Dateline Rice for March 16, 2021

Stefan De La Garza
– March 16, 2021Posted in: Dateline Rice

COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Growing number of Texas colleges opt for in-person graduations
An article mentions that Rice’s commencement ceremonies will celebrate 2020 and spring 2021 graduates May 14-15 in the Academic Quadrangle.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 16 print edition of the Chronicle, and it appeared online in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-hc
‘8 a.m. newscast’
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-hpmSeveral vaccination events held in Houston area as Texas opens vaccines to group 1C
An article and broadcast mention that Rice Stadium has opened as a vaccination hub in partnership with St. Luke’s Health. It is expected to be open through the end of July, by appointment only.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired twice on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-khou
’13 Eyewitness News’
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-ktrk

Highly transmissible coronavirus variant first found in California detected on UT campus
An article about how local universities have altered their spring break plans to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 mentions that Rice opted for five “sprinkle” days throughout the semester.
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-statesman

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Chloe Zhao backlash will test China’s new era of Hollywood censorship
Aynne Kokas, nonresident scholar in the China Studies Program at Rice’s Baker Institute of Public Policy, is quoted.
The Hollywood Reporter
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-kokas

HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston data science company expands pandemic-inspired research tool

BROADCAST
Gov. Abbott says election legislation needed to reduce potential voter fraud in Texas
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
KHOU Online (This article also appeared in KENS Online, KIII Online, KVUE Online, 12 News Online and CBS 19 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-steinGrowing concerns over immigration crisis along US-Mexico border 
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
News Now from Fox on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-payan
Three new immigration executive orders with Tony Paya‪n‬
The Rational Middle podcast 
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-payan

‘Cincy Lifestyle’
The Rice Business Plan Competition is mentioned.
WCPO-TV (Cincinnati)
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-wcpo

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Crisis in Texas, then a C- grade: America’s infrastructure needs a bottom-up fix
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, co-authored an article.
Smart Cities Dive
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-fultonMost of Mars’ missing water may lurk in its crust
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Science News
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-siebach

The real benefits of a fake commute
Jennifer Latson, editor of Rice Business Wisdom, authored an essay. Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Psychology Today (This Houston Chronicle article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-latson-sonenshein

5 women at the forefront of shifts in architecture education
A roundup features Sarah Whiting, former dean of Rice’s School of Architecture and former William Ward Watkin Professor of Architecture.
Interior Design
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-id

The future of Big Oil flaring in the Permian Basin and the climate challenge
An article cites a 2019 analysis by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy of new export opportunities for Texas oil production by capturing and liquefying all the flared or vented gas in the Permian Basin.
Oil & Gas 360 (This CNBC article also appeared in Hellenic Shipping News.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-bipp

Increased internet-access spending improves academic outcomes
An article features collaborative Rice research that found that a school’s internet-access spending is associated with improved graduation rates and disciplinary problems at schools. Co-author Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
TechExplorist (This article also appeared in Science Daily.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-mittal

How windows could redirect light to solar cells
An article mentions Rice research into using luminescent solar concentrators to produce electricity.
AZo Cleantech
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-azo

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
New consortium will ensure future of SlaveVoyages database
An article mentions that a team from Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business is a semifinalist in Emory University’s John R. Lewis Racial Justice Case Competition.
Decaturish.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-decaturishGOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin aims to bolster business in Virginia
Alumnus Glenn Youngkin is featured.
Charlottesville Tomorrow 
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-youngkin

Noah Smith: Texas is the future — if only it doesn’t become California
Rice is mentioned.
TwinCities.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-tc

Urologist Jason Bridges joins Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group
Alumnus and former Rice track and field athlete Jason Bridges is featured.
The Advocate
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-bridges

Candidate profile: Geoffrey Coram, Reading School Committee
Alumnus Geoffrey Coram is featured.
Reading (Massachusetts) Patch (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-coram

Syracuse Abroad Florence longtime professor Richard Ingersoll remembered
An article featuring the late Richard Ingersoll, who died Feb. 27 at 72, mentions that he taught at Rice from 1986-1997.
Syracuse University News
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-syun

SPORTS
Left out of NCAA Tournament, Rice accepts WNIT bid
An article mentions that Rice’s women’s basketball team is slated to play Arizona State University March 19 in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the March 16 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-wbb
ASU women’s basketball selected to play in WNIT
The State Press
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-sp
‘Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina’
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-kriv (This segment aired twice.)Rice sweeps UTEP in straight sets, 3-0
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team defeated the University of Texas at El Paso March 15, and that the Owls clinched the Conference USA West Division championship with their win over the Miners March 14.
KTSM Online (This segment also aired twice on KTSM-TV in El Paso, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-ktsm

Rice Owls stun Texas A&M in OT, 3-2
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team defeated Texas A&M University 3-2 March 15.
Top Drawer Soccer (This article also appeared in KBTX Online.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-tps

Huskies fail to pick up win over four-game weekend
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team defeated Northern Illinois University March 12 and 13.
Northern Star
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-ns

What was going on in the world the last time Duke missed the NCAA Tournament?
A roundup mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Houston in the final Southwest Conference game in 1995.
Yardbarker
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-yb

2021 NFL Draft pro days news, results: Kent State WR Isaiah McKoy gets in front of 20 teams
A roundup mentions that Rice will host an NFL pro day April 9.
The Athletic
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-ta

Hinnant’s 64 leads Ragin’ Cajuns at Louisiana Classics
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s golf team is competing in the Louisiana Classics tournament that ends today. Owl Rodrigo Martin Miranda was the co-leader after the first day of action.
KLFY Online (This article also appeared in The Advocate.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-miranda

Jazmin Grant named to Conference Honor Roll
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team was defeated by the University of Houston March 11.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-uhc

VYPE 2021 Baseball Preview:​ Public school No. 5 Katy Tompkins
An article mentions that Graiden West has signed to play baseball at Rice.
VYPE
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-west

Triple threat alert: Ryan Agarwal to decide, Cameron Corhen and Jericho Sims
Rice is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-16-247

About Stefan De La Garza

Stefan De La Garza is a news analyst in Rice University's Office of Public Affairs.