Dateline Rice for March 30, 2022

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

The new sober-ish
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Vox (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-harris
How the pandemic created a new generation of stoners
The Guardian
http://dateline.rice/march-30-harris

Posts mislead on US energy independence
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted in MSN, and he co-authored an article in The Norman Transcript with Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Agence France-Presse and yesterday's Dateline, and it appeared in Yahoo! News and Yahoo! News UK.)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-finley
What is the 'social cost of carbon'? 2 energy experts explain
The Norman Transcript (This article originally appeared in The Conversation and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-finley-krane

Beto O'Rourke: Ballot rejections 'working exactly as Greg Abbott intended'
An article cites a collaborative 2015 voter study by Rice. 
Newsweek (This article also appeared in MSN and Ceng News.)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-newsweek

The hardest judgment
Rice is mentioned. 
The Chronicle of Higher Education (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in The Bharat Express News.)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-che

Conoce a las mujeres astronautas que lideran investigaciones científicas en el espacio
Alumna Shannon Walker is featured.
Andina (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-walker

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice University showcases stunning new opera hall with a score of events
An article features events to celebrate the opening of Rice's Brockman Hall for Opera, which includes a behind-the-scenes look at the staging of an opera April 9, performances of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" April 14 and 16, and "A Celebration for Brockman Hall for Opera" April 22. Matthew Loden, the Lynette S. Autrey Dean of Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is quoted.
CultureMap Houston (This article also appeared in MSN Entertainment and ABC 13 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-loden
Goode Co. Houston reopening Friday + Houston vaping/e-cig ban
Patch (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-brockman-hall

Houston's population increased as other major cities lost residents in nation's slowest year of growth
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted. 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the March 30 print edition of the Chronicle's Katy Rancher, Bellaire Examiner and Memorial Examiner, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-fulton


Biden busca fortalecer comisión binacional de salud fronteriza
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. An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-payan

Amarillo College student media wins 24 awards
An article mentions that the late Kelley Lash, director of student media who died Feb. 21 at 46, was posthumously named adviser of the year by the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association.
The Amarillo Pioneer
http://dateline.rice/march-30-lash

Benefit Concert for Ukrainian relief, the Obama Portraits top critics’ picks
A roundup mentions that alumnus Omar Herrera Arizmendi will perform in "A Benefit Concert for Ukrainian Relief," hosted by Holocaust Museum Houston, April 6. 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN Music.)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-arizmendi

3 Houston organizations announce strategic appointments across biotech and VC
Alumna Adrienne Mangual is featured.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/march-30-mangual

Federal lawsuit says University of Houston restricts students' free speech rights
Rice is mentioned.
The Texan
http://dateline.rice/march-30-texan
 

Oleic acid, a key to activating the brain's 'fountain of youth'

An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
Baylor College of Medicine (This article also appeared in Science Blog.)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-bcm

BROADCAST

Hidalgo staffer implicated in 'bid-rigging' scandal gets new, higher paying county job
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. 
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-jones
LULAC calls for better representation for Latinos as Houston begins redistricting process
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/march-30-jones

'TWC News All Night'
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is interviewed about the possible implications of almost eight hours of missing records of former President Donald Trump's phone calls during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Spectrum News Austin
http://dateline.rice/march-30-brace (This segment aired 12 times.)

WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and an emeritus professor of sociology, is interviewed about demographic changes in Texas.
http://dateline.rice/march-30-klineberg

KPRC 2 Senior Scholarship: 'Passion and compassion' drive David Dzul to work to increase civic engagement across Houston
An article featuring David Dzul mentions that he has completed a Youth Civic Engagement Research program at Rice.
Click2Houston 
http://dateline.rice/march-30-c2h

'CBS 7 News'
A broadcast featuring Swetha Kesavan mentions that she has been accepted to Rice.
KOSA-TV (Odessa, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-kosa (This segment aired three times.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Where did the ice giant planets form?
André Izidoro, the Welch Postdoctoral Fellow in Earth, environment and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Sky & Telescope
http://dateline.rice/march-30-izidoro

Urban mining: Turning urban waste into valuable products
An article features remarks made 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, at his COSM 2021 talk titled "The Nanotech Revolution: Our Zero-Waste Energy Future." 
MindMatters.ai
http://dateline.rice/march-30-tour

Dzifa Duose: Communicating problems and solving them
Alumna Dzifa Duose is featured.
LinkedIn
http://dateline.rice/march-30-duose

Saudi Aramco joins Carbon Hub
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.
EnergyNews.biz
http://dateline.rice/march-30-en

Study raises new questions about 2020 election results in 6 states
An article mentions that John Lott formerly taught at Rice.
The Stream
http://dateline.rice/march-30-ts

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

From CNN to Rowan: Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley talks Nixon, Watergate and politics
An article mentions that Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, spoke on the 50th anniversary of Watergate and the presidency of Richard Nixon during a lecture at Rowan University March 28.
Rowan Today
http://dateline.rice/march-30-brinkley

Cost to add paper trail for voting machines will be more than $1 million in some Indiana counties
An article cites Rice research into hand-recounting elections using "voter verifiable paper audit trail" printers that are retrofitted to some voting machines.
The Center Square Indiana (This article also appeared in KPVI Online.)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-tcs

Dover Quartet to perform at Music at Bunker Hill in Sewell
An article mentions that members of the Dover Quartet graduated from Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
The Sun Papers
http://dateline.rice/march-30-sp

What's new in Houston: A mini guide to the nation's 4th-largest city
Rice is mentioned.
GMToday.com
http://dateline.rice/march-30-gmt

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to deliver 2022 university commencement address
An article features alumnus Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia.
Virginia Tech's Exponentially (This article also appeared MSN, The Roanoke Star, WSET Online, WFIR Online and WFXR Online.)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-youngkin

Is new social media app BeReal the next big thing?
An article mentions that Rice's student newspaper, the Thresher, has written about the app BeReal's popularity.
IOL.co.za (This Bloomberg article appeared in yesterday's Dateline, and it appeared in The Star Malaysia and O Globo.)
http://dateline.rice/march-30-iol

SPORTS

Houston's Taze Moore, Rice's Carl Pierre to participate in college slam dunk, 3-point championships
An article mentions that Rice basketball player Carl Pierre will compete in the State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships in New Orleans March 31. He will participate in the 3-point contest.
CW 39
http://dateline.rice/march-30-pierre

Sun Devils sweep Rice in Argyrokastriti's return
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team was defeated by Arizona State University 4-0 March 26.
GoDevils.com
http://dateline.rice/march-30-gd
ASU women's tennis hopes Argyrokastriti returning is solution to mid-season woes
The State Press
http://dateline.rice/march-30-tsp

FAU baseball: Owls in shambles following a 13-1 defeat at UCF
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play Florida Atlantic University April 1-3.
University Press
http://dateline.rice/march-30-up
Owls overwhelmed by hot-hitting UCF
FAUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/march-30-fau
Owls head to Orlando for midweek meeting with UCF
FAUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/march-30-fau

Bieniemy forgoing final year of eligibility at UTEP, turning pro
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team was defeated by the University of Texas at El Paso 72-70 Feb. 5.
KTSM Online
http://dateline.rice/march-30-ktsm

By the numbers: Aggies post 2-2 record in Week 6 of 2022 season
An article mentions last week's baseball game between Rice and Texas A&M University.
TexAgs.com
http://dateline.rice/march-30-texags

Open practice set for April 8
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Houston Sept. 24.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/march-30-uhc
 

Move of Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss from Conference USA to Sun Belt now complete

An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
ESPN
http://dateline.rice/march-30-espn
Southern Miss, Old Dominion, Marshall will officially join Sun Belt this fall
AL.com
http://dateline.rice/march-30-al

North Texas DT Dion Novil has NFL aspirations
An article mentions the 2020 football game between Rice and the University of North Texas.
Sports Illustrated's Talk of Fame Network
http://dateline.rice/march-30-si

Huskies offer speedy Texas cornerback, converted QB
Rice is mentioned.
Sports Illustrated's Inside the Huskies
http://dateline.rice/march-30-si

NEWS RELEASES

US News grad school rankings give high marks to Rice programs
A total of 19 graduate programs at Rice rank among the nation's top 25 in their categories in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report's "Best Graduate Schools." 
http://dateline.rice/march-30-news-release-us-news-rankings

OpenStax opens applications for 2022-2023 Institutional Partner Program
OpenStax, Rice's educational technology initiative, is now accepting applications for colleges and universities to join its Institutional Partner Program for the 2022-2023 academic year. The OpenStax Institutional Partner Program provides institutions with free coaching and training on using open educational resources.
http://dateline.rice/march-30-news-release-openstax

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