NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Cash assistance for groceries offers families more flexibility
An article features a Rice study that compares two aid programs — Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer cash assistance and in-kind food distributions. Co-authors quoted include Rachel Kimbro, dean of the School of Social Sciences, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences and professor of sociology, and graduate student Simon Fern.
Futurity (This article also appeared in Medical Xpress.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-kimbro-fern
Will 'Texas tough' work in fighting fentanyl fatalities?
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Christian Science Monitor
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-harris
Strong growth seen as likely for Austin metro in new year despite speed bumps in '23
Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business and professor of strategic management, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This KXAN Online article originally appeared in the Austin Business Journal, and it appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-rodriguez
Biden-Harris administration awards nearly $80M for wireless innovation
An article mentions Rice is receiving a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration for its ETHOS project, a multidimensional approach to testing stability, energy efficiency and performance in machine learning-enabled 5G radio access networks.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-ethos
Cornyn: Rice University to receive nearly $2M for research to help lower consumer wireless costs
The Katy News
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-ethos
NTIA awards $80M for wireless research; DISH gets the lion’s share
Telecompetitor
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-ethos
HOUSTON/TEXAS
10 Houston scientists named to fellowship for turning research into businesses
An article features the 2024 class of Rice Innovation Fellows, a program started by the Office of Innovation and the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The class includes Ph.D. candidates Barclay Jumet, Tianshu Zhai, Zachary Kingston, Soobin Cho, Sara Abouelniaj, Alisha Menon, Wil Thomason, Jeremy Daum, Jonathan Montes and Andrew Walters. Daniel Preston, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; Lydia Kavraki, the Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science, Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of the Ken Kennedy Institute for Information; Caleb Bashor, assistant professor of bioengineering and biosciences; Frank Liu, alumnus; and Annise Parker, alumna and former Houston mayor, are mentioned.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-innovations-fellows
Lucrative songbirds trafficked in Houston, sold for hundreds of dollars, feds say
Rafael Marcondes, an Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Fellow in biosciences at Rice, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-marcondes
Houston evictions are skyrocketing. One court is testing a solution.
An article features alumna Loreta Kovacic.
Texas Monthly
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-kovacic
James Drake-inspired stage performance to premiere in Houston
An article features the stage performance "Can We Know the Sound of Forgiveness," which was commissioned for Rice's Shepherd School of Music in collaboration with Carnegie Hall and will be performed at Rice's Morrison Theater at Brockman Hall for Opera Jan. 20.
Glasstire
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-shepherd-school
Here are the top 15 things to do in Houston this weekend
An article mentions "Fugal Games" will be performed at Rice's Duncan Recital Hall Jan. 13.
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-cmh
BROADCAST
Justin Cronin, bestselling Houston author of 'The Passage' trilogy and 'The Ferryman'
Rice writer-in-residence Justin Cronin is featured.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-cronin
This is when ERCOT predicts we could see rolling blackouts
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-cohan
KTRH-AM (Houston)
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about Mexican cartels.
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-payan (This segment also aired on WIND-AM in Chicago and WABC-AM in New York, and it appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
'The Daytripper'
A broadcast mentions the James Turrell "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on Rice's Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion, and it mentions alumni Brock Wagner and Nicholas Walther of Saint Arnold Brewing Co.
KUHT-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-kuht
'KHOU 11 Morning News'
Rice is mentioned in a segment about the route for the Houston Marathon scheduled for Jan. 14.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-khou
'Armstrong & Getty'
A broadcast mentions that Rice is offering the course "Afrochemistry: The Study of Black-Life Matter."
KNSS-AM (Wichita, Kansas; this segment aired on more than 10 other affiliate stations.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-afrochemistry
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Rice bioengineering curriculum cultivates human-centered approach to medical design
An article features news that Rice received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to help develop a bioengineering curriculum intended to cultivate inclusive design principles for students contemplating a career as medical practitioners or medical technology innovators. Kirsten Ostherr, the Gladys Louise Fox Professor of English, director of Rice's Medical Humanities Program and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, and Sabia Abidi, assistant teaching professor of bioengineering, are quoted.
Today's Medical Developments
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-ostherr-abidi
De Lange Conference at Rice explores synthetic biology future
An article features news of Rice's upcoming De Lange Conference scheduled for Feb. 9-10 at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy with preconference events Jan. 23-24.
Mirage
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-de-lange
Ashok Veeraraghavan of Rice wins O'Donnell Award in Texas
An article features Ashok Veeraraghavan, professor of electrical and computer engineering, who will receive the 2024 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Engineering from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology.
Mirage (This article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-veeraraghavan
Rice scientists track brain gene expression via blood test
An article features collaborative Rice research developing a noninvasive way to monitor gene expression dynamics in the brain. Co-author Jerzy Szablowski, assistant professor of bioengineering, is quoted.
Mirage (This article previously appeared in MSN Health and Medical Xpress and was in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-szablowski
Brain secrets in a blood drop: Rice’s groundbreaking gene tracking
Sci Tech Daily
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-szablowski
Tracking genes in the brain via noninvasive methods
MSN Health (This article originally appeared on AZoLifeSciences.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-szablowski
Aramco, KAUST form a five-year tech consortium to advance nonmetallic materials in energy applications
An article mentions Rice's Carbon Hub.
Middle East Economy (A similar article previously appeared in Arab News, and it appeared in a recent edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-carbon-hub
Aramco, KAUST to form consortium for nonmetallics and composites in energy applications
AAWSAT.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-carbon-hub
Saudi electricity and gas supply activities surge 38.6% in November: GASTAT
Al Khaleej Today
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-carbon-hub
Top 3 unique financial wellness benefits that your company might offer in 2024
Alumnus Ben Gran authored an article.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in The Ascent.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-gran
Nibco promotes 2 to VP positions
Alumnus Rudy Smith is featured.
The Air Conditioning Heating Refrigeration News (A similar article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-smith
Meet the AAS keynote speakers: Dr. Karen Meech
An article features alumna Karen Meech.
Astrobites
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-meech
Who is Brian Armstrong? A deep dive into the Coinbase founder
An article features alumnus Brian Armstrong.
BeInCrypto.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-armstrong
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Naomi Halas, Ph.D. '87, wins Mildred Dresselhaus Prize
An article features news that Naomi Halas, University Professor, professor of electrical and computer engineering, bioengineering, chemistry, physics and astronomy and materials science and nanoengineering and director of Rice's Smalley-Curl Institute, won the 2024 Mildred Dresselhaus Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomaterials from the American Physical Society.
Bryn Mawr News
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-halas
I spent five days in Houston and found something better than NASA
An article mentions the James Turrell "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on Rice's Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion.
Metro UK
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-skyspace
US-based Nigerian scholar honours Dr. Stacy Lee Ware with endowment fund to support cancer patients in ABU, OAU
An article features Stacy Lee Ware and mentions that she served as the former director of Rice's Student Health Services.
Daily Nigerian
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-ware
As General Assembly session begins, Perry reflects on her path to the statehouse
An article mentions Russet Perry's family moved to Houston so her mother could attend Rice.
Loudown Times-Mirror
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-times-mirror
CNCC Corner — Happy New Year!
Rice is mentioned.
The Herald Times
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-herald-times
SPORTS
Owls return home to face Charlotte
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team will play the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Jan. 11.
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-womens-basketball
Charlotte prepares for road test at Rice Thursday
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-womens-basketball
South Florida hosts Rice for nationally televised game
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team with play the University of South Florida Jan. 12.
GoUSFBulls.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-mens-basketball
Four niners score in double figures as Charlotte handles Tulsa
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team will play the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Jan. 16.
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-mens-basketball
Cryer named to Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team played the University of Houston earlier this season.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-mens-basketball
Rodney Terry provides injury update on Kadin Shedrick
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team played the University of Texas at Austin earlier this season.
On3.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-mens-basketball
WGCH-AM (Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut)
A broadcast mentions former Rice men's basketball player Quincy Olivari.
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-olivari
10 super talented college football players who are sons of former NFL players
An article mentions Rice football player Luke McCaffrey.
Total Pro Sports
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-mccaffrey
Tale of two cities: How do Cleveland and Houston compare?
An article mentions that Rice Stadium hosted Super Bowl VIII in 1974.
Cleveland.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-rice-stadium
Steve Sarkisian could turn to familiar names to replace Texas DL coach Bo Davis
An article mentions former Rice assistant football coach Frank Okam.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-okam
2025 and beyond West Texas recruits to keep an eye on
Rice is mentioned.
TexasTech.Rivals.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-tt
No. 2 Aggies open their spring campaign this weekend in San Diego
An article mentions that the Rice women's tennis team is scheduled to compete in the ITA Kickoff Weekend tournament Jan. 27-28 in Fort Worth and against Texas A&M Feb. 18.
KBTX Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-womens-tennis
Cougars open 2024 with test in dual meet against ranked Aggies
An article mentions that the Rice women's swim team is scheduled to face the University of Houston and the University of Miami (Florida) Jan. 26.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-11-womens-swimming