NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
NASA's Perseverance rover finds signs of epic ancient floods on Mars
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Scientific American
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-siebach
Matthew McConaughey's big risk (and opportunity) if he runs for Texas governor
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, is quoted.
The Hollywood Reporter (This article also appeared in MSN and ET Canada.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-jones
'It's obscene': Lubbock lawmakers want change in higher ed funding tilted heavily toward UT, A&M
The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-jones
Researchers developing cap that monitors how brain is flushed clean during sleep
An article features collaborative Rice research to develop a "sleeping cap" to analyze the cleansing flow of fluid that drains the brain of common metabolic waste during sleep. Paul Cherukuri, executive director of Rice's Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering, is quoted.
MSN IN (This article originally appeared in CoverNews, and it appeared in Yahoo! Sports UK.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-cherukuri
US Army grants $2.8M for a portable skullcap that cleans brain during sleep
IndiaWeb2.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-sleeping-cap
Secret wife of Jamal Khashoggi on murder, courage and complicated love life of slain Saudi journalist
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN NZ (This article originally appeared in The Independent.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-ulrichsen
US completes withdrawal of anti-missile batteries from Saudi Arabia
Watch Jerusalem
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-ulrichsen
BBC Radio 4
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-ulrichsen
Daily on Energy: European energy problems give Russia an advantage
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the Washington Examiner.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-mikulska
Exclusive: HUD unveils plan to tackle climate change, protect homeowners and low-income renters
Collaborative research by Rice and the University of Pittsburgh that determined natural disasters widen racial wealth gaps is cited.
MSN (This USA Today article appeared in yesterday's Dateline, and it appeared in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-msn
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Insight: Innovation economy taking shape in Houston
An article about energy and clean-tech innovations developed in Houston mentions Rice research converting electronic waste into rare earth elements such as cobalt and lithium, and a caption highlights the work of graduate student Steven Williams at the Carbon Hub.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-williams-carbon-hub
UHD's Chuck Jackson, scholar of the terrifying and frightening
Alumnus Chuck Jackson is featured.
University of Houston Downtown
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-jackson
5 winners of Houston's 2021 Hispanic Heritage Award revealed
An article features Hispanic Heritage Award recipients Ana María Martínez, artist in residence at Rice's Shepherd School of Music; alumna Cecilia Ballí; and David Dzul, who is participating in the Rice University Youth Civic Engagement Research and Advocacy Internship.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in Oct. 8 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-martinez
'A Doll's House Part 2,' Marcia Kure among the fine arts picks this week
A roundup features the exhibit "The Sand Recalls the Moon's Shadow," which is on view at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts through Dec. 19.
Houston Chronicle's "Preview" (Subscription is required. This article appeared in Oct. 8 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-moody-center
Business journal interview with Victor Pierson, CEO, Moody National Bank
An article mentions that Rice has received a $100 million grant from the Moody Foundation to build the Moody Center for Student Life and Opportunity, which will replace the existing Rice Memorial Center, and create a new endowment for student opportunity programs.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-moody-grant
Houston rabbi competing for nat'l chess championship
Alumnus Rabbi Danny Horwitz is featured.
Jewish Herald-Voice (This article also appeared on the front of the Oct. 7 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-horwitz
Texas struggled to teach students learning English before COVID-19. The pandemic made it worse.
An article cites Rice research.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-tex-trib
'Don't Mess with Texas' dinner hosted by Republican Party of Navarro County on Oct. 22
An article mentions the Rice University Lib-Con Scores of members of the Texas House of Representatives.
The Freestone County Times
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-fct
Clearing the air: CHP systems reduce harmful emissions
An article mentions that Rice uses combined heat and power (CHP) technology to deliver power to buildings on campus.
Houston Advanced Research Center
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-harc
BROADCAST
CDC excess mortality data reveals troubling trend during the COVID pandemic
Rice humanities computing researcher John Mulligan is interviewed about his research into excess mortality data during the pandemic.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired twice on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-mulligan
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Francisco Monaldi: 'Venezuela won't even get to exploit 5% of its oil reserves'
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 and pictured.
Caracas Chronicles (This article also appeared in La Patilla.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-monaldi
Consumers see diverse organizations as moral ones, study shows
An article features Rice research that found consumers perceive diverse organizations to be moral ones, according to co-author Ajay Kalra, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Marketing at the Jones Graduate School of Business.
The National Tribune
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-kalra
'Self-Destructing Plastic' wins top prize in Create the Future contest
A roundup of winners of the SAE Media Group's Create the Future contest features a team from Rice recognized for their project "Sustainable Technologies/Future Energy," which developed a protein-based nanocomposite coating made from readily available inexpensive or waste biomaterials that dramatically increases the shelf life of perishable foods. Team members include Pulickel Ajayan, chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and a professor of chemistry; research scientist Muhammad Rahman; alumnae Sylvia Jung and Nancy Cui; and graduate student Neetu Pottackal.
AltEnergyMag.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-aem
Wait, this isn't sushi! It's a blood-sucking sea parasite
Kory Evans, assistant professor of natural sciences, is quoted.
ZME Science
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-evans
Main Street Theater offers streaming on demand for 'Darwin in Malibu'
An article from Broadway World mentions that Scott Solomon, associate teaching professor in biosciences, will give a lecture Oct. 10 as part of Houston's Main Street Theater's "Part of the Art Series." Solomon is quoted in Astronomy.
Broadway World
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-solomon
Colonizing Mars could speed up human evolution
Astronomy
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-solomon
Discussions occur to strengthen ties between Prestwick Spaceport, Scotland, and Houston Spaceport, US
David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, is featured.
Satnews (This article also appeared in Scottish Business News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-alexander
Taylor, Wabash to inaugurate presidents
D. Michael Lindsay, a former sociologist at Rice, is featured
Inside Indiana Business
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-iib
Houston's coolest and most romantic fall date ideas
A roundup features James Turrell’s "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion.
Thrillist
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-skyspace
6 skills to help your child succeed in college and beyond
Lovett College junior Mignote Tadesse is mentioned.
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth's "Bright Now" on Medium
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-tadesse
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Student snatches BYU TikTok username
Rice is mentioned.
Brigham Young University's The Daily Universe
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-byu
Student snatches BYU TikTok username
Universe Live on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-ul
5 questions with Lydia Kisley, physics and chemistry faculty member
Alumna Lydia Kisley is featured in a Q&A.
Case Western University's The Daily
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-kisley
SPORTS
Week 6 preview: C-USA play in full swing
An article mentions that Rice football has a bye week.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-cusa
Craven's Wagers: Temptation awaits in the Week 6 slate of games
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-dctf
UTEP volleyball meets Louisiana Tech this weekend
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team defeated the University of Texas at El Paso twice Oct. 2-3.
The Prospector
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-tp
Rice volleyball takes down the Miners
UTEPMiners.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-utep
Soccer boasts five players on Top Drawer Soccer's Midseason Top 100 lists
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team played the University of Texas at Austin earlier this season.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-ts
Assessing Arkansas' special teams in 2021: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Arkansas 38-17 Sept. 4.
HawgBeat.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-hb
Kiffin not shy using analytics
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required. This article also appeared online in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and it appeared in the Oct. 8 print editions of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-adg
Clay Henry's Top 10 Keys: Arkansas vs. Ole Miss
Whole Hog Sports
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-whs
Cougars, Aggies meet in fall exhibition
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team will play a fall exhibition game against the University of Houston Oct. 15.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-uhc
Engulfed in tradition, Texas LB Luke Brockermeyer embodies Red River showdown
Rice is mentioned.
Sports Illustrated's Longhorns Country (This article also appeared in YardBarker.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-si
Future Nebraska Cornhusker? Thomas Paasch shines despite difficult season for Green Bay Southwest
Green Bay Press-Gazette (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-gbpg
The life and career of Blanton Collier (complete story)
An article features former Cleveland Browns quarterback and Owl Frank Ryan, who completed his doctorate in mathematics at Rice during offseasons and led the Browns to an NFL championship in 1964.
Browns Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-ryan
Keeping up with C-USA: Owls take Shula Bowl, Roadrunners stay perfect
An article mentions last week's football game between Rice and the University of Southern Mississippi.
College Heights Herald
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-chh
'We're getting closer.' USM looks to snap losing streak in homecoming game against UTEP
Sun Herald
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-sh
Three years later, Casey Thompson finally gets his chance in the Red River Rivalry
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin 58-0 Sept. 18.
Sports Illustrated
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-si
The Six Pack: Michigan vs. Nebraska, Penn State vs. Iowa among best Week 6 college football picks
CBS Sports
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-cbs
Top 12 questions heading into Week 6 of the Big 12 football season: Part I
Heartland College Sports
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-hcs
Oklahoma's challenge vs. Bijan Robinson, a familiar face and Red River in all its glory: Sooners Scene and Heard
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-ta
Game prediction: No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 21 Texas
Sports Illustrated's Irish Breakdown
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-si
The Red River Rivalry, in the eye of the storm
The Ringer
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-ring
Big 12 update: A broad look at the conference five weeks into the season
Pistols Firing
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-pf
John Werner college picks: Bears should slip by WVU
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-wth
It took years, but Oklahoma native Casey Thompson's time has arrived in Red River Showdown
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-aas
What to watch for in Week 6 of the 2021 college football season
Sports Illustrated's Buckeyes Now
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-si
Southern not fooled by Tigers' losing ways
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated Texas Southern University 48-34 Sept. 25.
The Advocate
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-ta
Three takeaways from Houston’s 40-22 victory over Tulane
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Houston 44-7 Sept. 11.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-8-sbn