NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Saudi plans to 'de-risk' region has taken a hit with Gaza violence — but hitting pause on normalization with Israel will buy kingdom time
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
The Conversation (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-ulrichsen
Joe Biden lifts sanctions on Venezuela, but not without conditions
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy and the director of the Latin American Energy Program at the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
The Economist (Subscription is required. This article will also appear in the Oct. 21 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-monaldi
OPEC+ sees no major impact from Venezuela sanctions easing — sources
Reuters
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-monaldi
Venezuela pursuing former oil clients after US sanctions lift
Reuters
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-monaldi
Venezuela's oil sanctions relief may lift profits, no fast output rebound
Reuters (This article also appeared in MSN Money, Yahoo! Finance and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-monaldi
Venezuela to divert barrels from China if US continues easing sanctions
Reuters (This article also appeared in MSN Money, Yahoo! Finance and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-monaldi
Venezuela oil production seen rising 25% as US eases sanctions
Bloomberg (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in Yahoo! Movies UK, Yahoo! Finance, and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-monaldi
El alivio de las sanciones a Venezuela puede aumentar los beneficios, pero no la producción
Yahoo! Noticias (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-monaldi
Venezuela desviará barriles que van a China si EEUU continúa flexibilizado sanciones petroleras
Yahoo! Finanzas (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-monaldi
'Put the Oval Office' wherever he is: Trump fans say they'd back him as president from prison
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is quoted.
NBC News
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-brinkley
The good, and evil, of money at the Morgan
An article mentions that Diane Wolfthal, the David and Caroline Minter Professor Emerita, co-curated the Morgan Library and Museum's exhibit "Medieval Money, Merchants and Morality," which opens in New York City Nov. 10.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article will also appear in the Oct. 22 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-wolfthal
A college LGBTQ center disappeared. It wasn't the only one.
An article mentions that Rice PRIDE has extended honorary memberships to LGBTQ+ students at public colleges and universities across Texas to attend events or utilize resources provided by Rice's Queer Resource Center. PRIDE co-president Martel College senior Cole Holladay is quoted. The article also mentions the late Ryan Dullea, an undergraduate student who died in 2022.
USA Today (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-holladay-dullea
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Nearly half of Houston likely voters identify crime as top issue in mayoral race, survey finds
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 Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Oct. 19 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
Houston voters: Next mayor should focus on crime, streets and the economy
University of Houston News
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
Survey: A majority of Houstonians say they've thought about leaving the area in recent years
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
'2 p.m. newscast for Oct. 18, 2023'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
'6 p.m. newscast for Oct. 18, 2023'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
'6 a.m. newscast for Oct. 19, 2023'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jones
Houston research addresses persistent wage gap, potential solutions
An article features research by Mikki Hebl, the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychological Sciences, professor of psychological sciences and management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, and alumni Shannon Cheng, Abigail Corrington, Linnea Ng and Ivy Watson.
InnovationMap (This article originally appeared in Rice Business Wisdom.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-hebl-et.al
Rice University continues winning streak in new list of 2024's best Texas colleges
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 7 in the U.S. according to WalletHub and No. 1 in Texas and No. 17 in the U.S. according to U.S. News & World Report, which also ranks Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business No. 2 in Texas.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-inno.map
'TWC News All Morning'
Spectrum News Austin
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-sn
How a North Texas family's State Fair pho dish accidentally caused a deep fried mess
An article features alumna Michelle Le.
D Magazine (This article also appeared in the October print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-le
UT Dallas hosts largest-ever GCEC Conference, wins 'Entrepreneurial Leadership' honor for innovation institute
An article mention that the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers is housed at the Jones Graduate School of Business' Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship.
Dallas Innovates
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-di
Mr. Smarty Pants knows
A broadcast mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
The Austin Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-ac
John F. Kennedy at Rice University in 1962: 'Why go to the moon?'
3 Quarks Daily
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-3qd
BBC (Kent)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-bbc
San Antonian brings 'heart and soul' to new role as the McNay's Latinx curator
Alumna Mia Lopez is featured.
San Antonio Report
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-lopez
BROADCAST
'Texas has taken steps to make things better'; Experts weigh in ahead of Utility Commission workshop
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
NBC DFW (This article also appeared in MSN Weather, and this segment also aired twice on KXAS-TV in Dallas.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-cohan
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-cohan (This segment aired twice.)
City of Houston spending tens of millions in emergency repairs to fix water leaks
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and the co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-blackburn
'10 News'
Alumna Patricia Reiff, professor of physics and astronomy and associate director for outreach programs at the Rice Space Institute, is interviewed about upcoming meteor showers.
KGTV-TV (San Diego)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-reiff (This segment aired on 35 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
Lawmakers passed property tax relief over the summer. Now voters will weigh in.
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of its Center for Public Finance, is quoted.
Texas Standard
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-diamond
Hilton cancels upcoming campaign for Palestinian rights conference due to security concerns
Omar Rahman, nonresident fellow at the Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-rahman
Large crowd marches near Israeli consulate in Houston to show support for Palestinians
Rice is mentioned.
KHOU Online (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-khou
Thousands protest attacks on Gaza outside Houston's Israeli embassy
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-hc
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
NCCU alum Sherwin K. Bryant named director of Rice's Center for African and African American Studies
An article features the news that Sherwin Bryant has been named the new director of Rice's Center for African and African American Studies effective Jan. 1. President Reginald DesRoches is quoted.
Because of Them We Can
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-bryant-desroches
Biotech accelerator debuts in Houston
An article features the Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator, which aims to take Rice health and medical technology innovations from concept to clinical trials in five years or less. The article also mentions that a Rice-led team has been awarded $45 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop an implantable cancer treatment technology. Omid Veiseh, associate professor of bioengineering and faculty director of the accelerator, and Paul Cherukuri, vice president for innovation and associate research professor of electrical and computer engineering, are quoted.
Biospace
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-veiseh-cherukuri
New faculty: Rice architecture
An article features the following new faculty members at the Rice School of Architecture: assistant professors Georgina Baronian and Jung Min Han; professors in the practice Nathan Friedman and Nicola Springer; and 2023–2025 Wortham Fellows Tania Tovar Torres and Zhicheng Xu.
e-Flux
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-e.flux
Twee verre reuzenplaneten op elkaar gebotst en verdampt
André Izidoro, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
New Scientist (Netherlands; an English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-izidoro
Pix Force claims top prize at 7th annual SPE Energy Startup Village Competition
An article features the results of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship's Energy Startup Village Competition Oct. 17.
Journal of Petroleum Technology
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-jpt
Seven undergraduate and short courses on Dezeen Courses
An article mentions that the Rice School of Architecture will teach the course "Experimental Models of Space and Structure" in 2024.
Dezeen
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-dezeen
Tribute: Remembering the legacy of architect George Baird
An article features alumnus George Baird, who died March 1 at 84.
Off Plan Property Exchange
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-baird
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
UC Davis research: Soapberry bugs evolved after Hurricane Harvey
An article features collaborative Rice research that found species can evolve when they move in response to a climate catastrophe. Co-authors Scott Egan, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and alumnus Mattheau Comerford are quoted.
Daily Republic
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-egan-comerford
Glastonbury election 2023: Jennifer Wang
Alumna Jennifer Wang is featured.
Patch (Glastonbury, Connecticut)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-wang
Bishop Shanahan High School earns national STEM certification
An article cites Rice's STEM professional development guidelines.
Daily Local News (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-dln
SPORTS
Rice at Tulsa: 5 things to watch
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Tulsa Oct. 19.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 19 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-hc
Tulsa hosts Rice Thursday night
TulsaHurricane.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-tulsa
Prog panel feeling the pain of A&M's losses to Alabama, Tennessee
The Eagle
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-eagle
College football schedule, predictions, game previews, scoreboard, lines: Week 8
MSN (This article originally appeared in College Football News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-msn
'News 6'
KOTV-TV (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-kotv (This segment aired five times.)
KRMG-FM (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-krmg (This segment aired twice.)
90th Percentile podcast: Talking youth baseball with D.C. Arendas of Rice baseball
A podcast features D.C. Arendas, Rice baseball's director of player development.
Baseball America
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-arendas
Men's tennis preview: ITA Texas Regional Championships
An article mentions that Rice tennis player Arthus de la Bassetiere will compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Texas Regional Oct. 20.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-bassetiere
Michael Penix Jr., Jordan Travis, Sam Hartman lead the pack of 40-plus 6th-year senior QBs
An article mentions Rice football player J.T. Daniels.
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-daniels
Midseason predictions: Can SMU or UTSA win the AAC? Texas favorite in Big 12? Who is the second best team in Texas?
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-daniels
College football's midseason statistical leaders: Washington, LSU stars headline national frontrunners
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-daniels
Cal men's basketball offseason recap
An article mentions Rice basketball player Sam Alajiki.
Write for California
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-alajiki
South Florida heads to Rice to begin final road trip
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play the University of South Florida Oct. 19.
GoUSFBulls.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-usf
Florida Atlantic visits Park West for UTSA Senior Night
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-utsa
SMU set to host Rice in back-to-back matches on Friday and Saturday
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play Southern Methodist University Oct. 20-21.
SMUMustangs.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-smu
Texas two-step awaits Charlotte 49ers at season's end
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team lost to the University of North Texas Sept. 21.
The Charlotte Post
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-cp
Charlotte begins season-ending road swing at North Texas
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-49ers
No. 8 Texas at Houston preview: Cougars host rare visit by the Longhorns
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 2.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-sbn
1st & 10: The Longhorn offense has benefitted greatly from explosive run plays
On3.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-on3
USF football and the 'rollercoaster of success, failure' in Year 1
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of South Florida Sept. 23.
Tampa Bay Times
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-tbt
Notebook: See what Tulane's Chris Brazzell thought of the interference call that nullified a long TD
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Tulane University Oct. 28.
Nola.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-nola
Ohio vs. Western Michigan live stream, how to watch online, CBS Sports Network channel finder, odds
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Connecticut Oct. 7.
CBSSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-cbs
From Bleachergate to Big 12: Why Texas' rare trip to Houston dredges up hard feelings
Rice Stadium is mentioned.
The Athletic (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-the.athletic
Pirates travel to SMU Thursday
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team lost to Southern Methodist University 6-3 Sept. 14.
ECUPirates.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-ecu
Xavier basketball: 2023-24 season preview for the Musketeers
An article mentions former Rice basketball player Quincy Olivari.
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-fs
Volleyball preview: Tulsa
Rice volleyball is mentioned.
GoShockers.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-shockers
Every NBA uniform, logo change for 2023-24 season
Rice is mentioned.
SportsLogos.net
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-sl
Michigan edges out Georgia to top KSL.com sports top 25 fan poll in Week 7
KSL.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-ksl
Houston comes out on top at Rice Fall Splash Invitational
An article features the results of last week's Rice Fall Splash Invitational swim meet.
SwimSwam
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-swim.swam
Key storylines for all 32 D-I conferences ahead of 2023-24
An article mentions that Rice is part of the American Athletic Conference.
ESPN
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-espan
Pirates look to win on homecoming against Charlotte
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated East Carolina University Sept. 30.
The East Carolinian
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-ec
WKU men's golf wins the Xavier Invitational
An article mentions that Rice will host the Bentwater Intercollegiate golf tournament in Montgomery, Texas, Feb. 12-13.
WBKO Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-wbko
NEWS RELEASES
Rice helping study how soil health improvement can boost crops
America's farmers rely on a host of practices such as cover cropping and crop rotation to maintain soil health, grow more productive crops and feed the U.S. and countries around the world. However, current research is too sparse to precisely demonstrate how these practices can actually affect the yields and bottom lines for farmers.
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-news-release-viens
Rice researcher scans tropical forest with mixed-reality device
Rice scientists used a commercially available mixed-reality headset with custom-designed software to measure and analyze forest floor vegetation, demonstrating a correlation between animal diversity and the mapped habitat of a Tanzanian national park. According to the paper published in the journal Ecology, the greater the microhabitat surface area, the richer the biodiversity of its mammals.
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-news-release-gorczynski-beaudrot
Rice Business' diversity, equity and inclusion conference Oct. 27 brings together industry experts
The annual diversity, equity and inclusion conference from Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business is slated for Oct. 27 and will provide a forum for awareness, dialogue and skill-building, according to event organizers.
http://dateline.rice/oct-19-news-release-rodriguez