NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Texas Democrats walked out to block the GOP. How well has the tactic worked before?
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.
NPR (This "All Things Considered" segment aired on more than 950 stations across the U.S., and this article also appeared in more than 100 NPR-affiliate websites.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-jones
'Latinos deserve a district': Alarm as new Texas maps dilute voting power in Austin
The Guardian
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-jones
Abbott sues to remove Democratic 'ringleader' from office amid redistricting showdown
MSN (This article originally appeared in CBS News.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-jones
Texas GOP AG says prosecuting Democrats who fled state will be a 'challenge'
MSN (This article originally appeared in ABC News.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-jones
Texas' redistricting battle explained
Fox 26 Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-jones
Houston City Council special election in November could be influenced by congressional race
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-jones
Texas' latest volley in the gerrymandering arms race
The Dispatch
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-jones
'KRIS 6 News'
KRIV-TV (Corpus Christi)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-jones
'KENS 5 News'
KENS-TV (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-jones
WTOP-AM (Washinton, D.D.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-jones
Trump may have to pay for EV charging after all
Ken Medlock, the James A. Baker III and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Politico
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-medlock
Trump is pushing gas deals everywhere. Will prices skyrocket?
E&E News
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-medlock
Why is Saudi Arabia leading push for Palestinian statehood?
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Deutsche Welle
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-ulrichsen
Por qué Arabia Saudí lidera impulso por un Estado palestino
Deutsche Welle
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-ulrichsen
New memo encourages religious identity at work
Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences and professor of sociology, director of the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Deseret News
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-ecklund
New IRS rules 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.
Salon
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-brockman
Texas pastors poised to wield political power after IRS says churches can endorse candidates
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-brockman
Report: About 100,000 Californians move to Texas every year
Daniel Potter, director of the Houston Population Research Center at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
AOL (This article originally appeared in The Center Square.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-potter
HOUSTON/TEXAS
El Paso events: Celebrate La Nube's milestone, explore El Paso del Norte art
A roundup features the Balourdet Quartet, which formed at Rice in 2018.
El Paso Matters (This article also appeared in MSN Arts.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-epm
TCU announces free tuition for eligible undergraduate students from Texas
An article mentions The Rice Investment, an initiative offering full-tuition scholarships and grants to students from low- and middle-income families.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-fwst
Sen. Robert Nichols votes with Democrats on election bill, cementing reputation as Texas Senate’s leading RINO
An article cites the Lib-Con Scores of members of the Texas Senate by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
The Dallas Express
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-de
BROADCAST
Federal student loan caps ushered in by 'Big Beautiful Bill.' Here's what expert says this means
Alumna Joyce Beebe, a fellow in public finance at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
ABC 13 Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-beebe
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Rice, Baylor to embed humanities research into trustworthy health AI
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. Kirsten Ostherr, the Gladys Louise Fox Professor of English, director of Rice's Medical Humanities Program, will co-direct the new center.
Healthcare Innovation
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-ostherr
Can Mexico fix its state oil and gas firm before it's too late? — listen now to NGI's 'Hub & Flow'
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 featured in Natural Gas Intelligence's "Hub & Flow" podcast.
Natural Gas Intelligence
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-monaldi
Pemex, US energy shifts — what's next for Mexico's natural gas future with Francisco Monaldi
Apple Podcasts
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-monaldi
Window coating could drive down your energy bills
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.
Design Products & Applications
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-ajayan
Business briefing for Aug. 5
A roundup features Solidec, which was founded by Haotian Wang, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, Rice Academy Senior Fellow.
C&EN
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-wang
Access to mental health services and to prenatal care are top health challenges for Fort Bend County despite overall good health ratings
An article features a survey by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, which conducted the Fort Bend Community Health Assessment in partnership with the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
Newswise
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-nw
Still on the waitlist for college? This year there are many reasons to keep your hopes up.
An article about waitlist admissions mentions Rice.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in Town & Country.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-msn.money
Space Force's future HQ? Texas vies for Golden Dome and Wargaming command centers
President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Clearance Jobs
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-cj
Early action vs. early decision: What you need to know
An article about early decisions mentions Rice.
MSN Education and Learning (This article originally appeared in The College Investor.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-msn.el
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
The Gulf world that air conditioning wrought
Gökçe Günel, assistant professor of anthropology, is quoted.
Berggruen Institute's Noema
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-gunel
Global peace and prosperity rests on stable US-China partnership
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
China Daily
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-gantz
Fay Jones presentation given at Bella Vista Historical museum
An article features the late alumnus E. Fay Jones.
The Weekly Vista
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-jones
Dos rafaelinos fueron becados para estudiar una maestría en los Estados Unidos
An article features Fulbright Scholar Ezequiel Dellasanta, who plans to study energy transition and sustainability at Rice.
El Litoral
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-el
Jobs, data and democracy
Alumna Laura Dresser authored an article.
Wisconsin Examiner
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-dresser
SPORTS
Baylor football legends inducted into Southwest Conference Hall of Fame
An article mentions that former Rice tennis player Wendy Wood Yang was inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame.
KXXV Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-yang
Aggies top Rice 4-0 in exhibition opener
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team lost to Texas A&M University 4-0 in an exhibition game Aug. 5.
12thMan.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-12th.man
Guerrieri's 2025 squad makes good first impression in exhibition vs. Rice
TexAgs
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-tex.ags
Photo Gallery: Aggies cruise to 4-0 win in Tuesday exhibition with Rice
TexAgs
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-tex.ags
A&M soccer assistant Alyssa Bower previews exhibition vs. Rice
TexAgs
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-tex.ags
Texas A&M soccer tops Rice in exhibition
WTAW Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-wtaw
Williams adds Bradley and Sturgeon to soccer staff
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play an exhibition game against the University of Houston Aug. 8.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-uh
'News 15 Good Day Acadiana'
An article mentions that Rice's football team will open the season against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Aug. 30.
KADN-TV (Lafayette, Louisiana)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-kadn
Women's soccer announces 2025 schedule
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play the University of Memphis Sept. 28.
GoTigersGo.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-memphis
Power conference programs playing at Group of Five opponents in 2025
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Houston later this season.
FBSchedules.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-fbs
Patch AM: Controversial apartment complex proposal raises height limit concerns
A roundup mentions that D.C. Brown plans to join Rice's baseball team.
Patch (Plymouth)
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-patch
Ohio State Buckeyes' 357-pound Rice transfer has NFL 1st-round potential
An article features former Rice football player Ethan Onianwa.
The Sporting News
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-onianwa
NEWS RELEASES
Rice's Bedient details flood warning system solutions at Texas joint special session
In a powerful evening testimony last week before a joint hearing of the Texas Senate and House committees on disaster preparedness and flooding, Rice's Philip Bedient called for urgent investment in real-time flood warning systems, citing lessons learned from both Houston and the devastating Hill Country floods earlier this month. Speaking at the Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville, Texas — just miles from some of the most tragic losses during the July floods — Bedient made a compelling case for statewide adoption of advanced flood forecasting tools.
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-news-release-bedient
The future of AI is human: Rice, Baylor College of Medicine to lead Center for Humanities-based Health AI Innovation
The National Endowment for the Humanities has selected Rice and Baylor College of Medicine to establish the Center for Humanities-based Health AI Innovation, a pioneering initiative that will embed humanities research into the development of trustworthy health AI technologies. This three-year initiative, jointly led by Rice's Medical Humanities Research Institute (MHRI) and the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor, will be located in the MHRI's new space in Helix Park.
http://dateline.rice/aug-6-news-release-ostherr