Dateline Rice for Jan. 23, 2026

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

The Cliburn, known for piano competitions, will hold one for conductors
Rice's Shepherd School of Music is featured.
The New York Times
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-nyt
Fort Worth's Cliburn to launch conductor contest — in Houston
The Dallas Morning News
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-dmn
Move over piano. The Cliburn announces a new competition for conductors
KERA News Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-kera

Sports-betting scandals are ubiquitous. Whether fans will care is an open question
An article features Rice research by Hua Gong, assistant professor of sport management, into the relationship between tanking in professional sports and attendance during the five seasons from 2013 to 2018.
The New York Times
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-nyt

Venezuela unveils oil bill to attract investors, lift output
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.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-msn
Venezuela's questionable oil figures are now Trump's to tout
MSN Money (This article originally appeared in Bloomberg.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-msnm
Trump declares victory with 'framework' deal: 'It gets us everything we needed'
Washington Examiner
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-we

The Context USA
David Satterfield, director of Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
BBC
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-bbc

Marketplace
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
WUIS-FM (Springfield, Illinois)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-wuis

After Yemen rift, Saudi Arabia aims to quash UAE's power in wider region
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Washington Post
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-wp

HOUSTON/TEXAS

CenterPoint adds 600-plus frontline workers ahead of winter weekend storm
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 ABC 13 Houston Online.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-yn
Deadline to register for March primary nears
San Marcos Daily Record
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-smdr
ABC 13 Eyewitness News
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-ktrk

Why extreme weather keeps catching Houston off guard
Alumnus Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation policy in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-hc

CD18 runoff fundraising shows Menefee and Edwards financially competitive heading into final days
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/jan-23-hc
Texas lieutenant governor primary: Who is running and what to know
The Texas Tribune
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-tt
New red-leaning congressional seat in North Texas draws wide-open GOP primary field
The Texas Tribune
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-tt
Texas governor primary: Who is running and what to know
The Texas Tribune
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-tt
Houston Matters
KUHF-FM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-kuhf
KUHF-FM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-kuhf
KRLD-AM (Dallas)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-krld

Trump's Greenland push explained
Skip York, nonresident fellow in energy and global oil in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
KHOU 11 Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-khou

Asian Americans now represent nearly one in 10 Houston residents, study finds
An article features a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into the Houston area's Asian American population. 
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Next Shark.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-yn

'This is not 2021': Former Houston anchor tells Texans what to do now
Brandi Smith, multimedia journalist in the Office of Public Affairs and head of communications for Rice Global, is featured.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-hc

ABC 13 Eyewitness News
A broadcast sites a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Public Affairs into the cost of preschool in Texas.
KTRK-TV
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-ktrk

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Canadian researchers develop assistive robotic clothing
An article mentions that Daniel Preston and Vanessa Sanchez, both assistant professors of mechanical engineering, contributed to the featured research.
Fibre2Fashion.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-f2f

Economic interests drive Chinese climate leadership amid US retreat
Steven Lewis, the C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, professor in the practice and associate director of the Chao Center for Asian Studies, is quoted.
Inside Climate News
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-icn

Controversial 'climate risk scores' keep rising — and it's making a major dent on investor profits in major markets
James Doss-Gollin, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
Bigger Pockets
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-bp

The Verizon outage reveals the end of five-nine network reliability, and it could happen again
Sanjoy Paul, executive director of Rice Nexus and lecturer in computer science, is quoted.
Phone Arena
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-pa

Scientists discover new state of matter that could change computing
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, and graduate student Lei Chen.
NDTV.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-ndtv
Scientists discover an 'impossible' state of matter that rewrites the rules of quantum physics
Knowridge
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-k

A US sustainable aviation fuel startup takes aim at fossil fuels
An article mentions that Syzygy Plasmonics' technology is based on research pioneered by Naomi Halas, University Professor and director of Rice's Smalley-Curl Institute, and Peter Nordlander, the Wiess Chair in Physics and Astronomy.
Clean Technica
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-ct

Quantum simulator sheds light on how nature moves energy in systems like photosynthesis and solar conversion
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.
Space Daily
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-sd

Mark Cuban says 'I would LOVE to see the bill of materials and direct overhead' from hospitals claiming they lose money on Medicare patients
An article features a collaborative study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into the profits of North Carolina hospitals between 2015-20.
Yahoo! Finance (This article originally appeared in Benzinga.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-yf

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

High demand, low wage
An article cites research comparing health care programs at career schools and community colleges in Texas by Adem Ekmekci, director of research and evaluation in the Rice School Mathematics Project.
The Job
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-tj

University of Michigan researchers find sports betting linked to rise in crime
An article features collaborative Rice research into the ties between sports betting and criminal activity around sports events. Co-authors include Hua Gong, assistant professor of sport management.
Click on Detroit
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-cd
New University of Michigan study reveals shocking link between sports betting and increased crime rates
Newz9.com
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-newz9

Why anti-Asian discrimination often goes unnoticed at work
Sora Jun, assistant professor of management, is mentioned.
CU Boulder Today
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-cubt

SPORTS

Rice men's and women's basketball announces schedule updates
An article mentions that Rice's women basketball team will play Tulane University and the men's basketball team will play the University of Tulsa Jan. 24.
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-bvm

Rice drops hard fought contest to Temple
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team lost to Temple University 69-65 Jan. 21.
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-bvm
SportsNet Central
NBC Sports Philadelphia
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-nbcsp
CBS News Philadelphia
KYWDT-TV (Philadelphia)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-kywdt

Houston's Morning Show
A broadcast mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated the University of Tulsa 78-66 Jan. 20.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-kriv

Updated Notre Dame football's 2026 regular season schedule
An article mentions that Rice's football team is scheduled to play the University of Notre Dame Sept. 12.
MSN Sports (This article originally appeared in USA Today's College Sports Wire.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-23-msns

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