NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Critical Democrat primaries get messy as party aims to flip Senate from GOP
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/feb-9-n
David Marshall: The enthusiasm gap no one wants to talk about
New Pittsburgh Courier
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-npc
Trump-mandated Brown survey shows not all students feel safe
Caroline Levander, vice president for global strategy and the Carlson Professor in the Humanities, is quoted.
The Boston Globe
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-bg
Gruesome reality of Elon Musk's Mars plan as expert reveals horrifying toll on human body
Scott Solomon, teaching professor of biosciences, is quoted.
Daily Mail
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-dm
Venezuela reformed its oil law. Now what?
Luis Pacheco, nonresident fellow at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Foreign Policy
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-fb
Weeks Medical Center controversy puts North Country health care system under microscope
An article cites research by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into hospital CEO pay from 2012-19.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the New Hampshire Bulletin.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-yn
How online sports betting targets Black communities
A story features collaborative Rice research into the ties between sports betting and violent crime. Co-authors include Hua Gong, assistant professor of sport management.
Salon
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-s
American skier makes feelings clear over Team USA as Milan ICE protests rise
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in Essentially Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-ys
Cadillac F1 Super Bowl commercial doubles as livery reveal for Formula One
A video mentions President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962.
USA Today's Ad Meter
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-usatam
HOUSTON/TEXAS
The $1B toll pipeline: How Harris County uses Houston drivers' cash
An article cites research by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into Harris County toll roads.
Chron.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-c
Houston nonprofit plants its 1,000,000th tree in downtown park
An article cites research by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into the change in Harris County's tree canopy coverage from 2011-21.
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-cmh
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Bioprinting personalized kidney tissues to combat transplant shortages
An article features news that Antonios Mikos, the Louis Calder Professor in Chemical Engineering and director of the Center for Excellence in Tissue Engineering and the J.W. Cox Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering, is part of a collaborative team of researchers awarded up to $24.8 million over five years to help address the nation's growing organ donor shortage by bioprinting on-demand kidney tissues.
News-Medical.net
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-nmn
Rice University advances bioprinted kidney development through ARPA-H PRINT program grant
Bioengineer.org
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-bio
The US has lost $34B in clean energy projects
An article features collaborative Rice research that found the invasive plant strawberry guava can prevent natural forest generation in areas of Madagascar's mountainous rainforests. Co-authors include Amy Dunham, associate professor of biosciences; Matthew McCary, assistant professor of biosciences; and graduate student Julieanne Montaquila.
Heatmap
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-hm
Researchers asked drivers to interpret cyclist signals. It didn't go well
An article features Rice research into communication between drivers and cyclists. Co-authors include Patricia DeLucia, professor of psychological sciences, and alumna Christine Petersen.
Gizmodo
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-g
Genetic system makes worker cells more resilient producers of nanostructures for advanced sensing, therapeutics
An article features Rice research that developed a new genetic regulatory system to improve cell viability during the production of gas vesicles. Co-authors include George Lu, assistant professor of bioengineering, and postdoctoral fellow Zongru Li.
StatNano.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-sn
Renewable Friday: The denialists are running out of excuses
An article mentions Rice research into recycling rare earth elements. Co-authors include James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry.
Daily Kos
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-dk
Research: The business impact of faith-friendly workplaces
An article cites research into workplace environments by Rice's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance.
Religious Freedom and Business Foundation
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-rfbf
Mars water mystery may have a simple ice answer
An article mentions Rice research into the possibility that lakes once existed on Mars. Co-authors include Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences; Sylvia Dee, associate professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences and civil and environmental engineering; and graduate student Eleanor Moreland.
ScienceDaily
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-sd
Mexican Consulate assistance to detained migrants in San Diego rises 19% | 2025
An article cites research by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into immigration policy differences between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico.
NewsDirectory3.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-nd3
Seesaw device uses sunlight and gravity to extract lithium from seawater
Shihong Lin, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
Chemical and Engineering News
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-cen
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
The Bass highlights winter 2026 programs and exhibitions in Miami Beach
Claudia Mattos, associate curator at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts, is featured.
Miami Living
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-ml
JOY OF MUSIC: Conductor's kinetic energy sparks KU ensembles
Alumnus Creston Herron is featured. The article mentions the late Larry Rachleff, former conductor of Rice's Shepherd School of Music symphony and chamber orchestras.
KCIndependent.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-ti
SPORTS
Lights-out fourth quarter lifts Rice over Memphis
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated the University of Memphis 82-65 Feb. 7.
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-bvm
Fourth quarter dominance: Tigers defeated by Rice Owls 82-65
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-bvm
Rice Owls aim for 15th consecutive win over Memphis Tigers
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-bvm
Chance Westry scores 22 to help UAB fend off Rice 71-65
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to the University of Alabama at Birmingham 71-65 Feb. 8.
The Associated Press
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-ap
Rice suffered heartbreaking 71-65 loss to UAB in Birmingham
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-bvm
Flores leads Rice against Memphis
The Associated Press
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-ap
UAB hosts Broadnax and Rice
The Associated Press
http://dateline.rice/feb-9-ap