NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Hurricane Milton: Florida map reveals hazardous facilities in storm's path
An article features a study released by Rice's Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience (CFAR), which reveals the major polluters in the path of Hurricane Milton. Co-authors Jim Elliott, the David W. Leebron Professor of Sociology, chair of the department and co-director of CFAR, and Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology and co-director of CFAR, are quoted.
Newsweek (This article also appeared in MSN Weather.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-elliott-boyer
Hurricane Milton can hit hazardous facilities, triggering fires, poisoning air and water
WION Online (This article also appeared in MSN India.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-elliott-boyer
Hurricane Milton: Toxic floods threaten Florida's ports, waterways and towns
gCaptain
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-elliott-boyer
They were made without eggs or sperm. Are they human?
Aryeh Warmflash, associate professor of biosciences and bioengineering, is quoted.
The Atlantic (This article also appeared in MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-warmflash
Mussels inspire sticky way to clean up plastic waste
An article features Rice research into bioengineered microorganisms that could help transform environmental cleanup. Han Xiao, associate professor of biosciences and bioengineering and director of Rice's Synthesis X Center, and graduate student Mengxi Zhang are quoted.
Futurity (A similar article also appeared in AZo LifeSciences and AZo Life Sciences in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-xiao-zhang
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston researchers developing an implant to treat obesity and Type 2 diabetes
An article features the news that Rice’s Biotech Launch Pad accelerator will lead the effort to commercialize a self-contained, implantable device to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity. Community members mentioned or quoted include Omid Veiseh, professor of bioengineering and faculty director of the Launch Pad; Paul Wotton, executive director of the Launch Pad; Jacob Robinson, professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; and Oleg Igoshin, professor of bioengineering and biosciences and of chemistry.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-veiseh-wotton-robinson-igoshin
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-kprc
What can Houston teach Asheville about disaster recovery? One NC resident wants to find out.
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.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Weather.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-blackburn
How Texas business investments could help deter migrants from crossing the border
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 Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-monaldi
Computational sciences pioneer Mary Wheeler retires
An article features alumna Mary Wheeler, the former Noah Harding Professor of Computational and Applied Mathematics. The article also mentions that she was the first tenured female associate and full professor in engineering at Rice and that she studied under the late Henry Rachford, former professor of mathematical sciences, computer science and mathematics at Rice.
UT News
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-wheeler-rachford
BISD student attends Tapia Camps at Rice
An article mentions recent STEM camps at Rice's Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity in Education. Richard Tapia, University Professor, the Maxfield-Oshman Professor in Engineering and professor of computational and applied mathematics, is mentioned, and Paul Hand, director of STEM curriculum at the Tapia Center and adjunct assistant professor of computational applied mathematics, is quoted.
The Boerne Star
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-tapia-hand
Sixth grader unites Houston musicians to raise funds for 15,000+ homeless animals
An article mentions that Tatum Hodgson, a graduate student at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, will perform in the Wild Tunes program, a local nonprofit founded by a sixth grader that aims to soothe shelter animals through live music.
The Katy News
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-hodgson
OutSmart's 2024 Readers' Choice Awards winners
Rice is mentioned.
OutSmart
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-os
Movie magic: The art of VFX
An article mentions that Judy Elkins formerly taught at Rice.
The Paisano
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-paisano
BROADCAST
'Battleground: The Swing States'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is interviewed about the importance of running mates during presidential campaigns.
WTXF-TV (Philadelphia)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-brinkley (This segment appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
Callisto Quartet
An article mentions that the Callisto Quartet formerly served as the graduate string quartet-in-residence at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
WFMT Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-wfmt
Cosmology questions / spirit guides and dreams
Rice is mentioned.
Coast to Coast AM (This segment also aired on more than 300 affiliate stations across the U.S. and Canada.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-c2c
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
U News | University of Wisconsin-Madison unveils new vision to boost entrepreneurship
A roundup mentions that Rice recently broke ground on a new building for the Jones Graduate School of Business. President Reginald DesRoches is quoted.
Teknovation.biz
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-desroches
New faculty fall 2024
An article features the following additions to the Rice School of Architecture faculty: Brett Schneider, associate professor; Chelsea Spencer, postdoctoral fellow in the School of Architecture and the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning; and academic visitors Alison Von Glinow and Lap Chi Kwong. Igor Marjanović, the William Ward Watkin Dean of the School of Architecture, is quoted.
e-Flux
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-marjanovic-et.al
Iran sent tankers back to key oil facility in sign it believes an Israeli attack was averted
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Middle East Eye
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-krane
Walz v. Vance: Showdown over the American Dream
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.
Strike Magazines
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-jones
Support for school vouchers may be increasing
Wingspan
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-jones
Electronics Reimagined: Rice University unveils game-changing quantum metal
An article features collaborative Rice research into a new class of quantum critical metals. Community members quoted or mentioned include Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, former postdoctoral fellow Wenxin Ding and alumna Sarah Grefe.
SciTechDaily
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-si-ding-grefe
Developing a system for real-time sensing of flooded roads
An article features Rice research leveraging existing individual reporting mechanisms and public data sources to sense quickly evolving road conditions during urban flooding events. Co-authors Jamie Padgett, the Stanley C. Moore Professor in Engineering, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, and alumnus and postdoctoral researcher Pranavesh Panakkal are quoted.
The Good Men Project
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-padgett-panakkal
Arin Sarkissian (flute) — Michael Measures Prize
An article features alumnus Arin Sarkissian and mentions that he studied under Leone Buyse, the Joseph and Ida Kirkland Mullen Professor Emerita of Music at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
La Scena Musicale
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-sarkissian-buyse
MIT is US No. 1 in Times Higher Ed's 2025 World University Ranking
An article mentions that Rice is No. 112 in the world according to the Times Higher Education's World University Rankings list.
Poets&Quants (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-p&q
'The way revenue teams use data is broken' — Unify raises $12M to fix it with AI
An article features alumni Austin Hughes and Connor Heggie.
AIM Research
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-hughes-heggie
Mouser unveils Circuit Showdown competition
Duncan College junior Renee Wrysinski is featured.
Electronic Products & Technology
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-wrysinski
Marcel LaFlamme named ARL director, research policy and scholarship
An article features alumnus Marcel LaFlamme.
Association of Research Libraries
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-laflamme
Black Kos Tuesday: The ghosts of hurricanes past
An article cites a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into Hurricane Harvey's affect on social networks.
Daily Kos
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-daily.kos
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Genetic legacy: How the DNA from extinct Neanderthals lives on within humanity today
Mary Prendergast, associate professor of anthropology, is quoted.
Milwaukee Independent
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-Prendergast
Azle Rotary names October students of the month
Rice is mentioned.
Tri-County Reporter
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-tcr
'Never give up': Penn State professor Mauricio Terrones' illustrious career in science
Onward State
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-os
US News college rankings 2025: Vanderbilt, other Tennessee schools make the list
An article mentions that Rice is No. 18 in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report's annual college rankings.
The Tennessean (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-the.tennessean
SPORTS
After NFL controversy, Rice Owls to wear Houston Oilers-inspired light blue uniforms again
An article mentions that Rice's football team will wear light blue jerseys that honor the former Houston Oilers, who played at Rice Stadium from 1965-67, when they play the University of Texas at San Antonio Oct. 12. Head coach Mike Bloomgren is interviewed by KRIV.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-hc
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-bloomgren
'13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-ktrk
King saves day with late equalizer
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play the University of North Texas Oct. 13.
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-mgs
Rice adds UTRGV to 2028 football schedule
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2028.
FBSchedules
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-fbs
Takeaways from Charlotte football's win against ECU
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 21-20 Sept. 28.
Niner Times
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-nt
Big season awaits women's basketball amidst schedule release
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio this season.
The Paisano
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-paisano
NCAA women's top 25: Duke claims No. 1 spot in new rankings
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team received votes in the United Soccer Coaches' NCAA Women’s Division I Top 25 rankings.
SoccerWire
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-sw
MTSU soccer righting the ship in 2024
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team lost to Middle Tennessee State University in 2022.
Middle Tennessee State University's Sidelines
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-mtsu
Also noticed...
A roundup mentions that Rice has partnered with BeOne Sports to integrate the company’s mobile motion-capture AI and advanced data analytics with Rice’s sports medicine and rehabilitation programs.
D1.Ticker
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-d1.ticker
Latest Duke Chronicle player profile — Cameron Sheffield
An article features former Rice basketball player Cameron Sheffield.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-sbn