NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Saudi Arabia's role as Ukraine war mediator advances Gulf nation's diplomatic rehabilitation — and boosts its chances of a seat at the table should Iran-US talks resume
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
The Conversation (This article also appeared in MSN Politics and more than 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-ulrichsen
Can Iran save itself?
Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
Foreign Affairs
http://dateline.rice/march-17-tabaar
How Japanese superstars are helping to revitalize baseball
Sayuri Guthrie Shimizu, the Dunlevie Family Professor in History, is quoted.
NBC News (This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-shimizu
Elon Musk installs 'quick and dirty' turbines to power XAI's Memphis data centers
Daniel Cohan, professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/march-17-cohan
A deadline for federal agencies to submit DOGE firings has passed. Nobody knows what's in the plans
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.
Independent (This article also appeared in Yahoo! News, Yahoo! News Canada, Yahoo! News UK and Inkl.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-jones
Republican lawmakers say votes aren't there for Texas gambling expansion
Casinos.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-jones
US agencies face deadline to submit mass layoff plans
Marianas Variety
http://dateline.rice/march-17-jones
'ABC 13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-jones
Hope for peace and fear of tariff
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, is interviewed about tariffs.
VOA
http://dateline.rice/march-17-diamond
Disparities in HISD's campus utilization
Bill King, fellow in public finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about research he co-authored into the capacity rates of Houston Independent School District campuses.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Fox 26 Online, and the segment also aired on KRIV-TV.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-king
'5 a.m. newscast March 17, 2025'
Podchaser (This newscast originally appeared in Houston Public Media, and the segment aired three times on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-king
In Texas, Christian right grows confident and assertive
David Brockman, nonresident scholar in the Religion and Public Policy Program at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This Texas Tribune article also appeared in Yahoo! News and 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-brockman
Putins wirtschaft: Trump schwingt wohl sanktionshammer – 'das einzige, was übrig bleibt'
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
FR.de (This article also appeared in MarcusOscarsson.se.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-finley
HOUSTON/TEXAS
CERAWeek announces winners of annual clean tech pitch competition
An article features the results of the Energy Venture Day and Pitch Competition co-hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship. Two Rice-led teams won the following prizes: HEXASpec, which aims to reduce semiconductor chips' thermal conductivity to boost computing power, won the TEX-E; and Pattern Materials placed third for its proprietary LIG and LIGF technology that produces graphene patterns.
EnergyCapitalHTX
http://dateline.rice/march-17-echtx
CERAWeek, renewables acquisition, and more Houston energy news to know
EnergyCapitalHTX
http://dateline.rice/march-17-echtx
46 Labs opens new 25,000 square-foot office in Dallas' historic West End
An article mentions that the hydrogen technology company DirectH2 has licensed intellectual property from Rice.
D Magazine
http://dateline.rice/march-17-d.mag
Houston billionaire reportedly among bidders for Boston Celtics
Alumnus Dan Friedkin is featured.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Money and five other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-friedkin
2025 Texas State Japanese Language Speech contest
An article mentions that Rice hosted the Texas State Japanese Language Speech Competition March 8.
Japan America Society of Houston
http://dateline.rice/march-17-jash
Top 17 festivals and events this week in Houston: March 17-23, 2025
A roundup mentions that Rice will host the Comics Sans Frontières: Border Defiance in Graphic Narratives conference March 20-23.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/march-17-365
Plan your weekend: March 20-23, 2025
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/march-17-365
BROADCAST
'WBZ News Mornings'
An article mentions that a Rice-led team of researchers established the Global Glacier Casualty List, a database of the world's glaciers lost to climate change. The casualty list was unveiled alongside a Glacier Graveyard in Iceland Aug. 17, 2024. 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.
WBZ-TV (Boston)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-howe-boyer (This segment aired four times.)
'CW 39 Weather & Traffic'
A broadcast features the results of a new report by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into the effects of major storms that hit Houston last spring and summer.
KIAH-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-kiah (This segment aired twice.)
'13 Eyewitness News'
Alumnus Ryan Levy is featured.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-levy (This segment aired three times.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Improving gene editing in the liver
An article features collaborative Rice research developing a new method of gene therapy that repairs cells in the liver. Co-author Gang Bao, the Foyt Family Professor of Bioengineering and department chair and professor of chemistry, mechanical engineering, materials science and nanoengineering, is mentioned.
HepMag.com (This article also appeared in Cancer Health.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-bao
Rice University becomes an official partner for World Engineering Day 2025
An article mentions that Rice partnered for the World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, which was held at UNESCO's Paris headquarters March 4. Luay Nakhleh, the William and Stephanie Sick Dean of the Brown School of Engineering and Computing and professor of computer science and biosciences, is quoted. The article also mentions the Rice Global Paris Center.
GreatReporter.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-nakhleh
Harpist Allegra Lilly joins Shepherd School of Music faculty
An article featuring Allegra Lilly mentions that she will join Rice's Shepherd School of Music as associate professor of harp in the fall of 2025.
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/march-17-lilly
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Kilcawley Center gets pair of large donations
Alumnus George Young is featured.
Tribune Chronicle (This article also appeared in The Vindicator.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-young
String Theory season to conclude with Jung, Kataoka and Rosenbaum
An article mentions that percussionist Ji Hye Jung has given master classes at Rice.
Lee University News
http://dateline.rice/march-17-lu
SPORTS
Akron women and Ohio State men claim NIC titles
An article mentions that Rice's women's swimming and diving team placed third in the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America's National Invitational Championship. The first article mentions that Ella Dyson won the 1,650 freestyle, and Dyson and Ava Portello finished first and second in the 1,000-meter freestyle; the second article mentions that Arielle Hayon placed third in the 100-yard butterfly, and Abigail King tied for second in the 50-yard backstroke.
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America
http://dateline.rice/march-17-csdcaa
Records continue to fall on Day 2 of National Invitational Championship
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America
http://dateline.rice/march-17-csdcaa
A tight team race develops and six new records fall on Day 1
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America
http://dateline.rice/march-17-csdcaa
Akron takes gold at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships on Saturday
GetSomeMACtion.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-mac
MAC swimming finds success on Day 2 of CSCAA NIC
GetSomeMACtion.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-mac
BSB: HCU falls in series finale at Rice
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team won two of its four games against Houston Christian University March 14-16.
HCUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-hcu
BSB: Huskies win 11 inning thriller at Rice, 4-3
HCUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-hcu
BSB: HCU splits doubleheader against Rice
HCUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-hcu
Tigers hand No. 22 Clemson 4-3 loss Saturday afternoon
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team is slated to play the University of Memphis March 21.
GoTigersGo.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-tigers
No. 50 Tigers defeat Wichita State
GoTigersGo.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-tigers
Seger seals Tulsa's 4-3 win over Rice
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team lost to the University of Tulsa 4-3 March 16.
TulsaHurricane.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-tulsa
Miguel clinches Tulsa's thrilling 4-3 home win over Charlotte
TulsaHurricane.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-tulsa
Men's golf heads to Texas for 54-hole All-American Intercollegiate
An article mentions that Rice is co-hosting the All-American Intercollegiate men's golf tournament March 17-18.
PennAthletics.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-penn
Men's golf set to host All-American Intercollegiate
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-uh
Kats set for All-American Intercollegiate
GoBearkats.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-bearkats
UTSA set for All-American Intercollegiate
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-utsa
Men's golf set for All-American Intercollegiate
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-mgs
Preview: All-American Intercollegiate
GoFrogs.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-tcu
Men's golf heads to Houston for All-American
TroyTrojans.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-troy
Men's golf returns to compete at the All-American Intercollegiate
GoUTRGV.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-utrgv
No. 16 Rebels in Texas for All-American Intercollegiate
UNLVRebels.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-unlv
Men's golf preview: All-American Intercollegiate
ULMWarhawks.com (This article also appeared in Chat Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-ulm
No. 69 women's tennis drops battle against No. 43 Rice, 5-2
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team defeated Columbia University 5-2 March 15.
GoColumbiaLions.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-columbia
'Houston's Morning Show'
A broadcast features Rice men's basketball head coach emeritus Willis Wilson.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-wilson (This segment aired five times.)
South Florida's Llanes takes Player of the Week honors following 6-0 week
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team is ranked No. 65 nationally.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/march-17-the.american
Ben Braun named to the 2025 MAC Hall of Fame induction class
An article features former Rice head men's basketball coach Ben Braun.
EMUEagles.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-emu
Twins infielder Royce Lewis leaves spring game with hamstring injury
An article mentions former Rice baseball player Matt Canterino.
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in 50 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-canterino
Infielder de Mellizos Royce Lewis abandona juego de entrenamiento por lesión en muslo
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in 20 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-canterino
Baseball loses series finale against New Orleans
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play the University of the Incarnate Word March 18.
UIWCardinals.com
http://dateline.rice/march-17-uiw
Penn State triumphs over UT Arlington in 2025 UST NCCA opener
An article mentions that Rice's club team will compete in the Collegiate Cricket League.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in Athlon Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/march-17-msn.sports
NEWS RELEASES
Rice establishes Center for Membrane Excellence to advance separation technologies for energy and sustainability
Rice has established the Rice Center for Membrane Excellence, which is dedicated to developing advanced membrane materials and separation technologies for energy, environmental sustainability and chemical processing applications. The announcement was made during the Rice Global Paris Center Symposium held March 17-18 in Paris.
http://dateline.rice/march-17-news-release-rice.me
Scientists gain insight into RNA-editing protein that could lead to improved treatment for cancer, autoimmune diseases
A research team led by Rice's Yang Gao has uncovered new insights into the molecular mechanisms of ADAR1, a protein that regulates ribonucleic acid induced immune responses. Their findings, published in Molecular Cell March 17, could open new pathways for treating autoimmune diseases and enhancing cancer immunotherapy.
http://dateline.rice/march-17-news-release-gao
Energy Venture Day at CERAWeek selects 9 'most promising' startups
Nine companies were named most promising at the annual Rice Alliance Energy Venture Day and Pitch Competition at CERAWeek March 12, co-hosted with the Houston Energy Transition Initiative and TEX-E. The event showcases energy ventures driving efficiency and advancements toward the energy transition through fields such as carbon management, advanced manufacturing, hydrogen, grid technology and more. This year's competition was a qualifying event for the Startup World Cup, powered by Pegasus Ventures. The top-scoring venture is invited to compete in the grand finale for a $1 million investment prize.
http://dateline.rice/march-17-news-release-ceraweek