NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Soaring inflation prompts biggest Social Security cost-of-living boost since 1981 — 6 questions answered
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance on the Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of its Center for Public Finance, authored an article.
The Conversation (This text also appeared in greater than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-diamond
Saudi Arabia and US trade accusations over oil cuts
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies on the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Recent York Times (Subscription is required. This text also appeared within the Oct. 14 print edition of the Times, and it appeared on the front of the World section in The Boston Globe.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-krane
The voting machine hacking threat you most likely haven’t heard about
Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar on the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Politico (This text also appeared in Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance and MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-wallach
Bulletin highlights risk-limiting audits as efficient technique of confirming the accuracy of election results
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-wallach
A conversation with MacArthur Fellow Kiese Laymon
Articles and a radio broadcast feature Kiese Laymon, the Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of Creative Writing and English, who has been awarded a 2022 MacArthur Fellowship. He’s the second-ever recipient from Rice.
WNYC
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-laymon
‘Black Information Network’
WWRL-AM (Recent York)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-laymon (This segment aired 10 times.)
This yr’s ‘genius grant’ recipients include a Penn State historian and Princeton mathematics professor
MSN Lifestyle (This Philadelphia Inquirer article appeared within the Oct. 14 print edition of the Inquirer and the South Jersey issue. This text also appeared in yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-laymon
Young global pianists to compete at Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary
Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano on the Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Calgary Herald (This text also appeared in SaltWire.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-parker
Educator’s TikTok video about white men who take Asian studies due to their love of anime goes viral
Graduate student Bianca Mabute-Louie is featured.
Yahoo! News (This text originally appeared in NextShark.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-louie
Leggere ‘Lolita’ in Texas: La censura nelle scuole Americane
Andrea Bajani, Author in Residence in Modern and Classical Literatures and Cultures, authored an article about banned books in Texas.
La Repubblica (An English translation is just not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-bajani
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston research team snags $2M grant for virus-sensing tech
An article features the announcement that a team of researchers from Rice have received a $2 million grant to develop a technology that quickens the evaluation of wastewater for viruses from hours to seconds. Co-investigators include Rafael Verduzco, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and of materials science and nanoengineering; Caroline Ajo-Franklin, professor of biosciences; Jonathan Silberg, the Stewart Memorial Professor of BioSciences and director of the Systems, Synthetic and Physical Biology graduate program; Kirstin Matthews, fellow in science and technology policy on the Baker Institute for Public Policy; and Lauren Stadler, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering.
InnovationMap (This text was also featured within the “Every day Digest” newsletter.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-innomap
Space event explores how Houston is advancing the aerospace industry
David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Greater Houston Partnership
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-alexander
Houston wuxia festival celebrates Chinese-language motion movies
An article mentions that Rice Cinema will screen movies as a part of “Wuxia Cinema: The Magic of Martial Arts,” which runs Oct. 14-23.
Houston Chronicle’s “Preview” (Subscription is required. This text appeared within the Oct. 14 print edition and in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-hc
Doing what works
Rice is mentioned.
University of Houston Downtown
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-uhd
‘Yellowstone’ creator Taylor Sheridan shares early childhood fears to highlight Fort Value nonprofit’s work
An article mentions that experts at Rice are collaborating on an economic study of early childhood care centers.
Fort Value Report
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-fwr
Brazoria County Fair excited for full return
An article mentions that Rice’s Marching Owl Band will perform within the Brazoria County Fair Parade Oct. 15.
The Facts (Subscription is required. This text also appeared on the front page of the Oct. 14 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-mob
Community calendar for Oct. 14, 2022
The Facts (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-mob
BROADCAST
Substantially sinking suburbs, and travel host Rick Steves (Oct. 14, 2022)
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics on the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, participates in a roundtable discussion of “The Good, Bad and Ugly” of the week’s news.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-ho
Trading in your old Deshaun Watson jersey for a reduction: ‘The Good, Bad and Ugly’ of the week
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-ho
FOX 26 rates Hidalgo attack ad: ‘Mostly B.S.’
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science on the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-jones
KLBJ-AM (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-jones (This segment aired 3 times.)
Biden administration declares latest rules for Venezuelan migrants
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy on the Center for Energy Studies, the Center for the USA and Mexico and the Latin America Initiative on the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
Texas Standard
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-monaldi
With migration rising, US considers easing sanctions against Venezuela
Zyri
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-monaldi
Latino vs. Hispanic: Experts explain the difference between these umbrella terms
An article cites research by the Kinder Institute of Urban Research, which found that Hispanics make up 43% of Harris County’s population.
ABC 13 Online (This segment aired twice in KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-abc13
Essay: The education and disillusionment of a young Texas reporter in DC
Rice is mentioned.
KXXV Online (This Texas Tribune article appeared in yesterday’s Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-kxxv
KERA-AM (Dallas)
A broadcast cites Rice research into hospital pricing.
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-kera
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Post-hurricane, should Florida rebuild bridges faster or higher?
Jamie Padgett, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a researcher at Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
Governing
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-padgett
How an Iran nuclear deal would (and wouldn’t) change Gulf security stances
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East on the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Breaking Defense
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-ulrichsen
Winter is coming: Europe’s huge geopolitical blunder on Russian energy
An article cites a gas geoeconomics study by experts on the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-bas
Delonia Watson vies to unseat 2nd Appeals Court Justice Elizabeth Kerr in judicial election
Alumna Elizabeth Kerr is featured.
Law.com (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-kerr
Los científicos que lograron la temperatura más baja registrada en el universo (y cómo puede servir para desarrollar tecnologías inimaginables)
An article features research by alumnus Eduardo Ibarra García Padilla.
MDZol.com (An English translation is just not available.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-padilla
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Letters
A letter to the editor cites 2018 collaborative research by Jim Elliott, professor and chair of sociology.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Subscription is required. This letter also appeared within the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and on the front of the Voices section within the Oct. 14 print and digital editions of each newspapers.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-elliott
Virtual volcanic field trip model for bicultural collaboration
Alumna Sriparna Saha is featured.
The National Tribune
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-saha
Scientists reanimate dead spiders
An article mentions Rice research that repurposed deceased spiders as mechanical grippers.
Liberty Voice
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-lv
SPORTS
Florida Atlantic vs. Rice prediction, game preview
An article previews Rice football’s Oct. 15 game against Florida Atlantic University.
Yahoo! Sports (This text originally appeared in College Football News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-ys
College football underdog picks: Best bets for Week 7
The Philadelphia Inquirer
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-tpi
Previewing the most important games on the school football schedule: On the Line
FootballScoop.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-fs
Rice at Florida Atlantic — Oct. 15, 2022 college football picks and prediction
PickDawgz.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-pd
College football predictions: ESPN FPI predicts every Week 7 game
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-247
Cracking the code on Trevor Lawrence is an ongoing chore; UCF No. 1 again
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-dbnj
NBC 6 weekend football preview: It’s ‘next man up’ time for South Florida football teams
NBC Miami
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-nbc
Men’s tennis battles in qualifying round at ITA Texas Regional
An article mentions that Rice is competing within the ITA Texas Regional tennis tournament Oct. 13-18 in Waco. Owls Santiago Navarro, Kabeer Kapasi, Wes Barnett and Trinity Grear are mentioned.
GoUTRGV.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-goutrgv
Cougars head to Arturo Barrios Invite
An article mentions that Rice will compete in Texas A&M University’s Arturo Barrios Invitational Oct. 15 in College Station.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-uhc
Volleyball continues conference slate at SMU, Memphis
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team competed within the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-uhc
Unbeaten USC, UCLA driving college football resurgence in LA
An article mentions the Sept. 3. football game between Rice and the University of Southern California.
The Associated Press (This text also appeared in greater than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-ap
Friday’s Week 7 Texas college football previews
Former Rice football player Jake Bailey is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. An excerpt of this text also appeared within the Oct. 14 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-hc
Rangers top 30 prospect wraps: Dane Acker
Former Rice baseball player Dane Acker is featured.
MSN Sports (This text originally appeared in SB Nation.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-acker
Where on the planet is Coleman Hodges? 5 years of practice and pancakes
Rice is mentioned.
SwimSwam
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-swimswam
David Hronek’s 64 leads 2022 Senior PGA Skilled Championship
Former Rice golfer Brad Lardon is featured.
PGA
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-lardon
MATCH PREVIEW: vs. Auburn
An article mentions that Rice’s soccer team was defeated by Texas A&M University Oct. 2.
12thMan.com (This text also appeared in KBTX Online and KAGS Online.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-12thman
Volleyball faces test against No. 23 WKU
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team defeated the University of North Texas 3-2 Sept. 30.
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-mgs
Texas shifted Red River’s balance of power by giving Oklahoma taste of its own medicine
Rice football is mentioned.
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-tdmn
Tops head to Texas for pair of C-USA matchups
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team defeated the University of Texas at El Paso 3-2 Oct. 8.
WKUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-wku
UNT fresh coming off bye week against LA Tech
An article mentions a football game between Rice and the University of North Texas.
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-mgs
No. 18 Baylor volleyball gets midweek sweep over No. 22 Rice
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team was defeated by Baylor University 3-0 Oct. 12.
SicEm365.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-sicem
With loss to UTSA, Tops now must ‘stack up wins against conference opponents’
An article mentions that Rice’s football team is slated to play Western Kentucky University Nov. 12.
Bowling Green Every day News
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-bgdn
‘Records don’t matter’: UAB stays home to face Charlotte
An article mentions that Rice’s football team defeated the University of Alabama at Birmingham Oct. 1.
AL.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-al
GAME NOTES: Charlotte at UAB
An article mentions the 2021 football game between Rice and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-49ers
C-USA has potential tenth member set to affix conference, per report
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
Saturday Down South
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-aac
NEWS RELEASE
NSF director to talk on education, innovation at Rice event
National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan will join Rice science and education experts Oct. 21 to look at how research innovation can enhance Americans’ quality of life through strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship and economic growth.
http://dateline.rice/oct-14-news-release-nsf-talk
