NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Trump vowed fewer regulations and lots more oil. He's delivered on one
Ken Medlock, the James A. Baker III and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The New York Times
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-tnyt
Pope Leo's trip to Middle East will stress, and test, interfaith ties
Craig Considine, senior lecturer in sociology, is quoted.
The Washington Post
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-twp
Better MRIs may be on the way
An article features collaborative Rice research that designed a physics-based model of magnetic resonance relaxation that bridges molecular-scale dynamics with macroscopic MRI signals. Co-authors quoted include Walter Chapman, the William W. Akers Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Philip Singer, assistant research professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering; and alumnus Thiago Pinheiro.
Futurity
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-mri
Why Republicans in Congress hate Trump's health care plan
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute's Center for Health and Biosciences and professor of economics, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in The New Republic.)
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-yn
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy receives its largest individual gift ever
An article features the news that Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy has received a $7.5 million gift from entrepreneur Claudio X. González and has renamed its Center for the United States and Mexico the Claudio X. González Center for the United States and Mexico. James A. Baker III, the institute’s honorary chair, is quoted.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-hbj
Houston mother describes challenges living in food insecurity
A broadcast mentions a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into food insecurity in the Houston area. Luz Garcini, associate professor of psychological sciences, director of the Center for Community and Public Health at the Kinder Institute and a Rice Faculty Scholar in the Claudio X. González Center for the U.S. and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted. Sejal Mistry, research analyst at the Kinder Institute, is also quoted in the Houston Chronicle.
ABC 13 Online
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-abc13
As grocery prices rise and SNAP cuts linger, low-income Houstonians struggle to fill Thanksgiving tables
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-hc
Houston and Harris County confront rising food insecurity affecting 2 in 5 households amid SNAP cuts
Hoodline Houston
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-hh
Meet the Rice University superfan who just got the surprise of a lifetime
An article features Brown College senior Hong Lin Tsai. Rice football head coach Scott Abell is quoted.
KHOU 11 Online
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-khou
What's next in the court battle over the Texas congressional map?
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.
News4SA Online
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-sa
Texas candidates wait for clarity on 2026 congressional map
News4SA Online
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-sa
As Rep. Jasmine Crockett ponders Senate bid in Texas, other candidates wait
KDH News Online
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-kdh
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones asks City Council to move municipal elections to November
An article mentions election research co-authored by Melissa Marschall, professor of political science.
San Antonio Report
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-sar
Your guide to can't-miss Houston arts and culture: December 2025 edition
An article mentions that Rice's Moody Center for the Arts will host the multimedia performance "Of the Soil: An Arkansas Anthology" Dec. 12-13.
Houstonia
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-hou
Houston ISD is losing more students than previously projected, internal document shows
An article cites a study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into the capacity rates of Houston Independent School District campuses.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-hpm
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Rice engineers show lab-grown diamond films can stop costly mineral buildup in pipes
An article features Rice research that developed diamond films that help prevent mineral scaling in pipes. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor of Engineering and professor of materials science and nanoengineering; Jun Lou, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and Nanoengineering; Xiang Zhang, assistant research professor of materials science and nanoengineering; and postdoctoral researcher Yifan Zhu.
StatNano.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-sn
Synthetic diamond coatings promise to end fouling in pipes
Inspenet.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-insp
Cleaner pipes with diamond films
IOM3.org
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-iom3
Oceanographers present conceptual framework to determine what happens to carbon as it sinks through the ocean
An article mentions that Sven Kranz, associate professor of biosciences, collaborated on the featured research.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-phys
FSU oceanographers present new conceptual framework to answer age-old question: What happens to carbon as it sinks through the ocean?
Florida State University News
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-fsu
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
MA hospital CEO pay: 4-year trends and biggest increases
An article features a study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into inflation-adjusted CEO pay in nonprofit hospitals between 2012-2019.
Time.news
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-tn
SPORTS
Ellerbee's heroics lift Eagles over Rice
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to Florida Gulf Coast University 78-63 in overtime Nov. 25.
FGCUAthletics.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-fgcu
Battle of the Owls goes to the Black and Gold in overtime victory
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to Kennesaw State University 89-84 in overtime Nov. 24.
KSUOwls.com
http://dateline.rice/nov-26-ksu