NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
We ranked Texas House members along the ideological spectrum based on their 2023 votes
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, authored an article, and he is quoted in The Washington Post.
MSN (This Texas Tribune article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-jones
Texas AG Ken Paxton is seeking payback — and maybe higher office
The Washington Post
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-jones
Working women feel unsupported by Christian congregations — even more progressive ones
An article features collaborative Rice research that found working women do not feel supported by their clergy and churches. Co-author Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair and Professor of Sociology, director of the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Phys.org.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-ecklund
The race is on to hire interns for 2025. Really.
Michelle Passo, director of employer engagement and learning design and adjunct lecturer at the Center for Career Development, is quoted.
The Wall Street Journal
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-passo
Meet the most fascinating, controversial and notorious Houstonians of 2023
A roundup mentions Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, and features alumna Doreen Stoller.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-fox
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University condemns antisemitic speech after Penn fallout from congressional hearing
An article features President Reginald DesRoches and his statements that the university will not tolerate antisemitic calls for genocide or other hate speech.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Dec. 15 print edition and was in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-desroches
'TWC News All Evening'
Spectrum News Austin (This segment aired four times.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-desroches
Reimagine Houston
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 featured.
Houston Business Journal (This article was also featured on the cover of the Dec. 15-21 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-blackburn
Rice trustee Terrence Gee, family gift $1M to African American Studies
An article features the news that Rice has received a $1 million gift from Board of Trustee member and alumnus Terrence Gee and his family to establish the Dr. Anthony B. Pinn Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Center for African and African American Studies. The fellowship is named for Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Distinguished Professor of Humanities and founding director of Rice's Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning. Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research is also mentioned.
Defender
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-gee-pinn
Houstonians must oppose a return to our white supremacist past (Opinion)
Alumnus Jerry Sims authored a letter to the editor that mentions remains of William Marsh Rice have been moved to a family plot in Glenwood Cemetery and the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This letter to the editor appeared on the front of the Opinion page in the Dec. 15 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-sims
How this Houston SaaS startup plans to scale with future of energy in mind
An article mentions Rice's OwlSpark tech startup program.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-innomap
Best bets: 'Fashion Fusion,' 'Horse Latitudes' and 'Bad Santa'
An article mentions that Rice's Moody Center for the Arts presented the multi-media work "Horse Latitudes" Dec. 14.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-hp
Apartment complex coming to 54-acre H-E-B-anchored retail center in Katy
An article cites a review of census data by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-hbj
Two local universities made the best colleges list, while six major employers made the best companies list
An article mentions Rice is No. 90 on Time magazine's Best Colleges for Future Leaders list.
Houston Business Journal (An excerpt appeared in the Dec. 15-21 print and digital editions and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-hbj
BROADCAST
Why pharmacies are feeling the pressure of increased demand and decreased revenue
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 quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-ho
Health Watch: Device helps stop ovarian cancer
An article features Rice research into using a cytokine "drug factory" to treat cancer. Omid Veiseh, associate professor of bioengineering and faculty director of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator, is interviewed.
2News.com (This segment also aired on KTVN-TV in Reno, Nevada.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-veiseh
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
'Carbon Management Dialogue': Greater Houston area — Day 1: Opening remarks
An article mentions that Rice co-hosted the "Carbon Management Dialogue" conference. President Reginal DesRoches is mentioned.
ClimateNow on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-desroches
From Moonshot to reality: Syzygy Plasmonics' emissions-free reactor
An article mentions that Syzygy Plasmonics' technology is based on research pioneered by Naomi Halas, University Professor, professor of electrical and computer engineering, chemistry, bioengineering, physics, astronomy and materials science and nanoengineering and director of Rice's Smalley-Curl Institute, and Peter Nordlander, the Wiess Chair in Physics and Astronomy, professor of electrical and computer engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering.
NAM.org
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-halas-nordlander
Researchers use Zayo's dark fiber to unearth clean energy sources
An article mentions that Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, collaborated on the featured research.
Fierce Telecom
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-ajo.franklin
Finance and funding outlook 2024: Additional responses
Paul Wotton, executive director of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, is featured.
Life Science Leader
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-wotton
What is a super commuter and what do they mean for corporate HR teams?
Bill Fulton, former director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
NewlandChase.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-fulton
16 surprising facts about Richard Smalley
An article features the late Richard Smalley, the former Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry, who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of "buckyballs," a new form of carbon.
Facts.net
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-smalley
'I lost over $200,000 through mismanagement.' I had a cushy retirement fund, but my adviser screwed up — and at 75, I have to go back to work. What do I do?
An article mentions that Rice offers courses on Coursera.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in MarketWatch.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-msn.money
Moving South, Black Americans are weathering climate change
An article cites a 2018 Rice study into how natural disasters widen racial wealth gaps.
Inside Climate News (This Capital B article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-icn
Consolidation seen as only major change on E&P finance radar for 2024
An article quotes Will Su, head of public energy equities BlackRock, who recently spoke at an energy finance conference at Rice.
Hart Energy
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-he
25 best online MBA degree programs heading into 2024
A roundup features Rice.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in InvestingChannel, and it appeared in Investor Monkey and Yahoo! Finance.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-msn.money
Einstigen weltweiten Handel mit versklavten Menschen gemeinsam besser nachvollziehbar machen
An article mentions SlaveVoyages, a digital repository of ship voyages along the trans-Atlantic and intra-American routes that is currently housed at Rice.
IDW-Online.de
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-idw
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Jon Kimura Parker and Brahms to color Sun Valley Music Festival's winter season
Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Eyes on Sun Valley
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-parker
News in brief
An article cites the final report issued by Rice's Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice in September.
Harvard Magazine (This article also appear in the January-February print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-hm
Newsmakers
A roundup features Chris Williams, former Rice chief digital transformation officer and associate vice president for enterprise systems.
Community College Daily
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-ccd
'Voices for Peace' event held on US Capitol Hill
Craig Considine, senior lecturer in sociology, is mentioned.
Al Hakam
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-considine
NOCCA student wins full scholarship to Rice, and more area school news
An article mentions that Jeriel Severino De La Rosa plans to attend Rice on the QuestBridge National Match scholarship.
Nola.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-nola
Al Museo del Violino da sabato 16 dicembre un violino di Omobono Stradivari. Lo strumento appartiene al solista Ronald Patterson, allievo di Jascha Heifetz
An article mentions that violinist Ronald Patterson formerly taught at Rice.
CremonaSera.it
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-cremonasera
¿Qué son conocidas las instituciones educativas en Texas?
Rice is mentioned.
ZBR.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-zbr
SPORTS
Rice visits Davis and Northwestern State
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play Northwestern State University Dec. 16.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-ap
Hot-shooting Boise State cruises past Demons
NSUDemons.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-nsu
Cougars take road win at UTSA
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play the University of Houston Dec. 20.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-uh
Five years later, the memory of North Shore's Hail Mary remains
An article features Rice assistant football coach Jon Kay.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Dec. 15 print edition and was in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-kay
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-kay (This segment aired four times.)
Bobcats gain valuable practice time during bowl season
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.
San Marcos Daily Record
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-smdr
Rice football: Behind enemy lines on Texas State
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-bvm
College football bowl rankings: Rose, Sugar, Orange, Fiesta, Peach among games to watch
AZCentral.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-azc
Inside the NFL's concussion protocol, from the eyes of Texans rookie Henry To'oTo'o
An article mentions that Dr. Ken Podell has worked as an independent consultant for Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Dec. 15 print edition and was in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-hc
Syracuse football: Orange has interest in Texas transfer, a 4-star, top-5 QB in portal
Rice is mentioned.
Inside the Loud House
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-ilh
Aggies look to stay undefeated at home versus New Mexico
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to the University of New Mexico earlier this season.
NMStateSports.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-nmstate
MTSU coach Derek Mason's defensive coordinator Brian Stewart had same job in NFL, Big Ten
An article features former Rice assistant football coach Brian Stewart.
Daily News Journal
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-dnj
PREVIEW: No. 4/3 men's hoops meets Texas A&M on Saturday
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team has played the University of Houston a total of 84 times.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-uh
Transfer portal QB Maalik Murphy pens farewell to Texas Longhorns
An article mentions that Rice's football team played the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 2.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-247
Texas A&M Aggies baseball announces 2024 nonconference schedule — Texas A&M athletics tracker
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play Texas A&M University May 7.
Sports Illustrated's All Aggies
http://dateline.rice/dec-15-si