NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
New federal hemp bill signed by Trump will ban almost all THC products in Texas starting next year
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in ABC 13 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-yn
Congress pushes hemp crackdown after pressure from states, marijuana industry
Derby Informer
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-di
'ABC13 Eyewitness News'
KIAH-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-kiah
Guinea-Bissau's presidential poll has already failed the credibility test
Salah Ben Hammou, postdoctoral associate in the Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an article.
The Conversation
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-tc
Texas universities sweep national rankings-Houston schools take top honors
An article mentions that Rice's entrepreneurship MBA program is ranked seventh internationally by Poets & Quants.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-yn
Poets&Quants' 2026 world's best MBA programs for entrepreneurship
Poets & Quants
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-pq
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston's food-insecure households face worse health outcomes, Rice study finds
An article features a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into food security in Houston and Harris County. Luz Garcini, associate professor of psychological sciences, director of the Center for Community and Public Health at the Kinder Institute and a Rice Faculty Scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-hpm
Rice University gala raises $1.5M celebrating the Shepherd School of Music's 50th anniversary
An article features Rice's Shepherd School of Music. Community members quoted or mentioned include President Reginald DesRoches; Matthew Loden, the Lynette S. Autrey Dean of Music; Miguel Harth-Bedoya, distinguished resident director of orchestras and professor of conducting; Anne and Albert Chao and Isabel and Danny David, co-chairs of the school's 50th anniversary gala; Shawn Stephens and Jim Jordan, underwriter chairs of the gala; Anne Duncan, former co-chair of the school's 30th anniversary gala and longtime benefactor of the school; late alumnus Charles Duncan Jr.; and alumnus James Gaffigan.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Nov. 16 print edition, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-hc
AI use at Texas colleges has become a 'minefield' of rules, cheating and confusion
Amy Dittmar, the Howard R. Hughes Provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, and Risa Myers, associate teaching professor of computer science, are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front page of the Nov. 17 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-hc
Will Houston's population growth stall amid Trump's immigration crackdown? It's likely, experts say
Bill King, fellow in public finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Daniel Potter, director of the Houston Population Research Center at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the Nov. 17 print edition, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-hc
'KHOU 11 Morning News'
A broadcast mentions that Rice Business was named the top entrepreneurial graduate program in the country for the seventh straight year by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-khou
2 Tennessee schools make the top 50 in best undergraduate entrepreneurship programs
Teknovation.biz
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-tb
'The power that we hold': Panelists speak on challenges facing higher education
Ruth Simmons, the Rice President's Distinguished Fellow and trustee emerita, is quoted.
The Daily Texan
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-tdt
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
NAR settlement impact not felt in New England, so far
An article mentions Rice research into the impacts of the 2024 National Association of Realtors settlement. Co-authors Jefferson Duarte, the Gerald D. Hines Associate Professor of Real Estate Finance, and David Zhang, assistant professor of finance.
Banker & Tradesman
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-bt
Jupiter's chaotic birth created a safe zone for Earth to form
An article features Rice research into the effects Jupiter's formation had on the solar system.
Earth.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-earth
How Jupiter saved the Earth from being sucked into the sun and seahorses show how male pregnancies work
ThePrint.in
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-tp
Houston's housing market is normalizing after pandemic boom, agents say at industry conference
An article mentions a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into home insurance premiums in Harris County and Houston from 2015-23.
Homes.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-homes
Global and European chemical vapor deposition market outlook 2025-2035: Growth accelerates with semiconductor and energy expansion
An article mentions Rice research that developed a rapid, scalable vapor deposition process for covalent organic frameworks.
Industry Today
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-it
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Light-controlled atoms: 2D semiconductor breakthrough for next-gen tech
An article features Rice research that discovered beams of light can physically shift atoms in a class of ultrathin semiconductors known as Janus transition metal dichalcogenides. Co-authors quoted include Shengxi Huang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, and graduate student Kunyan Zhang.
World Today Journal
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-wtj
International Energy Agency: Oil here to stay, solar to surge with power demand
Jim Krane, the Diana Tamari Sabbagh Fellow in Middle East Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Straight Arrow News
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-san
How infrastructure has historically promoted inequality
An article mentions a 2018 collaborative Rice study into the financial impacts of natural disasters.
InTheBlackNet.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-bn
SPORTS
Bracket set for 2025 American Volleyball Championship
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team won the American Conference regular season championship and will enter the conference tournament as the No. 1 seed. The Owls are scheduled to face the University of Texas at San Antonio in the first round Nov. 21.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-ta
Volleyball falls to Rice
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team defeated the University of North Texas 3-1 Nov. 16.
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-unt
Shockers fall to Rice, 3-0
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team defeated Wichita State University 3-0 Nov. 14.
GoShockers.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-wsu
Hoops central: No. 20/18 Tennessee vs. Rice
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is scheduled to face the University of Tennessee Nov. 17.
UTSports.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-ut
Rice men's basketball kicks off road challenge against No. 20 Tennessee: What fans need to know!
Newz9 Online
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-newz9
Second-half surge gives Rice 71-64 win over Lion men's basketball
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team defeated East Texas A&M University 71-64 Nov. 14.
LionAthletics.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-etamu
Blue Raiders come up short at Rice, 66-59
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated Middle Tennessee State University 66-59 Nov. 15.
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-mtsu
Texas college football rankings: Texas A&M rallies to keep No. 1 over Texas Tech
An article mentions that Rice's football team is set to face the University of North Texas this week and the University of South Florida in the regular season finale.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-hc
Falcons sign defensive lineman off Giants practice squad, elevate CB Cobee Bryant to active roster
Alumnus and former football player Elijah Garcia is featured.
Atlanta Falcons
http://dateline.rice/nov-17-af