FEATURED ITEM
Poets&Quants' Dean Of The Year in 2025: Peter Rodriguez of Rice Business
An article features Peter Rodriguez, the Houston Endowment Dean of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business and Virani Undergraduate School of Business and professor of strategic management, who has been named Poets&Quants' Dean of the Year for 2025. Former President David Leebron, University Professor and the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Legal Studies, is mentioned.
Poets&Quants
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-rodriguez-leebron
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Views from the 'No Kings' protests
McMurtry College sophomore Lajward Zahra is quoted.
The Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-zahra
HOUSTON/TEXAS
A new generation of industries emerges in Texas as feds push to mine more rare minerals
Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy, minerals and materials in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Texas Tribune
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-foss
Houston Methodist and Rice University's new Digital Health Institute showcases its transformative mission
An article features the Houston Methodist-Rice Digital Health Institute. Amy Dittmar, the Howard R. Hughes Provost, executive vice president for academic affairs and professor of economics, is mentioned.
Houston Methodist News
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-dittmar
Rice University team develops eco-friendly method to destroy 'forever chemicals' in water
An article features collaborative Rice research developing the first eco-friendly technology to rapidly capture and destroy "forever chemicals" in water. Co-authors include Michael Wong, the Tina and Sunit Patel Professor in Molecular Nanotechnology, professor and chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering and professor of chemistry, materials science and nanoengineering and civil and environmental engineering; Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of the NEWT Center and WaTER Institute; James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; and postdoctoral associate Youngkun Chung.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-wong-alvarez-tour-chung
Hundreds gather for annual SIAM TX-LA Section Meeting
An article features graduate student Damon Spencer, who won a Best Poster Award for his poster "A New Approach for Solving the Mixed Integer PDE Constrained Source Inversion Problem" at the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics' Texas-Louisiana Sectional Meeting.
University of Texas at Austin's Oden Institute
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-spencer
Rice University opens Sarofim Hall, a new home for the visual arts
An article features the newly opened Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall. Alumnus Charles Renfro, lead designer of the building, and Robert Ladd, Rice Board of Trustees chairman, are quoted.
Texas Contractor
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-renfro-ladd
UT Austin is among the best US colleges, 2025 study shows. How it compares with other Texas schools
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 9 in the nation according to WalletHub.
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-statesman
Porgy and Bess returns to HGO after 50 years
An article features alumnus Michael Sumuel, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-sumuel
BROADCASTS
Houston police and ICE (Oct. 20, 2025)
Charles Dove, professor in the practice of film and director of Rice Cinema, is interviewed during an episode of "Houston Matters."
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-dove
Houston Matters full episode — Oct. 20, 2025
Houston Public Media on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-dove
KTRH-AM (Houston)
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 interviewed about Texas' early voting.
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-jones
WTOP-FM (Washington, D.C.)
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is interviewed about the demolition of the White House's East Wing.
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-brinkley
WJR-AM (Detroit)
A broadcast features collaborative Rice research developing a quantum material with unique electronic properties. Co-authors mentioned include Ming Yi, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; Emilia Morosan, professor of physics and astronomy, electrical and computer engineering and chemistry; and Junichiro Kono, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor in Engineering, professor of electrical and computer engineering, physics and astronomy and materials science and nanoengineering and director of Rice's Smalley-Curl Institute.
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-yi-morosan-kono
Houston Grand Opera opens its new season with Porgy and Bess — here's your backstage pass!
Alumnus James Gaffigan, a graduate of Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-gaffigan
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Study reveals Parkinson's protein clumps rob brain cells of vital energy
An article features Rice research into protein clumps in the brain associated with Parkinson's disease. Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede, professor of chemistry, is quoted.
Medical Xpress
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-stafshede
Shop smarter with the Consumer Reports price tracker
Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Chair of Marketing and professor of management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
MSN Technology (This article originally appeared in Consumer Reports.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-dholakia
Han Xiao of Rice University receives David W. Robertson Award for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry
An article features Han Xiao, associate professor of biosciences and bioengineering and director of Rice's Synthesis X Center, who received the American Chemical Society's David W. Robertson Award for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry.
GeneOnline.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-xiao
National Academy of Medicine elects 100 new members
An article features Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and co-director of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies, who has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
National Academy of Medicine News
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-kortum
Breaking down rare earth elements magnets for recycling
An article features Rice research into recovering rare earth elements from discarded magnets co-authored by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow.
Ars Technica
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-tour
Rice University smartphone imaging spots oral cancer rapidly
An article features Rice research developing a smartphone-based imaging platform designed to enhance early detection of oral cancer.
Optics.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-optics
Lago Vista Community Concerts to present free 'No Kings' concert
An article features Arthur Gottschalk and Richard Lavenda, both professors of composition and theory, and Karl Blench, lecturer in music.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-gottschalk-lavenda-blench
Kinders announce $10B commitment to Houston organizations
An article mentions that the Kinder Foundation has made gifts to Rice.
Philanthropy News Digest
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-pnd
Researchers at UT Austin are using AI to accelerate RFIC and MMIC development
An article mentions that experts at Rice are collaborating on the Generative ENgine for Intelligent and Expedited RFIC Design project.
EverythingRF.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-erf
Afif Najjar appointed commercial director of Interpipe
Alumnus Afif Najjar, a graduate of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured.
GMK Center
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-najjar
Home flipping is getting tougher: Report
An article cites research by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into the effects of mass deportations on the housing market.
Mortgage Research Network
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-mrn
Why Houston is the go-to destination for custom app development
Rice is mentioned.
Tech Bullion
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-tb
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Covered California's executive director on health care subsidies at center of government shutdown
Hossam Elsherbiny, lecturer in transnational Asian studies and director of language instruction, is quoted.
LAist
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-elsherbiny
Lihong Wang elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Alumnus Lihong Wang is featured.
Caltech News
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-wang
SPORTS
Rice, Tulsa, Wichita State earn volleyball honors
An article features Rice volleyball players Taylor Preston and Aaliyah Smith, who were named the American Conference's Offensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week, respectively, and fellow Owls Gaby Mansfield and Kaia Mateo, who were named to the conference's weekly honorable mention list.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-owl.volley
QB Joe Fagnano named New England Gold Helmet Award winner
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Connecticut Oct. 25.
UConnHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-uconn
UConn vs. Rice prediction and betting odds | Oct. 25, 2025
USA Today
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-ut
Time/TV updates for Week 10 (Oct. 30-Nov. 1)
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Memphis Oct. 31.
TheAmerica.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-ta
Women's tennis closes Bearkat Invitational
An article mentions the Rice Invitational tennis tournament.
GoBearkats.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-bearkats
Houston Cougars' running game has gotten to a new level
Former Rice football player Deann Connors is mentioned.
Sports Illustrated
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-si
How Houston Cougars are still among Big 12's elite after crazy week in conference
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Houston earlier this season.
Sports Illustrated
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-si
EXEC: Game One looks to create national team dealer with local focus
An article mentions that Rice signed a partnership with Game One.
SGB Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-sgb
A new managerial candidate has emerged for the Atlanta Braves
An article features former Rice baseball player Danny Lehmann.
Braves Today
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-lehmann
NEWS RELEASES
Rice Business' Rodriguez named Poets&Quants Dean of the Year
Peter Rodriguez, the Houston Endowment Dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business and the Virani Undergraduate School of Business at Rice, has been named the 2025 Poets&Quants Dean of the Year, a national honor recognizing visionary leadership and outstanding contributions to business education. The award was presented last night at Poets&Quants' annual awards ceremony in Toronto.
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-news-release-rodriguez
Richards-Kortum elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor and professor of bioengineering and electrical and computer engineering at Rice, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the nation's highest honors in health and medicine
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-news-release-kortum
Rice study reveals Parkinson's protein clumps rob brain cells of vital energy
A new study led by Rice's Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede has revealed that protein clumps, or plaques that clog the brain, associated with Parkinson's disease are not merely waste; they can actively drain energy from brain cells. These clumps, composed of a protein called alpha-synuclein, were found to break down adenosine triphosphate, the molecule responsible for powering nearly all cellular activities
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-news-release-stafshede
Korde opens Rice360 Global Health Seminar Series with focus on policy and global health
Sonali Korde, the MD Anderson Visiting Fellow at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, kicked off the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies Seminar Series Oct. 8 with a talk exploring the intersection of global health, foreign policy and humanitarian affairs.
http://dateline.rice/oct-21-news-release-korde