Dateline Rice for April 5, 2024

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Back in the '90s, this eclipse webcast put the cosmos on demand
Alumna Patricia Reiff, professor of physics and astronomy and associate director for outreach programs at the Rice Space Institute, is quoted.
The New York Times (This article also appeared in the April 2 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-reiff
Solar eclipse: The prime watching spots are along the 'path of totality'
MSN Travel (This article originally appeared in Fox Business.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-reiff
Researchers around Houston, across Texas to study animal behavior during upcoming solar eclipse
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/april-5-reiff

'Truly unconscionable': Why this State Department official quit over Biden's Israel policies
An article mentions Annelle Sheline, nonresident fellow in the Center for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Haaretz (This article also appeared in MSN Israel.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-sheline

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Undiscovered insects lurk in plain sight across Texas. Meet the newest: The Houston tiger beetle.
An article features news that Rice biologists have discovered a new species of tiger beetle, the Eunota houstoniana. Co-author Scott Egan, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is quoted.
Texas Monthly
http://dateline.rice/april-5-egan

With STAAR approaching, HISD Superintendent Miles directs teachers not to focus on test prep
Erin Baumgartner, director of the Houston Education Research Consortium at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle 
http://dateline.rice/april-5-baumgartner

Houston ranked second-worst in US for housing very low-income households
Steve Sherman, research scientist at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted. 
Houston Chronicle 
http://dateline.rice/april-5-sherman

University of Houston researchers confirm ozone and particulates are issues in San Antonio air
An article mentions that Robert Griffin, adjunct professor of civil and environmental engineering, contributed to the featured research.
University of Houston
http://dateline.rice/april-5-griffin

Houston health tech innovator collaborates on promising medical device funded by DOD
An article features the news that Rice will collaborate with the Texas Heart Institute and other universities to develop a left ventricular assist device as an alternative treatment option to cardiac transplantation and long-term support in end-stage heart failure.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/april-5-inno.map

Queer things to do in Houston this weekend, April 4-7
A roundup features the following three Rice-related events: the Shepherd School of Music will present "Dido and Aeneas" and "The Rape of Lucretia" April 5 and April 7, respectively; Rice PRIDE will be honored at the Human Rights Campaign Dinner April 6 for its program that extended honorary memberships to LGBTQ+ students at public colleges and universities across Texas to attend events or utilize resources provided by Rice's Queer Resource Center; and the exhibit "Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign in Us" is on view at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts through May 11.
OutSmart
http://dateline.rice/april-5-os

BROADCAST

Eclipse myths, superstitions that have been passed down for generations
An article quotes David Cook, professor of religion.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired five times on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-cook
'Houston's Morning Show'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-cook

Interview: Rice University professor on eclipse
Patrick Hartigan, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Fox 26 Online (This article also appeared in MSN Entertainment.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-hartigan

'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
Rice is mentioned.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-kriv

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Colin Allred has moved to the right on immigration. Will it be enough?
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.
NOTUS
http://dateline.rice/april-5-jones

A quantum leap for sensitive gas analysis
Frank Tittel, emeritus professor of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted.
Photonics.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-tittel

Mississippi Museum of Art: Kate Medley: 'Thank You Please Come Again'
An article mentions that Kiese Laymon, the Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of English, authored the opening essay in the photography book "Thank You Please Come Again: How Gas Stations Feed & Fuel the American South."
The Eye of Photography
http://dateline.rice/april-5-laymon

Thirteen women appointed to higher education administrative positions
An article features Melissa Cohen-Nickles, the new curator of the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives at Rice.
Women in Academia Report
http://dateline.rice/april-5-cohen.nickles

American voters really are as divided as it seems
An article features Rice research into American political polarization. Co-author Matthew Tyler, assistant professor of political science, is quoted.
The Good Men Project
http://dateline.rice/april-5-tyler

Northwestern University's Jorge Nocedal bags prestigious John von Neumann Prize in Applied Mathematics
Alumnus Jorge Nocedal is featured.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in MyChesCo.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-nocedal

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Healthcare Network welcomes Columbia-Bassett Class of 2026
A roundup features alumnus William Rork.
AllOtsego.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-rork

UIC Chancellor Miranda recognized in U of I System investiture ceremony
An article features former Rice provost Marie Lynn Miranda.
University of Illinois System News
http://dateline.rice/april-5-miranda

SPORTS

Tigers jet to AAC-newcomer Rice for third weekend of league play
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play the University of Memphis April 5-7.
GoTigersGo.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-tigers

MEET PREVIEW: 44 Farms Team Invitational
An article mentions that Rice's track and field team will be competing in the 44 Farms Team Invitational at Texas A&M University April 5-6.
12thMan.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-12th.man
A&M's 44 Farms Team Invitational today and Saturday at Cushing Stadium
The Eagle 
http://dateline.rice/april-5-the.eagle
Texas A&M track and field team hosts the 44 Farms Team Invitational this weekend
KBTX Online
http://dateline.rice/april-5-kbtx
Track and field returning to Texas A&M for 44 Farms Invitational
GoUTRGV.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-utrgv
USC T&F to compete at the Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational this weekend
USCTrojans.com (This article also appeared in Pac-12.com.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-usc
Big Red tracking down to College Station this weekend
LamarCardinals.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-lamar
Preview: LA Tech at 44 Farms Team Invitational
LaTechSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-la.tech
44 Farms Team Invitational on tap for track and field
UTAMavs.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-uta

No. 57 USF women's tennis wraps road trip with win at No. 48 Charlotte
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team will play the University of South Florida April 6.
GoUSFBulls.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-usf

Torres named AAC Player of the Week
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team will play the University of Texas at San Antonio April 6.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-utsa

Texans’ annual local draft prospect day includes Aggies' Ainias Smith, Coogs' Nelson Ceaser, Longhorns' Christian Jones
An article mentions former Rice football player Clay Servin.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/april-5-servin

Looking at all potential first-round playoff matchups for the Cavs: Wine and Gold Talk
Rice is mentioned.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in The Plain Dealer Cleveland.)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-msn

No. 41 Razorbacks on the road for three-match stretch
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team will play the University of Arkansas April 8.
ArkansasRazorbacks.com
http://dateline.rice/april-5-ark

'Houston's Morning Show'
Rice's women's basketball team is mentioned.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-5-kriv

NEWS RELEASE

Chemical reactions can scramble quantum information as well as black holes
If you were to throw a message in a bottle into a black hole, all of the information in it, down to the quantum level, would become completely scrambled. Because in black holes this scrambling happens as quickly and thoroughly as quantum mechanics allows, they are generally considered nature’s ultimate information scramblers. New research from Rice theorist Peter Wolynes and collaborators at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, however, shows that molecules can be as formidable at scrambling quantum information as black holes.
http://dateline.rice/april-5-news-release-wolynes

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