Dateline Rice for March 10, 2022

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Biden looks to Venezuela as oil source
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Center for the United States and Mexico and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
PRX's The World (This segment aired on 295 affiliate stations, and it aired on more than 400 affiliate stations on CBC Radio One across Canada and the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-monaldi
US plans more talks with Maduro on releasing other Americans detained in Venezuela
Miami Herald (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 9 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-monaldi
Opinion: The time has come for the US and Venezuela to move beyond ultimatums and sanctions
The Washington Post (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-monaldi
How Putin's Ukrainian conquest led to a Maduro-Biden rapprochement
Caracas Chronicles
http://dateline.rice/march-10-monaldi

Western companies pulling out of Russia — Are they taking a stand or giving in to consumer pressure?
Doug Schuler, associate professor of business and public policy at the Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
The Alan Carter Radio Program (This segment also aired on CFMJ-AM, CFPL-AM and CHML-AM in Ontario, Canada.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-schuler

In Texas, Big Tech's liberal leanings take a back seat
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
CNET
http://dateline.rice/march-10-fulton
Sundance Square offers boost to Fort Worth small businesses
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-fulton

Posts mislead on factors behind US energy price spike
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Agence France-Presse
http://dateline.rice/march-10-medlock

Breakthrough 'drug factory' implant cured cancer in mice
An article features collaborative Rice research that eradicated advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in as little as six days with a treatment that could be ready for human clinical trials later this year. Co-authors Omid Veiseh, assistant professor of bioengineering, and graduate student Amanda Nash are quoted
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Daily Mail.) 
http://dateline.rice/march-10-veiseh-nash
Tiny 'drug factories' kill cancer in mice in days
Futurity (This research was featured in the "Futurity Today" newsletter March 10.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-veiseh-nash

Mientras en el Congreso analizan cambios en el proyecto, Guzmán visita Houston
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.
Clarín (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in the March 10 print edition, and it appeared online in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-jones
 

MSSU to dedicate, showcase Baroque instruments

Thomas Jaber, professor of music and director of choral ensembles at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in The Joplin Globe and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-jaber

How 'Encanto' breaks the mold of traditional Disney magic
Alumna Germaine Franco, who has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for her work on Disney's "Encanto," is featured.
Vanity Fair (This article also appeared in the March 8 print edition of Variety.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-franco

Ranking de las 20 escuelas de negocios y universidades con mejores MBA en línea, según QS
A roundup features the Jones Graduate School of Business.
Gestión (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in La Republica.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-gestion

HOUSTON/TEXAS

El Paso gas prices causing grief? Juarez gasoline at $3 a gallon is starting to look cheap
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.
El Paso Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-payan

PolitiFact: Was Ted Cruz accurate in his economic criticism of Biden?
James DeNicco, lecturer of economics at Rice, is quoted.
Austin American-Statesman (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-denicco

Patterson-UTI Energy makes investment in Houston geothermal energy co.
An article mentions the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator program.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-hbj

Houston concert watch March 9: Bun B, Dua Lipa and more
Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is featured.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/march-10-bunb

BROADCAST

Discrimination in Harvey funds, and a conversation with HISD Superintendent Millard House (March 10, 2022)
A broadcast interviews Kurt Stallmann, professor of composition and theory and director of Rice Electroacoustic Music Labs. The labs, housed at the Shepherd School of Music, were founded by Arthur Gottschalk, professor of composition and theory.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-stallmann-gottschalk

Mar 5: Climate change and health, the biggest bacteria, rare earth metal recycling and more …
A roundup 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. Co-author and postdoctoral researcher Bing Deng is quoted in Big Think.
CBC Radio One's "Quirks & Quarks" (This segment re-aired on more than 400 stations across Canada and the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/march-7-tour

Baylor alum says he's working with State Department to secure release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russia
Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/march-10-stoll
'KAMC 28 News'
KAMC-TV (Lubbock, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-stoll

Texas Public Radio
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about global energy concerns in the wake of Russia's war on Ukraine.
KSTX-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-krane (This segment aired twice on seven affiliate stations across Texas.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

China's Zhurong rover reveals how weather and ancient water altered rocks on Mars
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Space.com
http://dateline.rice/march-10-siebach

Get Lectured: University of Texas at Austin, spring '22
An article mentions Igor Marjanović, dean of Rice's School of Architecture.
Archinect
http://dateline.rice/march-10-marjanovic

Noble Corp. and Maersk Drilling select board members of merged company
Alumnus Alan Hirshberg is featured.
Offshore Engineer
http://dateline.rice/march-10-hirshberg

Bridging the digital divide with American Rescue Plan Act funding
An article cites a 2021 collaborative Rice study that found Black and Hispanic families were much more likely than white families to lack internet access or digital devices for their students to learn online. 
Route Fifty
http://dateline.rice/march-10-r50

6 enterprise data storage startups to watch in 2022
An article mentions that Rice licenses technology to Weebit Nano.
TechTarget (This article also appeared in ExcellentPix.com.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-techt

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Games that challenge the human brain — and teach computers to think
Gwen Bradford, associate professor of philosophy, is quoted.
Borneo Bulletin
http://dateline.rice/march-10-bradford

Writing Challenge is lifelong writer's first foray into fiction
Alumnus Charles Guptill is featured.
Bonita Springs Florida Weekly
http://dateline.rice/march-10-guptill

Name, image, likeness legislation on the way to the governor
An article mentions alumnus Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia.
Virginia Mercury
http://dateline.rice/march-10-youngkin

Local students graduate from Baylor University
An article mentions that Rice has Carnegie Tier One designation.
The Suburban Times
http://dateline.rice/march-10-subt

SPORTS

Fiedler scores 12 to lift Rice over Charlotte 73-61 in C-USA
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team defeated the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 73-61 in the second round of the Conference USA Tournament March 9. The Owls next play the University of North Texas March 10. 
ABC News (This Associated Press article also appeared in 30 other media outlets, and it appeared in the March 9 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-abc
Charlotte's season ends in 73-61 loss to Rice in C-USA second round
Charlotte49ers.com (This article also appeared in WBTV Online.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-49ers
Men's basketball central: Charlotte vs. Rice
Charlotte49ers.com (This article also appeared in Niner Times.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-49ers
Men's basketball staring down C-USA Tournament after historic season
North Texas Daily
http://dateline.rice/march-10-ntd
Mean Green begin title defense Thursday
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/march-10-mgs
2022 C-USA Tournament: North Texas vs. Rice preview
MeanGreenNation.com
http://dateline.rice/march-10-mgn
North Texas basketball chalk talk — UNT men vs. Rice
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/march-10-drc
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-kprc (This segment aired three times.)
Spectrum News (Greensboro, North Carolina)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-spectrum (This segment aired 14 times.)

Charlotte 49ers women's basketball close to NCAA Tournament
Articles mention that Rice's women's basketball team defeated Marshall 80-62 in the second round of the Conference USA Tournament March 9 before losing to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the quarterfinals March 10. 
Charlotte Observer (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-co
Balanced attack powers Rice past Herd at C-USA tourney
HerdZone.com (A similar article also appeared in the March 9 print edition of the Houston Chronicle, and it appeared online in The Herald-Dispatch.)
http://dateline.rice/march-10-hz
Women's basketball opens C-USA Tournament vs. Rice on Thursday afternoon
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/march-10-49ers
Hello from Frisco! What you missed before MT played in the 2022 C-USA Tournament
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/march-10-gbr

Tech splits midweek series against No. 23 Mississippi State
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play Texas Tech University March 11-13.
Daily Toreador
http://dateline.rice/march-10-dt
Tech answers back, tops MSU 7-2 in game two
TexasTech.com
http://dateline.rice/march-10-ttech
Kelly, Hitt lead way as Tech tops CWS champions
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
http://dateline.rice/march-10-laj
 

Lions free agency preview: Old friend could return at defensive back
A roundup features former Rice football player Bryce Callahan.
Heavy.
http://dateline.rice/march-10-callahan

Texas Longhorns pitcher Tanner Witt out for season, will undergo Tommy John surgery
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was swept by the University of Texas at Austin Feb. 18-20.
KXAN Online
http://dateline.rice/march-10-kxan
Texas right-hander Tanner Witt to have Tommy John surgery
Baseball America
http://dateline.rice/march-10-ba
No. 1 Texas baseball loses starting pitcher Tanner Witt for the rest of the 2022 season
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/march-10-statesman

UTEP dominates Old Dominion 74-64 to advance to C-USA quarterfinals
An article mentions a 2017 basketball game between Rice and the University of Texas at El Paso.
El Paso Herald-Post
http://dateline.rice/march-10-ephp

Kevin Love's flight path to being Cavaliers’ sixth man included a cascade of injuries and new role: 'I had to sacrifice' 
Rice is mentioned.
The Athletic
http://dateline.rice/march-10-ta

Walker Texas Ranger — Van Kirk wins pole vault

MileStat.com

http://dateline.rice/march-10-ms

Comeback Cougars rally in eighth
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play the University of Houston May 4.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/march-10-uhc

NEWS RELEASES

Christians, Jews and Muslims experience workplace discrimination differently, new Rice research shows
Two-thirds of Muslims, half of Jews and more than a third of evangelical Protestant Christians experience workplace discrimination, albeit in different ways, according to a collaborative new study by Rachel Schneider, a postdoctoral research fellow at Rice's Religion and Public Life Program.
http://dateline.rice/march-10-ecklund-schneider

Rice U. expert available to discuss Biden's cryptocurrency executive order, tax-revenue implications
President Joe Biden's long-awaited executive order on cryptocurrency regulation emphasizes the need for more consistency and clarity of rules across federal agencies, according Joyce Beebe, a fellow in public finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://dateline.rice/march-10-news-release-beebe

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