FEATURED NEWS
Houston survey finds diversity is top draw, but crime and traffic worry residents
An article features Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research and its annual Houston Area Survey, which was released Monday. Community members quoted include Ruth López Turley, director of the Kinder Institute and professor of sociology, and Daniel Potter, director of the Houston Population Research Center at the Kinder Institute. The Fort Bend Star mentions Stephen Klineberg, founding director of the Kinder Institute and an emeritus professor of sociology.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front page of the May 20 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-turley-potter
New study finds almost 50% of Houstonians have thought about moving away
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in five other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-hc
Here's why people move to — and stay in — Houston, according to new Rice University Kinder Institute survey
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/may-20-turley
3 counties, 1 region: Annual Kinder area survey surprises and similarities
KHOU Online (This broadcast also aired on KHOU-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-turley
Most Houstonians support immigrants, new survey shows
Axios
http://dateline.rice/may-20-potter
'8 a.m. newscast for May, 20, 2025'
Houston Public Media on Apple Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-potter
'6 a.m. newscast for May, 20, 2025'
Houston Public Media on Apple Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-potter
'6 p.m. newscast for May, 19, 2025'
Houston Public Media on Apple Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-potter
'4 p.m. newscast for May, 19, 2025'
Houston Public Media on Apple Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-potter
Report: Most Fort Bend residents favor area's diversity
The Fort Bend Star
http://dateline.rice/may-20-klineberg
'ABC 13 Eyewitness News'
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-ktrk
'KHOU 11 News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-khou (This segment aired twice.)
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
How a highway in Tulsa displaced and dispossessed Black residents
Elizabeth Roberto, assistant professor of sociology, is interviewed about highway projects and their effect on neighborhoods.
Marketplace Morning Report with David Brancaccio (This segment aired multiple times on over 800 affiliate radio stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-roberto
Black Tulsans still feel effects of Greenwood neighborhood's 'second destruction'
Marketplace Online
http://dateline.rice/may-20-roberto
What happens when you train your AI on AI-generated data?
Richard Baraniuk, the C. Sidney Burrus Professor of Engineering, professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is interviewed about training artificial intelligence.
WBUR Online (This "On Point" segment also aired on more than 400 affiliate radio stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-baraniuk
A year after Houston's derecho, some homes still await repairs as hurricane season nears
Avantika Gori, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle, and it appeared on the front page of the May 20 print edition of the Houston Chronicle and in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-gori
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Kinetic Ensemble to celebrate a decade of difference and pushing boundaries
Rice's Shepherd School of Music is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the Star section in the May 20 print edition, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-hc
Former ABC 13 Houston reporter reappears in surprising new role
An article features Rosie Nguyen, director of communications and projects in free expression in Rice's Office of Access and Institutional Excellence.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Careers and five other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-nguyen
That's a wrap: Day 3 of college signing day in the RGV ends CSD season
Rice is mentioned.
IDEA Public Schools
http://dateline.rice/may-20-idea
J-Teen Philanthropy Initiative awards more than $16K to agencies supporting mental health and health care equity
An article mentions Rice's Camp Kesem.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/may-20-jhv
Ranking all 16 SEC schools academically by US News & World Report
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 among Texas universities according to U.S. News & World Report.
USA Today's Longhorns Wire
http://dateline.rice/may-20-lw
BROADCAST
KCBS-AM (San Francisco)
A broadcast features Rice research into developing hacker-resistant medical implants. Co-author Kaiyuan Yang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is quoted.
http://dateline.rice/may-20-yang
WBBM-AM (Chicago)
A broadcast cites a Rice study into the number of basketball courts per capita in the U.S.
http://dateline.rice/may-20-wbbm
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Invisible currents at the edge: Research team shows how magnetic particles reveal a hidden rule of nature
An article features Rice research into "edge currents," a phenomenon in which tiny magnetic particles driven by rotating fields spontaneously move along the edges of clusters. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Sibani Lisa Biswal, the William M. McCardell Professor in Chemical Engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering; Evelyn Tang, assistant professor of physics and astronomy; Alexandra Nelson, a former postdoctoral researcher at Rice; and alumna Dana Lobmeyer.
Science Daily (This article also appeared in MSN and Phys.org.)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-biswal-tang-nelson-lobmeyer
Correntes invisíveis no limite: a equipe de pesquisa mostra que as partículas magnéticas revelam uma regra oculta da natureza
Agazetadaregiao.com
http://dateline.rice/may-20-biswal-tang-nelson-lobmeyer
Scientists discover microscopic magnetic particle motion
Life Technology
http://dateline.rice/may-20-lt
Bringing comfort to commutes: Students design mechanotherapeutic seat for bus drivers
An article features a team of Rice students who designed a low-cost, air-powered mechanotherapeutic seat for bus drivers. The team, Cushion Queens, won the first place Willy Revolution Award for Outstanding Innovation and second place Excellence in Capstone Engineering Award at the Huff OEDK Engineering Design Showcase in April. Team members quoted or mentioned include students Belen Szentes, Emily Peña, Eva Montenegro, Gretchen Schulke and Leticia Souto.
Tech Xplore
http://dateline.rice/may-20-szentes-pena-montenegro-schulke-souto
Got data? Breastfeeding device measures babies' milk intake in real time
An article quotes Raudel Avila, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, who led the computational modeling of research that developed a wearable device that provides clinical-grade, continuous monitoring of a baby's breast milk consumption.
Technology.org (This article originally appeared in Northwestern Now, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-avila
Something 'breathing' under Yellowstone National Park is keeping volcanic eruption at bay
An article features collaborative Rice research into how the volcanic system under Yellowstone National Park works. Co-author Brandon Schmandt, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
MSN Science (This article originally appeared in TheTravel.)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-schmandt
The great unraveling: The Trump administration's budget proposal is an assault on American science
Kenneth Evans, scholar in science and technology policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and assistant director for innovation policy, is quoted.
American Council on Science and Health News
http://dateline.rice/may-20-evans
'Pemex está en quiebra técnica'
Miriam Grunstein, nonresident scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
PulsoSLP.com
http://dateline.rice/may-20-grunstein
Caltech announces 8 recipients of the 2025 National Brown Investigator Award
Laszlo Kurti, professor of chemistry, is mentioned.
Epicos.com
http://dateline.rice/may-20-kurti
Top online MBA programs in the USA for 2025: Best accredited schools for flexible learning
An article mentions Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
EDU.TechyNews24.in
http://dateline.rice/may-20-tn24
Paseo Chats Episode 4: John Hyatt
The Ion, a Houston-based tech hub owned by the Rice Real Estate Co., is mentioned.
PaseoAI on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/may-20-pai
Arkansas Governor's Cup celebrates quarter-century of seeding innovation
An article mentions that Rice sponsored an award at the Arkansas Governor’s Cup collegiate business plan competition.
Arkansas Money & Politics
http://dateline.rice/may-20-amp
10 STEM programs for middle school students in Texas
An article mentions upcoming STEM camps at Rice's Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity in Education.
Lumiere Education
http://dateline.rice/may-20-le
Netflix of RNA: Biostate AI grabs $12M to make diseases as predictable as streaming TV
An article mentions that David Zhang is a former associate professor of bioengineering at Rice.
Tech Funding News
http://dateline.rice/may-20-zhang
Exclusive: Biostate AI raises $12M Series A
Axios
http://dateline.rice/may-20-zhang
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
DMSE hires 3 new faculty members
Alumnus Tania Lopez-Silva is mentioned.
MIT's Department of Materials Science & Engineering News
http://dateline.rice/may-20-lopez.silva
10 things about Chan-hee Park, King High's IB valedictorian
An article mentions that Chan-hee Park, valedictorian of King High School, plans to attend Rice in the fall.
Tampa Beacon
http://dateline.rice/may-20-park
Celebrating excellence! Congratulations to Cobb's 2025 valedictorians and salutatorians
An article mentions that Jackson Thomas Benedict Frangos, salutatorian of Wheeler High School, plans to attend Rice in the fall.
Cobb Schools
http://dateline.rice/may-20-frangos
SPORTS
Lytle, Gillespie highlight 2025 American baseball honors
An article mentions that four Rice baseball players received recognition on the All-American Athletic Conference Baseball Team. Blaine Brown made the first team at designated hitter and the all-freshman team as a pitcher and outfielder. Junior pitcher Davion Hickson made the second team, and infielders Hiram Bocachica and Michael Zito made the all-freshman team.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/may-20-brown-hickson-bocachica-zito
First-seeded UTSA to play in the American Athletic Conference Championship
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team (No. 8 seed) is slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio (No. 1 seed) in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship in Clearwater, Florida, May 20.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/may-20-utsa
'KENS 5 News'
KENS-TV (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-kens
'News 4 San Antonio)
WOAI-TV (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-woai
'ABC 13 Eyewitness News'
A broadcast features Rice baseball player Mark Perkins, who has been selected for the Zeff Fellowship, a one-year grant awarded to graduating seniors for purposeful, independent exploration and travel outside the United States.
KRTK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-20-perkins
Kelly Flagg, Cooper Flagg's mom, among 2025 Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductees
An article mentions Dajuan Eubanks, former Rice men's basketball player.
WMTW Online
http://dateline.rice/may-20-eubanks
Maine Sports Hall of Fame announces 2025 Class of honorees
WABI Online
http://dateline.rice/may-20-eubanks
Men's basketball welcomes Nelson Terroba as new assistant coach
An article features Nelson Terroba, former Rice men's basketball assistant coach.
GoHilltoppers.com
http://dateline.rice/may-20-terroba
Big points in men’s shot put highlights championships Day 2
An article mentions that Rice recently hosted the Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
The Daily Star
http://dateline.rice/may-20-tds
Baytown sprinter wins Southland Conference title
The Baytown Sun
http://dateline.rice/may-20-tbs