HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice biotech studio secures investment from Modi Ventures, adds founder to board
An article features RBL LLC and mentions that it has added Sahir Ali to its board of directors. Community members quoted or mentioned include Paul Wotton, adjunct professor in the practice of bioengineering, CEO and chairman of RBL LLC and executive director of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad; Omid Veiseh, professor of bioengineering, faculty director of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; Rima Chakrabarti, adjunct professor in the practice of bioengineering; and alumnus John Jaggers.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-wotton-veiseh-et.al
5 Houston innovators who made headlines in August 2025
A roundup mentions Rice research developing a new type of plastic from bacterial cellulose co-authored by Muhammad Maksud Rahman, adjunct assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and alumnus M.A.S.R. Saadi. It also mentions that Paul Cherukuri, chief innovation officer and vice president for innovation, has accepted a position at the University of Virginia, and it mentions the Rice Biotech Launch Pad and Rice Nexus.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-rahman-saadi-cherukuri
How Texas lawmakers are responding to the Kerr County floods
Jim Blackburn, a professor in the practice of environmental law, co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-blackburn
With the CDC in chaos, RFK Jr. is Gone to Texas | Editorial
An article cites an analysis from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into the number of pro-vaccine bills filed by the Texas Legislature from 2009-19.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-hc
2 San Antonio universities land on new Forbes list of America's top colleges
An article mentions that Rice is No. 12 in Forbes' latest rankings of U.S. universities.
CultureMap San Antonio (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-cmsa
4 Austin universities land on Forbes list of America's top colleges
CultureMap Austin
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-cma
When the cowbell rang: How Houston helped Katrina survivors find family
Rick Wilson, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor Emeritus of Political Science, is quoted.
Houstonia
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-wilson
BROADCAST
Spectrum News SF Valley
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 interviewed about Hurricane Katrina.
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-bedient (This broadcast aired more than 20 times across more than 10 affiliate stations.)
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology and co-director of Rice's Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience, is interviewed about hurricane recovery issues.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-boyer (This broadcast aired multiple times.)
KPCC-FM (Los Angeles)
A broadcast mentions that Rice exhibited the art installation "Climate Parliament" by artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-kpcc
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
A strange quantum effect could power future electronics
An article features research into active flat electronic bands in a kagome superconductor. Co-authors include Pengcheng Dai, the Sam and Helen Worden Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Ming Yi, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; Fang Xie, postdoctoral associate and a Rice Academy Junior Fellow; and graduate students Zehao Wang and Yucheng Guo.
Science Daily
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-dai-yi-et.al
New online tool boosts speed in mineral analysis
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-author Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
Canadian Mining Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-siebach
Locksley teams up with Rice University on critical minerals
An article mentions that Rice has partnered with Locksley Resources to advance antimony processing and critical minerals research.
Mining.com.au
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-mining
2GB Radio (New South Wales, Australia)
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-2gbr
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
2025 COPSS Award winners
An article features Kathy Ensor, the Noah G. Harding Professor of Statistics, and mentions that she is the winner of the Florence N. David Award and Lectureship given by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies.
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-ensor
Weatherproof glass film adheres without heat
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a new glass coating made by weaving carbon into boron nitride that could reduce energy bills. Co-author 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, is quoted.
Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-ajayan
'private music' by Deftones is the final evolution of alt-metal: Music review
Martel College sophomore Andres Robles is quoted.
The Miami Hurricane
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-robles
Made Scientific forms scientific advisory board
Paul Wotton, adjunct professor in the practice of bioengineering, CEO and chairman of RBL LLC and executive director of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, is featured.
CityBiz
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-wotton
Made Scientific announces appointments to new scientific advisory board
ROI-NJ.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-wotton
How Ming Chang is reshaping career access in competitive industries
An article features alumnus Ming Chang.
Inkl
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-chang
SPORTS
4 American teams earn victories on Thursday
An article mentions that Rice's women's soccer team defeated Oklahoma State University 3-2 Aug. 28.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-ta
Cowgirl soccer falls at Rice
OKState.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-osu
No. 9 volleyball heads to Rice Invitational for pair of fixtures
An article mentions that Rice's women's volleyball team will open its season against Texas A&M University Aug. 29.
12thMan.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-tamu
'Passe Partout'
A broadcast mentions that Rice's football team will open its season against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Aug. 30.
KLFY-TV (Lafayette, Louisiana)
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-klfy
Texas colleges coming together to remember flood victims this season
An article mentions that Rice's football team is one of several college football teams in Texas that will wear a decal on their helmets to honor victims of the July floods in the Texas Hill Country.
The Buzz 106.3 Online (This article appeared in more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-tb
How college football teams in Texas are honoring Hill Country flood victims
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-khou
Weigman throws for 159 yards and 3 TDs, Houston beats SFA 27-0 An article mentions that Rice's football team will play the University of Houston Sept. 6.
Associated Press
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-ap
Former Texas A&M QB shines in his debut with the Houston Cougars Yahoo! Sports
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-ys
Houston rolls in season-opening shutout win
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-uh
Houston Cougars shut out SFA in season-opening win
Houston Cougars on Sports Illustrated
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-si
Illini open season with neutral-site matches against South Dakota State, Vanderbilt
An article mentions former Rice volleyball player Meredith Schamun.
FightingIllini.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-schaumun
Campestre Torreón presenta su Torneo Anual de Pádel y Tenis 2025
Rice is mentioned.
Milenio.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-milenio
Houston Cougars RB undergoes season-ending surgery
Former Rice football player Dean Connors is mentioned.
Houston Cougars on Sports Illustrated
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-connors
Houston Cougars name captains for season opener vs. Stephen F. Austin
Houston Cougars on Sports Illustrated
http://dateline.rice/aug-29-connors