NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
How the Israel-Iran war could play out for oil
Ken Medlock, the James A. Baker III and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Barron's (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-medlock
Trump's deportation drive collides with economic reality
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.
The Boston Globe
http://dateline.rice/june-16-payan
Saudi Arabia a 'pivotal force' in reshaping world football and sport, says US expert
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Arab News (This article also appeared in Players.bio.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-ulrichsen
Should the US worry about China and Russia in the Persian Gulf?
Foreign Policy Association on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/june-16-ulrichsen
Indian American named inaugural executive director of Rice-Houston Methodist Digital Health Institute
An article mentions that Pothik Chatterjee has been named the executive director Rice-Houston Methodist Digital Health Institute. Ashutosh Sabharwal, the Ernest Dell Butcher Professor of Engineering and chair of electrical and computer engineering, co-director of the institute and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted.
MSN India (This article originally appeared in ABP.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-chatterjee-sabharwal
HOUSTON/TEXAS
US Senate battle: Will Rep. Wesley Hunt shift Texas GOP primary 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.
Austin American-Statesman (This article also appeared on the front page of the June 15 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-jones
How did Montrose become Houston's gayborhood? Thank Big Oil and cheap real estate.
A Q&A features Brian Riedel, adjunct assistant professor of humanities and associate director of Rice's Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-riedel
Newsmakers: National Youth Leadership Forum participant
An article mentions that Rice will host the National Youth Leadership Forum: Medicine & Health Care later this summer.
Longview News-Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-16-lnj
Celebrating Juneteenth 2025 in Houston and Galveston
An article mentions that Rice will co-host Juneteenth Yoga in the Park at Discovery Green June 19.
The Buzz Magazines
http://dateline.rice/june-16-buzz
'Texas Fight!' Save our universities from brain drain | Editorial
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/june-16-hc
BROADCAST
'BBC World News'
David Satterfield, director of Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about Israel's attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities.
BBC
http://dateline.rice/june-16-satterfield
'Fox 26: The News Edge'
Richard Sindelar, nonresident scholar in global diplomacy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about Israel's attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-sindelar
'H-Town Live: Saturday Night'
Alumnus Ryan Levy is featured.
KIAH-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-levy
'El Mundo es Tuyo'
Rice is featured.
KFTH-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-kfth
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
I teach computer science, and that is not all
Moshe Vardi, University Professor, the Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering and professor of computer science, authored an op-ed.
Communications of the ACM
http://dateline.rice/june-16-vardi
Education: The future is open, Richard Baraniuk (Rice University, OpenStax)
Richard Baraniuk, the C. Sidney Burrus Professor of Engineering, professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is featured.
Stanford Data Science on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/june-16-baraniuk
Former Texas governor and Trump cabinet member played key role in making the state a psychedelic research leader
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Marijuana Moment
http://dateline.rice/june-16-harris
Exploring the emerging field of fibreoptic environmental monitoring
Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, Trustee Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, is quoted.
Envirotech Online
http://dateline.rice/june-16-ajo.franklin
Light, AI drive precise motion in soft robotic arm developed at Rice
An article features Rice research that designed a soft robotic arm guided and powered remotely by laser beams. Study co-authors quoted or mentioned include Rafael Verduzco, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; Hanyu Zhu, the William Marsh Rice Chair Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Nanoengineering and assistant professor of physics and astronomy; and alumna Elizabeth Blackert.
IMPOMag.com (This article also appeared in Knowridge.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-verduzco-zhu-blackert
Rice students build 'vibration vest' to help blind dogs navigate
An article mentions that a Rice team of undergraduate students designed a vest that helps blind dogs navigate their surroundings and competed in Rice's Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen's Huff OEDK Showcase. The team consisted of Adam Vuong, Cristiana De Sousa, Issy Tsai and Santiago Brent.
DayNews.tv (This article also appeared in Techspot and Tribune.com.pk.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-dntv
Chaleco háptico que guía a perros ciegos: la unión de ingeniería y empatía canina
PCDemano.com
http://dateline.rice/june-16-pcd
Axiom-4 mission aboard new Dragon capsule to ISS postponed
An article features alumna Peggy Whitson, adjunct associate professor of biosciences and America's most experienced astronaut.
NASASpaceFlight.com
http://dateline.rice/june-16-whitson
Is AI anthropomorphizing humans? | Dr. Steven Gubka PhD from Rice University at Ekkolapto Polymath
Postdoctoral associate Steven Gubka is featured.
Ekkolapto on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/june-16-gubka
Holding new credentials accountable for outcomes: We need evidence-based funding models
An article mentions that Rice offers a digital marketing certificate.
American Enterprise Institute
http://dateline.rice/june-16-aei
THE STORY OF: Carrie Bradshaw's Vivienne Westwood wedding dress from 'Sex and the City: The Movie'
An article about "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell mentions that she attended Rice.
29Secrets.com
http://dateline.rice/june-16-29secrets
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
When Florida hospitals don't provide costs up front, patients often face big bills
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice's Baker Institute of Public Policy's Center for Health and Biosciences and professor of economics, is quoted.
Tampa Bay Times
http://dateline.rice/june-16-ho
Scoperti batteri che generano elettricità: Potrebbero essere alla base di future innovazioni
An article features Rice research into how certain bacteria breathe by generating electricity. Co-authors quoted include Caroline Ajo-Franklin, professor of biosciences, director of the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, and graduate student Biki Bapi Kundu.
Corrierre Della Sera
http://dateline.rice/june-16-ajo.franklin-kundu
Mainly Mozart soloist Erin Hannigan a standout on oboe and with animals
An article features Erin Hannigan, who will join the faculty of Rice's Shepherd School of Music as professor of oboe effective July 1.
San Diego Union-Tribune
http://dateline.rice/june-16-hannigan
Conciencia artificial: El nuevo debate que plantea el bahiense Ariel Fernández
An article features Ariel Fernández, the former Karl F. Hasselmann Professor in Engineering at Rice.
La Nueva
http://dateline.rice/june-16-ln
Indian-American opens senior care franchise in Texas
Alumna Preeti Jha is featured.
New India Abroad
http://dateline.rice/june-16-jha
Meet the Class of 2025 valedictorians and salutatorians
An article featuring Katherine Plaza mentions that she formerly interned at Rice.
Dartmouth University News
http://dateline.rice/june-16-du
Alumnos españoles ganan una competición internacional educativa de la NASA organizada en Houston
Rice is mentioned.
Infobae (This article also appeared in Madrid Diario.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-infobae
Montclair Kimberley Academy celebrates the Class of 2025
Montclair Local
http://dateline.rice/june-16-ml
SPORTS
American Athletes wrap up 2025 NCAA Track and Field Championship; South Florida captures men's 4x400 national title
An article mentions that Owl McKyla Van Der Westhuizen placed seventh in women's javelin at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and earned First Team All-American honors. Fellow Owls Jack Greaves earned Second Team All-American and Alice Taylor earned Honorable Mention All-American honors.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/june-16-van.der.westhuizen-greaves-taylor
Column: The 2025 Houston baseball awards
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team played the University of Houston last season.
The Daily Cougar
http://dateline.rice/june-16-dc
Prairie View vs. Texas Southern: Way too early preview of the 40th Labor Day Classic
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Prairie View A&M University Sept. 13.
Sports Illustrated's HBCU Legends
http://dateline.rice/june-16-hbcu
NFL veteran Guido Merkens headlines '25 SAISD Sports Hall of Fame class
An article mentions that late former Rice football player Weldon Humble will be posthumously inducted into the San Antonio Independent School District's Athletic Hall of Fame.
KABB Online (This article also appeared in WOAI Online.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-humble
Fresh faces at Virginia Tech: What Rice transfer Tyson Flowers can offer Virginia Tech this season
An article features former Rice football player Tyson Flowers.
Sports Illustrated's Virginia Tech Hokies (This article also appeared in MSN Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-si
Green picks TU over offers from Houston, Cal, Boston College
Rice is mentioned.
Rivals (Tulsa)
http://dateline.rice/june-16-rivals
Tulane reels in trio of 2026 commitments over weekend
Crescent City Sports
http://dateline.rice/june-16-ccs
Kansas State adds DT Kingston Hall
On3.com
http://dateline.rice/june-16-on3
NEWS RELEASES
Biotechnology governance entreaties released, echoing legacy of 1975 recombinant DNA guidelines
Twenty-seven entreaties drafted and endorsed following discussions at the 50-year anniversary summit of the 1975 Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA have been published and archived at Rice's Fondren Library to serve as a reference on biotechnology governance for scholars, policymakers and the public. Entreaties can be viewed on the Rice Research Repository website at Fondren Library.
http://dateline.rice/june-16-news-release-rice.research-repository
New Natural Disaster Resilience dashboard shows need for infrastructure policy, Rice Baker Institute expert says
The Natural Disaster Resilience dashboard from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy compares combinations of demographics and disasters to show impacts over time and provides evidence that policy and regulation need to prioritize infrastructure resilience. The dashboard unveiled today demonstrates the history of tropical storms, hurricanes, wildfires and tornadoes in the U.S. and is meant to provide a visualization of the often overlooked elements in conversations about disaster preparedness and recovery, said Kenneth Medlock, senior director of the Baker Institute's Center for Energy Studies and the James A. Baker III and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics.
http://dateline.rice/june-16-news-release-medlock
Rice chemists leap across terpenoid landscapes with enzyme-enabled scaffold hopping
A research team led by Rice has introduced an innovative strategy that uses enzymes to convert one terpenoid structure into many different forms, streamlining synthetic pathways and redefining the approach to natural product synthesis. For decades, organic chemists believed that each natural product scaffold required a custom synthesis. However, this assumption has been challenged by a study led by Hans Renata, associate professor of chemistry at Rice, and published in Nature Chemistry June 16.
http://dateline.rice/june-16-news-release-renata