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 article also appeared in more than 100 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-bedient
Energy a charged partisan issue as Republicans power renewed support for fossil fuels
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.
The National News Desk (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-medlock
Harvard gets other universities' backing in Trump funding fight
An article mentions that Rice is one of 18 institutions seeking to file an amicus curiae brief supporting Harvard University's lawsuit challenging federal funding freezes.
Bloomberg (This article also appeared in MSN Politics and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-bloomberg
18 research universities back Harvard's lawsuit against funding cuts
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/june-9-forbes
HOUSTON/TEXAS
We're professors. We're parents. HISD students don't deserve AI slop. | Opinion
Caleb McDaniel, the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Humanities and professor of history, and Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan, assistant professor of English, co-authored an op-ed.
Houston Chronicle (This op-ed appeared on the front of the Outlook section in the June 8 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-mcdaniel-srinivasan
How Dustin Burrows overcame GOP criticism, led conservative policies
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 8 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-jones
'The Lead with Jake Tapper'
CNN
http://dateline.rice/june-9-jones
'What's Your Point?' for June 8, 2025
Fox 26 Online
http://dateline.rice/june-9-jones
There's bad news for Texas Senator John Cornyn in his re-election bid
KTRH Online (This article also appeared in WOAI Online and Talk Radio 1190 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-jones
The 89th Texas legislative session was a good one if you're Greg Abbott
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/june-9-jones
'Fox 7 Austin News'
KTBC-TV (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-jones (This segment aired three times.)
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-jones (This segment aired twice.)
What to know about Houston's East End and why it's losing residents faster than other neighborhoods
Dan Potter, director of the Houston Population Research Center at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Money.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-potter
Tired of being 'Houston Strong,' residents say local elected officials aren't prepared for storms
An article mentions that a representative from Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research made a presentation to the Houston City Council's resilience committee.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/june-9-hc
Suns out, fun's out! Here's your ultimate guide to things to do in Houston this summer!
A roundup features the James Turrell "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on Rice's Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion. Rice's Shepherd School of Music is also mentioned.
Houston on the Cheap
http://dateline.rice/june-9-hotc
Quincy Jones to be celebrated at this year's Jazz on Film festival at MFAH
An article mentions Rice Cinema.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the June 9 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-hc
BROADCAST
Recent Houston airport travel numbers for 2025 reflect statewide decline in passengers
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/june-9-stein
Experts fear Mexico judicial election represents blow to democracy, business
Javier Martín-Reyes, nonresident scholar at the Center for the U.S. and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
KJZZ Online
http://dateline.rice/june-9-reyes
New survey says 40% of Houstonians considering moving due to severe weather
An article mentions a report by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into the percentage of residents who have considered moving from the Houston area.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/june-9-c2h
Strapped: Some of us couldn't handle an unexpected $400 expense
An article cites a recent survey by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research that found that nearly half of Harris County residents could not manage an unexpected $400 expense.
KTRH Online
http://dateline.rice/june-9-ktrh
'Let's show the world that 78207 can accomplish greatness' | From the jungles of Thailand to valedictorian at Lanier, Pu Reh leaves mark on SAISD
An article featuring Pu Reh, valedictorian of Lanier High School, mentions that he plans to attend Rice in the fall.
KENS Online (This article also appeared in MSN Education and Learning, and the segment also aired twice on KENS-TV in San Antonio.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-kens
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Republicans want to tax university endowments that provide scholarships
President Reginald DesRoches is quoted. The article also mentions The Rice Investment, an initiative offering full-tuition scholarships and grants to students from low- and middle-income families.
Baptist News Global
http://dateline.rice/june-9-desroches
Machine learning powers new approach to detecting soil contaminants
An article features collaborative Rice research that has developed a new strategy for identifying hazardous pollutants in soil using light-based imaging, theoretical predictions of compounds' light signatures and machine learning algorithms. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Naomi Halas, University Professor, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of Rice's Smalley-Curl Institute; Peter Nordlander, the Wiess Chair in Physics and Astronomy, professor of electrical and computer engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering; Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, co-director of the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment and director of the WaTER Institute; Thomas Senftle, the William Marsh Trustee Associate Professor of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering; Ankit Patel, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering; Oara Neumann, the Carl and Lillian Illig Postdoctoral Research Fellow; alumnus Yilong Ju; and doctoral students Sarah Denison, Peixuan Jin and Andres Sanchez-Alvarado.
AIHub.org
http://dateline.rice/june-9-aihub
Electronic proximity-induced hybridization in glaphene: A new frontier for 2D material design
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. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include 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; and graduate student Sathvik Iyengar.
Advances in Engineering
http://dateline.rice/june-9-ajayan-iyengar
Research Bits: June 9
Semiconductor Engineering
http://dateline.rice/june-9-iyengar
US scientists discover new 2D material that could be used in electrochemical energy tech
An article features collaborative Rice research into borophene. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Engineering and professor of materials science, nanoengineering and chemistry, is quoted.
ASM International
http://dateline.rice/june-9-yakobson
Nature's battery? New bacteria found that 'breathe' by generating electricity
An article features Rice research into how certain bacteria breathe by generating electricity. Additional articles quote co-authors 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.
SEAsia.co
http://dateline.rice/june-9-ajo.franklin-kundu
Solar desalination that works at night
An article features Rice research developing a system that could make desalination processes more adaptable, resilient and cheaper.
Springwise
http://dateline.rice/june-9-sw
Investing in lithium: The core metal for a green future
An article mentions Rice research into electrochemical reactors.
Securities.io
http://dateline.rice/june-9-securities
A crisis we must rise to
An article features collaborative Rice research into the formation of "wide-orbit" planets.
The Planetary Society
http://dateline.rice/june-9-tps
Here's why spiders curl up when they die
An article features Rice research that repurposed deceased spiders as mechanical grippers. Graduate student Te Faye Yap is mentioned.
MSN Health (This article originally appeared in Sciencing.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-yap
KCSB-FM (Santa Barbara, California)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-kcbs
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Donald in Neverland
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is quoted.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise
http://dateline.rice/june-9-brinkley
Un nemico invisibile ci accompagna, le microplastiche sono tra noi
Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, Trustee Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, is quoted.
Domanni
http://dateline.rice/june-9-ajo.franklin
Il riscaldamento globale sta sciogliendo 273 miliardi di tonnellate di ghiaccio ogni anno
Cymene Howe, professor of anthropology, and Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology and co-director of Rice's Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience, are quoted.
GreenReport.it
http://dateline.rice/june-9-howe-boyer
India in Orbit: Shubhanshu's ISS mission and how the world trains to become astronauts
An article features alumna Peggy Whitson, adjunct associate professor of biosciences and America's most experienced astronaut.
India.com (This and similar articles also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-whitson
Graduate vocalist represents music community at UCSB Commencement
Alumna Christina Ramsey is featured.
University of California at Santa Barbara's The Current
http://dateline.rice/june-9-ramsey
Sukh Kaur and Sanjay Singhal win City Council runoffs in Texas
Alumna Sukh Kaur is featured.
New India Abroad
http://dateline.rice/june-9-kaur
Ford school welcomes 2025 PPIA Junior Summer Institute fellows
McMurtry College senior Ian Wright is featured.
University of Michigan's Ford School News
http://dateline.rice/june-9-wright
Portsmouth High School class of 2025 top 10 students
An article featuring Marc Alcolea Vila mentions that he plans to attend Rice in the fall.
NewportRI.com (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-nri
SPORTS
How the new NCAA model and paying athletes impacts UH, Rice, Texas and Texas A&M
Rice Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the June 8 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-mcclelland
UTSA baseball ends record-setting run with loss to UCLA in super regional
An article features former Rice baseball player Pat Hallmark and mentions that he was an assistant coach under Wayne Graham when the Owls won the College World Series in 2003. Graham is featured in the second Houston Chronicle article.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/june-9-hallmark-graham
Wayne Graham at Texas A&M? Rice baseball coach once spurned Aggies and became an Owls legend.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/june-9-graham
15 facts about Texas baseball
Facts.net
http://dateline.rice/june-9-facts
Garrett Stratton commits to Notre Dame
An article features former Rice baseball player Garrett Stratton.
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in USA Today's Fighting Irish Wire, and it appeared in MSN Sports and USA Today's College Sports Wire.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-ys
Washington County 2024-25 No. 3 Sports Story: Dorotik breaks Blinn career kills record as Bucs return to nationals
An article featuring Kellen Dorotik mentions that she has signed to play volleyball at Rice.
The Banner-Press
http://dateline.rice/june-9-bp
Around Aggieland (June 6, 2025)
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play Texas A&M University in the upcoming season.
TexAgs.com
http://dateline.rice/june-9-texags
Super Bowl champ CJ Anderson seeks to improve Benicia High School football program
An article features former Rice assistant football coach C.J. Anderson.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in KTVU Online, and this segment also aired on KTVU-TV in San Francisco.)
http://dateline.rice/june-9-msn
Recapping a historic weekend of Pitt official visit commitments
Rice is mentioned.
PGHSN
http://dateline.rice/june-9-pghsn
NEWS RELEASES
Bob Dittmar named associate dean of Rice's Virani Undergraduate School of Business
Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business is pleased to announce that Bob Dittmar, the Houston Endowment Professor of Finance, has been appointed associate dean of the Virani Undergraduate School of Business, effective July 1.
http://dateline.rice/june-9-news-release-dittmar
'Here to work with the world': Rice shines at inaugural SXSW London
Rice took center stage at the inaugural South by Southwest London, bringing Texas-sized ambition, pathbreaking innovation and global vision to one of the world's premier gatherings of creative and intellectual leaders. As part of Texas House in the heart of Shoreditch, East London, several Rice leaders spoke on panels and delivered talks showcasing not only the university's strength in business and innovation but also its deepening impact in Europe and beyond.
http://dateline.rice/june-9-news-release-rice-sxsw.london