NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
A 15-minute full-body kettlebell workout
John DeWitt, director of applied sports science and adjunct assistant research professor of kinesiology, is quoted.
The New York Times (This article appeared in three other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-dewitt
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Texas Association of Business takes stand on future of Texas water
An article mentions a report by the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into the possible economic outcomes if Texas experiences future water shortages.
Texas Border Business
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-tbb
Gov. Abbott appoints Jimmy Blacklock as chief justice, James P. Sullivan as justice to reshape Texas Supreme Court
An article features alumnus James Sullivan, who has been named to the Texas Supreme Court.
Hoodline
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-sullivan
Felicia M. Martin named president, executive director at TFN
An article features alumna Felicia Martin.
Dallas Voice
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-martin
BROADCAST
President-elect Trump said he plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico. Can he do that?
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.
KHOU Online (This segment also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-payan
Texas power grid faces test as temperatures continue to plummet. Can it sustain?
Daniel Cohan, professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-cohan
'Fox 26 News'
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 interviewed about Gov. Greg Abbott's anti-terrorism efforts in Texas.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-jones
Texas educators react to Hartzell's sudden departure announcement from UT Austin
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
News4SanAntonio.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-stein
'H-Town High School Sports'
A broadcast mentions alumna and former Rice track and field athlete Claudia Haywood Minor.
AT&T SportsNet Southwest
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-haywood.minor
Petrie Dish: Dr. Peter Hotez talks about anti-science activism, antisemitism, and RFK Jr.
An image shows Dr. Peter Hotez speaking at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Texas Public Radio Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-hotez
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
New evidence challenges ideas about Mars' past
An article features collaborative Rice research into Mars' crustal thickness. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Cin-Ty Lee, the Harry Carothers Wiess Professor of Geology and chair of the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences; Rajdeep Dasgupta, the Maurice Ewing Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences; Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences; postdoctoral research associate Duncan Keller; and graduate students Jackson Borchardt and Julin Zhang.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-lee-dasgupta-siebach-keller-borchardt-zhang
Breakthrough for smart cell design
An article features Rice research building custom sense-and-respond circuits in human cells. Co-authors Caleb Bashor, assistant professor of bioengineering and biosciences, and graduate student Xiaoyu Yang are quoted. Caroline Ajo-Franklin, professor of biosciences, director of the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is also quoted.
Happy Daze
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-bashor-yang-ajo.franklin
Chemists create eco-friendly method to make chlorine-based materials for drugs and chemicals
An article features Rice research developing a sustainable, low-cost chlorination process. Julian West, assistant professor of chemistry and the Norman Hackerman-Welch Young Investigator, is quoted.
ChemEurope.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-west
MTM's groundbreaking mineral processing tech is taking on the rare earths market
An article mentions that experts at Rice pioneered flash Joule heating.
The Australian Business Review (This article also appeared in The Daily Telegraph Australia.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-abr
BeOne Sports providing position-specific metrics and combine drill analytics for Hula Bowl players
An article features news that Rice has partnered with BeOne Sports to integrate the company’s mobile motion-capture AI and advanced data analytics with Rice's sports medicine and rehabilitation programs. Alumnus Scott Deans is featured.
Sports Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-deans
American Electric Power names Trevor Mihalik as CFO in succession plan
Alumnus Trevor Mihalik is featured.
ETF Daily News (A similar article also appeared in Moody on the Market.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-mihalik
Unveiling a revolutionary chapter in genetic engineering
An article mentions that Rice collaborated on the featured research.
Bioengineer.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-bioengineer
Affordable system boosts industrial machine comms
An article mentions that Rice collaborated on the featured research.
Mirage
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-mirage
Sales begin soon for first 2025 American Innovation $1 coin in bags, rolls
An article mentions that Rice donated the land where NASA established the Johnson Space Center.
Coin World
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-cw
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Nations are exiting a secretive system that protects corporations. One country's story shows how hard that can be
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Canada's National Observer
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-gantz
An icon and mentor
An article mentions that the late novelist Bapsi Sidhwa formerly taught at Rice.
Dawn
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-sidhwa
From energy industry leader to aspiring artist: Galbraith's journey back to San Jac
An article mentions that Dennis Galbraith took art classes at Rice.
San Jacinto College News
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-galbraith
SPORTS
UTSA invites Rice for Salute to Armed Forces
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio Jan. 8.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-utsa
UNT men's basketball to host Rice in what suddenly looks like key showdown in AAC
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play the University of North Texas Jan. 8.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-drc
Men's hoops hosts league undefeated Rice Wednesday night
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-mgs
Tigers prepare for road battles at UAB, Rice
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is scheduled to play the University of Memphis Jan. 12.
GoTigersGo.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-memphis
2025 Tennessee baseball preview: Nate Snead
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team will face the University of Tennessee March 1 in the Astros Foundation College Classic.
USA Today's Vols Wire
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-vw
Anderson returns to practice
An article features alumnus and former Rice football player Calvin Anderson.
Steelers.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-anderson
Astros trade infielder Grae Kessinger to Diamondbacks for minor-league pitching prospect from Rice
An article mentions former Rice baseball player Matthew Linskey.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-linskey
Report: Diamondbacks acquire utility Grae Kessinger from Astros
ArizonaSports.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-linskey
Houston Roughnecks announce 2025 schedule
An article mentions the UFL's Houston Roughnecks played their home games at Rice Stadium during the 2024 season.
Axios
http://dateline.rice/jan-8-axios