NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Researchers using AI to power faster extreme weather simulations
An article features Rice's Advancing AI for Climate Risk and Urban Resilience research group housed at the Ken Kennedy Institute. James Doss-Gollin, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
The National News Desk (This article appeared in more than 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-doss.gollin
President Trump comes for the Smithsonian; the future of using AI for therapy; what to say to someone experiencing a breakup
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is interviewed about President Donald Trump's pressure on the Smithsonian Institution.
WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-brinkley
WNYC-FM (New York)
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-brinkley.wnyc.1
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-brinkley.wnyc.2
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-brinkley.wnyc.3
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-brinkley.wnyc.4
New report shows how patients can pay different costs for the same health care procedures
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, is quoted.
Scripps News
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-ho
Why so few Americans read for pleasure
An article features a photo of Rice's Fondren Library.
The Washington Post
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-twp
OK County commissioners OK new partial jail as 'humane response' to 'Tower of Terror'
An article mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
The Oklahoman
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-to
HOUSTON/TEXAS
A THC ban won't make Texans safer. Better hemp laws would. | Opinion
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed. Harris is also quoted in The American Prospect.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-harris
Texas' hemp-derived THC market fuels profits, poisonings and a legislative battle
The American Prospect
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-harris
Peak hurricane season is here. Why doesn't Harris County have an updated FEMA flood map? | Editorial
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.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the Opinion section in the Aug. 21 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-blackburn
Untitled Art Houston announces new art prize, releases schedule of events
An article mentions that Rice's Moody Center for the Arts will host an exhibition by artist Yifan Jiang Sept. 19 as part of Untitled Art Houston.
Glasstire
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-gt
State Sen. Kevin Sparks announces reelection campaign
An article cites the Lib-Con Scores of members of the Texas Senate by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Odessa American
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-oa
Sen. Kevin Sparks seeking 2nd term representing District 31
First Alert 7
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-fa7
BROADCAST
Rice to name new building after billionaire family
An article features the news that Rice's 12th residential college, the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao College, will open in fall 2026. The college is named for the Chao family's foundation, which has supported several other Rice initiatives: the Chao Center for Asian Studies in the School of Humanities; the Houston Asian American Archive; the Asian American Community Study conducted by experts at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research; the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies; the Rice Emerging Scholars Program; Brockman Hall for Opera; and the William T. Cannady Hall for Architecture. Trustee emeritus Albert Chao is quoted, and he and Bridget Gorman, dean of undergraduates and professor of sociology, are quoted in American School & University.
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-chao
Rice University's 12th residential college set to open in 2026
American School & University
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-chao-gorman
'Houston's Morning Show'
Richard Sindelar, nonresident scholar in global diplomacy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.
KRIV-TV
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-sindelar
What are Sunrise Centers? HISD's way of helping underserved students
An article cites a study by the Houston Education Research Consortium at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into the Houston Independent School District's Sunrise Centers.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-c2h
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Innovative statistical tool uncovers hidden genetic pathways in complex diseases, advancing personalized genetic medicine
An article features collaborative Rice research with Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital that created a new statistical method to study and classify complex diseases. Chad Shaw, director of Rice's Data to Knowledge Lab, is mentioned.
Scienmag
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-shaw
Statistical tool developed by Rice University and partners identifies hidden genetic pathways in complex diseases
Gene Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-go
2D semiconductor dichalcogenide transistor grown in situ
An article features Rice research into growing ultrathin semiconductors directly onto electronic components. Co-authors quoted include Pulickel Ajayan, chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering, professor of chemistry and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; graduate student Sathvik Iyengar; and alumnus Lucas Sassi.
Electronics Weekly (This article also appeared in Space Daily.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-ajayan-iyengar-sassi
Rice scientists pioneer transfer-free method to grow ultrathin semiconductors
Electronics Buzz
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-ajayan-iyengar-sassi
Rice scientists develop transfer-free method for growing semiconductors
ENGTechnica.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-ajayan-iyengar-sassi
Rice scientists pioneer transfer-free method to grow ultrathin semiconductors on electronics
Tech Startups (Similar articles appeared in TimesTech and SpringWise.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-ajayan-iyengar-sassi
A new online tool can help streamline mineral identification
An article features Rice research that developed the first online tool capable of automatically identifying hundreds of different mineral species from their chemical composition using a carefully designed rules-based algorithm. Co-authors quoted include Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences; Gelu Costin, lecturer in Earth, environmental and planetary sciences; and graduate student Eleanor Moreland.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in MSN Money and Space Daily.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-siebach-costin-moreland
Researchers just made precise quantum vibrations that can detect individual molecules
An article features collaborative Rice research harnessing the interference of phonons and its impact on quantum computing. Co-authors include Shengxi Huang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and materials science and nanoengineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, and former postdoctoral researcher Kunyan Zhang.
Brighter Side of News
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-huang-zhang
Callisto Quartet appoints new first violinist
An article mentions that the Callisto Quartet has held a residency at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
The Strad
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-ts
Study abroad: 50 best colleges in US for long-term career success
An article mentions that Rice is on LinkedIn's list of the nation's top 50 colleges for career success in 2025.
NDTV Education
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-ndtv
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Essay: African migration – 5 trends and what's driving them
Kevin J.A. Thomas, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, authored an article.
Sight (This Conversation article appeared in more than 10 other media outlets, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-thomas
CSWR welcomes its fall 2025 scholars and artists
An article features alumnus Simon Cox.
Harvard Divinity School's Center for the Study of World Religions
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-cox
SPORTS
Women's soccer takes on Rice in Houston
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play the University of the Incarnate Word Aug. 21.
UIWCardinals.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-uiw
The Houston Cougars will go bowling this season. How they will rebound from consecutive 4-8 seasons
An article mentions that Rice's football team is scheduled to play the University of Houston Sept. 6.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front page of the Sports section in the Aug. 21 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-hc
WSOC: Huskies host Grambling before heading to Abilene
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team defeated Houston Christian University 2-1 in the season opener Aug. 14.
HCUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-hcu
NEWS RELEASES
Rice scientists pioneer transfer-free method to grow ultrathin semiconductors on electronics
A team of materials scientists at Rice has developed a new way to grow ultrathin semiconductors directly onto electronic components. The method, described in a study published in ACS Applied Electronic Materials, could help streamline the integration of two-dimensional materials into next-generation electronics, neuromorphic computing and other technologies demanding ultrathin high-speed semiconductors.
http://dateline.rice/aug-21-news-release-semiconductors