FEATURED ITEMS
Brain tech startup formed at Rice University raises $18 million for implant to treat depression
An article features Motif Neurotech, one of the first startups formed through the Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator, which aims to quickly take Rice health and medical technology innovations from concept to clinical trials. Co-founders quoted or mentioned include Jacob Robinson, professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; Sameer Sheth and Sunil Sheth, adjunct associate professors of electrical and computer engineering; and Kaiyuan Yang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front page of the Jan. 29 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-robinson-the.sheths-yang.
Jury hands down $2.25 billion verdict in Bayer Roundup cancer case
KFF Health News
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-robinson
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
US unlikely to return all Venezuela sanctions after ruling
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, fellow at the Center for the United States and Mexico, director of the Latin America Energy Program at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Bloomberg.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-monaldi
Removing Netanyahu is Israel's only chance to achieve a two-state solution
Gilead Sher, the Isaac and Mildred Brochstein Fellow in Middle East Peace and Security in Honor of Yitzhak Rabin at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an article.
The Sydney Morning Herald (This article also appeared in WAToday.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-sher
Iran's new best friends
Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
Foreign Affairs
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-tabaar
A game-changer in the quest to replace sand in concrete
An article features Rice research that found that graphene could be used as a replacement for sand in concrete. Co-authors James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and Satish Nagarajaiah, professor of civil and environmental engineering and of mechanical engineering, and alumnus Paul Advincula are quoted.
MSN (Great Britain; this article originally appeared in AZo Build.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-tour-nagarajaiah-advincula
Could graphene be a sustainable solution to the impending 'sand crisis?'
AZo Materials
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-tour-nagarajaiah-advincula
Metallurgical coke used in next-gen cement, concrete
Mining.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-tour-nagarajaiah
HOUSTON/TEXAS
'Next golden age of Texas state parks': Officials prepare to spend $1 billion on new parkland
Alumna Joyce Beebe, a fellow in public finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the Jan. 28 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-beebe
HISD's school ratings dropped, but some question use of blocked TEA methodology
Erin Baumgartner, director of the Houston Education Research Consortium at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front page of the Jan. 29 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-baumgartner
Houston university launches new institute for synthetic biology
An article features the news that Rice has launched the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute, which will support research designing new types of living systems for applications in medicine, manufacturing and environmental sustainability. Caroline Ajo-Franklin, professor of biosciences, will lead the institute. Ramamoorthy Ramesh, executive vice president for research and professor of materials science and nanoengineering and physics and astronomy, is quoted. The article also mentions the Houston Methodist-Rice University Center for Human Performance that will be housed at Rice's Tudor Fieldhouse, and Rice's O'Connor Building for Engineering and Science.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-ajo.franklin-ramesh
New assignments for five women faculty members
Women in Academia
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-ajo.franklin
Companies in Texas exploit 'loopholes,' attribute 1 million pounds of air pollution to recent freeze
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
San Antonio Express-News (This Texas Tribune article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-cohan
Meet cutes
An article features alumna Misty Morales.
The Buzz Magazines (This article will also appear in the February print edition of the Bellaire, Memorial, West University and Tanglewood-River Oaks issues.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-morales
Plan your weekend: Feb. 1-4, 2024
Rice is mentioned.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-365
BROADCAST
US/Mexico border with Dr. Tony Payan
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, is quoted.
KTEP Online (This segment also aired on KTEP-FM in El Paso, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-payan
'NBC 6 South Florida News'
Rice is mentioned.
WTVJ-TV (Miami)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-wtvj (This segment aired twice.)
'Fox 8 News'
WGHP-TV (Greensboro, North Carolina)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-wghp (This segment aired nine times.)
Pennsylvania Cable Network
A broadcast mentions the late Frank Vandiver, a former Rice president.
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-pcn (This segment aired twice.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Rice University receives $65 million for neonatal health initiative
An article mentions that the Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies international alliance launched Phase 2 of its initiative to reduce newborn mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. President Reginald DesRoches is quoted.
Philanthropy News Digest
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-desroches
What the 'Barbie' Oscar snubs reveal about sexism today
Mikki Hebl, the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychological Sciences, professor at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, and Eden King, associate professor of psychological sciences and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, co-authored an article.
Psychology Today
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-hebl-king
Martyrs' Day 2024: History, significance and observance
An article quotes David Cook, professor of religion.
CareerIndia.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-cook
Five questions that college leaders should be asking to improve student success in 2024
An article cites research by the Rice University School Mathematics Project.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-dihe
The era of the AI-generated internet is already here
An article cites collaborative Rice research in artificial intelligence.
Mashable (India)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-mash
It's time to tear down the barriers preventing effective threat intelligence
Rice alumnus Denny LeCompete authored an op-ed.
Cyber Defense Magazine
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-lecompete
Fossil fuel phase-out
A blog post cites research by the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
A Medley of Potpourri
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-amp
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Your health care costs went up in 2023. It won't stop in 2024, experts say
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Health and Biosciences and professor of economics, is quoted.
The Columbian (This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the Jan. 29 print edition of the Dayton Daily News, Chattanooga Times Free Press and the Longmont Times-Call.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-ho
UN-Helfer innen unter Verdacht
Kelsey Norman, fellow for the Middle East and director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Women's Rights, Human Rights and Refugees Program, is quoted.
Taz.de
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-norman
Business people: Kristine Pagano and Greg Davis
Alumna Kristine Pagano is featured.
Tulsa World
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-pagano
NCP concerts to feature harpist Katie Wychulis
Alumna Katie Wychulis is featured.
Lincoln Journal-Star
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-wychulis
Improving diabetes foot care through innovative wearables
An article cites Rice research that could lead to a more sustainable treatment for Type 1 diabetes.
Times of Malta (This article also appeared on the front of the Life and Well-Being section in the Jan. 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-tom
SPORTS
Haggerty scores 21 to help Tulsa hold off Rice 85-83
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to the University of Tulsa 85-83 Jan. 27.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets, and an excerpt also appeared in the Jan. 28 and 29 print editions of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-ap
Golden Hurricane tops Rice 85-83 for first road win
TulsaHurricane.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-tulsa
Golden Hurricane renew series with Rice on Saturday
TulsaHurricane.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-tulsa
Tulsa survives frenzied finish for breakthrough road win at Rice
Tulsa World
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-tw
Charlotte, South Florida extend win streaks
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-the.american
'KHOU 11 News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-khou
Tigers silence Owls in 73-66 win
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball teal lost to University of Memphis 73-66 Jan. 27.
GoTigersGo.com (An excerpt also appeared in the Jan. 28 print edition of the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-tigers
Tulsa beats Charlotte in American Showcase
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-the.american
Tigers travel south to face off with Rice
GoTigersGo.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-tigers
'KPRC Channel 2 News Today'
Rice head baseball coach Jose Cruz Jr. is mentioned.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-cruz (This segment aired five times.)
'KHOU 11 Sports Extra'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-khou
Ivy-Curry's late 3-pointer for UTSA defeats Tulane
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to Florida Atlantic University 69-56 Jan. 24.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-the.american
No. 22 Florida Atlantic hosts surging North Texas
CBS Sports (This Field Level Media article also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-cbs
Tigers look to get back on track Sunday at UAB
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play the University of Memphis Jan. 31.
GoTigersGo.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-tigers
Four Mustangs score in double figures in dominant win over UTSA
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play Southern Methodist University Jan. 31.
SMUMustangs.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-smu
Charlotte women's basketball set to take on Tulsa in AAC showdown
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team lost to University of Tulsa 70-65 Jan. 24.
Niner Times
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-nt
TCU wraps up ITA Kickoff Weekend 1-1
An article mentions that Rice's women’s tennis team lost to Texas Christian University 4-1 and lost to Northwestern University 4-3 in the ITA Kickoff Weekend Jan. 27-28.
GoFrogs.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-tcu
'Cats clinch 4-3 victory over Rice
NUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-nu
Women's Tennis: Northwestern swept by Texas A&M but edges out Rice in ITA Kickoff Weekend
The Daily Northwestern
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-dn
UH swimming and diving splits Rice, Miami doubleheader
An article mentions that Rice's swim team lost to the University of Houston 203-91 Jan. 26.
The Daily Cougar
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-dc
What’s next for top Chicago White Sox prospects Colson Montgomery, Noah Schultz and Edgar Quero?
An article features former Rice baseball player and former assistant coach Paul Janish.
TwinCities.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-tc