NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Surprising versatility of boron nitride nanotubes displayed in fusion of art and science
An article features collaborative Rice research into boron nitride nanotubes. Co-authors include Matteo Pasquali, the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, professor of materials science and nanoengineering and chemistry and director of Rice's Carbon Hub; Angel Martí, professor of chemistry, bioengineering, materials science and nanoengineering; and graduate student Joe Khoury.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Phys.org, and this article also appeared in Bioengineer.org and Scienmag.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-pasquali-marti-khoury
The simple everyday activity that could slow or even prevent dementia, discovered by scientists
An article features research co-authored by graduate student Kayla Clark.
The Sun
http://dateline.rice/june-25-clark
New research explores how music improves memory in humans
MSN Health (Great Britain; this article originally appeared in News-Medical.net.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-clark
Can music really boost memory? Here's what experts think
MSN Health (India; this article originally appeared in The Times of India.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-clark
New frontier for quantum spin liquids and entangled magnetism
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
MSN (Great Britain; this article originally appeared in AZo Quantum.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-msn
Greg Abbott issues update on Texas THC debate: 'Must act now'
An article cites research by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into Texas' market of hemp-derived cannabinoids.
Newsweek (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-newsweek
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Conroe ISD students balk at cell phone ban: 'It risks doing more harm than good'
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.
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/june-25-jones
Fort Worth’s paragon to provide neutron monitoring for NuScale’s small modular nuclear reactors
KRIS Online
http://dateline.rice/june-25-jones (This segment aired eight times on KRIS-TV in Corpus Christi, Texas.)
The week in politics (June 25, 2025)
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-jones
Houston team’s discovery brings solid-state batteries closer to EV use
An article mentions that Jun Lou, associate chair and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and postdoctoral research associate Qing Ai collaborated on the featured research.
EnergyCapitalHTX
http://dateline.rice/june-25-lou-ai
What the 'Big, Beautiful Bill' would mean for cancer treatment in Texas | Opinion
Ryan Holeywell, senior editor at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, authored an op-ed.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/june-25-holeywell
At 40, she discovered she was one of America’s best free divers
Alumna Sara Burnett is featured.
Texas Monthly
http://dateline.rice/june-25-burnett
4 Dallas-area universities make 2026 list of world’s best schools
An article mentions that No. 29 in the U.S. and No. 119 in the world according to QS World University Rankings.
CultureMap Dallas (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-cmd
Top kids events in Houston June 27–June 29 include Mud Day Celebration, Liberty Fest 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-25-hotc
BROADCAST
ABC Radio (Australia)
David Satterfield, director of Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about President Donald Trump's wider goals for the Middle East.
http://dateline.rice/june-25-satterfield (This segment aired three times.)
The future of Houston’s East Side, and who’s shaping it
Dan Potter, director of the Houston Population Research Center at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/june-25-potter
'Texas Public Radio'
A broadcast mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on research into vaccine preventable diseases.
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-kstx
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Landlubber wades into fish evolution and stream ecology featuring ft. Dr. Kory Evans
Kory Evans, assistant professor of natural sciences, is featured.
Integrative and Comparative Biology
http://dateline.rice/june-25-evans
Can AI agents ever safely replace human decision-making?
Kathleen Perley, instructor in management and advisor on AI initiatives at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured.
Insight Jam on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/june-25-perley
2025 Best & Brightest Online MBA: Andria Monique Pourkarimi, Rice University (Jones)
An article features alumna Andria Monique Pourkarimi, a graduate of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business. Kathleen Perley, instructor in management and advisor on AI initiatives at the Jones School, and Jeffrey Frey, lecturer in operations management at the Jones School, are mentioned.
Poets&Quants
http://dateline.rice/june-25-pourkarimi-perley-frey
Timothy Morton: Change is changing
Timothy Morton, the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, is featured.
Critical Theory on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/june-25-morton
ACS Board approves 80 new American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund grants
Melodie French, associate professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is featured.
C&EN
http://dateline.rice/june-25-french
National Academies selects Tulane for new undergraduate Gulf Scholars Program
An article mentions that Rice is part of the National Academies’ Gulf Research Program's Gulf Scholars Program.
Newswise
http://dateline.rice/june-25-nw
Uncovering and controlling electron charge waves in quantum materials
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
Newswise
http://dateline.rice/june-25-nw
Quantum Computing News: New roadmaps, real timelines and rising stocks
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in TipRanks, and it appeared in The Globe and Mail.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-msn.money
Why is it hard for humans to get back to the moon, even SpaceX Starship?
President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Space Zone on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/june-25-sz
Beyond the Hype: How Venky Veeraraghavan shapes real-world AI at DataRobot
Alumnus Venky Veeraraghavan is featured.
Key Executives
http://dateline.rice/june-25-veeraraghavan
Episode 24: Addressing urban heat islands with Grace Wickerson
Alumna Grace Wickerson is featured.
Living Architecture Monitor
http://dateline.rice/june-25-wickerson
Acid bubbles revolutionize CO2-to-fuel: The simple hack extending green tech’s lifespan
An article features collaborative Rice research into carbon capture technology
Geekoo
http://dateline.rice/june-25-geekoo
Most beautiful college campuses in US: These 2 Georgia colleges made the list
Rice is mentioned.
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in 11 Alive Online.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-msn.money
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Once rare, heatwaves following hurricanes will become more common
Avantika Gori, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted.
Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science News
http://dateline.rice/june-25-gori
OPINION | BRENDA LOOPER: Splooting season
Andrea Rummel, assistant professor of biosciences, is quoted.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (This article also appeared in Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and it appeared on the front of the Voices section in the June 25 print edition of both newspapers.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-rummel
School of Engineering chair to lead $7.5 million MURI project for US Department of Defense
An article mentions that 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, collaborated on the featured research.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham's UAB News
http://dateline.rice/june-25-ajayan
Tinder permet de filtrer par taille et fait paniquer les hommes
An article cites a collaborative 2014 Rice study that suggests some women are attracted to tall men.
TdG.ch
http://dateline.rice/june-25-tdg
Women with tall husbands have happier marriages, according to study
Your Tango
http://dateline.rice/june-25-yt
SPORTS
McNeese announces 2025 Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Class
An article mentions that Clay Mitchell committed to play football at Rice.
McNeeseSports.com (This article also appeared in Crescent City Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-ms
WSU lands first RB in class of 2026 as Houston native Gabriel Wilson commits to the Cougs
Rice is mentioned.
The Spokesman-Review
http://dateline.rice/june-25-sr
Cross Creek basketball draws NCAA DI attention
MSN Sports (This article also appeared in WRDW Online.)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-msn.sports
'News 12'
WRDW-TV (Augusta, Georgia)
http://dateline.rice/june-25-wrdw (This segment aired seven times.)