FEATURED ITEMS
Houston becoming less affordable as housing costs, climate risks rise, report says
An article features the results of the State of Housing report by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Caroline Cheong, associate director of the Center for Housing and Neighborhoods at the Kinder Institute, and Steve Sherman, research scientist at the Kinder Institute, are quoted in several articles.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-msn
Kinder Institute releases 2025 State of Housing report
Fox 26 Online (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News, and a portion of this segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-cheong
Houston remains one of the most affordable big cities, but that's at risk of changing
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired eight times on KTRK-TV in Houston, and this article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-cheong
Houston's housing affordability under strain amid climate risks, housing study reports
Click2Houston (This article also appeared in Headtopics.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-cheong-sherman
Houston's housing affordability gap widens as climate risks and insurance costs surge, new report says
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-18-sherman
'Edicion Digital Houston'
KXLN-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-sherman (This segment aired three times.)
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Recovery failure: Why we struggle to rebuild for the next storm
Phil Bedient, the Herman and George R. Brown Professor of Civil Engineering and co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
NPR's The Sunday Story (This segment aired on NPR's "Morning Edition" and more than 950 affiliated stations across the U.S. This article appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-bedient
Trump is undermining US science. Here’s why that’s dangerous.
Neal Lane, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor Emeritus, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy and senior fellow in science and technology policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an op-ed.
The Washington Post
http://dateline.rice/june-18-lane
The Senate's megabill is better for growth, but still flawed
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, authored an article.
Barron's (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-diamond
New tool from Rice University reveals growing risks from natural disasters across the United States
An article features a new interactive tool from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy that tracks changes in natural disasters, population density and energy infrastructure over the last 75 years. 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 the Baker Institute, is interviewed.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in ABC 13 Online, and it appeared in MSN. This segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-medlock
Trump promised riches from 'liquid gold' in the US. Now fossil fuel donors are benefiting
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 in The Guardian, and he authored an article in The Texas Tribune.
The Guardian (This article also appeared in MSN and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-jones
Analysis: The 2025 Texas Senate, from right to left
The Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in MSN, KSAT Online, Inkl and Click2Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-jones
The week in politics (June 18, 2025)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-jones
Will Venezuela, Mexico benefit from Iran war oil price surge? Yes, but no | Opinion
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, fellow at the Center for the United States and Mexico, director of the Latin America Energy Program at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
Miami Herald
http://dateline.rice/june-18-monaldi
Scientists harness vacuum fluctuations to engineer quantum materials
An article features collaborative Rice research into quantum light-matter interactions. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Junichiro Kono, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor in Engineering, professor of electrical and computer engineering, physics and astronomy and materials science and nanoengineering and director of Rice's Smalley-Curl Institute; Alessandro Alabastri, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering; Andrey Baydin, assistant research professor in electrical and computing engineering; Stephen Sanders, academic visitor in electrical and computer engineering; and alumnus Fuyang Tay.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Phys.org, and it appeared in Bioengineer.org.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-kono-alabastri-baydin-sanders-tay
Sugar Land, Texas: Where cultural diversity is a point of pride
An article cites the Houston Area Survey, conducted annually by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
The New York Times
http://dateline.rice/june-18-nyt
This new material is eight times stronger than graphene
An article features collaborative Rice research that created glaphene, a new 2D hybrid material that combines graphene and silica glass into a single, stable compound.
MSN (This article originally appeared in BGR.com, and it appeared in Yahoo! Tech and Russia News.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-msn
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston advances global growth strategy at VivaTech 2025
An article mentions that Rice co-led a strategic trade mission to Paris to elevate Houston's presence at Viva Technology 2025, the largest technology and innovation summit in Europe. Caroline Levander, the Carlson Professor in the School of Humanities, professor of English and vice president for global and digital strategy, is quoted. Rice's Global Paris Center is also mentioned.
Greater Houston Partnership
http://dateline.rice/june-18-levander
Dan Crenshaw pushes 'counter-insurgency' strategy against Mexican cartels
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.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/june-18-payan
CPRIT grants $22M to bring top cancer researchers to Houston
An article mentions that Linna An will join Rice's faculty with help from a grant by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/june-18-an
Eldorado Ballroom’s revival returns music, art and community to Houston’s Third Ward
Late alumnus Lenard Gabert Sr. is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Travel.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-gabert
Why is Houston better than Austin? Houstonians share their pride for home
Alumna Ann Taylor is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-taylor
Top kids events in Houston June 20-June 22 include Houston Ballet Preschool Summer Program, Comicpalooza and more!
A roundup mentions that Rice's Moody Center for the Arts will offer the ArtLab: Stories + Silhouettes workshop each Saturday in June.
Houston on the Cheap
http://dateline.rice/june-18-hotc
Liberty Hill for life
An article featuring Scarlett Pittman, salutatorian of Liberty Hill High School, mentions that she plans to attend Rice in the fall.
Liberty Hill Independent
http://dateline.rice/june-18-lii
BROADCAST
Data shows Trump's proposed FEMA cuts could hurt Red communities the most
Jim Elliott, professor and chair of sociology and co-director of Rice's Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience, is interviewed.
Bay Area All Local on Audacy (This segment also aired 15 times on KCBS-AM in San Francisco.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-elliott
With days until the signing deadline, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gives no hint where he stands on a THC ban
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/june-18-harris
'Texas Public Radio'
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-harris (This segment aired on seven affiliate stations across Texas.)
WTAQ-AM (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
A broadcast mentions collaborative Rice research into the formation of "wide-orbit" planets. Co-author André Izidoro, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is cited.
http://dateline.rice/june-18-izidoro
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-krld
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Mental Health America appoints new board members
Luz Garcini, assistant professor of psychological sciences, director of the Center for Community and Public Health at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a Rice Faculty Scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, has been elected to the board of directors of Mental Health America.
Mental Health America
http://dateline.rice/june-18-garcini
A more effective carbon dioxide reduction reaction
An article features collaborative Rice research into carbon capture technology. Co-authors quoted include graduate student Ahmad Elgazzar and postdoctoral research associate Shaoyun Hao.
C&EN
http://dateline.rice/june-18-elgazzar-hao
Paper on women's brain health and brain capital co-authored by EMEA advisor Dr. Harris Eyre published in Nature Mental Health
An article features research co-authored by Harris Eyre, lead of the Neuro-Policy Program and the Harry Z. Yan and Weiman Gao Senior Fellow in Brain Health at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
EuroMed-Economists.org
http://dateline.rice/june-18-eyre
New staff member Lindsay Kate Brown to serve as membership growth strategist
An article featuring Lindsay Kate Brown mentions that she has an artist diploma in opera from Rice.
National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc.
http://dateline.rice/june-18-brown
Perfect partners: These explorers are teaming up with university researchers to fast-track their projects
An article mentions that experts at Rice pioneered flash Joule heating.
Stockhead (This article also appeared in MSN Money Australia and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-stockhead
10 things to know before moving to Texas in 2025
Rice is mentioned.
The Edge Search
http://dateline.rice/june-18-es
Why more families are relocating to Texas: A mover's perspective
USA Wire
http://dateline.rice/june-18-usa.wire
Sharon Fletcher unveils Freedmen's Town Juneteenth 160 Fest
Rolling Out
http://dateline.rice/june-18-ro
SPORTS
1-on-1: Rice head coach Scott Abell
Rice head football coach Scott Abell is featured.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/june-18-abell
Volleyball announces 2025 schedule
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play Creighton University Sept. 13.
GoCreighton.com
http://dateline.rice/june-18-creighton
Kansas State Wildcats land running back from Texas as latest football recruit
Rice is mentioned.
The Wichita Eagle
http://dateline.rice/june-18-we
Rethinking the baseball/softball playoffs
Elgin Courier
http://dateline.rice/june-18-ec
'13 Eyewitness News'
A broadcast mentions that Rice's men's basketball team will play the College of Biblical Studies in the upcoming season.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-18-ktrk (This segment aired three times.)
NEWS RELEASES
Rice scientists harness vacuum fluctuations to engineer quantum materials
Vacuum is often thought of as empty, but in fact it is teeming with fleeting energy fluctuations — virtual photons popping in and out of existence that can interact with matter, giving rise to new, potentially useful properties. Researchers use optical cavities, structures made of mirrors facing one another, to confine these fluctuations, harnessing their effects to engineer new forms of matter. Conventional optical cavities boost fluctuations, or vacuum fields, for both right- and left-handed circularly polarized light. Rice researchers and collaborators have developed a new cavity design that selectively enhances the quantum vacuum fluctuations of circularly polarized light in a single direction, achieving chirality — a feat that typically requires the use of a strong magnetic field.
http://dateline.rice/june-18-news-release-kono-alabastri-baydin-et.al