NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
A little care before we leap
Luis Campos, the Baker College Chair for the History of Science, Technology and Innovation and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
Science (This article also appeared in the Sept. 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-campos
An ultrathin graphene brain implant was just tested in a person
Christina Tringides, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Wired
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-tringides
Health care execs take home most of Ventura County's top government salaries
An article features collaborative Rice research that found that CEO salaries for nonprofit hospitals and health care systems increased significantly from 2012 to 2019. Co-author Derek Jenkins, postdoctoral scholar in health economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
USA Today (This article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-jenkins
Mass deportation of health workers would put patients at risk
An article cites research from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy that found that about 18% of nursing home staff are immigrants.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-forbes
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University innovators claim prizes across health care, energy research
An article features the following three Rice stories: Naomi Halas, University Professor and the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has secured a $7.5 million Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative grant from the United States Department of Defense Air Force Office of Scientific Research; Omid Veiseh, professor of bioengineering and faculty director of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator, has secured $2.8 million in funding from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for research on reducing inflammation and lung damage in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients; and UroFlo, a device to enhance the management of urinary tract infections and help prevent blood clots, will be awarded with the $20,000 top prize in the National Institutes of Health's Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams Challenge. The article also mentions that UfoFlo, which was designed by alumni Anushka Agrawal, Sahana Prasanna, Robert Heeter, Archit Chabbi, Kevin Li and Richard Chan, has won several other biomedical design awards including Rice's Huff Engineering Design Showcase, the "Outstanding Bioengineering Design Project" by Rice's Department of Bioengineering, the "Best Engineering Project" in Rice’s 2024 Shapiro Research Showcase, and it was a semifinalist in the H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge.
InnovationMap (This article was also featured in the "Daily Digest" newsletter.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-halas-veiseh-uroflo
Houston energy, innovation leader dies after hard-fought battle with cancer
An article 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/sept-27-gale
Why a national Democratic group is investing in the race between Ted Cruz and Colin Allred
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.
Austin American-Statesman (This article also appeared on the front page of the Sept. 27 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-jones
Houston’s next big landmark (Sept. 27, 2024)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-jones
A mini-moon will soon orbit the Earth for about two months. Will we see it in Houston?
Patrick Hartigan, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-hartigan
AJC, Baker Institute host program on 'American Politics and Antisemitism'
An article mentions that Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted the "American Politics and Antisemitism" program Sept. 16. David Satterfield, director of the Baker Institute, is mentioned.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-satterfield
Jewish Texans push back against Christian bias in public school curriculum
David Brockman, nonresident scholar in the Religion and Public Policy Program at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-brockman
With an eye on the weather, Greater Houston Community Foundation CEO reflects on 30 years
An article mentions Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Dallas Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-dbj
Meet the 13 D-FW small businesses on the upcoming season of PBS series 'Start Up'
Alumna Unoma Okorafor is featured.
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-okorafor
Average cost of college went up for students in Harris County in 2022-23 school year
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Republic
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-hr
The star reporter scoop
The Buzz Magazines (This article will also appear in the October print editions of the Bellaire and West University issues.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-buzz
Harris County approves $800K for the construction of Houston's first Latino Museum
An article mentions Norma Torres Mendoza, co-founder of the Young Owls Leadership Program at Rice.
Houston Landing (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-mendoza
BROADCAST
Rice senior chosen for 'college-quince', thanks to HACER for Hispanic Heritage Month highlight
An article features Anna Tetrault's college quinceañera hosted by Rice's Hispanic Association for Cultural Enrichment (HACER). HACER members Zoe Chavez and Valeria Carillo are quoted.
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired three times on KTRK-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-tetrault-chavez-carillo
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
From 'hot' and 'cold' cognition to new directions in cognitive science
Randi Martin, the Elma Schneider Professor of Psychology, authored an article.
Association for Psychological Science
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-martin
Expert opinions
An article features Mallika Pung, lecturer in finance at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
WalletHub
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-pung
'Salty' materials for smart and green buildings
An article features collaborative Rice research developing a smart material that adjusts its transparency with changes in temperature. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Pulickel Ajayan, chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering, professor of chemistry and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; research scientist Anand Puthirath; and graduate student Sreehari Saju.
Springwise
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-ajayan-et.al
Gilda Barabino awarded the 2024 Carnegie Mellon Dickinson Prize in Science
An article features alumna Gilda Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering. Barabino was the first African American to receive a doctorate in chemical engineering at Rice.
Women in Academia Report
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-barabino
Violist and pedagogue Yizhak Schotten has passed away
An article featuring the late Yizhak Schotten mentions that he formerly taught at Rice.
The Violin Channel
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-schotten
In The Know: Oklahoma inmate nearing execution absent action by governor
A roundup features the report "Prime for Overhaul: Policy Tools for Solving the Child Care Crisis" authored by experts at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
OKPolicy.org
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-okp
US Coast Guard Academy ranks No. 1 among Northeast colleges for the last decade
An article mentions Rice's Doerr Institute for New Leaders.
HSToday.us
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-hst
Meet William James Sidis, smartest man to ever live
An article features William Sidis, who taught at Rice in 1916 when he was just 17 years old.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in How Stuff Works.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-msn.money
A $48M settlement, Astros clinch and 64,000 damaged cars
An article mentions that Rice is No. 1 in Texas and No. 18 in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report's annual college rankings.
Deal.Town
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-deal.town
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Un mismo tratamiento médico podría no ser eficiente para la comunidad latina en Estados Unidos
Luziris Pineda Turi, associate vice provost for diversity, equity and inclusion, associate director of Rice's Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication and associate teaching professor in Spanish, is featured.
Heraldo USA
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-turi
SPORTS
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
A broadcast features Rice football players Josh Pearcy and David Stickle ahead of the Owls' game against the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Sept. 28.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-pearcy-stickle (This segment aired three times.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-kriv2 (This segment aired three times.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-kriv3
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-kprc (This segment aired twice.)
Charlotte football opens up conference play with road contest against Rice
NinerTimes.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-nt
Women's soccer falls at Rice
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team defeated the University of Alabama at Birmingham 2-1 Sept. 26.
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-uab
North Texas' Hedlund wins 400th match Thursday
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-the.american
Roadrunners edged by 17th-ranked Memphis in road clash
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio Sept. 29.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-utsa
Volleyball begins conference play with two-match weekend
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play Tulane University Sept. 27.
TulaneGreenWave.com (This article also appeared in Sports Illustrated's Tulane Green Wave and BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-tulane
Tommy Kramer, former Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl QB, announces dementia diagnosis
An article features former Rice football player Tommy Kramer.
USA Today
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-kramer
Former NFL QB Tommy Kramer reveals dementia diagnosis, inspired by Brett Favre to make announcement
AOL (This article originally appeared in Us Weekly.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-kramer
Week 4 blog: Understanding the assignment
An article features former Rice football player Calvin Anderson.
Steelers.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-anderson
AAC announces 2025 women's basketball schedule
Several articles mention upcoming games for Rice's women's and men's basketball teams.
GoTigersGo.com (This article also appeared in Local Memphis and WREG Online.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-memphis
The American Athletic Conference releases 2024-25 conference slate
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-uab
American Athletic Conference announces 2024-25 men's basketball dates
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-49ers
Men's hoops 2024-25 AAC schedule announced
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-mgs
Tulane announces 2024-25 conference schedule
TulaneGreenWave.com (This article also appeared in Crescent City Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-tulane
American schedule revealed for men's hoops
GoShockers.com (This article also appeared in KSAL Online.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-shockers
Sam Houston, Texas State embrace matchup at NRG Stadium
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to Sam Houston State University 34-14 Aug. 31.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-hc
5 important questions for Week 5: Can Baylor, TCU rebound from losses?
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-dctf
Bobcats and Bearkats renew 100year rivalry at NRG Stadium
San Marcos Daily Record
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-smdr
Controlling the clock has been key for Sam Houston football
HERO Sports
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-hero
Sam Houston and Texas State clash at NRG Stadium
KBTX Online
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-kbtx
Iowa State vs. Houston prediction, game preview and betting lines
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Houston 33-7 Sept. 14.
College Football News
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-cfn
Mountain West reportedly targets Texas State for expansion
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to Texas State University in the Servpro First Responder Bowl last season.
San Antonio Express-News
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-exp.news
Stanford signs 3-star guard Anthony Batson
Rice is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-247
'College Football Live'
An article mentions that Rice's football team played Army earlier this season.
ESPNU (This segment aired five times.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-espnu
'SportsCenter'
ESPN (This segment aired seven times.)
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-espn
NEWS RELEASE
Annual Energy Summit hosted by Rice's Baker Institute and Baker Botts Oct. 1-2
The eighth annual Energy Summit Oct. 1-2 will explore issues impacting energy supply chains, including energy finance, decarbonization technologies, plastics and sustainability, LNG market evolution, the role of oil in transitions, electricity market design and policy, transportation and the future of fuels, minerals and materials transitions and energy and U.S. foreign policy.
http://dateline.rice/sept-27-news-release-baker.summit