NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Failed mission raises doubts about Mexican security strategy
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of the institute’s Center for the United States and Mexico, is quoted.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2Nu8XjX

The science of zombies: Will the undead rise?
An article mentions that Kelly Weinersmith, adjunct assistant professor of biosciences and the former Huxley Fellow in Ecology and Evolution at Rice, was on the team of researchers who first discovered the crypt-keeper wasp in 2017.
Agence France-Presse (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2qfx2Tr

Drug cocktail proves toxic to leukemia
Rice researche that found that mitocans, anti-cancer drugs that target mitochondria, are particularly adept at killing leukemia cells is featured. Natasha Kirienko, assistant professor of biosciences, and postdoctoral researcher Svetlana Panina are quoted.
Futurity
http://bit.ly/2WwCdKW

Fed’s Kaplan says he supported rate cut only if Fed signaled nothing further
An article mentions that Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan spoke at an energy conference at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Reuters (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
https://reut.rs/34hfMfi

How human innovation shapes global health
An article features the $68 million initiative by NEST360°, an international collaboration between the Rice 360° Institute for Global Health and 11 other institutions around the world, to develop critical neonatal technologies for low-resource environments.
Scientific American
http://bit.ly/2C4QSn7

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Business calendar: Upcoming events in the area
A Houston-area business events roundup mentions the Nov. 4 conference “Political Reform in China” hosted by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2PGrFYf
http://bit.ly/2pAAsAe

Texas Medical Center CEO outlines the future of the medical city
An article mentions Rice researchers have developed a gold nanoparticle therapy to treat prostate cancer.
TMC News
http://bit.ly/2C6ijwM

What’s on at Houston galleries and museums this week
An arts roundup mentions that Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will exhibit “Moon Shot” through Dec. 21.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 1 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/334KWGF

Outside the Megaplex: Here are the Houston arthouse movies showing Nov. 1-7
An article mentions that Rice Cinema will screen “Our Quinceañera” Nov. 1 and “Some Like It Hot” Nov. 5 and will present “Low-Fi,” a collection of unusual films from the Rice Cinema archive, Nov. 7.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 1 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/325pxf8

Señorita Cinema
An article mentions that the Señorita Cinema film festival will be held at Rice Cinema Nov. 1-3.
CultureMap Houston
http://bit.ly/32bv58d

Houston photographer Ben DeSoto’s work gets its due in new documentary
An article mentions that Rice Cinema will screen “For Art’s Sake” Nov. 17 as part of the Houston Cinema Arts Festival.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/2NuYTXY

BROADCAST

Houston small businesses feel negative effects from Chinese tariffs
Steve Lewis, the C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This segment aired on 30 Texas Public Radio-affiliated stations. This story also appeared in a previous edition of Dateline when it was first posted online.)
http://bit.ly/2WyRcnB

KRLD-AM (Dallas)
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 interviewed.
http://bit.ly/339Ez58 (This segment aired four times.)
Alberto Fernández, ¿bajo presión del FMI?
La Nacion’s YouTube channel (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/333gDjE
News focus: Argentina new president’s success tied to shale gas
ICIS Chemical Business
http://bit.ly/2pwMYAT

Fires take disproportionate toll on low-income and immigrant communities
Jim Elliott, professor of sociology at Rice, is interviewed.
“Forum” on KQED (This segment also aired in California on KQED-affiliated stations in San Francisco, Sacramento, Santa Rosa and Martinez.)
http://bit.ly/2JE15v0

Rice University researchers use satellite images to track Houston’s growth, flooding risk
Rice research that tracked Houston’s growth from 1997 to 2017 using satellite images is featured. Chris Hakkenberg, postdoctoral research associate at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is cited and interviewed in a television segment.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired four times on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://bit.ly/36oMgGE

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Even ‘Goldilocks’ exoplanets need a well-behaved star
Rice research developing a computer model to help judge how a star’s own atmosphere impacts its planets is featured. Co-authors David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, and graduate student Alison Farrish are quoted.
Nature World News
http://bit.ly/33b7wgU

Right now Lyft stock is a battlefield, but it has potential too
A collaborative Rice study into ride-sharing is mentioned.
InvestorPlace
http://bit.ly/2C4QF3v

Check out part 2 of Archinect Jobs’ roundup of academic employment opportunities
Rice’s School of Architecture is featured and pictured.
Archinect
http://bit.ly/32bnhmV

ORNL receives 5 2019 R&D 100 Awards
An article about projects by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory that won 2019 R&D 100 Awards, which recognize the top 100 revolutionary technologies of the year, mentions that Rice collaborated on Unified Communications X, an open-source software for high-performance computers.
Printed Electronics
http://bit.ly/32cirpu

Ranking das 10 escolas de arquitetura mais prestigiadas dos Estados Unidos em 2020
An article about DesignIntelligence’s rankings of the “most admired” architecture schools mentions that Rice’s School of Architecture is No. 3 in the nation for its undergraduate program and No. 7 for its graduate program.
Arch Daily Brasil (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2oBvD9s

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Dezsö reflects on Romania and finding her artistic voice
An article mentions that artist Andrea Dezsö was commissioned by Rice in 2010 and created a gallery-sized tunnel book consisting of paper cut and layered to make three-dimensional illusions.
The Bowdoin Orient
http://bit.ly/2WDwGCn

SPORTS

Pasadena Poly, South Pasadena, Rowland hope to reach girls volleyball championship games
An article mentions that Loola Ford plans to play volleyball at Rice.
Pasadena Star-News
http://bit.ly/2C4BNSM

Former University of Oregon distance star Paul Geis dies at 66
Former Rice track and field athlete Paul Geis, who died Oct. 30 at 66, is featured.
The Oregonian
http://bit.ly/34kIGLB

Jessica Anzo, Dorthea Faa-Hviding to represent Texas A&M in Texas Invitational tennis tournament
An article mentions that Rice women’s tennis player Michaela Haet will compete in the Texas Invitational at Texas A&M Nov. 1. An article from KBTX mentions that Haet and Diae El Jardi will compete in doubles.
The Eagle (A similar article also appeared in the Daily Texan.)
http://bit.ly/2N5JJJv
Texas A&M’s Anzo and Faa-Hviding to compete at Longhorn Invitational
KBTX Online
http://bit.ly/2PGxo0b

Carl Nettles Reynolds Jr.
Former Rice baseball player Carl Nettles Reynolds Jr., who died Oct. 31 at 85, is featured.
El Campo Leader-News
http://bit.ly/2qfElKR

FloVolleyball Weekly Notebook: Wisconsin continues conference dominance
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team will play Western Kentucky University Nov. 10.
FloVolleyball
http://bit.ly/2q8syOK

Baylor men playing at SMU tennis tournament this weekend
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s tennis players will compete in the Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge tennis tournament in Dallas Nov. 1-3.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://bit.ly/2C8w7qB

Texas football commits in action, Oct. 31-Nov. 1
An article mentions that Cole Latos plans to play football at Rice.
SB Nation
http://bit.ly/337oVal

Look: Official 2020 Texas baseball schedule released
An article mentions that Rice’s baseball team will play the University of Texas at Austin Feb. 14 at Reckling Park.
Longhorns Wire
http://bit.ly/36mmjY6

NEWS RELEASES

Black and Latino Americans more likely than whites to support teaching creationism
White evangelical Christians are often spotlighted for their support of teaching creationism in public schools, but a new study from Rice and The Catholic University of America finds that putting creationism in the curricula finds even stronger support from black and Latino Americans that is partially explained by religion.
http://bit.ly/2PA4A9H

Leadership scholar Mathew Johnson joins Rice’s Doerr Institute
Sociologist Mathew Johnson, associate dean for engaged scholarship at Brown University and executive director of Brown’s Howard R. Swearer Center for Public Service, has been named a fellow at Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders.
http://bit.ly/34mBnmC