NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Texas bankers pull back on lending
John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance and director of the Center for Tax and Budget Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal (This segment aired on more than 600 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-diamond
Where does tariff money go?
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Fox 26 Online, and this segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-diamond
'We don’t know': Future of Texas' energy market uncertain after oil prices plummet
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://dateline.rice/april-9-diamond
NPR
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 interviewed about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's announcement that he is running for U.S. Senate.
KPCC-FM (Los Angeles)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-jones (This segment aired on more than 950 stations across the U.S.)
Texas AG Ken Paxton launches Senate bid against John Cornyn
The Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared on the front page of the April 9 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-jones
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announces run for US Senate
WFAA Online (This segment also aired on WFAA-TV in Dallas, and this article also appeared in KENS Online, News West 9 and CBS 19 Online.)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-jones
NSF slashes prestigious PhD fellowship awards by half
Kenneth Evans, scholar in science and technology policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and assistant director for innovation policy, is quoted.
Nature (This article also appeared in Philanthropy News Digest.)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-evans
Another first: Kellogg climbs into 3-way tie atop US News' 2025 part-time MBA ranking
An article mentions that Rice's part-time MBA program at the Jones Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 13 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The Houston Chronicle mentions that the Jones School is ranked No. 29 overall; engineering is No. 26; and the entrepreneurship MBA program is No. 9.
Yahoo! News (This article originally appeared in Poets&Quants.)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-yahoo
US News & World Report's graduate school rankings are here. How did Texas colleges perform?
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in MSN Education.)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-hc
27 fully funded PhD programs
A roundup features Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
U.S. News & World Report
http://dateline.rice/april-9-us.news
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Trump's tariffs add to challenges for Laredo, the nation's top port
Daniel Cohan, professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Texas Monthly
http://dateline.rice/april-9-cohan
Just make up your damn mind about West 11th already
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science and fellow in urban politics at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Off the Kuff
http://dateline.rice/april-9-stein
Health policy expert discusses how better investments can improve US health outcomes at HLPI event
An article features Elena Marks, senior fellow in health policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, who recently spoke at the University of Houston Law Center's Health Law and Policy Institute's Speaker Series.
University of Houston Law Center
http://dateline.rice/april-9-marks
Google se asocia con Rice University para lanzar un acelerador centrado en IA
An article features the news that Rice and Google Public Sector are partnering to launch the Rice AI Venture Accelerator, designed to drive early stage artificial intelligence innovation and commercialization. Sanjoy Paul, executive director of the Rice Nexus and lecturer in computer science, is quoted.
El Venezolano Houston
http://dateline.rice/april-9-paul
Even without 'Wicked' songs, Cynthia Erivo is magic at first of 2 sold-out Houston Symphony shows
Graduate student Alexis Vargas is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/april-9-vargas
Texas retailers back bills aiming to eliminate grocery inventory tax
An article cites a study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy about the impact of grocery inventory taxes.
Austin American-Statesman
http://dateline.rice/april-9-statesman
BROADCAST
Innovative approaches to inequality: Rice University unveils new center
An article features the news that Rice has launched the Center for Computational Insights on Inequality and Society, which is housed in the School of Social Sciences and aims to address complex issues related to inequality and society. The center is led by Fred Oswald, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Psychological Sciences, and Elizabeth Roberto, assistant professor of sociology.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/april-9-oswald-roberto
Dan Patrick aims to ban THC products as a public health threat. Businesses and clients fear for their survival
Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-harris
'5 a.m. newscast for April, 9, 2025'
Houston Public Media on Podchaser (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-harris
Texas Public Radio
KSTX-FM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-harris (This segment aired twice on seven affiliate stations across the state.)
'13 Eyewitness News'
A broadcast mentions that experts at Rice have partnered with the city of Houston to monitor wastewater for measles.
KTRK-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-ktrk (This segment aired twice.)
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-kprc (This segment aired twice.)
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Promising results: Cancer-fighting implant targets melanoma, pancreatic and colorectal tumors
An article features Rice research developing an implantable "cytokine factory" that can catalyze immune responses against some cancers. Co-author Omid Veiseh, professor of bioengineering, faculty director of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator and a Rice Academy Senior Fellow, is quoted. The article also mentions that RBL LLC, which aims to take technology that is developed and de-risked from Rice's Biotech Launch Pad accelerator and form a pipeline for new companies, is a venture partner of the research.
Bioengineer.org
http://dateline.rice/april-9-veiseh
EMEA president R. Ayadi, along with advisors H. Eyre, P. Swieboda and W. Hynes, contribute to the James A. Baker III Policy Leadership Program on the Brain Economy in Paris
Harris Eyre, lead of the Neuro-Policy Program and the Harry Z. Yan and Weiman Gao Senior Fellow in Brain Health at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
EuroMed-Economists.org
http://dateline.rice/april-9-eyre
CBF Podcast: Michael Emerson, 'The Religion of Whiteness'
An article features Michael Emerson, the Chavanne Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and co-author of "The Religion of Whiteness: How Racism Distorts Christian Faith."
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
http://dateline.rice/april-9-emerson
Confidence and character — a conversation with Laura Jabr
Alumna Laura Jabr is featured.
General Academic
http://dateline.rice/april-9-jabr
Anthony Miller on attending Archives of the Impossible and obliterating constructs — Psicoactivo No. 377
Rice's Archives of the Impossible are featured.
Psicoactivo Podcast on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/april-9-psi
Anything but expendable (part 1)
President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
The Space Review
http://dateline.rice/april-9-sr
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Nice flex: AI-powered smart clothing logs posture, exercises
An article mentions that Jacky Hao Jiang attends Rice.
Cornell Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/april-9-cornell
The world's 'most innovative university’ is also the toughest in the US to get into
An article mentions that Rice is on Forbes' list of "New Ivies."
Patch (Across America)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-patch
HIRS: Yale Hospitality continues assault on residential colleges
An article authored by Ed Hirs mentions that he is a community associate of Rice's Martel College.
Yale Daily News
http://dateline.rice/april-9-ydn
Whitman students selected for Mayo Clinic Summer Fellowship
Rice is mentioned.
Whitman College News
http://dateline.rice/april-9-wc
SPORTS
Rice baseball coach David Pierce pleased with 'incredible' response from new team
Rice head baseball coach David Pierce is featured.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/april-9-pierce
Cougars clinch fourth-straight Silver Glove Series
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team lost to the University of Houston 10-7 April 8.
UHCougars.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-uh
Cowboys open 5-game roadtrip against Houston
McNeeseSports.com (This article also appeared in the American Press and BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-mcneese
Rice vs. Houston (April 8, 2025) highlights | 2025 Big 12 baseball
Big 12 Conference on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/april-9-big12
Video: Allstate Sugar Bowl and National Football Foundation honor 37 scholar-athletes
A roundup mentions that DeReyon Jenkins Jr. has committed to play football at Rice.
Crescent City Sports (This article also appeared in Allstate Sugar Bowl.)
http://dateline.rice/april-9-ccs
No. 49/54 Wichita State ran off by No. 48/43 Rice
An article mentions that Rice's women's tennis team defeated Wichita State University 4-0 April 8.
GoShockers.com
http://dateline.rice/april-9-wichita
Shocker Sports Roundup: What you missed over the weekend
The Sunflower
http://dateline.rice/april-9-sunflower
UTSA's Torres named Men's Tennis Player of the Week
An article mentions that Rice's men's tennis team lost to the University of Texas at San Antonio 4-3 April 6.
TheAmerican.org
http://dateline.rice/april-9-the.american
NEWS RELEASES
Rice graduate programs excel in US News rankings
Rice continues to stand out for its academic excellence with several graduate programs earning high marks in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools" rankings. "We are proud to see Rice's graduate programs consistently recognized among the best in the nation," Rice President Reginald DesRoches said.
http://dateline.rice/april-9-news-release-rice.grad.programs
Researchers unlock hidden pathway to tunable magnetic devices
A new study published in Nature Communications April 7 could reshape the future of magnetic and electronic technology. Scientists at Rice have discovered how a disappearing electronic pattern in a quantum material can be revived under specific thermal conditions. The finding opens new doors for customizable quantum materials and in-situ engineering, where devices are manufactured or manipulated directly at their point of use.
http://dateline.rice/april-9-news-release-dai-klemm
Rice Biotech Launch Pad welcomes David Allison to external advisory board
The Rice Biotech Launch Pad, a Houston-based accelerator focused on expediting the translation of Rice's health and medical technology discoveries into cures, today announced the addition of David Allison to its external advisory board.
http://dateline.rice/april-9-news-release-allison