Dateline Rice for Dec. 15, 2022

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Petrobras defends decarbonization strategy as political pressure rises
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/dec-15-monaldi

Watch NASA's video celebrating 2022's amazing achievements
An article features the remarks made by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson during his keynote talk at Rice on the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at the university Sept. 12, 1962.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Digital Trends, and it appeared in AeroContact and Droid Gazette.) 
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-msn
NASA 2022: A year of success
NASA on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-nasa
The moon, abandoned
Open For Business
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-ofb
Innovazione: Al SIOS22 il futuro economico della space economy
Agenzia Internazionale Stampa Estero (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-aise

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice's Houston Jewish History Archive to become Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives
An article mentions that Rice's Houston Jewish History Archive, a joint project of the university's Program in Jewish Studies and the Woodson Research Center, will be renamed the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives. The new initiative aims to cover the entire South Texas region and increase its focus on interactive digital exhibits and record digitization. Community members quoted include Joshua Furman, founder and curator of the archive and associate director and lecturer in Jewish studies; Matthias Henze, the Isla Carroll and Percy E. Turner professor of Hebrew Bible and early Judaism and founding director of the Program in Jewish Studies; and Kathleen Canning, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of History and dean of the School of Humanities.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-furman-henze-canning

Voters in five Texas cities approved decriminalizing marijuana. Now city officials are standing in the way.
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-harris

Houston health startups make most promising list, clean energy co. wins award, and more news
A roundup features the news that Rice and the Houston Methodist Academic Institute have created a seed grant program and awarded grants for research in robotics, imaging, cardiovascular bioengineering and more. Provost Amy Dittmar is quoted. A story about promising digital health startups mentions the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-dittmar

Our 12 favorite movie theaters in Houston. Spoiler: Alamo Drafthouse No. 1
A roundup features Rice Cinema. 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-hc

Rice University among the nation's 30 most selective colleges for 2022
An article mentions the acceptance rates of Rice and other local universities.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-hbj

Three Harmony public school students matched with QuestBridge
An article mentions that Faustina Ironkwe plans to attend Rice on the QuestBridge National Match scholarship. 
The Katy News
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-tkn 

Houston Roughnecks hire former RodeoHouston exec to lead business operations
An article mentions that sports attorney Brian Michael Cooper former worked with Rice.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-hbj

Trill Burgers has found a permanent home in Montrose
An article features Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice.
Eater Houston
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-bunb

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

NASA's Webb unveils young stars in early stages of formation
An article quotes Megan Reiter, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and mentions she is leading the study of the Carina Nebula's Cosmic Cliffs with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
NASA
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-reiter

Houston becoming a region of renters
Steve Sherman, research fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Planetizen
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-sherman

Lithium-ion anodes renew graphene from waste
An article features Rice research into using flash Joule heating to produce graphene from rechargeable lithium-ion batteries by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Weiyin Chen.
Plant Engineering
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-tour-chen

L'invention d'un catalyseur révolutionnaire qui n'a besoin que de la lumière pour convertir l'ammoniac en hydrogène
An article features collaborative Rice research by Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering and the director of Rice's Smalley-Curl Institute.
NeoZone.org (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-halas

Rice University endowment ekes out positive return for fiscal year
An article features a report by the Rice Management Co. on the university's endowment.
Pensions & Investments
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-rmc

Low-cost photocatalysts for producing hydrogen with a simple LED
An article features collaborative Rice research.
EEPower.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-eep

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Ukrainian Christmas traditions live on
An article cites research authored by a Rice graduate student in 2004 about the Ukrainian origins of the song "Carol of the Bells."
New Castle News
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-ncn

Can an outsider get into DC's pickup basketball scene?
An article cites Rice research into the per capita rate of basketball courts in cities across the U.S.
Washingtonian
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-washingtonian

Here are the Youngkins' favorite spots to visit in Northern Virginia
An article features alumnus Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia.
Northern Virginia
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-youngkin

SPORTS

VB: Four C-USA players named to AVCA All-American teams
An article featuring Rice volleyball players Anota Adekunle and Carly Graham mentions that they have been named American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Americans.
Conference USA 
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-adekunle-graham

Astros' Jim Crane, Jose Altuve earn Houston Sports Awards honors
An article mentions that Rice head volleyball coach Genny Volpe was a nominee for Coach of the Year by the Houston Sports Awards.
MSN (This Houston Chronicle article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-volpe

Bowl season: What you need to know about all 42 games
An article features the Rice football team's matchup against the University of Southern Mississippi in the LendingTree Bowl Dec. 17 in Mobile, Alabama.
ESPN
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-espn
Southern Miss begins LendingTree Bowl preparations in Mobile
SouthernMiss.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-sm
The Insider: Who's stepping up for Texas in Alamo Bowl practice
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-247
Scott Rabalais: It may be the playoff era, but bowl season is back from sea to shining sea
The Advocate
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-ta
Vista previa de los juegos de bolos a medida que comienza la temporada de bolos este fin de semana | LSU
NotiUlti.com (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-nu
'Studio 10'
WALA-TV (Mobile, Alabama)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-wala

Award nominations prove how the Astros dominate Houston
The Rice Owls are mentioned.
The Cold Wire (This article also appeared in YardBarker.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-yb

Big 12 basketball power rankings: Texas, Kansas lead with impressive nonconference showings
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team was defeated by the University of Texas at Austin 87-81 in overtime Dec. 12.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-247
From player to coach: The journey of UT men's basketball interim head coach Rodney Terry
HornSports.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-hs
Rodney Terry could get extended head coaching audition at Texas
KROD.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-krod

FB takes on nine-win Air Force in Armed Forces Bowl
An article mentions the 1986 football game between Rice and Baylor University.
BaylorBears.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-bbears

A tough time to fire a coach, but North Texas looking to reach a higher level
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
Hero Sports
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-hs

Rats, cats and the birth of a new era of Houston basketball
Rice is mentioned.
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-ta

Lady Raiders stave off late run to earn win over Cougars in final nonconference game
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play Middle Tennessee State University Dec. 20.
GoBlueRaiders.com (This article also appeared in the Murfeesboro Post and TriCitiesSports.com.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-gbr

Shriners Children's College Classic tickets on sale now
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play in the Shriners Children's College Classic tournament March 3-5 at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
MLB (This article also appeared in 1037TheGame.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-mlb

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