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HOUSTON/TEXAS

Comment: Cost-cutting won’t save the oil and gas industry. Customer focus will
Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, co-authored a column.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/2P7YblS
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With Proposition 8, Texas would set money aside for future flooding
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law and the co-director of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in the Gilmer Mirror, The Paris News, The Eagle and MyHighPlains.com.)
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Houston Business Journal
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BROADCAST

Former U.S. Census Bureau Director Steve Murdock, an emeritus professor of sociology at Rice, is quoted.
KTRH.iheart.com (This segment also aired three times on KTRH-AM in Houston, and the article also appeared in KPRC Online.)
https://ihr.fm/2BwMX2b

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Top 5 videos of the week: 3D printing replacement tissues for humans
An article features the research of Jordan Miller, assistant professor of bioengineering, who led a team that developed a tangled, 3D-printed network of vessels that mimics a human lung.
3D Natives (This article also appeared in 3D Natives Germany and Natural News.)
http://bit.ly/2MCDBZn

Meet the Rice Jones MBA class of 2021
An article features the following students from Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business: Matthew Manriquez, Edward Banner, Baldwin Luu, Joann Stephen, Marcia Barnett, Joe Louis Williams, Gloria Escobar, Julianne Katz and Jenna Wenyon. Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones School, is mentioned.
Poets & Quants 
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GCPA speakers weigh Texas market’s pros, cons
An article cites Rice research into Texas’ energy markets.
RTO Insider
http://bit.ly/31D17cT

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Physics professor awarded $237K National Science Foundation grant for quantum technology work
Randy Hulet, the Fayez Sarofim Professor of Physics, is mentioned.
UMass Boston News
http://bit.ly/2W3Jba5

US military wants to create war machines which soldiers can control with their brains
A roundup of DARPA’s Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology research projects mentions that Jacob Robinson, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering, is developing a bidirectional system for recording from and writing to the brain.
Express.co.uk (This article also appeared in 10z US Politics.)
http://bit.ly/32xs17i
Quadra Island to get a taste of musical excellence
An article featuring the Rolston String Quartet mentions it has served as the graduate quartet-in-residence at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
Campbell River Mirror
http://bit.ly/2qCEWH3

Outgoing US attorney: Opioid crisis forced record number of Dayton cases
Alumnus Benjamin Glassman is featured.
Dayton Daily News (This article also appeared in WHIO Online.)
http://bit.ly/35UVt9k

Mona Hicks named senior associate vice president and dean of students
An article features Mona Hicks, former director of the Women’s Resource Center and director of student activities at Rice.
Stanford University News
https://stanford.io/2JcoPWW

Springfield Symphony Orchestra to serve up Tchaikovsky, Brahms
An article mentions a performance of the Tchaikovsky Second Concerto featuring Rice’s Shepherd School of Music’s Symphony Orchestra.
MassLive.com
http://bit.ly/31zRKdR

Gov. Newsom the moderate? On this spectrum, almost every Democratic legislator is further left
An article mentions that Rice, UCLA and the University of Southern California co-wrote an algorithm to determine the left-right ideological spectrum of state legislators.
CalMatters.org
http://bit.ly/2ByQ5uI
Feds to make a big water proposal, while Imperial County seeks Newsom’s help with Salton Sea
CalMatters.org
http://bit.ly/2Bw4Y0E

University of Alabama ranked state’s top school: Here’s the rest of the list
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 4 in the South and a television broadcast mentions that Rice is No. 1 in Texas according to WalletHub.
AL.com
http://bit.ly/2Bw02Zx
‘Good Morning Texas’
KXXV-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://bit.ly/2Jeuax3

La nova frontera
President John F. Kennedy’s “moon speech” given at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
El Punt Blog (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/33NoQbG

3 questions women ask men
Rice research is cited.
Blogarama
http://bit.ly/2Mzcf6h

SPORTS

Texans corner Phillip Gaines to undergo ankle surgery, head to IR
Former Rice football player Phillip Gaines is featured.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
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Outbound in Oakland again
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Oct. 22 print edition.)
http://bit.ly/32MZxGR

Lucia Quiterio, women’s tennis shines in ITA All Texas Regional
An article mentions that Rice women’s tennis players Priya Niezgoda and Anastasia Smirnova competed in the ITA Texas Regional Championships Oct. 20 in College Station.
The Battalion
http://bit.ly/33QaVlc

Column: Bacon family boosted by faith, friends to help son
An article mentions former Rice football player DeJuan Cooper.
Temple Daily Telegram (Subscription is required.)
http://bit.ly/31BjLSa

WKU volleyball ranked No. 23, two players snag C-USA weekly awards 
An article mentions that Rice’s volleyball team is ranked No. 19 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association poll. The Owls will play Western Kentucky University Nov. 10 and compete in the Conference USA tournament Nov. 22-24.
College Heights Herald (Similar articles also appeared in KHON Online and The Daily Nonpareil.)
http://bit.ly/2JeVISP

From Rice, to VCU, to the big dance, Rhoades and Evans make no excuses
Former head men’s basketball coach Mike Rhoades and former player Marcus Evans are featured.
The Commonwealth Times
http://bit.ly/2P9nQur

Soccer reigns victorious on senior day
The Rice soccer team is mentioned.
North Texas Daily
http://bit.ly/2PalOdn

Wilson: ‘A total team effort’
An article mentions that Rice’s football team was defeated by the University of Texas at San Antonio 31-27 Oct. 19.
247Sports.com
http://bit.ly/2PbzEMG

2019 NCAA DI Men’s Cross-Country Regional Rankings — Week 5
An article mentions that Rice’s men’s cross-country team is ranked No. 5 in the South Central Region.
U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association
http://bit.ly/342MKAj

‘Horns men defeat Aggies to earn 3rd consecutive TX division title
An article mentions Rice men’s club water polo coach Robert Idel.
TXWaterPolo.com
http://bit.ly/361e9Ez

NEWS RELEASES

Opioid settlements come with limitations, says Baker Institute expert
The nation’s three biggest drug distributors and a major drugmaker agreed to a $260 million settlement Monday over the toll taken by opioids in two Ohio counties, averting the first federal trial over the crisis. This settlement is a promising start, according to a drug policy expert at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://bit.ly/2W8qphY

What’s next for Texas GOP after House Speaker Bonnen announces he won’t run for re-election?
Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen has announced he will not run for re-election following the release of a secret recording of him insulting and politically targeting fellow GOP lawmakers. Mark Jones, a political scientist at Rice, is available to weigh in on what’s next for Texas Republicans.
http://bit.ly/31E7EUG
As Astros aim to ‘Take it Back,’ Rice expert available to discuss how sports analytics impact baseball
As the Houston Astros head into the Game 1 of the World Series against the Washington Nationals this evening, Rice’s Jimmy Disch, an associate professor of sport management, is available to discuss how sports analytics have impacted the Astros and baseball overall.
http://bit.ly/2MDTvTd