NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
James Talarico's chances against GOP candidates in Texas Senate race — poll
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.
Newsweek
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-jones
John Cornyn, Ken Paxton in statistical dead heat in GOP primary for US Senate, poll finds
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-jones
UH-TSU survey finds Paxton, Cornyn in virtual tie for Republican Senate nomination
University of Houston News
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-jones
New poll: US Senate primary races in Texas are neck and neck
KXAN Online
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-jones
Trump suggests NATO should 'throw' Spain out over defence spending
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance and director of the Center for Tax and Budget Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Al Jazeera
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-diamond
Falling birth rates, growing school choice: Why Houston's urban public schools are losing students
Bill King, fellow in public finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Courtney Thrash, researcher at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, are quoted.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Houston Chronicle.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-king
How Trump's strikes against alleged narco-terrorists are reshaping the cartel battlefield: 'One-way ticket'
Nathan Jones, nonresident scholar in drug policy and Mexico studies in the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Fox News
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-jones
Politicians and John Mulaney headline Texas publication's 2025 festival
An article mentions that Ruth Simmons, the Rice President's Distinguished Fellow and trustee emerita, will speak at The Texas Tribune's TribFest in Austin Nov. 13-15.
MSN (This article originally appeared in CultureMap Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-simmons
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Families with Pride Festival returns to Discovery Green Oct. 18
An article mentions that Rice collaborated on the Banner Project's "History of Pride" exhibit as part of the Families with Pride event at Discovery Green Oct. 18.
OutSmart
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-os
This TCU professor knows Taylor Swift's music 'all too well'
Rice is mentioned.
Fort Worth Report
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-fwr
BROADCAST
Israeli cabinet discuss Gaza peace plan
David Satterfield, director of Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed.
ABC News (Australia)
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-satterfield
Houston Matters full episode — Oct. 10, 2025
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, participates in a roundtable discussion of "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" of the week's news.
Houston Public Media on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-ho
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Hints of a boundary between phases of nuclear matter found at RHIC
Frank Geurts and Darin Acosta, both professors of physics and astronomy, are quoted.
Physics World
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-geurts
From Lab to Launch: Spinning out biotech innovation with RBL's Dr. Paul Wotton — Episode 227
Paul Wotton, adjunct professor in the practice of bioengineering and executive director of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, is featured.
XTalks.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-wotton
'Toasterlike' process recovers rare earths from e-waste
An article features Rice research into recovering rare earth elements from discarded magnets co-authored by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow.
IEEE Spectrum
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-tour
Engineering phonons for more efficient perovskites
An article features collaborative Rice research creating hybrid states of matter. Co-authors include 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, and alumnus Dasom Kim.
Optics & Photonics News
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-kono-kim
Opening new ways to control matter: New perspective on chiral phonons
An article features research into chiral phonons co-authored by Hanyu Zhu, associate professor of materials science and nanoengineering, physics and astronomy and electrical and chemical engineering.
Technology.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-zhu
Announcing the 2025 Adroit Prizes for poetry and prose results!
Will Rice College junior Chi Pham has been named the the Adroit Prize Commended Writers list.
The Adroit Journal
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-pham
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
US economist: Dragon gas license 'good news' for T&T
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, fellow at the Center for the United States and Mexico, director of the Latin America Energy Program at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-monaldi
Rice University scholar, author to lecture at University of Lynchburg
An article featuring Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, mentions that he will give the talk "The Superhumanities: Altered States and the Future of Knowledge" at the University of Lynchburg Oct. 23.
University of Lynchburg News
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-kripal
Justin Caram receives $1.3M Moore Foundation Award
An article mentions that Gyu-Boong Jo, professor of physics and astronomy, has been named one of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's Experimental Physics Investigators.
UCLA's Chemistry & Biochemistry News
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-jo
College radio dies in silence: Stealth deal turns CSU student station into a jazz channel
An article mentions Rice's radio station.
Cleveland.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-cl
SPORTS
South Florida tabbed as 2025-26 American women's basketball favorite in preseason coaches' poll
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team was voted to finish third in the American Conference this season. Owl Dominique Ennis was named to all-conference first team, and Owls Aniah Alexis and Victoria Flores were named to the second team.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-the.american
Udo selected for preseason all-conference first team
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-utsa
VB Preview: Memphis and UAB
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is scheduled to face Wichita State University Oct. 19.
GoShockers.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-shock
Charlotte and Rice trade late goals in back-and-forth 1-1 draw
An article mentions that Rice's soccer team drew its match 1-1 against the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Oct. 9.
Charlotte49ers.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-49ers
UTSA-Rice football: How to watch Roadrunners' American Conference matchup Saturday
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio Oct. 11.
San Antonio Express-News
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-exp.news
2025 Week 7 preview: Rice Owls at UTSA Roadrunners
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-sbn
UTSA/Rice football game fan information
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-utsa
UT Arlington women's tennis falls short in regional tournament open singles
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis players competed in the ITA Regional Championships Oct. 9.
The Shorthorn
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-sh
PREVIEW: Swimming and diving starts the season at Houston Diving invite, Rice Fall Splash
An article mentions the Owl-A-Pooluza swimming and diving meet set for Oct. 10-11.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-uh
Preview: Houston diving invite, Rice Fall Splash
GoFrogs.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-tcu
Memphis named 2025-26 American men's basketball favorite
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team was voted to finish 12th in the American Conference this season.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-the.american
Illini fly to East Coast for road swing at Maryland, Rutgers
An article mentions former Rice volleyball player Meredith Schamun.
FightinIllini.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-illini
Blazers head to Tulsa and Wichita
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team defeated the University of Tulsa 3-2 Sept. 28.
UABSports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-uab
In Texas-OU rivalry littered with upsets, Arch Manning's Longhorns can shift narrative
An article mentions that Rice's football team lost to the University of Texas at Austin in 1989.
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-morn
USF volleyball heads west for conference road swing
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team is slated to play the University of South Florida Oct. 10.
GoUSFBulls.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-10-usf
NEWS RELEASES
Materials scientist Hautier named fellow of American Physical Society
Geoffroy Hautier, the Trustee Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), one of the most prestigious recognitions in physics. Fewer than 0.5% of APS members are selected for the distinction each year. Hautier was honored by the APS Division of Computational Physics "for pioneering work in high-throughput computational materials design and discovery, especially in the field of quantum and optoelectronic materials."
http://dateline.rice/oct-2-news-release-hautier