Dateline Rice for Oct. 4, 2022

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Europe would love to stockpile US natural gas. Shipping bottlenecks stand in the way.
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal (This segment aired on more than 600 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-mikulska

As gas prices rise, Democrats scramble to lay blame on Big Oil
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-finley

Harry Styles gives Democrat Beto O'Rourke a shoutout during Texas concert
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Newsweek (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-jones
Will Texas college voters turn out for O'Rourke vs. Abbott election?
The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-jones
Texans seem divided on how to keep schools safe, survey finds
Fox 26 Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-jones
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-jones1
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-jones2

Hurricane Ian and other disasters becoming a growing source of inequality — even among middle class
Anna Rhodes, assistant professor of sociology, co-authored an op-ed.
Salon (This op-ed originally appeared in The Conversation and was included in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-rhodes

Student loan forgiveness: Key dates and details so far
A photo depicts the Rice campus.
ABC News
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-abc

UAE: Abu Dhabi University invested Dh15 million in student-led research in 5 years
An article mentions that Rice has collaborated with Abu Dhabi University.
Gulf News (This article also appeared in the Oct. 4 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-gn

Potencial de comercio electrónico en México aún está por suceder: Expertos
An article mentions that experts from the Baker Institute for Public Policy participated in the Economy Forum: Reinventing Mexico symposium.
El País (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-elpais

HOUSTON/TEXAS 

Houston's biggest benefactors gift massive $50M to pivotal Rice University institute
An article features the Kinder Foundation's $50 million endowment grant to the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, which will help it improve lives in the Houston area through data, research, engagement and action. Ruth López Turley, director of the Kinder Institute, is quoted.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-turley

Texas Children's Pediatrics opens clinic in Fulshear
Alumnus Alexander Gonzalez is featured.
Fort Bend Herald
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-gonzalez

Get a nightlife this week: October 3-9, 2022
A roundup mentions that composer Elainie Lillios will debut her work "Night Sky" at James Turrell's "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion Oct. 7.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-365

Gayest & Greatest 2022: People, part II
An article featuring Kennedy Loftin mentions that he has lectured at Rice.
OutSmart
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-os

OutSmart’s 2022 Readers' Choice Awards winners
Rice is mentioned.
OutSmart
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-os

BROADCAST 

Cryptocurrency miners line up to come to Texas, and rural counties are welcoming them
Graduate student Alexander Hernández Romanowski is quoted.
Texas Standard (This Texas Tribune article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-romanowski

Monday morning recap
Rice is mentioned.
Sunny99.ihear.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-sunny

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Eni Award 2022: Eni's scientific research awards assigned today in the presence of Mattarella
An article features Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy and of materials science and nanoengineering and the director of Rice's Smalley-Curl Institute, and Peter Nordlander, the Wiess Chair in Physics and Astronomy, professor of electrical and computer engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, who are recipients of the Eni Awards' Energy Transition Award for the their innovations in decarbonizing the energy system. 
Breaking Latest
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-halas-nordlander

New evidence of a baby planet in the making
An article mentions that Andrea Isella, associate professor of physics and astronomy, collaborated on the featured research.
SpaceRef
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-isella

Transgender adults more likely to suffer from disability than cisgender counterparts, study reveals
An article features Rice research that that found transgender adults of any age are more susceptible to disability than those who are cisgender. Graduate student Madeline Smith-Johnson is quoted.
Medical Xpress
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-msj

Using microbes to grow modular materials
An article features collaborative Rice research on engineering bacteria that self-assemble from the bottom up and could be programmed to soak up contaminants from the environment or catalyze biological reactions. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Caroline Ajo-Franklin, professor of biosciences, alumna and postdoctoral researcher Sara Molinari and graduate student Robert Tesoriero Jr. 
Labroots
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-ajofranklin-et-al

Researchers make commercially viable, 24.5%-efficient perovskite solar PV cells
An article features Rice research that may have solved the "stability problem" of solar panels made from halide perovskites, paving the way for their commercial production and usage. Aditya Mohite, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and graduate students Andrew Torma and Siraj Sidhik are quoted.
EEHerald.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-mohite-torma-sidhik
 
Favorite traditions at the top MBA programs
Alumnus Quy Le, a graduate of the Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured.
Poets & Quants (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-le

3D-printed, ultrastrong and ductile alloys form nanostructures
An article mentions that experts from Rice collaborated on the featured research.
Tech Xplore
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-tx

Elsa Gramcko: The path of intuition, form and things
An article authored by Fernando Castro mentions that he studied at Rice as a Fulbright Scholar.
Literal
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-castro

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Dalziel Lecture defies disciplines
An article featuring Rita Raley mentions that she has taught at Rice.
Foreign Affairs
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-fa

Income inequality explored: Wage gap overlooks government intervention
Alumnus Joe Early is featured on a podcast.
Ricochet
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-early

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST 

TJC speech and debate team wins big at fall competitions
An article mentions the Rice University Classic Swing debate tournament.
Jacksonville Progress
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-jp

​​​SPORTS 

'Houston's Morning Show'
A broadcast mentions that Rice's football team defeated the University of Alabama at Birmingham 28-24 Oct. 1. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is interviewed as the Owls head into a bye week.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-bloomgren
Best in Texas poll (Oct. 3): TCU soars to No. 1; Texas A&M plummets
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-uab

Golfers tied for third in suspended Simpson-CU Invitational
An article mentions that Rice's golf team was tied for first place after the first day of the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational. Owl Henry Daly is tied for first in the individual standings, and Raghav Chugh is tied for fifth.
CUBuffs.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-daly-chugh

UNT soccer team ready for key match at Rice; volleyball looks to rebound
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play the University of North Texas Oct. 9. The article also mentions that Rice's volleyball team defeated the University of North Texas 3-2 Sept. 30.
Denton Record-Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-drc

Colorado football: Potential Buffs head coach candidates
Former Rice assistant football coach Tom Herman is featured.
BuffZone
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-bz

UTEP expands its win streak to six games
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play the University of Texas at El Paso Oct. 8.
The Prospector
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-tp
 
Coach Guerrieri weekly press conference
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team was defeated by Texas A&M University Oct. 2.
12thMan.com (This article also appeared in The Battalion.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-12thman

College football schedule: TV selections for Oct. 15, 2022
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Florida Atlantic University Oct. 15.
FBSchedules
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-fbs

UH football coach Dana Holgorsen gets Tilman Fertitta's support
An article mentions that Rice's football team was defeated by the University of Houston 34-27 Sept. 24. 
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Oct. 4 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hc
UH football notes: WR Joseph Manjack IV to miss several weeks
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hc

Lumin Sports expands in the US
An article mentions that Rice has partnered with Lumin Sports' Arc Core athlete management system.
ITWire.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-itwire

Let's appreciate Texas-Oklahoma for the rivalry, rankings aside
An article mentions last season's football game between Rice and the University of Texas at Austin.
Austin American-Statesman (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-statesman

NEWS RELEASES

Rice Theatre to present fresh take on 'Pride and Prejudice' Oct. 21-29
One of the most cherished stories of all time will return to the stage on the Rice campus in a fresh, funky adaptation critics have called "fizzy and festive." Rice Theatre will present Kate Hamill's "Pride and Prejudice" for two weekends only at Hamman Hall: Oct. 21 and 22 at 8 p.m., with a matinee Oct. 23 at 3 p.m., and Oct. 27 and 29 at 8 p.m.
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-news-release-rice-theatre

Anti-vaccine efforts in Texas Legislature — successful or not — set dangerous tone, says expert
Anti-vaccine legislation in Texas — even when it doesn’t become law — poses a threat to public health, according to a report from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy. "One of the goals of the anti-vaccine movement is to marginalize discussions about the benefits of vaccination," wrote Kristin Matthews, a fellow in science and technology policy and lead author of the report who is available to speak to the news media, and co-author Rekha Lakshmanan, a contributing expert at the Baker Institute’s Center for Health and Biosciences and chief strategic officer at The Immunization Partnership.
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-news-release-matthews-lakshmanan

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