Dateline Rice for July 1, 2026

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Trump's financial disclosure lists $1.4 billion in crypto earnings, powered largely by meme coins
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is featured.
NBC News Online
http://dateline.rice/july-1-nbc
Explaining why the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship and 'the right to have rights'
CBS News Online
http://dateline.rice/july-1-cbs
How Abraham Lincoln's election changed America
WBUR Online
http://dateline.rice/july-1-wbur

NATO allies have grown silent on rights concerns in Turkey
David Satterfield, director of Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Reuters
http://dateline.rice/july-1-r

Could American cities withstand major quakes like those that struck Venezuela?
Brandon Schmandt, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
KOMO News Online
http://dateline.rice/july-1-komo

'Years to build, a moment to destroy': US-Israeli air campaign devastates some of Iran's most cherished monuments
Farshid Emami, assistant professor of art history, is quoted.
Dawn
http://dateline.rice/july-1-d

Iran war revives Gulf nuclear debate but also fuels doubts
Jim Krane, the Diana Tamari Sabbagh Fellow in Middle East Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Arabian Gulf Business Insight
http://dateline.rice/july-1-agbi

Antarctic sea creatures may hold key to fighting deadly cancer
An article features Rice research using molecules that vibrate strongly when stimulated by light to destroy cancer cells.
DailyWire.com
http://dateline.rice/july-1-dw

Sunit Patel joins Rice Board of Trustees
Alumnus Sunit Patel is featured.
The American Bazaar
http://dateline.rice/july-1-ab
Sunit patel joins Rice University trustees' board
New India Abroad
http://dateline.rice/july-1-nia

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Hello Houston (June 30, 2026)
Steve Sherman, research scientist at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is interviewed about the institute's State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/july-1-hpm

Tire fire and air quality (June 29, 2026)
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Claudio X. González Center for the U.S. and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the U.S. Supreme Court's latest ruling on temporary protected status for immigrants from Syria and Haiti.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/july-1-hpm

Houston Area Urban League's sold-out luncheon turns 'mobility in motion' into a movement for a stronger Houston
An article mentions that Ruth López Turley, director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research and professor of sociology, participated in a panel discussion at the Houston Area Urban League's Advancing Opportunity Luncheon.
Houston Style Magazine
http://dateline.rice/july-1-hsm

1 year after deadly Texas floods, new warning systems aim to save lives
An article mentions that Rice is collaborating on a Texas-focused real-time flood warning system. Phil Bedient, the Herman and George R. Brown Professor of Civil Engineering and co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters, is quoted.
KVUE Online
http://dateline.rice/july-1-kvue
KVUE News at Five
KVUE-TV (Austin, Texas)
http://dateline.rice/july-1-kvue

'It provides connectivity': Could an abandoned underpass near downtown Houston see a new life?
Kalil Erazo, assistant teaching professor in civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
ABC 13 Online
http://dateline.rice/july-1-abc13

5 must-read innovation headlines: Houston rises among America's best cities
Christina Tringides, an assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is one of 21 scientists to win a prestigious Pew Biomedical Scholar award.
Innovation Map
http://dateline.rice/july-1-im
2 MIT faculty members named 2026 Pew Biomedical Scholars
Massachusetts Institute of Technology News
http://dateline.rice/july-1-mit

Pres. Trump says ruling is 'too bad for America,' Houston advocate disagrees
Former President David Leebron, University Professor, is quoted.
KHOU 11 Online
http://dateline.rice/july-1-khou

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Cochlea network model reveals how inner ear may sort sound from noise
An article features Rice research that developed a new way to model how the cochlea processes incoming sound using graph signal processing. Co-authors include Santiago Segarra, the W.M. Rice Trustee Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Robert Raphael, associate professor of bioengineering; and Melia Bonomo, lecturer in physics and astronomy.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/july-1-p

Shape-shifting surface morphs in real time for next-generation human-machine interaction
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a soft, shape-shifting mechanical surface that can respond to touch, sense its own movements and visually communicate changes in real time. Co-authors include Raudel Avila, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and doctoral student Pei Liu.
Tech Xplore
http://dateline.rice/july-1-tx

This is how veteran entrepreneurs can access up to $20K in business grants
An article mentions Rice Business' Veteran Business Battle.
Military.com
http://dateline.rice/july-1-m

New superconductors identified, unlocking process that could yield thousands more
An article mentions that Rice contributed to the featured research, including Emilia Morosan, trustee professor of physics and astronomy, electrical and computer engineering and chemistry.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/july-1-p
Scientists discover 2 superconductors with method that could find thousands more
Interesting Engineering
http://dateline.rice/july-1-ie

Researchers achieve the 'impossible' low-loss, tunable dielectric
An article mentions that Lane Martin, the Robert A. Welch Professor of Materials Science and Nanoengineering and director of the Rice Advanced Materials Institute, contributed to the featured research.
Technology.org
http://dateline.rice/july-1-t

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

To solve a major problem with data centers, put them in oil fields
Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at Rice's Baker Institute for the Public Policy, is quoted.
Reasons To Be Cheerful
http://dateline.rice/july-1-rtbc

SPORTS

Lanier announces basketball coaching staff changes at Rice
An article features Rice's men's basketball program.
HoopDirt.com
http://dateline.rice/july-1-hd

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