Dateline Rice for Nov. 22, 2023

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FEATURED ITEMS

AAU institutions receive grants to support inclusive STEM education
An article features the news that Rice has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to support inclusive STEM education over the next five years.
Association of American Universities' "Leading Research Universities Report" 
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-aau
Rice University receives $2.5 million grant to drive change in STEM education
MathExplorers
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-stem
Rice receives $2.5M grant to support inclusive STEM education — Rice News
The Press Room
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-stem
Rice University receives $2.5M grant for inclusive STEM education
Bolly Inside
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-stem

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

What Israel-Hamas cease fire means
Rick Sindelar, nonresident scholar in global diplomacy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the Israel-Hamas war.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Fox 26 Online, and it appeared on Fox 26's YouTube channel. This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-sindelar

Contrasting styles emerge in Democratic primary to face Sen. Ted Cruz
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Dallas Morning News.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-jones

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Houston mayoral candidates reel in slate of new endorsers as early voting gets closer
Robert Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-stein

Retail theft ring targets Bath & Body Works candles, fragrances
Joyce Beebe, a fellow in public finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article and interviewed for a segment.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired three times on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-beebe 

Erykah Badu, Pete Davison are among top Houston live events to see this week
An article highlights a tribute to writer Jorge Luis Borges to be held at Rice Nov. 29.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN Travel.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-borges
Borges and Texas
Glasstire
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-borges

Why is it called Kennedy Space Center?  
An article mention's President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962. ESPN also mentions alumna Shannon Walker.
Clayton County Register
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-jfk
Houston, UCF and space as the new frontier in college football rivalries
ESPN
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-houston

BROADCAST

Videos destacados
Vicente Ordóñez-Román, associate professor of computer science, and graduate students Carlos Quintero Pena and Paola Cascante-Bonilla are interviewed about artificial intelligence.
Telemundo Houston (This segment also aired on KTMD-TV in Houston). 
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-roman

'Burning Down the House' with Andrew Koppelman
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, professor of history and author of "Silent Spring Revolution," is featured at the 2023 National Book Festival.
CSPAN-2
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-brinkley

KPAX-TV (Missoula, Montana)
Rice research is mentioned.
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-research (This segment aired on more than 30 affiliate stations.)

Spectrum News
Rice is mentioned.
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-rice (This segment ran nine times across three affiliate stations.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Grant backs research on teaching machine learning networks to make better decisions
An article mentions that Santiago Segarra, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and statistics, and Ashutosh Sabharwal, the Ernest Dell Butcher Professor of Engineering and professor of electrical and computer engineering, have won a grant from the Army Research Office to develop a machine learning framework that improves military communication networks' decision-making processes.
Technology.org
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-ml

Merit-based research at Rice University
Rice is featured.
Shout Me Crunch
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-rice
Rice University in the USA | full scholarships
Shout Me Crunch
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-rice

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Decolonizing Slavic studies
Ewa Thompson, professor emerita of Slavic studies, is scheduled to give a lecture Nov. 28.
IWM.at
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-thompson

A writer as big as Texas
An article features late alumnus Larry McMurtry, a former Rice lecturer.
Illinois Times
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-mcmurtry

Centenary hosts 72nd Wideman Piano Competition Dec. 1-3
Rice is mentioned.
Centenary College of Louisiana News
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-piano

Georgian wine promoted at a Georgian Wine Forum in Texas, USA
An article mentions that the sixth Georgian Wine Forum was recently held at Rice.
Georgia Today
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-wine

SPORTS

Rice notebook: It's bowl eligibility or bust in regular-season finale
An article features the Rice football team and mentions that the Owls will play Florida Atlantic University Nov. 25. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 22 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-bloomgren
Texas college football power rankings: TCU, North Texas rise; title games in reach for top teams
Gulf Live
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-football
College football bowl projections: Where teams from Texas might go in the 2023 postseason
Gulf Live
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-football
2023 FBS G5 college football bowl game projections, including the Peach Bowl, Frisco Bowl and more
Hero Sports
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-football
Florida Atlantic Owls at Rice Owls pick, NCAA football prediction, preview and odds Nov. 25
Cappers Picks
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-football
Florida Atlantic vs. Rice: promo codes, odds, spread, and over/under — Nov. 25
WCTV Online (Tallahassee, Florida)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-football
 
Social media reacts to Texas A&M's gloating record against teams in Texas
The Rice football program is mentioned.
Yahoo! Sports (This article also appeared on Longhorns Wire and BVM Sports).
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-yahoo
Aggies brag on success vs in-state schools — but who have they beaten?
SportsTalk 790-AM
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-sportstalk

Avila, Miller career highs lead Sycamores past Rice
An article mentions the Rice's men's basketball team lost to Indiana State University 103-88 Nov. 21 in the Ball Dawgs Classic in Henderson, Nevada. GoLobos.com mentions that the Owls next play the University of New Mexico Nov. 22.
GoSycamores.com (An excerpt also appeared in the Nov. 22 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-men
Lobos down Toledo 92-84 to open Ball Dawgs Classic
GoLobos.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-men

Rice staffer Cullen Neal reminisces on Lobos journey ahead of game against UNM
An article features Cullen Neal, director of player development and video operations coordinator for Rice's men's basketball team.
Albuquerque Journal
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-neal

Belief fuels Cy-Fair's ride to regional semifinals
An article mentions that Owen Carter has committed to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Nov. 22 print edition  of the Chronicle's Cypress Creek Mirror and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-hc

Men's basketball continues four-game road swing at Colgate on Wednesday
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to Harvard University Nov. 10.
GoCrimson.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-harvard

How rich is Lucas Luetge: What is his net worth
An article features former Rice baseball player Lucas Luetge.
GH Gossip
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-luetge

NEWS RELEASE

Rice receives $2.5M grant to support inclusive STEM education
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute awarded Rice University with $2.5 million spanning over five years as part of its Driving Change initiative designed to connect research universities that are working to build inclusive learning environments for students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
http://dateline.rice/nov-22-news-release-stem

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