NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The quest to prove the existence of a new type of quantum particle
An article features Rice research into discovering the potential existence of paraparticles. Co-authors quoted include Kaden Hazzard, associate professor of physics and astronomy and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, and former Rice graduate student Zhiyuan Wang. Hazzard is featured in The Knowmads on YouTube.
Wired (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-hazzard-wang
Kaden Hazzard on the exotic nature of paraparticles
The Knowmads on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/may-27-hazzard
Why hasn't Trump visited the border yet?
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Newsweek (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-payan
US faces another summer of extreme heat as fears rise over Trump cuts
Sylvia Dee, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences and civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
The Guardian
http://dateline.rice/may-27-dee
Record US temperatures loom as Trump-era cuts spark climate preparedness concerns
MSN Weather (This article originally appeared in Econostrum.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-dee
Fort Bend County residents call out officials for holding precinct meetings on Memorial Day
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in ABC 13 Online, and the segment also aired on KTRK-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-jones
Houston billionaire Dick Weekley is losing in the Texas Legislature after 30 years of wins
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-jones
Houston megadonor Dick Weekley and his group Texans for Lawsuit Reform are losing in the Legislature after 30 years of wins
The Texas Tribune
http://dateline.rice/may-27-jones
'CBS Austin News'
KEYE-TV (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-jones
Scientists identify new 2D copper boride material with unique atomic structure
An article features collaborative Rice research into borophene. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Engineering and professor of materials science, nanoengineering and chemistry, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Phys.org, and it appeared in Mirage, Interesting Engineering, Nanowerk and Bioengineer.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-yakobson
Moving pictures: Researchers use movies to diagnose EV battery failure
An article mentions that Yimo Han, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering, collaborated on the featured research.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Phys.org, and it appeared in The National Tribune.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-han
Scientists discover bacteria that 'breathe' electricity instead of oxygen
An article features Rice research into how certain bacteria breathe by generating electricity. Additional articles quote co-authors Caroline Ajo-Franklin, professor of biosciences, director of the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, and graduate student Biki Bapi Kundu.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Times of India.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-msn
Houston researchers make breakthrough on electricity-generating bacteria
EnergyCapitalHTX
http://dateline.rice/may-27-ajo.franklin-kundu
Scientists discover bizarre bacteria that literally live off electricity
The Morning News
http://dateline.rice/may-27-ajo.franklin-kundu
Batteri 'elettrici': La scoperta che rivoluzionerà energia e biotech
Reccom.org
http://dateline.rice/may-27-ajo.franklin-kundu
This crazy bacteria doesn't breathe oxygen
BGR
http://dateline.rice/may-27-ajo.franklin
Teens should be training to become AI 'ninjas,' Google DeepMind CEO says
An article mentions that Rice will offer a Bachelor of Science in artificial intelligence starting this fall.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Business Insider, and it appeared in Business Insider Deutschland and MSN DE.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-msn
Why is Trump obsessed with Harvard?
Rice is mentioned.
The Hill
http://dateline.rice/may-27-the.hill
Los Angeles Times welcomes Class of 2025 summer interns
Sid Richardson College senior Niamh Ordner is featured.
MSN (This article originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times, and it appeared in DNyuz.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-ordner
HOUSTON/TEXAS
More HISD students are passing AP exams than ever before. What's changed?
David Johnston, director of Rice's Center for College Readiness, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page of the May 27 print edition and was in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-johnston
The tremendous turtles of Texas
Sid Richardson College senior Drew Francis authored an article.
Environment Texas
http://dateline.rice/may-27-francis
Alright, alright, alright. Lawmakers just passed a celebrity-endorsed bill to make Texas a 'new Hollywood.'
Wiess College senior Riya Misra authored an article.
The Barbed Wire
http://dateline.rice/may-27-misra
Grew up in Houston. Killed by Nazis. Remembered by the grateful Dutch. | Opinion
An article featuring the late George Alexander mentions that he formerly studied at Rice before enlisting in the Army in July 1942.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front of the Opinion section in the May 26 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-hc
Houston VC firm closes $21M fund for underrepresented founders
An article mentions the Rice Management Co.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/may-27-innomap
Houston space tech co. lands millions and more innovation news to know
A roundup mentions the Ion, a Houston-based tech hub owned by the Rice Real Estate Co.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/may-27-innomap
Houston's Axiom Space, FluxWorks among latest recipients of Texas Space Commission grants
An article mentions the Rice Business Plan Competition.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/may-27-hbj
Summer starts here: Best events in Houston in June 2025
A roundup mentions that Rice's Moody Center for the Arts will offer the ArtLab: Stories + Silhouettes workshop each Saturday in June.
Houston on the Cheap
http://dateline.rice/may-27-hotc
Editor's Message: FEMA not ready, Kindred's new home, FAMU drama, 'Forever' Black Girl magic
An article features a new study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into the percentage of Houstonians who feel prepared for a natural disaster.
Defender
http://dateline.rice/may-27-defender
Houston's social calendar for May 27-30
A roundup mentions that Rice's Moody Center for the Arts will host The Reading Room pop-up library May 30.
Axios (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-axios
Kingwood Park High School salutatorian and former Texas HOSA State President earns full-ride to Duke University
Rice is mentioned.
Humble Independent School District
http://dateline.rice/may-27-hisd
BROADCAST
'Alex Witt Reports'
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is interviewed about President Donald Trump's dinner for the highest investors of his meme coin.
MSNBC
http://dateline.rice/may-27-brinkley
Memorial Day
A broadcast features Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
YourClassical.org (This "Performance Today" segment also aired on more than 400 stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-parker
Jovan Kamcev, University of Michigan — new water purification technology
An article mentions that Menachem Elimelech, the Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, collaborated on the featured research.
American Association of Colleges and Universities' "The Academic Minute" (This segment also aired on 70 stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-elimelech
Part-time legislature (May 27, 2025)
Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, participates in a discussion of whether or not Houston needs a major landmark. Rice's redesigned Academic Quadrangle is mentioned.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-fox
'Fox 26 Morning News Weekends'
Bill King, fellow in public finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about local political stories.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-king
'13 Eyewitness News'
A pair of broadcasts cite a recent survey by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into the growth of Fort Bend and Montgomery counties.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-ktrk
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-ktrh (This segment aired twice.)
Some cheap things to do in Houston out of the summer heat
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/may-27-hpm
Any questions No. 685: 'Grad categories'
WAMC's The Roundtable
http://dateline.rice/may-27-wamc
Hector J. Garcia Early College High School kicks off LISD commencement ceremonies
An article featuring Mia Cuevas, valedictorian of Hector J. Garcia Early College High School, mentions that she plans to attend Rice in the fall on the QuestBridge National College Match scholarship.
KGNS Online (This article also appeared in MSN Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-kgns
'KGNS News'
KGNS-TV (Laredo, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-kgns (This segment aired twice.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Harnessing hot electrons for clean chemicals
An article features alumnus Dayne Swearer and mentions that he studied under Naomi Halas, University Professor and the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
C&EN
http://dateline.rice/may-27-halas
Simpler method refines ultrapure diamond film fabrication for quantum and electronic applications
An article features collaborative Rice research developing uniform, ultrathin diamond layer fabrication. Co-author Xiang Zhang, assistant research professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in MSN Money, and it appeared in Power Electronics World and Compound Semiconductor.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-zhang
Was Planet Nine exiled from the solar system as a baby?
André Izidoro, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
New Scientist
http://dateline.rice/may-27-izidoro
Sunlight converted into energy for the first time in history — it’s the most powerful source ever seen
An article features collaborative Rice research into next-generation halide perovskite semiconductors. Co-authors quoted include Aditya Mohite, the William Marsh Rice Trustee Professor and professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, electrical and computer engineering, chemistry and materials science and nanoengineering; alumnus Austin Fehr; and graduate students Ayush Agrawal and Faiz Mandani.
The Pulse
http://dateline.rice/may-27-mohite-et.al
Appointments and signings
A roundup mentions that David Chan will join Rice's Shepherd School of Music in the fall as a professor of violin.
Classical Music Daily
http://dateline.rice/may-27-chan
Kilometers of cables buried under our cities are auscultation of our planet
Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, Trustee Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, is quoted.
LNG in Northern BC
http://dateline.rice/may-27-ajo.franklin
Cables de fibra óptica: Sensores invisibles para anticipar terremotos y desastres
Infobae
http://dateline.rice/may-27-ajo.franklin
Can Gulf State economies diversify from oil?
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Foreign Policy Association on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/may-27-ulrichsen
Magma layer keeps the Yellowstone supervolcano dormant
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, and postdoctoral associate Chenglong Duan are quoted.
Earth.com
http://dateline.rice/may-27-schmandt-duan
Il supervulcano di Yellowstone non esplode perché è 'tappato.' Letteralmente
Tech.iCrewPlay.com
http://dateline.rice/may-27-schmandt
Anne C. Klein on becoming a Buddha and being human too
Anne Klein, professor of religion, is featured.
Intellectual History on Player FM
http://dateline.rice/may-27-klein
Legislation would repeal certain SEC discretionary authorities
An article cites a 2019 study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into bank regulations and compliance costs since 2010.
Financial Regulation News
http://dateline.rice/may-27-frn
TOMODACHI-Dow Women's STEM Leadership and Research Program concludes with final presentation
An article featuring Nanami Abe mentions that she recently participated in the TOMODACHI-STEM Program at Rice.
USJapanTomodachi.org
http://dateline.rice/may-27-tomodachi
What's happening in space policy May 25-31, 2025
President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
SpacePolicyOnline.com
http://dateline.rice/may-27-spo
Does Rice University offer good financial aid? — The College Explorer
An article mentions the Rice Investment, an initiative offering full-tuition scholarships and grants to students from low- and middle-income families.
The College Explorer on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/may-27-tce
Breastfeeding moms, a new device may finally answer the question: How much milk is my baby getting?
An article mentions that experts at Rice helped developed a wearable device that provides clinical-grade, continuous monitoring of a baby's breast milk consumption.
MSN Health (This article originally appeared in ParentingPatch.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-msn.health
How sequencing-based wastewater epidemiology detected measles first
An article mentions that experts at Rice have partnered with the city of Houston to monitor wastewater for measles.
Envirotech Online
http://dateline.rice/may-27-eo
Billions in the balance: How pharma giants are betting on 3D printing
An article highlights "Where Our Research Dollars Go," an article featured in the spring 2025 issue of Rice Magazine.
Fabbaloo
http://dateline.rice/may-27-fab
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Joint lab to find functional materials of the future
An article mentions that Junichiro Kono, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor in Engineering, professor of electrical and computer engineering, physics and astronomy and materials science and nanoengineering and director of Rice's Smalley-Curl Institute, collaborated on the featured research.
KTH.se
http://dateline.rice/may-27-kono
Why Iceland is becoming a glacier graveyard
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.
SwissInfo.ch (This article also appeared in MENAFN.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-swissinfo
Questions about spending at MTPS persist
An article cites a study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into bullying.
Patch (Middletown, New Jersey)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-patch
I salvaged $6,000 of luxury items discarded by Duke students. Why did it make me feel so terrible?
An article mentions Rice's "Give a Hoot! Donate Your Loot!" campaign, which recovers durable goods from students moving out of residence for donation rather than discarding.
Indy Week
http://dateline.rice/may-27-iw
Consolida Tamaulipas alianza global para enfrentar el cambio climático
An article mentions that Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy will provide academic support for the creation of a carbon credit model in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
TiempoAhora.net
http://dateline.rice/may-27-ta
Health care executive pay narrows gap with corporate CEOs
An article cites research by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into the pay of hospital CEOs.
Winston-Salem Journal
http://dateline.rice/may-27-wsj
This Georgia college ranks No. 2 on Travel + Leisure's 25 most beautiful college campuses
Rice is mentioned.
Athens Banner-Herald
http://dateline.rice/may-27-abh
SPORTS
BHS runner signs with Rice University
An article featuring Victor Aviles mentions that he has signed to join Rice's track and field team.
Burnet Bulletin
http://dateline.rice/may-27-bb
BSB: Huskies bound for NCAA Austin Regional
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team played Houston Christian University in the Austin Regional of the NCAA Tournament in 2015.
HCUHuskies.com
http://dateline.rice/may-27-hcu
Cats Insider: Added and canceled official visits
Rice is mentioned.
247Sports.com
http://dateline.rice/may-27-247
2025 UTSA football schedule
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio Oct. 11.
HERO Sports
http://dateline.rice/may-27-hero
'Great Day SA'
A broadcast mentions that Rice's baseball team lost to the University of Texas at San Antonio 4-2 in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship in Clearwater, Florida, May 20.
KENS-TV (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-kens
SportzBuzz - June 2025
An article mentions that Landon Layhew has signed to play baseball at Rice.
The Buzz Magazines (This article will also appear in the June print edition of the Bellaire, Memorial, West University and Tanglewood-River Oaks issues.)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-buzz
'H-Town High School Sports'
ATTSW-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/may-27-attsw
Rivals unified
An article mentions that Rice hosted high school baseball regional semifinals last week.
The Buzz Magazines
http://dateline.rice/may-27-buzz
Rivals unified: Stratford and MHS baseball teams come together for Blake Barry
The Buzz Magazines
http://dateline.rice/may-27-buzz
NEWS RELEASES
Rice geophysicist Ajo-Franklin wins Reginald Fessenden Award for pioneering work in fiber optic sensing
Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, a leading mind in applied geophysics and Trustee Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice, has been awarded the 2025 Reginald Fessenden Award by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. The honor recognizes a "specific technical contribution to exploration geophysics" that represents a major scientific or conceptual advancement — a distinction that places Ajo-Franklin among the most influential innovators in the field.
http://dateline.rice/may-27-news-release-ajo.franklin
'Pinballs in a cosmic arcade': New study suggests how wide-orbit planets form, supporting existence of Planet Nine
In a new study published in Nature Astronomy, researchers from Rice and the Planetary Science Institute used complex simulations to show that wide-orbit planets are not anomalies but rather natural by-products of a chaotic early phase in planetary system development. This phase occurs while stars are still packed tightly in their birth clusters and planets are jostling for space in turbulent, crowded systems.
http://dateline.rice/may-27-news-release-izidoro