NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Concern grows for American detainees in Russian jails
Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science at Rice, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Fox59.com, and it appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-stoll
Brittney Griner's detention in Russia extended until May, state agency reports
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/march-17-stoll
How much blame does Putin deserve for high gasoline prices?
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted. The Norman Transcript features an op-ed co-authored by Finley and Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute.
PolitiFact
http://dateline.rice/march-17-finley
Is Biden correct that the spike in gas prices is largely Putin's fault? Mostly.
Poynter (This article also appeared in The Paradise.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-finley
What is the 'social cost of carbon'? 2 energy experts explain after court ruling
The Norman Transcript (This op-ed originally appeared in The Conversation and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-finley-krane
Houston nonprofit organizations feel impact of higher fuel prices
Jorge Barro, fellow in public finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in ABC 13 Online, and it appeared in Head Topics.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-barro
Get Out!: Hub City Brewing hosting Corey Smith Friday
Ken Cowan, professor of organ, is featured.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in The Jackson Sun.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-cowan
Met Museum names a Mexico City architect to lead a new major project
An article featuring Frida Escobedo mentions that she has taught at Rice.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 14 print edition of the Times and the March 17 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-nyt
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University, Houston Methodist launch Center for Human Performance
An article features the collaboration between Houston Methodist's Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Rice's Department of Kinesiology and Rice Athletics to build the Center for Human Performance at Tudor Fieldhouse to advance research and education in human performance. Community members quoted include Heidi Perkins, teaching professor and chair in kinesiology; Thomas Killian, dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and professor of physics and astronomy; and Rice Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/march-17-perkins-killian-karlgaard
Why the business response to the state's right wing assault has been so muted
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Off the Kuff
http://dateline.rice/march-17-fulton
Young lawyer uses rainbow of color in her Hyde Park townhome
Alumna Samantha Thompson is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-thompson
Software startup wins first-ever energy transition pitch competition at CERAWeek
An article mentions the Ion and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship.
Greater Houston Partnership
http://dateline.rice/march-17-ghp
This day in Houston history, March 17, 1950: LULAC meets and hijinks at Rice
An article featuring the front page of the March 17, 1950 issue of the Houston Chronicle mentions a story about Rice "class wars" between freshman and sophomore students ahead of their annual sophomore dance.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in Head Topics.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-hc
BROADCAST
Switching time can lead to negative health impact, Houston doctor says
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.
ABC 13 Online (The video segment aired three times on KTRK-TV in Houston, and it appeared in Head Topics.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-jones
Experts say physical banks could be a thing of the past if the US created a digital dollar
Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
WHAS Online (This segment also aired three times on WHAS-TV in Louisville, Kentucky.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-rodriguez
Dragonfly TV
A broadcast features Michael Wong, the Tina and Sunit Patel Professor in Molecular Nanotechnology, a professor and chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering and a professor of chemistry, materials science and nanoengineering and of civil and environmental engineering.
KTBY-TV (Anchorage, Alaska)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-wong
Houston's Hermann Park to host annual Kite Festival
An article mentions that Rice's Marching Owl Band will perform on the Miller Outdoor Theatre stage as part of the Kite Festival March 27.
96.1 The River Online (This Houston Chronicle article also appeared in Y 94 FM Online and yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-theriver
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Models for molecules show unexpected physics
An article features collaborative Rice research into the physics of colloids, particles dispersed in a solution. Co-authors quoted include Sibani Lisa Biswal, the William M. McCardell Professor in Chemical Engineering and a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, and postdoctoral fellow Kedar Joshi.
ChemEurope.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-biswal-joshi
Study: Christians, Jews and Muslims encounter workplace discrimination differently
An article features collaborative Rice research that found two-thirds of Muslims, half of Jews and more than a third of evangelical Protestant Christians experience workplace discrimination. 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 Rachel Schneider are quoted.
Religion News Service (This article also appeared in Sight Magazine, Church Leaders, Rocket News and The Presbyterian Outlook.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-ecklund-schneider
New cancer therapy kills ovarian, bowel tumors, doctors say, what does it mean for us?
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.
News Onyx
http://dateline.rice/march-17-veiseh-nash
'Encanto' composer Germaine Franco on the magic of collaboration: 'We felt like we had this amazing gift'
An article features alumna Germaine Franco, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music who has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for her work in Disney's "Encanto."
Yahoo! Entertainment (This article originally appeared in Consequence.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-franco
Researchers tie gas flaring activities to premature deaths
An article features Rice research that linked air pollution from gas flares to premature death. Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Engineering360
http://dateline.rice/march-17-cohan
Watching iron rust produces new insights on corrosion
An article features Rice research into how iron rusts by Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, and research scientist Evgeni Penev.
Physics World
http://dateline.rice/march-17-yakobson-penev
Episode 29 | Moshe Vardi interview
A podcast features Moshe Vardi, University Professor and Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering and a professor of computer science.
Computer.org
http://dateline.rice/march-17-vardi
David Cook on Islamic studies today: Challenges and trends
An article features the March 11 webinar by David Cook, professor of religion.
Middle East Forum
http://dateline.rice/march-17-cook
Extracting rare earth elements from waste
An article features Rice research that uses flash Joule heating to extract rare earth elements from industrial waste.
Industrial Heating
http://dateline.rice/march-17-ih
Did you know? Some colleges no longer require masks
An article mentions that Rice has removed its mask requirements as local COVID-19 cases have dropped.
The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
http://dateline.rice/march-17-mc
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
U of A entrepreneur takes home top undergraduate prize at Manitoba startup competition
An article mentions the Rice University Business Plan Competition.
University of Arkansas News
http://dateline.rice/march-17-ua
String trio to perform community concert with help from New Albany-Plain Local musicians
Alumnus Glen McDaniel is featured.
The Columbus Dispatch
http://dateline.rice/march-17-mcdaniel
NYU Langone Health: Team of internationally renowned experts to lead new surgery and transplant research center
Alumnus Dorry Segev is featured.
The Ritz Herald
http://dateline.rice/march-17-segev
OPINION | WOODY BASSETT: Organizations that promote public educations are foundations of excellence
Alumna Marti Sharkey is featured.
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
http://dateline.rice/march-17-sharkey
Bun B and rap royalty make history in RodeoHouston's trillest takeover
Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is featured.
Forward Times
http://dateline.rice/march-17-bunb
SPORTS
Big innings cost Kats at Rice
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team defeated Sam Houston State University 13-5 March 16.
GoBearkats.com (This article also appeared in The Huntsville Item.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-gb
TEN: March 16 Athletes of the Week
An article mentions the Rice tennis doubles team of Maria Budin and Diae El Jardi.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/march-17-budin-eljardi
Alumni notebook: Willis alum Birdsell selected Big 12 Pitcher of the Week
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was swept in a three-game series against Texas Tech University March 11-13.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-hc
44 Farms named as presenting sponsor of track and field team invitational
An article mentions that Rice's track and field team is slated to compete in the 44 Farms Team Invitational April 8-9.
KBTX Online
http://dateline.rice/march-17-kbtx
Texas Longhorns snapshot profile: No. 5 Bijan Robinson
A caption mentions last season's football game between Rice and the University of Texas at Austin.
USA Today's Longhorns Wire
http://dateline.rice/march-17-lw
NEWS RELEASE
Rice experts available to discuss how alternative energy can ease foreign oil dependence
Amid Russia's war on Ukraine, Rice experts are available to discuss how alternative energy sources could ease the United States' dependence on foreign oil.
http://dateline.rice/march-17-news-release-boyer-krane