FEATURED ITEMS
Rice University leader balances tradition with innovation to drive growth, global impact
President Reginald DesRoches is featured in InnovationMap's Houston Innovator Podcast and discusses Rice's goal of becoming the world’s premier teaching and research university by delivering unparalleled personalized education and propelling breakthrough discoveries to transform lives and better humanity. The article also mentions the Rice Global Paris Center; Rice Global India, which will focus on advancing research in sustainable energy, climate change, artificial intelligence and biotechnology; and RBL LLC, which aims to take technology that is developed and de-risked from Rice's Biotech Launch Pad accelerator and form a pipeline for new companies. Rice Global India is also featured in a Houston Chronicle article that quotes DesRoches and Caroline Levander, the Carlson Professor in the School of Humanities, professor of English and vice president for global and digital strategy.
InnovationMap (This article also appeared in Audio Boom.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-desroches
Rice University adds to global footprint with new center in India
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Nov. 27 print edition, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-desroches-levander
Rice University hires head football coach from Davidson
Several articles feature the news that Scott Abell will be the new head coach of Rice's football team. President Reginald DesRoches is mentioned, and Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland is quoted.
Houston Business Journal (Similar articles also appeared in 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-abell-desroches-mcclelland
Rice hires Scott Abell of Davidson College as next football coach
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Nov. 27 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-abell-mcclelland
'13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-abell (This segment aired five times.)
'KHOU 11 News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-abell (This segment aired twice.)
'CW 39 Weather and Traffic'
KIAH-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-abell (This segment aired twice.)
'Fox 26 News'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-abell (This segment aired twice.)
'WCNC Charlotte'
WCNC-TV (Charlotte, North Carolina)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-abell
'Spectrum News 1'
Spectrum News (Charlotte, North Carolina)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-abell (This segment aired four times.)
'WCCB News'
WCCB-TV (Charlotte, North Carolina)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-abell
WFAE-FM (Charlotte, North Carolina)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-abell
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
After disasters like Milton, whites gain wealth, while people of color lose, research shows
Jim Elliott, professor and chair of sociology and co-director of Rice's Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience, is quoted.
Miami Herald (This article also appeared in MSN Weather.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-elliott
How do we know evolution is still happening today?
Scott Solomon, teaching professor of biosciences, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in IFL Science.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-solomon
How scientists developed pills that can replace injections
Omid Veiseh, professor of bioengineering, faculty director of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted.
The Indian Express (This article also appeared in the Nov. 26 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-veiseh
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Distinguished Rice Owls
An article features the biennial "An Evening for Rice's Honour" fundraiser for Rice Athletics Oct. 15. The Distinguished Owl Club Award honorees included alumna Dana Burch; Göran Haag, a member of the external advisory board of Rice's Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, board of trustees emerita; alumnus and former basketball player David Gibbs, who is the namesake of Rice's Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center; and alumnus Thomas F.A. Hetherington. Community members mentioned include trustee emeritus Bobby Tudor; trustee adviser Walter McReynolds; and trustee emeritus Bucky Allshouse.
The Buzz Magazines
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-distinguished.owl.club
Keep the Bible in Sunday school
An article cites a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into the percentage of Texas schools that are underfunded.
The Paisano
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-the.paisano
'2 News Oklahoma'
KJRH-TV (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-kjrh
BROADCAST
Analysis: Should Texans be worried about possible tariffs after President-elect Trump takes office?
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.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-jones
What the PUC's report and pending audit mean for CenterPoint — and the PUC itself
Alumnus Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation policy in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-emmett
National Links: Experiencing streets blind
Streets.MN
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-emmett
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire
Richard Sindelar, nonresident scholar in global diplomacy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired twice on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-sindelar
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
A broadcast mentions a report by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into the possible economic outcomes if Texas experiences future water shortages.
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-krld
WIBC-FM (Indianapolis)
A broadcast mentions collaborative Rice research that uncovered a key mechanism by which sleep enhances neuronal and behavioral performance.
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-wibc
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Exploring how emotion, aging and sleep impact memory
Randi Martin, the Elma Schneider Professor of Psychology, is featured.
Association for Psychological Science
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-martin
Novel imaging technique for nanoscale structures
An article features collaborative Rice research in to super-resolution microscopy. Co-authors quoted include Anna-Karin Gustavsson, the Norman Hackerman-Welch Young Investigator and assistant professor of chemistry and director of Rice's Center for Nanoscale Imaging Sciences; and graduate students Nahima Saliba and Gabriella Gagliano.
AZo Optics (This article also appeared in News-Medical.net, Health Tech World, Mirage, MSN Money Great Britain and News-Medical.net on MSN Money Great Britain.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-gustavsson-saliba-gagliano
Scientists invent new cost-effective method for removing a major pollutant from the air we breathe: 'This represents a big milestone'
An article features Rice research developing an electrochemical reactor that may reduce energy consumption for direct air capture. Haotian Wang, the William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted.
The Cool Down (This article also appeared in MSN Weather.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-wang
Cyclical emissions — creating methane from carbon dioxide
Securities.io
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-sec
Meet the MBA Class of 2026: Taylor Martin, Northwestern University (Kellogg)
Rice is mentioned.
Poets&Quants
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-p&q
New York City's first passive house school by Architecture Research Office opens to students and teachers
Architect's Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-an
Rice Real Estate welcomes 3 new tenants to namesake shopping center in Houston
An article mentions the Rice Real Estate Co.
Rebusiness Online
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-ro
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Priyanka Senthil — from student intern to health care advocate
Rice senior Priyanka Senthil is featured.
India West
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-senthil
Troy Van Voorhis to step down as department head of chemistry
Alumnus Troy Van Voorhis is featured.
MIT News
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-van.voorhis
Taking WCTC to the next level
Rice is mentioned.
The Waukesha County Freeman
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-wcf
Stunning. Tracking endowments to top US college and universities
Patch (Lakeland, Florida)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-patch
Loyola receives international award for entrepreneurship education
An article mentions that Rice's Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers in the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship recently held a conference.
Loyola University News
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-loyola
SPORTS
East Carolina, FIU, Rice earn weekly honors
An article features Rice swimmer Ella Dyson, who has been named the American Athletic Conference's Swimming Athlete of the Week.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-dyson
'Always been my dream': Vermont All-State lineman commits to D-I college football program
An article features Rice football player Graham Walker.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in The Burlington Free Press.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-walker
Plays by Chenault and Knox indicative of USF standard as Bulls prepare to close regular season at Rice
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of South Florida Nov. 30.
GoUSFBulls.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-usf
Owls await Pride as Hofstra heads to the Bahamas for Baha Mar Championship
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play Hofstra University in the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship in Nassau, Bahamas, Nov. 29.
GoHofstra.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-hofstra
Featuring the Runnin' Utes: Keanu Dawes
An article features former Rice men's basketball player Keanu Dawes.
UtahUtes.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-utes
Why it matters that 2026 No. 1 baseball recruit Grady Emerson flipped from TCU to Texas
Rice is mentioned.
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in USA Today's High School Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-yahoo
High expectations: Led by coach Angie Nelp, TU women's basketball continues its ascent
An article featuring Angie Nelp mentions that she is a former Rice assistant basketball coach.
Tulsa People
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-tp
NEWS RELEASES
New imaging platform developed by Rice researchers revolutionizes 3D visualization of cellular structures
A team of researchers led by Anna-Karin Gustavsson at Rice has developed an innovative imaging platform that promises to improve our understanding of cellular structures at the nanoscale. This platform, called soTILT3D for single-objective tilted light sheet with 3D point spread functions, offers significant advancements in super-resolution microscopy, enabling fast and precise 3D imaging of multiple cellular structures while the extracellular environment can be controlled and flexibly adjusted.
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-news-release-gustavsson
Rice collaborators host inaugural convening to promote advancement of global cancer detection efforts
The Center for Innovation and Translation of POC Technologies for Equitable Cancer Care (CITEC) hosted its inaugural convening Nov. 11-12 at Rice, marking a significant milestone in ongoing efforts to advance health equity in cancer care. The event brought together leading minds in engineering, oncology and global health to foster collaboration and recognize achievements within CITEC’s community.
http://dateline.rice/nov-27-news-release-citec