Dateline Rice for Oct. 28, 2024 (Weekend Edition)

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Boeing strike shows up in September's decline in durable goods orders
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.
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal (This segment aired on more than 600 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-emmett

Can Colin Allred pull off a victory against Ted Cruz in Texas? Democrats hold their breath
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.
USA Today (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets, and it appeared in the print editions of 12 media outlets across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-jones
Mass deportation would be devastating for people and US economy
San Antonio Express-News (This article also appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the Oct. 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-jones
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-jones
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-jones.2
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-jones
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-jones.2

Presidential candidates propose different strategies to fight fentanyl
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in WPTZ Online, and it appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-harris
'Action News Weekend Sunrise'
KSBW-TV (Monterey, California)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-harris (This segment aired six times.)

HOUSTON/TEXAS

The early voter turnout rate in Texas is down from 2020. You'll still see long lines at the polls
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-stein

Houston gives millions for HOA trash collection. What happens if it imposes a garbage fee?
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance and director of the Center for Public Finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Landing (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-diamond

3 Houston innovators to know this week
A roundup features Paul Wotton, executive director of Rice’s Biotech Launch Pad, who co-founded Rice's RBL LLC with Omid Veiseh, professor of bioengineering and faculty director of the Launch Pad, and Jacob Robinson, professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow. The RBL LLC aims to take technology that is developed and de-risked from Rice's Biotech Launch Pad accelerator and form a pipeline for new companies. Today's Medical Developments features the news that Rice’s Biotech Launch Pad accelerator will lead the effort to commercialize a self-contained, implantable device to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity. Community members mentioned or quoted include Wotton, Veiseh, Robinson, Oleg Igoshin, professor of bioengineering and biosciences and of chemistry, and Paul Cherukuri, chief innovation officer and vice president for innovation, adjunct professor of management and entrepreneurship at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business and associate research professor in electrical and computer engineering.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-rbl.llc
Rice's Biotech Launch Pad to commercialize bioelectrical implant treatment for obesity, Type 2 diabetes
Today's Medical Developments
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-rice.launchpad

Ion's new energy transition players, how Texas ranks for efficiency and more top Houston news
A roundup features the Ion, a Houston-based tech hub owned by the Rice Management Co., and quotes Ken Jett, vice president of facilities and capital construction, president of the Rice Real Estate Company and adjunct professor of real estate at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
EnergyCapitalHTX
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-jett

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Medicare and Medicaid are leaving MD Anderson. Here's what that means
Maura Coughlin, assistant professor of economics, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the Oct. 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-coughlin

Asian Americans are Texas' fastest growing population. How will that impact the elections?
Tanika Raychaudhuri, assistant professor of political science, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the Oct. 27 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-raychaudhuri

Where to see horror movies on the big screen before Halloween in Houston
A roundup features movies screened this week by Rice Cinema.
Houston Chronicle 
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-hc

Let's make this election a good one
Rice is mentioned.
The Fort Bend Star
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-fbs

BROADCAST

Archives of the Impossible at Rice University marks 10 years: Exploring supernatural encounters and exponential growt
An article features Rice's Archives of the Impossible. Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, is quoted.
Click2Houston (This article also appeared in Click2Houston on YouTube, and this segment aired four times on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-kripal

City Club of Chicago: Promoting equitable cancer care and research in Chicago's communities of color
An article features former Rice provost Marie Lynn Miranda.
WGN Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-wgn

Organizers rally South Florida for early voting push
Rice is mentioned.
Local 10 Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-local10

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

America's most-hated Senator is in the 'fight of his political career'
Paul Brace, the Emeritus Clarence Carter Chair in Legal Studies, is quoted.
Jezebel
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-brace

Natural gas could become focal point in USMCA review, expert says
An article mentions the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Natural Gas Intelligence
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-ngi

Brave Little Company receives Houston Arts Alliance Grant for cast recording and public shows
An article features alumna Troy Scheid.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-scheid

New books about women artists | July–Sept 2024
A roundup features the book based on the exhibit "Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign in Us," which was on view at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts earlier this year.
Art Herstory
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-ah

The military is developing a helmet that will allow fighter pilots to maneuver their jets — and fire weapons — by just thinking about it.
An article mentions Rice research using gene therapy to reprogram neurons. 
Popular Mechanics
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-pm

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Ven en EU un México menos demócratico
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Tribuna de San Luis (This article also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets, and it appeared in the print edition of six media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-payan

URI engineering professor working to make voting processes run smoothly
An article mentions that Philip Kortum and Michael Byrne, both professors of psychological sciences, collaborated on the featured research.
The Westerly Sun
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-kortum-byrne

Concordia Nebraska professor of education Vicki Anderson shares TESOL expertise at university, in Ethiopia
An article mentions graduate student Jonathon Anderson.
Concordia University News
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-anderson

Governor Healey nominates two to appeals court
Alumna Gloria Tan is featured.
iBerkshires.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-tan

SPORTS

Durell Robinson leads the way for UConn in 17-10 win over Rice
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Connecticut 17-10 Oct. 26.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 100 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-ap
UConn defense puts the clamps on Rice
UConnHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-uconn
Football: Huskies battle through comeback campaign to defeat Rice 17-10  
The Daily Campus
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-dc
Rice falls at UConn 17-10
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-the.american
For Rice Owls, football turnaround starts with forcing turnovers against UConn
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the Oct. 26 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-hc
'NBC CT News Today'
WVIT-TV (Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-wvit (This segment aired seven times.)
'News 8'
WTNH-TV (Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-wtnh (This segment aired three times.)
'Fox 61 Morning News'
WTIC-TV (Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-wtic (This segment aired nine times.)
'Eyewitness News Sunday'
WFSB-TV (Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-wfsb (This segment aired nine times.)
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston) 
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-kprc (This segment aired twice.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-kprc2
'Fox 26 Morning News Weekends'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-kriv
WTIC-AM (Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-wtic (This segment aired twice.)

Rice, Tulsa players take singles titles; Tulsa, Charlotte tandems win doubles crowns at American Tennis Championships
An article about the American Athletic Conference Individual Tennis Championships at Rice mentions that Owl Divna Ratkovic won the women's singles title
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-ratkovic
Finals pairings set in American Athletic Conference Individual Tennis Championships
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-the.american
ECU roundup: Women's tennis competes at individual championships; Guzman named diver of week
Reflector
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-reflector
Men's tennis concludes action at the AAC Individual Championships
OwlSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-temple
Women's tennis completes play at the AAC Individual Championships
OwlSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-temple
Green Wave wraps up competition in Houston, Birmingham
TulaneGreenWave.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-tgw
This Week in Athletics — Oct. 28, 2024
UTAMavs.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-uta

Bader delivers again in 1-0 win at Rice
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team lost to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1-0 Oct. 27.
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-49ers
Charlotte women's soccer looks to continue hot streak with battle against Rice
Niner Times
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-nt
Memphis clinches No. 1 seed for American Women's Soccer Championship
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-the.american
Charlotte travels to Rice for final road match of regular season
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-49ers

Volleyball falls to Rice in four
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team defeated Tulane University 3-1 Oct. 25.
TulaneGreenWave.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-tulane

No. 12 Notre Dame knocks error-prone No. 24 Navy from unbeaten ranks
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Navy Nov. 2.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in 100 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-ap

The Houston Angels won the first women's pro hoops title, thanks to a shrewd coaching move
An article mentions former Rice men's head basketball coach Don Knodel.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-knodel
 
This date in Texas history: While tying, UT and Rice answer John F. Kennedy's question
An article mentions the 1962 football game between Rice and the University of Texas at Austin.
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-ys

The moment UH kicker Jack Martin waited for his whole life arrived against Utah. He delivered
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Houston 33-7 Sept. 14.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the Oct. 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-hc

Swimming and diving wins 9 events in second consecutive team win
An article mentions that Rice hosted a swim meet Oct. 26.
GoUTRGV.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-utrgv
Swimming and diving picks up first team win at Celts Classic
GoUTRGV.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-utrgv
Celt Classic: Day Two
USTCelts.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-ust
UST swim ready to make waves
USTCelts.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-ust
 
IU's Curt Cignetti and the 35-year-old recliner he can't let go: 'Brilliance happens there'
An article features former Rice assistant football coach Curt Cignetti.
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in the Indianapolis Star.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-ys

After flat outing against Rice, Tulane fired up to square off against North Texas
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to Tulane University 24-10 Oct. 19.
Nola.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-nola
Analysis: Tulane Green Wave surge under proven philosophy at North Texas
Sports Illustrated's Tulane Green Wave
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-si

Lady Chaps ready to roll: Rice Tuesday then regular season tips at D2CCA Classic
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play Lubbock Christian University in an exhibition game Oct. 29.
LCUChaps.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-lcu

NEWS RELEASE

Rice launches Center for Customer-Based Execution and Strategy at the Jones Graduate School of Business
Rice has launched the Center for Customer-Based Execution and Strategy, housed within the Jones Graduate School of Business. The center is dedicated to researching, understanding and sharing customer-centered concepts and practices with for-profit and nonprofit organizations. It will serve as a hub for research scholars, business executives and nonprofit leaders to improve customer value, employee engagement and shareholder returns.
http://dateline.rice/oct-28-news-release-jones.school

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