NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
3 big takeaways from Trump's speech on election integrity, vulnerabilities
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/july-17-nnd
Do humans have a future on Mars?
Scott Solomon, teaching professor of biosciences, is featured.
Illinois Public Media
http://dateline.rice/july-17-ipm
AI analysis reveals Yellowstone seismic activity is far more active than believed
An article features collaborative Rice research into how the volcanic system under Yellowstone National Park works. Co-author Brandon Schmandt, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is quoted.
KSMO Online
http://dateline.rice/july-17-ksmo
Yellowstone's supervolcano shakes again as seismic activity surges in region
KSMO Online
http://dateline.rice/july-17-ksmo
Trump orders blockade on Venezuela oil tankers
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, is quoted.
Vietnam News 24
http://dateline.rice/july-17-vn
HOUSTON/TEXAS
What a state takeover could change for Austin ISD students and families
Erin Baumgartner, director of the Houston Education Research Consortium at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
MSN News (This article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman.)
http://dateline.rice/july-17-msn
Dallas faces $17M health plan overrun as GLP-1 use and claims rise
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Health and Biosciences and professor of economics, is quoted.
MSN Health (This article originally appeared in The Dallas Morning News.)
http://dateline.rice/july-17-msnh
'Great Day Houston'
A broadcast mentions that Rice's Moody Center for the Arts will host its Summer Jam 2026 July 18.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-17-khou
Janice McNair's legacy is one of giving, even more than being Houston Texans co-founder
President Reginald DesRoches is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/july-17-hc
Flash floods close highways across Texas Hill Country
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.
FullAvanteNews.com
http://dateline.rice/july-17-fan
Time Warner News
A broadcast mentions that Rice is collaborating on a Texas-focused real-time flood warning system.
Spectrum News 1 (Austin)
http://dateline.rice/july-17-sn1
KUHF-FM (Houston)
Jose Aranda, the Terrence Doody Professor of English and professor of modern and classical literatures and cultures, is interviewed about Houston's East End neighborhood.
http://dateline.rice/july-17-kuhf
KHOU 11 News
A broadcast mentions a free football and cheer youth camp at Rice.
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-17-khou
A Third Ward church spent 34 years trying to build affordable housing. This week, it broke ground
Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/july-17-hc
State of Texas schools ranked academically by US News for 2026-27
An article mentions that Rice is ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 17 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Longhorns Wire
http://dateline.rice/july-17-lw
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Rice University team presents topological subsystem code framework for quantum error correction
An article features collaborative Rice research that created a new framework for building topological subsystem codes based on anticommuting quantum spin liquids. Co-authors include postdoctoral associate Vaibhav Sharma.
Quantum Zeitgeist
http://dateline.rice/july-17-qz
Moisture-powered batteries open new possibilities for flexible electronics
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a stretchable battery that runs on air moisture. Co-authors include Raudel Avila, assistant professor of mechanical engineering.
ENG Technica
http://dateline.rice/july-17-engt
Deep physics, materials science enhance dielectrics, varactors
An article mentions that Rice contributed to the featured research.
EDN
http://dateline.rice/july-17-edn
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
What if your coffee grounds could power the future?
Caroline Masiello, the W. Maurice Ewing Professor and director of the Rice Sustainability Institute, is quoted.
Food & Wine
http://dateline.rice/july-17-fw
SPORTS
Charlotte's Justin Matthews, Rice's Mckyla Van der Westhuizen highlight Scholar-Athletes of the Year
An article features Rice track and field athlete Mckyla Van der Westhuizen, who was named the American Conference's Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Van der Westhuizen was also named the conference's Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women's outdoor track and field, while Rice's Amelie Attenborough (women's cross country), Petro Kuzmenok (men's tennis), Josie Taylor (women's indoor track and field) and Ty Hampton (men's outdoor track and field) also earned that honor for their respective sports.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/july-17-a
American Conference announces 2025-26 Team Academic Excellence Award winners
An article mentions that Rice had eight teams (women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's swimming and diving and men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field) win American Conference Team Academic Excellence Awards to lead the league.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/july-17-a