Dateline Rice for Dec. 6, 2023

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

A flawed green city of the future holds a secret to taming heat
Gökçe Günel, associate professor of anthropology and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Bloomberg
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-gunel

Sovereign wealth funds struggle to turn their trillions to climate finance
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Reuters (This article also appeared in MSN Money and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-krane

Humanitarian situation in Gaza dire, with no safe zones for civilians to flee to: Former UN special rapporteur
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Channel News Asia
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-ulrichsen
'Daily Cuts' — no respite for Gaza
Channel News Asia
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-ulrichsen

Trump claims he made peace in the Middle East with Abraham Accords. That's false
Omar Rahman, nonresident fellow at the Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is cited.
PolitiFact
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-rahman

Their foundation flush with new cash, Texas family pledges $1 billion to education
An article mentions that the Moody Foundation gifted Rice $100 million in 2021 for the Moody Center for Student Life and Opportunity. Alumna and Rice Board of Trustees member Elle Moody is mentioned in Forbes.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-moody
The Moody Foundation creates new fund to support $1B commitment to Texas education
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-hbj
Moody Foundation commits $500 million by 2035 for Texas education
Philanthropy News Digest
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-pnd

The service of lessons and carols: A celebration of tradition and community
Alumna Zing Allsopp, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in The Daily American, and it appeared in AOL and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-alsop

HOUSTON/TEXAS

What Venezuela's threat to Guyana means for Exxon
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, fellow at the Center for the United States and Mexico, director of the Latin America Energy Program at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the Dec. 6 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-monaldi

Sheila Jackson Lee's chances in mayor's race rest on high turnout. Will it be high enough?
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.
Houston Landing
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-jones

Fourth special session ends as Abbott's plans for school choice may be on life support for now
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-stein

UH, Rice named to Time magazine's Best Colleges for Future Leaders list
An article mentions that Rice is No. 90 on Time magazine's Best Colleges for Future Leaders list. 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-hc
UH makes TIME Magazine's list of top colleges for future leaders
The Daily Cougar
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-dc
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-kriv (This segment aired twice.)

Single iron atom catalyst breakthrough: Key step revealed in boosting renewable energy efficiency
Alumnus Yuanyue Liu is featured.
University of Texas at Austin's Texas Materials Institute 
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-liu

Texas universities' attendance rates significantly influenced by family incomes, data shows
Rice is mentioned.
San Antonio Express-News
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-exp.news

Itching for more: Baylor students receive acclaim for discoveries in mosquito research
An article mentions the Rice Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium was held Oct. 21.
Baylor Lariat
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-bl

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Using AI to speed — and equalize — medical imaging
An article features research by alumna Sarah Hooper and mentions that she studied under Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies, and Maria Oden, teaching professor of bioengineering, director of the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen and co-director of Rice 360.
Newswise
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-hooper-kortum-oden

A Q&A with Douglas Brinkley
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is featured.
The Council of State Governments
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-brinkley

Lateral moves/retirements since the 2021 Philosophical Gourmet Report: 2024 edition
Gwen Bradford, associate professor of philosophy, is mentioned.
Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-bradford

BroadwayWorld Houston Awards Dec. 5 standings; 'Ride the Cyclone' leads Best Musical!
An article mentions that several Rice theater productions have been nominated for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-bw
 
Meet the MBA Class of 2025: Isabel Milton, Yale SOM
Alumna Isabel Milton is featured.
Poets&Quants
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-milton

2024 OMBA RANKING: What it costs to get an online MBA
Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business is mentioned.
Poets&Quants
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-pq

The Ralph S. O'Connor Building for Engineering and Science / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
An article features Rice's O'Connor Building for Engineering and Science.
Arch Daily
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-ad

International Contemporary Ensemble to perform world premiere of Yvette Janine Jackson's 'T-Minus: A Radio Opera' 
An article featuring Yvette Janine Jackson mentions that she created the sound and light composition "Return" for the James Turrell "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-bw

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

News briefs
Ruth Simmons, the Rice President's Distinguished Fellow and trustee emerita, is featured.
Everett Independent (This article also appeared in the East Boston Times-Free Press.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-simmons

SPORTS

No. 3 Houston vs. Rice men's basketball preview
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play the University of Houston Dec. 6. Head coach Scott Pera is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle 
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-pera
No. 3/2 men's basketball set to host Rice in Fertitta Center
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-uh
Houston Cougars vs. Rice Owls live stream info, start time, TV channel: How to watch NCAA basketball on TV, stream online
CBS Sports
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-cbs
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-kriv (This segment aired four times.)
'KHOU 11 News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-khou
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-khou.2
'13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-ktrk

2023 AVCA Division I Women's Regional Awards
An article mentions that Rice volleyball players Danyle Courtley and Emilia Weske have been named to All-Region First Team by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
AVCA.org
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-courtley-weske
Volleyball trio and Booth earn All-Region honors
GoCreighton.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-courtley-weske
Blane named to AVCA All-South Region First Team
LibertyFlames.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-courtley-weske
VB: Tillman named to AVCA All-Region team
McNeeseSports.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-courtley-weske

Briggs earns South Region Player of the Year; three Hilltoppers recognized by AVCA
Rice is mentioned.
WKUSports.com (This article also appeared in WBKO Online.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-wku

Damon Stoudamire talks vision for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and returning the program to 'prominence'
An article features Damon Stoudamire, former director of player development at Rice.
Slam
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-stoudamire

MLB draft lottery gives Tigers No. 11 pick in 2024
An article mentions former Rice baseball player Kenny Baugh.
MLive.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-baugh

'13 Eyewitness News'
Rice is mentioned in a broadcast about proposed changes by the NCAA to student athlete payment regulations. 
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-6-ktrk

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