NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Rice University students convert 1997 van into electric vehicle
An article features the work of four teams of Rice students who converted a 1997 Chevy P30 delivery van into a fully electric vehicle for their capstone engineering design project. Faculty mentors included: David Trevas, lecturer of mechanical engineering; Gary Woods, a professor in the practice of electrical and computer engineering; Kevin Holmes, lecturer at the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen; and Roberto Dugnani, lecturer of mechanical engineering. The undergraduate teams included: Javier Alatore, Juan Vera Garza, Austin Greer, Diego Lopez-Bernal, Gerardo Rivera, Antoine Wiley, Lindsay Wright, Kirubel Ghebreab, Nathan Hsiao, Eric Press, Alois Chipfurutse, Maya Chhong, Olivia Goganian, Anisha Lal, Jacob Lee, Andrew Linhart, Ellie Schweiker, Devika Dua, Aoife Shannon, Joseph Engelking and Evan Ho. The article also mentioned Richard Johnson, professor in the practice of environmental studies in sociology and executive director of the Administrative Center for Sustainability and Energy Management; and Mark Ditman, former associate vice president for Housing and Dining. The van will be on view at Rice's engineering design showcase and competition April 11
AOL (This Fox 26 Online article also appeared in Yahoo! Tech and Houston Style Magazine.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-e.van
Uplift Harris program is unconstitutional, expert says
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, participates in a roundtable discussion of the week's political news.
MSN (This article originally appeared in KHOU Online, and this segment also aired four times on KHOU-TV in Houston. This article also appeared in KIII Online and KIII Online on MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-jones
The week in politics (April 10, 2024)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-jones
How will Houston's growing population fare with public transit? New METRO board to address problem
Alumnus Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation policy in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in ABC 13 Online, and this segment also aired five times on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-emmett
Molecules scramble quantum information as well as black holes
An article features Rice research into the quantum information scrambling that takes place in chemical reactions. Co-author Peter Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Chemistry, professor of biosciences, materials science and nanoengineering and physics and astronomy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Earth.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-wolynes
Black hole effects on quantum information discovered in everyday chemistry
MSN Australia (This article originally appeared in ScienceAlert.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-wolynes
Understanding black hole-like quantum information scrambling in chemical reactions: Insights and discoveries
MSN (This article originally appeared in The UBJ.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-wolynes
Most 18-year-old Texans aren't signed up to vote despite a law requiring voter registration in high schools
Melissa Marschall, professor of political science, is quoted.
MSN (This Texas Tribune article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-marschall
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Harris County to block program that would give cash to poorest households
An article cites a 2023 poll by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into local support for a universal basic income.
MSN (This Texas Tribune also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-msn
Are bending lights the future of Wi-Fi?
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Interesting Engineering, and a similar article also appeared in Lab-Worldwide.com.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-msn
Is 'curving' light the secret to better wireless communications?
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/april-10-futurity
Gov. Abbott pushes new power generation ideas, projects
An article mentions that Gov. Greg Abbott spoke at the Texas Electricity Policy Summit at Rice April 9.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Fox 7 Online, and the segment aired six times on KTBC-TV in Austin.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-yn
'KHOU 11 News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-khou
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-krld
Montgomery Public Schools names Dr. Gregory King new chief academic officer
An article features alumnus Gregory King.
MSN (This article originally appeared in WSFA Online.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-king
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University elevates DEI
An article quotes President Reginald DesRoches; Amy Dittmar, Howard R. Hughes Provost, executive vice president for academic affairs and professor of economics; Alexander Byrd, vice provost for diversity, equity and inclusion, associate professor of history and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; and Sid Richardson College freshman Aniyah Johnson.
Defender
http://dateline.rice/april-10-defender
It's gnat season in Houston. Here's how to get rid of the pests invading your home
Scott Egan, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the April 10 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-egan
Eclipse of a lifetime: Community gathers for totality
Mustafa Amin, associate professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
The Shorthorn
http://dateline.rice/april-10-amin
Poet Nick Flynn works with AI, Frankie Beverly says goodbye: Top Houston live events to see this week
A roundup mentions Rice's Moody Center for the Arts will present "They Are Falling All Around Me," a performance of poet Nick Flynn and voice-activated AI image generation.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Music.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-hc
Democrats vs. Republicans: First election coming for Travis Central Appraisal District board
Alumnus Jonathan Patschke is featured.
Austin Monitor
http://dateline.rice/april-10-patschke
Lone Star College-Tomball student receives the Barry Goldwater Scholarship
An article featuring Alexis Lopez mentions that she hopes to attend Rice.
Woodlands Online
http://dateline.rice/april-10-wo
BROADCAST
'Great Day Houston'
An article mentions that Rice's Tudor Fieldhouse will host the Collab Kid U for young learners April 13.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-khou
'Great Day Houston'
An article mention that Rice will host the Run for the Rose 5K April 14.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-khou
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
'Labyrinth: Myth And Music' concert comes to LSC-CyFair
An article mentions that work by Shih-Hui Chen, professor of composition and theory at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, will be heard as part of Lone Star College-CyFair's presentation of "Labyrinth: Myth and Music" April 18.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/april-10-chen
IMS Ibiza 2024 unveils its 15th edition: A comprehensive summit program at the forefront of electronic music evolution
An article mentions that Timothy Morton, the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, will give the keynote address "Can you feel it? What I Learned About Belonging To Earth Since 1988" at IMS Ibiza April 24-26.
SoundriveMusic.com
http://dateline.rice/april-10-morton
'Unimaginable' hail storm destroys thousands of solar panels in Texas
Ramamoorthy Ramesh, executive vice president for research and professor of materials science, nanoengineering, physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Environment & Climate News
http://dateline.rice/april-10-ramesh
Harnessing 'good vibrations': A revolutionary approach to combat cancer
An article features Rice research using molecules that vibrate strongly when stimulated by light to destroy cancer cells. Alumnus and research scientist Ciceron Ayala-Orozco is quoted. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned.
Impact Lab
http://dateline.rice/april-10-orozco-tour
Top-tier universities are within reach: Ivy Central introduces new college admissions counseling program
Rice is mentioned.
Mint
http://dateline.rice/april-10-mint
The 64 prettiest college campuses in America
A roundup features Rice.
Architectural Digest
http://dateline.rice/april-10-ad
Chamber Music America announces 2025 National Conference
An article mentions that Chamber Music America's National Conference will be held at Rice's Shepherd School of Music Feb. 13-16, 2025.
The Violin Channel
http://dateline.rice/april-10-vc
A dancer's guide to Houston
A roundup features Rice's Moody Center for the Arts.
Dance Spirit
http://dateline.rice/april-10-ds
The healthy, conscious capitalist
A podcast featuring former Whole Foods Market’s CEO John Mackey mentions that his father was a former accounting professor at Rice.
Masters of Scale
http://dateline.rice/april-10-mos
Setting the direction for public health services and systems research
Alumna Elizabeth Cope is featured.
JPHMP Direct
http://dateline.rice/april-10-cope
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Miami-Dade prosecutor: There are active investigations of voter registration orgs
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
IslanderNews.com
http://dateline.rice/april-10-stein
Taylor Swift is now a class at a Florida university. What will students learn?
An article mentions that Rice is offering a course on the lyrical evolution of Taylor Swift.
Tampa Bay Times (This article also appeared in the Miami Herald and MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-tbt
Miranda formally recognized as UIC's 10th chancellor at investiture ceremony
An article features former Rice provost Marie Lynn Miranda.
UIC Today
http://dateline.rice/april-10-uic
Columbia announces 2024 commencement honorary degree recipients
A roundup features alumnus Barney Graham, former deputy director of the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health's Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Columbia University's Bwog
http://dateline.rice/april-10-graham
Associate provost Saul Fisher elected to serve on American Society for Aesthetics' board of trustees
Alumnus Saul Fisher is featured.
Mercy University News
http://dateline.rice/april-10-fisher
SPORTS
Rice's Trevisan repeats as Player of the Week
An article features Owl Federica Trevisan, who has been named the American Athletic Conference's Women's Tennis Player of the Week.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/april-10-trevisan
Baseball takes down Rice behind a pair of homers from Beck
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team lost to the University of the Incarnate Word 11-5 April 9.
UIWCardinals.com
http://dateline.rice/april-10-uiw
The 2023-24 DCTB Women's Basketball awards
An article mentions that Rice women's basketball player Malia Fisher was named All-Texas Honorable Mention in Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball postseason awards.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/april-10-fisher
Houston Roughnecks' defensive front shows promise early in UFL season
An article mentions Rice Stadium, where the Houston Roughnecks are playing their home games this season.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the April 10 print edition of the Chronicle's Magnolia Potpourri and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-hc
Equipa das Quinas ruma a França
An article features former Rice soccer player Ana Albuquerque.
FPF.pt
http://dateline.rice/april-10-albuquerque
'Houston's Morning Show'
A broadcast features Rice men's basketball head coach emeritus Willis Wilson. Head women's basketball coach Lindsay Edmonds is mentioned.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-10-wilson-edmonds
Baseball: The Tigers win against Rice in Houston, Texas for the weekend series — April 9, 2024
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was swept by the University of Memphis April 5-7.
Memphis Tigers Athletics on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/april-10-mta
Big 12 football: Predicting the best game every week in the 2024 season
Rice is mentioned.
AthlonSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-10-as
NEWS RELEASES
'Genius award' composer and director team up for world premiere of 'Music for New Bodies' at Shepherd School
Described as a "360-degree portrait of the moment we are living in," "Music for New Bodies" is a major new work and first collaboration between MacArthur Fellow and composer Matthew Aucoin and legendary opera director Peter Sellars. On April 20, Rice's Shepherd School of Music will host the co-commission with DACAMERA, the American Modern Opera Company, the Los Angeles Opera and Aspen Music Festival and School.
http://dateline.rice/april-10-news-release-shepherd.school
Rice engineering students convert old truck into an electrical vehicle
Four teams of Rice engineering students converted a 1997 Chevy P30 delivery van into a fully electric vehicle in less than a year, using a combination of parts scavenged from out-of-use vehicles, custom-built elements and off-the-shelf items. With over 20 students involved overall, the electric conversion van project, or E-VAN, is a true feat not only in terms of engineering design but also timing and coordination.
http://dateline.rice/april-10-news-release-e.van
Rice undergraduate engineering design showcase and competition to be held April 11
The Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen, Rice's signature hub for undergraduate engineering innovation, will hold its annual Harrell and Carolyn Huff engineering design showcase and competition on April 11 at the Ion. The event, which is open to the public, is an opportunity to experience the creativity and dedication of Rice undergraduate engineering students whose projects translate classroom knowledge into functional engineering designs with a real-world purpose.
http://dateline.rice/april-10-news-release-oedk.showcase