NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Hispanic support for Republicans' hard-line immigration policies may keep Texas red
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed in MSN, and he is quoted in several other media outlets.
MSN (This op-ed originally appeared in The Hill, and it appeared in Yahoo! Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-jones
'What's Your Point?' for Nov. 28, 2021 (Full Show)
Yahoo! News (This Fox 26 Online item also appeared in Yahoo! Sports and Fox 26 on YouTube, and the video segment aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-jones
State Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches congressional campaign to succeed Eddie Bernice Johnson
The Texan (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-jones
Deep in the heart of Texas
Princeton Alumni Weekly
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-jones
High US inflation erodes Biden’s popularity and threatens legislative election
NewsBulletin247.com (This article also appeared in Around World Journal.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-jones
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-jones (This segment aired three times.)
¿De actor a gobernante? Ese parece ser el propósito de una estrella de Hollywood en Texas
Univision (An English translation is not available. This segment also aired on KAKW-TV in Austin.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-jones
Inflação alta nos EUA corrói popularidade de Biden e ameaça eleição legislativa
TemQuote.com (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-jones
Petrobras doubles down on hydrocarbons as part of $68B investment plan
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.
Financial Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-monaldi
How an old Sears location was reimagined to help Houston’s industries collaborate
An article features Rice Management Co.'s redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into the Ion tech hub. Ryan LeVasseur, Rice Management Co.'s managing director of direct real estate, is quoted in Fast Company, and a Houston Chronicle article about the Ion's inaugural Startup Showcase quotes Jan Odegard, executive director of the Ion.
Fast Company (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-levasseur
Cancer care firm Ankr wins Ion’s first startup showcase
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the Nov. 25 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-odegard
Investing in Innovation: The Ion
Civil and Structural Engineer (This article also appeared in WebWire.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-the-ion
Giving thanks during a pandemic: 'We learn to appreciate things when we lose them'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
USA Today (This article appeared on the front page of the Nov. 26-28 USA Today Weekend print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-brinkley
KLIF-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-brinkley
WJR-AM (Detroit)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-brinkley
Everyone's moving to Texas. Here's why.
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 25 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-fulton
How Austin became one of the least affordable cities in America
An article cites a July housing study by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 28 print edition of the Times and The Buffalo News, East Bay Times and The Mercury News, and it appeared in more than 30 online media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-kinder-study
Editorial roundup: Texas
An article mentions that an expert at Rice collaborated on an update to the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, which will be published next year.
Miami Herald (Subscription is required. This Associated Press roundup also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-mh
New Bible translation has a Texas touch
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required. This editorial also appeared in the Nov. 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-tdmn
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston has two of the top 3 best value colleges in Texas; one beats UT Austin
An article mentions that Rice is No. 16 in the nation for best value colleges according to SmartAsset.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in Houston New Media)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-hc
'Fox News @9'
KVCT-TV (Victoria)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-kvct
New arts building at Rice University to be designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro; named Sarofim Hall
An article features Rice's plans for its Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall arts building, which will break ground in 2022. The design will be led by alumnus and former Cullinan Visiting Professor Charles Renfro. President David Leebron is quoted in Glasstire, and Kathleen Canning, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of History and dean of the School of Humanities, is quoted in Global Construction Review
Glasstire (A similar article also appeared in DesignBoom.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-renfro-leebron
Diller Scofidio + Renfro designs art hub and campus entrance for Texas university
Global Construction Review
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-canning
Will Houstonians shop on Black Friday? Online retail, waning interest could put an end to it.
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Nov. 25 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-dholakia
Perpetual problem: Leaders search for elusive, complex solution to affordability
Luis Guajardo, research manager at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
The Galveston County Daily News (This article also appeared on the front page of the Nov. 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-guajardo
Family matters: Off-island exodus poses economic, cultural test for Galveston
The Galveston County Daily News
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-guajardo
Chanukah festivities on Rice campus
An article mentions that Chabad at Rice will host a menorah-lighting with President David Leebron Nov. 29. Rabbi Shmuli Slonim and Nechama Slonim, co-director of Chabad at Rice, are mentioned.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-jhv
Fifth Ward volunteers bring holiday cheer after difficult year
A slideshow pictures Will Rice College senior Jayaker Kolli and Wiess College senior Leenah Abojaib decorating trees in Houston's Fifth Ward.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the City/State section in the Nov. 29 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-kolli-abojaib
Best Bets: Thanksgiving, shorts and double the Tchaikovsky
A roundup mentions that DaCamera's "Pure Genius: Solo Bach" will be performed at Rice's Stude Concert Hall Nov. 30.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-hp
Houston's Orange Show announces major expansion
An article mentions that architectural firm Rogers Partners designed Rice's Kraft Hall for Social Sciences.
Glasstire
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-gt
UT Austin Arts and Humanities ranked among best in the world
Rice is mentioned.
UT News
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-ut
News roundup
An article cites a voter survey conducted by the Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation.
Fort Worth Weekly
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-fww
McConaughey: Er ... nope
Hot Air
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-hotair
Study highlights role of disordered protein interactions in gene expression
An article mentions that Rice collaborated on the featured research.
Baylor College of Medicine News
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-bcm
Study concludes recycled materials from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries outperform new materials
Recycling Today
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-rt
BROADCAST
Masks, state takeovers and 'critical race theory' are on the ballot as 4 HISD board members face runoff challenges
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-stein
'God's Man In Texas' by L.A. Theatre Works
William Martin, the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Senior Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about megachurches.
KUOW-FM (Seattle)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-martin (This segment aired on more than 30 affiliate stations.)
The biggest problem facing the US electric grid isn't demand. It's climate change
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
KERA Online (This NPR article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-cohan
'John Tesh Radio Show'
A broadcast mentions Rice research that found clean environments lead to more ethical behavior.
KPLA-FM (Columbia, Missouri)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-kpla (This segment aired on more than 300 affiliate stations across the U.S. and Canada.)
'News West 9 Now'
Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed in a story about the potential effects of bitcoin mining on Texas' power grid.
KWES-TV (Odessa, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-foss (This segment aired twice.)
Texas Standard for Nov. 26, 2021
A broadcast features the late Larry McMurtry, alumnus and former Rice lecturer.
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 20 stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-mcmurtry
Listen to the best of 'Fox Across America' on Black Friday
A broadcast features alumnus Glenn Youngkin, governor-elect of Virginia.
Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on more than 200 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-youngkin
'Houston Newsmakers'
A broadcast mentions that the incoming and outgoing presidents of Rice will be featured in next week's program.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-kprc
'Great Day Houston'
Alumnus Ryan Levy is featured.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-levy
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
TRAPPIST-1 solar system that's home to potentially habitable planets was not bombarded by rocks like early Earth
André Izidoro, the Welch Postdoctoral Fellow in Earth, environment and planetary science, and Rajdeep Dasgupta, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, are quoted.
LiveScience
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-izidoro-dasgupta
Big Data privacy for machine learning made cheaper
An article features Rice research on inexpensive ways for tech companies to implement a rigorous form of personal data privacy when using or sharing large databases for machine learning. Co-authors Anshumali Shrivastava, associate professor of computer science, and graduate student Ben Coleman are quoted.
Control Engineering
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-shrivastava
Rise of oxygen — the evolutionary moment that shaped our habitable planet
An article features Rice research into a new theory to help explain the appearance of significant concentrations of oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere about 2.5 billion years ago. Co-authors cited and pictured are James Eguchi, academic visitor in Earth, environmental and planetary sciences; Rajdeep Dasgupta, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences; and graduate student Johnny Seales.
Daily Galaxy
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-dg
Ultrathin solar cells get a boost
An article features collaborative Rice research that found sunlight itself contracts the space between atomic layers in 2D perovskites enough to improve the material's photovoltaic efficiency by up to 18%. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Aditya Mohite, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and graduate students Wenbin Li and Siraj Sidhik.
Printed Electronics World (This article also appeared in PV Magazine.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-mohite-li-sidhik
Indian American-led team boosts ultrathin solar cells
The American Bazaar
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-mohite
How the human body would change if we lived on Mars
Scott Solomon, associate teaching professor in biosciences, is quoted.
Market Research Telecast
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-solomon
Art and 'un-forgetting': How to honor the atomic dead
Alumna Molly Hurley authored an article.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-hurley
Karen Braitmayer: 'Collaboration helps us look at things from various perspectives'
Alumna Karen Braitmayer is featured.
Puget Sound Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-braitmayer
Las becas de educación financiera de BBVA financiarán a 5 proyectos que buscan soluciones a retos de la pandemia
An article mentions the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Europa Press (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-ep
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Biden's release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: What you need to know
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
Tampa Bay Times (A similar article also appeared in the Nov. 25 print edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-finley
Markets skeptical as Biden opens spigot on oil reserves
PetroleumWorld.com (This article originally appeared in Agence France-Presse and a previous edition of Dateline. This article also appeared in the Nov. 25 print editions of the Kuwait Times and Viet Nam News.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-finley
Puerto Rico's auto industry future set to be electric
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy’s "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
The Weekly Journal
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-kennedy
SPORTS
McMahon rallies Rice to 35-31 victory over Louisiana Tech
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated Louisiana Tech University 35-31 Nov. 27 at Rice Stadium. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted in the Houston Chronicle, and Owl Gabe Taylor is featured in Yahoo! News and KPRC.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more that 50 other media outlets and in the Nov. 28 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-ap
Rice rallies to beat Louisiana Tech for fourth win
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-bloomgren
Sean Taylor's brother grabs game-winning INT on anniversary of Taylor's passing
Yahoo! News (This NBC Sports article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-taylor
'Sports Sunday'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-taylor
Rice wraps up 2021 season with 35-31 comeback victory over Louisiana Tech
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-sbn
Louisiana Tech and coach Skip Holtz part after 9 seasons
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more that 50 other media outlets and in the Nov. 27 print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-ap
Rice vs. Louisiana Tech: 5 things to watch
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-hc
Texas college football rankings: Houston, Baylor are the 1-2 punch
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-hc
LA Tech loses battle at Rice in season finale
LaTechSports.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-lats
The 411: Texas, Texas A&M disappoint; Sonny Dykes with something to prove
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-dctf
WWNO-AM (New Orleans)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-wwno (This segment aired five times.)
VB: WKU and Rice earn NCAA Tournament bids
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team will play the University of San Diego Dec. 2 in Austin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Head coach Genny Volpe is mentioned in Conference USA.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-volpe
2021 DI Women's Volleyball Championship — First Round
NCAA
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-ncaa
Toreros to appear in 12th straight NCAA tournament
USDToreros.com (A similar article also appeared in VolleyballMag.com, Texas Redzone Report and Longhorns Wire.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-usd
Tears of joy: Mother of Jets' Austin Walter moved by emotional homecoming in Sunday's win vs. Texans
Former Rice football player Austin Walter, who now plays for the New York Jets, is featured.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in NJ.com and similar articles also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-walter
Jets' Austin Walter has prayers answered: 'Wasn't going to be denied'
New York Post (This article also appeared in the Nov. 29 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-walter
Texans' offense falls flat against Jets' NFL-worst defense in home loss
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-walter
Jets 21, Texans 14: The good, bad and ugly
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-walter
Crosby HS, Rice alum Austin Walter of the Jets celebrates first NFL touchdown at home in Houston
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-walter
WCBS-AM (New York)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-walter
Tigers fall to Rice in close battle
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated the University of the Pacific 81-73 Nov. 24.
PacificTigers.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-pt
KQCA-TV (Sacramento, California)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-kqca (This segment aired three times.)
Darius Quisenberry lifts Fordham over Rice
Article mention that Rice's men's basketball team was defeated by Fordham University 84-74 Nov. 24 in the Gulf Coast Showcase.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 25 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-hc
Men's basketball takes third at Gulf Coast Showcase
FordhamSports.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-fs
Men's basketball travels to Central Connecticut Sunday
FordhamSports.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-fs
Friday's Week 13 regional college football previews
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Texas at El Paso 38-28 Nov. 20.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 26 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-hc
Texas high school football playoff pairings
Rice Stadium is mentioned.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more that 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-ap
TAPPS football schedule: State championships
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. A similar article also appeared in the Tyler Morning Telegraph.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-hc
Previewing this week's high school football playoff games for Houston-area teams
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 25 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-hc
High school football playoff schedule: Regional finals
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. his article also appeared in the Nov. 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-hc
Second Baptist advances to TAPPS title game
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-hc
Summer Creek beats Cinco Ranch to advance
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-hc
Slow start too much for UH to overcome in loss to Wisconsin at Maui Invitational
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team was defeated by the University of Houston 79-46 Nov. 12.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-hc
NFL Prospect Watch: Arkansas NT John Ridgeway thriving
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Arkansas 38-17 Sept. 4.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more that 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-ap
A season to forget for Texas coach Steve Sarkisian and Longhorns
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin 58-0 Sept. 18.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 28 print editions of the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-hc
Texas' Casey Thompson on possible offseason QB competition: 'I'm not ever scared of that'
Hook 'Em
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-he
How the Texas Longhorns graded out in their win over Kansas State
Hook 'Em
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-he
Eagles elevate safety Jared Mayden for Sunday's game at the Giants
An article featuring Jared Mayden mentions that his older brother, James, formerly played football at Rice.
PhiladelphiaEagles.com (This article also appeared in Big News Network.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-mayden
Why is it called the Heisman Trophy?
An article mentions that John Heisman is a former Rice head football coach.
Index-Journal
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-heisman
UTSA vs. North Texas prediction, game preview
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Texas at El Paso 38-28 Nov. 20.
College Football News
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-cfn
NEWS RELEASES
Orbital harmony limits late arrival of water on TRAPPIST-1 planets
Seven Earth-sized planets orbit the star TRAPPIST-1 in near-perfect harmony, and U.S. and European researchers have used that harmony to determine how much physical abuse the planets could have withstood in their infancy.
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-news-release-izidoro-dasgupta
Welch Institute names Sir Anthony Cheetham, Kristin Persson to Scientific Advisory Board
The Welch Institute for Advanced Materials, a strategic partnership between The Welch Foundation and Rice focused on world-leading advanced materials research, has named Sir Anthony Cheetham and Professor Kristin Persson to its Scientific Advisory Board.
http://dateline.rice/nov-29-news-release-welch-inst