NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Dispatches from the Sahara: Exploring Gadoufaoua, known as 'the place where camels fear to go'
An article quotes graduate student Robert Laroche, who was part of a recent fossil-hunting team in Niger.
Chicago Tribune
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-laroche
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Which Houston hospitals are most expensive? Some prices compared at Methodist, Hermann, St. Luke's
An article features research by 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, and Brown College senior Grace Kneidel.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-ho-kneidel
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.
Denton County News (This Dallas Morning News article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-jones
Q&A: Get to know Harris County Precinct 4 commissioner candidates Cagle, Briones
Alumna Rachel Carlton authored an article about Harris County Commissioner and alumnus Jack Cagle.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-carlton-cagle
Refocusing on mental health
An article featuring Travis Alexander, lecturer in medical humanities at Rice, mentions that he will give the virtual talk "The Ethics of Failure: On Psychoanalysis Today" Oct. 25.
University of Houston Downtown
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-alexander
BROADCAST
What's on the ballot on Election Day, and the lost art of apologizing (Oct. 18, 2022)
A broadcast mentions that Kiese Laymon, the Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of Creative Writing and English, was awarded a 2022 MacArthur Fellowship, making him the second-ever recipient from Rice. The broadcast re-airs an excerpt of an interview with Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of the Rice 360º Institute for Global Health, who was awarded the fellowship in 2016. Maria Oden, a full teaching professor in bioengineering, director of the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen and co-director of Rice 360°, is mentioned in the interview.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-laymon-richardskortum-oden
Does Biden's pardon change anything about Texas cannabis law?
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
City Cast Houston on Google Podcasts
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-harris
'TWC News All Day'
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 7 in the nation according to WalletHub's 2023 Best College & University Rankings.
Spectrum News Austin
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-spectrum
2 Chicago-area universities rank high on new list of top colleges in US
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in NBC 5 Online, and a similar article also appeared in Fox 8 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-msn
Texas A&M tops newest poll ranking of best colleges in Texas
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in KAGS Online, and a similar article also appeared in KTSA Online.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-msn
WDBO-FM (Orlando)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-wdbo
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Biden, OPEC and the truth about consequences
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Yahoo! Finance (This article originally appeared in Hart Energy.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-krane
New motorcycle lighting design could save lives
An article features a collaborative Rice study that suggests a reimagined lighting configuration on motorcycles could help other motorists see them. Co-authors Pat DeLucia, professor of psychological sciences, and alumnus Bradley Weaver are quoted.
Tech Xplore
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-delucia-weaver
The IoT needs to stop at voting machines
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.
Light Reading
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-wallach
Tens of thousands likely jobless after Hurricane Ian, economists say
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and the co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
Channel 3000
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-blackburn
How the hospitality industries survived the pandemic
Tish Stringer, former film program manager and former chief projectionist of Rice Cinema, is quoted.
Cult MTL
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-stringer
Put CDC back in charge of fighting COVID-19, expert says
An article features Peter Hotez, adjunct professor of bioengineering and fellow in disease and poverty at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
MedPage Today
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-hotez
Georgia couple shifts to modern style, life on Lake Conroe
Alumnus Morgan Bellmor is featured.
MSN Money (This Houston Chronicle article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-bellmor
Going where no fusion experiment has gone before
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
Iter.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-iter
Researchers develop practical perovskite solar cells with peak efficiencies of 24.5%
An article features Rice research into high-efficiency perovskite solar cells.
Electropages
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-electropages
OSSAA requires photographers to get bias training?
An article cites a collaborative 2013 Rice meta-analysis of studies examining the predictive validity of the Implicit Association Test.
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-ocpa
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
The student debt relief application is live: Here's what you need to know
An image depicts Brown College senior Emma Scales.
Beacon
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-scales
Endowing new opportunities
An article featuring Thomas Phifer mentions that his architectural firm, Thomas Phifer and Partners, designed Rice's Brochstein Pavilion.
Clemson World
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-cw
Meet the smartest man in the world ... ever!
An article mentions that William Sidis taught at Rice in 1916 when he was just 17 years old.
News Break
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-nb
South Portland High School graduate dies in Virginia
An article featuring late alumnus Conor Beck mentions that he died Oct. 8 at 27.
Portland Press-Herald (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News and The College Fix.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-beck
SPORTS
VB: Oct. 17 Players of the Week
An article features Rice volleyball players Anota Adekunle, who has been named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week, and Carly Graham, who is the Setter of the Week.
Conference USA
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-adekunle-graham
Best in Texas poll (Oct. 17): TCU, Texas hold firm at the top; Baylor falls out of top 3
Articles mention that Rice's football team is slated to play Louisiana Tech University Oct. 22.
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-tdmn
The 411: TCU remains perfect; Texas remains in the Big 12 hunt; UTSA, North Texas on collision course
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-dctf
Grubbs named to 2022 Rotary Lombardi Award midseason watch list
LaTechSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-latech
Magadan and Rodriguez prep for semifinals after making UTSA history
An article mentions that Rice tennis players Dylan Heap and Yasha Zemel competed in the ITA Texas Regionals Oct. 15.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-heap-zemel
University of Houston volleyball enters national rankings for first time since 1994
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team defeated the University of Houston earlier this season.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-hc
Volleyball moves into AVCA Coaches Poll at No. 24
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-uhc
Hoos in the NBA: 5 things to watch for from former UVA Cavaliers this season
Former Rice basketball player Trey Murphy III is featured.
UVA Today
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-uva
Texas 47: Clarity arrives for most programs heading into Week 8 of the college football season
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by Florida Atlantic University 17-14 Oct. 15.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-dctf
Bears host Kansas in Saturday homecoming showdown
An article mentions the 1986 football game between Rice and Baylor University.
BaylorBears.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-bb
College football: In-state matchups for Week 8 and a look back at the best in-state matchups thus far
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Houston Sept. 24.
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-fs
Mids return home for Saturday contest against Houston
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
NavySports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-aac
Soccer breaks monthlong winless streak
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team defeated the University of Texas at El Paso Oct. 13.
The Prospector
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-tp
Men's basketball broadcast schedule
An article mentions that Rice's basketball team is slated to play the University of North Texas Jan. 19 and Feb. 4.
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-mgs
NEWS RELEASE
Everything's bigger in Texas. That includes the health care system — and its shortcomings
Texas has the most hospitals of any state, employs the second-most health care workers nationwide and has the third-largest Medicaid budget — but it ranks in the bottom 10 in terms of overall system performance, according to a collaborative report by Anaeze Offodile, nonresident scholar at the Center for Health and Biosciences at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-news-release-offodile