Rice soccer advances to Sweet 16 of women’s NCAA Tournament
Rice’s soccer team has advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament after defeating West Virginia University 1-0 May 1 in Cary, North Carolina. The Owls will next play the University of Virginia May 5. Players Delaney Schultz and Bella Killgore are highlighted in the Houston Chronicle. Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the May 2 print edition, and similar articles also appeared in 10 other media outlets.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-schultz-killgore WSOC: Rice upsets No. 5 West Virginia 1-0 to advance to NCAA third round Conference USA http://dateline.rice/may-3-cusa Second round schedule, scores for Saturday, May 1 NCAA.com http://dateline.rice/may-3-ncaa Virginia shuts out No. 12 seed BYU to advance to Sweet 16 VirginiaSports.com http://dateline.rice/may-3-vs
Courtney Hall, former Chargers and Rice football player, dies
An article mentions that the late former Rice football player Courtney Hall, who double majored in managerial studies and economics and was slated to join Rice’s board of trustees this summer, has died at 52. Former Rice sports information director Bill Cousins is quoted. Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the May 1 print edition.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-hall ‘Good Morning San Diego Weekend’ KUSI-TV (San Diego) http://dateline.rice/may-3-hall ‘Fox 5 News’ KSWB-TV (San Diego) http://dateline.rice/may-3-hall
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The upside of the vaccine rollout for the companies making shots
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted. Marketplace Morning Report with David Brancaccio (This segment aired multiple times on over 800 affiliate radio stations across the U.S.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-ho
Study suggests lockdown costs may have outweighed benefits
An article features a study by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy measuring the differing effects of lockdowns across all 50 states. Washington Examiner http://dateline.rice/may-3-baker-study ‘SuperTalk 99.7 WTN’ WWTN (Nashville, Tennessee) http://dateline.rice/may-3-wwtn
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Looking down the barrel of a troubling trend
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted in several articles about Texas politics. The Economist (Subscription is required.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-jones Two Republicans, one backed by Trump, head to runoff in Texas special congressional election Reuters (This article also appeared in 50 other media outlets.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-jones Republicans into Texas runoff after robocall claims leader killed husband with COVID The Guardian (This article also appeared in the May 3 print edition, and it appeared in 10 other media outlets.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-jones Late US Rep. Ron Wright’s House seat to remain in Republican control; runoff looms Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the May 3 print edition and 10 other media outlets.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-jones The ‘Trump effect’ helped one Republican beat 22 other candidates in Texas last night Texas Monthly http://dateline.rice/may-3-jones Say what? Houston Chronicle’s “Week in Review” (This article appeared in the May 2 print edition.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-jones
Bargaining with China today to save the world tomorrow
An article cites an op-ed co-authored by Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts fellow in energy and environmental affairs at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The New Yorker http://dateline.rice/may-3-collins
SpaceX makes first nighttime splashdown with astronauts since 1968
An article featuring alumna Shannon Walker mentions that she returned to Earth May 2 after spending six months at the International Space Station. The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the May 3 print edition and online in BuzzNews.it.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-walker
Houston high school makes history with nine valedictorians with 5.0 GPA
An article featuring Christopher Zhou, co-valedictorian of Bellaire High School, mentions that he plans to attend Rice. Yahoo! News (This NextShark article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-zhou
Paraestatales pueden encontrar beneficios en acuerdos con privados
Benigna Leiss, nonresident fellow in Latin American energy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted. Energía Hoy (This article also appeared on the front page Campeche Hoy in the May 3 print edition.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-leiss
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Increased campaign money, PACs help drive West U voter turnout
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted. Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-stein Texas Public Radio KSTX-AM (San Antonio) http://dateline.rice/may-3-stein(This segment also aired twice.)
LatinX art show at Holocaust Museum Houston ripples with cultural energy
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and an emeritus professor of sociology, is quoted. Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article was also a featured on the cover of the Zest section in the May 2 print edition.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-klineberg
‘This is the time’: Rep. Lizzie Fletcher pushes for Ike Dike in Biden infrastructure bill
Bill Fulton, director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted. Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the May 2 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-fulton As population moves south, US states lose, gain seats in Congress Malaysia Sun (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets and a previous edition of Dateline.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-fulton
Three student startups win Rice University’s Napier launch challenge
Two articles mention that a mobile app to help prevent veteran suicide earned the top prize at this Rice’s Napier Rice Launch Challenge. Kyle Judah, executive director of Rice’s Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, is quoted. Alumna Claire Shorall, who was a judge in the competition, is mentioned in InnovationMap. Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-judah Rice University student startups win $65,000 in competition InnovationMap http://dateline.rice/may-3-judah-shorall
West U’s hotly contested mayoral, council elections go down to wire
BROADCAST
Houston Newsmakers: James A. Baker III story headlines Barbara Bush Celebration of Reading
A broadcast features Edward Djerejian, director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discussing the legacy of James Baker III, honorary chair of the Baker Institute and former U.S. secretary of state. Click2Houston http://dateline.rice/may-3-djerejian-baker
‘8 a.m. newscast’
Doug Schuler, associate professor of business and public policy at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is interviewed about companies expressing political views. Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-schuler
Rising prices are making Houston homebuyers lower their expectations
Graduate student Tarence Rice is quoted. Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-rice
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Neural nets used to rethink material design
An article features collaborative research to predict the evolution of microstructures. Ming Tang, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted. Nanowerk http://dateline.rice/may-3-tang
Does selfishness evolve? Ask a cannibal
Rice research on insects has revealed that less selfish behavior evolved under living conditions that forced individuals to interact more frequently with siblings. Co-author Volker Rudolf, professor of biosciences, is quoted. SciTechDaily http://dateline.rice/may-3-rudolf
Student notebook: To work or not to work
Alumna and graduate student Meghan Davenport authored a column. Association for Psychological Science http://dateline.rice/may-3-davenport
Should competitive colleges admit more students?
An article mentions that Rice plans to expand its student body by 20% by 2025 and establish a 12th residential college. Inside Higher Ed http://dateline.rice/may-3-ihe
Uber and Lyft add to congestion and traffic accidents
An article cites collaborative Rice research into ridesharing. Lawyers.com http://dateline.rice/may-3-law
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Monitoring blood sugar improved diabetes care
An article features collaborative Rice research into the progression of Type 2 diabetes among at-risk Hispanic/Latino adults from wearable devices that continuously monitor blood sugar. Co-author Ashutosh Sabharwal, the Ernest Dell Butcher Professor of Engineering and professor of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted. Santa Barbara News-Press http://dateline.rice/may-3-sabharwal
Yale School of Music selects fellowship quartet-in-residence
Callisto Quartet, a graduate string quartet-in-residence at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is featured. Mentioned are violinists Paul Aguilar and Rachel Stenzel, violist Eva Kennedy and cellist Hannah Moses. The Violin Channel http://dateline.rice/may-3-vc
Madelynn Shambles enjoys putting others in spotlight
Rice is mentioned. Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise http://dateline.rice/may-3-bee
SPORTS
Fischer’s four-hit game lifts Eagles to series win at Rice Sunday afternoon
Several articles feature the four-game baseball series between Rice and the University of Southern Mississippi April 30-May 2. SouthernMiss.com (This and similar articles also appeared in 10 other media outlets.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-somiss Bottom third of lineup lifts baseball over Rice 10-1 Saturday afternoon SouthernMiss.com http://dateline.rice/may-3-somiss Baseball splits doubleheader Friday at Rice SouthernMiss.com http://dateline.rice/may-3-somissSouthern Miss baseball slated to play doubleheader Friday to open Rice series: Will start at 4 p.m.
Brock Holt delivers the dagger in Red Sox’ loss to Rangers: ‘That kind of hurt’
Former Rice baseball player Brock Holt is featured. Former head coach Wayne Graham is cited. Boston Herald (This article appeared in the May 3 print edition of the Herald, and it also appeared in the Keene Sentinel.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-holt-graham
Huskies add one of nation’s top women’s players
An article features former Rice head basketball coach Tina Langley and former Owl Nancy Mulkey. Sports Illustrated’s Husky Maven http://dateline.rice/may-3-si
Colts select SMU tight end Kylen Granson with 127th overall pick in NFL Draft
Former Rice football player Kylen Granson is featured. WTHR.com (This article also appeared in MSN Sports.) http://dateline.rice/may-3-wthr
Tampa Bay Buccaneers make Houston’s Grant Stuard draft’s Mr. Irrelevant
Former Rice football player Larry Izzo is mentioned. ESPN http://dateline.rice/may-3-izzo Grading each pick in the 2021 Saints draft classAn article mentions the 2017 football game between Rice and the University of Houston.
UTSA set for Alumni Muster on Saturday in College Station
An article mentions that Rice track and field athletes competed in the Alumni Muster hosted by Texas A&M University on May 1. GoUTSA.com http://dateline.rice/may-3-utsa
NEWS RELEASES
Neural nets used to rethink material design
The Rice lab of materials scientist Ming Tang and collaborators introduced a technique to predict the evolution of microstructures — structural features between 10 nanometers and 100 microns — in materials. http://dateline.rice/may-3-news-release-tang
Help may be at hand for hair-pulling
People who compulsively pull their hair — suffering from an affliction known as trichotillomania — could find relief with a device created by Rice students. Seniors at the university’s Brown School of Engineering are developing a glove-based sensor that tracks hand motion and flexing, combined with a smartphone app that tracks behavior over time and keeps track of “no-pull” streaks. http://dateline.rice/may-3-news-release-brown-school
Houston can be leader in global plastic sustainability, says Baker Institute expert
Houston, as the intellectual capital for the energy industry, can become a global leader in advanced plastic recycling, according to Rachel Meidl, the fellow for energy and environment at the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. http://dateline.rice/may-3-news-release-meidl
Flatfish got weird fast due to evolutionary cascade
Ever look at a flatfish like a flounder or sole, with two eyes on one side of its head, and think, “How did that happen?” You’re in luck. Rice biologist Kory Evans has the answer. http://dateline.rice/may-3-news-release-evans
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