NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
How AI is helping to boost cancer screening
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and co-director of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies, is quoted.
Nature
http://dateline.rice/april-23-richards.kortum
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Education leader Ruth Simmons to receive SMU honorary degree
An article features Ruth Simmons, the Rice President's Distinguished Fellow and trustee emerita.
Southern Methodist University
http://dateline.rice/april-23-simmons
Rice researchers' quantum breakthrough could pave the way for next-gen superconductors
An article features collaborative Rice research into the electrons in strange metals. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; postdoctoral associate Yuan Fang; and graduate students Yiming Wang, Mounica Mahankali and Lei Chen.
EnergyCapitalHTX
http://dateline.rice/april-23-si-et.al
VC firm partners with Rice Nexus to open first global office
An article features the news that Rice and Google Public Sector are partnering to launch the Rice AI Venture Accelerator, designed to drive early stage artificial intelligence innovation and commercialization. Sanjoy Paul, executive director of the Rice Nexus and lecturer in computer science, is quoted.
InnovationMap (This article also appeared in the "Daily Digest" newsletter.)
http://dateline.rice/april-23-paul
Rice University collaborates with Houston ISD to enhance Sunrise Centers, boosting support for students and families
An article mentions that Rice is partnering with the Houston Independent School District to explore how the district's Sunrise Centers services are linked to academic outcomes. Erin Baumgartner, director of the Houston Education Research Consortium at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, and Gabriela Sánchez-Soto, research scientist at the Kinder Institute, are quoted.
Hoodline
http://dateline.rice/april-23-baumgartner-soto
9 Houston universities make US News' list of best grad schools 2025
A roundup of U.S. News & World Report rankings mentions that Rice's graduate business school is ranked No. 2 in Texas and No. 29 nationally, and the graduate engineering school is ranked No. 3 in Texas and No. 26 nationally. The article also mentions that Rice's entrepreneurship program is No. 9 in the U.S., the part-time MBA program is No. 13 and the biomedical engineering and environmental engineering programs are No. 10.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/april-23-inno.map
Raise the flag
An article mentions that Rice will host the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games.
Southlake Style
http://dateline.rice/april-23-sls
BROADCAST
Rice University announces strategic plan to expand student population by nearly 30%
An article features the news that Rice is planning to increase enrollment 30% by 2028. President Reginald DesRoches is quoted. The article also mentions Rice's 10-year strategic plan Momentous.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/april-23-desroches
Southwest Houston entrepreneur concerned about rising tariffs: 'It's been so challenging'
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance and director of the Center for Tax and Budget Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-23-diamond
'13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-23-diamond (This segment aired three times.)
Hello Houston (April 22, 2025)
Anshumali Shrivastava, associate professor of computer science, electrical and computer engineering and statistics, is interviewed about data breaches.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-23-shrivastava
Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (April 22, 2025)
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/april-23-shrivastava
Hello Houston full episode – April 22, 2025
Houston Public Media on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/april-23-shrivastava
Trouble For farmers
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.
KURV Online
http://dateline.rice/april-23-jones
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-23-jones
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Mexico cartels beware: An attack may happen at any time. – Gary J. Hale of SWJ's El Centro
Gary Hale, nonresident fellow in drug policy and Mexico studies at Rice's Baker Institute of Public Policy, co-authored an article.
Small Wars Journal
http://dateline.rice/april-23-hale
International Society of Bassists names recipient of 2025 Jane Little Scholarship
An article featuring Jayden Im mentions that she plans to attend Rice and study under Paul Ellison, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Double Bass.
The Strad
http://dateline.rice/april-23-ellison
A história de um vendedor de doces que se tornou bilionário das criptomoedas
Alumnus Brian Armstrong is featured.
CryptoNews.com
http://dateline.rice/april-23-armstrong
Real numbers of MBA admissions: Finance industry placement
A roundup mentions Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
Clear Admit
http://dateline.rice/april-23-ca
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Compartimos las buenas noticias de la Monteávila en Estados Unidos y México
An article mentions that Rector Guillermo Fariñas Contreras of Monteávila University met with Caroline Levander, the Carlson Professor in the School of Humanities, professor of English and vice president for global, and Fabiola López-Durán, associate professor of art history.
Universidad Monteávila
http://dateline.rice/april-23-levander-duran
Washburn University debate team finishes third in the nation
An article mentions that a team from Rice competed in the National Forensic Association Lincoln-Douglas Debate Championships in Detroit April 17-21.
Washburn University News
http://dateline.rice/april-23-wu
Daughter of Fay Jones honors family with $500,000 and AIA Gold Medal gifts
An article features the late alumnus E. Fay Jones.
University of Arkansas News
http://dateline.rice/april-23-jones
SPORTS
South Florida holds 1 stroke lead heading into final round of 2025 American Men's Golf Championship
An article mentions that Rice's men's golf team is tied for seventh after the second day of competition at the American Athletic Conference Championship.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/april-23-the.american
Huang goes low on second day at AAC Championship
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-23-mgs
Charlotte surges into second place at AAC Championship
Charlottte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/april-23-49ers
UAB drops midweek game to Jacksonville State
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated for a three-game series against the University of Alabama at Birmingham April 25-27.
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-23-uab
What Steve Sarkisian says about 2-sport star Jonah Williams, the portal and recent staff hires
An article mentions that Rice's football team played the University of Texas at Austin in 1977.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the April 23 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-23-hc
Mason Shipley boasts a stat only 1 other Longhorn has to his name
On3.com
http://dateline.rice/april-23-on3
Ribbon cutting celebrates new turf field at Sabella Park
An article mentions that the artificial turf at Rice Stadium was replaced after Hurricane Beryl.
Township of North Brunswick
http://dateline.rice/april-23-tnb
NEWS RELEASES
African Development Forum sparks fresh thinking on sustainable growth in Africa
The conversation around Africa's development is shifting, and Rice is helping lead the charge. More than 200 students, scholars and development professionals gathered at Rice April 11-12 for the 2025 African Development Forum — a high-energy, solutions-driven event focused on unlocking Africa's untapped potential through sustainable, community-led innovation. Hosted by the Rice Association for African Development and Entrepreneurship (RAADE), the forum centered on the theme Sustainable by Design: Building Self-Sustaining Markets for Africa's Development and explored new approaches rooted in RAADE's three pillars: co-creation, human-centered design and scalable impact.
http://dateline.rice/april-23-news-release-raade
'Visionary leader' Rodi Guidero joins external board of Rice's Doerr Institute for New Leaders
Rice's Doerr Institute for New Leaders has appointed Rodi Guidero, executive director of Breakthrough Energy, to its external board. A visionary and influential leader, Guidero brings a wealth of expertise in leadership and innovation that will contribute to the institute's mission of developing principled and effective leaders.
http://dateline.rice/april-23-news-release-guidero