NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The US shifts focus to Venezuelan oil, but output is low
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.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 8 print edition, and it also appeared in Fox Business.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-monaldi
White House reaches out to Venezuela, a longtime foe, amid Russia crisis
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-monaldi
Russian oil cutoff boosts outlook for Venezuelan output revival
Bloomberg (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-monaldi
Diplomatic paths scarce to offset Russian barrels
Energy Intelligence
http://dateline.rice/march-8-monaldi
POLL: Latino voters say US sanctions against Venezuela have failed
The Floridian
http://dateline.rice/march-8-monaldi
Acuerdo petrolero con EEUU serviría a Venezuela ante sanciones a Rusia, dice experto
France 24 (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-monaldi
Putin's war on Ukraine shows Xi the dangers of attacking Taiwan
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Affairs at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Bloomberg (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-collins
BBC Radio 5 Live
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about rising global oil prices.
http://dateline.rice/march-8-finley (This segment aired on 10 affiliate stations.)
Why gas prices won't be falling any time soon (March 8, 2022)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-finley
Fact check: Has US 'doubled' oil imports from Russia?
WRAL Online
http://dateline.rice/march-8-finley
'Houston's Morning Show'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-finley
'Might as well try' | Rice professor doesn't think public demands will lead to release of Americans detained abroad
Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted and interviewed in several media outlets. Joe Barnes, a foreign policy expert and the Bonner Means Baker Fellow at the Baker Institute, also is quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
MSN (This article originally appeared in KHOU Online, and the video segment aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-stoll
Political science professor weighs in on Brittney Griner's detainment in Russia
Click2Houston (This segment also aired three times on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-stoll
Booking photo released of WNBA star Brittney Griner's detainment in Russia
KHOU Online (This segment also aired three times on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-stoll
Russia’s arrest of former Baylor basketball star Brittney Griner adds to escalating conflict
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (This Texas Tribune article also appeared on the front page of the March 8 print edition, and it appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-stoll-barnes
Cancer breakthrough: New treatment shown to 'eradicate cancer in as little as six days'
A roundup 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.
Daily Express
http://dateline.rice/march-8-veiseh-nash
New pinhead-sized beads kill ovarian, colorectal cancers by producing interleukin-2: Mouse study
Fierce Biotech
http://dateline.rice/march-8-veiseh-nash
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Energy security overshadows transition at CERAWeek as oil shortages drive up prices
A slideshow depicts the following community members who participated in a panel discussion about innovation efforts at Rice during CERAWeek: Luay Nakhleh, the William and Stephanie Sick Dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and professor of biosciences and of computer science; Rachel Kimbro, the Herbert S. Autry Professor of Social Sciences and dean of the School of Social Sciences; and Thomas Killian, dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and professor of physics and astronomy.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-nakhleh-kimbro-killian
Biomedical engineer Rena Bizios elected by peers to join National Academy of Engineering
Antonios Mikos, the Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is quoted.
The University of Texas at San Antonio's UTSA Today
http://dateline.rice/march-8-mikos
They were worried their rent would rise, but nonprofit Avenue has kept residents' apartments affordable
An article cites research by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research into affordable housing in Houston.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the March 8 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-kinder-study
For people who never got COVID, what are the odds they never will? Here's what experts say
A caption mentions Rice's BioScience Research Collaborative.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-hc
Letters to the Editor — school boards, Prairie View A&M, gas prices, Russian oil, paper delivery
A letter to the editor mentions that two of the three scientists who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of buckminsterfullerenes, or "buckyballs," a new form of carbon, were from Rice.
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 8 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-tdmn
Unfamiliar with 'rodeo art' 3 years ago, Friendswood teen now has work displayed at Houston Rodeo
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-hc
BROADCAST
The impact of global conflict and economic instability on gas prices
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Texas Public Radio's "The Source" (This segment also aired on more than 20 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-krane
Harris County GOP files lawsuit against election administrator over mischaracterized ballots
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 (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-jones
Why gas prices won't be falling any time soon (March 8, 2022)
Postdoctoral research fellow in sociology Jacqui Frost is interviewed about her collaborative research that found atheists in the U.S. are more likely to conceal their beliefs if they're women, Republicans, Southerners or if they've previously been religious.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/march-8-frost
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Closer look helps experts ponder when a protein's prone to wander
An article features collaborative Rice research aimed at understanding how proteins interact with solid surfaces, which may help health care manufacturers who design drugs. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Christy Landes, the Kenneth S. Pitzer Schlumberger Chair and a professor of chemistry, electrical and computer engineering, and chemical and biomolecular engineering; graduate students Anastasiia Misiura, Wesley Leung and Jorge Zepeda O; postdoctoral researcher Chayan Dutta; and research scientist Tanguy Terlier.
Science Daily
http://dateline.rice/march-8-landes-et-al
Lensless camera captures cellular-level, 3D details in living tissue
An article features collaborative Rice research developing the Bio-FlatScope, which can image micron-scale targets like cells and blood vessels inside the body, even through the skin. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Jacob Robinson, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering; postdoctoral researcher Vivek Boominathan; Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health; Caleb Kemere, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering; Ashok Veeraraghavan, a professor of electrical and computer engineering; graduate students Jimin Wu, Dong Yan, Sibo Gao and Soonyoung Kim; alumnus Jesse Adams; and former postdoctoral researcher Alex Rodriguez.
Science Daily
http://dateline.rice/march-8-robinson-et-al
'High-skilled' Mexican immigrants in US can help both countries
An article features Rice research that found that "high-skilled" immigrants from Mexico are major contributors to specialized areas of the United States' labor force. Co-author Elizabeth Salamanca, nonresident scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/march-8-salamanca
Overheard at the 2022 Texas Energy Summit
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
RTO Insider (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-8-cohan
Contemporary composer: Caroline Shaw
Alumna Caroline Shaw is featured.
Gramophone
http://dateline.rice/march-8-shaw
My journey to success in America
Rice is mentioned.
LinkedIn
http://dateline.rice/march-8-li
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Not in anyone's backyard?
Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Cincinnati Magazine
http://dateline.rice/march-8-foss
University of Dayton electro-optics and photonics featured in Optica's journals and conference
Graduate student Haiyun Guo is featured.
University of Dayton News
http://dateline.rice/march-8-guo
SPORTS
MBB: All-Academic Team announced
An article features Rice basketball player Max Fielder, who has been named to Conference USA's All-Academic Team and is the 2022 Rice Scholar Athlete of the Year for Men’s Basketball.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/march-8-fielder
WBB: C-USA postseason awards announced
An article mentions that Rice basketball player Malia Fisher has been named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/march-8-fisher
2022 Conference USA Tournament: Schedule, bracket, recent history, TV/streaming info
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play the University of North Carolina at Charlotte March 9 in the Conference USA Tournament.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/march-8-sbn
The Texas 10: A look at the best defensive linemen returning for 2022
A roundup features Rice football player Ikenna Enechukwu.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/march-8-enechukwu
Rice, Southern on tap
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play the University of Houston March 8.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/march-8-uhc
Roadrunners take on UTEP in first round of C-USA Championship
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated the University of Texas at San Antonio 86-48 March 5 in its final game of the regular season.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/march-8-goutsa
From the sandlot to the Hall of Honor
Rice is mentioned.
University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley's The Rider
http://dateline.rice/march-8-rider
Raiders announce 2022 coaching additions
An article mentions that Frank Okam is a former Rice football graduate assistant coach.
Las Vegas Raiders
http://dateline.rice/march-8-lvr
Women's college basketball: Two Lady Techsters land on All-Conference teams
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team was defeated by Louisiana Tech University 90-80 Feb. 24.
Bossier Press-Tribune
http://dateline.rice/march-8-bpt
Coastal Bend, Corpus Christi high school, college results, schedules: Baseball, softball
A roundup mentions that Rice's men's tennis team defeated the University of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4-1 March 6.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
http://dateline.rice/march-8-ct