NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Building a safer future: Researcher works to strengthen Haiti's earthquake resilience
An article features alumnus and postdoctoral associate Marc-Ansy Laguerre, who completed a comprehensive numerical analysis of the seismic vulnerability of reinforced concrete structures in Haiti with his adviser President Reginald DesRoches.
MSN (This Tech Xplore article also appeared in MSN Public Health and Mirage.)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-laguerre-desroches
HISD 'stands out' due to significant number of overenrolled campuses, Rice University report finds
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-king
'13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-king (This segment aired five times.)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-ktrk
Universal RNA barcoding system for tracking gene transfer in bacteria created
An article features Rice research developing a method to track genetic exchanges in microbial communities. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include James Chappell, associate professor of biosciences and bioengineering; Joff Silberg, the Stewart Memorial Professor of BioSciences, professor of bioengineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow; Lauren Stadler, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy; graduate students Matthew Dysart, Kiara Reyes Gamas, August Staubus; postdoctoral associate Prashant Kalvapalle; and alumni Lauren Gambill and Li Chieh Lu.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Phys.org.)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-chappell-silberg-stadler-et.al
Mind and Machine: David Eagleman on what the brain can teach us about AI
Alumnus David Eagleman is featured.
Newsweek (This article also appeared in MSN Technology.)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-eagleman
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Texas' future in innovation: Why extending the R&D tax credit is essential
An article cites the study "The Economic Effects of R&D Tax Incentives in Texas" authored by experts at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Greater Houston Partnership
http://dateline.rice/march-19-ghp
BROADCAST
'Houston's Morning Show'
Steven Rackley, professor in the practice of sport management, is interviewed about filling out March Madness brackets.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-rackley
'Houston's Morning Show'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-kriv (This segment aired twice.)
'NewsNation Now with Connell McShane'
John DeWitt, director of applied sports science and adjunct assistant research professor of kinesiology, is interviewed about the return of Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams after nine months in space.
News Nation
http://dateline.rice/march-19-dewitt
Israel-Hamas: Public policy scholar on potential impact as ceasefire ends
Richard Sindelar, nonresident scholar in global diplomacy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
Fox 26 Online (This article also appeared in Fox 26 on YouTube, and this segment also aired 10 times on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-sindelar
'Good Day Tampa Bay'
WTVT-TV (Tampa Bay, Florida)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-wvtv (This segment aired twice.)
Payday lending (March 18, 2025)
Benedict Guttman-Kenney, assistant professor of finance at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-kenney
KTSA-AM (San Antonio)
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 interviewed about Republican efforts to flip southern Texas districts.
http://dateline.rice/march-19-jones
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-jones (This segment aired eight times.)
New bill would tighten regulations on Texas hemp industry without banning THC
An article sites research by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into hemp products' regulation in the U.S. Co-author Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in Green Market Report.
KHOU Online (This article also appeared in KENS Online and CBS 19 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-khou
Texas hemp ban advances as industry braces for House battle
Green Market Report
http://dateline.rice/march-19-harris
New South Wales Metro
Nets Katz, the W.L. Moody Professor of Mathematics, is cited about a recent mathematical study.
http://dateline.rice/march-19-katz
Spring ISD making pre-K accessible to all children in their district
An article cites a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into kindergarten preparedness by English-speaking pre-K students.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired three times on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-c2h
'KXAN News'
A broadcast mentions a report by the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy about the possible impacts of an extended drought in Texas.
KXAN-TV (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-kxan (This segment aired twice.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
$1 million CPRIT grant focuses on AI to improve prostate cancer outcomes
An article features Erzsébet Merényi, research professor of statistics, who has been awarded a Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas grant to develop artificial intelligence tools that can identify lethal forms of prostate cancer earlier and improve treatment selection.
News-Medical.net
http://dateline.rice/march-19-merenyi
New insights into RNA editing mechanisms for autoimmune and cancer therapies
An article features Rice research into the molecular mechanisms of ADAR1, a protein that regulates ribonucleic acid-induced immune responses. Co-authors quoted include Yang Gao, assistant professor of biosciences, and postdoctoral fellow Xiangyu Deng.
MSN Science (Great Britain; this article originally appeared in AZo Life Sciences.)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-gao-deng
Why a sales analyst certification is the key to advancing your career in 2025
An article mentions that Rice offers the Business Statistics and Analysis Specialization on Coursera.
Coursera
http://dateline.rice/march-19-coursera
Botkin Chiarello Calaf welcomes appellate and business litigator Ryan Bates
Alumnus Ryan Bates is featured.
Botkin Chiarello Calaf
http://dateline.rice/march-19-bates
NVIDIA Aerial expands with new tools for building AI-native wireless networks
An article mentions that experts at Rice are collaborating with the NVIDIA Aerial Research portfolio to develop, train, simulate and deploy AI-native wireless innovations.
NVIDIA
http://dateline.rice/march-19-nvidia
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
This Iowa astronaut is being inducted into the Hall of Fame — and then going back to space
An article features alumna Peggy Whitson, adjunct associate professor of biosciences and America's most experienced astronaut.
Des Moines Register (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-whitson
Housing First a more effective approach to address homelessness
An article quotes graduate student Melissa Hurtado Nuez, who collaborated on the featured research.
Florida International University News
http://dateline.rice/march-19-nuez
Profesionales graduados en Yachay Tech se destacan a nivel internacional
An article mentions that Rice hosted the Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium.
EcuadorUniversitario.com
http://dateline.rice/march-19-eu
What can our sewage tell us? For a USC engineering professor, a lot
Rice is mentioned.
University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering
http://dateline.rice/march-19-usc
SPORTS
Tureskis finishes fourth at All-American
An article mentions that Rice's men's golf team finished in fifth place in the All-American Intercollegiate men's golf tournament March 18.
MeanGreenSports.com
http://dateline.rice/march-19-mgs
TCU finishes third at All-American Intercollegiate
GoFrogs.com
http://dateline.rice/march-19-tcu
Springer wins second tournament of season, claims title at the All-American
TroyTrojans.com
http://dateline.rice/march-19-troy
Men's golf finishes in seventh at All-American Intercollegiate
GoUTRGV.com (This article also appeared in FoGolf.com.)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-utrgv
Rebels finish sixth at All-American Intercollegiate
UNLVRebels.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-unlv
David Pierce finds a new job 9 months after ouster as Texas baseball coach
An article features David Pierce, who will be the next head baseball coach at Rice. Pierce is a former Rice assistant coach who served under late head coach Wayne Graham and guided the Owls to a College World Series title in 2003.
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/march-19-pierce
'Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-pierce (This segment aired twice.)
Baseball starts road trip off with a win
An article mention that Rice's baseball team lost to the University of the Incarnate Word 4-2 March 18.
UIWCardinals.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-uiw
'WAFB 9 News This Morning'
WAFB-TV (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-wafb
Looking at which Penn Staters could head to Major League Baseball
An article mentions former Rice baseball player David Aardsma.
Onward State
http://dateline.rice/march-19-aardsma
Cowboy tennis defeats Rice, notches fifth straight win
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team lost to Oklahoma State University 5-2 March 18.
OKState.com
http://dateline.rice/march-19-osu
Cowboy tennis trio holds in ITA rankings
OKState.com
http://dateline.rice/march-19-osu
Cowboy tennis hosts Rice in midweek contest
OKState.com
http://dateline.rice/march-19-osu
Roadrunners dominate AAC awards
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated the University of Texas at San Antonio last week in the American Athletic Conference Championship.
The Paisano
http://dateline.rice/march-19-tp
UTSA suffers the Dallas blues
The Paisano
http://dateline.rice/march-19-tp
Wichita State's Roselli goes 5-0 on her way to women's tennis Player of the Week honors
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team is ranked No. 42 nationally.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/march-19-the.american
Tulsa's Miguel takes men's tennis Player of the Week honors after 4-0 week
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team lost to the University of Tulsa last week.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/march-19-the.american
Peter Godber bringing good football, big heart to Ottawa
An article features former Rice football player Peter Godber.
OttawaRedblacks.com
http://dateline.rice/march-19-godber
Mac Meissner facts: 16 things you didn't know about the PGA Tour pro
An article mentions former Rice golfer Mitchell Meissner.
Golf Monthly
http://dateline.rice/march-19-meissner
TEXAS 10: Ranking the state's best cornerbacks in 2025
Rice football is mentioned.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/march-19-dctf
'Good Day Tampa Bay'
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team lost to the University of South Florida in last week's final of the American Athletic Conference Championship.
WTVT-TV (Tampa Bay, Florida)
http://dateline.rice/march-19-wtvt (This segment aired twice.)
NEWS RELEASE
Rice statistician earns $1M CPRIT award to advance AI-powered precision medicine for prostate cancer
Erzsébet Merényi, a statistics research professor at Rice, and co-investigators at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Pratip Bhattacharya, professor of cancer systems imaging, and Dr. Patrick Pilié, assistant professor of genitourinary medical oncology, were awarded $1 million by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to develop artificial intelligence tools that can identify lethal forms of prostate cancer earlier and improve treatment selection.
http://dateline.rice/march-19-news-release-merenyi