Dateline Rice for Oct. 25, 2024

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Why Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are making late-campaign visits to Texas
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.
USA Today (This article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman, and it appeared in the Abilene Reporter-News and San Angelo Standard-Times.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-jones
Trump and Harris take detour from swing states as they head for Texas | Why Texas? And why now?
BBC
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-jones
Harris, Trump visiting the Lone Star State Friday
KEYE Online (This segment also aired twice on KEYE-TV in Austin, and this article also appeared in The National Desk.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-jones
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-jones (This segment aired twice.)

Winner of Royal Society Trivedi science book prize assesses whether humans really could colonize Mars
An article features Kelly Weinersmith, adjunct assistant professor of biosciences and co-author of "A City on Mars," which has won the Royal Society Trivedi science book prize.
The Guardian
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-weinersmith
Pemenang Hadiah Buku Sains Trivedi dari Royal Society menilai apakah manusia dapat menjajah Mars | Buku
Netizen.media
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-weinersmith

Gas prices, the border, religion: Fact checking 5 things Trump said during Georgia visit
An article cites a study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into the voting practices of Christians.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Macon Telegraph, and it appeared in AOL.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-msn

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice University football greats keep $7 million-plus Honours night tradition going strong with the MOB centerstage in River Oaks
An article features the biennial "An Evening for Rice's Honour" fundraiser for Rice Athletics Oct. 15. The Distinguished Owl Club Award honorees included alumna Dana Burch; Göran Haag, a member of the external advisory board of Rice's Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, board of trustees emerita; alumnus and former basketball player David Gibbs, who is the namesake of Rice's Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center; and alumnus Thomas F.A. Hetherington. Community members mentioned include President Reginald DesRoches and Paula Gilmer DesRoches, Rice University associate; Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Ladd; trustee emeritus Bobby Tudor; trustee adviser Walter McReynolds; trustee emeritus Bucky Allshouse; Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland; alumnus Adam Peakes, chairman of the board of advisors at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business; alumni Channing and Chance Allshouse, assistant director of annual giving in athletics development; alumnae Larkin McReynolds and C.G. Marinelli; alumni and former football players Trevor Cobb and Will Shoppa; and Anne Duncan, who is the namesake of two buildings on campus.
PaperCity
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-rices.honour

High-fashion spacesuits, top startups hiring, and more Houston tech, startup news from the week
A roundup features the Ion, a Houston-based tech hub owned by the Rice Management Co., and quotes Ken Jett, vice president of facilities and capital construction, president of the Rice Real Estate Company and adjunct professor of real estate at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business; a second story features the news that Rice has launched RBL LLC, which aims to take technology that is developed and de-risked from Rice's Biotech Launch Pad accelerator and form a pipeline for new companies, and quotes Paul Wotton, executive director of the Launch Pad. RBL co-founders include Omid Veiseh, professor of bioengineering and faculty director of the Launch Pad; and Jacob Robinson, professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow. 
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-rmc-rbllc

Event spotlights Houston's collaborative approach, innovation driving global energy transition
An article mentions that graduate student Chase Sellers won the Texas Exchange for Energy and Climate Entrepreneurship poster competition at the Future of Global Energy Conference.
EnergyCapitalHTX
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-ec.htx

Q&A: Houston ISD admin talks Sunrise Centers, wraparound cuts and how to access services
An article mentions the Houston Education Research Consortium at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. 
Houston Landing (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-hl

Houston Hillel: 'Spread Cream Cheese Not Hate'
Rice is mentioned.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-jhv

Houston's best museums outside the Museum District
An article mentions Rice's Moody Center for the Arts.
Houstonia
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-houstonia

People's Choice: Pick your startup of the year for the 2024 Houston Innovation Awards
An article mentions the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship's Energy Tech Venture Forum and the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-inno.map

BROADCAST

'Spectrum News 1 Charlotte'
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the messaging around voter fraud and early voting.
Spectrum News North Carolina (This segment aired on 47 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-stein

'Morning Joe'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is interviewed about the presidential election.
MSNBC 
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-brinkley

'KPRC Channel 2 News'
A broadcast mentions that a segment about Rice's Archives of the Impossible will air Oct. 28. Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, is interviewed.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-kripal (This segment aired twice.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Scientists make breakthrough inspired by mussels: 'Promise for addressing the growing problem of plastic pollution'
An article features Rice research into bioengineered microorganisms that could help transform environmental cleanup. Co-author Han Xiao, associate professor of biosciences and bioengineering and director of Rice's Synthesis X Center, is quoted.
MSN Lifestyle (This article originally appeared in The Cool Down.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-xiao

SDSC leads expansion of Open Storage Network to more campus computing sites
An article mentions that experts at Rice are collaborating on San Diego Supercomputer Center's Open Storage Network. 
HPCWire
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-hpcwire

American Brass Quintet comes to Sewell on Nov. 10
An article features alumnus Eric Reed.
New Jersey Stage
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-reed

US News reveals 2025 best colleges: Princeton, MIT and Harvard lead the pack
An article mentions that Rice is No. 1 in Texas and No. 17 in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report. 
All Blog Things
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-abt

Spotlight: Accelerating HPC in energy with AWS Energy HPC Orchestrator and NVIDIA energy samples
Alumnus Kun Jiao co-authored an article. 
NVIDIA Developer
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-jiao

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Media Advisory: UB to spotlight Diana Aga's forever chemical research at new symposium
An article mentions that Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, co-director of the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment and director of Rice's WaTER Institute, will deliver the keynote address at the University at Buffalo's Spotlight Symposia Series Oct. 25.
University at Buffalo News
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-alvarez

New research creates better tool to assess personality traits of job seekers
An article mentions that Tianjun Sun, assistant professor of psychological sciences, collaborated on the featured research.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (This article also appeared in Mirage.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-sun

Erin Hannigan '96E
An article features Erin Hannigan, who will join the faculty of Rice's Shepherd School of Music as professor of oboe effective July 1, 2025.
University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music News
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-hannigan
Daily Archives: Oct. 24, 2024
University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music News
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-hannigan

R.A.D. self-defense classes helps women 'establish their power and control'
An article featuring Jim and Sandra Baylor mentions that they both formerly worked at Rice.
Gig Harbor Now
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-ghn

JHU-led internship program opens doors for students with hearing loss
An article mentions that Rice is one of four participating universities in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine Opportunities for College Students with Hearing Loss to Engage in Auditory Research program.
Johns Hopkins University
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-jhu

SPORTS

2024 Week 9 preview: Rice Owls at UConn Huskies
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Connecticut Oct. 26.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-sbn
Huskies hosting Rice Owls on Homecoming
UConnHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-uconn
Football: Huskies look to bounce back at home against Rice
The Daily Campus
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-dc
Huskies hosting Rice Owls on Homecoming
My.UConn.edu
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-my.uconn
'Houston's Morning Show'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-kriv
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-kriv
'News Talk AM 1490'
WGCH-AM (Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-wgch (This segment aired six times.)
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-ktrh

No. 16 Tigers thump Rice, 4-1, to move one win away from regular season title
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team lost to the University of Memphis 4-1 Oct. 24.
GoTigersGo.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-tigers

Top seeds fall in opening day of American Athletic Conference Individual Tennis Championships
An article featuring results from the American Athletic Conference Individual Tennis Championships at Rice mentions that Owl Emir Sendogan lost his match, and FAUSports.com mentions that fellow Owl Darya Schwartzman won her match Oct. 24.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-sendogan
Owls individual AAC championship underway
FAUSports.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-schwartzman

Volleyball splits weekend action between road and home
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play Tulane University Oct. 25.
TulaneGreenWave.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-tgw

Niners battle North Texas to 1-1 tie
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Oct. 27.
Charlotte49ers.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-49ers

Volleyball preps for AAC matches versus Texas pair
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play Temple University Oct. 27.
OwlSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-temple

Swimming and diving set for meets in Houston
An article mentions that Rice will host swim meets Oct. 25-26.
GoUTRGV.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-utrgv

Tulane pulls away from Rice, remains undefeated in conference play
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to Tulane University 24-10 Oct. 19.
The Tulane Hullabaloo
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-tulane
2024: Tulane preview
Mean Green Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-mgn
Tulane Green Wave listed as 'long shot' to make College Football Playoff
Sports Illustrated's Tulane Green Wave
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-si

Houston is a top trendy destination for 2025, Best Taquerias in TX found in Htown, Some guys shave their back before vacation
An article featuring Hannah McNair mentions that her daughter played flag football at Rice.
Dana Tyson In The Morning on Sunny 99.1 on iHeart.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-iheart

Former HBCU coach in the running for Southern Miss head coaching job
Former Rice assistant football coach Jerry Mack is featured.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in Clutch Points.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-msn.sports

2024 Week 9 preview: Utah Utes at Houston Cougars
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Houston 33-7 Sept. 14.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-sbn
Utah looks to snap three-game skid in visit to struggling Houston
San Antonio Sports Star
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-sass

Westfield's Joseph Albright remains committed despite season-ending injury
Rice is mentioned.
Defender
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-defender

South Florida volleyball heads to Texas for conference swing trip
Rice volleyball is mentioned.
GoUSFBulls.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-usf

Son of former Aggies running back leading Houston HS powerhouse by example
An article mentions that D'Andre Hardeman Jr. has committed to play football at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-25-hc

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