NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Labor market signals are hard to read these days
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance and director of the Center for Tax and Budget Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal (This segment aired on more than 600 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/july-3-diamond
Houston’s clean energy ambitions threatened by new tax bill
Click2Houston (This article also appeared in USA Solar Cell.)
http://dateline.rice/july-3-diamond
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Texas, Louisiana Senate races in 2026 could reshape power in Washington
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.
Fort Bend Herald (This article also appeared in KLAX Online, Victoria Advocate, the Moore County News-Press and KTBS Online.)
http://dateline.rice/july-3-jones
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Bill King, fellow in public finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Austin Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/july-3-king
Interview: Hung Hsien on her 70-year art career
An article featuring artist Hung Hsien mentions that she was interviewed as part of Rice's Houston Asian American Archive.
Glasstire
http://dateline.rice/july-3-hsien
BROADCAST
'Newshour'
Nathan Jones, nonresident scholar in drug policy and Mexico studies in the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about a turf war developing between two cartels in Mexico.
Al Jazeera
http://dateline.rice/july-3-jones
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Kondo destruction explains suppressed shot noise in strange metals
An article features research co-authored by Douglas Natelson, professor of physics and astronomy, materials science and nanoengineering and electrical and computer engineering, and Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow.
Quantum Zeitgeist
http://dateline.rice/july-3-natelson-si
2025 Best & Brightest Online MBA: Ramon Marquez, Rice University (Jones)
An article features alumnus Ramon Marquez, a graduate of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
Poets&Quants
http://dateline.rice/july-3-marquez
Best & Brightest Online MBAs: Class of 2025
Poets&Quants
http://dateline.rice/july-3-marquez
Paris' Conservatoire à rayonnement régional appoints cellist François Kieffer to faculty
An article featuring François Kieffer mentions that he has given masterclasses at Rice.
The Violin Channel
http://dateline.rice/july-3-vc
Other materials stories that may be of interest for July 2, 2025
A roundup features Rice research into low noise, room-temperature quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride; and research into how boron nitride nanotubes can be coaxed into forming ordered liquid crystalline phases in water.
The American Ceramic Society
http://dateline.rice/july-3-acs
What I read in June 2025
An article about a novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid mentions that one of the characters is a Rice professor.
Penny's Passion
http://dateline.rice/july-3-pennys
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Six MCPS students earn seats with National Youth Orchestra programs, prepare for summer tours
An article mentions that Mason Lee plans to attend Rice in the fall.
Montgomery County Public Schools
http://dateline.rice/july-3-mcps
From student to leader, Sophia Kameitjo’s VC journey comes full circle
An article features alumna Sophia Kameitjo.
Victoria College
http://dateline.rice/july-3-kameitjo
Summer 2025 student and alumni notes
Rice is mentioned.
University of Washington's School of Music
http://dateline.rice/july-3-uw
SPORTS
American Athletic football 2025 All-Conference Team
An article mentions that Rice football players Quinton Jackson and Tyson Thompson have been named as American Athletic Conference All-Conference First-Team Specialists by Athlon Sports; Blake Boenisch and Ty Morris have been named to Second-Team Defense; Jackson has also been named to Third-Team Offense; Michael Daley has been named to Third-Team Defense; David Stickle has been named to Fourth-Team Offense; and Andrew Awe has been named to Fourth-Team Defense.
Athlon Sports (This article also appeared in YardBarker.)
http://dateline.rice/july-3-athlon
Notre Dame football announces 2026 home date with AAC foe, the Rice Owls
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Notre Dame Sept. 12, 2026.
USA Today's Fighting Irish Wire (This article also appeared in Athlon Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/july-3-usa.today
Grambling State women’s soccer announces 2025 schedule
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play Grambling State University Sept. 21.
GSUTigers.com
http://dateline.rice/july-3-gsu
Former Mississippi State baseball outfielder Landis Davila commits to Rice
An article mentions that Landis Davila has committed to join Rice's baseball team.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in the Knoxville News-Sentinel.)
http://dateline.rice/july-3-msn
NEWS RELEASES
Rice moves up more than 20 spots in QS World University Rankings
Rice has advanced 22 spots in the 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings, climbing to No. 119 globally and No. 29 among U.S. universities. The annual rankings, compiled by London-based higher education data provider Quacquarelli Symonds, include over 1,500 of the world’s top universities across more than 100 locations.
http://dateline.rice/july-3-news-release-qs.rankings