NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Hearings in Texas on flooding response and redistricting are underway as the special session continues
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.
CBS News
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-jones
Smith: Bathroom bills are a moral line, not a political wedge
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-jones
Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870
The Texas Tribune
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-jones
Texas Democrats breaking quorum may only delay congressional map change, expert says
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-jones
Leaders, groups react to Texas House Democrats leaving the state in effort to stop GOP's proposed congressional map
MSN (This article originally appeared in WFAA Online, and it appeared in KHOU Online.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-jones
Testimony on redistricting goes late into the evening, vote expected this weekend
CBS Austin
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-jones
District 18 candidates lambaste GOP redistricting effort as Dems flee state to break quorum
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-jones
U of H Hobby School of Public Affairs drops new research that reveals how Harris County voters feel about Harris County's top problems and possible solutions
Forward Times
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-jones
The IRS says churches can now endorse candidates. That could give Texas pastors more power than ever.
David Brockman, nonresident scholar in the Religion and Public Policy Program at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
ProPublica
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-brockman
The Trump admin just gave Texas megachurch pastors more power than ever
MSN Politics (This article originally appeared in AlterNet.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-brockman
This incredible new bioplastic could be the supermaterial of tomorrow
An article features research co-authored by Muhammad Maksud Rahman, adjunct assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and alumnus M.A.S.R. Saadi.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in ScienceAlert.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-rahman-saadi
EEUU asegura haber creado un 'supermaterial' que soluciona varios de los grandes problemas del mundo
El Confidencial
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-rahman-saadi
Texas ended in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants. Students are already feeling the impact.
McMurtry College sophomore Lajward Zahra authored an article.
The Nation
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-zahra
HISD opens its 8th Sunrise Center. Is it enough to replace wraparound services that were cut?
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. The article also cites a study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into the mental health of HISD students.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-msn
Best of technologies developed by humans cannot match nature: Padma Shri Ajai Sonkar
Rice is mentioned.
MSN (India; this article originally appeared in the Press Trust of India.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-msn
HOUSTON/TEXAS
After 20 hours of testimony, flood committee hears the science
An article mentions that 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, testified at a Texas legislative hearing examining the Guadalupe River floods that occurred July 4.
The Kerr County Lead
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-bedient
Mayor urges flood warning system, UGRA pledges $1.5M to fund research
Hill Country Community Journal
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-bedient
11 can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for August
A roundup mentions that Paul Cherukuri, chief innovation officer, vice president for innovation and associate research professor in electrical and computer engineering, will have a discussion with U.S. Rep. Dr. Brian Babin at the event "The Future of American Science: A Conversation with US Rep. Brian Babin" Aug. 27.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-cherukuri
National Endowment for the Humanities awards BCM and Rice a grant to launch Center for Humanities-based Health AI Innovation
An article features the news that Rice will share an award by the National Endowment for the Humanities with Baylor College of Medicine to co-establish the Center for Humanities-based Health AI Innovation, which aims to embed humanities research into the development of trustworthy health AI technologies.
Baylor College of Medicine
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-bcm
NEH announces $34.79M for humanities projects
Publishers Weekly
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-pw
Rice 2025 Summer Biotechnology Camp: A week of scientific exploration
The Rice Biotech Summer Camp is mentioned.
Aldine Young Women's Leadership Academy
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-aywla
A fraction of Houston high school students earn a living wage post graduation. YES Prep and Pasadena ISD may offer solutions
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-hc
LACF awards over $500K in scholarships to local students
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-hc
Catching up with NASA engineer John Blevins
President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Axios (Huntsville)
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-axios
BROADCAST
KUHF-FM (Houston)
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 in a story about flood control in Texas.
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-blackburn
'News at Noon'
A broadcast mentions that graduate student Dionne Babineaux organized the "Agatha Babino's Story: A Narrative of the Formerly Enslaved" at the John Jay French Museum in Beaumont, Texas.
KFDM-TV (Beaumont, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-babineaux
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Trump reshaped a climate program to extract more oil. This company stands to profit.
Skip York, nonresident fellow in energy and global oil in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
ClimateWire
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-york
Pemex natural gas output struggles seen driving record US exports to Mexico through 2026
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, fellow at the Center for the United States and Mexico and 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.
Natural Gas Intelligence
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-monaldi
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.
Tech and Science Post
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-nevidomskyy
OPEC+ eyeing another quota hike in the 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.
Hellenic Shipping News (This article originally appeared in S&P Global.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-finley
Rice University students help share critical bird conservation messages
An article mentions that a Rice environmental management class volunteered at the International Bird Rescue. Maria Hartley, adjunct lecturer of biosciences, is mentioned.
International Bird Rescue
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-hartley
The 'New Ivies' turn the tables on the ancient eight
An article mentions that Rice is on Forbes' list of "New Ivies."
MasterGradSchools
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-mgs
The 10 best online CFP programs
Rice's Glasscock School of Continuing Studies is featured.
Financial Advisor
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-fa
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Cornell joins growing list of universities opting to rebrand, rather than retract, DEI offices
Rice's Office of Access and Institutional Excellence is mentioned.
New York Sun
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-nys
Boca salió campeón en fútbol inclusivo que se disputó en Estados Unidos
An article mentions that Rice hosted 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.
Deportv
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-deportv
How 10-minute tutorials are bringing quality education to India's small towns
Alumnus Kannan Moudgalya is featured.
India Today
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-moudgalya
SPORTS
Rice hits the ground running in first preseason practice under new coach Scott Abell
An article features Rice's football team following its first preseason practice. Head coach Scott Abell is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-abell
2025 American preseason previews: Rice Owls
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-abell
Shelby transfers to Texas A&M
An article features former Rice men's basketball player Noah Shelby.
KUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-ku
Rice DL transfer Jalen Hargrove commits to UCLA
An article features former Rice football player Jalen Hargrove.
On3.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-on3
Who is Mac Meissner's brother? Everything about Mitchell Meissner
An article features former Rice golfer Mitchell Meissner.
Sportskeeda
http://dateline.rice/aug-4-meissner