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 institute's Center for Health and Biosciences; alumnus Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation policy in the institute's 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 interviewed about the Israel-Hamas conflict on MSNBC.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Oct. 22 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-baker.institute
'Inside with Jen Psaki'
MSNBC
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-satterfield
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Houstonians willing to spend some money for more public safety, infrastructure, new survey shows
An article features a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into Houstonians' opinions on a series of policy proposals. Dan Potter, senior director of research at the institute, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-potter
The future of self-driving cars (Oct. 23, 2023)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-potter
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-kriv (This segment aired twice.)
'13 Eyewitness News'
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-abc13
Venezuelan oil-sanctions relief was just announced. It could be tested soon.
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, co-authored an op-ed in Barron's, and he is quoted in S&P Global Platts.
Barron's (Subscription is required. This op-ed also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-monaldi
Maduro promises met with skepticism ahead of Venezuelan primary elections
S&P Global Platts
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-monaldi
Bud Light is still sinking: Here's why it really lost its crown
Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Management-Marketing at the Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an op-ed.
The Hill
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-mittal
Houston budget 'unbalanced' and 'unsustainable,' says Greater Houston Partnership
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. A report authored by Diamond is mentioned in a broadcast on KRIV.
Yahoo! News (This Fox 26 Online article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-diamond
Houston, we have a money problem
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-diamond
Israel-Gaza war: Is the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor a 'casualty' of conflict?
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
South China Morning Post
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-ulrichsen
Crossings at the US southern border are higher than ever
An article mentions that Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke at Rice earlier this month.
The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 22 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-nyt
'There's so much that goes on here': Stephen Streiffer on stepping up to lead ORNL
An article features alumnus Stephen Streiffer, director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Knoxville News-Sentinel.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-streiffer
Old video of Saudi Prince 'slamming' Israel shared as recent amid war with Hamas
An article mentions that Prince Turki Al-Faisal spoke at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy Oct. 17.
The Quint (Similar articles also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-the.quint
'Ayman'
MSNBC (This segment aired twice.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-ayman
Echoing India's nonviolent struggle, Saudi prince advocates civil disobedience for Palestinians
The Economic Times on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-et
HOUSTON/TEXAS
More state money for water, electric generators, parks, broadband is popular, poll finds
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.
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-jones
Middle East hope for peace, controller race, domestic violence increases and more on 'Houston Newsmakers'
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-jones
Early voting begins for Nov. 7 elections
KTRH Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-jones
Is China preparing for world domination?
KTRH on Spreaker (This segment also aired on KTRH-AM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-jones
Harris County 2022 preliminary election audit finds discrepancies as officials decline to answer questions
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. This article also appeared in the Oct. 21 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-stein
Rice University, Houston Methodist launch state-of-the art human performance center
An article features the Houston Methodist-Rice University Center for Human Performance, a joint venture between Houston Methodist's Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Rice's Department of Kinesiology and Rice Athletics that will be housed at Rice's Tudor Fieldhouse. Augusto Rodriguez, chair of the kinesiology department, associate teaching professor of kinesiology and director of sports medicine, will serve as the center's director. Thomas Killian, dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and E. Dell Butcher Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and Rice Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland are quoted. President Reginald DesRoches is mentioned.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-rodriguez-killian-mcclelland-desroches
Larry McMurtry's life remembered
An article features late alumnus Larry McMurtry, a former Rice lecturer.
The Dallas Morning News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 22 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-mcmurtry
Another HISD principal reassigned at Middle College High School's Felix Fraga campus
An article featuring Federico Hernandez mentions that he completed Rice's Executive Leadership Academy.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 22 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-hc
CRIMINAL MINDS: Houston's crime problem has slowed, but Rania Mankarious says that doesn't mean we can let our guard down
An article mentions the Houston Area Survey by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-hbj
Major Houston energy cos. reportedly in talks to be acquired amid expected new era of shale consolidation
An article mention that Phillips 66 CEO Mark Lashier spoke at Rice Oct. 11.
Houston Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-hbj
Top performing arts and live theater this week: Oct. 23-29, 2023
A roundup mentions that Rice's Shepherd School of Music will present "Fire and Ice" Oct. 27.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-365
Bayou City Art Festival returns to downtown Houston with more art, entertainment and culinary arts and tasting experience
An article mentions that a student from Rice will exhibit artwork at the Bayou City Art Festival as part of the Collegiate Art Collective.
Houston Intown
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-hi
BROADCAST
'The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is interviewed about the Israel-Hamas conflict.
MSNBC
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-brinkley
KTRH-AM (Houston)
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Steven Miles, fellow in global natural gas in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute, are interviewed about their study into European liquefied natural gas contracts.
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-collins-miles
'The Weather Channel'
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about Texas' electric grid.
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-cohan (This segment aired 15 times and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
'TWC News All Night'
A broadcast mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 7 in the nation according to WalletHub.
Spectrum News (Austin; this segment aired 11 times and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-sn
This Ivy League school was ranked the best college in America
Poets & Quants
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-p&q
YWLA hosts annual STEM themed 'girl powered' event
Rice is mentioned.
KTSM Online (This article also appeared in KDBC Online.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-ktsm
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Ecklund to lead Religious Research Association
An article features Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Sociology, professor of sociology, director of the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, who has been elected president of the Religious Research Association.
Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-ecklund
Researcher scans tropical forest with mixed-reality device
An article features collaborative Rice research using a mixed-reality headset to discover that mammal diversity increased with forest floor habitat surface area in Tanzania's Udzungwa Mountains National Park. The study's co-authors Lydia Beaudrot, assistant professor of biosciences, and alumnus Daniel Gorczynski are quoted.
Lab Manager
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-beaudrot-gorczynski
Wrist-tapper wearable: A new way to navigate!
An article features Rice research into a fabric-based wearable device that "taps" a user's wrist with pressurized air, silently helping them navigate to their destination. Co-author Daniel Preston, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted.
Knowridge
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-preston
Il prossimo supercontinente porterà davvero i mammiferi all'estinzione?
Andrea Rummel, assistant professor of biosciences, is quoted.
Le Scienze (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-rummel
This week's Houston deal sheet
An article features alumnus Matthew Steitz.
Bisnow (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-steitz
Best colleges for physical therapy 2024
Rice is featured.
University Magazine
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-um
How Byzantine architecture influenced the world
Greek Reporter
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-gr
How is the industry grappling with EV battery waste?
An article features collaborative Rice research into recovering valuable metals from spent batteries.
EE Power
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-ee.power
Brain Care Score takes center stage at the UN
An article mentions a report by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Massachusetts General Hospital News
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-mgh
Wellbore seal control and monitoring enhance deepwater MPD operations
Alumnus Austin Johnson authored an article.
World Oil
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-johnson
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Rice University president to discuss future of higher education
An article featuring President Reginald DesRoches mentions that he 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.
Valdosta Today
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-desroches
Bilingual puppet troupe Dragoncillo educates, entertains students, faculty and community
Esther Fernandez, associate professor of modern and classical literatures and cultures, is mentioned.
Illinois State University News
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-fernandez
Retoma UANL encuentro internacional sobre capital humano y crecimiento
Flávio Cunha, the Ervin Kenneth Zingler Professor of Economics and department chair, is quoted.
El Heraldo de Mexico (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-cunha
Report highlights US colleges where students can take a course focused on Taylor Swift
An article mentions that Rice is offering a course on the lyrical evolution of Taylor Swift.
SILive.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-sil
'The Ten on KJCT News'
KJCT-TV (Grand Junction, Colorado)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-kjct (This segment aired three times.)
SPORTS
SMU turns up heat, boils Rice in five sets
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team lost to Southern Methodist University 3-2 on Oct. 21.
SMUMustangs.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-smu
SMU defeats Rice in the first of two weekend matches
SMUMustangs.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-smu
SMU, Wichita State increase winning streaks
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-the.american
SMU, Wichita State move into first place in the American
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-the.american
No. 1 Wisconsin faces No. 2 Nebraska after USC upsets No. 4 WSU, No. 5 Louisville survives
VolleyballMag.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-vbmag
NCAA volleyball: Huskers win 'epic' 5-setter over Wisconsin; Citadel gets to 22-0
VolleyballMag.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-vbmag
College football winners and losers: Florida State remains the class of the ACC
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated the University of Tulsa 42-10 Oct. 19.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-wash.po
Texas college football rankings: 'Mighty Texas Longhorns' No. 1
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-hc
Kamdyn Benjamin's hard work and patience propel his success
Focus Daily News
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-fdn
Who is playing college football tonight, Oct. 20?
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-fs
Viewers guide and picks Week 8: Ohio State-Penn State, Utah-USC, Tennessee-Alabama
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-247
Owls fly into Tulsa and Rice football leaves with a 42-10 road win in the American
BCSNN
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-bcsnn
Men's tennis advances five in singles, three in doubles main draws at ITA Texas Regionals
An article mentions that Rice tennis players Arthus de la Bassetiere and Kabeer Kapasi competed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Texas Regional Oct. 20.
TexasSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-bassetiere-kapasi
Kmet advances at Texas Regional
ACUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-bassetiere
North Texas' rally comes up short against No. 23 Tulane
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Tulane University Oct. 28.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-hc
No. 23/24 football earns 35-28 homecoming victory over North Texas
TulaneGreenWave.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-tulane
Michael Pratt accounts for 4 TDs as No. 23 Tulane tops North Texas 35-28 after losing big lead
ESPN
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-espn
College football Week 9: Betting odds and lines for top-25 teams
ESPN
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-espn
AAC Week 9 college football games: Odds, tips and betting trends
USA Today's Sportsbook Wire
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-sw
LSU moves up in latest AP Top 25 poll following win against Army
WAFB Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-wafb
Projecting the college football AP top 25 after Week 8
WVNSTV.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-wvnstv
The AP top 25 fared
Federal News Network
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-fnn
'Fox 8 Sunday Morning'
WVUE-TV (New Orleans, Louisiana)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-wvue (This segment aired three times.)
South Florida visits Park West in UTSA home finale
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio Oct. 26.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-utsa
UTSA falls to South Florida in home finale, 1-0
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-utsa
Owls shut out Rice on the road
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team lost to Florida Atlantic University 1-0 Oct. 22.
FAUSports.com (This article also appeared in University Press, Spot on Florida and BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-fau
The battle of the Owls on Sunday
FAUSports.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-fau
Rice University has a designated gummy worm guy
An article features Rice football.
OutKick
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-ok
ESPN Radio
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-espn
'Sports Central'
KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-kcal
UTSA rides dominant defense to one-sided win against FAU
An article mentions last season's football game between Rice and the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-hc
UH vs. No. 8 Texas: 5 things to watch in Big 12 matchup
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated the University of Houston Sept. 9.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 21 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-hc
How to watch Texas vs. Houston game today? Time, channel, TV schedule and livestream — Oct. 21 | college football Week 8
Sportskeeda
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-sk
Brandon Thomas carries Episcopal to dramatic win, SPC final
Rice Stadium is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-hc
Cypress Lakes girls basketball coach Darrin Samuels nets new accolade
An article mentions that Aniah Alexis has committed to play basketball at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 22 print edition and a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-hc
Rest in peace: SDA mourns the passing of director of football video Alex Hodge
An article features the late Alex Hodge, a former Rice assistant football coach, who died Oct. 20. Former Rice head football coach Todd Graham is mentioned.
TheSunDevils.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-sd
Indo-Canadian basketball prodigy Ishan Sharma commits to University of Virginia
Rice is mentioned.
The American Bazaar
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-ab
Midseason analysis for the 1-5 Pirates
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated East Carolina University Sept. 30.
The East Carolinian
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-ec
Huskies take on USF for homecoming
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Connecticut 38-31 Oct. 7.
UConnHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-uconn
USF vs. UConn prediction game preview
College Football News
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-cfn
COLUMN: Five nonconference hoops days I'm most excited to see played in 2023
An article mentions that Rice is part of the American Athletic Conference.
GoBlueRaiders.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-aac
USF loses to North Texas, falls to fifth in AAC
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is No. 4 in the American Athletic Conference.
The Oracle
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-oracle
USF takes on UTSA for final road test of regular season
Rice soccer is mentioned.
GoUSFBulls.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-usf
ESPN releases 2023 college football playoff, full bowl projections after Week 8
Rice football is mentioned.
On3.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-on3
Predicting every remaining AAC game, final standings: Week 9
College Football News
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-cfn
Bowl eligible teams, who's out, on the bubble: Every conference bowl status Week 9
College Football News
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-cfn
Texas Longhorns QB Quinn Ewers, two defenders injured vs. Houston Cougars — tracker
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 2.
Sports Illustrated's Longhorns Country
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-silc
NEWS RELEASES
In deep-red Texas, Houston voters want a safer city — even if it means higher taxes and more gun control
Deep in the heart of red-state Texas, more than 80% of Houston voters support measures to reduce firearm deaths and injuries, and a majority may be willing to pay more in additional fees and taxes on essential city services, according to a new report from Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. "Election 2023: Overview of Residents' Policy Preferences" was released today and authored by Daniel Potter, senior director of research at the Kinder Institute, and Anna Glanzer, a research analyst at the institute.
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-news-release-potter-glanzer
Hans Graf returns to Houston to lead Rice Shepherd School Symphony Oct. 27
Grammy Award-winning conductor and former Houston Symphony music director Hans Graf will return to Houston Oct. 27 to guest conduct the Rice Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra in an exhilarating musical program titled “Fire and Ice,” featuring the work of Scriabin, Sibelius and Stravinsky.
http://dateline.rice/oct-23-news-release-shepherd.school