NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Trade war game plan: Trump's going bigger this time
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.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Business Insider, and it appeared in Yahoo! News UK, MSN Money, Nusantara Post and Stock Pick.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-jones
Border state businesses raise alarms on Canada, Mexico tariffs
Bloomberg Law
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-jones
Casino and sports betting companies press for a win in Texas despite Senate opposition
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in MSN Politics, News from the States and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-jones
Texans say elections are secure, back proposed reforms
University of Houston News (This article also appeared in Mirage and Houston Daily.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-uh
Abbott warms to online sports betting but the Senate may block legalization
WBAP Online (This article also appeared in KLIF Online.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-wbap
When El Salvador agreed to put migrants in 'mega-prison,' the US paved the way for nuclear power
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 Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
CBS News (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-monaldi
Scientists capture extremely rare footage of a black seadevil
Kory Evans, assistant professor of natural sciences, is quoted.
National Geographic
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-evans
Miniaturization of thin films uncovers 'Goldilocks zone' in relaxor ferroelectrics
An article features Rice research into relaxor ferroelectrics. Co-author Lane Martin, the Robert A. Welch Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, professor of chemistry and physics and astronomy and director of the Rice Advanced Materials Institute, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Phys.org.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-martin
Trump on US imports of oil and lumber
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in FactCheck.org.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-gantz
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Baylor, Rice research detects hazardous chemicals in human placenta with speed and precision
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a novel method for detecting toxic chemicals from tobacco smoke in human placental tissues. Co-authors quoted include Naomi Halas, University Professor, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of Rice's Smalley-Curl Institute; Ankit Patel, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering; and Oara Neumann, the Carl and Lillian Illig Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
Baylor College of Medicine News
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-halas-patel-neumann
Congregation Emanu El presents 'An Afternoon of Klezmer'
An article features alumna Eden MacAdam-Somer, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-somer
Sid Richardson: Fort Worth's philanthropic oil baron
An article features Sid Richardson, the namesake of Rice's Sid Richardson College.
D Magazine
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-d.mag
The return of 'The White Lotus,' 'Paddington in Peru' top list of events this week
An article mentions that Rice Cinema will screen "Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird" Feb.15.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-hc
'Captain America: Brave New World' tops the list of new film releases this week
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-hc
This League City man spent 1,840 days talking about NASA's return to the moon
Graduate student Nathan Price is featured.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-price
BROADCAST
'The Context with Christian Fraser'
David Satterfield, director of Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about recent comments made by President Donald Trump for the U.S. to control Gaza.
BBC (This segment aired twice.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-satterfield
'TWC News All Morning'
A broadcast mentions a report by the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy about the possible impacts of an extended drought in Texas.
Spectrum News Austin (This segment aired three times.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-spectrum
'Great Day Houston'
Rice is mentioned.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-khou
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
'POMEPS Studies 54: Debating American Primacy in the Middle East'
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
The Project on Middle East Political Science
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-ulrichsen
The Chinati Foundation and Rice School of Architecture to revisit Donald Judd's untitled works from Marfa in symposium
An article mentions that the Rice School of Architecture's (RSA) Troy Schaum, associate professor of architecture, co-organized part 1 of the Art in Context: Art, Architecture and the Middle Landscape symposium, which will be held in Marfa, Texas, April 4-6. The article mentions that Shantel Blakely, assistant professor of architecture, Fabiola López-Durán, associate professor of art history, and Maggie Tsang, assistant professor of architecture, will participate in events April 5, and Schaum, Tsang and Igor Marjanović, the William Ward Watkin Dean of the RSA, will participate in events April 6.
The Architect's Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-rsa
No. 39: Robert Bruce (Rice): How metropolitan PCO units drive community growth
Robert Bruce, dean of Rice's Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, is featured.
EdUp Professional Continuing & Online Ed on Spotify
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-bruce
New tech helps turn seawater into drinking water
An article features Rice research into using dialysis to treat wastewater. Co-authors quoted include Menachem Elimelech, the Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and postdoctoral associate Weiyi Pan.
The Good Men Project
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-elimelech-pan
Caseware plots a safe course for AI expansion plans
Alumna Danielle Supkis Cheek, lecturer in management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Accounting Web
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-cheek
$7.65M NSF grant boosts UNM's long-term climate research, focusing on 'climate whiplash'
An article featuring Jennifer Rudgers mentions that she formerly taught at Rice.
Albuquerque Business First
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-abf
Top 10 interior designers to follow in 2024
A roundup features alumnus Matthew Bremer.
MSN Lifestyle (This article originally appeared in Ever-Growing USA.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-bremer
Top 16 best colleges for sociology in the US
Rice is featured.
KnowInsiders.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-ki
Top 12 best colleges for architecture in the US
KnowInsiders.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-ki
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
In Memoriam: Paulina Stark
An article features late alumna Paulina Stark.
University of Massachusetts Amherst News
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-stark
Paulina Stark, professor emerita of voice, passes away
University of Massachusetts Amherst's College of Humanities & Fine Arts
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-stark
McNeese to host free piano concert featuring Lina Morita on Feb. 16
Alumna Lina Morita is featured.
Daily Advertiser
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-morita
Kathie Foley-Meyer curates exhibition on ocean histories
An article mentions SlaveVoyages, a digital repository of ship voyages along the trans-Atlantic and intra-American routes that is currently housed at Rice.
University of California, Irvine News
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-uci
SPORTS
Rice's Martinez takes women's tennis Player of the Week accolades
An article features Rice tennis player Fernanda Martinez, who has been named the American Athletic Conference's Women's Tennis Player of the Week.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-martinez
North Texas, Rice earn swimming and diving weekly honors
An article mentions that Rice swimmers Amelia Kane and Ava Portello have been named the American Athletic Conference's Swimming Athlete of the Week and Freshman Swimming Athlete of the Week, respectively.
TheAmerican.org (This article also appeared in BVM Sports, SwimSwam and Chat Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-kane-portello
Rice's Kuzmenok named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
An article features Rice tennis player Petro Kuzmenok, who has been named the American Athletic Conference's Men's Tennis Player of the Week.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-kuzmenok
Wright, Sissoko lead North Texas over Rice 67-61
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to the University of North Texas 67-61 Feb. 11.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-ap
Rice falls to North Texas after late surge by Mean Green
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-hc
East Carolina, North Texas victorious on Tuesday night
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-the.american
Mean Green hold off Rice, win 67-61
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-mgs
UNT moves into second in AAC men's basketball standings after clutch play late in win over Rice
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-drc
3 Takeaways: North Texas prevails with gritty road win over Rice
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-247
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-kriv (This segment aired twice.)
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-kprc (This segment aired three times.)
'Good Day'
KDFW-TV (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-kdfw
'NBC 5 News'
KXAS-TV (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-kxas (This segment aired four times.)
Charlotte men's basketball struggles late in 87-75 road loss at FAU
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 78-75 Feb. 8.
Niner Times
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-nt
Fisher leads Rice against South Florida after 32-point performance
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play the University of South Florida Feb. 12.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-ap
Rice visits South Florida following Fisher’s 32-point game
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-ap
South Florida welcomes Rice to the Yuengling Center Wednesday night
GoUSFBulls.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-usf
USF's L'or Mputu powers team's winning streak
USF’s The Oracle
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-oracle
Texas AD Chris Del Conte on SMU rumors: '1000 percent false'
An article features former Rice Director of Athletics Chris del Conte.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in Sports Illustrated's Texas Longhorns.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-msn.sports
ECU men's basketball loses 73-60 to Rice at home
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team defeated East Carolina University 73-60 Feb. 5.
The East Carolinian
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-ec
Inician las transmisiones del Puerto Rico Baseball Challenge por WIPR
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team will start their season with games against Villanova, Michigan and Virginia in a tournament in Puerto Rico Feb. 14-16.
WIPR Online
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-wipr
Prairie View A&M's Homecoming opponent shuts down football program
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Prairie View A&M Sept. 13.
Sports Illustrated's HBCU Legends
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-hbcu
It's official: The Edmonton Elks land OL Gregor MacKellar
An article features former Rice football player Gregor MacKellar.
CFL News Hub
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-mackellar
How the Cleveland Browns could remake their QB room
Former Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren is mentioned.
Global ESPN
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-espn
Rangers sign JT Chargois to minor league deal
An article features former Rice baseball player J.T. Chargois.
MLB Trade Rumors
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-chargois
Texans hiring former Longhorn to help defense in 2025
An article mentions former Rice assistant football coach Frank Okam.
House of Houston
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-hoh
6 athletes sign to play college sports
An article mentions that Ty Thames has committed to play football at Rice.
The Wimberly View
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-thames
NEWS RELEASES
Rice's Lydia Kavraki elected to National Academy of Engineering
Rice computer scientist Lydia Kavraki has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional honors accorded to an engineer, for her work on "developing randomized motion-planning algorithms for robotics and robotics-inspired methods in biomedicine." Kavraki is Rice's Kenneth and Audrey Kennedy Professor of Computing, and a professor of computer science, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering and bioengineering. She also serves as director of the Ken Kennedy Institute, whose mission is to solve global challenges by fostering collaborative research and innovation in artificial intelligence and computing.
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-news-release-kavraki
Mothers with incarcerated children shoulder emotional and financial burdens
The financial and emotional toll borne by mothers whose adult children have experienced incarceration is often overlooked but can exacerbate financial burdens, especially for Black mothers, according to new research from Rice sociologist Brielle Bryan. The research focuses on the critical role mothers play in supporting their formerly incarcerated children during their reentry into society.
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-news-release-bryan
'Smaller and better': Rice research uncovers performance sweet spot for relaxor nanomaterial
A new study led by Rice materials scientist Lane Martin sheds light on how the extreme miniaturization of thin films affects the behavior of relaxor ferroelectrics — materials with noteworthy energy-conversion properties used in sensors, actuators and nanoelectronics. The findings reveal that as the film shrinks to dimensions comparable to the materials' internal polarization structures, their fundamental properties can shift in unexpected ways.
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-news-release-martin
Rice Master of Global Affairs students take on international policy negotiation in Paris
In their final semester, a group of Rice School of Social Sciences Master of Global Affairs students applied their academic knowledge in a real-world setting, spending a week in Paris, participating in an intensive masterclass on international policy negotiation.
http://dateline.rice/feb-12-news-release-mga