NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
As oil companies divest from Russian oil and gas, what happens to their assets?
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Marketplace Morning Report with David Brancaccio (This segment aired multiple times on over 800 affiliate radio stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-mikulska
Putin's war may herald a new energy era
Yahoo! News Canada (This Axios article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-mikulska
Why Western sanctions aren't hitting Russia where it would hurt the most: Oil and gas
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Los Angeles Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-krane
The US did not double oil imports from Russia in the last year
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
PolitiFact
http://dateline.rice/march-1-finley
'A crisis usually enhances a president': Ukraine gives Biden opportunity to lead at State of the Union address as poll numbers sag
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
The Boston Globe (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-brinkley
The state of the union is anxious, but annual speech to Congress offers Biden an opportunity
Los Angeles Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the March print edition of the Times, and it appeared on the front of the Nation section in the March 1 print editions of the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-brinkley
Natural gas flares were behind dozens of early deaths in 2019
An article features collaborative Rice research that linked air pollution from gas flares to premature death. Co-authors Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, and graduate student Chen Chen are quoted.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/march-1-cohan
DNA from ancient African foragers indicates cultural change
An article features collaborative Rice research that found the earliest DNA on the African continent from human remains buried in archaeological sites in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. Co-author Mary Prendergast, associate professor in anthropology, is cited.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/march-1-prendergast
What today's Texas congressional primaries can tell us about the battle for Congress
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, authored an op-ed in The Hill, and he is quoted in several other media outlets.
The Hill (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-jones
Texas primaries test Republican strength, redistricting, new voting laws
U.S. News & World Report (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-jones
Texas primaries will be decisive with few competitive seats left
Bloomberg Government
http://dateline.rice/march-1-jones
40% fewer mail ballots cast in Texas early voting amid confusion, delays caused by new law
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the City/State section in the March 2 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared on the front page of the print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-jones
Thousands of mail-in votes have been rejected as Texas primary election voting begins Tuesday
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 1 print edition, and it appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-jones
Lots of eyes on South Texas congressional primary
Audacy on KRLD (This segment also aired on KRLD-AM in Dallas, and this article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-jones
Some Democrats are voting in the Texas GOP primaries. Will it make a difference?
Texas Public Radio (This segment also aired twice on seven affiliate stations.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-jones
It's election day! Texas primary 2022 — Rice University professor Mark Jones
KTRH on Spreaker
http://dateline.rice/march-1-jones
What to expect from Biden's State of the Union
KTRH on Spreaker (This segment also aired on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-jones
It's election day— only 3% seem to care
KTRH Online
http://dateline.rice/march-1-jones
HOUSTON/TEXAS
6 things to do in the Katy area during March
A roundup mentions that 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, will speak March 3 at the Fort Bend Museum.
Community Impact Newspaper (This article also appeared in the Feb. 22-March 22 print and digital editions of the Katy issue.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-baumgartner
Naturally occurring affordable housing
An article cites research by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research into affordable housing in Houston.
Realty News Report
http://dateline.rice/march-1-kinder-study
The Village School recognizes teachers with doctorates at special ceremony
Alumnus Chad Huffman is featured.
The Katy News
http://dateline.rice/march-1-huffman
BROADCAST
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is interviewed about the importance of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.
http://dateline.rice/march-1-brace
WBEZ-FM (Chicago)
Sylvia Dee, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is interviewed about Guy Callendar, who was the first to connect human activities to global warming in the 1930s.
http://dateline.rice/march-1-dee (This segment aired twice.)
Harris County criminal district judges on 2022 Texas primary election ballot
Alumnus Jason Luong, the 185th Criminal District Court Judge, is featured.
Fox 26 Online
http://dateline.rice/march-1-luong
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Atheists more likely to hide beliefs if they're women, Republicans, Southerners or were previously religious
An article features collaborative Rice research. Co-authors Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences, professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program, and postdoctoral research fellow in sociology Jacqui Frost are quoted.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/march-1-ecklund-frost
ACM, ethics and corporate behavior
Moshe Vardi, University Professor and Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering and a professor of computer science, authored an op-ed about tech companies' "surveillance capitalism."
Communications of the ACM
http://dateline.rice/march-1-vardi
For Black History Month and beyond: Including marginalized communities in the climate conversation
An article features Rice research that determined natural disasters and recovery efforts launched in their aftermath have increased wealth inequality between races in the U.S.
The Climate Initiative on LinkedIn
http://dateline.rice/march-1-li
Rapper Bun B reflects on 'H-Town Takeover' concert at RodeoHouston
Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is featured.
MSN Music (This article originally appeared in ABC 13 Online and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-bun-b
Women have been sounding the alarm ahead of Texas' first-in-the-nation primary
An article cites a Rice survey of voting data released in May 2021 that shows women were more likely to use drive-thru voting in Harris County during the 2020 election.
19thNews.org
http://dateline.rice/march-1-19thnews
Why study business In UK?
Rice is mentioned.
ICSTD
http://dateline.rice/march-1-icstd
How US higher ed is reacting to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Higher Ed Dive
http://dateline.rice/march-1-hed
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Update: March at Penn
An events roundup mentions that Richard Baraniuk, the C. Sidney Burrus Professor at Rice and a professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, will present the webinar "Open Education Resources as Disruptive Innovation" March 2.
University of Pennsylvania's Almanac
http://dateline.rice/march-1-baraniuk
Tom Kysar, an internet marketer, operations generalist and developer who has aced the crypto space
Rice is mentioned.
Outlook (This article also appeared in Mid-Day.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-ol
ICOM gets investment from social impact fund
The Rice Management Co. is mentioned.
Idaho Press
http://dateline.rice/march-1-rmc
SPORTS
'It's been a long time coming': Former BC High stars Pierre and Evee reunite at Rice
An article mentions Rice basketball players Travis Evee and Carl Pierre.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in The Patriot Ledger, and it appeared in The Enterprise.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-yahoo
ASU gymnastics continues undefeated streak at home with upset over No. 8 California
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team defeated Arizona State University in the ASU 8-Team Tournament Feb. 25-27.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Arizona Republic.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-msn
After five years at Cal, Reinwald transfers to Rice University
An article featuring Gavin Reinwald mentions that he will transfer to Rice to play football.
Elk Grove Citizen
http://dateline.rice/march-1-egc
In case you missed it: Feb. 25-28
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play Baylor University March 2.
Baylor Lariat
http://dateline.rice/march-1-bl
10 teams with the best odds to win the 2022 College World Series
Former Rice baseball player Lance Berkman is mentioned.
Just Baseball
http://dateline.rice/march-1-berkman
No. 1 baseball preview: At Sam Houston
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was swept by the University of Texas at Austin Feb. 18-20.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/march-1-ts
Sidelined in 2021, Texas pitcher Andre Duplantier II is working his way back on the mound
Hook 'Em
http://dateline.rice/march-1-he
Series recap: No. 1 Texas pitching dominates as undefeated Longhorns sweep Alabama
Sports Illustrated's Longhorns Country (This article also appeared in YardBarker.)
http://dateline.rice/march-1-si
UTSA hosts first-place North Texas on Thursday
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball regular season will end with a game against the University of Texas at San Antonio March 5.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/march-1-goutsa
Another one: A&M women's tennis ends nonconference schedule with 5-game winning streak
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team was defeated by Texas A&M University Feb. 27.
The Battalion
http://dateline.rice/march-1-tb
No. 12 men's tennis preview: At No. 15 Georgia
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/march-1-ts
Leading receiver Josh Johnson is gone, but TU has 'guys that we can really build around'
An article mentions that Sam Crawford Jr. will be transferring to Rice to play football.
Tulsa World
http://dateline.rice/march-1-tw
Vols complete round two at Cabo Collegiate
An article mentions that Rice's golf team is competing in the Cabo Collegiate Invitational through March 1.
UTSports.com
http://dateline.rice/march-1-uts
College football's 20 best running backs of 2022
An article mentions last season's football game between Rice and the University of Houston.
Stay Alive in Power 5
http://dateline.rice/march-1-sap
Aggie baseball to host Lance Berkman, Houston Baptist in midweek action
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team defeated Houston Baptist University 6-2 Feb. 23.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/march-1-247
Breaking: Conference USA receives temporary restraining order
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
The Spun
http://dateline.rice/march-1-ts
Homestand continues against Lamar
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team lost two of three games against Lamar University Feb. 25-27.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/march-1-uhc
NEWS RELEASES
State of the Union address: Rice U. expert available to discuss what world can expect from Biden’s big speech
As President Joe Biden prepares for his first State of the Union address Tuesday, Rice political scientist Paul Brace is available to discuss what to expect. "Rarely has there been so much at stake during any president's State of the Union address," he said.
http://dateline.rice/march-1-news-release-brace
Vicky Yao wins CAREER Award
The development of computational tools and methods to analyze and interpret DNA methylation has earned Rice computer scientist Vicky Yao a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award. The five-year award, this one for $790,000, is granted to fewer than 400 American academics each year who are expected to make significant contributions to their fields of study.
http://dateline.rice/march-1-news-release-yao