NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Affordability concerns focus of GOP blueprint for sequel to 'One Big Beautiful Bill'
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.
The National News Desk
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-nnd
Benefits for Texas could be mixed as US looks to tap Venezuelan oil, experts say
KERA Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-kera
What Venezuela's oil could mean for the industry in Texas
All Things Considered
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-atc
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-woai
The oil and gas industry isn't sold on Trump's offshore drilling push
Skip York, nonresident fellow in energy and global oil in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
NOTUS
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-notus
Trump wants to control Latin America, but he can't even manage to sell oil to energy interests
The Philadelphia Inquirer
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-pi
Exiled Venezuelan oil experts in Texas warn 'clear rules' are needed before investment returns
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.
El Pais
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-ep
Venezuela's oil decline: A tale of corruption, sanctions and Houston's diaspora
The Financial Analyst
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-fa
American consumers paid higher prices in December for food and rent
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
China Daily
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-cd
HOUSTON/TEXAS
New Rice Brain Institute partners with TMC to award inaugural grants
An article features the Rice Brain Institute. Community members quoted or mentioned include Behnaam Aazhang, the J.S. Abercrombie Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of the Rice Brain Institute; Jerzy Szablowski, assistant professor of bioengineering; Juliane Sempionatto, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering; Christina Tringides, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering; and Kevin McHugh, associate professor of bioengineering and chemistry.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-im
Houston Matters
Heidi Russell, the L.E. and Virginia Simmons Senior Fellow in Health Policy, the Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy and director of the Center for Health Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about health care news.
KUHF-FM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-kuhf
Your data center is either closer than you think or much farther away
An article features collaborative Rice research into where data centers are located. Co-authors include Tommy Pan Fang, assistant professor of strategic management.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-im
TribCast: Can Texas zero out property taxes?
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 interviewed about Texas property taxes.
The Texas Tribune
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-ttt
Fast growth, diverse views: What a new study reveals about Houston's Asian population
An article features a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into the Houston area's Asian American population. Co-author Daniel Potter, director of the institute's Houston Population Research Center, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in ABC 13 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-yn
ABC13 Eyewitness News
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-ktrk
Noticiero Telemundo Houston
Luz Garcini, associate professor of psychological sciences, director of the Center for Community and Public Health at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a Rice Faculty Scholar in the Claudio X. González Center for the U.S. and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
KTMD-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-ktmd
Figures show Houston contributes $200M to special tax districts while others are sending less money
Bill King, fellow in public finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in ABC 13 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-yn
ABC13 Eyewitness News
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-ktrk
ABC13 Eyewitness News
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-ktrk
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Mission to Mars: From biological barriers to ethical impediments
Scott Solomon, teaching professor of biosciences, is featured.
Physics World
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-pw
AI meets DNA: US scientists design massive genetic circuit libraries faster than ever
An article features Rice research that helps find useful DNA designs while creating datasets of unprecedented scale and complexity. Co-authors include Caleb Bashor, assistant professor of bioengineering and biosciences.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Interesting Engineering.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-msn
First-time use of AI for genetic circuit design demonstrated in a human cell line
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-phys
Researchers demonstrate first-time use of AI for genetic circuit design
NanoWerk
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-nw
Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies
An article features collaborative Rice research that discovered a new quantum state of matter that connects two significant areas of physics. Co-authors include Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow.
NanoWerk
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-nw
New state of matter discovered in a quantum material
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-phys
Quantum simulator reveals how vibrations steer energy flow in molecules
An article features Rice research that used a specialized quantum device to simulate a vibrating molecule and track how energy moves within it. Co-authors include Guido Pagano, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and graduate student Visal So.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-phys
Investigation uncovers troubling trend that could drive up household energy bills: 'Continuing to exploit the system for their profit'
Daniel Cohan, professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in The Cool Down.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-yn
Cancer cells hijack mitochondria to evade, metastasize
An article features collaborative Rice research into cancer cells' use of mitochondria to help spread and escape detection. Co-authors include Cynthia Reinhart-King, the John W. Cox Professor of Biochemical and Genetic Engineering.
The Chosun Daily
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-tcd
How cancer cells outsmart the immune system by hijacking mitochondria
Newz9.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-newz
How Mars' ancient lakes grew shields of ice to stay warm as the Red Planet froze
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.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Space.com.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-yn
SPORTS
3-point barrage powers Rice Owls to 89-73 triumph over UTSA
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team defeated the University of Texas at San Antonio 89-73 Jan. 14.
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-bvm
UTSA drops 10th straight game, falling behind early in loss to Rice
San Antonio Express-News
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-saen
KPRC Channel 2 News
A broadcast mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated the University of Alabama at Birmingham 76-56 Jan. 14.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-16-kprc