FEATURED ITEMS
From Houston flooding to a Middle East crisis, the Baker Institute seeks solutions to urgent problems
An article features Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, which was founded in 1994 by James Baker III, honorary chair of the institute and former U.S. secretary of state. The article quotes the following Baker Institute members: David Satterfield, director of the institute and U.S. Department of State's Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues; Edward Djerejian, founding director of the institute and a Life Member of the institute's Board of Advisors; Sandra McKay, the Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy in the Center for Health and Biosciences; alumnus Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation policy in the Center for Energy Studies; Rola El-Serag, the L.E. and Virginia Simmons Senior Fellow in Health Policy and director of the institute's Center for Health and Biosciences; and John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance and director of the institute's Center for Public Finance. The article also mentions that the Baker Institute will host its 30th anniversary gala with a moderated discussion between Baker, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Henry Kissinger Oct. 26. Satterfield is featured in a broadcast by KHOU.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-baker-institute
'KHOU 11 News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-satterfield
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
'This is their 9-11': Absent a US House speaker, McCaul emerges as GOP lead on Israel-Hamas war
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman, and it appeared on the front page of its Oct. 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-jones
Nearly half of Houston likely voters identify crime as top issue in mayoral race, survey finds
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-jones
Report: Likely Houston voters split on the direction of the city, crime tops list of policy issues and priorities
MSN (This article originally appeared in KHOU Online.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-jones
Voter survey results (Oct. 18, 2023)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-jones
Lawmakers return to Austin to consider education bill
The Wimberley View (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-jones
Venezuela pledges small steps toward fair elections next year
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy and the director of the Latin American Energy Program at the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-monaldi
Why scientists are reanimating spider corpses for research
An article features collaborative Rice research that repurposed deceased spiders as mechanical grippers. Co-authors Daniel Preston, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, and graduate student Faye Yap are quoted.
NPR's Short Wave
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-preston-yap
The seven most amazing discoveries we've made by exploring Mars
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Smithsonian Magazine (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-siebach
Un estado del debate sobre el calentamiento global
Miriam Grunstein, nonresident scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed.
MSN Noticias (Mexico; an English translation is not available. This article originally appeared in Expansión.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-grunstein
No heroes in Hamas-Israel conflict, only victims: Former Saudi intelligence chief
An article mentions that Prince Turki Al-Faisal spoke at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy Oct. 17.
Arab News (This article also appeared in Ruetir and SINDO News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-arab.news
St. Louis school ranked No. 1 in Missouri. What are the top universities in Illinois?
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 7 in the U.S. according to WalletHub.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the Belleville News-Democrat, and it appeared in Yahoo! News Canada, Yahoo! Movies Canada, Yahoo! Sports Canada and Yahoo! Life Canada.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-yahoo
14 Florida schools make best colleges and universities in America list by WalletHub
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the News-Press.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-yahoo
College and university rankings (2024)
WalletHub
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-wh
Rice University is No. 1 in new survey of 2024's best Texas colleges
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Money and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-hc
Three Georgia schools rank among top 100 of WalletHub college and university rankings
Athens Banner-Herald
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-abh
TCU makes the grade as No. 10 best college in Texas for 2024, new report says
CultureMap Fort Worth
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-cm.fw
2 Dallas universities earn top 10 honors in new list of Texas' best colleges for 2024
CultureMap Dallas
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-cm.d
These are the top 10 colleges and universities in New York, according to a recent report
SILive.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-sil
Las 30 mejores universidades en Estados Unidos
Infobae (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in MNews.com.ar.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-ib
'KVUE News'
KVUE-TV (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-kvue (This segment aired twice.)
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University's Center for African and African American Studies names new director
An article features the news that Sherwin Bryant has been named the new director of Rice's Center for African and African American Studies effective Jan. 1. President Reginald DesRoches is quoted. The second article mentions that DesRoches will give the virtual talk "A Vision for the Future of Higher Education" as part of Valdosta State University's College of Science and Mathematics Seminar Series Oct. 26.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-bryant-desroches
Rice University president discusses future of higher education Oct. 26 at VSU
Valdosta State University Newsroom
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-desroches
McNay Art Museum appoints Mia Lopez inaugural curator of Latinx art
Alumna Mia Lopez is featured.
Glasstire
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-lopez
Today in culture, Oct. 18, 2023: Smoque Sandwich Shop | WHPK radio struggles | RIP Shelley Howard
Newcity
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-lopez
H-E-B Houston executive Armando Perez serving as United Way of Greater Houston annual campaign chair
An article featuring Armando Perez mentions that he is a member of the advisory board of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Woodlands Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-perez
Abbott ties voucher passage to teacher pay, school funding
An article mentions that Rice is No. 64 in the U.S. according to The Wall Street Journal.
Wilson County News (This article also appeared in the Kilgore News Herald.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-wcn
DePelchin expanding mental health services with gift from Valour Foundation
An article mentions that Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research completed an assessment of the Houston Independent School District.
The Katy News
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-tkn
BROADCAST
Today on Texas Standard: Biden administration bets big on hydrogen energy — and Texas is the winner
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of its Center for Public Finance, is quoted.
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 40 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-diamond
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Decontamination method zaps pollutants from soil
An article features collaborative Rice research into soil remediation. Co-authors James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, postdoctoral research associate Bing Deng and postdoctoral researcher Yi Cheng are quoted.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-tour-deng-cheng
Insights into 2D materials from international collaboration
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-phys
Houston Squash Club owner says sport getting added to Olympics in 2028 will open doors for future
Rice is mentioned.
MSN Sports (This Houston Chronicle article appeared in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-msn
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
S&T welcomes new faculty
A roundup features postdoctoral research associate Huiyuan Yang.
Phelps County Focus
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-yang
William Russel, groundbreaking engineer, cherished mentor and tireless dean who championed graduate students, dies at 77
An article features alumnus William Russel, who died Sept. 24 at 77.
Princeton University News
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-russel
UB’s VITAL scholars return to campus
A roundup features graduate student Quintin Gorman Jr.
University of Buffalo's UBNow
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-gorman
Spot of Tea's grand opening in Dupont to take place on Oct. 20-22
An article features alumni Glenn Baginski, Dillon Chai and David Cooper.
PoPville
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-baginski-chai-cooper
SPORTS
2023 Week 8 game preview: Rice Owls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Tulsa Oct. 19.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-sbn
4 G5 football games you should watch in Week 8
Sports Illustrated's G5 Football Daily
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-si
Tulsa vs. Rice odds, spread, line: 2023 college football picks, Week 8 prediction by proven model
CBS Sports
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-cbs
Your 2023 college football Week 8 announcing schedule
Awful Announcing
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-aa
'News on 6'
KOTV-TV (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-kotv (This segment aired twice.)
Tarleton State tennis sees success at 2023 ITA Regional Championship
An article mentions that Rice tennis player Chie Kezuka competed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Texas Regional Oct. 13.
TarletonSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-kezuka
WKU golf victorious in Cincinnati
An article mentions that Rice will host the Bentwater Intercollegiate golf tournament next spring.
WKUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-wku
'Just beat Texas' is the message for UH but will be easier said than done as Longhorns come to town
An article mentions that Rice was part of the Southwest Conference.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Oct. 18 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-hc
SWC Rewind: Bitterness from Big 12 snub lines matchup vs. Texas
The Daily Cougar
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-dc
Meralco taps Suleiman Braihmoh as import
An article features former Rice basketball player Suleiman Braihmoh.
MSN Philippines (This article originally appeared in The Manila Times.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-braihmoh
Bohls: Texas looking to take away more turnovers, not give up a Hail Mary
Rice is mentioned.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-msn
Virginia offers 2024 sharpshooter Ishan Sharma after official visit
Sports Illustrated's Cavaliers Now
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-si
Tawa's HS volleyball dots: Wins sweeping down the plain in OK
An article mentions that Savannah Skopal has committed to play volleyball at Rice.
VolleyballMag.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-vbm
No. 15 volleyball opens East Coast road trip on Friday
An article mentions last season's volleyball match between Rice and Creighton University.
GoCreighton.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-gc
Best in Texas poll (Oct. 17): TCU rejoins top 3; A&M holds firm despite third loss
Rice football is mentioned.
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-morning.news
2023 Week 7 bowl projections
Last Word on Sports
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-lwos
Middle Tennessee vs. Liberty live stream, how to watch online, CBS Sports Network channel finder, odds
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Connecticut 38-31 Oct. 7
CBS Sports
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-cbs
Dana Holgorsen says Texas Longhorns will be Houston Cougars 'biggest challenge this year'
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated the University of Houston 43-41 Sept. 9.
Sports Illustrated's Longhorns Country
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-silc
SMU remains a top G5 team
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Southern Methodist University Nov. 4.
HERO Sports
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-hero
The Battle of I-10 means more than ever as UTEP, New Mexico State play as conference rivals for first time since 1961
An article mentions that Rice is a former member of Conference USA.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-dctf
Red-zone losses: Cracking the code to Texas red-zone failures in 2023
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 2.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-18-sbn