NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for research into quantum dots in TVs
An article features alumnus Louis Brus, who is one of three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their fundamental discoveries in nanotechnology.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-brus
Inside the anti-LGBTQ effort to put Christian prayer and the Bible back in schools
David Brockman, nonresident scholar in the Religion and Public Policy Program at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
AOL (This article originally appeared in NBC News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-brockman
America's epidemic of chronic illness is killing us too soon
Elena Marks, senior fellow in health policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This Washington Post article also appeared in MSN, RT.com, Big News Network, FARS News Agency, and it was in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-marks
Texas' unemployment rate is among the nation's worst — but experts say it signals a growing economy
Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business and professor of strategic management, is quoted.
AOL (This Texas Tribune article also appeared in the Victoria Advocate, KRGV.com, San Antonio Express-News, and it was in yesterday's Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-rodriguez
Houston parks receiving the least funding out of big cities in study
An article features a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research that found that Houston's parks department receives the least public funding on a per-resident basis among the nation's 13 most populous cities. Dan Potter, senior director of research at the institute, is interviewed in a segment in Yahoo! News.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in ABC 13 Online, and it aired three times on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-potter
Houstonians want more out of parks
Axios
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-axios
'11 a.m. newscast Oct. 3, 2023'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-potter
'Noticiero Telemundo Houston'
KTMD-TV (Houston; an English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-ktmd
Secretary Antony J. Blinken during a conversation at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy moderated by Ambassador David Satterfield
An article mentions that Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with James Baker III, honorary chair of Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, and participated in a conversation with David Satterfield, director of the Baker Institute, Oct. 3.
U.S. Department of State (A similar article also appeared in Mirage.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-baker-satterfield
Secretary Blinken in a conversation at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
U.S. Department of State on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-baker-satterfield
Blinken travels to Mexico amid rising tension over border, drug trafficking
The New York Times (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-nyt
Russia-Ukraine war live news: We will do everything to win – Zelenskyy
Al Jazeera (Scroll down to "US wants to avoid direct war with Russia: Blinken." This article also appeared in Iran Front Page.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-aljazeera
Blinken admits Americans frustrated over Ukraine support, emphasizes global efforts
EFE (A similar article also appeared in DVIDS.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-efe
Latest market-sensitive news and views — Oct. 3
Kitco.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-kitco
The US has said that fentanyl trafficking and the migration crisis are also Mexico's responsibility
Nation World News
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-nwn
'KHOU 11 News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-khou
'10 a.m. newscast Oct. 4, 2023'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hpm
'5:31 a.m. newscast Oct. 4, 2023'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hpm
'7 a.m. newscast Oct. 4, 2023'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hpm
'12 p.m. newscast Oct. 3, 2023'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hpm
'4 p.m. newscast Oct. 3, 2023'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hpm
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-krld (Similar segment aired 12 times.)
OPEC's stand pat supports further oil price gains — Equinor executive
An article mentions that Eirik Waerness, chief economist of Equinor, recently spoke at the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Reuters
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-baker-talk
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice-led research team gets $45M to develop immunotherapy device that could cut cancer deaths in half
A Rice-led team has been awarded $45 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop an implantable cancer treatment technology. The award is being administered through the Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator, which aims to take Rice health and medical technology innovations from concept to clinical trials in five years or less. Omid Veiseh, associate professor of bioengineering and faculty director of the accelerator, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 4 print edition of the Chronicle's Cypress Creek Mirror, Sugar Land Sun, Memorial Examiner and Magnolia Potpourri, and it was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-veiseh
Implant to cure cancer in 60 days being developed by scientists
Greek Reporter
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-veiseh
Houston, Rice University to host Carbon Management Community Summit
An article mentions that Rice's Bioscience Research Collaborative will host the Carbon Management Community Summit Nov. 16-17. President Reginald DesRoches is quoted.
Community Impact
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-desroches
Hundreds of abandoned oil wells are rotting away in Texas bays
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.
Texas Monthly (This article appeared in the October print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-blackburn
Texas colleges, universities report gender gap in fall enrollment, continuing decades-long trend
An article about university enrollments in Texas mentions Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front page of the Oct. 4 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hc
Lawyer and activist Anita Hill to speak at UH next week for annual lecture series
An article mentions that Anita Hill spoke at Rice in 2019.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 4 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hc
Dr. Peter Hotez and Lisa Gray discuss the rise of anti-science (Opinion)
An article mentions that Dr. Peter Hotez spoke at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hc
These are the top 25 colleges and universities in Texas
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 17 in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report.
Dallas Business Journal (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-dbj
OutSmart's 2023 Readers' Choice awards winners
Rice is mentioned.
OutSmart
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-os
Rice University LGBTQ group cuts ties with Houston Hillel over Palestinian students' concerns
Rice PRIDE is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hc
BROADCAST
Texas Standard for Oct. 3, 2023: Fall is finally here. What does that mean for Texas' drought?
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.
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 40 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-jones
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces push for removal from office
Texas Standard
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-jones
The political penalty for a House Speaker's 'audacious move' Governing
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-jones
El salto del alcalde de Dallas al Partido Republicano deja a los demócratas entre el desconcierto y la radicalización
La Política (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-jones
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-jones (This segment aired 15 times.)
Teacher raises could be at risk in school choice-focused special session
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
CBS Austin (This segment also aired on KEYE-TV in Austin.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-stein
Leaving Houston-Galveston Area Council could cost Houston federal funds, expert warns
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-stein
'The News Edge: Early Edition'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-stein (This segment aired three times.)
'2 p.m. newscast Oct. 3, 2023'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-stein
'6 p.m. newscast Oct. 3, 2023'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-stein
'6 a.m. newscast Oct. 4, 2023'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-stein
'8 a.m. newscast Oct. 4, 2023'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-stein
'11 a.m. newscast Oct. 4, 2023'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-stein
ERCOT's call for reserves ahead of winter brings back memories of 2021 meltdown
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
NBC DFW (This segment also aired three times on KXAS-TV in Dallas.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-cohan
Classical 89.5 (Salisbury, Maryland)
Rice's Shepherd School of Music is mentioned.
Performance Today (This segment also aired on more than 400 stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-pt
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Iridium panic soothed by new green hydrogen systems
Haotian Wang, William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair and associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is quoted.
Clean Technica
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-wang
Peggy Whitson: From 4-H to space
An article features alumna and astronaut Peggy Whitson.
Successful Farming
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-whitson
Quantum AI image generator is no match for ones on ordinary computers
Rice is mentioned.
New Scientist (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-ns
Are your school's hidden costs spooking students? Here's how to tell it to them straight
University Business
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-ub
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Exploring the night sky
Alumnus Daniel Fleisch is featured.
Wittenberg University News
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-fleisch
Get to know the 20 filmmakers and the films competing at the 2023 Film Prize in Shreveport
A roundup featured alumna Christine Chen.
Shreveport Times
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-chen
SPORTS
Rice notebook: Owls aren't taking 0-5 UConn lightly
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Connecticut Oct. 7. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is interviewed by KRIV.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Oct. 4 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-hc
'Didn't blink': Behind CT native Cam Edwards shift from defense to offense for UConn football team
CT Insider
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-cti
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-kriv
'Sports Extra'
WCTX-TV (Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-wctx
WGCH-AM (Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut)
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-wgch (This segment aired four times.)
Ranking top 25 quarterbacks in college football after Week 5
Rice football player J.T. Daniels is featured.
Bleacher Report
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-daniels
Quinn Ewers and Dillon Gabriel, the QBs in Saturday's Red River Shootout, will be the best each team has faced in 2023
On3
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-daniels
WVU winning games in the second half on strength of its defense
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated the University of Houston 43-41 Sept. 9.
WBOY Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-wboy
Mean Green hit road for AAC opener at Navy
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-mgs
Pro football focus grades from ECU's game at Rice
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated East Carolina University 24-17 Sept. 30.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-247
Pirates enter bye week still looking for best way to utilize both quarterbacks
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-247
Cowboy Gallop this Saturday; XC ranked in regional polls
Rice cross country is mentioned.
McNeeseSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-ms
Best in Texas poll (10/3): Texas Tech leapfrogs SMU; Baylor ascends
Rice football is mentioned.
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-morning.news
Texas 47: Ranking each college football program in the Lone Star State ahead of Week 6
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-dctf
Texas vs. Oklahoma prediction game preview
College Football News
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-cfn
2023 Week 5 bowl projections
Last Word on Sports
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-lwos
Random thoughts: Defense optional
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-sbn
Lobo men's basketball announces 2023-24 schedule
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play the University of New Mexico Nov. 22.
GoLobos.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-lobos
Magadan and Pinho pace UTSA at ITA All-American Championships
Rice men's tennis player Arthus de la Bassetiere is mentioned.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-bassetiere
Checking in on the freshmen after the 40-14 win over Kansas
An article mentions that Rice's football team played the University of Texas at Austin Sept. 2.
On3
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-on3
NEWS RELEASES
Two Rice bioengineers win NIH Director's New Innovator awards
Two Rice bioengineers received the National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award for creative research projects demonstrating broad impact potential. Jerzy Szablowski and Julea Vlassakis will use the grants for their individual projects. Szablowski is developing a noninvasive, high-resolution method of mapping gene expression, and Vlassakis is studying complex, single-cell level processes and interactions in a model of pediatric bone cancer.
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-news-release-szablowski-vlassakis
Rice Biotech Launch Pad introduces external advisory board
Rice today announced its external advisory board for the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, the new accelerator focused on expediting the translation of the university's health and medical technology discoveries into cures. Officially unveiled in September, the accelerator will help Rice researchers to advance internally discovered platform technologies from concept to clinical studies and commercialization.
http://dateline.rice/oct-4-news-release-rice.biotech.launch.pad