FEATURED ITEM
Rice University Athletics gets a big money boost from black-tie fundraiser's River Oaks return, building on a $6 million-plus tradition
An article features the biennial "An Evening for Rice's Honour" fundraiser for Rice Athletics. Community members mentioned or pictured include President Reginald DesRoches, Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard, trustee emeritus and former football player Bucky Allshouse, trustee adviser Walter McReynolds, head soccer coach Brian Lee, head men's tennis coach Efe Ustundag, head volleyball coach Genny Volpe, head women's cross-country and track and field coach Jim Bevan, head men's cross-country and track and field coach Jon Warren, head baseball coach Jose Cruz Jr., head golf coach Justin Emil, head women's basketball coach Lindsay Edmonds, head men's head basketball coach Scott Pera and head football coach Mike Bloomgren. The article also mentions that the Distinguished Owl Club Award was presented to the following: alumnus and former team physician Thomas Clanton; Julie Griswold, associate director of academic advising for athletics; alumna and former basketball player Jennifer Rigg Kneale, who is a member of the board of advisers of the Jones Graduate School of Business; alumnus and former Rice golfer Mark Thomas Scully, who is a member of the Department of Economics' RISE Council; alumnus and former football player Chris Shoppa; and former football player Robert Waltrip.
PaperCity
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-papercity
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The Fed will continue to raise interest rates: How high could they go?
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of its Center for Public Finance, authored a column.
The Hill
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-diamond
Where can Texas college students vote?
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Dallas Morning News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-jones
Lina Hidalgo ad targets Alex Mealer's alleged stance on abortion
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Fox 26 Online, and this segment aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-jones
Political experts believe the Chronicle's endorsement can be crucial in race for Harris County judge
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired five times on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-jones
Hidalgo ad targets Mealer's stand on abortion — 'What's Your Point?'
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-jones
Minority rule: How 3% of Texans call the shots for the rest of us
Texas Monthly
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-jones
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-jones
'Fox 4 News'
KDFW-TV (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-jones
Congress eyes cutting off foreign markets from US strategic reserve oil
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
Washington Examiner (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-finley
Energy crisis: Europe faces winter(s) of discontent with high prices here to stay
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Deutsche Welle (This article appeared in the Oct. 17 print edition and in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-mikulska
Young global pianists to compete at Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary
Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano at the Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Calgary Herald (This article appeared in on the front page of the Oct. 15 print edition and in last week's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-parker
With migration surging, US considers easing sanctions on Venezuela
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.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 13 print edition of the Times, on the front of the Sunday Forum section in the Oct. 16 print edition of the Bangkok Post and in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-monaldi
WTOP-AM (Washington, D.C.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-monaldi (This segment aired twice.)
Op-ed: Are Californians fleeing en masse to Texas? The reality is complicated
Bill Fulton, former director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Los Angeles Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 17 print edition of the Times, and it appeared online in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-fulton
Rescue Biomedical receives $2.82M grant to develop opioid overdose detection
Graduate student Vy Le is featured.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the Lafayette Journal & Courier.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-le
Researching 'The Vegan Chinese Kitchen' cookbook, author Hannah Che explored her history
Alumna Hannah Che is featured.
Miami Herald (This article appeared in the Oct. 16 print edition of the Lexington Herald-Leader and in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-che
White House launches student loan relief beta website
An image depicts Rice's campus
Axios
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-axios
Student loan forgiveness application beta version launches
ABC News (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-abc
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University's Kiese Laymon earns MacArthur 'genius grant'
Several articles feature Kiese Laymon, the Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of Creative Writing and English, who has been awarded a 2022 MacArthur Fellowship. He is the second-ever recipient from Rice. The article mentions that Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of the Rice 360º Institute for Global Health, was awarded the fellowship in 2016. President Reginald DesRoches and Kathleen Canning, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of History and dean of the School of Humanities, are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the Oct. 16 print edition and in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-laymon-kortum-desroches-canning
Loose ends
Power Line blog
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-laymon
WGBH-FM (Boston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-laymon
'Black Information Network'
WWRL-AM (New York)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-laymon (This aired 17 times and appeared in last week's Dateline.)
WFAE-FM (Charlotte, North Carolina)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-laymon
4 Houston innovators to know this week
An article features a team of researchers from Rice that has received a $2 million grant to develop a technology that speeds up the analysis of wastewater for viruses from hours to seconds. Co-investigator Rafael Verduzco, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering, is featured.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-verduzco
Community news: New Milford
An article mentions that Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, will give a talk in New Milford, Connecticut, on Nov. 19, and he is interviewed in News Nation about the recent debate between Georgia's candidates for U.S. Senate.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-brinkley
'Dan Abrams Live'
News Nation (This segment aired twice.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-brinkley
Georgia couple shifts to modern style, life on Lake Conroe
Alumnus Morgan Bellmor is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 16 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-bellmor
LH grad Lynn Jensen is Bishop Dunne's new asst. athletic director
Alumnus Eshombi Singleton is mentioned.
Lake Highlands Advocate (This article also appeared in the Oak Cliff Advocate.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-singleton
Visit from Matt Walsh causes controversy, student protests
McMurtry College junior Bradley Ramsey is quoted.
The Daily Cougar
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-ramsey
‘Sex and the City’ author Candace Bushnell brings one-woman show to Ridgefield Playhouse in November
Former student Candace Bushnell is featured.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-hc
Community calendar for Oct. 15, 2022
An article mentions that Rice's Marching Owl Band performed in the Brazoria County Fair Parade Oct. 15.
The Facts (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-mob
BROADCAST
Despite transparency regulation, hospital prices posted online are still hard to understand
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-ho
KERA-FM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-kera
Al Jazeera on YouTube
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed in a segment about the links between Saudi Arabia and Russia.
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-krane (This segment also aired on Al Jazeera.)
New survey ranks Rice University as best bet for higher education in Texas
An article featuring Rice mentions that it is ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 7 in the nation according to WalletHub's 2023 Best College & University Rankings list.
Spectrum News
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-spectrum
University Place: The Houston neighborhood's 15 best experiences under $15
A roundup features James Turrell's "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-turrell
How Christians are coupling biblical concepts with mental wellness
An article cites Rice research that found Black and Latino churchgoers often rely on their pastors for mental health care, but that clergy feel limited in their ability to help them.
KTVH Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-ktvh
History of 'Space City' — 'Goin' Back to Houston, Houston, Houston'
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
KIRO Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-kiro
'13 Eyewitness News'
A broadcast features Rice's Mariachi Luna Llena.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-ktrk
KLBJ-AM (Austin)
Alumnus John Abikhaled is featured.
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-abikhaled
RED WAVE: Republicans keep lead in battle with Democrats for House control, as incriminating email from Biden family surfaces!
Rice is mentioned.
"The Ben Ferguson Show"
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-bfs (This segment aired on 50 affiliate stations.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
'The voting machine hacking threat you probably haven't heard about'
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Election Law Blog (This article also appeared in Matrice Digitale.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-wallach
ACM TechBrief highlights risk-limiting audits as efficient means of confirming the accuracy of election results
Association for Computing Machinery
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-wallach
Some coral reefs can be saved — but only if we take immediate action
An article features collaborative Rice research into the future of coral reefs. Co-authors Adrienne Correa, assistant professor of biosciences, and Sylvia Dee, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, are quoted.
Red, Green and Blue
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-correa-dee
Texas would profit from Biden's climate bill — but politicians prefer 'cheap, plentiful' fossil fuels
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Capital & Main
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-cohan
Nottingham develops wearable tech with 1,200 solar cells to charge phones and more
An article mentions that Rice researchers developed "smart shirts" that can monitor heart rates.
Tech Times
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-techtimes
Pension Sandpile
Alumnus John Mauldin authored a post.
GoldSeek.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-mauldin
Getting the biggest return on your online MBA investment
Alumnus Cody Bass, a graduate of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured.
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-bass
Los científicos que lograron la temperatura más baja registrada en el universo (y cómo puede servir para desarrollar tecnologías inimaginables)
An article features research by alumnus Eduardo Ibarra García Padilla.
El Universo (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-padilla
Os cientistas que alcançaram a temperatura mais baixa já registrada no universo
Folha do Estado (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-padilla
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
UA's chancellor search down to two candidates
Alumnus Charles Robinson is featured.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and on the front page of the Oct. 15 print editions of both newspapers.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-robinson
Meet the new Methodist music director
An article features alumnus Benjamin Henderson, who studied under Ken Cowan, professor of organ at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Fort Smith Times Record
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-henderson-cowan
Welche mythen gibt es rund um bisexualität?
An article cites Rice research into the mental health of those who identify as bisexual.
Wienerin (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-wienerin
SPORTS
Florida Atlantic rallies to beat Rice 17-14
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by Florida Atlantic University 17-14 Oct. 15. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted in the Houston Chronicle.
The Associated Press
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-ap
Rice's offense stalls, allowing Florida Atlantic to rally to victory
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 16 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-bloomgren
Rice offense faces shutout in final three quarters in 17-14 Owl battle at FAU
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-sbn
Rice at Florida Atlantic: 5 things to watch in Week 7
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 15 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-hc
Texas college football rankings: TCU remains No. 1
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-hc
FAU football: Owls get past Rice 17-14 to keep bowl game hopes alive
University Press
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-up
Staff predictions: FAU hosts Rice in key matchup
University Press
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-up
Meet the candidates for homecoming royalty
University Press
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-yp
FB: Busy Week 7 kicks off Friday night in Miami
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-cusa
Homecoming 2022: 'The One at Florida Atlantic University'
Florida Atlantic University News
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-fau
Volleyball pushes No. 22 Rice to five-set edge in 3-2 defeat
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team defeated the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 3-2 Oct. 16.
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-49ers
Volleyball out-races Roadrunners to finish line, scoring big 3-2 road win on Friday
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-49ers
Charlotte falls to Rice 1-0 despite outshooting Owls 25-4
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team defeated the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1-0 Oct. 16.
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-49ers
UAB women's soccer sets school record with 10 straight unbeaten matches after 1-0 victory at WKU
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-uab
Blazers fall short to No. 22 Rice
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team defeated the University of Alabama at Birmingham 3-1 Oct. 14.
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-uab
Blazers return to Bartow to take on No. 22 Rice
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-uab
Blazers drop Sunday match against Florida Atlantic
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-uab
WKU soccer falls to UAB
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play Western Kentucky University Oct. 20.
WKUSports.com (A similar article also appeared in the Bowling Green Daily News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-wku
Lady Toppers set to take on UAB on Sunday
WKUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-wku
UAB women's soccer begins two-match road trip starting at WKU
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play its last game of the regular season against the University of Alabama at Birmingham Oct. 29.
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-uab
FIU volleyball earns win over MTSU in five-set thriller
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play Florida Atlantic University Oct. 21.
FIUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-fiu
'ABC 7 News'
A broadcast mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at El Paso Nov. 3.
KVIA-TV (El Paso, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-kvia (This segment aired twice.)
Football: Watchung Hills cruises past St. Joseph
Rice is mentioned.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in the Courier-News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-msn
The incredible perseverance of UH tight end Christian Trahan — needing a new guardian at age 8, fighting hurricanes and discovering what family really means
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Houston Sept. 24.
PaperCity
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-pc
Bookcase Literacy Banquet built on passion for children's literacy
An article mentions Rice football player JoVoni Johnson.
TheCabin.net
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-johnson
PREVIEW: No. 16 Marquette heads to Omaha for matchup with No. 21 Creighton
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team defeated Creighton University earlier this season.
Marquette Wire
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-mw
College Park grad Hazen has career day for Wake Forest against Army
A roundup mentions that Rice's football team defeated the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Sept. 17.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-hc
'Maggie & Perloff'
Rice football is mentioned.
CBS Sports
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-cbs
'The Good, The Bad & The Ugly' from Baylor's week of sports
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team was defeated by Baylor University 3-0 Oct. 12.
SicEm365.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-sicem
Inside the numbers: Jalin Hyatt's record-setting game against Alabama
An article mentions the 2011 football game between Rice and the University of Houston.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-247
NEWS RELEASES
New motorcycle lighting design could save lives
A new Rice study has found that a reimagined lighting configuration — six lights running from the top to the bottom of a motorcycle rather than a single headlight — could help improve other motorists' ability to see motorcyclists. The study was conducted by researchers Pat DeLucia from Rice and Bradley Weaver from Emory Healthcare, who earned his Ph.D. at Rice.
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-news-release-delucia-weaver
Nobel laureate Tom Sargent to discuss soaring inflation and how to combat it at Rice lecture
Nobel laureate Thomas Sargent, the W.R. Berkley Professor of Economics and Business at New York University, will take the stage for his 2022 Rice Initiative for the Study of Economics Lecture (RISE) "Conquests of American Inflation: North and South." Sargent's lecture will take place during the RISE academic conference, which is focused on inflation.
http://dateline.rice/oct-17-news-release-sargent-talk