Dateline Rice for Aug. 7, 2026

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Boston University offers free tuition to families earning up to $200,000
Rice has announced a major expansion of The Rice Investment, its signature financial aid program, offering free tuition to students from families earning up to $200,000 annually.
Washington Post
http://dateline.rice/washington-post
Rice University will expand its free tuition program to students whose families earn up to $200K per year
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/houston-public-media-tuition
15 colleges that students can attend tuition-free
Money.com
http://dateline.rice/money
Rice University expands financial aid: Free tuition for middle-income families
CW39-TV
http://dateline.rice/cw39

Trump pushes ahead on false claims Reflecting Pool was vandalized
Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is quoted.
PBS
http://dateline.rice/PBS

Greg Abbott just single digits ahead of democrat in Texas, polling shows
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/newsweek

Little Feat, cherished by fellow musicians, rolls on: Longevity 'has been a blessing and a curse'
A book by presidential historian Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, is cited.
Miami Herald
http://dateline.rice/miami-herald

Previewing exhibitions coming to the Greater Houston Area in fall 2026
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will present Radiant Geometries: Vectors of Knowledge from the Indigenous Americas, running from Sept. 4 through Dec. 19.
Glasstire
http://dateline.rice/glasstire

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Bun B serves up smash hit smash burgers at Houston's Rice University
Faculty, students and staff at Rice will have a fresh new dining option when classes resume for the fall semester. Trill Burgers will open its fourth Houston-area location on campus beginning Aug. 17.
Culture Map Houston
http://dateline.rice/culture-map
New barbecue joint, snack spots: 7 recently opened, coming soon dining options in the Greater Houston area
Community Impact
http://dateline.rice/community-impact

Texas governor’s data center moratorium prompts calls for special legislative session
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 Public Media
http://dateline.rice/houston-public-media-jones

Opinion: The ‘Houston Miracle’ shell game
An article explores how Houston ISD’s takeover regime inflated school accountability ratings by systematically holding back certain students. A report from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Policy is cited.
The Texas Observer
http://dateline.rice/texas-observer

Newton ISD students and teachers complete Rice University STEM camp through ExxonMobil scholarship program
Rice’s prestigious Tapia STEM Camps and professional development camps are featured.
East Texas Banner
http://dateline.rice/east-texas-banner

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

NASA telescope confirms quantum vacuum polarizes light around dead star
Postdoctoral research associate Hoa Dinh Thi is quoted.
Tech Times
http://dateline/rice/tech-times

What recent cyberattacks reveal about securing water utility OT
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at Rice's Center for Energy Studies, is featured.
Water World
http://dateline.rice/water-world

Big oil is not up for another export ban
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.
Marketplace.org
http://dateline.rice/marketplace

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

After Ceuta, Europe is once again mired in migration chaos of its own making
Kelsey Norman, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
Black Hills Pioneer
http://dateline.rice/black-hills-pioneer

Another poll shows James Talarico leading Ken Paxton in their race for the U.S. Senate
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.
HPPR.org
http://dateline.rice/hppr

SPORTS

Rice athletic director Tommy McClelland leaves for Purdue
Former Athletic Director Tommy McClelland is featured. Football coach Scott Abell, men's basketball coach Rob Lanier and Tasha Moser, associate athletic director for NIL, are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/houston-chronicle-mclelland
Purdue names Tommy McClelland as new athletics director
Indianapolis Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/IBJ
Purdue names Tommy McClelland next vice president and athletic director
Star City News
http://dateline.rice/star-city-news
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