recourse for Non-Consensual Disclosure of Intimate Images" delivered by alumna Hilary Young.
NB Media Co-Op
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-young
ICOM takes on new investment from large private equity firm
The Rice Management Co. is mentioned.
Boise Dev
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-rmc
Insider insights: Top target schools for MBB consulting firms
Rice is mentioned.
Poets & Quants
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-pq
The hardest college to get into in every state
Rice is featured.
247WallSt.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-247ws
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Donor continues sister's legacy of loyal support for Hokies at VTC School of Medicine
An article features alumna Alexandra Toloczko, a graduate of Rice's Global Medical Innovation program who is the first recipient of the Nancy Lucas Memorial Hokie Physician Scholarship at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.
The Roanoke Star
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-toloczko
Don't cede the space race to China and the billionaires
A commentary mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
WIONews.com (This New York Times commentary also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-kennedy
Junior leadership students participate in the StrengthsFinder2.0 workshop
Rice is mentioned.
Seton Hall University News
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-shu
SPORTS
Rice holds off UAB 60-55
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated the University of Alabama at Birmingham 60-55 Feb. 21.
UABSports.com (The results of this game were also included in the Feb. 22 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-uab
WBB: Feb. 21 Players of the Week
An article features Rice basketball player Malia Fisher, who has been named Conference USA's Freshman of the Week.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-fisher
Hebron Christian grad Malia Fisher earns third Conference USA Freshman of the Week award
Gwinnett Daily Post
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-fisher
Roadrunners host UAB on Thursday at 7 p.m.
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball season will end with a game against the University of Texas at San Antonio March 5.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-utsa
Bills adding college aide to defensive coaching staff
An article features former Rice football player Jaylon Finner.
The Buffalo News
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-finner
BSB: HBU travels to Baylor before hosting Rice
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play Houston Baptist University Feb. 23.
HBUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-hbu
BSB welcomes Houston Baptist for midweek clash
BaylorBears.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-bbears
Ex-Rice DL Stuart Mouchantaf gets 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in opioid death of teammate
An article reports on the sentencing of former football player Stuart Mouchantaf for the accidental overdose of teammate Blain Padgett.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-247
Texas sweeps top spot on College Baseball Hall of Fame Power Poll
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was swept by the University of Texas at Austin Feb. 19-20.
MLB
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-mlb
Series Recap: No. 1 Texas sweeps Rice, outscoring the Owls 36-3 to open the season 3-0
Sports Illustrated's Longhorns Country
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-silc
No. 1 baseball preview: At Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-ts
Béisbol: Super prospecto latino de la Universidad de Texas impresiona con 2 'tablazos' de home run
Al Bat (This article also appeared in Futbol en Vivo.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-atbat
KTXX-AM (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-ktxx
Guerin-teed it was quite a week: Ohio State AD closes Econ 101 textbook on Jim Knowles
A roundup features that Sam Crawford Jr. will be transferring to Rice to play football.
Tulsa World
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-tw
Women's team loses fourth straight, looks to rebound against Tulane
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team is slated to play Louisiana State University Feb. 20.
Reveille
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-reveille
Lamber promoted to head volleyball coach at Delaware
An article features former Rice assistant volleyball coach Kimberly Lambert.
CAASports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-caa
'13 ABC Action News'
An article features former Rice senior associate athletic director Bryan Blair.
WTVG-TV (Toledo, Ohio)
http://dateline.rice/feb-22-wtvg