NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
This ain't his first rodeo: Trump rallies Texas for the GOP
Rice political science professor Mark Jones is quoted.
USA Today
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-usat
Trump returns to Texas, where Republicans are struggling
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Washington Post.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-msn
The week in politics (Oct. 7, 2026)
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-hpm
Senate candidates boost spending on Spanish ads ahead of midterm elections
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in The Dallas Morning News.)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-yn
Democrats could win majority of governor's offices for first time in 16 years
Chicago Tribune
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-ct
Mark Jones - Rice University joins 'Houston's Morning News'
Houston's Morning News on KTRH
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-ktrh
Fox 26 News
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-kriv
Migrant caravan faces food shortages as it heads towards US border
An article cites a study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy into migrant caravans crossing through Mexico into the U.S.
Newsweek
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-n
Here's the latest sticker shock: Borrowing for a mortgage — or a car
John Diamond, fellow at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
NPR.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-npr
World Cup: Is Saudi Arabia shelving Neom Stadium a concern?
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Deutsche Welle
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-dw
Middle East energy
Jim Krane, fellow at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is interviewed about the oil industry.
Arizona PBS' Energy Switch
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-es
Texas can't spend $50M for ibogaine trials. Feds may fill the gap
Katharine Harris, fellow at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The Center Square
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-cs
HOUSTON/TEXAS
This Rice University professor has helped pick more than a dozen Nobel Prize winners
Rice chemistry professor Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede is featured.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-hpm
When a rural Texas school district struggled with growth, charter schools filled the void
Erin Baumgartner of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research is quoted.
The Texas Tribune
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-tt
Muslims became Texas Republicans' political piñata. Greg Abbott helped take the first swing
David Brockman, fellow at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-hc
Houston City Council approves affordable housing development in southwest Houston
An article cites the Kinder Institute's 2026 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report.
ABC13.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-abc13
ABC 13 Eyewitness News
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-ktrk
Houston Council approves 144-Home Braes Park project near Medical Center
An article cites a study by the Kinder Institute into housing construction in Harris County.
Hoodline Houston
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-hh
'Battleground: Texas'
Bill King, fellow at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, joined a roundtable discussion of politics.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-kriv
Houston ISD takeover panel calls for changes to how state takes control of districts
Rice graduate student Jasmin Lee is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-hc
Houston ISD takeover commission calls for limits to state interventions
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-hpm
Rice launches One Giant Leap Ventures to fund early-stage deals amid local university investment trend
An article features Rice's One Giant Leap investment fund.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-hbj
Announcing the 2026 Houston Innovation Awards finalists
Rice entrepreneurship lecturer Al Danto and Kyle Judah, executive director of Lilie, have been named finalists for the Houston Innovation Awards' Mentor of the Year.
Innovation Map
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-im
American arts culture has a Jewish inclusion gap. Houston can help close it
An article features Rice's Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-jhv
Rice University's biggest supporters have kept things going for 4 decades now — and the MOB loves it
An article features An Evening in Rice's Honour, which celebrates longtime supporters and champions of the university's student-athletes.
Paper City
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-pc
The best comforting fall food in Houston: The Full Menu
Katharine Shilcutt, director of communications for the Office of Research, joins a roundtable discussion of Houston restaurants.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-hpm
9 must-see October art openings at Houston museums and galleries
Rice researchers collaborated on an electrical system for the exhibit "Wall Drawing Series: Jitish Kallat" on display at the Menil Drawing Institute through Aug. 8, 2027.
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-cmh
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Hawaiian hot spot study uncovers evidence of true polar wander
An article features Rice research that found evidence that Earth's spin axis has moved. Geophysics professor Richard Gordon and alumnus Daniel Woodworth are quoted.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-p
3D-printed inserts bring single-objective light sheet microscopy to commercial sample chambers
An article features Rice research into light sheet microscopy. Chemistry professor Anna-Karin Gustavsson, graduate student Siyang Cheng and alumna Nahima Saliba are quoted.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-p
3D-nanoprinted micromirror brings gentle light sheet microscopy to standard sample chambers
Bioengineer.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-b
Liquid crystal-like magnetism explains puzzling properties in a rare-earth compound
An article features Rice researched that found the material YbMnBi₂ retains directional spin fluctuations even after conventional magnetic order disappears.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-p
MBA Voices: How to narrow your path when you have no idea where you're going
Graduate student Sydney Harrison authored an article.
Poets & Quants
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-pq
The Philadelphia Orchestra welcomes 4 new musicians
Rice undergraduate student Mika Gibbs is featured.
BroadwayWorld.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-bw
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Cultivating curiosity and igniting research
Baker College senior Eman Fayyaz is featured.
UT Southwestern Medical Center's CenterTimes Plus
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-ctp
Jordan's economy weathers Iran War's shocks and finds new opportunities
Merissa Khurma, fellow at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
Middle East Institute
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-mei
SPORTS
VB preview: at Rice (Oct. 9), at Tulsa (Oct. 11)
Rice's volleyball team is scheduled to play Wichita State University Oct. 9.
GoSchockers.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-wsu
2026 Week 6 preview: Rice Owls at East Carolina Pirates
Rice's football team is scheduled to play East Carolina University Oct. 10.
SB Nation's Underdog Dynasty
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-ud
Stewart scores twice as UAB shuts out Rice, 3-0
Rice's soccer team lost to the University of Alabama at Birmingham 3-0 Oct. 8.
UABsports.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-9-uab