Dateline Rice for April 21, 2017

Rice University News & Media

FEATURED ITEM
Rice wins 1st over UT since 1965As part of its “Journey Through the Archives” feature in celebration of 115 years of publishing, the Houston Chronicle reprinted a 1994 article that reported Rice football’s historic win over the University of Texas.Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)http://bit.ly/2obOXZGhttp://bit.ly/2pZ7yEu
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The Gulf states are turning to Asia in a big way. Here’s why it matters.Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed about the Gulf states.Washington Posthttp://wapo.st/2oRw9NX
Of course adults sneer at millennials: Christian SchneiderAn op-ed references Rice’s decision to replace the title “college master” with “college magister.”USA Today (This appeared in over 10 other media outlets.)http://usat.ly/2pMtLtc
With new research ‘lab,’ D.C. aims big for better public policy The Kinder Foundation has awarded a $10.7 million grant to Rice’s Houston Education Research Consortium to expand its innovative work to additional school districts in the Greater Houston region. Ruth Lopez Turley, director of the consortium, associate director of research at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and professor of sociology, is quoted.Government Technologyhttp://bit.ly/2obOIOcRice University receives $10.7M for Houston school partnershipPhilanthropy News Digesthttp://bit.ly/2p3b3wH
ConsenSys hires BHP Billiton blockchain and energy expert Dr. Tyler SmithAn article mentions the Business and the Blockchain conference that was hosted at Rice.International Business Times UK (This also appeared in Yahoo Finance UK.)http://bit.ly/2pm5avB
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Trump se hace a la idea de que hay que respetar los tratadosDouglas Brinkley, professor of history, is quoted about President Donald Trump. Brinkley will speak at Stephen F. Austin State University April 24.Houston Chronicle (An English translation is not available. This Associated Press article appeared in over 10 ...

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