NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Oil prices jump after Iran attack, pointing to economic risks
Ken Medlock, the James A. Baker III and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The New York Times
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-nyt
Oil and gasoline prices are likely to jump after US strikes on Iran. Here's how much, Houston experts say
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-hc
Crockett vs. Talarico is a clash of Democratic styles in Texas primary
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.
USA Today
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-usat
Texas GOP identity at core of Cornyn, Paxton, Hunt's 3-way Senate race
USA Today
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-usat
Populist crusade and anti-Maga outrage as Texas Democrats do battle in Senate primary
The Guardian
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-tg
Has Trump thought through the endgame in Iran?
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The New Yorker
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-ny
An early look at the headliners speaking at 2026 college commencements
An article mentions that Rice has announced John Green will be the speaker of its undergraduate commencement ceremony May 9. President Reginald DesRoches is quoted.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-f
Who is winning continuous hormone monitoring and what comes next
An article mentions that Alisha Menon, temporary postdoctoral associate, founded the company Delphea/Aurelia Vitals.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-f
Your grandparents are the reason the US isn't in a recession right now. That won't last forever
An article cites a study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into the number of foreign-born health care workers in the U.S.
Fortune
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-f
Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water, soil and blood
Graduate student Andres Sanchez Alvarado authored an article.
The Conversation
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-tc
Mexico takes out 'El Mencho': What the violence could mean for the US border
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 quoted.
El Observador
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-eo
Hello Houston (Feb. 27, 2026)
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-hpm
Soccer HQ
KTXH-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-ktxh
NASA finds Martian 'spiderwebs': What it means
Tina Seeger, postdoctoral associate in Earth, environmental and planetary sciences is quoted. Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, is also quoted in Futurism.
NewsNationNow.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-nnn
NASA rover exploring strange, haunting structures on Mars
Futurism
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-f
NASA may have proved David Bowie lyric about Mars to be true with stunning find
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Daily Express.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-msn
Curiosity rover finds clues to Mars' watery past in rocky 'spiderwebs'
Space.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-s
Curiosity takes its closest look yet at Martian spiderwebs
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-p
Reports of Iranian supreme leader's death raise questions about what comes next
Kelsey Norman, fellow for the Middle East and director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Women's Rights, Human Rights and Refugees Program, is quoted.
Europe Says
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-es
Reports of Iranian supreme leader's death raise questions about what comes next
Click2Houston.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-c2h
KPRC Channel 2 News Weekend
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-kprc
HOUSTON/TEXAS
What the 1915 Red Book reveals about Houston's Black history
Fay Yarbrough, the William Gaines Twyman Professor of History and senior associate dean of faculty and graduate programs, is quoted.
Axios
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-a
Fox 26 Morning News Weekends
Richard Sindelar, nonresident scholar in global diplomacy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-kriv
KPRC Channel 2 News
Skip York, nonresident fellow in energy and global oil in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about oil prices amid tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-kprc
ABC 13 Eyewitness News
Bill King, fellow in public finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is cited during a broadcast.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-ktrk
5-plus must-attend Houston energy events in March: CERAWeek and more
An article mentions that the Rice Alliance will co-host the Energy Venture Day and Pitch Competition March 24-25.
Energy Capital HTX
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-echtx
New lab at UT to help thwart threats from space
An article mentions that Rice will launch the Center for Space Technologies within the Rice Space Institute thanks to a grant from the Texas Space Commission.
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-aas
NICHOLS: Plenty of news to keep up with across state
The Lufkin Daily News
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-ldn
Moody Foundation $1B pledge reshapes Texas education
An article mentions Rice's Moody Center Complex for Student Life, which is under construction.
Hoodline Dallas
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-hd
Here's the reason experts think most SA students aren't prepared for kindergarten
An article mentions that Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy collaborated on a study into child mental health, nutrition and kindergarten readiness in Texas' Bexar County.
San Antonio Express-News
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-saen
A billion dollar promise: Moody Foundation's pledge to 'transform' education in Texas
Rice is mentioned.
KXAN Online
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-kxan
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Engineered proteins track gene expression in living primate brains
An article features collaborative Rice research that successfully tested engineered proteins designed to monitor the brain in monkeys. Co-authors include Jerzy Szablowski, assistant professor of bioengineering, and graduate student Shirin Nouraein.
News-Medical.net
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-nm
Noninvasive brain mapping platform achieves major breakthrough
Bioengineer.org
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-b
Beyond amyloid plaques: AI reveals hidden chemical changes across the Alzheimer's brain
An article features Rice research that developed the first complete, label-free molecular atlas of the Alzheimer's brain in an animal model. Co-authors include Shengxi Huang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, and graduate student Ziyang Wang.
Science Daily
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-sd
Ghost in the Machine
An article features the exhibition "Imaging After Photography," which is on display at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts through May 9.
British Journal of Photography
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-bjp
False/Positive: On the art of Carol Bove
Gordon Hughes, associate professor of art history, authored an article.
Artforum
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-a
New US trick to spot defects could supercharge ultra-thin electronics
An article features Rice research that shows how hard-to-spot defects in a widely used two-dimensional insulator can trap electrical charges and locally weaken the material. Co-authors include Hae Yeon Lee, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering.
MSN (This article originally appeared in Morning Overview.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-msn
Researchers discover an invisible defect in a strategic engineering material and warn that it could compromise chips and impact the electronics and energy industries worldwide
Click Petroleo e Gas
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-cpg
Researchers developed a way to spot faults in thin electronic layers
ElectronicsForU.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-efu
Rice researchers link stacking faults to weakened performance in ultrathin materials
Quantum Zeitgeist
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-qz
A breakthrough material that captures and destroys PFAS faster than ever
An article features Rice research that developed a layered double hydroxide material made from copper and aluminum that absorbs long-chain PFAS up to 100 times faster than commonly used filtration systems. Co-authors include Michael Wong, the Tina and Sunit Patel Professor in Molecular Nanotechnology and professor and chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering; and postdoctoral associate Youngkun Chung.
Select Science
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-ss
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Brinkley to deliver 15th annual Culver Lecture on March 26
An article mentions that Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is scheduled to deliver the Culver Lecture March 26 at Simpson College.
Indianola Independent Advocate
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-iia
SPORTS
Houston's Morning Show
A broadcast features the Rice women's basketball team, including Lindsay Edmonds, the Shelley Pennington and Friends Head Coach, and senior players Dominique Ennis and Shelby Hayes.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-kriv
Rice secures 80-74 win over Temple
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team defeated Temple University 80-74 March 1.
The Associated Press
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-ap
Rice earns road win at Temple
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-bvm
Men's basketball falls to Rice, 80-74
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-bvm
Ford and Temple host Rice
The Associated Press
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-ap
Men's basketball begins final regular season road trip at Temple
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-bvm
Rice women's basketball ties program record with 21st straight win
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated the University of Tulsa 105-65 Feb. 28. Lindsay Edmonds, the Shelley Pennington and Friends Head Coach, and senior player Dominique Ennis are quoted. Edmonds and players junior Victoria Flores and sophomore Aniah Alexas are also interviewed on KPRC.
KHOU 11 Online
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-khou
Sports Sunday
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-kprc
Owls surpass 100 points in rout of Tulsa
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-bvm
Tulsa visits Rice following Ennis' 21-point showing
The Associated Press
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-ap
Rice returns home for Tulsa Saturday afternoon
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/mar-2-bvm