NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Wesley Hunt weighs US Senate bid, shaking up high-stakes Texas GOP primary
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Newsweek, and it appeared in MSN Turkey.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-jones
John Cornyn or Ken Paxton? Trump says he's not ready to endorse next Texan for US Senate.
KUT Online (This article also appeared in KWBU Online, KERA Online, Houston Public Media, Marfa Public Radio and Texas Public Radio.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-jones
Texas lawmakers working to pass bills in final weeks of session
Spectrum News (El Paso; this article also appeared in Spectrum News' Southern California, Rochester and Austin sites.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-jones
How the Valley has been impacted during Trump's first 100 days in office
KRGV Online (This segment also aired on KRGV-TV in Harlingen, Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-jones
100 días de la administración Trump y el impacto en la inmigración, según expertos
KRGV Online
http://dateline.rice/april-28-jones
We've got some big news about a potential theme park in Texas
AllEars.net (A similar article also appeared in Disney by Mark.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-jones
Natural 'safety valve' prevents Yellowstone volcano from blowing up
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, and postdoctoral associate Chenglong Duan are quoted.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/april-28-schmandt-duan
Governors, actors and a talking frog: Here's who's speaking at graduation
An article mentions that Huda Zoghbi will speak at Rice's commencement May 10.
The New York Times (This article also appeared in the April 27 print edition, and it appeared in the online and print editions of The Boston Globe and The Herald.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-nyt
Indian Americans running for key positions in Texas municipal elections
Alumna Sukh Kaur is featured.
MSN India (This article originally appeared in The Times of India.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-kaur
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston is getting AI factories from Apple and Nvidia. Will it reshape the city's industrial future?
Alumnus Paul Cherukuri, chief innovation officer and vice president for innovation, adjunct professor of management and entrepreneurship at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business and associate research professor in electrical and computer engineering, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front of the Texas, Inc. section in the April 27 print edition, and it appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-cherukuri
ExxonMobil and Rice team up to develop sustainable energy solutions
An article features the news that Rice and ExxonMobil have entered into a master research agreement to collaborate on research initiatives focused on sustainable energy solutions. Community members quoted or mentioned include Ramamoorthy Ramesh, executive vice president for research, and Qilin Li, professor of civil and environmental engineering and co-director of Rice's Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/april-28-ramesh-li
Appeals court sides with Paxton in striking down 2 marijuana decriminalization ordinances
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/april-28-harris
Inside Houston's high-flying party scene — $1.5M-plus social events turn up the heat
An article mentions that Elena Marks, senior fellow in health policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, was the keynote speaker at The Rose's "Everything’s Coming Up Roses" luncheon.
PaperCity
http://dateline.rice/april-28-marks
Houston-area advising program EMERGE guides low-income students to top colleges, universities
Hanszen College junior Vanessa Cruz is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-cruz
Faith, music and leadership: The remarkable story of Vaughaligan Walwyn
Alumnus and former Rice track and field athlete Vaughaligan Walwyn is featured.
Pasadena Independent School District
http://dateline.rice/april-28-walwyn
Data-driven ventures earn $100,000 in 2025 UTSA Draper Competition
An article mentions that the Rice-based MedIQ LLC team with its InhalAIR system, which aims to measure how effectively patients are using their inhalers and their corresponding lung health, won the $35,000 first-place prize and $8,000 most data science-driven prizes at the University of Texas at San Antonio's Draper Data Science Business Plan Competition April 18.
UTSA Today
http://dateline.rice/april-28-utsa
50 years later, the fall of Saigon still resonates throughout Houston's Vietnamese diaspora
An article cites a study by the Houston Population Research Center at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into Vietnamese Americans living in the city. Graduate student Karen Siu, Baker College sophomore Lana Nguyen and Hanszen College senior Cecilia Nguyen are quoted.
Houston Landing (This article also appeared in News Break.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-siu-nguyen-nguyen
BROADCAST
Dem divide: Fractures grow within party
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
KTRH Online (This segment also aired four times on KTRH-AM in Houston, and this article also appeared in WOAI Online and Talk Radio 1190.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-stein
A new book on the horrifying, creative world of insect zombies
A broadcast mentions parasite research by Kelly Weinersmith, adjunct assistant professor of biosciences.
Science Friday (This segment also aired on more than 400 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-weinersmith
'13 Eyewitness News'
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 interviewed about tariffs.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-diamond
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Venezuela's oil trapped in hurricane Trump's onslaught
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.
Inter Press Service (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-monaldi
Saudi Arabia's dreams of a sustainable economy are now drowning in oil
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in The New Republic.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-krane
Engineering empathy: Rice University students develop accessible Parkinson's device
An article features Rice research developing a wearable device that uses targeted vibrations to reduce tremors and improve motor control in Parkinson's patients. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Maria Oden, teaching professor of bioengineering, director of the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK) and co-director of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies; Heather Bisesti, lecturer in the OEDK; Will Rice College sophomore Emmie Casey; and Lovett College junior Tomi Kuye.
Today's Medical Developments
http://dateline.rice/april-28-oden-bisesti-casey-kuye
How the US and South Korea can power the globe with nuclear energy
Henry Haggard, nonresident fellow in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
Korea Economic Institute of America's The Peninsula
http://dateline.rice/april-28-haggard
Could Martian settlers evolve into a new human species?
Scott Solomon, teaching professor of biosciences, is quoted.
Brief
http://dateline.rice/april-28-solomon
Homo Martianus: Could humans evolve into a new species on Mars?
Medical Market Report (This article also appeared in IFL Science.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-solomon
Searching for the dark in the light
Graduate student Eleanor Moreland authored an article.
Space Daily
http://dateline.rice/april-28-moreland
Olson Kundig prepares to break ground on new student center for Rice
An article features the news that Rice will break ground on the new Moody Center Complex for Student Life May 8.
Archinect
http://dateline.rice/april-28-archinect
Jeff Wisoff reflects on decades of national service
An article featuring Jeff Wisoff mentions that he is a former visiting Rice faculty member.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
http://dateline.rice/april-28-wisoff
University tuition increases: Rising costs strain students nationwide
An article mentions the Rice Investment, an initiative offering full-tuition scholarships and grants to students from low- and middle-income families.
University Herald
http://dateline.rice/april-28-uh
New hope of extraterrestrial life? Scientists cautious about celebrating early, want recheck
Alumnus Asa Stahl is quoted.
The Economic Times (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-stahl
From the GNR Newsroom it's the Monday Good News Roundup
A roundup features Rice research developing an implantable "cytokine factory" that can catalyze immune responses against some cancers.
Daily Kos
http://dateline.rice/april-28-dkos
Innovative cancer-fighting implant shows promise in treating hard-to-target tumors in the US
Tunisia News
http://dateline.rice/april-28-tn
The suburban office park that launched Silicon Valley
Rice is mentioned.
The Hustle
http://dateline.rice/april-28-th
How planet-smashing collisions stole Earth's life-essential elements
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
SciTechDaily
http://dateline.rice/april-28-sci.tech
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Historian Douglas Brinkley talks about favorite presidents, past conservation efforts, future books
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is featured.
BG Independent News
http://dateline.rice/april-28-brinkley
OKC's MOST POWERFUL YOUNG PROFESSIONALS: Collins Peck rises to Most Powerful
Alumnus and former Rice football player Travis Mason is featured.
OKC Friday
http://dateline.rice/april-28-mason
Nell Nolan: Lark in the Park, Holy Name School, Met Opera competition
Alumnus Luke Sutliff is featured.
Nola.com
http://dateline.rice/april-28-sutliff
Graduation season: KHSD Class of 2025: Prepared to succeed
An article featuring Elizabeth Torres mentions that she plans to attend Rice in the fall.
Bakersfield.com (This article also appeared in the April 25 print edition of Bakersfield Life.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-bakersfield
Initiative to digitize records of slave trade will move to Harvard
An article mentions that SlaveVoyages, a digital repository of ship voyages along the trans-Atlantic and intra-American routes that is currently housed at Rice, will move to Harvard University.
Harvard Crimson
http://dateline.rice/april-28-hc
Shahi Al Sadat unveils online shopping platform 'What'
An article featuring Shahi Al Sadat mentions that he plans to attend Rice in the fall 2027.
Dhaka Tribune
http://dateline.rice/april-28-dt
SPORTS
Blazers drop final game against Rice
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team won one of their three games against the University of Alabama at Birmingham April 25-27.
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-28-uab
Daniel wins pitchers' duel, Blazers take down Rice
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-28-uab
UAB takes series against Rice with Saturday win
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/april-28-uab
Dawson Bryce leads Charlotte to series victory over FAU
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play the University of North Carolina at Charlotte May 2-4.
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/april-28-49ers
Colonels T&F heads to Houston for J. Fred Duckett Twilight
An article mentions that Rice's outdoor track and field teams hosted the J. Fred Duckett Twilight meet April 26.
GeuxColonels.com (Similar articles also appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-gc
Houston, Southern announce future game
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Houston Sept. 6.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/april-28-uh
Lions head to Baton Rouge for final preconference meet
An article mentions that Rice will host the Southland Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15-17.
LionSports.net
http://dateline.rice/april-28-ls
Inside Mississippi State pitcher Stone Simmons' 3-year recovery from injury, crazy warmup routine
Rice is mentioned.
Clarion Ledger
http://dateline.rice/april-28-cl
Transfer update: Terrance Arceneaux joins the Pack
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/april-28-sb
Twins release Matt Canterino. What's next for the once-promising prospect?
An article mentions former Rice baseball player Matt Canterino.
Twins Daily
http://dateline.rice/april-28-canterino
Sean Taylor's younger brother Gabriel will attend Commanders' rookie minicamp
An article features former Rice football player Gabe Taylor.
Commanders Wire (This article also appeared in BG Obsession, Touchdown Wire, Athlon Sports, Bleacher Report, OutKick and MSN Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/april-28-cw