Dateline Rice for Nov. 3, 2023

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Biden often delivers a familiar public message after tragedies, but in private he consoles with a personalized touch
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Boston Globe, and it appeared on the front page of its Nov. 3 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-brinkley
The unmasking of the narcissistic, conspiracy-spreading baby-boomer rock star
Los Angeles Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the Calendar section in the Nov. 3 print edition and was in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-brinkley

Texas activist David Barton wants to end separation of church and state. He has the ear of the new US House speaker.
David Brockman, nonresident scholar in the Religion and Public Policy Program at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune, and it appeared in Raw Story and Raw Story on MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-brockman

Smart rats show human-like powers of imagination in neural research
Caleb Kemere, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering, is quoted.
Financial Times
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-kemere

Israel-Hamas war forces Saudi Arabia's hand over the Palestinian cause
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
El País (This article also appeared in MSN and Nouvelles du Monde.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-ulrichsen

HOUSTON/TEXAS

HITTING A WALL: Single-family home and apartment developers feel the pressure as high interest rates slow construction.
Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones School and professor of strategic management, is quoted.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the Nov. 3-9 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-rodriguez

Sen. Ted Cruz, PACs back Cy-Fair ISD candidates as open positions could sway control over policy
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-stein

Is Houston a city on the rise or in decline? It depends who you ask this campaign season.
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 quoted.
Houston Landing
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-jones
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-jones
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-jones (This segment aired twice on seven affiliate stations across Texas.)
KTSA-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-jones (This segment aired twice.)

TMC delivers new building, can't miss events, and more trending Houston innovation news
A roundup features the news that Rice's Liu Idea Lab for Innovation has named its inaugural cohort of the 11-member Leadership Council. Alumnus Frank Liu is mentioned.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-liu

Rice University pauses on-campus student parties after underwear event ended with hospitalizations
Bridget Gorman, dean of undergraduates and professor of sociology, and Rice University Police Department's Chief of Police Clemente Rodriguez are quoted. Rodriguez and Jeff Falk, director of news and media relations at Rice, are quoted in two additional articles.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 3 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-gorman-rodriguez
Rice University 'underwear party' ends with dozens treated for intoxication
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Health and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-falk-rodriguez
Rice University's 'Night of Decadence' ends early after seven students hospitalized for intoxication
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-falk-rodriguez
Rice halts on-campus student 'public' parties after 'Night of Decadence' hospitalizations
Fox 26 Online
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-gorman-falk
'13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-gorman

'Priscilla,' 'Rustin,' 'Persian Version' top new film releases this week
A roundup mentions that Rice Cinema will screen "Collapsed Walls" Nov. 4.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 3 print edition and was in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-hc

Popular Rice Village restaurant Prego to move, make way for development plans
An article mentions the Rice Management Co.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Nov. 3-9 print and digital editions, and it was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-hbj

BROADCAST

'KPRC Channel 2 News'
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.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-blackburn

School vouchers stalling (Nov. 3, 2023)
A "Houston Matters" segment features alumnus and former Rice Marching Owl Band member Charles Kuffner, who participated in a roundtable discussion of "The Good, Bad and Ugly" of the week's news. A segment also features Sid Richardson College junior Jaylin Vinson discussing his work inspired by the Moody Center for the Arts' exhibit "Laure Prouvost: Above Front Tears Nest in South."
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-kuffner-vinson
New music responds to an exhibition at the Moody Center for the Arts
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-vinson
UH's Oilers-inspired uniforms: 'The Good, Bad and Ugly' of the week
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-kuffner

A mobile concert venue provides music on the go
An article features The Concert Truck, which provided performances by students from Rice's Shepherd School of Music around Houston last week. Emily Wells, senior assistant dean of the Shepherd School, Lovett College sophomore Najee Greenlee and Hanszen College senior Riley Barker are interviewed.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-wells-greenlee-barker

Reading the room
A broadcast features a performance by the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra at Rice's Brockman Hall for Opera.
YourClassical.org (This Performance Today segment also aired on more than 400 stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-yc

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

4 questions answered about Texas’ grid crisis
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
E&E News
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-cohan

The 7th annual US-Mexico Natural Gas Forum takes place Nov. 13-15 in San Antonio, TX
An article mentions that Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, will give a keynote address at the U.S.-Mexico Natural Gas Forum in San Antonio Nov. 13-15. 
PR.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-payan

Houston Symphony appoints new principal violist
An article features Joan DerHovsepian, artist teacher of viola and instructor of orchestra repertoire at Rice's Shepherd School of Music. William VerMeulen, professor of French horn, and alumni Brian Mangrum and Nathan Cloeter are mentioned.
The Strad
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-derhovsepian-vermeulen-mangrum-cloeter
Houston Symphony appoints new principal violist 
The Violin Channel
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-derhovsepian

A guide for first-generation, working-class graduate students
Graduate student Lauren Harvey authored an article.
Inside Higher Ed
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-harvey

Autoethnographic study explores utility of AI tools for accessibility
An article features research by Momona Yamagami, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.
News-Medical.net
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-yamagami

A qualitative assessment of the economics of renewable energy
Alumnus Robert Idel is quoted.
OnlineOpinion.com.au
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-idel

Houston: A global city of diversity and opportunity
Rice is mentioned.
ZBR.com.mx (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-zbr

Usaha dan Daya: Pengertian dan Rumusnya, Materi Fisika SMP
An article mentions OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
TribunJogja.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-tj

College announces it will be launching a class about Taylor Swift
An article mentions that Rice is offering a course on the lyrical evolution of Taylor Swift.  
The Spun
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-ts

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Venezuela: Un mendigo sentado en un banco de petróleo,
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 quoted.
GatoEncerrado.net (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-monaldi

Ce caută șeful Hamas în Qatar? Doha, intenționat vagă în declarații despre legăturile cu organizația teroristă
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Adevarul.ro (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Ziare.com.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-krane

SPORTS

Lance Berkman named to Houston Sports Hall of Fame
An article features former Rice baseball player Lance Berkman, who will be inducted into the Houston Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Nov. 3 print edition.) 
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-berkman
'Killer B' Lance Berkman headed to Houston Sports Hall of Fame in 2024
ABC 13 Online (This article also appeared in MSN Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-berkman
Houston Astros legend Lance Berkman to be inducted into the 2024 Houston Sports Hall of Fame
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Fox 26 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-berkman
Lance Berkman is heading into the Houston Sports Hall of Fame
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-berkman
Astros legend Lance Berkman to be inducted into the Houston Sports Hall of Fame
CW 39
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-berkman
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-berkman
'Fox 26 News'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-berkman (This segment aired three times.)
'13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-berkman (This segment aired five times.)

White Sox hire former big league infielder Paul Janish as director of player development
An article features former Rice baseball player and former assistant coach Paul Janish. MLB mentions that Janish and former Owls David Aardsma and Philip Humber were part of Rice's team that won the College World Series in 2003.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets, and it appeared in the Nov. 3 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.) 
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-janish
Janish joins White Sox as director of player development
MLB
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-janish-aardsma-humber
White Sox name Paul Janish director of player development
MLB
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-janish-aardsma-humber
White Sox hire Paul Janish as their new director of player development
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in WSCR Radio Chicago.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-msn
White Sox name new director of player development
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in NBC Sports Chicago.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-janish
'Houston's Morning Show'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-janish (This segment aired twice.)
WLS-AM (Chicago) 
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-janish (This segment aired seven times.)

SMU's Preston Stone earns Manning Award Quarterback of the Week
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Southern Methodist University Nov. 4.
AllStateSugarBowl.org (This article also appeared in Crescent City Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-asb
Temperatures warming up through the weekend!
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-c2h
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-kprc (This segment aired five times.)
Today is the last day of early voting
KTRH on Spreaker (This segment also aired on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-ktrh

Strange but true: Injury-prone Rice football turns to martial arts expert
An article features a segment from October 1977 when Rice's football team invited a martial arts expert to help their players avoid injuries. Former head coach Homer Rice is mentioned.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired twice on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-khou
Vintage video: Rice football team, trying to prevent injuries, can't hurt karate expert Gambordella
KHOU Online on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-khou

Razorbacks continue fall season in Dallas at Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis players will compete at the Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge in Dallas Nov. 3-5.
ArkansasRazorbacks.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-ar
Four Cougars to compete in Dallas
BYUCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-byu

Tennis continues fall action at Texas A&M and Rice
An article mentions the Rice Fall Invitational tennis tournament, which begins Nov. 3.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-uh

Astros Crawfish Boil: Nov. 3, 2023
A roundup features former Rice baseball player José Cruz.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-cruz

Men's basketball hosts UMass Boston on Monday night in season opener
An article mention that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play Harvard University Nov. 10.
GoCrimson.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-gc

UH at Baylor: 5 things to watch in renewed rivalry
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated the University of Houston Sept. 9.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-hc
Bears face Houston for first time since '95
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-247
Game preview: Baylor
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-uh

The new guy in charge: A look into Mike Rhoades' resume
Former Rice men’s basketball coach Mike Rhoades is featured.
USA Today's Nittany Lions Wire
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-nl

No. 21 Tulane aims for a smooth outcome in AAC trip to East Carolina
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to Tulane University 30-28 Oct. 28.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-ap
Tulane at East Carolina odds, picks and predictions
USA Today's Sportsbook Wire
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-sw
Tulane running back Shaadie Clayton-Johnson takes advantage of limited opportunities
Nola.com (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-nola
Tulane at East Carolina odds, picks and predictions
The Spectrum
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-spectrum

Memphis football vs. USF Bulls: scouting report, score prediction in AAC Week 10
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of South Florida Sept. 23.
Commercial Appeal
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-ca
 
Women's tennis announces 2024 spring schedule
An article mention that Rice's women's tennis team is slated to play Harvard University Jan. 21.
GoCrimson.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-gc

Ten years in, North Texas and UTSA is Texas' best rivalry
An article mentions that Rice's football team won the Conference USA Championship in 2013.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-dctf

No. 19 Tennessee football set to host UConn in Week 10 matchup
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Connecticut 38-31 Oct. 7.
WRUF Online 
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-wruf

Game primer: Football welcomes Texas A&M
An article mentions last season's football game between Rice and Louisiana Tech University.
OleMissSports.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-om

Conference USA season preview: a conference flipped upside down
An article mentions that Rice is a former member of Conference USA.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-sbn

Fan information | NCAA South Central Region Cross Country
An article mentions that Rice's men's and women's cross country team are ranked No. 9 and No. 11 in the NCAA South Central Region, respectively.
ArkansasRazorbacks.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-ar

UTSA set for Saturday road test at North Texas
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio Nov. 11.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-utsa

WLW-AM (Cincinnati)
A broadcast features former Rice basketball player Quincy Olivari.
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-wlw

NEWS RELEASES

Census director to talk equity, diversity and reaching undercounted communities at Rice Kinder Forum event Nov. 8
Robert Santos, director of the U.S. Census Bureau, will discuss leveraging data to advance equity and diversity, lessons learned from the 2020 census and his plans to reach historically undercounted communities in 2030 at a Rice Kinder Forum event Nov. 8.
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-news-release-kinder.forum

Garcini receives American Psychological Association's Achievement Award for Early Career Psychologists
Luz Garcini, an assistant professor of psychological sciences at Rice and interim director of Community Health at the university’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is a recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Achievement Award for Early Career Psychologists.
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-news-release-garcini

Texas Life Science Forum to highlight Texas health innovation Nov. 7 at Rice's McNair Hall
The 12th annual Texas Life Science Forum takes place Nov. 7 at Rice and will bring together 600 attendees for keynote speakers, panels and pitches from life science technologies. The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and BioHouston host the premier life science and health tech event in Texas each year to bring together members from industry, emerging life science companies, academics and investors.
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-news-release-tlsf

Global temperature variations impact the planet's water cycle
Knowing how a changing climate impacts the planet's water cycle is critical to informed, effective water and climate policies, especially in light of growing concern over water scarcity. A new study by Rice climate scientist Sylvia Dee and an international team of collaborators sheds light on the impact that global temperature variation over the past 2,000 years has had on the planet's hydrological cycle.
http://dateline.rice/nov-3-news-release-dee

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