NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Analysis: In US battle over redistricting, competition is the biggest loser
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.
Reuters (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-jones
The Texans' new coach, the week in politics, and Mardi Gras returns to Galveston (Feb. 9, 2022)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-jones
George touts pandemic performance as primaries near in Fort Bend County
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Chronicle's Feb. 9 print edition of the Sugar Land Sun and Katy Rancher, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-jones
Texas primary voters speak
KULP Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-jones
'News Channel 10 News at 6'
KFDA-TV (Amarillo, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-jones (This segment aired twice.)
'Noticiero Univision'
KINT-TV (El Paso, Texas; An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-kint
Researchers frustrated as Biden's science adviser resigns amid scandal
Neal Lane, senior fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Nature
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-lane
Eric Lander's resignation is latest setback as Biden seeks to elevate science
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Boston Globe.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-lane
Harness keeps basic COVID masks as snug as N95s
Articles feature collaborative Rice research that found that adhesive silicone harnesses allow light surgical masks to match and sometimes exceed the federal safety standards for N95 and KN95 masks. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Jacob Robinson, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering; Caleb Kemere, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; and graduate student Jeannette Ingabire.
Futurity (This article was featured in the Feb. 9 edition of Futurity Today.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-robinson-kemere
This $10 add-on makes surgical masks 15 times better at stopping COVID droplets
Fast Company (This article also appeared in MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-robinson-kemere
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Research opportunities students can pursue on campus
A roundup mentions that the Frontiers in Science Program introduces students to theoretical biological physics at Rice, the University of Houston or Northeastern University.
The Daily Cougar
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-tdc
Midtown parking proposals could reshape Houston hot spot
An article mentions that UCLA researcher Donald Shoup spoke at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research about how parking reforms can improve urban metro areas.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-cin
Review: A Houston wind quintet brings varied selections to Dallas
An article features WindSync, a music group founded in 2009 by Shepherd School of Music alumni Garrett Hudson, Anni Hochhalter, Emily Tsai, Julian Hernandez and Kara LaMoure.
The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared in MSN New Zealand.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-windsync
UTSA leveraging new designation to forge alliances, expand funding
An article mentions that Rice has Carnegie Tier One designation.
San Antonio Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-sabj
BROADCAST
Recent freeze in Texas showed encouraging signs about state's power grid
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired four times on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-cohan
'Jeopardy!' National College Championship
Brown College senior Jasmine Manansala competed in the "Jeopardy!" National College Championship Feb. 8.
WABC-TV (New York)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-manansala (This segment aired on affiliate stations across the U.S.)
Rice University student to compete on 'Jeopardy!' in prime time tonight
MSN Lifestyle (This article originally appeared in ABC 13 Online and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-manansala
'13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-manansala (This segment aired seven times.)
'Newscenter 25'
KAVU-TV (Victoria, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-manansala
'WRBL Evening Edition'
Alumnus Bill Neville is mentioned.
WRBL-TV (Columbus, Georgia)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-neville
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
When you're grieving, this is what happens to your body
Christopher Fagundes, associate professor in psychological sciences, is quoted.
Health Digest
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-fagundes
New model can streamline graphene synthesis in a flash
An article features a new collaborative Rice study into how machine-learning models help optimize the synthesis of graphene from waste through flash Joule heating. Co-authors James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Jacob Beckham are quoted.
Materials Today
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-tour
Is the energy transition moving too quickly?
An article cites collaborative Rice research by Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Affairs at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies at the institute.
OilPrice.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-collins-foss
Americans' trust in science now deeply polarized, poll shows
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
AgriNews
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-brinkley
Houston's newest luxury hotel launches with innovative opening ceremony attended by Houston notables
University Representative Y. Ping Sun is pictured.
eTurboNews
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-sun
Maria Nicanor named director of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
An article features Maria Nicanor, executive director of the Rice Design Alliance, who will be the next director of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York beginning March 21.
Smithsonian
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-nicanor
A traveling platform for artists sets up shop at farmhouse hotel in Portugal, and other news
Surface (Similar articles also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-nicanor
What's new in spectroscopy?
A roundup features collaborative Rice research that developed an innovative computational modeling strategy to inspect or repair steel-reinforced concrete columns affected by earthquakes.
The Analytical Scientist
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-tas
States with the most highly ranked colleges
A roundup features Rice.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in WNCT Online.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-msn
MBA salaries and bonuses at the top 25 B-schools
Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business is mentioned.
Yahoo! Finance (This article originally appeared in Poets & Quants.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-yahoo
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Black pastors say they are overwhelmed with people coming to them for mental health care
An article features research by graduate student Dan Bolger that found Black and Latino Christians often turn to their pastors for mental health care or information on mental health resources, even when those clergy feel ill-equipped to offer help or advice.
BET
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-bolger
Because it's hard
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
The Catholic Thing
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-kennedy
SPORTS
Fiedler, Poteat lead Rice past Jarvis Christian 98-63
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team defeated Jarvis Christian University 98-63 Feb. 8
ABC News (This Associated Press article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-abc
Max Fiedler, Mylyjael Poteat lead Rice past Jarvis Christian
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. An excerpt of this article also appeared in the Feb. 9 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-hc
'ABC 7 News'
A broadcast features Grant Levesque, who was named Conference USA's Male Field Athlete of the Week.
KVIA-TV (El Paso, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-levesque (This segment aired twice.)
ITF: Feb. 8 Athletes of the Week
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-levesque
Northwest Houston-area athletes pen letters of intent on signing day
An article mentions players who have signed to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Feb. 9 print edition of the Chronicle's Cypress Creek Mirror-Champions/Klein issue and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-hc
2022 Conference USA college baseball preview
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
Baseball America
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-ba
North Texas men's basketball is looking real good right now, beat UTEP, extend 9-game win streak
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team was defeated by the University of Texas at El Paso 72-70 Feb. 5.
Mean Green Nation
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-mgn
North Texas garnering national attention for record run in men's basketball
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play the University of North Texas Feb. 10.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-drc
Marshall can compete with C-USA best when it plays well
An article mentions Rice's men's basketball program.
The Register-Herald
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-rh
John Ridgeway, Arkansas DT | NFL draft scouting report
An article mentions that Rice's football team played the University of Arkansas last season.
Pro Football Network
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-pfn
Deese, McMillan among Baseball America spotlights
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play the University of Houston March 8.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-uhc
Men's basketball drops two more games, bringing losing streak on the road up to nine
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team defeated the University of Texas at San Antonio 91-78 Feb. 3.
The Paisano
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-tp
NEWS RELEASES
Anastasios Kyrillidis wins NSF CAREER Award
Rice computer scientist Anastasios Kyrillidis has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to explore the theory and design of non-convex optimization algorithms, an increasingly important class used in machine learning and artificial intelligence.
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-news-release-kyrillidis
Rare earth elements await in waste
Rare earth elements are hard to get and hard to recycle, but a flash of intuition led Rice University scientists toward a possible solution. The Rice lab of chemist James Tour reports it has successfully extracted valuable rare earth elements from waste at yields high enough to resolve issues for manufacturers while boosting their profits.
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-news-release-tour