Dateline Rice for Oct. 4, 2024

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FEATURED ITEM

Here's what to know about Rice University's 'Momentous' strategic plan
An article features the news that President Reginald DesRoches recently unveiled the strategic plan Momentous: Personalized Scale for Global Impact, which aims to position Rice as the world's premier teaching and research university.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front page of the Oct. 4 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-desroches

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

China buys nearly all of Iran's oil exports, but has options if Israel attacks
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at Rice's Baker Institute for the Public Policy, is quoted.
The New York Times
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-collins

In floods like Hurricane Helene's, toxic chemicals are a silent and growing threat
An article was co-authored by Jim Elliott, professor and chair of sociology and co-director of Rice's Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience (CFAR); Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology and co-director of CFAR; and research scientist Phylicia Lee Brown. Elliott and Boyer are featured in Yahoo! News.
Scientific American (This Conversation article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-elliott-boyer
Rising sea levels could cause more flooding in and around Houston area
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Fox 26 Online, and this segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-elliott-boyer

One in three Harris County, Texas residents face victimization: Report
An article features a new report by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into victims of hate crimes in Harris County. Daniel Potter, director of the Houston Population Research Center at the Kinder Institute, is quoted.
MSN (This Phys.org article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-potter
Hate crime reporting (Oct. 3, 2024)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-potter
'4 p.m. newscast for Oct. 3, 2024'
Podchaser (This newscast originally appeared in Houston Public Media, and the segment aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-potter
'5 p.m. newscast for Oct. 3, 2024'
Podchaser (This newscast originally appeared in Houston Public Media, and the segment aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-potter
'6 p.m. newscast for Oct. 3, 2024'
Podchaser (This newscast originally appeared in Houston Public Media, and the segment aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-potter
'5:31 a.m. newscast for Oct. 4, 2024'
Podchaser (This newscast originally appeared in Houston Public Media, and the segment aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-potter
'6:31 a.m. newscast for Oct. 4, 2024'
Podchaser (This newscast originally appeared in Houston Public Media, and the segment aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-potter
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-kstx (This segment aired on seven affiliate stations across Texas.)

The 'widowhood effect': How losing a spouse can affect your health
An article features Rice research into grief and inflammation. Co-author Chris Fagundes, professor of psychological sciences and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted.
AOL (This Yahoo! Life article also appeared in Yahoo! Life UK and MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-fagundes

Clever birds and killer bots: What to know about swarm intelligence
Lisa O’Bryan, assistant research professor of electrical and computer engineering and a Rice Academy Junior Fellow, is quoted.
MSN (Australia; this article originally appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-obryan

Hidden costs for international students in the US
Rice is mentioned.
U.S. News & World Report (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-us.news

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice researchers secure $35M federal grant to advance medical device technology
An article 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. Omid Veiseh, professor of bioengineering and faculty director of the Launch Pad, and Paul Wotton, executive director of the Launch Pad, are quoted.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-veiseh

The Village of River Oaks presents Leaders & Legends: See who made CityBook’s 2024 list
An article features former President David Leebron, University Professor and the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Legal Studies.
Houston CityBook
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-leebron

Two of the hottest Texas House races this year are in San Antonio
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.
San Antonio Express-News
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-jones

HCA Houston Healthcare back in major insurer's network with last-minute extension (update)
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, is quoted.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-ho

Occidental to open new workspace in the Ion innovation hub in Midtown Houston
An article mentions the Ion, a Houston-based tech hub owned by the Rice Management Co., and Rice Nexus, an innovation hub housed at the Ion and aimed at transforming ideas from faculty and students into market-ready technology.
HoustonInno
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hou.inno

Memorial Hermann Houston Rockets Training Center to help boost team performance, revenue (PHOTOS)
Carrie Potter, lecturer in sport management, is quoted.
Houston Business Journal (This article appeared in the Oct. 4-10 print and digital editions and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-potter

Reducing government financing options costs us
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, authored an op-ed.
Houston Business Journal (This op-ed appeared on page 67 in the Oct. 4-10 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-diamond

BCM receives $50M for new tower, Houston named a top metro for entrepreneurs, and more trending news
A roundup features late alumnus Scott Gale, a graduate of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, who died Sept. 24 at 40. The article also mentions that Gale co-founded the Jones Student Association for Executives and served on the Rice Business Alumni Association Board and the Energy Advisory Board for the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-gale

'Wolf Pack' athletes walk the red carpet at 25th anniversary celebration
An article mentions that Rice hosted the 1999 Special Olympic Summer Games.
The Katy Times
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-kt

Houston Hillel boasts invaluable student interns
McMurtry College sophomore Mira Goldstein and Baker College senior Warren Weissbluth are mentioned.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-goldstein-weissbluth

NEWS: Rankings, accolades help determine college trajectory
An article mentions that Rice is No. 1 in Texas according to Niche.
Texas A&M International University's The Bridge
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-tamiu

The Woodlands' new luxury land breaks ground — the Ritz-Carlton Residences start to rise with waterfront wows
An article mentions that late architect John Franz Staub designed buildings on Rice's campus.
PaperCity
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-pc

An un-pho-gettable celebration
An article mentions Rice's Vietnamese Student Association.
Three Penny Press
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-tpp

BROADCAST

Four inducted into Manship Hall of Fame during Thursday ceremony
An article features late alumnus Martin Johnson, who was inducted into the Louisiana State University's Manship School of Mass Communication's Hall of Fame Oct. 3.
WBRZ Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-johnson

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Climate opportunities and tradeoffs: Lab Session highlights
Alumnus 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, is featured.
Luminary Labs
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-cherukuri

New faculty appointments for five women scholars
A roundup features Rachel Schneider, who has been appointed director of the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance's new Religion and Public Life Center at Rice.
Women in Academia Report
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-schneider
 
Fiscal Year 2024 Small Innovative Projects in Solar (SIPS): Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power and Photovoltaics Funding Program
A roundup mentions that a project led by Laura Schaefer, the Burton J. and Ann M. McMurtry Chair in Engineering and professor in mechanical engineering, is one of 16 to receive funding by the U.S. Department of Energy's Small Innovative Projects in Solar program.
Energy.gov
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-schaefer
Small Innovative Projects selected for $5.4M in funding
North American Clean Energy
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-nace

Il metodo Hazzard-Wang: Spiegare le interazioni microscopiche nei materiali in fisica quantistica
Kaden Hazzard, associate professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Reccom
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hazzard

New material improves lithium-ion battery safety
An article mentions that Rice collaborated on the featured research.
AZo Nano (This article also appeared in MSN Money Great Britain, Phys.org and Phys.org in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-azo

Exxon Mobil ramps up $400M CCS project in Wyoming
An article mentions that Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy co-hosted a recent energy summit.
Hart Energy
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-he

From JFK to Elon Musk: The spirit of exploration lives on
President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
McConnell Center blog
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-mc
Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, the charismatic Cold War hero
Firstpost
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-fp

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

'Moral flexibility' helps voters defend misinformation if they believe it speaks to a larger truth
Minjae Kim, assistant professor of management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an article.
Utah News Dispatch (This Conversation article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-kim

Five LSU faculty win National Science Foundation CAREER awards
A roundup features alumnus Kevin Smiley.
Louisiana State University's Media Center
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-lsu

SPORTS

Temple women's soccer shows grit in 4-0 defeat to Rice
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team defeated Temple University 4-0 Oct. 3.
OwlSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-temple
Temple blanked by conference leaders Rice
The Temple News
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-temple.news

First-place Tulsa hosts Rice Friday, plays at Tulane Sunday
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play the University of Tulsa Oct. 4. 
TulsaHurricane.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-tulsa

Top questions heading into Week 6 of the college football season
An article mentions that Rice football has a bye week.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-dctf

Rice vs. UConn football tickets, how to watch and game info — Oct. 26
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Connecticut Oct. 26.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hc

What's wrong with UH football? Cougars looking at everything from playbook to QBs to playing smarter
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Houston Sept. 14.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Oct. 4 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hc
Houston vs. TCU prediction, game preview and betting lines
College Football News
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-cfn

Houston completes nonconference football schedules for 2025, 2027
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Houston Sept. 6, 2025.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hc
Cougars ink pair of nonconference game agreements
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-uh

Pelicans star suffers concerning injury in training camp
An article features former Rice basketball player Trey Murphy III.
Newsweek (This article also appeared in MSN Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-nw

Sam Houston State looks for win number five on the season
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to Sam Houston State University 34-14 Aug. 31.
Athlon Sports
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-as

Charlotte and ECU football to face off in round two of budding rivalry
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 21-20 Sept. 28.
Niner Times
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-nt
Column: Why the Charlotte vs ECU in-state showdown is crucial for 49er football
Niner Times
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-nt

NEWS RELEASES

French Ambassador Laurent Bili to speak at Rice's Baker Institute Oct. 9
French Ambassador to the U.S. Laurent Bili will discuss the evolving roles of diplomacy, strategic alliances, global economics and climate change at an Oct. 9 event at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy co-hosted by Rice Global. Bili will sit down with Baker Institute Director and former U.S. Ambassador David Satterfield to highlight the European Union’s influence and the importance of the partnership between France and the U.S. 
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-news-release-baker.talk

'Pac-Man effect' offers precise control for advanced materials design
Particles larger than ordinary molecules or atoms yet still small enough to be invisible to the naked eye can give rise to many different kinds of useful structures such as tiny propellers for microrobots, cellular probes and steerable microwheels for targeted drug delivery. A team of Rice chemical engineers led by Lisa Biswal has found that exposing a certain class of such particles to a rapidly alternating, rotating magnetic field causes them to organize into structures that are direction-dependent or anisotropic. The finding is significant because anisotropy can be manipulated to create new, tunable material structures and properties.
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-news-release-biswal-et.al

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