NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' might backfire, says IMF
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.
Newsweek
http://dateline.rice/july-30-diamond
DHS defends social media post of 'American Progress' painting amid backlash over Manifest Destiny
Leo Costello, associate professor of art history and chair of the department, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-costello
New glass coating could help cut energy bills
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a new glass coating made by weaving carbon into boron nitride that could reduce energy bills. Co-author Pulickel Ajayan, chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering, professor of chemistry and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/july-30-ajayan
Donald Trump's tariff powers face a high-stakes legal test
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
PolitiFact
http://dateline.rice/july-30-gantz
HOUSTON/TEXAS
No clear favorite in Congressional District 18 race
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.
University of Houston News
http://dateline.rice/july-30-jones
Tarrant commissioner's finance report appears to list illegal contribution
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://dateline.rice/july-30-jones
Breaking down the force of water in the Texas floods
James Doss-Gollin, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
Texarkana Gazette
http://dateline.rice/july-30-gollin
Why isn't City Hall putting safety first on Telephone Road? | Editorial
An editorial cites research by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into improving child safety and mobility in urban infrastructure.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/july-30-hc
El Paso events: Celebrate Cool Canyon Nights' finale, take in Barroco concert at art museum
An article features the Balourdet Quartet, which formed at Rice in 2018.
El Paso Matters
http://dateline.rice/july-30-epm
BROADCAST
'Fox News First Early Edition'
Rice is mentioned.
KABB-TV (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-kabb
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Bacteria-based sensors deliver real-time detection of arsenite and cadmium in water
An article features Rice research engineering E. coli to act as living multiplexed sensors. Co-authors include Caroline Ajo-Franklin, the Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor of BioSciences, professor of bioengineering, director of the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; research scientist Xu Zhang; and senior research specialist Marimikel Charrier.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/july-30-ajo.franklin-zhang-charrier
Expert raises alarm about potential 'demise' of bustling US region: 'The situation is desperate'
John Anderson, professor emeritus of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is featured.
The Cool Down
http://dateline.rice/july-30-anderson
Texas edges closer to total THC ban, raising alarms across US hemp sector
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Business of Cannabis
http://dateline.rice/july-30-harris
Former Johns Hopkins CIO joins Colorado family office
Alumnus Jason Perlioni is featured.
AI-CIO.com
http://dateline.rice/july-30-perlioni
Underground microbial life could survive on Mars, Europa and Enceladus using cosmic rays
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
Sci.News
http://dateline.rice/july-30-sci.news
The Weekly Anthropocene for July 30, 2025
An article mentions that Rice is developing a new type of plastic from bacterial cellulose.
The Weekly Anthropocene
http://dateline.rice/july-30-twa
Roosevelt Network launches 2025 Emerging Fellows policy journal
An article features the issue brief "Who Gets to Be a Peer? A Pathway to Reforming Texas’s Ex-Felon Jury Exclusion Laws" authored by Rice student Katherine Jeng, who spent a year in the Roosevelt Network Emerging Fellows program.
Roosevelt Institute
http://dateline.rice/july-30-jeng
Going for gold: UK spin-out wins $1M for cool technology
An article mentions that Syzygy Plasmonics' technology is based on Rice research.
Energy Institute
http://dateline.rice/july-30-ei
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Bryan Parkhurst to join the Department of Music Theory
An article features alumnus Bryan Parkhurst and mentions that he studied under Paula Page, former harp professor at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre & Dance News
http://dateline.rice/july-30-parkhurst-page
Around the State: Howard Payne students surf and serve
Rice is mentioned.
Baptist Standard
http://dateline.rice/july-30-bs
Merced College earns second international award for creative marketing
An article mentions that Rice won silver in the Design: Invitations category of the Circle of Excellence Awards, which recognize outstanding work in advancement services, alumni relations, communications, fundraising and marketing.
Merced College (This article also appeared in the Sierra Sun Times.)
http://dateline.rice/july-30-mc
Undergraduate students get direct research experience at the U
Martel College junior Susana Cuadra is featured.
University of Miami's News@TheU
http://dateline.rice/july-30-um
What's Jackson reading this summer?
An article about a novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid mentions that one of the characters is a Rice professor.
Jackson Hole News & Guide
http://dateline.rice/july-30-jhng
SPORTS
UTSA's Taussig, South Florida's Brown highlight American Scholar-Athletes of the Year
An article mentions that Rice cross-country runner Amelie Attenborough, tennis player Darya Schwartzman and track and field athlete McKyla Van der Westhuizen have been named American Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Year.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/july-30-attenborough-schwartzman-westhuizen
2024-25 NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars announced
An article mentions that Rice golfers Blake Benson, Lukas Boandl, Raghav Chugh, Jaivir Pande and Reggie Zhu have been named Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars
CollegiateGolf.com
http://dateline.rice/july-30-cg
3 golfers named Cobalt All-American Scholars
GoCards.com
http://dateline.rice/july-30-gc
3 Purple Aces earn Cobalt Golf All-American Scholar recognition
GoPurpleAces.com
http://dateline.rice/july-30-gp
School-record 5 Cajuns named to Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar list
RaginCajuns.com
http://dateline.rice/july-30-rc
4 Bulldogs earn Cobalt Golf Scholar All-American honors
YaleBulldogs.com
http://dateline.rice/july-30-yale
Team Academic Excellence Awards and All-Academic Team
An article mentions that eight of Rice's athletics teams were named to the American Conference's Team Academic Excellence Awards list.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/july-30-the.american
5 breakout players to watch in the American Conference in 2025
A roundup features Rice football player Quinton Jackson.
Sports Illustrated's G5 Football Daily
http://dateline.rice/july-30-jackson
2025 TCU women's volleyball season preview
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play Texas Christian University in the upcoming season.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/july-30-sbn
Overcoming souped-up Macau
An article features former Rice basketball player Quentin Millora-Brown.
PhilStar.com
http://dateline.rice/july-30-pstar
Press conference: Guerrieri and Co. started practice on Tuesday morning
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team is slated to play an exhibition game against Texas A&M University Aug. 5.
TexAgs.com
http://dateline.rice/july-30-ta
G Guerrieri joins TexAgs Live during A&M's first day of fall practice
TexAgs.com
http://dateline.rice/july-30-ta
Texas A&M women's soccer opens fall camp
KBTX Online
http://dateline.rice/july-30-kbtx
2025 Summer Magazine Ultimate Preview: Houston Cougars
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Houston in the upcoming season.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/july-30-dctf
9 Cougars on Shrine Bowl 1000 Watch List
An article mentions former Rice football player Dean Connors.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/july-30-uh