NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
These yard signs offer an inconvenient truth about sea level rise
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law, co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Washington Post (This article also appeared in MSN Weather.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-blackburn
Texas found startling amounts of a cancer-causing chemical in the air outside Houston. Nobody told the residents.
Loren Hopkins, professor in the practice of statistics and environmental analysis, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This Business Insider also appeared in Houston Landing, MSN and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-hopkins
How Taylor Swift became the Trojan horse of academia
An article quotes Hanszen College senior Katherine Jeng, who taught a course on the lyrical evolution of Taylor Swift at Rice this fall.
CNN Philippines (This article also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-jeng
'Campus feels like a pressure cooker'
Hanszen College freshman Michael Mounajjed is quoted.
The Wall Street Journal
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-mounajjed
Red state colleges face an abortion headache
Rice is mentioned.
Newsweek (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-newsweek
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice President Reginald DesRoches statement on antisemitism
An article reports on President Reginald DesRoches' statement on antisemitism.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-desroches
Abbott: The biggest loser in the 88th Texas Legislature
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Reform Austin
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-stein
Harris County election shows progress. But challenges remain ahead of 2024.
RockdaleNewtonCitizen.com (This Texas Tribune article also appeared in 30 other media outlets and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-stein
Inside Houston’s overflowing party scene — 14 bashes that rocked it with Steve Martin and Storybook surprises
An article mention that Ruth Simmons, the Rice President's Distinguished Fellow and trustee emerita, received the Accolades Award at the Children At Risk The Texas Academy Awards of Child Advocacy Luncheon earlier this year.
PaperCity
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-simmons
8 vivid and eye-catching December exhibitions no Houston art fan should miss
An article features artist Tomás Saraceno's sculpture "Crux Australis 68.00," which will be installed at Rice's O'Connor Building for Engineering and Science as part of the Moody Center for the Arts' Rice Public Art program Dec. 13.
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-cmh
Glittering new River Oaks restaurant's French chefs are having fun — Cocody is full of high-end pleasures, gourmet lollipops included
An article features alumnus Edwin Bosso.
PaperCity
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-bosso
Moody Foundation pledges historic, $1 billion commitment to Texas education over the next 20 years
An article mentions that the Moody Foundation gifted Rice $100 million in 2021 for the Moody Center for Student Life and Opportunity.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Dec. 13 print edition of the Chronicle's Bay Area Citizen, Sugar Land Sun and Lake Houston Observer. This story appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-hc
Lone Star College names new chief information officer
An article features Chris Williams, former Rice chief digital transformation officer and associate vice president for Enterprise Systems.
Woodlands Online
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-wo
BROADCAST
The life of objects
Timothy Morton, the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, is featured.
"Free Thinking" on BBC Sounds (This segment also aired on BBC 3.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-morton
Rice University students stage sit-in at Houston city hall, demanding ceasefire in Gaza
Rice is mentioned.
Fox 26 Online (This article also appeared in AOL.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-fox26
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-kriv (This segment aired three times.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Carbon nanotubes have progressed toward energy and health applications, but misconceptions remain
An article features a collaborative Rice study about the need for an updated and standardized approach to assess human and environmental impacts of carbon nanotubes. Co-authors quoted include Rachel Meidl, fellow in energy and environment at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies; Matteo Pasquali, the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, a professor of materials science and nanoengineering and of chemistry and director of Rice's Carbon Hub; and alumnus Daniel Heller.
MSN Health (This article originally appeared in Phys.org.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-meidl-pasquali-heller
Rice MBA ranks among top 20 business degrees in the US, according to Poets&Quants
An article mentions that Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 18 in the nation according to Poets&Quants. Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business and professor of strategic management, is quoted. The article also mentions Rice's Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship.
Top World News Today (This article also appeared in Mirage and The Star News Today.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-rodriguez
Process engineering: World renowned Scientist joins the team of Collaborative Research Center's SMART Reactors
An article mentions that Walter Chapman, the William W. Akers Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is spearheading a collaboration with the Hamburg University of Technology’s SMART Reactors Collaborative Research Center, which aims to develop solutions in support of a transition from fossil fuel to renewables-based economic and production chains through innovative reactor design and development.
IDW-Online.de
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-chapman
Thin, flexible carbon nanotubes with tunable chiral properties
An article features collaborative Rice research into making synthetic chiral carbon nanotubes. Co-authors quoted include Junichiro Kono, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor in Engineering and a professor of electrical and computer engineering, physics and astronomy and materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Jacques Doumani.
AZo Nano
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-kono-doumani
LIN architecture designs a pumping station in rural China as a 'paintbrush in the field'
An article mentions Rice's O'Connor Building for Engineering and Science.
Archinect
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-archinect
Moving South, Black Americans are weathering climate change
An article cites a 2018 Rice study into how natural disasters widen racial wealth gaps.
Capital B
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-cap.b
Space economy in Emilia-Romagna
Rice is mentioned.
Invest in Emilia-Romagna
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-ier
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
R-Ladies Baltimore provides a space for women programmers
Alumna Stephanie Hicks is featured.
Johns Hopkins Magazine
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-hicks
Youngkin heralds bid to bring Wizards, Capitals, $2 billion project to Virginia
An article features alumnus Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia.
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-youngkin
Jewish students found community after the Oct. 7 attacks. But for many, loneliness persists
An article cites a story by the Rice Thresher, the university's student-run newspaper.
The Daily Cardinal
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-dc
SPORTS
Schmitt and Wait earn CSC Academic All-District Honors
An article mentions that Rice volleyball players Danyle Courtley, Darby Harris, Kaitlyn Knobbe and Emilia Weske have been named to the 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
GoCreighton.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-vb.owls
Rice hosts Wicks and Incarnate Word
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play the University of the Incarnate Word Dec. 13.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-ap
Incarnate Word plays Rice following Wicks' 28-point game
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-ap
Men's basketball ready for Rice
UIWCardinals.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-uiw
Rice Owls vs. Incarnate Word Cardinals college basketball matchup: Rice favored by 13.5 points
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-bvm
Prairie View A&M falls 85-41 to TCU
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play Prairie View A&M Dec. 16.
PVPanthers.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-pvp
2023-24 college football bowl games: Best confidence picks, pool predictions, computer rankings
An article mentions that Rice's football team will play Texas State University in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas Dec. 26.
CBS Sports
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-cbs
Ahead of first bowl game, Texas State holds first December practice in 18 years
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-exp.news
Bowl predictions, schedule, game previews, scoreboard 2023-2024
College Football News
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-cfn
'12 News'
KJAC-TV (Beaumont, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-kjac (This segment aired three times.)
WBOK-AM (New Orleans)
A broadcast mentions that Rice Stadium formerly hosted the Bluebonnet Bowl.
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-wbok
U of M is in the Liberty Bowl. Here's a deep dive on Tigers football attendance
An article mentions that Rice is part of the American Athletic Conference.
Memphis Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-mbj
NEWS RELEASES
Rice study: AI provides more accurate analysis of prehistoric and modern animals, painting picture of ancient world
A new Rice study of the remains of prehistoric and modern African antelopes found that AI technology accurately identified animals more than 90% of the time compared to humans, who had much lower accuracy rates depending on the expert.
http://dateline.rice/dec-13-news-release-ai