Dateline Rice for March 6, 2024

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Abbott, insurgent Republicans win big in Texas
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, authored an article, and he is quoted in several other media outlets.
The Hill
http://dateline.rice/march-6-jones
Super Tuesday breakdown in Harris County
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Fox 26 Online, and it appeared on Fox 26 on YouTube. This segment also aired three times on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-jones
Super Tuesday: Discussing key races with Rice University's Mark Jones
Fox 26 Online on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/march-6-jones
Did you wait in long lines to vote Tuesday while ballot machines sat unused? Here's why.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-jones
'Battle lines are drawn': How Ken Paxton, Greg Abbott succeeded in ousting GOP incumbents
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and it appeared in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-jones
We applaud the primary voter, not Harris County's primary turnout (Editorial)
Houston Chronicle (This editorial also appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the March 6 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-jones
Texas primary elections results and analysis
Texas Monthly
http://dateline.rice/march-6-jones
US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee wins her primary contest for the 18th Congressional District
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/march-6-jones
Former Harris County prosecutor Sean Teare scores landslide win against incumbent Kim Ogg
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/march-6-jones
Busca Trump dominar el 'Supermartes'
Reforma (This article also appeared in El Norte, Plano Informativo, Luces del Siglo, El Diario de Chihuahua and Mural.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-jones
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-jones
'Midday News'
WFAA-TV (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-jones
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-jones 
WTIC-AM (Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-jones
KERA-FM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-jones

Return of US oil sanctions would clip Venezuela's output gains, analysts say
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.
Reuters (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-monaldi

Aluminum nanoparticles make tunable green catalysts
An article features Rice research into harnessing the catalytic power of aluminum nanoparticles. Co-authors quoted include Naomi Halas, University Professor, professor of electrical and computer engineering, bioengineering, chemistry, physics and astronomy and materials science and nanoengineering and director of Rice's Smalley-Curl Institute, and alumnus Aaron Bayles.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Phys.org.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-halas-bayles

As John Kerry steps down from climate role, he sees a 'vast change in the marketplace'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is quoted.
Fortune (This Associated Press article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-brinkley

NASA graduates 12 new astronauts, opens call for next class of explorers
A roundup features alumna Nichole Ayers, who is one of 12 people to graduate from from NASA's 23rd astronaut class.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-ayers
Meet the newest NASA astronauts
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-ayers

Colorado Springs US Air Force graduate gets her astronaut wings
KRDO Online (This segment also aired on KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-ayers

A lifetime of angling from New York to Europe to deep South to Wisconsin land Dan Small in Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame
An article features alumnus Dan Small.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-small

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Texas Rep. Jarvis Johnson is headed for a runoff in bid to take over former state senator John Whitmire's seat
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/march-6-stein
Early voting turnout in 2024 Texas primaries slumps compared to 2020
Village News (This Texas Tribune article also appeared in the March 5 print edition, and it appeared in the print and digital editions of the Southwest News.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-stein

Houston ISD has hired at least 830 uncertified teachers for 2023-24 school year
Brenda Rangel, assistant dean of the Rice Center for Education at the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the March 6 print edition and was in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-rangel

RUSMP's 38th year of spreading math joy in the community
Alumna Anne Papakonstantinou, clinical assistant professor and director of the Rice University School Mathematics Project (RUSMP), authored an article about RUSMP's Spring Networking Conference March 2. The article mentions that the following community members presented at the event: Carolyn White, director of mathematics programs at RUSMP; Brenda Rangel, assistant dean of the Rice Center for Education at the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies; Alyssa Howell, program administrator at OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources; Jennifer Gigliotti-Labay, director of K-12 at OpenStax; and Patrick Hartigan, professor of physics and astronomy.
Village News (This article also appeared in the March 5 print edition, and it appeared in the print and digital editions of the Southwest News.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-papakonstantinou-et.al

Battleship Texas cuts through morning fog for next step in restoration process
Alumnus David Bristow is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the March 6 print edition, and it appeared in the print and digital editions of the San Antonio Express-News and was in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-bristow

'Accidental Texan,' 'Kung Fu Panda 4,' 'Problemista' top list of new films this week
A roundup mentions that Rice Cinema will screen "M3GAN" March 8.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/march-6-hc

BROADCAST

Winston-Salem Symphony presenting free concert Saturday
Rice is mentioned.
WXII Online (This segment also aired on WXII-TV in Greensboro, North Carolina, and this article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-wxii

'GMQC'
Alumna Patricia Reiff, professor of physics and astronomy and associate director for outreach programs at the Rice Space Institute, is featured in a video about eclipses.
WQAD-TV (Davenport, Iowa)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-reiff

'Houston's Morning Show'
An article mentions that musicians from Rice's Shepherd School of Music will perform at the Houston Rodeo March 6. 
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-kriv

WTOP 2 (Washington, D.C.)
President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
http://dateline.rice/march-6-wtop (This segment aired four times.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Rice University launches WaTER Institute to develop accessible clean water tech
An article features the news that Rice has launched the Institute for Clean Water Technologies, Entrepreneurship and Research, also known as the WaTER Institute, which aims to address the lack of access to clean water globally. President Reginald DesRoches and Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, co-director of the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment and director of the WaTER Institute, are quoted.
Municipal Sewer & Water
http://dateline.rice/march-6-desroches-alvarez

Rice's Wiess School launches Center for Nanoscale Imaging Sciences
An article features the news that Rice's Wiess School of Natural Sciences has launched the Center for Nanoscale Imaging Sciences to improve the capture, analysis and interpretation of images at the nanometer scale. Community members quoted or mentioned include: Anna-Karin Gustavsson, the Norman Hackerman-Welch Young Investigator and assistant professor of chemistry, who will lead the center; Thomas Killian, dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and E. Dell Butcher Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Ashok Veeraraghavan, professor of electrical and computer engineering; and Yimo Han, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering.
Scienmag
http://dateline.rice/march-6-scienmag

Religion and science beliefs affect attitudes toward mental illness, study finds
An article features research that found beliefs about religion and science may affect people's views on mental health conditions. Co-authors quoted include Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair and Professor of Sociology, director of the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; alumnus Daniel Bolger, nonresident fellow at the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice; and graduate student Bianca Mabute-Louie.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-ecklund-bolger-mabute.louie

Rice's Nai-Hui Chia wins NSF CAREER Award
An article features Nai-Hui Chia, an assistant professor of computer science, who was awarded the National Science Foundation's CAREER Award. 
Scienmag
http://dateline.rice/march-6-chia

'Growth story' for oil: Rice's Kenneth Medlock on demand trends
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Hart Energy
http://dateline.rice/march-6-medlock

'Educating future computer professionals to ethical and social impacts of digital technologies?'
Rodrigo Ferreira, assistant teaching professor in computer science, participates in a panel discussion.
Digital Humanism on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/march-6-ferreira

Diller Scofidio + Renfro breaks ground on Rice University's new arts building
An article features news that Rice broke ground Feb. 29 on Sarofim Hall, which will house the Department of Art. Alumnus Charles Renfro, lead designer of the building, is quoted. The article also mentions Rice's Moody Center for the Arts, Shepherd School of Music and Brockman Hall for Opera.
ArchDaily.com
http://dateline.rice/march-6-renfro
Austin Commercial breaks ground on 83,000 sq. ft. academic building at Rice University in Houston
Rebusiness Online
http://dateline.rice/march-6-renfro

'Tis but a scratch 
A podcast mentions that Rice will co-host the International Space University's Space Studies Program at NASA's Johnson Space Center June 8-Aug. 3.
N2K Networks on YouTube (This article also appeared in Ivoox.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-n2k

Other materials stories that may be of interest
A roundup features Rice research into recycling glass fiber-reinforced plastic.
The American Ceramic Society
http://dateline.rice/march-6-acs

Cesar Pelli, l'architetto dei grattacieli
An article featuring architect Cesar Pelli mentions that he designed Rice's Herring Hall.
ELLE Decor (Italy)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-elle

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

JOHN DIAMOND: Reject the reckless uniparty tax bill
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, authored an article.
Daily Caller (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-6-diamond

Facts, ignored: The truth is flexible when falsehoods support political beliefs
An article features research co-authored by Minjae Kim, assistant professor of management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
University of Colorado at Boulder
http://dateline.rice/march-6-kim

DU welcomes Joshua Furman, first Jeanne Abrams Endowed Director of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society
An article features Joshua Furman, founder and former curator of the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives at Rice and former associate director and lecturer in Jewish studies.
University of Denver News
http://dateline.rice/march-6-ud

PHS seniors head to state debate contest
An article featuring Ian Rodriguez mentions that he plans to attend Rice.
Pleasanton Express
http://dateline.rice/march-6-pe

BatStateU students 3rd in World Engineering Day Hackathon
An article mentions that EcoCool, which included a student from Rice, won second place in the World Engineering Day Hackathon.
Manila Times
http://dateline.rice/march-6-mt

SPORTS

North Texas, Rice standouts named Women's Tennis Players of the Week
An article features Darya Schwartzman, who has been named the American Athletic Conference's Co-Women's Tennis Player of the Week. 
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/march-6-schwartzman

'Runners take down Rice, 60-52, to wrap up regular season
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team lost 60-52 March 5.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/march-6-utsa

49ers look to recapture winning ways versus Rice in home finale
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-6-49ers

Prairie View A&M baseball falls to Rice 6-1
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team defeated Prairie View A&M University 6-1 March 5.
PVPanthers.com
http://dateline.rice/march-6-pvp
Prairie View A&M leaves 11 on base in 5-4 loss to McNeese
PVPanthers.com
http://dateline.rice/march-6-pvp

Complete effort leads baseball to series win
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team will play the University of Hawaii March 8.
HawaiiAthletics.com
http://dateline.rice/march-6-hawaii

Texas Children's Hospital teen patient throws ceremonial 1st pitch at Rice University baseball game
An article features Rice baseball player Parker Smith.
ABC 13 Online on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/march-6-smith

North Texas swim and dive reflects on AAC Championships
An article mentions that Rice's swim team finished third in last year's championship.
North Texas Daily
http://dateline.rice/march-6-ntd

Memphis' Alemany named Player of the Week
An article about the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings mentions Rice.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/march-6-the.american

NEWS RELEASES

Aluminum nanoparticles make tunable green catalysts
Catalysts unlock pathways for chemical reactions to unfold at faster and more efficient rates, and the development of new catalytic technologies is a critical part of the green energy transition. The Rice lab of nanotechnology pioneer Naomi Halas has uncovered a transformative approach to harnessing the catalytic power of aluminum nanoparticles by annealing them in various gas atmospheres at high temperatures.
http://dateline.rice/march-6-news-release-halas-bayles

Breakthrough technology and national security: DARPA and Rice to discuss investing in the future March 12
Leaders from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Rice will host a presentation and fireside chat at the Ion March 12 to discuss the agency’s role in national security, program areas and investments in breakthrough technologies. The event will offer insights into DARPA’s approach to investments that drive transformational change and the critical role universities play in building robust innovation ecosystems.
http://dateline.rice/march-6-news-release-desroches-cherukuri

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