NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment. Now he wants Super Tuesday revenge on his foes
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.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 200 other media outlets, and it appeared in the March 4 print edition of the Los Angeles Times, Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Daily Freeman and Monterey Herald.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-jones
Voters in this part of Houston don't usually have competitive primaries. Now they have 3
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the March 2 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-jones
Personal attacks, salacious claims dominate once ho-hum Texas judicial races
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the March 2 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-jones
Texas: 'The Issue Is' — March 3, 2024
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-jones
Michael Eric Dyson endorses Dem candidate in bid to unseat long-serving Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
Black Enterprise
http://dateline.rice/march-4-jones
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-jones
'Fox 4 News'
KDFW-TV (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-jones (This segment aired three times.)
KTSA-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-jones (This segment aired 9 times.)
WWL-AM (New Orleans)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-jones
John Kerry reflects on time as top US climate negotiator and 'major breakthrough' in climate talks
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is quoted.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 100 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-brinkley
From 'Jaws' to 'Schindler's List,' John Williams has infused movie scores with adventure and emotion
Arthur Gottschalk, professor of composition and theory at the Shepherd School of Music, authored an article.
The Conversation (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-gottschalk
Early voting turnout in 2024 Texas primaries slumps compared to 2020
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This Texas Tribune article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-stein
Early voting ends smoothly as Harris County election workers prepare for election day
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/march-4-stein
Ex-Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney remembered as champion of democracy
An article featuring former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney mentions that he was awarded the 2019 Baker Prize for Excellence in Leadership by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy. James Baker III, honorary chair of the Baker Institute and former U.S. secretary of state, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in UPI.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-baker
IE megachurch pastor under fire, will the IRS care?
David Brockman, nonresident scholar in the Religion and Public Policy Program at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This Patch article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-brockman
What will it take to make truly compostable plastic?
Rachel Meidl, fellow for energy and environment at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
Popular Science
http://dateline.rice/march-4-meidl
Pemex genera un boquete de 1.7 billones de pesos
Miriam Grunstein, nonresident scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN Noticias (This article originally appeared in El Universal, and it appeared in La Tarde, El Siglo de Durango and El Siglo de Torreon, and it appeared in the March 4 print edition of Correo, Vanguardia and El Universal.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-grunstein
Meet Mexico’s new consul general, who wants to 'place women at the center' in San Diego
An article featuring San Diego's new Mexican consul general Alicia Kerber Palma mentions that she formerly collaborated with experts at Rice on a study of women in diplomacy.
San Diego Union-Tribune (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-sdut
The best colleges in Texas
A roundup features Rice.
MSN (This article originally appeared in My Money Chronicles.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-msn
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University breaks ground on Sarofim Hall, promoting arts program
An article features news that Rice broke ground Feb. 29 on Sarofim Hall, which will house the Department of Art. Members of the community quoted include Rice President Reginald DesRoches; Kathleen Canning, dean of the School of Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of History; and alumnus Charles Renfro, lead designer of the building.
Community Impact
http://dateline.rice/march-4-desroches-canning-renfro
Can Aqua Texas supply enough water without overpumping?
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, is quoted.
San Marcos Daily Record
http://dateline.rice/march-4-blackburn
NASA leases 240 acre development for new space robotics campus in Houston
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-hc
New HISD mandate brings cuts to wraparound and homeless services offices
A graphic is credited to Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Defender
http://dateline.rice/march-4-defender
BROADCAST
'Fox 26 News Special: What's Your Point'
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance and director of Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Public Finance, is cited.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-diamond (This segment appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
Inside the music career of a former Rice University star
An article mentions alumnus and former Rice football player Gabe Baker.
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-baker
Houston Rodeo review: For King & Country draws the biggest crowd of its career at second appearance
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the March 2 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-baker
St. Norbert College students ready for sports analytics competition
An article mentions that a team from Rice will compete in a sports analytics case competition in Phoenix this week.
WBAY Online
http://dateline.rice/march-4-wbay
Brandon Patrick George
A broadcast features the Balourdet Quartet, which formed at Rice in 2018.
YourClassical.org (This Performance Today segment re-aired on more than 400 stations across the U.S., and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-yc
'Black History Month Special'
A broadcast features late alumnus and former football player Rodrigo Barnes, one of the first Black athletes at Rice, who died last May at 73.
KXXV-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-barnes
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
EPA has tightened its target for deadly particle pollution. States need more tools to reach it.
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article in Governing, and he is quoted in Inside Climate News.
Governing
http://dateline.rice/march-4-cohan
Just how much money do CO2 pipeline companies stand to make from the Inflation Reduction Act?
Inside Climate News
http://dateline.rice/march-4-cohan
Scientists upcycle plastic material that usually ends up in landfill
An article features Rice research into recycling glass fiber-reinforced plastic. Co-authors quoted include James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and Yi Cheng, a postdoctoral research associate and Rice Academy Junior Fellow.
MSN Weather (This article originally appeared in Interesting Engineering.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-tour-cheng
You might have missed: Recycling fiberglass; how we sense touch; invasive bee colonies; and sponging up gold with whey
Cosmos Magazine
http://dateline.rice/march-4-tour
How water vapor is rewriting the story of planet formation
An article mentions that Andrea Isella, associate professor of physics and astronomy, and graduate student Ramon Wrzosek collaborated on the featured research.
SciTechDaily
http://dateline.rice/march-4-isella-wrzosek
Scientists have discovered a strange substance where electrons stand still
An article features collaborative Rice research into a new 3D crystalline metal. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Ming Yi, assistant professor of physics and astronomy; Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Pengcheng Dai, the Sam and Helen Worden Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Engineering and professor of materials science, nanoengineering and chemistry; and postdoctoral researcher Jianwei Huang.
Solid State Lighting Design
http://dateline.rice/march-4-ssld
Cientistas descobriram uma substância estranha onde os elétrons ficam parados
Atibaia Connection
http://dateline.rice/march-4-ac
New fabric decontaminates itself
An article features collaborative Rice research developing a composite textile with an electrically conductive layer on one side to decontaminate personal protective equipment. Graduate student Marquise Bell is quoted.
Specialty Fabrics Review
http://dateline.rice/march-4-bell
Garden City High School names its graduating class valedictorian
Rice is mentioned.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in Patch.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-msn.money
Generative AI and financial-services compliance: How smart automation of audit and control can improve efficiency, accuracy and transparency
An article cites a 2019 study by Thomas Hogan, a former fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
International Banker
http://dateline.rice/march-4-ib
9 clever ways to use Epsom salt to refresh your bathroom
An article mentions Rice research using Epsom salt to clear clogged drains.
House Digest (This article also appeared in MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-hd
Austin Allen James creates functional art furniture for the home | Portrait
Rice is mentioned.
Designers Today
http://dateline.rice/march-4-dt
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Campañas y falsificación de los hechos en el Informe del Baker Institute. Agresividad desde el norte. Parte I
An article mentions the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
SDPNoticias
http://dateline.rice/march-4-sdpn
SPORTS
After watching Rice baseball from the hospital, 16-year-old girl to throw out the first pitch
An article features Rice baseball players J.D. McCracken, Parker Smith and Kyte McDonald.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/march-4-hc
Texas Children's Hospital teen patient throws ceremonial 1st pitch at Rice University baseball game
ABC 13 Online (This segment aired 10 times on KTRK-TV in Houston, and the article also appeared in MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-abc13
Teen battling Marfan syndrome throws first pitch at Rice University baseball game
KHOU Online (This segment also aired four times on KHOU-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in KHOU on YouTube.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-khou
Whitehouse native battling Marfan syndrome leads her to Rice University baseball mound
CBS 19 Online (This segment also aired on KYTX in Tyler, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-cbs19
Rogers, Beverly propel Wichita State to 87-66 victory over Rice
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to Wichita State University 87-66 March 2.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets, and it appeared in the March 3 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-ap
Barrage of triples send Wichita State basketball on first winning streak since November
The Wichita Eagle
http://dateline.rice/march-4-we
Shockers drain 14 three-pointers in rout of Rice on Senior Night
GoShockers.com
http://dateline.rice/march-4-gs
No. 25 South Florida claims American regular season championship
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/march-4-the.american
Rice visits Rogers and Wichita State
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-ap
MBB preview: Rice (March 2)
GoShockers.com
http://dateline.rice/march-4-gs
'KHOU 11 News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-khou
'KSN News'
KSNW-TV (Wichita, Kansas)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-ksnw (This segment aired six times.)
Women's basketball sets program record for wins in victory over Rice
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team lost to the University of North Texas 63-54 March 2.
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/march-4-mgs
Mean Green looking for more history against Rice Saturday
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/march-4-mgs
North Texas, Tulsa clinch double byes
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/march-4-the.american
Mean Green beat Rice and set new program record for wins
North Texas Daily
http://dateline.rice/march-4-ntd
Stanford completes series sweep of Rice at home
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was swept by Stanford University in a three-game series March 1-3.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the March 4 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-hc
Stanford sweeps Rice
GoStanford.com
http://dateline.rice/march-4-gs
Lim shines, Cardinal takes series
GoStanford.com
http://dateline.rice/march-4-gs
Scott twirls gem in series opener
GoStanford.com
http://dateline.rice/march-4-gs
Cobb homers twice, Cardinal downs Spartans
GoStanford.com
http://dateline.rice/march-4-gs
Three American squads earn series wins Saturday
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/march-4-the.american
LSU takes down Texas to cap first day of College Classic
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team lost to Louisiana State University 16-4 Feb. 28.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/march-4-hc
Jags to face Dallas Christian, honor legendary coach Terry Puhl
Rice's Reckling Park is mentioned.
Victoria Advocate
http://dateline.rice/march-4-va
Luke McCaffrey beats brother CMC's 40-yard dash time at combine\
An article features Rice football player Luke McCaffrey.
Yahoo! Sports (This article also appeared in NBC Sports. Similar articles also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-mccaffrey
'Noticiero Telemundo'
KSTS-TV (San Francisco)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-mccaffrey
'ABC 7 News'
KGO-TV (San Francisco)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-mccaffrey
No. 25 South Florida pulls away from Charlotte, 76-61, in Halton
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play the University of North Carolina at Charlotte March 6.
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/march-4-49ers
Charlotte men's basketball sees third consecutive loss as they fall 76-61 to No. 25 South Florida Bulls
Niner Times
http://dateline.rice/march-4-nt
All-around effort leads Tritons over Lumberjacks
An article mentions the 2023 baseball game between Rice and the University of California San Diego.
UCSDTritons.com
http://dateline.rice/march-4-ucsd
John Cooper Sports: Dragon girls golf team wins tournament, tennis team is runner up, track and field breaks six school records
An article mentions Rice's Victor Lopez Classic track and field meet, which will be held March 21-23.
Woodlands Online
http://dateline.rice/march-4-wo
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
Rice is mentioned.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-4-kriv
NEWS RELEASES
Rice's Wiess School launches Center for Nanoscale Imaging Sciences
The Wiess School of Natural Sciences at Rice University has launched the Center for Nanoscale Imaging Sciences to improve the capture, analysis and interpretation of images at the nanometer scale. The center will push the frontiers of nanoscale imaging, contributing to breakthroughs in fields such as nanotechnology, materials science, biology and biomedicine.
http://dateline.rice/march-4-news-release-wiess-school
International Space University's Space Studies Program lands at Rice University this summer
Rice University will host hundreds of space industry and research professionals for the International Space University’s 36th annual Space Studies Program (SSP) between Jun. 8 and Aug. 3. The intensive, eight-week program is comprised of course offerings in space research- and exploration-related topics and disciplines; immersive, hands-on experiential learning modules; and development and networking opportunities for professionals with diverse backgrounds from more than 30 countries around the world and spanning all career stages.
http://dateline.rice/march-4-news-release-isu.ssp
Rice Business Plan Competition announces 2024 student startups
The 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) has announced the 42 startups that will compete for more than $1 million in prizes Apr. 4-6 at Rice University in Houston, Texas. The RBPC, hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and the Jones Graduate School of Business in its 24th year, brings together the best student ventures from top universities across the world to compete for prizes in front of more than 350 angel, venture capital and corporate investors and members of the business community.
http://dateline.rice/march-4-news-release-rbpc