FEATURED ITEMS
Rice University's Kiese Laymon earns MacArthur 'genius grant'
Several articles feature Kiese Laymon, the Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of Creative Writing and English, who has been awarded a 2022 MacArthur Fellowship. He is the second-ever recipient from Rice. The article mentions that Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of the Rice 360º Institute for Global Health, was awarded the fellowship in 2016. President Reginald DesRoches and Kathleen Canning, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of History and dean of the School of Humanities, are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-laymon-kortum-desroches-canning
Milwaukee Public Radio
WNYC's "The Takeaway" on WUWM-FM (This segment also aired on more than 280 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-laymon
Meet the Rice professor who was just awarded a 'genius grant'
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-laymon
An ornithologist, a cellist and a human rights activist: The 2022 MacArthur Fellows
Texas Public Radio (This article appeared in more than 100 other NPR-affiliated media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-laymon
Rice University professor awarded 'genius grant'
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston, and it appeared on KHOU on YouTube.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-laymon
List: The 25 recipients of the 2022 MacArthur Foundation 'genius grant'
The Mercury News (This article also appeared in the East Bay Times and Hunt Daily News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-laymon
2022 MacArthur Fellows have deep ties to academe
Inside Higher Ed
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-laymon
UT professor wins MacArthur 'genius grant'
KUT Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-laymon
Newsclips — Oct. 13, 2022
Quorum Report (This article was also included in the "Newsclips You Need to See Before Your 1st Meeting" newsletter.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-laymon
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
US, Europe ready biggest squeeze on Russian oil as war tension mounts
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Newsweek
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-mikulska
Energy crisis: Europe faces winter(s) of discontent with high prices here to stay
Deutsche Welle (This article appeared in the Oct. 13 print edition and in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-mikulska
Houston's solution to climate change is to force low-income people to move
Jim Elliott, professor and chair of sociology, is quoted.
Vice
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-elliott
Women's issues and a few other fact-checks in Iowa's US Senate race
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
PolitiFact (This article also appeared in The Daily Iowan.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-harris
Why Bessemer Venture Partners launched a buyout fund
Rice is mentioned.
Fortune (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-fortune
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Community calendar for Oct. 13, 2022
An article mentions that Rice's Marching Owl Band will perform in the Brazoria County Fair Parade Oct. 15.
The Facts
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-mob
Best Bets: 'The Thin Place,' 'Wuxia Cinema' and Architecture in Motion
An article mentions that Rice Cinema will screen films as part of "Wuxia Cinema: The Magic of Martial Arts," which runs Oct. 14-23.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-hp
BROADCAST
Comparing prices at Houston's biggest hospitals (Oct. 13, 2022)
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, is interviewed about her research into hospital pricing.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-ho
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-ho (This segment aired twice.)
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-tpr (This segment aired on seven affiliate stations across Texas.)
'6 p.m. newscast for Oct. 12, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston and appeared in 12 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-hpm
'5:31 a.m. newscast for Oct. 13, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston and appeared in 12 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-hpm
Today on Texas Standard: Margo Price sounds off on her new memoir
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Center for the United States and Mexico and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is interviewed about the influx of Venezuelan migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 40 stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-monaldi
Biden searches for options amid OPEC cut on oil shipments
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
Wisconsin Public Radio (This segment also aired on 14 affiliate stations.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-krane
Experts weigh in on Russian nuclear threat
Joe Barnes, a foreign policy expert and the Bonner Means Baker Fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
WOAI Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-barnes
'Houston's Morning Show'
A broadcast mentions that Rice will lead a research project on improving early detection methods for Alzheimer’s disease through the use of highly sensitive memory tasks and brain imaging.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-kriv
Gulfton is one of Houston's warmest neighborhoods. A new nature-based plan aims to change that
An article cites a 2021 study by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research on tree canopy cover and its effects on temperatures in different Houston neighborhoods.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston, and it appeared in Texas Standard.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-hpm
Rice ranked 15th-best national university in the country: Report
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 15 in the nation according to the 2022 U.S. News and World Report "Best Colleges" list.
CW 39 Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-cw
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
What to do with vast stockpiles of PFAS-laden firefighting foam?
Michael Wong, the Tina and Sunit Patel Professor in Molecular Nanotechnology, a professor and chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering and a professor of chemistry, materials science and nanoengineering and of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
Royal Society of Chemistry's Chemistry World
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-wong
Saudi Arabia reacts to US statements criticizing OPEC+ production cuts
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Upstream
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-medlock
Tens of thousands of people are likely to go jobless after Hurricane Ian
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and the co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
NewsBreak
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-blackburn
PLP co-founder Karen Cook exits to set up new practice Spice
Alumna Karen Cook is featured.
Architects' Journal
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-cook
Republicans fully embrace McCarthy-style book bans
An article mentions William Dix, a former Rice professor and director of Fondren Library.
The Progressive Magazine
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-dix
No proof students are leaving red-state colleges because of pro-life laws
Rice is mentioned.
Pregnancy Health News
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-phn
'Death of the Moth': A requiem
CounterCurrents.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-cc
AVA announces 'An Evening of Opera in Chestnut Hill'
OperaWire
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-ow
SPORTS
2022 Week 7 preview: Rice Owls at Florida Atlantic Owls
An article previews Rice football's Oct. 15 game against Florida Atlantic University.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-sbn
Viewing guide, gambling odds for Week 7 of the college football season
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-dctf
Group of Five Underdog of the Week: Rice
Hero Sports
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-hs
Offensive preview, Rice
FAUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-fau
Defensive preview, Rice
FAUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-fau
Returning home, Taggart talk
FAUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-fau
FAU football: Owls are well-rested for matchup against Rice
University Press
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-up
Week 7 college football schedule: How to watch all 53 FBS games
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-ajc
No. 18 VB gets midweek sweep over No. 22 Rice
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team was defeated by Baylor University 3-0 Oct. 12.
BaylorBears.com (This article also appeared in the Waco Tribune-Herald, the Baylor Lariat and Fox 44 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-bb
Ohio St. wins at Minnesota; Texas, GT cruise; Baylor sweeps Rice in NCAA volleyball
VolleyballMag.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-vm
Part 2: Breaking down the rest of the NCAA volleyball field, conference by conference
VolleyballMag.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-vm
DBR: Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-sbn
'Houston Life'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-kprc (This segment aired twice.)
KWKT-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-kwkt
AAC 2022-23 conference predictions: The odds of a Houston win at the Final Four in Houston
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
ESPN (This article also appeared in ESPN Africa and ESPN India.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-espn
Roadrunners to compete in ITA Texas Regionals
An article mentions the Rice Fall Challenge tennis tournament Oct. 27-29.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-goutsa
Men's tennis prepared for competitive ITA Texas Regional
An article mentions that Rice will be competing in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional Championships in Waco, Texas, Oct. 13-18.
GoUTRGV.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-goutrgv
Swimming and diving splits squad for weekend action
An article mentions that the Rice Fall Splash swim meet will be held Oct. 14-15.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-uhc
2022 president's fall address
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Houston Sept. 24.
University of Houston News
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-uh
NEWS RELEASE
Texas vaccine policy to be examined at Baker Institute event
Health experts will come together to discuss the current state and future of vaccine policy in Texas at a symposium from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy. At the 2022 Texas Vaccine Policy Symposium, researchers and stakeholders will discuss the lessons learned over the past two years as they look ahead to the start of the 2023 session of the Texas Legislature in January.
http://dateline.rice/oct-13-news-release-baker-talk