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An article cites a study by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy into the lack of spending by Mexican nationals in nine U.S. border counties caused by COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the Valley Morning Star.)
http://dateline.rice/april-1-baker-study

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Full circle: How corals survive on the waste of their predators
An article features Rice research that found coral predators’ feces are jam-packed with living algae corals depend on for survival, an unexpected twist on coral reef symbiosis. Co-authors Adrienne Correa, assistant professor of biosciences, and graduate student Carsten Grupstra are quoted.
World Economic Forum
http://dateline.rice/april-1-correa

Parents’ political beliefs may influence kids’ education
Whether parents prefer a conformance-oriented or independence-oriented supplemental education program for their children depends on political ideology, according to a collaborative study of more than 8,500 American parents by co-author Vikas Mittal, a professor of marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Moms.com
http://dateline.rice/april-1-mittal

Venezuelan oil sanctions crossroads could come amid summer dearth of diesel
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Center for the United States and Mexico and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
Hellenic Shipping News
http://dateline.rice/april-1-monaldi

Andrés Orozco-Estrada returns to Houston close out the 2020-21 season
An article mentions that the Houston Symphony Orchestra held a free concert at Rice’s Stude Concert Hall following Hurricane Harvey.
Broadway World
http://dateline.rice/april-1-bw

Oracle streamlines the cloud migration process, with new Oracle Cloud Lift release
Rice is mentioned.
ITP.net (This article also appeared in ITWire.com and AIThority.)
http://dateline.rice/april-1-itp

Texas illicit medical cannabis use survey results
An article features a study by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy that found 61% of respondents in Texas who self-identified as medical marijuana consumers have used it to replace prescription medications.
Hemp Gazette (This article also appeared in High Times.)
http://dateline.rice/april-1-bipp

Mexico’s electricity reform may be strategy to force power sector renegotiations — panel
An article features the March 30 webinar “Power Games: Examining Mexico’s New Electricity Industry Law” hosted by the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
BNamericas (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/april-1-bipp

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

SPORTS

Prep sports notebook: Kevin Listerman joins father on list of coaches with 9th Region championships
A roundup features Rice basketball player Lauren Schwartz following the Owls’ Women’s National Invitation Tournament championship, the first such title in school history.
Northern Kentucky Tribune
http://dateline.rice/april-1-schwartz

’13 Eyewitness News’
A television news story mentions the late Blain Padgett, a former Rice football player.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-1-padgett

Miner soccer to host North Texas on Senior Night Friday
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team is slated to play the University of Texas at El Paso April 8.
El Paso Herald-Post
http://dateline.rice/april-1-ephp

No. 5 volleyball preview: TCU
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team defeated the University of Texas at Austin last week.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-1-ts

Add Chad Morris to the list of notable TXHSFB coaches who left for college jobs, then returned to the high school level
Former Rice head football coach Todd Graham is featured.
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/april-1-tdmn

College notes: North Central College’s Connor Riss won a race in his first meet of the indoor season. The Grayslake North graduate is back.
Former Rice basketball player Drew Peterson is mentioned.
Chicago Tribune
http://dateline.rice/april-1-ct

McLean and Cougars reach 1st Final Four since 1984
An article mentions a 2012 basketball game between Rice and the University of Houston.
The Tribune (A similar article also appeared in Powerline Blog.)
http://dateline.rice/april-1-trib

Matt Malatesta’s Class of 2022 Super 60 1.0; 41-50
Former Rice football player Bert Emanuel is mentioned.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/april-1-emanuel

Series preview: MT returns home for series vs. Rice
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team is slated to play Middle Tennessee State University April 1-3.
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/april-1-gbr

Breaking down the return of WAC football
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was once a member of the Western Athletic Conference.
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/april-1-wac

Alabama to add Drew Svoboda to coaching staff
An article features former Rice assistant football coach Drew Svoboda.
Rivals’ Bama Insider (Similar articles also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-1-rbi

NEWS RELEASES

Rice adds operations research major
Rice’s Brown School of Engineering will offer a new major and bachelor of arts degree, operations research, within the Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics beginning this fall. The program will provide “an education that emphasizes models for decision-making in complex systems, and tools for making the best possible decisions,” according to the proposal.
http://dateline.rice/april-1-news-release-op-research-degree