NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Will Mexico accept military flights of deportees? President Sheinbaum deflects on sensitive issue
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Los Angeles Times (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News, ArcaMax, MSN and MSN Internaional.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-payan
Director of Center for US and Mexico at Rice University discusses immigration labor market
Click2Houston (This article also appeared in Click2Houston on YouTube, and it aired seven times on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-payan
Houston farmers market sees decline amid immigration raid fears
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-payan
Houston nonprofits in panic mode after Trump push to freeze federal funding
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle, and it appeared in five other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-jones
Texas lawmakers have proposed a $330B state budget. How could it affect Houston ISD?
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Politics.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-jones
Today on Texas Standard: Texans weigh in on how to spend the state's $24 billion surplus
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on 40 affiliate stations across Texas.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-jones
Survey finds support for voucher-like plan, Medicaid expansion in Texas
Texas Standard
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-jones
Property tax relief for homeowners tops Texans' wish list for state's $24 billion budget surplus, survey shows
KHOU Online (This article also appeared in MSN Politics.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-jones
How fast is President Trump executing working in first week of second term?
Click2Houston on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-jones
OPINION: Birthright citizenship: A nuanced examination
Bill King, fellow in public finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Real Clear Politics.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-king
New tech helps turn seawater into drinking water
An article features Rice research into using dialysis to treat wastewater. Co-authors quoted include Menachem Elimelech, the Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and postdoctoral associate Weiyi Pan.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-elimelech-pan
One year of Nature Chemical Engineering
An article mentions that an image by postdoctoral associate Shichen Xu made the cover of Nature Chemical Engineering last October.
Nature
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-xu
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Kinder Institute at Rice University celebrating 15 years in 2025
An article featuring Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research mentions that it will hold its 15-year anniversary celebration with a luncheon in May. Ruth López Turley, director of the Kinder Institute and professor of sociology, is mentioned.
Community Impact
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-turley
BROADCAST
The Year of the Snake
An article features a performance by the Apollo Chamber Players at Rice's Bates Recital Hall.
YourClassical.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-yc
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
The life-saving science of teamwork
An article features Eduardo Salas, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Professor in Psychological Sciences, who co-authored the book "Teams That Work."
Chemical Processing
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-salas
Rice University and MD Anderson collaborate to secure Kleberg medical grant for brain metastasis research
An article features the news that Han Xiao, associate professor of biosciences and bioengineering and director of Rice's Synthesis X Center, is part of a team awarded $1.5 million from the Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation to research therapeutic agents that can effectively reach brain tumors.
Bioengineer.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-xiao
Trump's Colombian clash could boost China's trade appeal
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Law360.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-gantz
Government debt and inflation talk highlight a busy market week
An article cites research by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into the supply and demand for labor in the construction industry.
LinkedIn (This article also appeared in IFA Magazine.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-linkedin
Meet the 2025 Power Leaders 250 – Part 4: Real Estate
A roundup features alumnus Karim Alibhai.
South Florida Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-alibhai
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Iowa native Peggy Whitson among 2025 Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees
An article features alumna Peggy Whitson, adjunct associate professor of biosciences and America's most experienced astronaut.
The Gazette
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-whitson
UW-Whitewater College of Business and Economics joins top business school network
An article mentions that Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business is a full member of the European Foundation for Management Development.
Channel 3000
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-channel.3000
Introducing our visiting fellows
Stephanie Dimatulac Santos, former postdoctoral fellow at Rice's Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, is featured.
Cambridge Digital Humanities
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-cdh
Jenna Mueller receives 2025 SPIE Early Career Achievement Award
An article features alumna Jenna Mueller and mentions that she studied under Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and co-director of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies.
University of Maryland's Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-mueller-kortum
February 2025: Faculty and staff accomplishments
Rice is mentioned.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-sai
SPORTS
Rice's Schwartzman takes Player of the Week honors following perfect week
An article features Rice tennis player Darya Schwartzman, who has been named the American Athletic Conference's Women's Tennis Player of the Week.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-schwartzman
Jennings scores 17 as South Florida defeats Rice 69-64
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to the University of South Florida 69-64 Jan. 28.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-ap
Big run helps South Florida take control, sends Rice to 6th straight loss
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-hc
Second-half outburst propels USF men's basketball to thrilling victory against Rice
GoUSFBulls.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports and Spot on Florida.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-usf
USF men's basketball storms back in win over Rice
USF's The Oracle
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-usf
USF men's basketball rallies from 14 points down to beat the Rice Owls, 69-64
BCSNN.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-bcsnn
'Houston's Morning Show'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-kriv (This segment aired four times.)
Ennis and Rice host Tulsa
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play the University of Tulsa Jan. 29.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-ap
Golden Hurricane women to face Rice in Houston
TulsaHurricane.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-tulsa
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-kriv
USF women's basketball prepares for crucial 4-game stretch
An article mention that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play the University of South Florida Feb. 12.
USF's The Oracle
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-usf
Josie Usereau named Big 12 Player of the Week
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team is slated to play the University of Arizona Jan. 31.
ArizonaWildcats.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-arizona
MT secures 26th straight win over SMU
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team is slated to play Baylor University Feb. 2.
BaylorBears.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-bbears
College Swimming Weekly Preview: Jan. 29 – Feb. 4
An article mentions that Rice's swimming and diving team is slated to compete against the University of Houston Jan. 31.
SwimSwam
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-swim.swam
Soccer announces spring slate
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play the University of Houston Mach 30.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-uh
UT freshman Tre Johnson leads SEC in scoring and plays defense, too | Kirk Bohls' Nine Things
An article mentions late Rice football player Dicky Maegle, who was known for being awarded a touchdown in the 1954 Cotton Bowl after he was tackled by an Alabama player who was not in the game.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Jan. 28 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-hc
'Good Morning Football'
KXLT-TV (Rochester, New York)
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-kxlt (This segment aired 30 times on affiliate stations across the U.S.)
2024 attendance trends for FBS programs in Texas
Rice football is mentioned.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-dctf
NEWS RELEASES
Rice SynthX and MD Anderson team awarded Kleberg medical grant for brain metastasis research
Rice chemist and director of the university's Synthesis X Center Han Xiao and cancer biologist Dihua Yu of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation, allowing them to do further research on overcoming the blood-brain barrier for the treatment of brain metastasis. This hurdle blocks most cancer therapies from reaching the brain, but the scientists' innovative approach could transform the treatment of brain metastasis.
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-news-release-xiao
Rise of DeepSeek: Experts weigh in on the disruptive impact of new Chinese open-source AI model
Last week, Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) lab DeepSeek released an open-source AI model, DeepSeek-R1, that performs nearly as well as OpenAI's most recent model, o1, by some performance benchmarks yet at a much lower cost. Rice AI experts are available to discuss the new model and weigh in on what it means for the future of AI.
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-news-release-rice.ai.experts
How Rice is using generative AI to enhance research security, saving hundreds of expert hours each week
Rice researchers have developed a tool designed to make identifying and analyzing research security risks more efficient and effective. The new tool, called PRISM (Preventive RISk Monitoring), leverages advanced artificial intelligence technologies to help with rapidly evolving federal regulations and protect against potential reputational and financial risks. PRISM is the product of a collaboration between Rice's Office of Research Security and ThirdAI, a startup founded by Rice professor Anshumali Shrivastava and former doctoral student Tharun Medini.
http://dateline.rice/jan-29-news-release-shrivastava-medini