NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Rice University researchers discover new wasp species
An article features the newly classified wasp species N. valhalla, which was discovered on the Rice campus. Graduate student Pedro Brandão-Dias is quoted in The Hill, and Scott Egan, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is quoted in Tech Explorist.
The Hill
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-brandaodias
New insect species discovered
Tech Explorist
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-brandaodias-egan
With fewer animals to move their seeds, plants are stuck in threatened habitats
An article features collaborative Rice research that suggests climate change may accelerate a decrease of ecosystem biodiversity due to the loss of seed-hauling animals that help move plants over time. Rice ecologist Evan Fricke is quoted.
Smithsonian Magazine
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-fricke
Biodiversità, diminuiscono gli animali e aumenta il rischio per le piante
Nuova Ecologia (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-fricke
Sol tinha anéis como os de Saturno dos quais se formaram planetas do Sistema Solar, diz estudo
An article features collaborative Rice research that suggests that before the solar system had planets, the sun had rings that likely played a role in Earth's formation. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include André Izidoro, the Welch Postdoctoral Fellow in Earth, environment and planetary science, and Andrea Isella, associate professor of physics and astronomy.
Sputnik Brasil (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-izidoro-isella
Clear Creek Amana schools have three finalists for superintendent. Here's how you can meet them.
Alumnus Corey Seymour is featured.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the Iowa City Press-Citizen.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-seymour
Best big college towns in America
A roundup features Rice.
MSN (This Stacker article also appeared in WNCT Online.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-msn
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston-area colleges seek to manage, not stamp out, COVID as omicron drives spike in infections
An article mentions that Rice has returned to in-person learning after beginning the spring semester online. 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 on the front page of the Jan. 25 print edition, and it was featured in the Chronicle's "Morning Report" newsletter.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-kirby
West Houston GOP primary for Texas House pits city councilman against better-funded foes
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 of the City/State section in the Jan. 25 print edition, and it appeared in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-jones
LULAC plans lawsuit against Houston City Council due to lack of Hispanic representation
ABC 13 Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-jones
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-jones (This segment aired twice.)
BROADCAST
'4 p.m. newscast for Jan. 24, 2022'
A broadcast features Rice research that found COVID-19 deaths in Texas during the early months of the pandemic were disproportionately concentrated in Black and Hispanic communities, and that those communities in Harris County bore more of an economic burden than others. Sylvia Dee, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-dee
'6 a.m. newscast for Jan. 25, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-dee
'8 a.m. newscast for Jan. 25, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-dee
'Texas Public Radio'
KSTX-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-dee (This segment also aired on seven affiliate stations.)
Harris County leaders face a slew of challengers this election season
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-stein
Texas may get a coastal storm barrier, but will it be too late?
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and the co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
Click2Houston (This Texas Tribune article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-blackburn
Major changes coming for Bexar County Sheriff's Office disciplinary process, sheriff announces
An article cites Rice research on police oversight groups in Texas' major cities.
KSAT Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-ksat
New efforts to combat antisemitism (Jan. 25, 2022)
A broadcast 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. Houston Public Media also mentions the Rice Investment, an initiative offering full-tuition scholarships and grants to students from low- and middle-income families.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-hpm
College price-fixing lawsuit is more evidence that radical change is needed in US higher education
University of California, Irvine's New University
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-uci
'Erick Erickson Show'
Rice is mentioned.
WSB-AM (Atlanta)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-wsb (This segment also aired on 20 affiliate stations.)
'HARDTalk'
Alumnus Dominic Lee Tsz-king, a Hong Kong politician, is interviewed about China's tightening of its control over Hong Kong.
BBC News (This segment aired on 50 affiliate stations.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-lee
Rice University, ex-piano instructor named in lawsuit alleging child sex abuse
An article reports that Rice's Shepherd School of Music is named in a civil lawsuit against former piano teacher Dariusz Pawlas.
Click2Houston (This and similar articles also appeared in STL News.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-c2h
5 things for Houstonians to know for Tuesday, Jan. 25
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-c2h
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Remembering NASA engineer Jerry Woodfill, the inspiration behind '13 Things That Saved Apollo 13'
An article features late alumnus Jerry Woodfill '65, who died Jan. 15 at 79. Woodfill attended President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech" delivered at Rice in 1962 and was later a part of NASA's Apollo Warning System engineering team.
Universe Today
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-woodfill
Delayed starts and booster mandates: A mixed B-school response to the 'omicron semester' Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Yahoo! Finance (This article originally appeared in Poets & Quants.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-rodriguez
Why does electricity make a humming noise?
Gary Woods, distinguished professor in the practice of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted.
MSN Kids (This LiveScience article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-woods
Exoplanet Earth: What our world tells us about the cosmos
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Astronomy
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-siebach
Programmable biosensor chip uses single molecules to detect multiomic molecular interactions
James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-tour
Iron can be its own worst enemy when it comes to rusting
An article features collaborative Rice research that could contribute to new strategies to protect iron from corroding in the environment. Co-authors quoted include Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, graduate student Qin-Kun Li and research scientist Alex Kutana.
Technology Networks
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-yakobson
Power/Performance Bits: Jan. 25
An article features Rice research that created nanostructures of glass and crystal for electronic and photonic devices using a 3D printer and unique ink. Co-authors Jun Lou, associate chair and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Boyu Zhang are quoted.
Semiconductor Engineering
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-lou
Antibody with engineered peptide targets bone metastasis
An article features collaborative Rice research that found an effective treatment for certain cancers in rodent models, which may one day help treat bone metastasis. Co-authors quoted or mentions include Han Xiao, the Norman Hackerman-Welch Young Investigator and assistant professor of chemistry, biosciences and bioengineering; graduate student Chanfei Yu; postdoctoral fellow Zeru Tian; graduate students Kuan-Lin Wu, Chenhang Wang and Yuda Chen; and alumna Ruchi Gupta.
Medical Xpress
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-xiao
When graphene speaks, scientists can now listen
An article features collaborative Rice research developing an acoustic signal processing scheme that analyzes laser-induced graphene in real time to determine its form and quality. 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; alumni John Li and Duy Luong; graduate students Jacob Beckham and Weiyin Chen; postdoctoral researcher Bing Deng; and research scientist Carter Kittrell.
I-Connect007
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-tour
A three-way tie for best online MBA program in new US News ranking
An article mentions that the MBA@Rice program at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business is No. 20 in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report.
Poets & Quants
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-jones-school
'I would love for horror to be my home, but I want to be bicoastal': Mariama Diallo on 'Master'
Rice is mentioned.
Filmmaker Magazine
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-fm
How insurtechs are accelerating growth
An article mentions that Rice has an annual start-up competition.
Insurance Business
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-ib
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
NFTs could be the ticket to your next great meal
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
The Norman Transcript (This article originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times .)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-dholakia
Thomas D. Elias: What departing Californians gain when they move
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Napa Valley Register (This article also appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-fulton
Library professor Doralyn Rossmann to deliver next talk in MSU's provost's lecture series
An article featuring Doralyn Rossmann mentions that she is a former Rice academic librarian.
Montana State University News
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-msu
SPORTS
Twinkie Town Prospect Vote 2022: Round 7
An article features former Rice baseball player Matt Canterino.
MSN (This article originally appeared in SB Nation.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-canterino
Texas baseball ranked No. 1 in three of the four major preseason polls
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play the University of Texas at Austin Feb. 18.
MSN (This article originally appeared in KXAN Online.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-msn
Texas leads two Big 12 teams in Baseball America's preseason top 25
Heartland
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-hl
Head coach Tom Allen welcomes Chad Wilt and Paul Randolph to Indiana football
An article features former Rice assistant football coach Paul Randolph.
Indiana Daily Student
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-ids
The long and short of it is acronyms are everywhere
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team defeated the University of Alabama at Birmingham 85-80 Jan. 8.
The Galveston County Daily News
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-gcdn
Oklahoma State offers four-star running back Quinten Joyner
Rice is mentioned.
Pistols Firing
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-pf
Perfect Game recognizes Hernandez, previews Cougars
Articles mention that Rice's baseball team is slated to play the University of Houston March 8, and Houston Baptist University Feb. 23 and April 5.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-uhc
BSB: Season tickets on sale now!
HBUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-hbu
Sideline View by Dale McKee
An article mentions that Rice's men's and women's basketball teams are slated to play the University of Southern Mississippi Jan. 29.
WTOK Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-wtok
Oklahoma lands quarterback commit for 2023 recruiting class
An article mentions that Sam Crawford Jr. transferred to Rice to play football.
Tulsa World
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-tw
804 Ballers: At Navy, Jennifer Coleman remade her shot and is dominating in her senior season
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team was defeated by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 67-64 Jan. 22.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-rtd
NEWS RELEASES
James Tour available to comment on molecular electronics advance
More than 20 years ago, Wired featured Rice chemist James Tour in a story about molecular electronics, then a focus of his lab. At the time, he said commercializing single molecules turned into circuits was perhaps three to five years away. "I was only off by an order of magnitude," Tour says now after assisting a California company, Roswell Biotechnologies, in fabricating semiconducting sensors using single molecules as the key component.
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-news-release-tour
'Lefty' tightens control of embryonic development
A protein known as Lefty pumps the brakes as human embryos begin to differentiate into the bones, soft tissues and organs that make us. This inhibitor protein is key during the early stages of life when the fates of embryonic stem cells are determined by the Nodal signaling pathway, according to Rice bioscientists.
http://dateline.rice/jan-25-news-release-warmflash