Dateline Rice for Oct. 13, 2023

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Exxon is shelling out $60B to double its Permian production. Why there?
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted. Finley and Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute, co-authored an article in Fortune.
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal (This segment aired on more than 600 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-finley
3 stunning charts show how the world of gas-guzzling has changed — and hasn't — since the trauma of the 1973 oil embargo
Fortune
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-finley-krane

Israel plans a ground assault in Gaza as Hamas holds a large number of Israeli hostages 
Gilead Sher, the Isaac and Mildred Brochstein Fellow in Middle East Peace and Security in Honor of Yitzhak Rabin at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
PRX's The World (This segment also aired on 300 affiliate stations, and the article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-sher

Rice University should name buildings after Black figures, task force suggests
An article features suggestions made in the final report issued by Rice's Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice. Former Rice President David Leebron, who first commissioned the task force in 2019, is mentioned. President Reginald DesRoches is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle, and it also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-desroches-leebron

Texas buses nearly 52,000 migrants to US Democratic cities
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. 
Anadolu Agency
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-jones
School voucher bill gets initial approval from Texas Senate
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired three times on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-jones
Houston organization fights for more Hispanic representation in local government
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-jones

A UK university will confer a new title: A master's degree in the occult
An article mention that Rice's Department of Religion offers the Certificate in Gnosticism, Esotericism and Mysticism. Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, is quoted.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-kripal

Insects evolved 'instantly' due to climate havoc
An article features collaborative Rice research that found species can evolve when they move in response to a climate catastrophe. Co-authors of the study Scott Egan, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and alumnus Mattheau Comerford are quoted.
Futurity (This research was also featured in the 'Futurity Today' newsletter for Oct. 12.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-egan-comerford
Climate catastrophe produced instantaneous evolutionary change
UC Davis News
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-egan-comerford

Estos son los motivos por los que la Tierra es un bicho raro geológico en nuestro sistema solar
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted. Siebach, who is the recipient of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists' (AAPG) 2023 Harrison Schmitt Award, is featured in AAPG's Explorer.
National Geographic (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-siebach
An otherworldly perspective
American Association of Petroleum Geologists' Explorer 
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-siebach

'Barbenheimer' was a boon to movie theaters and a headache for many workers. So they're unionizing
An article features alumni Tim and Karrie League, co-founders of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in 100 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-leagues

Here’s why salt water is invading the Mississippi and whether it will happen more often
An article mentions that experts at Rice will collaborate on a study of how climate change will affect large-scale weather patterns like heavy precipitation and drought in the Mississippi River Basin.
Scientific American (This article originally appeared in E&E.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-sa

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice University launches Medical Humanities Research Institute to 'ensure humanity is not forgotten'
An article features the news that Rice has launched the Medical Humanities Research Institute, the only one of its kind in the U.S., which aims to provide translational research on human experiences of health and illness. The institute will be led by Kirsten Ostherr, Gladys Louise Fox Professor of English, director of Rice's Medical Humanities Program and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow. President Reginald DesRoches is quoted. The article also mentions that a Rice-led team of researchers was recently awarded $45 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop an implantable cancer treatment technology.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 13-19 print and digital editions and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-desroches-ostherr

Houston is having its worst ozone season in years, data shows
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-cohan

Superintendent Mike Miles has big plans for Houston ISD. A five-foot-tall retired teacher stands in his way.
An article mentions that Erin Baumgartner, director of the Houston Education Research Consortium at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Texas Monthly
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-baumgartner

Local STEM students and teacher attend Tapia Camps at Rice University
An article features Rice's Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity in Education, which provides summer STEM camps for both students and educators. Paul Hand, director of STEM curriculum at the Tapia Center and adjunct assistant professor of computational applied mathematics, is quoted. The center is named for Richard Tapia, University Professor, Maxfield-Oshman Professor in Engineering, professor of computational applied mathematics and operations research and director of the center.
Highlands Crosby Star Courier
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-hand-tapia

Cary Darling's new films include 'Taylor Swift: Eras Tour,' 'The Burial'
A roundup mentions that Rice Cinema will screen "Ixcanul" Oct. 14.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 13 print edition and was in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-hc

How a visit from a white supremacist broke Texas GOP's far-right flank
An article mentions Rice's Lib-Con Scores of members of the Texas House of Representatives.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-hc

Exxon megadeal 'definitely feels a little bit different,' could lead to Permian consolidation and growth
An article mention that Phillips 66 CEO Mark Lashier spoke at Rice Oct. 11.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in Argus Media.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-hbj

East Texas Pipe Organ Festival returns Nov. 5-9
Rice is mentioned.
Kilgore News Herald
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-knh

BROADCAST

Solar eclipse in Texas (Oct. 13, 2023)
Alumna Patricia Reiff, professor of physics and astronomy and associate director of outreach programs at the Rice Space Institute, is interviewed. The second Houston Public Media article and the Houston Chronicle mention that the observatory at Rice's Brockman Hall for Physics will host an eclipse watch party Oct. 14.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-reiff
Houston residents can see first of back-to-back solar eclipses this Saturday
Houston Public Media 
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-hpm
When, where and how to watch the 'ring of fire' in Houston on Saturday
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-news-release-hc
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-reiff (This segment aired twice.)

Entrepreneurship program at Ventura County university gets international honors
An article mentions that Rice recently hosted an international conference on entrepreneurship.
KCLU Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-kclu

Bayou City Art Festival returns to downtown this weekend
An article mentions that a student from Rice will exhibit artwork at the Bayou City Art Festival as part of the Collegiate Art Collective. 
CW 39
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-cw39

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

The favorite professors of executive MBAs
Al Danto, senior lecturer in entrepreneurship at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured. 
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-danto

New material could reconnect severed nerves or stimulate them remotely
An article features collaborative Rice research developing the first self-rectifying magnetoelectric material. Co-author Jacob Robinson, professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is cited.
Mindplex
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-robinson

Unraveling quantum secrets: Physicists bridge two quantum worlds
An article features collaborative Rice research into condensed matter physics. Co-authors Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and alumnus Haoyu Hu are quoted.
SciTechDaily
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-si-hu

MESO-COSM examines architecture, ecosystem experiments and urbanization in the Gulf Coast region
Brittany Utting, assistant professor of architecture, is featured.
The Architect's Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-utting

Facility Friday: La Salle's arena renovation, Rice performance center, UND ground breaking
An article features the Houston Methodist-Rice University Center for Human Performance, a joint venture between Houston Methodist's Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Rice's Department of Kinesiology and Rice Athletics that will be housed at Rice's Tudor Fieldhouse. 
AthleticBusiness.com 
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-ab

Frusina chooses Auburn as pathway to professional tennis
An article mentions alumna Mihaela Oancea.
SportMaster
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-oancea

MHI invests in Syzygy Plasmonics to advance hydrogen production and CO2 utilization
An article about Syzygy Plasmonics mentions that its technology is based on Rice research.
Carbon Herald
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-ch

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

W&M research team to host Major League Baseball stars
An article mentions that Sayuri Shimizu, the Dunlevie Family Chair in History, will participate in the College of William & Mary's "150 Years of U.S.-Japan Baseball Diplomacy" symposium Oct. 27. 
College of William & Mary News
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-shimizu

Could a millennial reformer become the first Indian-American in the Texas State Legislature?
Alumnus Karthik Soora is featured.
Indo American News
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-soora

NFL star, former Gamecock joins local development group
An article featuring Patrick DiMarco mentions that he earned the certificate in Real Estate Investment and Development from Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
Cola Daily (This article also appeared in Columbia Business Report.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-cd

New administrators join UVA law over past year
A roundup features Matt Wakeman, former director of student financial services at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
University of Virginia's School of Law
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-uva

Thiel College environmental science student presenting sea turtle research at Rice symposium
An article mentions that Rice will host the Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium Oct. 21. 
Thiel College News
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-tc

SPORTS

Women's tennis picks up two wins during first day of ITA Texas Regional
An article mentions that Rice doubles team Divna Ratkovic and Darya Schwartzman won their match in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Texas Regional Oct. 12.
GoUTRGV.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-ratkovic-schwartzman

Women's soccer falls to Rice
An article mentions that Rice's women's soccer team defeated Temple University 1-0 Oct. 12.
OwlSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-temple.u

Georgia football: How UGA transfers performed in Week 6 of the 2023 season
A roundup features Rice football player J.T. Daniels.
247Sports.com (This article also appeared in Dawgs 247.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-daniels
'Team 14' is 4-1: Neal Brown finds freedom as West Virginia bucks outside expectations
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-daniels

2024 NFL draft scouting report: Josh Pearcy, EDGE, Rice
An article features Rice football player Josh Pearcy.
NFL Draft Diamonds
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-pearcy

Owls set for Friday battle with AAC leader Rice
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play Florida Atlantic University Oct. 13.
FAUSports.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-fau
Owls drop four-setter against SMU
FAUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-fau

Squad splits with diving hosting invite, swimming at Rice
An article mentions the Rice Fall Splash Invitational swim meet will begin Oct. 13.
UHCougars.com (This article also appeared in PublicNoticias.cl.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-uh
Pioneer women head to Rice for three-session weekend meet
DenverPioneers.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-dp

DCTF's FBS Watchability Rankings for Week 7
An article mentions that Rice's football team is on a bye week.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-dctf

Cougars report card: Grading UH after win over West Virginia
An article mention that Rice's football team defeated the University of Houston Sept. 9.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-hc

Men's basketball repeats as preseason eighth in conference coaches' poll
Rice is mentioned.
The Sunflower
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-sunflower

Arturo Barrios Invitational ends Cougars' pause
An article mentions that Rice's cross country team will compete in Texas A&M University's Arturo Barrios Invitational Oct. 13.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-uh
UTSA set for final regular season test at Arturo Barrios Invitational
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-utsa

Tulsa men's basketball participates in American Athletic Conference media days
Rice's men's basketball program is mentioned.
TulsaHurricane.com (This article also appeared in Rivals and BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-tulsa
Tulsa men's basketball American Athletic Conference schedule announced
TulsaHurricane.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-tulsa
2023-24 college basketball conference preview: American Athletic Conference fantasy outlook
Rotowire.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-rw

Tigers host UAB in weekend series
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team defeated the University of Memphis 3-1 Oct. 6.
GoTigersGo.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-tigers

Men's college basketball: NSU's Cabrera, Wilson express confidence at SLC Media Day
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play Northwestern State University Dec. 16.
Bossier Press
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-bp

East Carolina visits Temple for crucial AAC set
Rice volleyball is mentioned.
ECUPirates.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-ecu

SMU's fast start, late miscues foil ECU
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated East Carolina University Sept. 30.
Bonesville
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-bonesville

NEWS RELEASES

Tunes on wheels: Rice Shepherd School bringing free music to community via The Concert Truck
Classical music from Rice's Shepherd School of Music is coming to several locations around Houston Oct. 24 and 26 thanks to a fully functioning mobile concert hall called The Concert Truck.
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-news-release-shepherd-school

Baker Institute experts available to discuss Israel-Hamas war
Experts from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy are available to discuss the Hamas attack on Israel, Israel’s response and the implications for foreign policy and global energy developments.
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-news-release-baker-experts

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