NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Rice University spearheads educational revolution with OpenStax research collaboration
An article features news OpenStax at Rice will announce a groundbreaking nationwide research collaboration of unprecedented scale and scope that aims to enable transformational learning and education research on how students learn across all educational levels. A news conference to introduce the project will be held at 10:30 a.m. April 24 at Rice’s Ion innovation hub. Community members mentioned include President Reginald DesRoches; Richard Baraniuk, the C. Sidney Burrus Professor of Engineering and professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science; and Amy Dittmar, Howard R. Hughes Provost, executive vice president for academic affairs and professor of economics.
Magnews24.com (This article also appeared in Erie News Now and KMIZ Online.)
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-openstax
Migrant apprehensions are down at the Texas border. Have state policies had an impact?
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune, and it appeared in three other media outlets and a previous Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-payan
Texas has seen a decrease in migrant encounters; is its anti-immigration effort working?
The Latin Times
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-payan
How US shale keeps sheltering America from the next oil price surge
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Financial Times
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-krane
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Flood buyouts are usually voluntary. What the U.S. can learn from Harris County's mandatory program.
James Elliot, professor and chair of sociology, is quoted, and his research into the demographics of Houston’s most flood-prone areas is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-elliot
4 Houston universities earn top spots for graduate programs in Texas
An article mentions that Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business is ranked 29th nationally in the U.S. News and World Report's latest graduate school rankings, while its entrepreneurship program is ranked eighth and its part-time MBA program is 15th.
Culture Map Houston
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-jones-school
Who are Nancy and Rich Kinder? What to know about Houston's parks and arts loving billionaire couple
An article mentions Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the Star section in the April 23 print edition, and it appeared in a previous Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-kinder
BROADCAST
'Newsradio 740'
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 about the upcoming state Senate election in Texas.
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-jones (This broadcast aired twice, and it appeared in a previous Dateline.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Revolutionizing brain health: Rice University unveils tiny, implantable brain stimulator
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; graduate student Joshua Woods; and alumna Amanda Singer.
SciTechDaily (This article also appeared in Euro.dayfr.com and in a previous Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-robinson-woods-singer
Rice University introduces a small, implantable brain stimulator that can make brain function a much higher priority
List23.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-robinson-woods-singer
Elisabeth R. Kincaid, J.D., Ph.D., appointed director of Baylor’s Institute of Faith and Learning
Alumna Elisabeth Kincaid is featured.
Baylor University News
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-kincaid
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Hartwick College to confer honorary degrees
An article mentions that Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is going to receive an honorary degree from Hartwick College at its commencement ceremony May 18.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in The Daily Star.)
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-brinkley
10 most beautiful college campuses in the US
Rice is mentioned.
Insider Monkey
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-im
SPORTS
Charlotte's Bayne, Florida Atlantic's Williams Earn Weekly Honors
An article mentions that Rice baseball player Treyton Rank was named to this week's American Athletic Conference Baseball Honor Roll.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-rank
Rank named to AAC Honor Roll
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-rank
PREVIEW: Houston Preps for No. 1 Texas A&M
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team lost to the University of Houston in 2006 when the Owls were ranked No. 1 nationally.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-baseball
Where are White Sox's top 15 prospects fro 2017 today?
Former Rice baseball player Jordan Stephens is mentioned.
Sox on 35th
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-stephens
Mustangs defeat Rice to secure spot in AAC Championship final | Sunday 12 p.m.
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team lost to Southern Methodist University 4-2 in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship April 20.
SMUMustangs.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-womens-tennis
Tulsa men drop 4-1 decision to Rice in AAC quarterfinal round
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team defeated the University of Tulsa 4-1 in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship April 19.
TulsaHurricane.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-mens-tennis
Tigers top Owls in semifinals, head to AAC Championship title match
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team lost to the University of Memphis 4-3 in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship April 20.
GoTigersGo.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-mens-tennis
Williams sets provisional mark in women's discus at Rice Twilight
An article mentions Rice's J. Fred Duckett Twilight track meet April 20.
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-track
T&F: Quintanilla's school record highlights J. Fred Duckett Twilight
HCUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-track
Rice basketball recruiting: F Caden Powell commits to Owls
An article mentions that Wyoming men's basketball player Caden Powell has committed to sign with Rice.
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-powell
What draft position was Patrick Mahomes selected and what college did he play for?
Rice's football team is mentioned.
AS
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-football
Roughnecks run roughshod over Renegades, 17-9
An article mentions that the Houston Roughnecks are playing their games at Rice Stadium this season.
Wharton Journal Spectator
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-roughnecks
UFL Houston Roughnecks win over rival Arlington Renegades, 17-9
CW 39 Online
http://dateline.rice/apr-23-roughnecks