NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
'Perfecto': Wealthy Gulf rulers bring A game to Trump charm offensive
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is quoted.
USA Today (This article also appeared in the May 15 print edition, and it appeared online in Yahoo! News, AOL and more than 70 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/may-15-brinkley
Trump's Middle East trip marked by potential private business conflicts
The Washington Post (This article appeared on the front page of the May 15 print editions of The Washington Post and The Philadelphia Inquirer and its South Jersey issue, and it was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-15-brinkley
Trump is trying to buy peace in the Middle East. It will be harder than he thinks
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (Great Britain; this article originally appeared in The i Paper.)
http://dateline.rice/may-15-ulrichsen
Trump lifts Syria sanctions, signs $342B deals with Saudi and accepts Qatar's jet gift
The News Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/may-15-ulrichsen
US well positioned to be AI leader, but strong pipeline of tech talent needed
Chris Jermaine, the J.S. Abercrombie Professor of Engineering and professor and chair of computer science, is quoted.
The National News Desk (This article also appeared in more than 90 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/may-15-jermaine
Scalable, low-maintenance design recycles heat for a steady supply of drinking water off grid
An article features Rice research developing a system that could make desalination processes more adaptable, resilient and cheaper. Co-authors quoted include Alessandro Alabastri, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and graduate students William Schmid and Aleida Machorro-Ortiz.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Tech Xplore, and it appeared in News Break, FiltSep.com, Interesting Engineering and Informed Infrastructure.)
http://dateline.rice/may-15-alabastri-schmid-ortiz
Measles in the sewers? Wastewater surveillance offers early warning for outbreaks
An article mentions that experts at Rice have partnered with the city of Houston to monitor wastewater for measles.
Discover (This article also appeared in MSN Health.)
http://dateline.rice/may-15-discover
Fixing the streets: How transit investment can save Black lives
An article cites a 2020 report by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into public transportation.
MSN (This article originally appeared in EURweb.)
http://dateline.rice/may-15-msn
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston researchers make headway on developing low-cost sodium-ion batteries
An article mentions Rice research into electrochemical energy storage technologies. Co-authors 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 postdoctoral associate Atin Pramanik are quoted.
EnergyCapitalHTX
http://dateline.rice/may-15-ajayan-pramanik
Where did Texas land on this year's US News & World Report 'Best States' list?
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 among Texas universities according to U.S. News & World Report.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/may-15-hc
BROADCAST
Crime clearance rates in Texas are still really low
Bill King, fellow in public finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
KTRH Online (This article also appeared in WOAI Online and Talk Radio 1190.)
http://dateline.rice/may-15-king
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
ASCE honors Class of 2025 distinguished members
An article features President Reginald DesRoches, who has been named an American Society of Civil Engineers distinguished member.
TunnelingOnline.com
http://dateline.rice/may-15-desroches
Orpheus Instituut announces keynote speakers for Decentralised Creativity and Agential Systems in Music
An article mentions that Timothy Morton, the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, will be a keynote speaker at the Orpheus Instituut's Decentralised Creativity and Agential Systems in Music conference in November.
Orpheus Instituut
http://dateline.rice/may-15-morton
Evidence-Based Drug Policy Act of 2025 introduced to Congress
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Cannabis Science and Technology
http://dateline.rice/may-15-harris
The gender graduation rate gap at the nation's leading universities
A roundup mentions Rice.
Women in Academia Report
http://dateline.rice/may-15-wiar
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
3D printing in vivo using sound
An article mentions that Lei Li, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, collaborated on the featured research.
UCLA's Samueli School of Engineering
http://dateline.rice/may-15-li
Fliesler recognized with 2025 AOCS Schroepfer Medal
An article features alumnus Steven Fliesler, who was awarded the American Oil Chemists' Society's Schroepfer Medal. The medal is the namesake of the late George Schroepfer, who founded Rice's biochemistry department in 1972.
University at Buffalo's Department of Biochemistry
http://dateline.rice/may-15-fliesler-schroepfer
BIOE assistant professor receives 5-year NIH award to advance living material research
Alumna Sara Molinari is featured.
University of Maryland's Clark School of Engineering
http://dateline.rice/may-15-molinari
Congratulations to the Class of 2025!
An article mentions that Maya Iyengar plans to attend Rice in the fall.
St. Mary's Episcopal School News
http://dateline.rice/may-15-smes
Govenor addresses largest graduating class in LU history
An article features alumnus and former Rice men's basketball player Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia.
The Altavista Journal (This article was also on the front page of the print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/may-15-youngkin
SPORTS
2025 American Track and Field Championship set to begin Thursday in Charlotte
An article highlights the following Owls competing in the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina, May 15-17: Gus Gannon, Juan Marais, Aryan Padaruth, Jack Greaves, Alice Taylor, Mckyla Van Der Westhuizen and Julia Johannesdottir.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/may-15-the.american
Owls travel to Charlotte for the 2025 AAC Outdoor Championships
FAUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/may-15-fau
Roadrunners to host Rice in final home series
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play a three-game series against the University of Texas at San Antonio May 15-17.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/may-15-utsa
'Baton Brothers' carry record-breaking results into SLC Championships
An article mentions that Rice will host the Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 15-17.
McNeeseSports.com
http://dateline.rice/may-15-mcneese
Confident Northwestern State heads to Southland Conference Championships
NSUDemons.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/may-15-nsu
Lions head to Houston for SLC Outdoor Championships
LionSports.net (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/may-15-lionsports
Track and field excited to compete at SLC Outdoor Championships
GoUTRGV.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/may-15-utrgv
Charlotte finishes out regular season at Tulane
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team lost one of its games against the University of North Carolina at Charlotte last week.
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/may-15-49ers
Liberty track seeks to defend titles at CUSA Outdoor Championships
An article mentions that Rice's women's track and field team won conference titles in cross-country, indoor and outdoor track and field in 2007-08.
LibertyFlames.com
http://dateline.rice/may-15-liberty
ECU wraps regular season with visit to USF
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team was swept by East Carolina University earlier this season.
ECUPirates.com
http://dateline.rice/may-15-ecu
Buffaloes in fourth through 2 rounds of NCAA Northwest Regional
An article mentions that Rice competed in the NCAA Bremerton (Washington) Regional as individuals May 12-14.
CUBuffs.com (This article also appeared in the Boulder Daily Camera.)
http://dateline.rice/may-15-cu
The 10 best nonconference college football games of 2025
Rice football is mentioned.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
http://dateline.rice/may-15-dctf
State set to hire former Duke staffer as new athletic department CFO
An article featuring Mitch Moser mentions that he formerly worked as the athletic ticket and business manager at Rice from 1992-97.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/may-15-247
Top 5 P4 games that should happen, but never have
An article mentions that Rice's football program has formerly played Florida State University.
Mike Farrell Sports
http://dateline.rice/may-15-mfs