NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The ripple effects of NASA's Artemis mission could be bigger than you think
Scott Solomon, teaching professor of biosciences, authored an op-ed. Solomon is also featured in Click Oil and Gas and interviewed by ABC News.
The Washington Post
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-wp
Science fiction got it wrong: A biologist from Rice University says that humans born on Mars would not be tall and slender like in the movies, but short, with thick bones, reinforced skulls and possibly orange skin
Click Oil and Gas
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-cog
ABC News Live
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-abc
Mark Finley on the impact of the Iran war on global energy
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
C-SPAN Online
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-cspan
Venezuela seems to be going … well?
Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, fellow at the Claudio X. González Center for the U.S. and Mexico and director of the Latin America Energy Program at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and lecturer in energy economics at Rice, is quoted.
The Atlantic
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-ta
Truth behind Trump's latest Iran threat revealed by experts
Menachem Elimelech, the Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is quoted.
Daily Mail
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-dm
How to eat an elephant: Fossil find in Tanzania shows oldest signs of butchering these giant mammals
Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, professor of anthropology, authored an article.
The Conversation
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-tc
How one city is trying to solve the loneliness epidemic
An article features a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into social connection and social health in the Houston area. Ruth López Turley, director of the Kinder Institute and professor of sociology, and Daniel Potter, director of the Kinder Institute's Houston Population Research Center, are quoted. Potter also joined Houston Public Media's "Hello Houston" to discuss the Houston Area L.O.V.E. Survey, which aims to reflect the experiences and needs of LGBTQ+ residents across the greater Houston area.
Straight Arrow News
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-san
Hello Houston (April 7, 2026)
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-hpm
Small farmers face a new era of hemp prohibition
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted. Harris also authored an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle.
Straight Arrow News
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-san
Texas has new hemp rules. Consumers still aren't safe | Opinion
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-hc
WGCH-AM (Greenwich, Connecticut)
Ana María Martínez, professor of voice at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-wgch
US lower court judges are challenging Trump's 'war on the rule of law,' experts say
An article mentions that Chief Justice John Roberts spoke on campus at an event hosted by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy March 17.
The Guardian
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-tg
The idealism of the space program isn't enough
A video mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
The New York Times
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-nyt
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Greater Houston suburbs lead the region's growth, census data shows
An article features a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into the population of Harris County and the surrounding suburban counties. Kevin J. A. Thomas, director of the Kinder Institute's Houston Population Research Center, is quoted.
ABC 13 Online
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-abc13
ABC 13 Eyewitness News
KIAH-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-kiah
Fox 26 News
Richard Sindelar, nonresident scholar in global diplomacy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the Iran war.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-kriv
Fuel prices driving up grocery costs, starting with produce, experts say
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Fox 26 Houston Online
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-fox26
Harris County approved a park seizure for Ben Taub expansion. Construction could take years
Jim Blackburn, professor in the practice of environmental law, co-director of the SSPEED Center and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-hpm
Gov. Abbott's repost of AI-generated photo highlights blurred line of artificial intelligence
Liam Mayes, lecturer in the humanities, is quoted.
News West 9 Online
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-nw9
US News ranked America's best graduate programs. Here are the top Texas schools
An article mentions that Rice is ranked in several categories in the U.S. News and World Report's latest graduate program rankings.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-hc
Wharton extends No. 1 run as MIT Sloan surges in 2026 US News EMBA ranking
Poets & Quants
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-pq
Historians, teachers highlight issues with new social studies TEKS
An article cites a study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into Texas' public school curriculum.
The Center Square Texas
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-cst
Parents slam 'awful' STAAR-based field trip eligibility at San Antonio school
An article cites a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into Texas school district funding gaps.
MySanAntonio.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-mysa
Montgomery County considers second lot size increase in 13 months — Ellison Development shares what it could mean for housing affordability
An article cites the 2025 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Montgomery County News
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-mcn
UH sets sights on major expansions
An article cites research by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into Fort Bend County's population.
Sugar Land Sun
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-sls
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
'Living pharmacy' implant keeps drug-producing cells alive longer
An article features collaborative Rice research that engineered cells to simultaneously produce three different biologics in an implantable device. Co-authors include Omid Veiseh, professor of bioengineering and faculty director of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator, and graduate student Chris Wright.
IEEE Spectrum
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-ieee
Network analysis reveals mammal food web drivers across Africa
An article features collaborative Rice research that used satellite images of 127 sites across sub-Saharan Africa to identify habitat fragmentation and vegetation amount at each site. Co-authors include César Uribe, the Louis Owen Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Matthew McCary, assistant professor of biosciences; and graduate student Annie Finneran.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-p
Symmetric perovskites improve energy transport
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a 2D semiconductor that approaches the characteristics of a "perfect" crystal. Co-authors include Aditya Mohite, the William Marsh Rice Trustee Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; alumnus and postdoctoral associate Isaac Metcalf; graduate student Jin Hou; and alumnus Faiz Mandani.
ElectronicsForU.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-efu
Shining a blue light on an overlooked posttranslational modification
An article features Rice research that discovered a new way to target pyroglutamate. Co-authors include Zachary Ball, professor of chemistry.
BioTechniques
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-bt
Perma-Pipe adds 2 directors to board effective April 8
Alumna Nancy Zakhour, lecturer in strategy at Rice Business, is featured.
Investing.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-i
Stoichiometric iron telluride is a superconductor: Magnetic mystery is solved
Pengcheng Dai, the Sam and Helen Worden Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is quoted.
Physics World
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-pw
Pentagon's $1M gallium contract initiative for defense independence
An article mentions that Metallium Ltd. licensed flash Joule heating technology from Rice in 2024.
Discovery Alert
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-da
SPORTS
Islanders answer early but fade late in midweek loss to Rice
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team defeated Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 18-4 April 7.
GoIslanders.com
http://dateline.rice/apr-8-tamucc