NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
There's a glut of oil. Here's why
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Marketplace
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-mplc
How money stress can keep you from getting good sleep
An article features collaborative Rice research into the factors contributing to poor sleep. Co-authors include Rebecca Brossoit, assistant professor of psychological sciences, and graduate student Destiny Castro.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-f
Losing sleep over money: Study reveals how financial stress follows workers to bed
Medical Xpress
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-mx
Trump's Venezuela fixation is not about the oil
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, fellow at the Center for the United States and Mexico, 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.
Foreign Policy
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-fp
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston scientists develop 'recharge-to-recycle' reactor for lithium-ion batteries
An article features Rice research that developed an energy-efficient method to extract high-purity lithium hydroxide from used electric vehicle batteries without harsh chemicals or intensive processing. Co-authors include Sibani Lisa Biswal, the William M. McCardell Professor in Chemical Engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and Haotian Wang, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
EnergyCapitalHTX
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-echtx
While acting Harris County attorney seeks congressional seat, commissioners delay backfilling his position
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.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-hpm
Mayor Whitmire could lose endorsement of Harris County Democratic Party
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-hpm
'Houston Matters'
KUHF-FM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-hm
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-kprc
'KTBS 3 First News'
KTBS-TV (Shreveport, Louisiana)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-ktbs
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-krld
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-ktrh
How RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' movement influenced Texas in 2025
Elena Marks, senior fellow in health policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-hc
El Paso's $5.2M opioid lifeline sitting idle while officials talk
An article mentions a study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into Texas' opioid settlement system.
Hoodline El Paso
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-hep
El Paso received $5.2M to mitigate opioid risks, with more funds to come. Most of that money sits unspent
El Paso Matters
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-epm
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
New erasable serum markers reveal fast, subtle changes in brain gene activity
An article features Rice research that developed a method for monitoring brain activity through engineered serum markers. Co-authors include Jerzy Szablowski, assistant professor of bioengineering, and graduate student Shirin Nouraein.
Interesting Engineering
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-ie
A molecular 'reset button' for reading the brain through a blood test
Medical Xpress
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-mx
Quantum spin ice is real: Physicists confirm exotic state of matter
An article features collaborative Rice research that has verified the presence of emergent photons and fractionalized spin excitations within a rare quantum spin liquid. Co-authors include Pengcheng Dai, the Sam and Helen Worden Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and research scientist Bin Gao.
SciTechDaily
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-st
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
The anthropologists holding funerals for the world's dying glaciers
Cymene Howe, professor of anthropology, and Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology and co-director of Rice's Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience, are featured in a Q&A.
Blue Dot Living
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-bdl
Businesses must develop wide networks for resilience amid uncertainty: President Tharman
Raul Rodriguez, nonresident fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Claudio X. González Center for the U.S. and Mexico, is mentioned.
The Straits Times
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-tst
5 Jamaicans receive Fulbright Scholarships
An article mentions Daniel Jennings has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to attend Rice.
Jamaica Observer
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-job
SPORTS
American Conference announces 2025 football award winners
An article mentions that five Rice football players earned spots on the American Conference's all-conference team. Quinton Jackson, Tony Anyanwu, Andrew Awe and Alex Bacchetta made the third team, and Ty Morris earned honorable mention.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-ta
South Florida's Tomasicka, Tulane's Marshall earn women's basketball weekly honors
An article mentions that Rice women's basketball player Shelby Hayes earned honorable mention among the American Conference's weekly honors.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-ta
Texas State and Rice meet Wednesday night in Houston
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is scheduled to play Texas State University Dec. 3.
TXST.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-tsu
Game 7 preview: at Rice
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is scheduled to play Sam Houston State University Dec. 3.
GoBearkats.com
http://dateline.rice/dec-3-shsu