NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
A list of mispronounced words provides a retrospective of 2024, from Kamala to Chappell
Nancy Niedzielski, associate professor and chair of linguistics, is quoted.
Associated Press (This article appeared in over 140 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-niedzielski
Greg Abbott's war on China
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, and Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor Emeritus of Political Science, are quoted.
Newsweek (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-jones-stoll
Chicago election officials want more early voting sites, Council members float agency consolidation
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Chicago Sun-Times
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-stein
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Everyone wants homelessness to end. Nobody wants to pay the price. | Opinion
Sheila Whitford, instructor and field supervisor in education with the Rice Algebra Initiative for Success and Equity at OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources, authored a letter to the editor.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the Dec. 4 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-whitford
Free school starting at age 3? Why Spring ISD wants to get more toddlers in the classroom
An article mentions that the Houston Education Research Consortium at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research partnered with Spring ISD in 2015 to track the academic performance of students in Spring’s first year of full-day prekindergarten.
Houston Landing (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-hl
Houston rabbis join 6,500 colleagues for conference in NY
An article mentions a new Chabad at Rice building is under development.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-jhv
'Flow,' 'The Order,' 'Y2K,' 'The Return' top the list of new films opening this week
A roundup mentions that Rice Cinema will screen "Seven Samurai" Dec. 6-7.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-hc
BROADCAST
COVID stimulus money is running out. How will Houston make do without it?
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance and director of the Center for Public Finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, and alumna Joyce Beebe, a fellow in public finance at the Baker Institute, are interviewed. Diamond is quoted and a report by the Baker Institute is mentioned in the second article from Houston Public Media about tax increment reinvestment zones in Houston.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-diamond-beebe
Report: Houston TIRZ districts primarily benefit high-income areas
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-diamond-beebe
Property taxes and Missions baseball: How does TIRZ connect them — and what is a TIRZ, anyway?
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-hc
'Texas Public Radio'
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at the Baker Institute, is interviewed about trade regulations between the U.S. and China.
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-collins (This segment also aired on KUT-FM in Austin, Texas.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Baylor and Rice receive $2.3M to develop antibody therapy for metastatic breast cancer
An article mentions that Rice and Baylor College of Medicine have received a $2.3 million grant from the Department of Defense to develop a new antibody therapy to treat bone metastases in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. Han Xiao, associate professor of biosciences and bioengineering and director of Rice's Synthesis X Center, is quoted.
Baylor College of Medicine News
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-xiao
Deep-sea anglerfish defy evolutionary expectations
An article features collaborative Rice research into the evolution of anglerfish in the deep sea. Co-authors quoted include Kory Evans, assistant professor of natural sciences, and alumna Rose Faucher.
Earth.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-evans-faucher
How weird anglerfish defied evolutionary odds
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-evans-faucher
Why evolution experts are so consumed by this deep-sea fish
Discover Wildlife
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-evans-faucher
Deep-sea marvels: How anglerfish defy evolutionary expectations
Scientific Inquirer
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-evans-faucher
Rice University improves views of nanoscale cellular structures
An article features collaborative Rice research in to super-resolution microscopy. Co-author Anna-Karin Gustavsson, the Norman Hackerman-Welch Young Investigator, assistant professor of chemistry and director of Rice's Center for Nanoscale Imaging Sciences, is quoted.
Optics.org
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-gustavsson
Why the partnership between MTM and Indium is a big deal
An article mentions that experts at Rice pioneered flash Joule heating.
Stocks Down Under
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-sdu
How Owl Ventures is driving the future of ed tech with Amit Patel
Alumnus Amit Patel is featured.
Alpha Partners
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-patel
Implementasi nanoteknologi dalam revolusi komunikasi nirkabel, teknologi antena carbon nanotube
An article cites Rice research into developing a carbon nanotube thin film patch antenna for wireless communication.
Kompasiana.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-kompasiana
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Local economics professor studies 'decision by committee': How uncertainty shapes negotiations
Hülya Eraslan, the Ralph S. O'Connor Chair and professor of economics, is mentioned as a co-author of the featured research.
Pasadena Now (This article originally appeared in Phys.org., and it appeared in yesterday's edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-eraslan
SPORTS
Trailblazers return to Houston for Wednesday game at Rice
An article mentions Rice's women's basketball team is scheduled to play Utah Tech University Dec. 4.
UtahTechTrailblazers.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-utah.tech
Trailblazers face off against Rice Owls in historic clash
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-bvm
USF set to play San Jose State in Hawaii Bowl
An article mentions that Rice's football team defeated the University of South Florida 35-28 Nov. 30.
The Crow's Nest
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-crows.nest
Where the latest bowl projections have the Florida Gators heading this postseason
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-247sports
See where the top Houston high school football recruits are signing
An article mentions Jordan Andrus and Tyvonn Byars are committed to sign with the Rice football team.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-andrus-byars
Former W&L football coach to lead Rice
An article features the news that Scott Abell has been hired as the new head coach of Rice's football team.
The News-Gazette
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-abell
Collegiate Cricket League (CCL) introduces global cricket to U.S. colleges
An article mentions that Rice is part of the Collegiate Cricket League, which will begin play this spring.
Cricket World
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-cricket
Who is Jameis Winston's wife Breion? All about her relationship with the Cleveland Browns quarterback (that dates back to high school!)
An article features alumna and former Rice women's basketball player Breion Winston.
People
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-winston
Who is Jameis Winston's wife? Breion Allen's job and relationship history
ComingSoon.net (This article also appeared in Yahoo! Entertainment.)
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-winston
Three Kansas State football players enter the transfer portal
An article mentions former Rice football player Jordan Dunbar.
Sports Illustrated's Kansas State Wildcats
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-dunbar
United Football League eyes first expansion
An article mentions the UFL's Houston Roughnecks played their home games at Rice Stadium during the 2024 season.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-hbj
Wisconsin football QB Landyn Locke signs national letter of intent
Rice is mentioned.
Athlon Sports
http://dateline.rice/dec-4-athlon