NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
RSVP? Democrats are split on snubbing or showing up for Donald Trump's inauguration
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is quoted.
USA Today (This article also appeared in AOL and 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-brinkley
Road to a top college: With Ivies fading, here are the new elite schools
An article mentions that Rice is on Forbes' list of "New Ivies."
New York Post (This article also appeared in MSN Education.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-nyp
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University opens new School of Architecture building, completes renovations to separate facility
An article features the news that the Rice School of Architecture opened its Cannady Hall for Architecture, named for William Cannady, professor emeritus of architecture, Dec. 5. Community members quoted or mentioned include President Reginald DesRoches; Igor Marjanović, the William Ward Watkin Dean; Kelly Fox, vice president for finance and administration; and academic visitors Alison Von Glinow and Lap Chi Kwong. The article also mentions the following stories: Rice broke ground earlier this year on a new $54.5 million building for the Jones Graduate School of Business; Rice is constructing Sarofim Hall, which will house the Department of Art and is expected to be completed next year; and Rice recently unveiled its newly redesigned Academic Quadrangle.
Houston Business Journal (This article appeared in the Dec. 13-19 print and digital editions, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-cannady.hall
Rice students celebrate with Pre-Chanukah Bash
An article features Chabad at Rice's Pre-Chanukah Bash. Community members quoted or mentioned include President Reginald DesRoches; Rabbi Shmuli Slonim and Nechama Slonim, co-directors of Chabad at Rice; Chabad at Rice student president and McMurtry College senior Perry Gilberd; vice president and Martel College junior Ellie Mandelker; and Baker College senior Naomi Consiglio.
Jewish Herald-Voice (This article also appeared in Newsbreak.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-chabad.at.rice
Texas healthcare: Big state, bigger challenges, bold solution
An article mentions that Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Health and Biosciences and professor of economics, participated in a webinar about the state of health care in Texas.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-ho
Janis Scott, Houston's 'bus lady,' arts patron and tireless advocate for public transit, dies at 73
An article features alumna Janis Scott, who died Dec. 9 at 73. The article also highlights an essay Scott wrote for Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research about Houston's transit system in 2020.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-scott
The Greater Houston Partnership expects a strong 2025. Here's what could drive the region's economy.
Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research is cited.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-hc
3 clean energy innovators make Forbes list of top young energy professionals
An article features alumnus Rawand Rasheed, who has been named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list for energy and green tech.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-rasheed
News from the Lake Creek Settlement: Christmas in 1839, 'Frohe Weihnachten'
An article features Max Freund, former Rice professor of German.
Woodlands Online
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-wo
Bridgeland's mass timber office building tops out
An article mentions Rice's Hanszen College, which is a large-scale mass timber project.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-hbj
Houston Symphony packs the holidays with traditional favorites
A roundup features alumna Emily Treigle, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-treigle
BROADCAST
KUT-FM (Austin)
A broadcast cites a Rice study into the percentage of Texas public schools that are underfunded.
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-kut (This segment aired twice.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Physicists uncover strong light-matter interactions in quantum spin liquids
An article features collaborative Rice research into the state of quantum spin liquid in pyrochlore cerium stannate. Co-author Andriy Nevidomskyy, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
MSN Science (This article originally appeared in Phys.org, and it appeared in Technology.org, Mirage and Science Daily.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-nevidomskyy
America is building the world's biggest battery — and it will run on rust
Daniel Cohan, professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Popular Mechanics (This article also appeared in Knowledia.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-cohan
Four women scholars appointed to new faculty positions
A roundup featuring alumna Elizabeth Freimuth mentions that she will join the faculty at Rice's Shepherd School of Music in the fall of 2025.
Women in Academia Report
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-freimuth
HPC creates: A record-breaking gathering of innovation and inspiration
An article mentions that graduate student Jason Ludmir's poster won the Association for Computing Machinery's Student Research Competition
at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis Nov. 17-22.
SC24
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-ludmir
Composer Reiko Füting releases 'DistantViolinSound' this Feberuary
Alumnus Reiko Füting is featured.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-futing
Conductor James Gaffigan leads the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra's first 'Concert of Arias' performance
An article features alumnus James Gaffigan and mentions that he studied under the late Larry Rachleff, the former Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestral Conducting at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-gaffigan-rachleff
Chip industry week in review
A roundup features the Rice research paper "Design-Agnostic Distributed Timing Fault Injection Monitor With End-to-End Design Automation."
Semiconductor Engineering
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-se
Texas space incubator awards rocket club grants
An article mentions that a rocket team at Rice has been awarded a grant to develop the space workforce pipeline in Texas.
Payload
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-payload
The National Building Museum unveils hidden treasures with opening of new permanent exhibition 'Visible Vault: Open Collections Storage'
A roundup mentions Rice's Herring Hall.
National Building Museum
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-nbm
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
MCS senior Jaeyun Jung is a QuestBridge Scholar
An article mentions Will Rice College senior Victoria Santos, who participated in the QuestBridge National College Match scholarship program.
Marianas Variety
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-santos
Competing to shape the future of clean energy
An article mentions Rice's Cleantech Innovation Conference and the Rice Energy Finance Summit.
Yale School of Management
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-y.som
Cultivating a love for Scripture in academia
An article features alumnus Gregory MaGee.
Taylor University's The Echo News
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-magee
Aaron LeMay hired for CFO post
An article featuring Aaron LeMay mentions that he formerly worked at Rice.
University of Louisville News
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-ul
SPORTS
How Perot Museum exec Drexell Owusu's All-American career at Rice shaped his leadership style
An article features alumnus and former Rice track and field athlete Drexell Owusu.
D Magazine
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-owusu
Women's tennis releases 2025 schedule
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team is slated to play Texas Christian University Feb. 1.
GoFrogs.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-tcu
American Athletic Conference announces affiliate members in women's swimming and diving, championship site in 2026
An article mentions that Rice competes in the American Athletic Conference.
TheAmerican.org (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-the.american
Liberty swimming and diving to join American Athletic Conference in 2025
LibertyFlames.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-lf
Who's playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment
KCCI Online
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-kcci
Florida Memorial University announces Kevin Nesfield as interim athletic director
An article featuring Kevin Nesfield mentions that he formerly worked at Rice.
Florida Memorial University
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-fmu
Wild FC adds Dutch defender Miijke Roelfsema to debut roster
An article features former Rice soccer player Miijke Roelfsema.
MSN Sports Canada (This article originally appeared in the Calgary Herald.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-roelfsema
Where 49ers would pick in 2025 NFL Draft after brutal loss to Rams
An article mentions former Rice football player Earl Cooper.
NBC Sports Bay Area (This article also appeared in Yahoo! Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-nbc
Columbus vs. Edna: Live score updates from Texas high school football playoffs
An article mentions that Rice Stadium is hosting a high school state semifinal football game.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in High School on SI.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-msn.sports
Columbus dominates Edna, advances to state final
Texas HS Football
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-thsf
Columbus proves too much for Edna in semifinals
Victoria Advocate
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-va
'KHOU 11 News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-khou
Vols announce full 2025 baseball schedule
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play the University of Tennessee in the Astros Foundation College Classic March 1.
UTSports.com (This article also appeared in 247Sports.com, The Daily Beacon, Vols Wire, The Daily News Journal and Rivals.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-ut
Dec. 19 GSU vs. Sam Houston New Orleans Bowl football tickets
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to Sam Houston State University 34-14 Aug. 31.
iHeart Sports
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-ihs
'H-Town High School Sports'
An article mentions that D'Andre Hardeman Jr. has committed to sign with Rice to play football.
ATTSW-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-attsw