NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Map shows US states with best — and worst — health systems
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.
Newsweek (This article also appeared in MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/june-26-ho
Arte de Marcos Chaves em 'Blue Blood' traz sangue azul de símbolos do poder Europeu em tapetes vermelhos
Graduate student Ginevra Bria is quoted.
Forbes (Brasil)
http://dateline.rice/june-26-bria
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Animal splooting helps pets and wildlife cool off in extreme heat
Andrea Rummel, assistant professor of biosciences, is quoted.
Midland Daily News (This article also appeared in MSN Lifestyle and the Benzie County Record Patriot.)
http://dateline.rice/june-26-rummel
300-acre community planned near Sealy as new developments move west of Brazos River
An article cites a 2022 analysis of census data by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/june-26-hbj
Leading through transformation: Five years of impact and resilience
An article mentions that Rice's master of accounting program has partnered with Southwestern University.
Southwestern University
http://dateline.rice/june-26-su
Hemp sellers are hopeful after abbott axes THC ban
An article cites research by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into Texas' lack of oversight of THC-containing products.
The Galveston Daily News
http://dateline.rice/june-26-galv.daily.news
BROADCAST
'Live in the D'
A broadcast features Rice research into the role music plays in shaping memories.
WDIV-TV (Detroit)
http://dateline.rice/june-26-wdiv
Due South's 'Scrappy Hour' sorts the benefits of recycling — from luxury dumpster diving to The Scrap Exchange
An article mentions Rice's "Give a Hoot! Donate Your Loot!" campaign, which recovers durable goods from students moving out of residence for donation rather than discarding.
WUNC's "Due South" (This segment also aired on nine affiliate stations across North Carolina.)
http://dateline.rice/june-26-wunc
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
A magnetically levitated particle enables researchers to search for ultralight dark matter
An article features collaborative Rice research into ultralight dark matter. Co-authors include Christopher Tunnell, the William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair and associate professor of physics and astronomy and computer science, and postdoctoral associate Dorian Amaral.
MSN Science (This article originally appeared in Phys.org, and it appeared in Bioengineer.org, The Debrief and Scienmag. A similar article also appeared in Lifeboat Foundation.)
http://dateline.rice/june-26-tunnell-amaral
The top 50 women leaders in education for 2025
Caroline Levander, the Carlson Professor in the School of Humanities, professor of English and vice president for global and digital strategy, is featured. The article also mentions Rice's Global Paris Center.
Women We Admire
http://dateline.rice/june-26-levander
Neither solar nor wind – the combination of hydrogen and nitrogen could be the ultimate energy source
Peter Nordlander, the Wiess Chair in Physics and Astronomy, professor of electrical and computer engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
La Grada
http://dateline.rice/june-26-nordlander
Consciousness, the paranormal and the future of knowledge — Dr. Jeffrey Kripal
Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, is featured.
Daniel Pinchbeck on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/june-26-kripal
Haptic vest offers blind dogs real-time spatial awareness
An article mentions that a Rice team of undergraduate students designed a vest that helps blind dogs navigate their surroundings. The team consisted of Adam Vuong, Cristiana De Sousa, Issy Tsai and Santiago Brent.
Thomasnet.com
http://dateline.rice/june-26-thomasnet
Engineers develop octopus-inspired soft robotic arm driven solely by light beams
An article features Rice research that designed a soft robotic arm guided and powered remotely by laser beams.
Electronics360
http://dateline.rice/june-26-eng360
Music in the Vineyards opens 2025 season at CIA at Copia
An article mentions that members of the Pavone String Quartet are undergraduate students at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Wine Industry Advisors
http://dateline.rice/june-26-wia
Here’s one list of the 30 most beautiful college campuses
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 7 on Travel + Leisure magazine's list of the 25 most beautiful college campuses in the U.S.
University Business
http://dateline.rice/june-26-ub
Sarkisian: Prospects need to look at 'long-term money' instead of 'short-term money' when considering Texas
An article mentions that Rice is on Forbes' list of "New Ivies."
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/june-26-247
Rice University researchers improve CO2 to fuel and chemical conversion with acid bubbler
An article features collaborative Rice research into carbon capture technology.
BiofuelsDigest.com
http://dateline.rice/june-26-bd
Texas tech assistant professor creates tumor models to advance surgical research
Rice is mentioned.
Newswise (This article also appeared in Medical Xpress and MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/june-26-nw
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Welcome new faculty member, professor Chong Sun
An article features academic visitor Chong Sun and mentions that she has worked with Gustavo Scuseria, the Robert A. Welch Professor of Chemistry and professor of physics and astronomy and materials science and nanoengineering.
Rutgers-New Brunswick's School of Arts and Sciences News
http://dateline.rice/june-26-scuseria
Who is Peggy Whitson? Record-holding Iowa astronaut returns to space on Axiom 4 mission
An article features alumna Peggy Whitson, adjunct associate professor of biosciences and America's most experienced astronaut.
Des Moines Register (This article also appeared on the front of the Metro & Iowa section in the June 26 print edition, and it appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/june-26-whitson
Kobieta dowodzi misją Sławosza na ISS. Kim jest Peggy Whitson?
GeekWeek
http://dateline.rice/june-26-whitson
Columnist and author Bob Hill to make appearance at Shelby Public Library
Alumnus and former Rice basketball player Bob Hill, author of "Out Here: Essays and Encounters from the Heart, Soul and Left Field," is featured.
The Sentinel-News
http://dateline.rice/june-26-hill
Where are the Class of 2025 graduates headed?
Rice is mentioned.
Worcester Public Schools
http://dateline.rice/june-26-wps
SPORTS
'Houston's Morning Show'
Former Rice basketball player Mike Wilks, who recently won an NBA Championship as an assistant coach with the Oklahoma City Thunder, is featured. The Houston Chronicle mentions that Wilks, Wanna Hadnott, the first Black woman to receive a tennis scholarship at Rice, head men's track and field coach Jon Warren and James Disch, associate professor emeritus of sport management, will be inducted into Rice Athletics' Hall of Fame in the fall. Middlebury College Athletics mentions that former Rice track and field athlete Nicole Wilkerson will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-26-wilks
OKC Thunder assistant named to Rice Hall of Fame after NBA Finals win
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in five other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-26-wilks-hadnott-warren-disch
Wilkerson selected for Rice University Hall of Fame
Middlebury College Athletics
http://dateline.rice/june-26-wilkerson
AAC Football: Top 8 running backs to watch in 2025
Rice football player Quinton Jackson is featured.
Sports Illustrated's G5 Football Daily
http://dateline.rice/june-26-jackson
Ludwick lands Academic All-District honors from CSC
An article mentions that Owl Jackson Moran has been named to the College Sports Communicators' 2025 Academic All-District Men's Track & Field Team.
GoCreighton.com
http://dateline.rice/june-26-moran
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
An article mentions alumna and former Rice women's basketball player Ashley Elsey.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-26-elsey (This segment aired four times.)
'13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-26-elsey
Who are Liam McNeeley’s parents? A look at the 2025 NBA draft prospect’s parents
The Playoffs
http://dateline.rice/june-26-elsey
How SHSU WR Michael Phoenix turned doubt into dominance
An article mentions former Rice football player Xavier Webb.
The Houstonian
http://dateline.rice/june-26-webb
With Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel in NBA, who will start for the Duke Blue Devils next season?
An article features former Rice basketball player Ifeanyi Ufochukwu.
Pro Football Network
http://dateline.rice/june-26-pfn
Steve Sarkisian details Ohio State prep: 'We'll be ready, and we'll be motivated'
Rice football is mentioned.
On3.com
http://dateline.rice/june-26-on3
Midland Christian’s Rowdy Pearce commits to Utah football
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in five other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-26-hc
NEWS RELEASES
Music, memory and the power of emotion: Rice study reveals how music influences what we remember
We all know music can bring old memories flooding back — but can it help shape new ones? That’s the question Rice graduate student Kayla Clark and adjunct assistant professor Stephanie Leal set out to explore. Their research, conducted at Rice and recently published in the Journal of Neuroscience, one of the field’s leading journals, zeroes in on what scientists call the post-encoding period — the short window right after we learn something, when the brain begins locking in memories.
http://dateline.rice/june-26-news-release-leal-clark
Rice University’s OpenStax partners with Microsoft for AI-Enhanced Learning
OpenStax, a provider of affordable instructional technologies and the world’s largest publisher of open educational resources, has partnered with Microsoft to integrate its trusted content into Microsoft’s latest learning innovation, Microsoft Learning Zone. Available on Microsoft Copilot+ PCs, Microsoft Learning Zone aims to provide educators and students with responsible AI technology and peer-reviewed educational content to support learning. This partnership marks a step forward for both organizations in making high-quality, personalized education more accessible for all students.
http://dateline.rice/june-26-news-release-openstax