NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The microchip era is about to end
Rice is mentioned.
The Wall Street Journal
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-wsj
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice to reveal transformative plan linking campus to Rice Village
An article features Rice's development project that will connect the west side of campus to Rice Village and mentions the project will be officially announced Nov. 6. Community members mentioned include President Reginald DesRoches; Robert Ladd, Rice Board of Trustees chairman; Kelly Fox, executive vice president for operations, finance and support; alumnus Ken Jett, vice president of facilities and capital construction and president of Rice Real Estate Co.; and Tommy McClelland, director of athletics.
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-khou
Rice University announces plans to link campus with Rice Village in Houston development project
Hoodline Houston
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-hh
Only 8% of voters cast early ballots in Harris County this year. Here's why that isn't surprising
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.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-jones
Election Day 2025: Houston-area predictions; national results
Fox 26 Houston on YouTube (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-jones
How do students learn how to learn?
Alumna Anne Papakonstantinou, clinical assistant professor and director of the Rice University School Mathematics Project (RUSMP), authored an article about RUSMP's Oct. 25 conference.
Village News (This article also appeared in the Nov. 4 print editions of the Village News and the Southwest News.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-papakonstantinou
Your guide to all 17 of Texas' proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot this November
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance and director of the Center for Tax and Budget Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
KERA News
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-diamond
2025 Houston Economic Mobility Summit: Day 2 – Dr. Flávio Cunha
A video features Flávio Cunha, the Ervin Kenneth Zingler Professor of Economics and department chair.
Greater Houston Community Foundation on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-cunha
383% more Jesus: Texas' new school curriculum triples down on Christianity
David Brockman, nonresident scholar in the Religion and Public Policy Program at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Dallas Observer
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-brockman
Historic home tour celebrates preservation and sustainability in Houston
An article mentions the late Anderson Todd, former Gus Sessions Wortham Professor Emeritus of Architecture and former dean of architecture.
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-todd
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Light bends matter: Scientists find laser-triggered shifts in Janus 2D semiconductors
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.
Interesting Engineering
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-ie
Study shows light can reshape atom-thin semiconductors for next-generation optical devices
Semiconductor Digest
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-sd
New research reveals light's power to reshape atom-thin semiconductors for advanced optical devices
Bioengineer.org
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-bio
AI-powered alerts may cut kidney complications after heart surgery
An article features collaborative Rice research using artificial intelligence using artificial intelligence to alert clinicians to early signs of kidney disease. Co-author Meng Li, the Noah Harding Associate Professor in Statistics, is quoted.
Technology.org
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-li
Smart textile uses air and pressure to send silent signals soldiers can feel instantly
An article mentions that Actile Technologies was spun out of Rice's Preston Innovation Laboratory. Community members quoted or mentioned include Daniel Preston, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and graduate student Barclay Jumet.
Interesting Engineering
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-ie
An Arm and a Leg: This health economist wants your medical bills
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute's Center for Health and Biosciences and professor of economics, is featured.
News-Medical.net
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-ho
Microscopic swarms, massive potential: Engineers develop adaptive magnetic systems for health care, energy and environmental solutions
An article mentions that Rice is collaborating on the featured research. Sibani Lisa Biswal, the William M. McCardell Professor in Chemical Engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned.
Scienmag.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-biswal
Crystal structure of iron minerals found to break down toxic plastic additives faster
Rice is mentioned.
Interesting Engineering
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-ie
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Michael O. Emerson on the 25th anniversary of 'Divided by Faith' | Episode 47 | The Side Comment
Michael Emerson, the Chavanne Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
Oxford Academic on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-emerson
SPORTS
Albers' header propels Rice to 1-0 win over Tulsa at American Women's Soccer Championship
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team defeated the University of Tulsa 1-0 in the American Conference Championship quarterfinals Nov. 3. Rice advances to face University of South Florida in the semifinals Nov. 6.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-ta
Women's soccer concludes season in American Championship quarterfinal
TulsaHurricane.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-tulsa
Oregon men's basketball wins season opener on game-winning layup, 60-59 over Hawaii
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is scheduled to play the University of Oregon Nov. 7.
The Daily Emerald
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-de
Person of the Month: JoVoni Johnson-McCray
Graduate student and former Rice football player JoVoni Johnson-McCray is featured.
501 Life Magazine
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-501lm
Plainview High School celebrates 2025 Athletic Hall of Honor class
Alumnus and former Rice track and field athlete Zoe Simpson is featured.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/nov-5-hc