NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago and Bedminster Clubs are taking in more money than ever
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal, and it appeared in World Journal.)
http://dateline.rice/may-22-brinkley
Kinder Institute study shows Montgomery County among fastest-growing counties in the nation
An article features the results of the Houston Area Survey, which is conducted annually by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Daniel Potter, director of the Houston Population Research Center at the Kinder Institute, is interviewed.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in ABC 13 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/may-22-potter
Extreme growth in Montgomery County comes with traffic and infrastructure concerns, study shows
ABC 13 Online (This segment also aired six times on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-22-potter
Wisk Aero explores Metro stations for flying taxi vertiports in Houston
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/may-22-hbj
¿Justicia energética sin jueces?
Miriam Grunstein, nonresident scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed.
MSN Mexico (This article originally appeared in Expansión, and it appeared in El Totonacapan.)
http://dateline.rice/may-22-grunstein
HOUSTON/TEXAS
FROM THE LABS: Measles virus detected in Houston wastewater before cases were reported
An article mentions that experts at Rice have partnered with the city of Houston to monitor wastewater for measles.
Baylor College of Medicine
http://dateline.rice/may-22-bcm
BROADCAST
The week in politics (May 21, 2025)
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.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-22-jones
Political Roundup: Using school funding to pass a THC ban
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/may-22-jones
Today on Texas Standard: As the clock winds down, Texas lawmakers scramble to pass key bills
Texas Standard (This segment also aired on more than 40 affiliate stations across the state.)
http://dateline.rice/may-22-jones
'Texas Public Radio'
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/may-22-jones (This segment also aired on seven affiliate stations.)
City controller raises ‘serious’ concerns about Houston budget without court ruling on drainage settlement
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/may-22-stein
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Finding the beauty in computer science and engineering
Moshe Vardi, University Professor, the Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering and professor of computer science, authored an op-ed.
IEEE Computer Society
http://dateline.rice/may-22-vardi
From Rice to orbit: Student engineers build safer, low-cost satellite thruster
An article mentions that a Rice team of undergraduate students designed and built a low-cost propulsion module for small satellites and won the top prize in Rice's Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen's Huff OEDK Showcase. The team consisted of Warren Rose, Stefan Budimlic, Anish Chitnis, Mark Lopatofsky, Jack Maurry, Sam Sarver, Daniel Stulski and Liam Waite. David Trevas, lecturer of mechanical engineering, was the team's faculty adviser.
Center for the Study of Space Crime, Piracy and Governance
http://dateline.rice/may-22-trevas-et.al
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.
ASM International
http://dateline.rice/may-22-halas-nordlander-alvarez-senftle-patel-et.al
Federal ignorance is a policy choice
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Cannabis & Tech Today
http://dateline.rice/may-22-harris
DeSimone Consulting Engineering appoints Dmitri Jajich as principal in London
An article mentions the James Turrell "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on Rice's Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion.
Design Middle East (This article also appeared in CityBiz.)
http://dateline.rice/may-22-dme
Scientists ID potential drug target to prevent cancer from spreading to bones
An article mentions that experts at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
Fierce Biotech
http://dateline.rice/may-22-fb
The best colleges for artificial intelligence in America 2025
A roundup features Rice.
University Magazine
http://dateline.rice/may-22-um
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
A future astronaut takes flight
David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute, professor of physics and astronomy and Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is mentioned.
UCLA Newsroom
http://dateline.rice/may-22-alexander
What’s in a name?
Alumna Amy Leventer is featured.
Colgate Magazine
http://dateline.rice/may-22-leventer
SPORTS
Florida Atlantic defeats Rice, 8-6, in elimination game at 2025 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team lost to the Florida Atlantic University 8-6 in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship in Clearwater, Florida, May 21.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/may-22-the.american
Owls advance to Friday at AAC tournament
FAUSports.com
http://dateline.rice/may-22-fau
Texas A&M keeps slim NCAA baseball hopes alive with win over Mississippi St.; UH downs Kansas St.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the May 21 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-22-hc
'KHOU 11 News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-22-khou
MLB Top 5: Toronto Blue Jays outfielders
A roundup features former Rice head baseball coach Jose Cruz Jr.
Last Word on Sports
http://dateline.rice/may-22-lwos
Here are the programs with the most men's College World Series titles
A roundup mentions that Rice's baseball team won the College World Series in 2003 under late head coach Wayne Graham.
NCAA
http://dateline.rice/may-22-graham
Ole Miss lands former Rice QB Shawqi Itraish
An article features former Rice football player Shawqi Itraish.
Marietta Daily Journal (This article also appeared in the National Football Post and Motorcylce Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/may-22-mdj
NEWS RELEASES
Program in collaboration with area colleges empowers next generation of sustainability data scholars
This spring, 75 students from Lone Star College, San Jacinto Community College and Houston Community College met with Rice faculty, staff and graduate students five times over three months to explore how data science can be used to solve real-world sustainability challenges. Students worked on problems related to the environment, human health and the energy transition in a program funded by Google and led by the Department of Computer Science, the Rice Sustainability Institute and the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. The program was directed by Risa Myers, Canek Phillips and Carrie Masiello.
http://dateline.rice/may-22-news-release-enviro.data.science
Rice experts equip Houston professionals with AI and machine learning training
The capabilities and widespread use of artificial intelligence continue to expand at an accelerated pace, transforming industries as workforces adopt generative technology and machine learning tools to increase efficiency, automate processes, identify trends and support decision-making. This broad adoption of AI underscores the need for enhanced technical education and training to ensure that responsible use remains central to its deployment. To meet these demands, Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute offered an intensive three-day boot camp in Houston for data science practitioners and technical managers.
http://dateline.rice/may-22-news-release-ken.kennedy.institute