NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
With Maduro out, Wall Street chases after Venezuela's riches
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.
Bloomberg
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-bbrg
Marco Rubio's fingerprints are all over Trump's Venezuela plan. Here's why
CBC Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-cbc
Venezuela opposition leader vows return
ABC's The World Today Podcast
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-twt
Venezuelan oil reboot not expected to spur windfall in Texas
Texas Fox 7 Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-fox7
Who will fix the broken health care system?
Houston Press
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-hp
'Houston Matters'
KUHF-FM (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-kuhf
US allies Saudi Arabia, UAE risk a split in Middle East over competing visions
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
South China Morning Post
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-scmp
Saudi Arabia, UAE and a new 'Cold War' in the Middle East
Inquirer.net
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-in
Trump's Venezuela oil revival plan is a $100 billion gamble
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.
Independent Online
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-io
The art of the drill: Trump considers subsidies to push oil companies to drill in Venezuela
The Independent
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-ti
Trump wants Venezuela's oil. Do the oil companies?
CNN's One Thing Podcast
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-ot
Oil firms say Venezuela owes them billions over earlier investments
An article cites research by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into Venezuela's oil production.
The New York Times
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-tnyt
Fact-checking Trump on promised US oil company investment in Venezuela
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.
Europe Says
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-es
'Marketplace'
Daniel Cohan, professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about solar energy
KIOS-FM (Omaha, Nebraska)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-kios
Circuit judge and brother of former Arkansas House Speaker nominated to federal judgeship
Alumnus John Shepherd is featured.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in the Arkansas Advocate.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-yn
Trump nominates Arkansas judge for federal judge position
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in KNWA Online.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-yn
HOUSTON/TEXAS
'Fox 26 News'
Richard Sindelar, nonresident scholar in global diplomacy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-kriv
'Houston's Morning Show'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-kriv
10-plus must-attend Houston energy events happening in Q1 2026
A roundup mentions that Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute will host the Energy HPC & AI Conference Feb. 24-26.
EnergyCapitalHTX
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-echtx
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Visually impaired adults can accurately judge arrival time of approaching vehicles
An article features collaborative Rice research into collision judgments made by people with visual impairment, specifically age-related macular degeneration. Co-author Patricia DeLucia, professor of psychological sciences and associate dean for research in social sciences, is quoted.
HealthDay
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-hd
Early humans may have mastered elephant butchery 1.8 million years ago
An article features research into early humans' hunting habits. Co-authors include Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, professor of anthropology.
Indian Defence Review
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-idr
Metals sector faces aggressive Trump ahead of high-stakes USMCA trade talks
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Hellenic Shipping News
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-hsn
Partnership Studies 20: Nonviolence, 'Irenic' peace and partnership alternatives
Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Distinguished Professor of Humanities and founding director of Rice's Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning, is mentioned.
The Good Men Project
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-tgmp
SPORTS
Trae Broadnax scores 22 as Rice knocks off Wichita State 66-64
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team defeated Wichita State University 66-64 Jan. 7.
The Associated Press
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-ap
Three takeaways from Wichita State basketball's troubling home loss to Rice
Yahoo! Sports (This article originally appeared in The Wichita Eagle.)
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-yp
Wichita State hosts Rice after Giles' 27-point showing
The Associated Press
http://dateline.rice/jan-9-ap