NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
'Artificial nap' could provide benefits of sleep — without sleeping
An article features Rice research investigating how sleep affects the brain. Co-author Valentin Dragoi, professor of electrical and computer engineering and scientific director of the Center for Neural Systems Restoration, is quoted.
Scientific American
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-dragoi
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice launches new center focused on membrane technology for energy conversion
An article features the Rice Center for Membrane Excellence (RiCeME), part of Rice's Water Technologies Entrepreneurship and Research Institute dedicated to developing advanced membrane materials and separation technologies for energy, environmental sustainability and chemical processing applications. Community members quoted include Menachem Elimelech, the Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and director of RiCeME; and Ramamoorthy Ramesh, executive vice president for research. The article also mentions that the center was unveiled recently at the Rice Global Paris Center Symposium.
Energy Capital HTX
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-elimelech-ramesh
Can casino gambling give Dallas the cash boost it needs to pay for more cops?
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. Jones is also interviewed about U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Missouri by KRLD.
Dallas Observer
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-jones
Experts: Houston's 'dark blue' congressional seat could remain open until end of year
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-jones
John Cornyn's warnings on Putin test relationship with Trump, as rivals circle
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the March 26 print edition, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-jones
NASA walks back pledge to land first woman, person of color on the moon
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the March 26 print edition, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-jones
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-jones (This segment aired five times.)
Houston bolsters fight against domestic violence with HAWC's launch of One Safe Place Houston
An article mentions Rice's resources available for victims of domestic violence, including its Wellbeing and Counseling Center, Rice University Police Department, Rice Emergency Medical Services and the university's Title IX office.
Hoodline
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-hoodline
How Houston schools are responding to state measles outbreak — and where vaccination rates are lowest
An article mentions that Rice recently held an MMR vaccination clinic.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-hc
Bayou City Art Festival 2025 brings art, food and family fun to downtown Houston
An article mentions that Rice students will participate in the Collegiate Art Collective at the Bayou City Art Festival.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-hc
Making school history, 2 Mayde Creek High School seniors net full scholarships to top colleges
An article mentions that Addmyra Robles plans to attend Rice in the fall on the QuestBridge National College Match scholarship.
Katy Independent School District
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-robles
BROADCAST
'Great Day Houston'
A broadcast features alumni Ana Treviño-Godfrey and Jonathan Godfrey.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-trevino.godfrey-godfrey
Rice University researchers have created a glacier graveyard
A broadcast mentions that a Rice-led team of researchers established the Global Glacier Casualty List, a database of the world's glaciers lost to climate change. The casualty list was unveiled alongside a Glacier Graveyard in Iceland Aug. 17, 2024. Cymene Howe, professor of anthropology, and Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology and co-director of Rice's Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience, are interviewed.
Pattrn on YouTube (This broadcast originally appeared on The Weather Channel. It also appears in a second video on Pattrn's YouTube channel, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-howe-boyer
'DragonflyTV'
Michael Wong, the Tina and Sunit Patel Professor in Molecular Nanotechnology, professor and chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering and professor of chemistry, materials science and nanoengineering and civil and environmental engineering, appears in a broadcast.
WMBC-TV (Newton, New Jersey; this broadcast appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-wmbc
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Ken Kennedy Institute focuses on talent, tech at energy HPC event
An article features Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute and its recent Energy HPC Conference. Community members quoted or mentioned include Amy Dittmar, the Howard R. Hughes Provost, executive vice president for academic affairs and professor of economics; Beatrice Riviere, the Noah Harding Chair and Professor of Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research (CMOR); Matthias Heinkenschloss, the Noah Harding Chair and Professor of CMOR; Jesse Chan, associate professor of CMOR; John Mellor-Crummey, professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering; Tirthak Patel, assistant professor of computer science; and graduate students Jason Ludmir and Hossein Gazmeh.
HPC Wire
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-dittmar-riviere-et.al
Revolutionizing touch: Researchers explore the future of wearable multisensory haptic technology
An article features a Rice study into the current state of wearable multisensory haptic technology. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Marcia O'Malley, the Thomas Michael Panos Family Professor in Mechanical Engineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; Daniel Preston, assistant professor of mechanical engineering; alumni Zane Zook and Janelle Clark; and graduate student Joshua Fleck.
Tech Xplore (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-omalley-preston-zook-clark-fleck
New study maps the future of wearable haptics and multisensory touch
AZo Sensors (This article also appeared in MSN Great Britain Health.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-omalley-preston-zook-clark-fleck
Clean air advocates fear rubber stamp of state emission plans
Daniel Cohan, professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Bloomberg Law
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-cohan
12 teams selected to advance to 2025 Collegiate Wind Competition final event
An article mentions that a team of Rice students has advanced to the finals of the Collegiate Wind Competition set for May 19-22 in Phoenix.
Renewable Energy Magazine
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-rem
Engineer develops security protocol to protect miniaturized wireless medical implants from cyberthreats
An article features Rice research into developing hacker-resistant medical implants. Co-author Kaiyuan Yang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted. The article also mentions that Yang was recently awarded the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society New Frontier Award at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, where a contingent of Rice faculty and students presented their research.
TechNation
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-yang
Protecting wireless medical implants from being hacked
Healthcare-in-Europe.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-yang
'Nonstick' coating boosts CO2 electrolysis run-time, paving the way for scalable green fuel production
An article features Rice research into developing a solution for minimizing salt buildup during carbon dioxide reduction reaction. Co-author Haotian Wang, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted.
The Chemical Engineer
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-wang
Associate Erica Turret to present at NACUA Spring 2025 CLE Workshop
An article mentions that Rice will participate in the National Association of College and University Attorneys Spring 2025 CLE Workshop.
Jenner & Block
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-jb
Inside Cooper Hewitt's off-site storage — home to more than 215,000 works of design
An article features Maria Nicanor, former executive director of the Rice Design Alliance.
Architectural Digest
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-nicanor
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Wer in Venezuela Öl kauft, wird in den USA mit Zöllen belegt — Trump erfindet neue Sanktionen
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.
MSN Finance (Germany; this article originally appeared in Welt.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-monaldi
Washington Performing Arts Gala celebrates unifying power of the arts
An article features McMurtry College junior Miyabi Henriksen.
The Washington Informer
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-henriksen
Revive nuclear energy in America
An article cites research by alumnus Robert Idel.
California Policy Center
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-idel
Elon Musk wanted the Cybertruck to look like 'the Future.' But it reminds us of one particular past.
Vivian Chenxue Lu, assistant professor of anthropology, and Nana Osei-Opare, assistant professor of history, co-authored an op-ed.
Slate
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-lu-osei.opare
Yiddish in Texas: An unexpected language is still riding the bronco
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.
Forward
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-furman
Iowa regents adopt new degree-revocation policy, including for honorary degrees
Rice is mentioned.
The Gazette
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-tg
SPORTS
Cards hold off Owls for 2-1 victory
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team lost to Lamar University 2-1 March 25.
LamarCardinals.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-lamar
'The Morning Show'
KFDM-TV (Beaumont, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-kfdm (This segment aired three times, and it aired on KBTV-TV in Beaumont.)
'12 News'
KMBT-TV (Beaumont, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-kmbt (This segment also aired on KBMT-TV in Beaumont.)
Pirates baseball sweeps series vs. Memphis
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team will play a three-game series against East Carolina University March 28-30.
The East Carolinian
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-ec
Men's golf at All-American
An article mentions that Rice's men's golf team competed in the All-American Intercollegiate March 17-18.
The Hawkeye
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-th
Ranking the best college football programs halfway through 2020s
A roundup features Rice's football program and mentions head coach Scott Abell and former head coach Mike Bloomgren.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-abell-bloomgren
Round Table 74 — What is the most important thing you try to accomplish during a postseason meeting with an individual player? — Episode 1,074
A podcast features Chris Kreider, assistant men's basketball coach.
Hoop Heads Podcast
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-kreider
Patrick Mahomes Sr. proudly endorses tight end son before his Pro Day appearance
An article features former Rice football player Graham Walker and mentions that the Rice football team's NFL Pro Day was scheduled for March 25.
TheSportsRush.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-walker
Dean Connors aims to make most of extra eligibility on other side of Bayou Bucket
An article features former Rice football player Dean Connors.
SB Nation (This article also appeared in MSN Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-connors
March Madness: Discovering the basketball legacy of Liam McNeeley's parents
An article mentions alumna and former Rice women's basketball player Ashley Elsey.
Sohu.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-elsey
Aggies offer signs of progress in Tuesday night win over HCU, 7-2
An article features former Rice baseball player Ben Royo.
TexAgs
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-royo
Game rundown: Texas A&M baseball downs Houston Christian as Ben Royo emerges
KBTX Online
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-royo
Michael Earley praises Texas A&M transfer for 'elite' defense
Sports Illustrated's Texas A&M Aggies
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-royo
Tactical muscle: Why special ops train like bodybuilders | Jordan Betz No. 338
An article mentions that Jordan Betz worked at Rice.
EliteFTS on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/mar-26-betz