NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
A $150 billion fortune bolsters Qatari royals at critical moment
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Bloomberg (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-ulrichsen
Dallas donors rally to protect Speaker Dade Phelan from anti-incumbent groundswell
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, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Dallas Morning News.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-jones
'TWC News All Night'
Spectrum News (This segment aired five times.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-jones
Why 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 article originally appeared in Alternet, and it appeared in Dallas Weekly.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-marschall
Scientists develop innovative technique to transform plastic waste into powerful clean fuel: '[It] could be produced for free'
An article features Rice research that developed a low-emissions method of harvesting hydrogen from plastic waste. Co-author and alumnus Kevin Wyss is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Cool Down, and it appeared in Yahoo! Tech.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-wyss
How plastic pollution is harming J&K's environment
Greater Kashmir
http://dateline.rice/april-15-gk
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Save the fish. Save the shrimp. Save Texas' coastal wetlands. | Opinion
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law, co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed. Blackburn and James Elliott, professor and chair of sociology, are quoted in MIT Technology Review.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front of the Outlook section in the April 14 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-blackburn
How to stop a state from sinking
MIT Technology Review (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-blackburn-elliott
Oil prices are rising while natural gas prices are falling
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-finley
Total eclipse of the squirrel: What a freaked-out furry creature taught me during the eclipse
Andrea Rummel, assistant professor of biosciences, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the April 13 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-rummel
On the Texas border, Gov. Greg Abbott spends $435K per migrant stopped | Opinion
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front of the Outlook section in the April 14 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-payan
Houston developer brings more affordable housing options to downtown
An article cites a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into Houston rent prices.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Money and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-hc
Texas Sports Hall of Fame: All indoor stadiums owe debt to Judge Roy Hofheinz
An article feature late alumnus Roy Hofheinz.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://dateline.rice/april-15-hofheinz
Rice shows Israel documentary from Oct. 7
An article mentions that Rice held a screening of "SUPERNOVA: The Music Festival Massacre" about the Israel-Hamas conflict April 4. Craig Considine, senior lecturer of sociology, is mentioned.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/april-15-considine
Museum of Fine Arts Houston celebrates 100 years. Here's how the famous museum got started
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front page of the April 14 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-hc
BROADCAST
'13 WMAZ Eyewitness News'
Alumna Joyce Beebe, a fellow in public finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about how student forgiveness affects taxes.
WMAZ-TV (Macon, Georgia)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-beebe
'13 Eyewitness News'
Alumnus Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation policy in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute, is interviewed about Houston's public transit system.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-emmett
Sex, law and life on Mars
Kelly Weinersmith, adjunct assistant professor of biosciences, is interviewed about the possibility of colonizing Mars.
ABC Australia (This re-aired segment appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-weinersmith
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Ask the Experts: Constance Porter
A Q&A features Connie Porter, senior associate dean of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and associate clinical professor of marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
WalletHub
http://dateline.rice/april-15-porter
Ask the Experts: Tony Brown
A Q&A features Tony Brown, distinguished professor of sociology, associate chair in the Department of Sociology and director of the Racism and Racial Experiences Workgroup.
WalletHub
http://dateline.rice/april-15-brown
Researchers demonstrate miniature brain stimulator in humans
An article features Rice research developing the smallest implantable brain stimulator demonstrated in a human patient. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Jacob Robinson, professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; Sameer and Sunil Sheth, adjunct associate professors of electrical and computer engineering; graduate student Joshua Woods; and alumna Amanda Singer.
Medical Xpress
http://dateline.rice/april-15-robinson-sheths-et.al
Rice nuclear physics team tapped to lead $15 million Large Hadron Collider upgrade project
A roundup mentions that a team from Rice received a five-year, $15.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Physics.
Energy.gov
http://dateline.rice/april-15-energy.gov
Marimba artist to perform for 'Concert in the Galleries' series at North Dakota Museum of Art
An article featuring Marimba artist Ji Su Jung mentions that she formerly gave masterclasses at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Yahoo! Entertainment (This article originally appeared in the Grand Forks Herald.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-ye
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Historian has deep roots in Tucson's literary community
An article featuring alumnus Bruce Dinges mentions that he studied under the late Frank Vandiver, a former Rice president.
Tucson.com
http://dateline.rice/april-15-dinges-vandiver
Wheelchair basketball championships in Henrico showcase adaptive sport to Central Virginia
An article mentions alumnus and former Rice basketball player Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia.
Richmond.com
http://dateline.rice/april-15-youngkin
Letter: A history of embracing challenge
President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Mountain Xpress
http://dateline.rice/april-15-mx
Excuses add to campus complacency
Rice is mentioned.
ObserverToday.com
http://dateline.rice/april-15-ot
SPORTS
Rice Owls 2024 spring game recap and notes
An article features Rice football's Blue-Gray Spring Game April 13. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is featured.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/april-15-bloomgren
Rice head coach Mike Bloomgren talks E.J. Warner, replacing J.T. Daniels
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in A to Z Sports, and it appeared in YardBarker.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-bloomgren
'13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-ktrk
'Sports Sunday'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-kprc (This segment aired six times.)
'Fox 26'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-kriv
Rice catcher Manny Garza remembers lean years
Rice baseball player Manny Garza is featured.
Our Esquina
http://dateline.rice/april-15-garza
UAB falls in series opener at Rice
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team won two of its three games against the University of Alabama at Birmingham April 12-14.
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-15-uab
Blazers fall in 15 inning thriller
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-15-uab
UAB wins game three in Houston
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-15-uab
East Carolina, Rice, Tulane clinch series wins Saturday
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/april-15-the.american
No. 53 Rice slips past UTSA in season finale
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team defeated the University of Texas at San Antonio 4-3 April 14.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/april-15-utsa
Lamar women's soccer using spring slate to prepare for another conference title
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team played Lamar University April 13.
KFDM Online (This segment also aired on KFDM-TV in Beaumont, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-kfdm
Roughnecks seek first win looking to overcome mistakes, injuries
An article mentions Rice Stadium, where the Houston Roughnecks are playing their home games this season.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/april-15-hc
'Fox 26 News'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-15-kriv
Dallas Wings adds Sheryl Swoopes, Nancy Lieberman to broadcast team
An article mentions that ShaVonne Herndon is an analyst for the broadcasts of Rice's women's basketball games.
OurSportsCentral
http://dateline.rice/april-15-ocs
OLLU women compete in TAM-Kingsville Cactus Cup
An article mentions that Rice will host the J. Fred Duckett Twilight track meet April 20.
OLLUSaintsAthletics.com
http://dateline.rice/april-15-ollu
Saints men participate in Texas A&M-Kingsville Cactus Cup
OLLUSaintsAthletics.com
http://dateline.rice/april-15-ollu
NEWS RELEASES
Rice to offer new master's in energy transition and sustainability
Rice will launch a Master of Energy Transition and Sustainability (METS) program this fall designed to equip students with the tools needed to thrive in the evolving energy industry landscape. A joint initiative of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, METS is an opportunity for both recent college graduates with a science or engineering background and energy sector professionals at all stages of their professional journey to position themselves as leaders and experts on the energy transition.
http://dateline.rice/april-15-news-release-mets
New Rice research explores why we remember what we remember
We’ve all been in a similar situation — you lock your front door for the umpteenth time in a given week only to panic minutes later when you’re driving to work as you struggle to remember if you actually locked the door. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone, and you’re also not losing your mind. A new study published in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory by Rice psychologists found that certain experiences are better remembered by most people, while other experiences, like locking the door behind us, are more easily forgotten.
http://dateline.rice/april-15-news-release-leal-morales.calva
Rice team demonstrates miniature brain stimulator in humans
Rice engineers have developed the smallest implantable brain stimulator demonstrated in a human patient. Thanks to pioneering magnetoelectric power transfer technology, the pea-sized device developed in the Rice lab of Jacob Robinson in collaboration with Motif Neurotech and clinicians Dr. Sameer Sheth and Dr. Sunil Sheth can be powered wirelessly via an external transmitter and used to stimulate the brain through the dura ⎯ the protective membrane attached to the bottom of the skull.
http://dateline.rice/april-15-news-release-robinson-sheths-et.al