NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Scientists answer burning question about volcanic magma under Yellowstone
An article features collaborative Rice research into how the volcanic system under Yellowstone National Park works. Co-author Brandon Schmandt, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
NPR (This "All Things Considered" segment aired on more than 950 stations across the U.S., and this article also appeared in more than 100 NPR-affiliate websites.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-schmandt
Hidden magma cap discovered at Yellowstone National Park
ABC News (This article also appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-schmandt
'Breathing' magma cap discovered less than 4km under Yellowstone National Park
Sky News (This article also appeared in MSN Great Britain and Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-schmandt
'Sky News Today with Saima Mohsin'
Sky News
http://dateline.rice/april-24-schmandt
Giant 'magma cap' discovered under Yellowstone National Park likely plays critical role in preventing huge volcanic eruption
People (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News UK and MSN Science.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-schmandt
Éruption imminente? Les scientifiques surpris après avoir découvert une calotte magmatique sous le Yellowstone
Science-et-Vie.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-schmandt
Capties de magma escondido no Parque Nacional de Yellowstone foram descobertos
Jornal Metropolitano
http://dateline.rice/april-24-schmandt
Topi magma tersembunyi ditemukan di Taman Nasional Yellowstone
Kabarsebelas.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-schmandt
Trump has signed 124 orders in less than 100 days. Scholars warn this is a constitutional crisis
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is quoted. Two broadcasts feature comments by Brinkley, who spoke at the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center as part of the Sacramento Speakers Series April 23.
Independent (This article also appeared in MSN Ireland.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-brinkley
'KCRA 3 News'
KCRA-TV (Sacramento, California)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-brinkley (This segment aired three times.)
KFBK-AM (Sacramento)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-brinkley (This segment aired twice.)
Scientists strive to explain the strange weather on other planets
Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Smithsonian Magazine
http://dateline.rice/april-24-siebach
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University aims to increase enrollment growth by 30% with free tuition, aid expansion
An article features the news that Rice is planning to increase enrollment 30% by 2028. President Reginald DesRoches is quoted. The article also mentions the Rice Investment, an initiative offering full-tuition scholarships and grants to students from low- and middle-income families; the newly redesigned Academic Quadrangle; the Moody Center Complex for Student Life, which will break ground in early May; the O'Connor Building for Engineering and Science; and Cannady Hall and Sarofim Hall.
Community Impact
http://dateline.rice/april-24-desroches
'The Daily Scan'
Peterson Rudgers Group's The Scan
http://dateline.rice/april-24-prg
US infrastructure needs more investment. Here's why homeowners should care.
Alumna Carol Haddock, professor in the practice of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
American Society of Civil Engineers Texas Section
http://dateline.rice/april-24-haddock
Syed Akbar Hyder explores women's roles in preserving the Karbala tradition during Kazimi Lecture in Shi'i Studies at Rice University
An article mentions that Rice hosted the Kazimi Lecture in Shi'i Studies April 14.
University of Texas at Austin's South Asia Institute
http://dateline.rice/april-24-ut
Gov. Greg Abbott reappoints 3 to Red River Authority of Texas board of directors
Alumnus Mike Sandefur is featured.
Office of the Texas Governor (This article also appeared in Texan Culture Today.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-sandefur
Celebrate science with a STEM-tastic adventure
An article mentions that Rice's Office of STEM Engagement is collaborating on the STEM Experience at the Children's Museum Houston May 10.
UTHealth Houston
http://dateline.rice/april-24-uthealth
BROADCAST
'13 Eyewitness News'
Craig Considine, senior lecturer in sociology, is interviewed about the process of selecting a new Pope.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-considine
Independent bookstores (April 24, 2025)
A broadcast re-airs a 2015 conversation about James Baker, honorary chair of Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and former U.S. secretary of state, who turns 95 April 28.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/april-24-baker
News Talk 980 CKNW (British Columbia, Canada)
Kelly Weinersmith, adjunct assistant professor of biosciences, is interviewed about the possibility of colonizing Mars.
http://dateline.rice/april-24-weinersmith (This segment aired twice.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Karen Lozano and Eduardo Salas elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
An article features alumna Karen Lozano, professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and Eduardo Salas, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Professor in Psychological Sciences.
Scienmag
http://dateline.rice/april-24-lozano-oswald
Big names from Action News to Hollywood among 2025 local college commencement speakers
An article features Naomi Halas, University Professor and the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, who will give Bryn Mawr College's graduate commencement address May 16.
Philadelphia Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/april-24-halas
Rice scientists find that matter mediates ultrastrong coupling between photons
An article features collaborative Rice research uncovering a new mechanism through which matter enables ultrastrong coupling between different light modes. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Junichiro Kono, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor in Engineering, professor of electrical and computer engineering, physics and astronomy and materials science and nanoengineering and director of Rice's Smalley-Curl Institute; Andrey Baydin, assistant research professor and lecturer in electrical and computer engineering; and graduate student Fuyang Tay.
Optics.org
http://dateline.rice/april-24-kono-baydin-tay
Q&A: Measles may be making a comeback in the US
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured reseearch.
Medical Xpress (This article also appeared in Mirage.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-med.x
Taylor Jenkins Reid books ranked
An article about a forthcoming novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid mentions that one of the characters is a Rice professor.
Beyond the Bookends
http://dateline.rice/april-24-bb
Working both sides of the street
An article cites research by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into hemp product laws across states.
New Cannabis Ventures
http://dateline.rice/april-24-ncv
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Northwestern issued $500M in bonds weeks before federal funding freeze
Alex Butler, the Jesse H. Jones Professor of Finance at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
The Daily Northwestern
http://dateline.rice/april-24-butler
Duke team claims first place at Global Health Tech competition
An article features the results of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies' annual Global Health Technologies Design Competition.
Duke University's Research Blog
http://dateline.rice/april-24-du
Richard A. Hunt appointed Dorothy Hottel Digges Professorship in Entrepreneurship
Alumnus Richard Hunt is featured.
Virginia Tech News
http://dateline.rice/april-24-hunt
This college in Greater Boston was just named a 'new Ivy' by Forbes. See where.
An article mentions that Rice is on Forbes' list of "New Ivies."
The Herald News (This article also appeared in WickedLocal.com, Taunton Daily Gazette and MetroWest Daily News.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-hn
SPORTS
Charlotte wins 2025 American Men's Golf Championship in 2-round playoff; Peacock repeats as individual champion
An article mentions that Rice's men's golf team tied for sixth place in the American Athletic Conference Championship April 23.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/april-24-the.american
Wehman's 67 highlights UTSA action on final day of the American Championship
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-utsa
Men's golf takes third at AAC Championship
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-mgs
Ramirez finishes as individual runner-up, Shockers take ninth at AAC Championship
GoShockers.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-shockers
PREVIEW: Track and field prepares for 3 meets beginning Thursday
An article mentions that Rice's outdoor track and field teams will host the J. Fred Duckett Twilight meet April 26.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-uh
Track and field starting 2-meet weekend in Austin at Texas Invitational
JavelinaAthletics.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-jav
T&F: Lecrivain and Calhoun earn SLC weekly recognition
HCUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-hcu
Former SMU running back LJ Johnson commits to Rice, report says
An article featuring L.J. Johnson mentions that he has committed to play football at Rice.
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/april-24-morning.news
UPshot League hires women's basketball HOF Taj McWilliams-Franklin as VP of basketball operations
An article features Taj McWilliams-Franklin, a former Rice women's basketball player and former assistant coach.
Greensboro Complex
http://dateline.rice/april-24-mcwilliams.franklin
Coach Barnett adds Van Green as an assistant coach
An article features former Rice assistant men's basketball coach Van Green.
ORUAthletics.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-oru
4 home runs not enough as Tigers fall to Red Wolves, 8-6
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team played the University of Memphis recently.
GoTigersGo.com
http://dateline.rice/april-24-tigers
Tulane baseball rebounds from skid in strong comeback
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was swept in a three-game series against Tulane University earlier this season.
Tulane Hullabaloo
http://dateline.rice/april-24-tulane
Arkansas to host former Texas transfer wide receiver
An article mentions that Rice's football team played the University of Texas at Austin in 2023.
Rivals (Arkansas)
http://dateline.rice/april-24-rivals
NEWS RELEASES
Karen Lozano, Eduardo Salas elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Rice University professors Karen Lozano and Eduardo Salas have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest and most prestigious learned societies in the nation. Lozano, the Trustee Professor and department chair of materials science and nanoengineering, and Salas, professor and the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Chair of Psychological Sciences, are among nearly 250 new members elected in 2025, joining a historic community that includes leaders in academia, business, government and the arts. They will be formally inducted during an Oct. 11 ceremony in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
http://dateline.rice/apr-17-news-release-lozano-salas
Houston's hidden financial divide: Thousands remain unbanked and unprepared for retirement
A report from Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research highlights critical gaps in banking access, retirement savings and financial literacy across the Houston area — issues gaining national attention this April during National Financial Literacy Month. This information comes amid growing financial pressure for many Americans. Rising costs on everyday goods, uncertainty in the stock market and economic ripple effects from new federal tariffs have made personal financial decision-making more complex.
http://dateline.rice/april-24-news-release-kinder-study
Journey Towards Justice: Rice students walk the path of civil rights history
While many students spent this year's spring break relaxing or traveling, a cohort of Rice University undergraduates boarded a bus bound for Alabama — not for vacation, but for a deeper understanding of America's legacy of racial justice. As part of Journey Towards Justice, a sociology course taught by Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, students spent five days visiting three cities in Alabama — Birmingham, Selma and Montgomery — to engage firsthand with the history of the civil rights movement. The course, jointly offered by the Department of Sociology and the Center for African and African American Studies, combines traditional classroom instruction with immersive, on-the-ground experiences that challenge students to engage emotionally, intellectually and historically.
http://dateline.rice/apr-17-news-release-sociology-caaas