Dateline Rice for April 19, 2024

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Jorie Graham's poetry of the Earth and humanity, set to music
An article features "Music for New Bodies," which will be premiering at Rice's Shepherd School of Music April 20.
The New York Times
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-shepherd

FOX News: Israel carries out retaliatory strike against Iran
Richard Sindelar, nonresident scholar in global diplomacy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
Yahoo! News (This broadcast originally appeared in Fox 26 Online, and it aired four times on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-sindelar

US sanctions: What now for Venezuela's oil sector?
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, fellow at the Center for the United States and Mexico, director of the Latin America Energy Program at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
BNAmericas.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-monaldi
US reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela
MSN (This article originally appeared in GlobalData.)
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-monaldi

'Cesspool of AI crap' or slam-dunk success: LinkedIn's AI-powered collaborative articles offer a sobering peek at the future of content
Richard Baraniuk, the C. Sidney Burrus Professor of Engineering and professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Fortune.)
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-baraniuk

Al-Sudani receives delegation from Baker Institute in Houston, Texas
An article features news that representatives of Rice's Baker Institute for Public Police recently met with Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani.
Iraqi News Agency
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-baker-institute

Sen. Ted Cruz opens up about war in Israel, US border policy, commercial flight safety and more in interview with KHOU 11
An article mentions an election poll conducted collaboratively by Rice and Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
MSN (This article originally appeared in KHOU Online, and a segment aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-khou

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Lone Star College and Rice University train future STEM professionals
An article features news that Rice has renewed a memorandum of understanding and signed an articulation agreement that allows transfer students in Lone Star College's Take Flight program to receive Rice credit for core science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses completed at LSC. Amy Dittmar, Howard R. Hughes Provost, executive vice president for academic affairs and professor of economics, is quoted.
Woodlands Online
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-lsc

Houston mental health tech startup receives industry validation for bioelectronic device
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, and Sameer and Sunil Sheth, adjunct associate professors of electrical and computer engineering.
Innovation Map
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-im

New program to produce innovative, sustainability-focused workforce for energy industry
An article features the news that Rice will launch a Master of Energy Transition and Sustainability this fall. Community members quoted or mentioned include President Reginald DesRoches; Thomas Killian, dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and E. Dell Butcher Professor of Physics and Astronomy; and Michael Wong, the Tina and Sunit Patel Professor in Molecular Nanotechnology, a professor and chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering and a professor of chemistry, materials science and nanoengineering and civil and environmental engineering.
Innovation Map
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-im

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Harris County to block program that would give cash to poorest households
An article mentions a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into Houston residents' support for the idea of guaranteed income.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune.)
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-kinder

HCC Foundation to honor trailblazing leader Dr. Ruth Simmons at 2024 Gala
An article features Ruth Simmons, the Rice President's Distinguished Fellow and trustee emerita, and mentions that she will be honored at the Houston Community College Foundation's 2024 Gala April 20.
Katy News
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-simmons

Dan Patrick sets off alarm bells for public school advocates with his property tax trial balloon
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.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-jones

Top things to do in Houston this weekend, from Brazilian fest to Earth Day events
An article mentions that Rice's Shepherd School of Music will host the world premiere of "Music for New Bodies" April 19-20.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the April 19 print edition and in a previous Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-shepherd

Queer things to do in Houston this weekend, April 18-21
A roundup features the exhibit "Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign in Us," which will be on view at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts through May 11.
OutSmart
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-moody

Kam Franklin, Devin the Dude, Fat Tony to play Saint Arnold 30th anniversary festival
Alumnus Brock Wagner is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-wagner

BROADCAST

KCBS-AM (San Francisco)
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about U.S.-Iran relations.
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-ulrichsen (This segment aired twice.)

'WVLT News'
Rice is mentioned in a segment about college courses being taught on the lyrical evolution of Taylor Swift.
WVLT-TV (Knoxville, Tennessee)
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-wvlt (This segment aired on three affiliates.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

First curved data link sidesteps key 6G wireless challenge
An article features collaborative Rice research into discovering the world's first curved wireless data link, which could help revolutionize wireless communications. Co-author Edward Knightly, the Sheafor-Lindsay Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of computer science, is quoted.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-knightly

Rice bioengineers win $1.4 million ARPA-H grant for osteoarthritis research
An article features Rice research into reversing the effects of osteoarthritis. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Antonios Mikos, the Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and director of the Center for Excellence in Tissue Engineering and the J.W. Cox Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering, and Vasiliki Kolliopoulos, a Rice Academy Postdoctoral Fellow.
Bioengineer.org
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-mikos-kolliopoulos
Rice University bioengineers receive $1.4M to combat osteoarthritis
News-medical.net
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-mikos-kolliopoulos

Beyond Neuralink: Meet the other companies developing brain-computer interfaces
An article features Motif Neurotech, one of the first startups formed through the Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator, which aims to quickly take Rice health and medical technology innovations from concept to clinical trials. Co-founder Jacob Robinson, professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted.
MIT Technology Review
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-robinson

Energy expert says the United States produces more crude oil than any country, ever
Alumnus Erik Kreil is quoted.
NJToday.news
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-kreil

Bob Maughon, SABIC joins Sustainability LIVE New York
Alumnus Bob Maughon is featured.
Sustainability Magazine
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-maughon

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Emmanuel Concert Series presents organ recital by Ken Cowan
Ken Cowan, professor of organ at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
The Chestertown Spy
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-cowan

Medicine Hat opera singer coming home for her solo debut
Alumna Sydney Baedke is featured.
Medicine Hat News
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-baedke

Four University of Southern Mississippi students awarded prestigious National Science Foundation fellowships
An article mentions that Damien Cooper plans to pursue a doctorate in chemistry at Rice.
MagnoliaStateLive.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-cooper
USM students, alum earn graduate research fellowships
University of Southern Mississippi News
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-cooper

SPORTS

USF women's tennis defeats UNT, advances to AAC Championship quarterfinals
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team will begin play at the American Athletic Conference Championship April 19 as the No. 4 seed against the University of South Florida.
GoUSFBulls.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-womens-tennis
Florida Atlantic, South Florida, UTSA, Wichita State advance to quarterfinals
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-womens-tennis
Rice women's tennis preps for AAC Championship quarterfinals in Dallas
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-womens-tennis

Tulane, Charlotte, Tulsa, South Florida take first-round wins at Men's Tennis Championship
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team will begin play at the American Athletic Conference Championship April 19 as the No. 4 seed against the University of Tulsa.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-mens-tennis
Rice men's tennis to compete in AAC Championship quarterfinals as No. 4 seed
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-mens-tennis

Yasha Zemel: Inspiring journey from small-town Israel to tennis leadership at Rice Owls
An article features Rice men's tennis player Yasha Zemel.
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-zemel

USF baseball hosts Rice for the first time in Tampa
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team will play the University of South Florida in a three-game series April 19-21.
GoUSFBulls.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-baseball

Rice basketball lands highly rated PG Aaron Powell in recruiting win
An article mentions that Aaron Powell is transferring to Rice to play men's basketball.
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-powell

Nelson Terroba named men’s basketball assistant coach
An article mentions that Rice has named Nelson Terroba as assistant men's basketball coach.
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-terroba
OFFICIAL: Terroba named assistant coach at Rice
HoopDirt.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-terroba
DAILY DIRT — April 18, 2024
HoopDirt.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-terroba

Smith signs Rice transfer Keanu Dawes for next season
An article mentions former Rice men's basketball player Keanu Dawes.
UtahUtes.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-dawes

Weekly rankings notes: New scouting intel joins a dozen new ratings in 2025 college football recruiting class
An article mentions that D'Andre Hardeman Jr. has committed to sign with Rice to play football.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-hardeman

ITYT: Full Texas Longhorns spring game preview
An article mentions that Rice's football team played the University of Texas at Austin last season.
On3.com's Inside Texas
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-football

'WTAP News'
Former Rice football player T.J. McMahon is mentioned.
WTAP (Parkersburg, West Virginia)
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-wtap (This segment aired three times.)

Arlington Renegades head back on the road to face in-state rival, Houston Roughnecks
An article mentions that the Houston Roughnecks are playing their games at Rice Stadium this season.
OurSportsCentral.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-roughnecks
'KHOU 11 Morning News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/apr-19-roughnecks

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