NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Bipartisan Senate price transparency bill can fix US health care
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice's Baker Institute of Public Policy's Center for Health and Biosciences and professor of economics, authored an article.
The Hill
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-ho
How did Harris' decision shape the '26 California governor race, '28 White House race?
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.
The National Desk
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-jones
Harris County residents want more sports, entertainment
University of Houston News
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-jones
Survey: Harris County voters support using limited public funds for NRG Stadium renovations
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-jones
Harris County voters overwhelmingly want WNBA, NHL teams and theme park, UH survey shows
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-jones
Survey: Voters in Harris County excited about World Cup in 2026, want Astrodome renovations
CW 39
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-jones
Texas GOP launches redistricting map
The Baytown Sun
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-jones
Two-way dead heat: Texas Congressional District 18 Special Election field still wide open, survey finds
Defender
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-jones
County Commissioner Manny Ramirez corrects finance report amid criticism of potentially illegal donation
KERA Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-jones
Newsom unveils plan to redraw California maps in response to Texas GOP redistricting push
Killeen Daily Herald
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-jones
'KTBS News at 6'
KTBS-TV (Shreveport, Louisiana)
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-jones
Texas House Republicans propose new congressional map to increase GOP seats
Paul Brace, the Emeritus Clarence Carter Chair in Legal Studies, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the Ohio Capital Journal.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-brace
Texas House hosts redistricting hearing | Houston districts face major changes
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-brace
What legal tests are Donald Trump's tariffs facing?
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Al Jazeera.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-gantz
Texas lawmakers grill officials over response during deadly floods
James Doss-Gollin, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Reuters.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-gollin
Texas lawmakers grill Kerr County officials as flood recovery plods on
Grist
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-gollin
Superconductivity's halo: Theoretical physicist helps map rare high-field phase
An article features collaborative Rice research into the superconductivity that arises only under strong magnetic fields. Co-author Andriy Nevidomskyy, professor of physics and astronomy and member of the Rice Advanced Materials Institute and the Rice Center for Quantum Materials, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Phys.org.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-nevidomskyy
College applications open Friday. Here's what to know.
An article mentions that Rice has "test-recommended" admissions policies for certain majors and concentrations.
The Washington Post
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-wash.po
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Ride on, Bob!
An article features the late Bob Stein, former Lena Gohlman Fox Emeritus Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, who died July 18 at 75.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-stein
Experts say Texas is ignoring root cause of deadly July floods: Unregulated development
Jim Blackburn, professor in the practice of environmental law and co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-blackburn
Retiring in Houston (Aug. 1, 2025)
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-blackburn
Top 2 Kerr County emergency officials say they were asleep as July 4 floods struck
Phil Bedient, the Herman and George R. Brown Professor of Civil Engineering and co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters, is quoted.
The Texas Tribune
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-bedient
Spectrum News (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-bedient
Houston's 13 best midsize companies and more innovation news to know
A roundup features Pothik Chatterjee, executive director of the Rice-Houston Methodist Digital Health Institute, and mentions that alumnae Amanda Nash and Kelsey Swingle, both assistant professors of bioengineering, have been added to the leadership team at the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, an accelerator dedicated to facilitating the transition of discoveries from Rice labs into innovative therapies.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-chatterjee-nash-swingle
Houston renewable fuel co. expands and more energy transition news to know
A roundup features Rice research developing a new type of plastic from bacterial cellulose; Sandy Guitar, who is on the advisory board of Rice's Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; and that Rice is a collaborator in the Texas Exchange for Energy and Climate Entrepreneurship.
EnergyCapitalHTX
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-guitar
Rice graduate reflects on finding belonging, meaning and Jewish community
Alumnus Max Rudin authored an article.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-rudin
Aaron Alon's new musical takes on conversion therapy with heart
Alumnus Aaron Alon is featured.
OutSmart Magazine
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-alon
Keeping up with rates: Insurance hikes cause concern for Lake Houston-area residents
An article cites the 2025 State of Housing report from Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Community Impact
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-ci
News and announcements
An article mentions STEM camps at Rice's Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity in Education.
Bob Hope School
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-bhs
Haunting new exhibit at the Holocaust Museum Houston
An article mentions the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives at Rice.
Texas Signal
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-ts
BROADCAST
Hello Houston (July 31, 2025)
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is cited in a story about the Houston Police Department calling Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-payan
Episode No. 643: Why do candles still exist?
Gökçe Günel, assistant professor of anthropology, is cited.
Freakonomics Radio on Apple Podcasts
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-gunel
Photos: Soccer players with developmental disabilities converge on Houston from around the world
An article mentions that Rice is hosting the Genuine Cup, which promotes inclusion for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism from soccer teams around the world, July 27-Aug. 2. Rice Stadium is mentioned.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-hpm
O mundo da inclusão em campo!
SLBenfica.pt
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-slb
Plan to use Hermann Park land for Ben Taub Hospital expansion is against donor's wishes, family says
Rice is mentioned.
ABC 13 Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-abc13
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
At Rice University US, number of Indian students have grown by 60%; many of our faculty from IITs: VP
Caroline Levander, the Carlson Professor in the School of Humanities, professor of English and vice president for global, is featured.
Careers360.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-levander
Ethereum's core mission is to advance humanity, says Vitalik Buterin
Mallesh Pai, the Lay Family Professor of Economics and chair of the department, is quoted.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in Cryptopolitan.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-pai
No credit history? You might have another way to prove creditworthiness
An article features research co-authored by Jung Youn Lee, assistant professor of marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business News
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-lee
OPEC+ eyeing another quota hike in a cloud of tariffs, conflicts and sanctions
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
S&P Global
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-finley
Dominic Boyer derides the fossilized luxury and conveniences that bind us to ecological breakdown
Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology and co-director of Rice's Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience, is featured.
Pretty Heady Stuff on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-boyer
SimpleSilo: Dispositivo da 2 dollari salva neonati
An article features Rice research that developed a new treatment for infants born with gastroschisis. Community members quoted or mentioned include Meaghan Bond, adjunct lecturer in bioengineering and senior design engineer at the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies; and alumna Vanshika Jhonsa.
Upday.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-bond-jhonsa
Data science and decision science skills: Are they different and does it matter?
The appendices of an article mentions Rice's operations research program.
Harvard Data Science Review
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-hdsr
7 women professors appointed to new faculty positions
Alumna Alicia Spence is featured.
Women in Academia Report
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-spence
Scientists suspend magnet to detect dark matter in the universe
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on research using magnetic levitation for the first time to search for dark matter.
Universe Space Tech
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-ust
SPE Roughneck Camp 2025: Powering today, shaping tomorrow
Rice is mentioned.
The Way Ahead
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-twa
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
August culture guide: 42 things to do in the DC area
A roundup mentions that Scott McGill, the Deedee McMurtry Professor in Humanities, and Susannah Wright, assistant professor of classical studies and Roman history, will speak about their new book "Aeneid," the first collaborative translation of Virgil's work, at Union Market in Washington, D.D., Aug. 19.
Washingtonian
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-mcgill-wright
Central Mass Gators compete in Junior Olympics
An article mentions that Rice hosted the Junior Olympics' flag football games July 25-27.
Sentinel & Enterprise
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-se
Chinese-American comedian Joe Wong on his journey from laboratories to Letterman
Alumnus and comedian Joe Wong is featured.
South China Morning Post
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-wong
Summer internship lets George Mason student help kids discover the joys of STEM
Rice is mentioned.
George Mason University News
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-gm
What makes a great Houston app development company?
ProgrammingInsider.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-pi
SPORTS
46 players named to the 16th annual Paul Hornung Award Watch List
An article mentions that Rice football player Quinton Jackson has been named to the Paul Hornung Award Preseason Watch List.
PaulHornungAward.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-jackson
Louisville RB Isaac Brown named to Paul Hornung Award Watch List
Sports Illustrated's Louisville Cardinals
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-jackson
Williams placed on Hornung Award Watch List
ClemsonTigers.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-jackson
Isaac Brown named to Paul Hornung Award Watch List
GoCards.com (This article also appeared in 247Sports.com.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-jackson
2025 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List announced
An articel mentions that Rice football player Plae Wyatt has been named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List.
WuerffelTrophy.org
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-wyatt
Four dozen G5 football players nominated to 2025 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
Sports Illustrated's G5 Football Daily
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-wyatt
Randall named to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
ClemsonTigers.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-wyatt
Willie McCoy selected for Paul Hornung Award Watch List
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio Oct. 11.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-utsa
Camron Cooper makes Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-utsa
Mews earns spot on Paul Hornung Award Watch List
An article mentions that Rice's football team played the University of Houston last season.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-uh
Caden Jensen named to Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
An article mentions that Rice's football team is scheduled to play the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Aug. 30 to open the 2025 season.
KATC Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-katc
Virginia Tech football: Hokies safety Tyson Flowers named to Wuerffel Trophy Watchlist
An article features former Rice football player Tyson Flowers.
Sports Illustrated's Virginia Tech Hokies
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-si
NEWS RELEASES
Superconductivity's halo: Rice theoretical physicist helps map rare high-field phase
A puzzling form of superconductivity that arises only under strong magnetic fields has been mapped and explained by a research team including Andriy Nevidomskyy, professor of physics and astronomy at Rice. The findings, published in Science July 31, detail how uranium ditelluride develops a superconducting halo under strong magnetic fields.
http://dateline.rice/aug-1-news-release-nevidomskyy