Dateline Rice for March 24, 2022

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Madeleine Albright, first woman to serve as secretary of state, dies at 84
An obituary for the late Madeleine Albright mentions that she delivered a major policy speech at Rice in 1997, her first official trip as secretary of state.
The New York Times (This article also appeared on the front page of the March 24 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-nyt
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-kprc

Biden to press European allies for tougher Russia sanctions in Brussels
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Newsweek
http://dateline.rice/march-24-mikulska

Texas has enough wind and solar power to replace coal almost entirely
An article features collaborative Rice research that found Texas could entirely phase out the use of coal in the state. Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Hill, and it appeared in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-cohan

When COVID-19 hit El Paso, Juárez, where was the US-Mexico Border Health Commission?
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the El Paso Times.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-payan

Russian oil is 'soft underbelly' of China's energy security
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Affairs at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Quartz.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-collins

La reforma eléctrica, ¿canasta medio vacía o medio llena?
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
Expasión (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in MSN Noticias.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-grunstein

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Ted Cruz shouts in SCOTUS hearing, asks Ketanji Brown Jackson to define 'woman'

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 page of the March 24 print edition of the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News, and it appeared online in the Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-jones

Houston's average household income lags behind many other Texas cities, new census data reveals
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-fulton

Here are 100 wacky, cool and totally true things you never know about the Houston Zoo
An article mentions that Rice students can visit the Houston Zoo for free.
Click2Houston (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-c2h

Top exhibitions in Houston this month: April 2022
A roundup mentions that Rice's Moody Center for the Arts is exhibiting Samsāra, a virtual reality experience that transforms one's body into different beings, through April 1.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/march-24-365

Avoid the void, unlike so many forgotten figures
William Marsh Rice is mentioned.
The Leader
http://dateline.rice/march-24-leader

Legendary rapper Bun B defining Houston culture
Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is featured.
Houston Community College's The Egalitarian
http://dateline.rice/march-24-bunb

BROADCAST

'A Little Night Music with Kathleen Kajioka'
A broadcast 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."
CFMZ-FM (Ontario, Canada)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-franco (This segment was simulcast on 102.9 FM and 103.1 FM in Ontario.)

Rice University anuncia nuevos precios de matrícula para año escolar 2022-2023
Rice's tuition for 2022-23, which rose 3.5% over the previous year, is featured.
MSN Noticias (An English translation is not available. The video segment aired on KXLN-TV in Houston, and the article originally appeared in Telemundo Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-th

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Don't underestimate undulating graphene
An article features collaborative Rice research that posited growing atom-thick graphene on a gently textured surface may create peaks and valleys that turn them into "pseudo-electromagnetic" devices. Co-authors quoted include Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and a professor of chemistry, research scientist Alex Kutana and alumnus Henry Yu.
Science Daily
http://dateline.rice/march-24-yakobson-et-al

New website OnlySky aims to unite the nonreligious
Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and founding director of Rice's Center for African and African American Studies, is quoted.
Religion Unplugged
http://dateline.rice/march-24-pinn

Venezuela oil sanctions: Not an easy fix
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, co-authored an article.
Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy
http://dateline.rice/march-24-monaldi

Hanyu Zhu on quantum materials and clear communication
An article features Hanyu Zhu, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering.
LinkedIn
http://dateline.rice/march-24-zhu

How WiCyS is taking on security's image problem

An article features Janell Straach, lecturer in computer science.

CSO Online
http://dateline.rice/march-24-straach

US topology and chaos theorist wins mathematics Abel Prize
An article features alumnus Dennis Sullivan, who was awarded the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters' Abel Prize for his groundbreaking contributions to mathematics. 
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/march-24-sullivan
If you want to know what's true, then math is a pretty good place to start, says Abel Prize winner Dennis P. Sullivan
The Hindu
http://dateline.rice/march-24-sullivan

Alumni magazines matter
An article quotes Lynn Gosnell, senior editor of Rice Magazine, the university's publication for alumni.
The Issue
http://dateline.rice/march-24-the-issue

Wind turbine blades destined for the afterlife
An article mentions Rice research into using flash Joule heating to extract rare earth elements from industrial waste.
IEEE Spectrum
http://dateline.rice/march-24-is

Earth's orbital economy of tomorrow could be worth trillions
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Engadget
http://dateline.rice/march-24-kennedy

Concussion doc's plagiarism scandal; American scientist worked on CRISPR babies?
An article about research on gene editing in humans features former Rice professor Michael Deem and former student He Jiankui.
Medpage Today
http://dateline.rice/march-24-mt

Terceras opa: Informar o no informar
Collaborative research by Shiva Sivaramakrishnan, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Accounting, into a company's stock buyback program is cited.
Portafolio (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-sivaramakrishnan

Possibile intrappolare interi animali nello stato quantico. Non tutti gli scienziati sono convinti
Doug Natelson, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Renovatio 21 (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-natelson

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Bapat to discuss Operation Enduring Freedom
An article features alumnus Navin Bapat.
The Delaware Gazette
http://dateline.rice/march-24-bapat

Graduation rates exceed expectations
Rice is mentioned.
Taos News
http://dateline.rice/march-24-tn

Canton doctor carving out role at University Medical
Alumnus Osman Athar is featured.
Madison County Journal
http://dateline.rice/march-24-athar

The pandemic prompted people to move, but many didn't go far
An article cites a study by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research that analyzed pandemic change-of-address data in the Houston area.  
Tucson Sentinel (This Pew Charitable Trusts article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-kinder-study

Youngkin pushes tax cuts in TV ad; sets April 4 special session
Alumnus Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia, is featured.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
http://dateline.rice/march-24-youngkin

Paterson International High School's Juan Marrero accepted to Johns Hopkins University
Hanszen College sophomore Jalen Hargrove is mentioned.
TAP into Paterson
http://dateline.rice/march-24-hargrove

Doctorado honoris causa a Bottazzi y Hotez será otorgado el 8 de junio

An article features Peter Hotez, adjunct professor of bioengineering and fellow in disease and poverty at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
La Tribuna (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-hotez

SPORTS

The Bubble Gum Lady
An article features late alumna Joyce Pounds Hardy, who died in 2018 at 92. A Rice super-booster who loved baseball, Hardy served on the committee that selected Wayne Graham as the Owls' head baseball coach in 1992. Since 1975, the Joyce Pounds Hardy Award has recognized the senior who best represents well-rounded excellence in sports, academics and community involvement. The article also mentions Hardy's husband, alumnus Tom Hardy, and son, alumnus and former baseball player Larry. Other former Rice players mentioned include Lance Berkman, Anthony Rendon and José Cruz Jr., who is now the Owls' head coach.
The Buzz Magazines (This article also appeared in the February 2022 print editions of the West University, Tanglewood/River Oaks, Memorial and Bellaire issues.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-hardy-et-al

Chelsey Lockey named to 2022 Women's Collegiate National Team
An article mentions that Rice volleyball players Anota Adekunle and Carly Graham have been named to the 2022 U.S. Women's Collegiate National Team.
FGCUAthletics.com
http://dateline.rice/march-24-adekunle-graham

A dribble-by-dribble tour through BC High basketball's run of perfection
An article mentions Rice basketball player Travis Evee and Carl Pierre.
The Patriot Ledger
http://dateline.rice/march-24-evee-pierre

No. 16 Tech to host No. 2 Texas for Big 12 opener
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was swept in a three-game series by Texas Tech University March 11-13.
Daily Toreador
http://dateline.rice/march-24-dt

No. 2 baseball preview: at No. 16 Texas Tech
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-24-ts

'The days of hiding guys are gone': The art — and the risks — of the first scholarship offer
An article features Alex Brown, former director of recruiting for Rice football.
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-ta

Game thread: White Sox at Rangers
An article mentions former Rice baseball player Glenn Otto.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/march-24-sbn

Kats can't catch up to Houston
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team defeated Sam Houston State University 13-5 March 16.
The Huntsville Item
http://dateline.rice/march-24-hi

Yankees' Lucas Luetge, the bullpen's Mr. Clean, lost his beloved locks during 5 years of MLB exile
An article features former Rice baseball player Lucas Luetge.
MSN (This article originally appeared in NJ.com.)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-msn

'KTXS News 12'
Rice is mentioned.
KTXS-TV (Abilene, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/march-24-ktxs

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