NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
5 artists, 5 nations: Taking to the road to find southern Africa's hidden stories
Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti, the Nancy and Robert J. Carney Postdoctoral Associate in Art History, co-authored an article.
The Conversation (This article also appeared in MSN South Africa.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-muvhuti
King Salman's decade on Saudi throne under MBS' shadow
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
EFE
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-ulrichsen
Stand out to Ivy League admissions officers with these 3 interdisciplinary hooks in the humanities
An article highlights Rice's Medical Humanities program.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-forbes
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Dallas Fed's Houston Branch selects leaders for 2025
An article features Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business and professor of strategic management, who has been named to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Houston Branch board of directors.
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-rodriguez
The University of Texas Medical Branch takes global stage at Davos to champion brain health
An article mentions that Rice is co-sponsoring The Brain House, a platform created to raise awareness about brain health and how innovations in brain capital can tackle some of the world's biggest challenges.
University of Texas Medical Branch
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-utmb
'Flight Risk,' 'Presence,' 'September 5' top new films this week
A roundup mentions that Rice Cinema will screen short films as part of the Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour Jan. 24-25.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-hc
Top things to do in Houston this weekend, from '& Juliet' to Astros FanFest
An article mentions that Rice Cinema will screen "Ashkan, the Charmed Ring & Other Stories" Feb. 7 and "World War III" Feb. 8 as part of the Festival of Films from Iran Jan. 24-31.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-hc
BROADCAST
Texas Senate unveils new budget
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.
East Texas Radio
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-jones
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-jones (This segment aired six times.)
'12 News Now'
A broadcast featuring fourth grader Rodney Williams mentions that he was accepted into the National Youth Leadership Forum Explore STEM camp that will be held at Rice this summer.
KAVU-TV (Victoria, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-kavu (This segment aired six times.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
CBRE's Industrious takes over coworking at Ion
An article features the Ion, a Houston-based tech hub owned by the Rice Real Estate Co. Ken Jett, vice president of facilities and capital construction, president of the Rice Real Estate Co. and adjunct professor of real estate at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Realty News Report
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-jett
Researchers strike the 'Achilles Heel' of desalination
An article features Rice research into using dialysis to treat wastewater. Co-author postdoctoral associate Weiyi Pan is quoted.
Anthropocene Magazine
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-pan
Dissalazione dell'acqua, nuova tecnologia migliora la sostenibilità del processo
DigiTech.news
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-dt
News from the Colorado Chapter of The American Institute of Architects | 01.22.25
A roundup mentions that Jesús Vassallo, associate professor of architecture, will give a talk in Denver Jan. 27
Colorado Chapter of The American Institute of Architects
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-vassallo
A new method to fabricate soft electronics via particle engulfment printing
An article features collaborative research by Yong Lin Kong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering.
Tech Xplore (This article also appeared in MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-kong
Other materials stories that may be of interest for Jan. 22, 2025
A roundup features collaborative Rice research into how polarons behave in tellurene.
The American Ceramic Society
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-acs
Applied Aerospace appoints David Myers as chief strategy officer
Alumnus David Myers is featured.
Read Magazine
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-myers
Past hurricane data informs future preparation
An article mention that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
Environmental Coastal & Offshore
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-eco
DIARY: Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025
Alumna Monica Czausz is featured.
ClevelandClassical.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-czausz
Preparing to study chemistry in the United States
Rice is mentioned.
Superprof
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-sp
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Strong as steel, light as foam: Machine learning and nano-3D printing produce breakthrough high-performance, nano-architected materials
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
University of Toronto Engineering
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-ute
Frontiere americane. Imprevisti e scommesse del viaggio su Marte
President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Il Giornale
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-ig
Illinois Tech's architecture course wins national recognition
An article featuring Ryan Roark mentions that he formerly taught at Rice.
Southland Marquee
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-sm
'We will no longer be distinct': Khoury College curriculum overhaul met with mixed reviews
An article featuring Matthias Felleisen mentions that he formerly taught at Rice.
The Huntington News
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-hn
SPORTS
UAB tops Rice 63-56 in overtime
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team lost to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Jan. 22.
UABSports.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-uab
'Houston's Morning Show'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-kriv
Rowan Brumbaugh, Kaleb Banks make waves at right time
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play Tulane University Jan. 25.
Tulane Hullabaloo
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-th
Belichick adds 21 new Tar Heels to roster
An article features former Rice football player Chad Lindberg.
GoHeels.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-heels
ECU women's basketball drops tough one against Rice 65-56
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated East Carolina University 65-56 Jan. 18.
The East Carolinian
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-ec
Top 10 college football RBs returning for 2025 season
An article features former Rice football player Dean Connors.
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-bvm
NEWS RELEASES
Cannabis regulation, not bans, will help public safety, Rice Baker Institute report says
The rapid growth of cannabis products in Texas, combined with growing consumer safety concerns, has led some lawmakers to propose a ban on the hemp industry. However, experts from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy say this approach is unlikely to effectively reduce access to products or improve public safety.
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-news-release-baker.report
Shepherd School alumna places third in Houston Grand Opera competition
Lauren Carroll '24, a Rice Shepherd School of Music alumna, earned third place in Houston Grand Opera's 37th annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. The highly anticipated event, known as the Concert of Arias, featured seven finalists from across the globe. Carroll, a soprano who studied under professor of voice Nova Thomas, "flawlessly" executed Mozart's "Come scoglio" from "Così fan tutte" and Verdi's "Sempre libera" from "La Traviata," earning a $10,000 prize.
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-news-release-carroll-thomas
Rare snowfall blankets Rice University campus; b-roll footage available for download
Rice experienced a rare and historic snowfall Jan. 21, transforming its iconic campus into a winter wonderland. The snowfall, an unusual event for the nation's fourth-largest city, blanketed the university's signature live oaks, the arches of Lovett Hall and the expansive Academic Quadrangle, creating picturesque scenes rarely witnessed in the South.
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-news-release-rice-b.roll
Peter Wolynes wins 2025 National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences
Peter Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science at Rice, has been named the recipient of the 2025 National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences, one of the highest honors in the field. A trailblazer in theoretical chemical physics, Wolynes' research has transformed our understanding of quantum dynamics, protein folding, the glassy state and chromosome structure.
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-news-release-wolynes