Dateline Rice for March 28, 2022 (Weekend Edition)

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

A world that's more expensive is starting to destroy demand
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted. 
Bloomberg (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-medlock

Even after Albright, foreign policy leaders are still mostly men
Diana O’Brien, the Albert Thomas Associate Professor of Political Science, co-authored an article following the death of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-obrien

What Madeleine Albright taught young students
An article mentions that the late Madeleine Albright delivered a major policy speech at Rice in 1997, her first official trip as secretary of state.
CNN
http://dateline.rice/march-28-cnn

March 25, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
Neal Lane, senior fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
CNN
http://dateline.rice/march-28-lane
Cientistas ocidentais pedem que Estados Unidos evitem barrar cientistas russos
CNN (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-lane

US oil boom towns risk ghost town future
An article cites research by the Baker Institute for Public Policy into possible annual budget shortfalls for K-12 education.
Bloomberg (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-baker-study

TNS travel budget for Monday, March 28, 2022
Rice is mentioned.
MSN 
http://dateline.rice/march-28-msn
What's new in Houston: A mini guide to the nation's 4th-largest city
Finger Lakes Times (This article also appeared in the Killeen Daily Herald.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-flt

HOUSTON/TEXAS

An underrated Texas art gem — Rice University's Moody Center still surprises with arresting exhibits, $30 million wonder space
An article features Rice's Moody Center for the Arts as it celebrates its five-year anniversary. Quoted or pictured include Moody Center executive director Alison Weaver and associate curators Ylinka Barotto and Frauke Josenhans.
PaperCity
http://dateline.rice/march-28-moody-center

Texas says its multibillion-dollar border operation is working. Evidence tells a different story
Gary Hale, nonresident fellow in drug policy and Mexico studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Dallas Morning News 
http://dateline.rice/march-28-hale

Texas asegura que operativo fronterizo para atrapar migrantes funciona. Datos cuentan otra historia.
The Dallas Morning News' Al Día Dallas (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-hale


Oom-pah: Houston Symphony puts the tuba in the spotlight this weekend
David Kirk, associate professor of tuba at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Star section in the March 26 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-kirk

US independence will never be secure while we rely on oil
An article cites Shikha Chaturvedi, head of global natural gas strategy at J.P. Morgan, who spoke at a briefing organized by the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the March 27 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-hc


Houston among metro areas with most new residents last year, despite pandemic
Demographic research by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research is cited.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/march-28-hbj
Dallas County lost 25,000 people from 2020 to 2021
D Magazine
http://dateline.rice/march-28-dmag

Saudi Aramco joins Rice University's Carbon Hub with $10M sponsorship
An article reports that the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. has joined Rice's Carbon Hub, an initiative to accelerate the energy transition by developing sustainable uses of hydrocarbons.

Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the March 28 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-hc
Texas-Squared Startup newsletter No. 342
Texas-Squared Startup on Medium
http://dateline.rice/march-28-tss

Top 14 theater and arts performances in Houston: April 2022
A roundup mentions that Houston Chamber Choir will perform "All-Night Vigil" at Rice April 23-24.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/march-28-365

BROADCAST

Texas Matters: Why can't Texas have a green grid?
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed by Texas Public Radio and Houston Public Media about his new book "Confronting Climate Gridlock." Cohan and graduate student Richard Morse are featured in a roundup by the Houston Chronicle about their collaborative research that found Texas could entirely phase out the use of coal in the state. This research is cited in Science X.
Texas Public Radio's "Texas Matters" (This segment also aired on seven affiliate stations.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-cohan
Preparing for Ukrainian refugees in Houston (March 28, 2022)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-cohan
Thumbs: 'Antiracist Baby' has last laugh after Ted Cruz trash talk

Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This editorial also appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the March 26 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared in the print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-cohan-morse

Best of Last Week — the speed of sound on Mars, microplastics found in blood, artificial sweeteners not safe
Science X
http://dateline.rice/march-28-scix

KOMO-AM (Seattle)
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 interviewed about the line of questioning from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Jones is interviewed by WOAI about the congressional runoff election between U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and Jessica Cisneros. ABC 13 Online mentions that Jones will participate in a League of United Latin American Citizens town hall meeting March 28 at Houston Community College.
http://dateline.rice/march-28-jones (This segment aired six times.)
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-jones (This segment aired five times.)
LULAC redistricting task force addresses why Latino leadership is important
ABC 13 Online
http://dateline.rice/march-28-jones

KRLD-AM (Dallas)
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is interviewed about demographic changes in the past two years in some of Texas' biggest counties.
http://dateline.rice/march-28-fulton

Germaine Franco makes history as first Latina to be nominated for best original score
A broadcast features alumna Germaine Franco, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music who was nominated for an Academy Award for best original score for her work in Disney's "Encanto." The Los Angeles Times mentions her brother, alumnus Michael Petry.
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired twice on KTRK-TV in Houston and once on KESQ-TV in Palm Springs, California, and it appeared in ABC 7 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-franco
Deberíamos hablar de la histórica compositora de 'Encanto,' nominada al Oscar, Germaine Franco

Los Angeles Times (Subscription is required. An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-franco-petry
 

March 25 marks the anniversary of tragic school fire in Texas panhandle
A roundup features Rice.
Mix 94.1 
http://dateline.rice/march-28-mix94

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

HPCwire unveils 2022 People to Watch
Lydia Kavraki, the Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science and director of Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute, is on HPCwire's list of People to Watch for 2022.
HPCwire
http://dateline.rice/march-28-kavraki

Insomnia Cookies set for spring expansion
An article mentions that Insomnia Cookies plan to open a location at Rice.
BakingBusiness.com (This article also appeared in Food Business News.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-bb

NASA continues slow and steady pace toward moon
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Hackaday
http://dateline.rice/march-28-kennedy

Yevamot 20 and 21
The Rev. Sarah Condon, chaplain of the Episcopal Church at Rice, is featured in a podcast.
TabletMag.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-condon

Weebit moves ReRAM on to 'secret-sauce' materials
An article mentions Weebit Nano uses 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.
eeNews Europe
http://dateline.rice/march-28-tour

Labor and agents: Matt Baldwin makes next step a Priority
An article features alumnus and former Rice football player Matt Baldwin.
Sports Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/march-28-baldwin

An Ivory Tower murder: PW talks with Richard White
An article mentions William Marsh Rice.
Publishers Weekly
http://dateline.rice/march-28-pw

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Douglas Brinkley to speak on the 'Silent Spring Revolution'
An article featuring Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, mentions that he will give the talk "Silent Spring Revolution" at St. John's University in Minnesota April 11.
St. John's University News
http://dateline.rice/march-28-brinkley

Princeton alumnus Dennis Sullivan wins Abel Prize for mathematics
An article features alumnus Dennis Sullivan, who was awarded the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters' Abel Prize for his groundbreaking contributions to mathematics. 
Princeton University News
http://dateline.rice/march-28-sullivan

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.  
The Daily Yonder
http://dateline.rice/march-28-tdy

Youngkin speaks at Liberty University convocation
An article features alumnus Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia.
The News & Advance 
http://dateline.rice/march-28-youngkin

Musicians unite cross-country for SWNM concert events
An article features alumnus Stephen Fine, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Silver City Daily
http://dateline.rice/march-28-fine

Ashland Center for Nonviolence hosting scholar on Jim Crow laws March 30-31
Alumnus J. Russell Hawkins is featured.
Ashland Source
http://dateline.rice/march-28-hawkins

Artistic talent pays off with Rodeo Art Scholarship
An article featuring Ruchi Tiwari mentions that she hopes to attend Rice.
Indo American News
http://dateline.rice/march-28-ian

SPORTS

Herd downs Owls in series finale
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team won two in its three-game series with Marshall University.
HerdZone.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-hz
Rice takes game two from Marshall
HerdZone.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-hz
Herd drops series opener to Owls
HerdZone.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-hz
Herd hosts Rice, contest at WVU rescheduled
HerdZone.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-hz
Photos: Marshall vs. Rice, college baseball
HerdZone.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-hz
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-kprc

Islanders fall to Cardinals, claim fifth series win
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi March 30.
GoIslanders.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-gi

'KPRC Channel 2 News'
A broadcast features a Rice football scrimmage. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is interviewed.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-bloomgren

Lamar soccer moving forward despite being without a head coach
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team defeated Lamar University 2-1 in an exhibition match. 
KFDM Online (This segment also aired on KFDM-TV in Beaumont, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-kfdm

Houston women shine at Victor Lopez Classic
Numerous articles feature the results of Rice's Victor Lopez Classic track and field meet March 24-26. The Nassau Guardian mentions that Owl Elian Ahmar won the men's shot put, and several articles mention that Erna Gunnarsdottir earned second place in women's shot put.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-uhc
Track and field secures podium finishes at Victor Lopez Classic
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-uhc
Track and field set for Texas Relays, Victor Lopez invite
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-uhc
College athletes get outdoor season underway
The Nassau Guardian
http://dateline.rice/march-28-ng
John Cooper sports: Dragon spring teams prepare for conference play
Woodlands Online
http://dateline.rice/march-28-wo

WATCH: The Woodlands runs TX's No. 3 all-time 4x800 relay

Mile Split TX

http://dateline.rice/march-28-mst
High marks posted at Texas, Rice meets
McNeeseSports.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-ms
Personal, season bests met at Rice meet
McNeeseSports.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-ms
T&F: Split squads compete in Austin and Houston
HBUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-hbu
Who won relays, 100 meters and other events in Saturday's Texas Relays track and field event
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/march-28-gunnarsdottir
Erna stórbætti eigið Íslandsmet
MBL.is (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-gunnarsdottir
Erna setti nýtt Íslandsmet í kúluvarpi
Visir.is (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-gunnarsdottir
Hér getur þú séð allar helstu íþróttafréttir dagsins í lifandi uppfærslu. Úrslit, fréttir og allt það helsta á einum stað.
RUV.is (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-gunnarsdottir

Rice nips men's tennis 4-3
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team defeated the University of New Mexico 4-3 March 25.
GoLobos.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-gl

Houston falls short to No. 40 FIU in Miami
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team is slated to play the University of Houston April 9.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-uhc
Houston tennis falls in Tampa
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-uhc

Auburn takes advantage of A&M's bullpen for 13-9 victory
An article mentions last week's baseball game between Rice and Texas A&M University.
The Eagle
http://dateline.rice/march-28-te

Wildcats win on the road
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team was defeated by the University of Arizona 4-3 March 25.
ArizonaWildcats.com 
http://dateline.rice/march-28-aw

Homer lifts Huskies, completes come-from-behind victory
An article mentions former Rice baseball player Lance Berkman.
American Press
http://dateline.rice/march-28-berkman

Trey Murphy's mom was the most excited to meet LeBron James even after her son's huge game
An article features former Rice basketball player Trey Murphy III.
USA Today's For The Win (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-ftw

Alabama basketball community mourns loss of Tommy Suitts
An article featuring the late Tommy Suitts mentions that he was Rice's head basketball coach from 1981-87.
Patch
http://dateline.rice/march-28-patch

Report: Pitt showing interest in Citadel transfer, sharp-shooter Jason Roche
Rice is mentioned.
Pittsburgh Sports Now
http://dateline.rice/march-28-psn
The MLB grind in a father's eyes
MSN (This article originally appeared in SB Nation.)
http://dateline.rice/march-28-msn
Top 50 Texas recruit Riley Van Poppel still hopes to visit Colorado
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/march-28-247

NEWS RELEASES

Rice's spectacular new opera hall to open with public events including community day, 'Don Giovanni'
Rice's Shepherd School of Music will officially open the new Brockman Hall for Opera with a series of public events scheduled for next month. The entire Houston community will be invited April 9 for a behind-the-scenes look at the venue and what it takes to stage an opera performance.
http://dateline.rice/march-28-news-release-brockman-hall

Giving teams autonomy optimizes creativity, report says
Organizations trying to create cultures of innovation increasingly turn to teams of employees instead of individuals, but there have been few studies on how to build teams for best results. Now a new collaborative Rice study incorporating decades of research offers insights on the best way to design innovative teams.
http://dateline.rice/march-28-news-release-zhou

Adrienne Correa wins CAREER Award
Rice marine biologist Adrienne Correa has won a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to follow up her lab's 2021 discovery that coral predators could play an important role in maintaining the health of coral reefs.
http://dateline.rice/march-28-news-release-correa

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