FEATURED ITEMS
This Rice University professor developed cancer-detection technology: Her optical imaging system eliminates the need for a biopsy
An article features Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technology, who received the 2023 IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology. Maria Oden, teaching professor of bioengineering, director of the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen and co-director of Rice 360, is mentioned.
IEEE Spectrum
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-kortum-oden
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
To make influencers seem more authentic, just add #friends
Jaeyeon Chung, assistant professor of marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Forbes (India)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-chung
Houston has bucked the trend in homelessness. Can it afford to keep it up?
An article cites the 2023 State of Housing report by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal (This segment aired on more than 600 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-marketplace
Spokane needs to look beyond the known and commit to solving homelessness
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
The Spokesman-Review
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-sr
Editorial: Astrobotic launch is next step for space program in Pittsburgh
TribLive.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-tl
Aramco, KAUST form technology consortium to advance nonmetallic materials
An article mentions Rice's Carbon Hub.
Arab News
http://dateline.rice/jan-2-an
Un curso sobre Taylor Swift en Harvard causa furor y bate récords de inscriptos
An article mentions that Rice is offering a course on the lyrical evolution of Taylor Swift.
Infobae (This article also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-infobae
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Strong growth seen as likely for Austin metro in new year despite speed bumps in '23
Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business and professor of strategic management, is quoted.
Austin Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-rodriguez
Olson named board chair of Lone Star Flight Museum
Alumnus Pete Olson is featured.
The Fort Bend Star
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-olson
28 WISD students named Advanced Placement Scholars by the College Board
An article featuring Samuel Everett mentions that he hopes to attend Rice.
Waco Tribune-Herald
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-wth
BROADCAST
Texas seceding from the union (Jan. 9, 2024)
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 interviewed about Texas politics in a "Houston Matters" segment by Houston Public Media, and he is quoted in Ballotpedia.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-jones
Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D), Pervez Agwan (D) and Noor Mobeen (D) are running in the Democratic primary in Texas' 7th Congressional District
Ballotpedia
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-jones
Medical Moment: Using 'biosensors' to monitor digestive health
An article features Rice research into a new treatment for inflammatory bowel disease. Jeffrey Tabor, associate professor of bioengineering, is quoted.
WNDU Online (This segment also aired 11 times on KFVS-TV in Paducah, Kentucky.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-tabor
Health Beat: HAMR fights cancer
An article features Rice research into using a cytokine "drug factory" to treat cancer. Omid Veiseh, associate professor of bioengineering and faculty director of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator, is quoted. Bloomberg Law mentions that graduate student Samantha Fleury works in Veiseh's lab.
WFMZ Online (This segment also aired four times on WFMZ-TV in Philadelphia.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-veiseh
Aspiring women inventors still stalled by university patriarchy
Bloomberg Law
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-veiseh-fleury
A Texas community is being bombarded by cancer-causing benzene. State officials have known for nearly two decades.
Loren Hopkins, professor in the practice of statistics and environmental analysis, is quoted.
Texas Standard
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-hopkins
Texas Standard for Jan. 8, 2024: Inside Harris County's guaranteed income experiment
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 40 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-ts
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
No. 29 — professor Omid Veiseh and Paul Cherukuri, chief innovation officer at Rice University
A podcast features Omid Veiseh, associate professor of bioengineering and faculty director of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator, and Paul Cherukuri, vice president for innovation and associate research professor of electrical and computer engineering.
Slice of Healthcare
http://dateline.rice/jan-2-veiseh-cherukuri
Travel builds your brain capital
Harris Eyre, fellow in brain health in the Center for Health and Biosciences at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
Psychiatric Times
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-eyre
Oil traders are flocking to sanctions-free Venezuela
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.
Mint (This Economist article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-monaldi
Vibrating molecules destroy 99% of cancer cells
An article features Rice research using molecules that vibrate strongly when stimulated by light to destroy cancer cells. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted. Tour and alumnus and research scientist Ciceron Ayala-Orozco are quoted in Optics.org.
MSN Health (This article originally appeared in Inquirer.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-tour
Rice University vibrates cancer cells to destruction
Optics.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-tour-ciceron
Ken Kennedy Institute invites submissions for 2024 Energy High Performance Computing Conference
An article mentions that Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute will host the 17th Annual Energy High Performance Computing Conference March 5-7.
HPCWire.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-hpcwire
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Meteorite analysis shows Earth's building blocks contained water
An article mentions that André Izidoro, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, contributed to the featured research.
Caltech News
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-izidoro
Review: Balourdet Quartet brings youthful zest to NU music fest
An article features the Balourdet Quartet, which formed at Rice in 2018.
Evanston Roundtable
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-er
SPORTS
Charlotte's Lawrence, East Carolina's Gordon earn weekly honors
An article mentions Rice women's basketball player Destiny Jackson, who has been named to the American Athletic Conference's Weekly Honor Roll list.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-jackson
UT Martin's Jason Simpson named to AFCA Board of Trustees
An article mentions that Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren was recently elected to the American Football Coaches Association's Board of Trustees.
UTMSports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-bloomgren
Top 10 Washington quarterbacks of all time
A roundup features Rice assistant football coach Marques Tuiasosopo.
Beltway Insider
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-tuiasosopo
Jackson's buzzer-beater lifts Rice past SMU
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated Southern Methodist University 65-63 Jan. 7.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-the.american
Craig Bohl will take over as leader of football coaches association after retirement from Wyoming
Former Rice assistant football coach Craig Bohl is featured.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-ap
In the 'graduation gap bowl,' Black college athletes and students lose
An article mentions that Rice's football team is just one of seven that earned bowl bids to graduate at least 75% of both African-American and white student-athletes.
Yahoo! Life (This article originally appeared in The Root.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-yl
Dazia Lawrence named AAC Player of the Week
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Jan. 11.
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-49ers
Strong second half leads Charlotte to 91-69 win over UAB
Niner Times
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-nt
New contract takes GJ Kinne through 2028, details inside
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to Texas State University 45-21 in the First Responder Bowl Dec. 26.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-dctf
Texas college football final power rankings: Longhorns take top spot after CFP berth
GulfLive.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-gl
WBB preview: vs. Temple (Jan. 9)
An article mentions that the Rice women's basketball team defeated Wichita State University 76-64 Jan. 3.
GoShockers.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-shockers
Transfer portal: Texas O-lineman Sawyer Goram-Welch commits to Coastal Carolina
An article mentions the 2021 football game between Rice and the University of Texas at Austin.
Sports Illustrated's G5 Football Daily
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-si
No. 13 Memphis looking for win, but not drama, vs. UTSA
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to the University of Texas at San Antonio 89-82 Jan. 6.
CBS Sports (This Field Level Media article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-cbs
Michigan wins national championship in Houston as era comes to an end in college football
An article mentions that Rice Stadium hosted the final game of the Southwest Conference between Rice and the University of Houston in 1995.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-hpm
How will OSU's 2024 season compare to stars of the past returning to Stillwater?
An article mentions the 2009 football game between Rice and Oklahoma State University.
Pistols Firing
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-pf
NEWS RELEASES
Dreaming of justice: Rice to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day with lecture by Ohio State's Treva Lindsey
The Center for African and African American Studies at Rice will host a special event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On Jan. 16, Treva Lindsey, professor of women's, gender and sexuality studies at Ohio State University and co-founder of Black Feminist Night School at Zora's House, will deliver a lecture titled "Until Justice Rolls Down Like Water: The Enduring Power of Black Freedom Dreams."
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-news-release-caas
Rice psychology, immigration expert at the border, available for interviews
Luz Garcini, a Rice expert who focuses on the psychological impacts of migration on refugees and immigrants, will be at the Texas-Mexico border this week with the American Psychological Association's Presidential Task Force on Immigration.
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-news-release-garcini