NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The dilemmas of a petrostate preparing to host a climate summit
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-krane
Oil spills increase in Venezuela as it revs up output after the U.S. lifted sanctions
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.
NPR (This article appeared in multiple affiliates including WUNC Online in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and KTEP Online in El Paso, and it appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-monaldi
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University business dean on expanding to continue supporting Houston innovators
An article features Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business and professor of strategic management.
Innovation Map
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-rodriguez
Rice University's Dean Peter Rodriguez joins Houston Innovators podcast
Boing News
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-rodriguez
How Houston Dairymaids helped bolster Texas' artisanal cheese industry
Alumna Lindsey Schechter is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-schechter
The uphill battles first-generation students face in the competitive college application process
Rice is mentioned in a series of stories about attendance rates and admissions at Texas universities.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-universities
Texas universities' attendance rates significantly influenced by family incomes, data shows
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-universities
Pro tips from college admissions leaders Texas seniors should know
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required; this article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-universities
BROADCAST
Rice University relocates statue, remains of slave-owning founder as part of quad redesign
An article features news that Rice is relocating the statue of university founder William Marsh Rice to another part of campus and mentions the final report issued by Rice's Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice. Jeff Falk, director of news and media relations, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-falk
Rice University moves slave-owning founder's statue from central quad
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-hc
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-ktrh
Domestic violence and college students: These Houston-area universities, schools provide resources for victims
A roundup mentions the key campus resources Rice offers its students who may be experiencing domestic violence, which includes The SAFE Office, the Wellbeing and Counseling Center and the Rice University Police Department. Jeff Falk, director of news and media relations, is quoted.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-falk
'Channel 2 News'
A segment features Nancy Niedzielski, associate professor and department chair of linguistics.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-niedzielski
'Life Today with James and Betty Robison'
James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned.
CITS-TV (Ontario, Canada)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-tour
KTRH-AM (Houston)
William Marsh Rice is mentioned.
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-rice
WBUR-AM (Boston)
A segment mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-moon
'Sister, Sister'
Rice is mentioned in a rerun episode of 'Sister, Sister.'
BET
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-bet
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Disc around star observed in another galaxy for the first time
An article features Megan Reiter, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, who helped a team of researchers discover a disc around a star for the first time.
Scienmag
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-reiter
Guest artist master class
An article features Augustin Hadelich, who will be giving a master class in violin Nov. 30 at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Opera Base
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-hadelich
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
What is the point of Harvard's Taylor Swift course?
An article mentions that Rice is offering a course on the lyrical evolution of Taylor Swift.
Dazed
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-swift
Taylor Swift Eras Tour goes to school: Harvard, University of Florida to offer courses
Alice 96.5 Online
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-swift
Ivy League Era: Harvard to offer class on Taylor Swift
KIRO Online (Seattle)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-swift
22News
WWLP-TV (Springfield, Massachusetts)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-swift
SPORTS
2023 football postseason awards
An article features news that Rice football player Luke McCaffrey was named to the All-American Athletic Conference first team. Owls Dean Connors, Myron Morrison, Josh Pearcy and Gabriel Taylor also earned All-AAC honorable mention.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-football
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-football
Rice women's basketball scores 700th program win with dominant victory over Texas Southern
An article mentions that the Rice women's basketball team defeated Texas Southern University 74-44 on Nov. 29.
BVM Sports (The Associated Press also ran a short version of this article that appeared in multiple outlets including the Sports section of the Nov. 30 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-wbb
Women's basketball drops contest at Rice
TSUSports.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-wbb
Women's basketball prepares for competition at Rice
TSUSports.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-wbb
State athletic CFO Eric George moving to Rice University
An article features news that Rice has hired Eric George as its assistant vice president and deputy director for athletics.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-george
Best in Texas poll (Nov. 29): SMU joins Longhorns, A&M in top 3
An article mentions the Rice football team.
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-poll
Skyhawk men's hoops heads to Lone Star State for first-ever matchup against Rice
An article previews the Rice men's basketball team's game against the University of Tennessee at Martin Nov. 30.
UTMSports.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-mbb
Rice hosts UT Martin following Sears' 27-point performance
Associated Press Online (This article appeared in more than 10 outlets including CBS Sports and The Washington Post.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-mbb
Rice vs. Incarnate Word Dec. 13 tickets and start time
An article mentions the Rice men's basketball team will play the University of Incarnate Word on Dec. 13.
KLTV-TV (Tyler, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-kltv
The 24 best players in Houston Astros history
An article features former Rice baseball player Lance Berkman.
Yard Barker
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-berkman
NEWS RELEASES
Leaders from US, French space industries to discuss future of spaceflight at Rice Global Paris Center
Key leaders from the Houston and French space industries will discuss the future of spaceflight at a conference at the Rice Global Paris Center Dec. 4-6.
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-news-release-space
Disc around star observed in another galaxy for the first time
Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a rotating disc of material circling a massive young star in a nearby galaxy for the first time. Megan Reiter, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Rice, was part of the team of researchers who announced their discovery in a study published in Nature.
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-news-release-disc
Newest OpenStax textbook provides essential workplace skills to students
OpenStax's newest textbook, "Workplace Software and Skills," addresses the evolving needs of college and university students preparing for their careers with free, customizable resources. Just like the other 65 textbooks freely available in Rice's OpenStax library, this textbook is openly licensed and peer-reviewed.
http://dateline.rice/nov-30-news-release-openstax