NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Iranian missile strikes are costing Big Oil billions in lost revenue
Jim Krane, the Diana Tamari Sabbagh Fellow in Middle East Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Wall Street Journal
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-wsj
Some ships find ways to sail through the Strait of Hormuz as hundreds are stalled
NPR Online
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-npr
Israeli public opinion on Iran war; what is moving through the Strait of Hormuz?
State of the World from NPR
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-sownpr
Hormuz blocked, Yanbu rises: Saudi's inland pipeline keeps oil flowing
The Times of India
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-ti
The Middle East in flames: How the Gulf's golden cage was broken
ProtoThema
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-pt
Hormuz crisis: Why Gulf's energy export alternatives remain limited
Anadolu Agency
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-aa
Saudi crude keeps oil moving via Red Sea
The Star
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-ts
A deal with Iran wouldn't lower your gas prices anytime soon
Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted. Finley also authored an article for Oil & Gas Journal.
CNN Online
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-cnn
The golden rule of the oil market: Understanding global price dynamics and emerging exceptions
Oil & Gas Journal
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-ogj
Oil prices haven't destroyed demand, US energy secretary says
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 interviewed about the economic effects of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.
Reuters
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-r
Business Today
BBC World News
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-bbc
As Iran war causes gas and airfares to spike, lawmakers warn of price gouging — but experts point to supply shocks
CNBC Online
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-cnbc
How skyrocketing natural gas prices will impact US data centers
Marketplace
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-m
WBUR-FM (Boston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-wbur
Indian American county judge KP George convicted of money laundering
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 American Bazaar
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-ab
Legal experts believe Fort Bend County Judge KP George could avoid prison
ABC 13 Online
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-abc13
Houston Mayor Whitmire accused Controller Hollins of 'pay-to-play.' What did a probe find?
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-hpm
Houston voters face pivotal May runoffs after crowded March primaries
Defender
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-d
The Black Mecca's climate plan is costing Black Atlanta residents their homes
An article cites Rice research tracking households after federal flood buyouts. Co-authors include Jim Elliott, the David W. Leebron Professor of Sociology and co-director of Rice's Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience.
Capital B
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-cb
Trump has pulled back from the brink — but his next move could crush the Gulf
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The i Paper.)
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-msn
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Hello Houston (March 23, 2026)
A broadcast features President Reginald DesRoches.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-hpm
Wider effects of strikes on Iran (March 23, 2026)
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 interviewed about the overall effects of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-hpm
Hello Houston (March 24, 2026)
Jim Blackburn, professor in the practice of environmental law, co-director of the SSPEED Center and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the expansion of Ben Taub Hospital through eminent domain.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-hpm
Shepherd School of Music's Miguel Harth-Bedoya makes triumphant return to North Texas
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, distinguished resident director of orchestras and professor of conducting, is featured.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-hc
A fireball exploded over Texas. Now more are appearing across the US
Alumna Patricia Reiff, professor of physics and astronomy and associate director for outreach programs at the Rice Space Institute, is quoted.
Chron.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-c
Houston's Morning Show
Skip York, nonresident fellow in energy and global oil in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute, is interviewed about the economic effects of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-kriv
ABC 13 Eyewitness News
David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about rising car prices.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-ktrk
Musical menu delights Houstonians at Gilbert and Sullivan Society gala
An article mentions that Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted the Gilbert and Sullivan Society's Auction of Arias.
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-cmh
Why are TSA lines at Houston's Bush Airport the longest in the US?
An article cites a study by Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research into work priorities for Houston-area residents.
Chron.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-c
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Houston's Rice WaTER Institute and Israel's IDE Technologies collaborate to advance water treatment solutions
An article features the news that IDE Technologies is collaborating with Rice's Water Technologies Entrepreneurship and Research (WaTER) Institute to advance water treatment and desalination technologies. Community members quoted include Eric Willman, executive director of the WaTER Institute; Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of the NEWT Center and WaTER Institute; and Menachem Elimelech, the Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Water Online
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-wo
IDE Technologies and Rice University partner to advance water treatment innovation
H2O Global News
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-h20gn
Rice University and IDE Technologies join forces to tackle desalination, PFAS and brine treatment
Smart Water Magazine
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-swm
IDE Technologies partners with Rice University on water treatment innovation
Processing
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-p
Bacterial replication relies on DNA folding 'like an accordion'
An article features Rice research into what bacteria cells use to split DNA during replication. Co-authors include José Onuchic, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy and co-director of Rice's Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, and research scientist Sumitabha Brahmachari.
Technology Networks
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-tn
Boron arsenide semiconductor sets record in quantum vibrations
An article mentions collaborative Rice research that discovered an unusual coherence of phonons in cubic boron arsenide. Co-authors include Hanyu Zhu, associate professor of materials science and nanoengineering; graduate student Sanjna Sukumaran; and alumna Tong Lin.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-p
Boron arsenide hits quantum vibration record
Mirage
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-m
A tiny protein tweak, finally traceable: How light-based tagging targets pyroglutamate
An article features Rice research that discovered a new way to target pyroglutamate. Co-authors include Zachary Ball, professor of chemistry.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-p
New tool illuminates protein mystery
Mirage
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-m
CNTFs can help industry electrify high-temp gas heating: US team
An article features Rice research that developed a new type of electric heating element made from carbon nanotube fibers. Co-authors include Matteo Pasquali, the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, professor of materials science and nanoengineering and chemistry and director of Rice's Carbon Hub; Daniel Preston, Geoff Wehmeyer and Vanessa Sanchez, who are all assistant professors of mechanical engineering; and graduate student Monisha Vijay Kumar.
Fibre2Fashion.com
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-f2f
The future of geothermal energy may depend on fossil fuel workers
Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, the Trustee Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, is quoted.
The Good Men Project
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-gmp
The US announces a mysterious billion-dollar vault project to store critical minerals, but what intrigues experts is not only the plan itself, but why Latin America, including Brazil, has entered the center of this global dispute against China
Tilsa Oré Monago, fellow in energy and market design at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and lecturer in economics, is quoted.
Click Petroleo e Gas
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-cpg
This tiny insect should freeze to death but somehow doesn't
An article mentions that Olga Dudchenko, research scientist at Rice's Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, collaborated on the featured research.
SciTechDaily
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-std
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Literary New Orleans
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history, is interviewed about writer and historian Stephen Ambrose.
WYES (New Orleans)
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-wyes
SPORTS
Rice to host Lonestar Showdown
An article mentions that Rice's volleyball team will host the Lonestar Showdown April 3 with exhibition matches scheduled against Texas A&M University and Texas Christian University.
BVM Sports
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-bvm
Women's basketball dances their way to the WBIT quarterfinals after Rice win
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team lost to the University of Kansas 62-55 March 22 in the second round of the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament.
The University Daily Kansas
http://dateline.rice/mar-25-udk