Dateline Rice for Dec. 12, 2023

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

New ways to make ordered wafer-scale chiral carbon nanotube architectures
An article features collaborative Rice research into making synthetic chiral carbon nanotubes. Co-authors quoted include Junichiro Kono, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor in Engineering and a professor of electrical and computer engineering, physics and astronomy and materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Jacques Doumani. This research is also featured in Medriva.com.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Phys.org.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-kono-doumani
Chance twists ordered carbon nanotubes into 'tornado films'
ScienceDaily
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-kono-doumani
Revolutionizing optoelectronics: Synthetic chiral carbon nanotube assemblies
Medriva.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-medriva

Not all Arab states backing Saudi Arabia in COP28 talks
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This Agence France-Presse article appeared in News-Topic and was in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-krane
Tech rally lifts ASX 200 to 3-month high
The Australian (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-krane
Major players see 'no deal' as COP28 draft omits fossil fuel phase-out
Dawn
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-krane
Kampf um den Öl-Ausstieg: Weltklimakonferenz in Dubai geht in entscheidende Phase
Stern.de
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-krane

The Marshall Scholars for 2024 have been announced
An article featuring alumna and former Rice swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger mentions that she has been named as a Marshall Scholar, which allows the recipient to study almost any academic subject at any university in the UK.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-lettenberger
British government announces winners of 2024 Marshall Scholarships
Gov.uk
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-lettenberger

WalletHub ranks Austin as 'top college town in America' for third year in a row
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 7 in the nation according to WalletHub.
Yahoo! News (This Austin American-Statesman article also appeared in the Dec. 9 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-yahoo

HOUSTON/TEXAS

John Whitmire faces a tough transition (Opinion)
Bill Fulton, former director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This op-ed also appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the Dec. 12 print edition, and it was featured in the Chronicle's "713" newsletter Dec. 12.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-fulton

LBJ Museum Benefit Gala is set for January
An article featuring Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, mentions that he has been named as the LBJ Museum of San Marcos Benefit Gala's featured speaker Jan. 20.
San Marcos Daily Record
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-brinkley

Anxiety grows among small Texas oil producers ahead of federal methane rule
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Dec. 10 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-medlock

Cuban-Sands deal would shuffle deck for gambling in Texas
George Zodrow, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Chair of Economics, is quoted.
Dallas Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-zodrow

Rice University relocates its founder's remains after reckoning with his ties to slavery
An article mentions that the remains of William Marsh Rice have been moved to a family plot in Glenwood Cemetery as landscaping work on the Academic Quadrangle begins. Jeff Falk, assistant vice president for strategic communications, is quoted in the first article.
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Dec. 10 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-falk
Rice University moves founder's statue, remains in redesign of main courtyard after racial reckoning
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Dec. 11 print edition of the Austin American-Statesman and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-hc

Events not to miss, startup secures funding, and more trending Houston innovation news
A roundup mentions that Rice will receive a grant worth $2.5 million over five years as part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Driving Change initiative — a multi-institution program designed to connect research universities that work to build inclusive learning environments for students in STEM.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-inno.map

Houston City Council removes $200 fee for residents to install streetlights
An article cites a 2017 study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research that found that more streetlights in an area did not lead to fewer crimes.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-hc

BROADCAST

Why are so many blackbirds around HEB
Cin-Ty Lee, the Harry Carothers Wiess Professor of Geology and professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is featured in a podcast.
City Cast Houston on Google Podcasts
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-lee

Wang Jie: 'The Night When You See Again'
A broadcast features an organ performance recorded at Rice.
YourClassical.org (This Performance Today segment also aired on more than 400 stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-yc

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Houston's new mayor will take a more conservative approach
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Governing
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-jones

Strange metal is quiet when it comes to shot noise
An article features collaborative Rice research into the quantum fluctuations of charge in nanowires made of a rare compound of ytterbium, rhodium and silicon. Study co-author Doug Natelson, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Physics World
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-natelson

Answers to every question you've ever wondered about space settlement
Kelly Weinersmith, adjunct assistant professor of biosciences, authored a roundup of five key insights from the book she co-authored titled "A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space and Have We Really Thought This Through?" 
Next Big Idea Club
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-weinersmith

Reaching for the stars
Veronica Vela, development writer for OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources, authored an article.
OpenStax.org
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-vela

Study reveals new mechanism by which rotavirus induces diarrhea
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
News-Medical.net (This article also appeared in MSN Health Great Britain and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-nm

BroadwayWorld Houston Awards; 'Ride the Cyclone,' 'The Oldest Boy,' Theatre Southwest and more lead!
An article mentions that several Rice theater productions have been nominated for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-bw
 
2024 OMBA RANKING: Acceptance rates at the top online MBA programs
An article mentions Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
Poets&Quants
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-p&q

Research explores the use of telecom fiber for geothermal seismic sensing
An article mentions that experts at Rice are collaborating on the Imperial Valley Dark Fiber Project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Think Geoenergy
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-tg

Why public companies should choose Texas
Rice is mentioned.
Law.com (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-law

DeRae Crane is amending his 'woulda, coulda, shoulda' story
Alumnus DeRae Crane is featured.
Team USA
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-crane

Time magazine names Texas A&M 23rd in ranking of 'Best Colleges for Future Leaders'
An article mentions Rice is No. 90 on Time magazine's Best Colleges for Future Leaders list.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in KENS Online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-msn.money

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Update: December at Penn
A roundup mentions that Jacob Robinson, professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, will give the talk "Magnetic Technologies for Battery-Free Bioelectronics and Neuromodulation" at the University of Pennsylvania Dec. 12.
University of Pennsylvania's Almanac
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-robinson

Four Southland College Prep scholars garner $1 million in QuestBridge scholarships
An article mentions that Eriyana Woolfolk plans to attend Rice on the QuestBridge National Match scholarship.
eNews Park Forest
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-en.pf

5 most successful Indian CEOs of 2023
Alumnus Gaurav Banga is featured.
DesiBlitz.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-banga

NASA conmemora un año del lanzamiento de Artemis I y destaca labor de ingeniera peruana
Alumna Rosa Ávalos-Warren is featured.
Andina.pe
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-warren

SPORTS

Sweat grabs fourth first-team All-America honor, Worthy named to third team by AP
An article mentions that Rice's football team will play Texas State University in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas Dec. 26.
KXAN Online
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-kxan
College football bowl season 2023-24: Ranking all 41 games from New Year's Six to Famous Toastery Bowl
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-247
FTRS picks: Bowl season part 1
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-sbn
Kinne, Texas State, will celebrate after bowl game
Fox San Antonio
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-fox.sa

6A Division I State semifinals preview
An article mentions Rice assistant football coach Jon Kay.
Texas HS Football
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-kay

Gonzaga moves up two spots, Washington St. drops out of AP women's Top 25
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team lost to Gonzaga University 80-72 Dec. 9.
KHQ Online
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-khq
Women's Top 25 roundup: Kansas State continues hot start with blowout of Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-stpd

Prep baseball: Pleasant Grove's Browning one of 24 players invited to Team USA camp over weekend
An article mentions that Rice's Reckling Park recently hosted the Team USA PDP Winter Camp.
Texarkana Gazette (This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Dec. 11 print edition and was in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-tg
 
More people watched the Longhorns than any other team in Texas in 2023
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 2.
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in Longhorns Wire.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-ys

Six Big 12 teams in men's basketball AP poll
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to the University of Houston 75-39 Dec. 6.
Heartland College Sports
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-hcs
Mark Berman's new AP Top 25 men's basketball ballot
Roanoke.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-roanoke
Jackson State at Houston odds, picks and predictions
Tallahassee Democrat
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-td

Westlake has been waiting all season to get another shot at North Shore in state semifinals
An article mentions that Rice Stadium hosted Texas high school football semifinal games.
KXAN Online
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-kxan

Texas A&M Aggies baseball to open regular season at home
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play Texas A&M University May 7.
Sports Illustrated's All Aggies
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-si

NEWS RELEASES

Rice-Hamburg U. of Technology launch research collaboration
Rice chemical engineer Walter Chapman is spearheading a collaboration with the Hamburg University of Technology’s SMART Reactors Collaborative Research Center, which aims to develop solutions in support of a transition from fossil fuel to renewables-based economic and production chains through innovative reactor design and development.
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-news-release-chapman

Rice MBA ranks among top 20 business degrees in the US, according to Poets&Quants
The full-time on-campus Master of Business Administration program from Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business ranks No. 18 in the country, according to new 2024 rankings from Poets&Quants. The school rose 11 spots since 2023. This latest ranking makes Rice Business the No. 1 business school in Texas, according to Poets&Quants.
http://dateline.rice/dec-12-news-release-rodriguez

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