NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
See which celebrities are giving commencement speeches this year
An article mentions that John Green is scheduled to speak at Rice's undergraduate commencement ceremony May 9.
USA Today
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-usat
Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz sparks 'tremendous interest' in alternative routes
Jim Krane, the Diana Tamari Sabbagh Fellow in Middle East Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, and 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 the Baker Institute, are quoted. Krane is also quoted in Fortune and Semafor.
CBC Online
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-cbc
Iran has reopened the Strait of Hormuz—but experts say it now holds a card that works 'almost like a nuclear deterrent'
Fortune
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-f
View / the Hormuz crisis is far from over
Semafor
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-s
Against an endless present
Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, is quoted.
The Dispatch
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-td
How the Iran war is reshaping Gulf economies, unevenly
An article cites research by Justin Alexander, nonresident fellow at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
The National
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-tn
The best brownie recipe, according to science
Lesa Tran, associate teaching professor of chemistry, is quoted.
Popular Science
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-ps
Salah's Saudi payday under threat? Liverpool ace gets update as PIF slash spending
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Football Transfers
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-ft
Oil and energy in Latin America 2026: The complete guide
An article cites research by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into Venezuela's oil industry.
The Rio Times
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-rt
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston's Morning Show
A broadcast features Rice's Alumni of Rice Black Alumni Weekend. Will Rice College junior Chali Taylor and alumna Chaundra Frank are interviewed.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-kriv
From son of immigrants to National Medal of Science: How this Rice professor is changing lives
Richard Tapia, University Professor, the Maxfield-Oshman Professor in Engineering and professor of computational and applied mathematics, is featured.
KHOU 11 Online
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-khou
KHOU 11 News
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-khou
Houston lab's 2-bug sensor turns dirty samples into cut-rate tests
An article features collaborative research that developed a flexible bioelectrical sensor system. Co-authors include Caroline Ajo-Franklin, the Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor of BioSciences, professor of bioengineering, director of the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute, and postdoctoral associate Siliang Li.
Hoodline Houston
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-hh
2 bacteria join forces to turn chemical signals into electricity, opening up low-cost sensing options
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-p
Bioelectronic sensor turns chemical signals into electricity using bacteria
Interesting Engineering
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-ie
Dual-bacterial sensors engineered to convert chemical signals into electricity
Bioengineer.org
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-b
Bioelectrical sensor system developed using dual-bacterial design to convert chemical signals into electricity
Gene Online
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-go
Houston Tax Day floods | New flood data raises concerns for areas that never flooded
An article features Rice research into flooding in Houston. Jim Elliott, the David W. Leebron Professor of Sociology and co-director of Rice's Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience (CFAR), and Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology and co-director of CFAR, are quoted.
KHOU 11 Online
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-khou
Houston's 'safe' streets could turn into rivers in minutes
Houston Hoodline
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-hh
KHOU 11 Morning News
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-khou
KHOU 11 News
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-khou
Texas scaled back a hike in hemp fees. Businesses say they're still too high
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-hc
Texas will launch its own clinical trials into ibogaine psychedelic after failing to find a drug company to help
KWTX Online
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-kwtx
How Houston innovators played a role in the historic Artemis II splashdown
An article mentions that Rice helped develop the Orion capsule's three-parachute system. Tayfun E. Tezduyar, the James F. Barbour Professor of Mechanical Engineering, is quoted.
Innovation Map
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-im
New development, expansions to bring more than 2,700 homes to Montgomery County
An article features research by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into the Houston area's population.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-hc
3 takeaways from new research on Houston ISD's takeover
An article features collaborative Rice research into Texas' takeover of the Houston Independent School District. Graduate student Jasmin Lee is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-hc
Christian Menefee raised over $1M, doubling Al Green in fundraising ahead of Texas CD18 runoff
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 Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-hc
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-krld
What's Your Point?
Bill King, fellow in public finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, joined a roundtable discussion on politics.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-kriv
Artemis II captivated the world. Psychologists explain why people were so drawn to this mission
Eden King, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Psychology, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-hc
Meteorite fragments that crashed into a Spring home are now being studied at Rice University
Bidong Zhang, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
KHOU 11 Online
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-khou
KHOU 11 News
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-khou
Rice, UH launch joint effort to accelerate plastics recycling solutions
An article features the news that Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and the University of Houston's Energy Transition Institute are launching a partnership to advance scalable, market-ready solutions for plastics circularity. Rachel Meidl, fellow in energy and sustainability at the Baker Institute, is quoted.
EnergyCapitalHTX
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-echtx
Rice Alliance names first head of platform and more innovation headlines
An article features the news that the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship has named Laura Neder its head of platform.
Innovation Map
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-im
Nicest person in Houston recognized at City Hall. Why gripe about that? | Thumbs
An article mentions that Rice is renovating the old Lovett College building. John Casbarian, the Harry K. and Albert K. Smith Professor in Architecture, is quoted, and alumnus Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation policy in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-hc
Commissioners tackle issues on packed agenda
An article mentions that Rice is part of a collaborative effort to develop advanced statewide flood prediction and detection models.
Hill Country Community Journal
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-hccj
Helix Earth closes $12M round and more Houston energy headlines
An article features Helix Earth Technologies, which was spun out of Rice.
EnergyCapitalHTX
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-echtx
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
This protein-engineering breakthrough generates over 10M data points and turbocharges AI in just 3 days
An article features Rice research that generated enough data to train AI models to accurately predict a protein's function. Co-authors include Han Xiao, associate professor of biosciences and bioengineering and director of Rice's Synthesis X Center, and graduate student Linqi Cheng.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-p
Researchers find a way to heat 3D printer filament using microwaves, enabling fusing circuits inside printed objects — tech supports precise heating down to the width of a human hair
An article features Rice research that describes a new 3D-printing process that overcomes the technology's inability to heat printed ink without damaging the materials underneath. Co-authors include Yong Lin Kong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering.
Tom's Hardware
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-th
Focused microwaves allow 3D printers to fuse circuits onto almost anything
New Atlas
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-na
Battery research targets performance, recycling and dendrites
An article features Rice research that developed a new battery recycling method using a brief microwave-induced plasma treatment and room-temperature mild solvents, including citric acid. Co-authors include Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor of Engineering; Xiang Zhang, assistant research professor of materials science and nanoengineering; Sohini Bhattacharyya, research scientist in materials science and nanoengineering; and doctoral student Gautam Chandrasekhar.
EE Power
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-eep
Canada's PM says auto industry among 3 hardest hit by US tariffs
An article cites a study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement.
Electric-Vehicles.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-ev
Pune startup makes 100% safe sodium-ion battery using Indian raw materials
Rice is mentioned.
TRAK.in
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-t
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Inaugural Black women's film festival unearths gems to convene community
An article mentions that Hayley O’Malley, assistant professor of art history, contributed to Stanford University's Black Women's Film Festival.
The Stanford Daily
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-sd
SPORTS
Rice captures first American Conference Women's Tennis Championship
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team defeated Wichita State University 4-2 to win the American Conference Championship April 19. Rice reached the title match by defeating the University of North Texas 4-1 in the quarterfinals April 17 and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 4-3 in the semifinals April 18.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-ta
Wichita State and Rice set to face off for the American Women's Tennis Championship
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-ta
Top 4 seeds advance to semifinals of American Women's Tennis Championship
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-ta
No. 6 Tulsa defeats No. 1 Rice 4-1 to win 2026 American Men's Tennis Championship
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team lost to the University of Tulsa 4-1 in the final of the American Conference Championship April 19. Rice reached the title match by defeating Tulane University 4-1 in the quarterfinals April 17 and the University of South Florida 4-1 in the semifinals April 18.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-ta
No. 1 Rice, No. 6 Tulsa reach final match of American Men's Tennis Championship
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-ta
Tulsa earns dramatic win to cap quarterfinal round of American Men's Tennis Championship
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-ta
Tigers pick up 2 wins on Sunday, complete sweep of Owls
Two articles mention that Rice's baseball team lost to the University of Memphis 4-1, 10-6 and 6-5 in 10 innings in a three-game series April 17-19.
GoTigersGo.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-um
Howell's strong start, late surge lift Memphis over Rice, 4-1
GoTigersGo.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-um
Owls wrap up 2026 spring slate
An article features Rice's volleyball team.
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/apr-20-bvm