NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
How rising health care denials are disrupting American lives
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute's Center for Health Policy and professor of economics, is interviewed.
CNBC (This article also appeared in CNBC on YouTube.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-ho (Interview begins at 9:45.)
New framework unravels menopause timing
An article features Rice research into ovarian aging using stochastic analysis. Co-author Anatoly Kolomeisky, professor of chemistry and chemical and biomolecular engineering, is quoted.
Futurity (This article also appeared in MSN Health and Medical Xpress.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-kolomeisky
Aportación de Pemex al erario profundiza su caída
Miriam Grunstein, nonresident scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
El Universal (This article also appeared in El Porvenir, and it appeared on the front of the Economía section in the Feb. 26 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-grunstein
HOUSTON/TEXAS
UH Law Center Black History Month speaker Dr. Ruth J. Simmons calls for courage in a divided time
An article features Ruth Simmons, the Rice President's Distinguished Fellow and trustee emerita, who recently delivered the University of Houston Law Center’s 2025 Black History Month Lecture "Race and Racism: Reconciling the Past with the Present."
Southeast Texas Record
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-simmons
Heaven in Houston
An article features the James Turrell "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace on Rice's Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion.
Texas Co-Op Power (This article will also appear in the March print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-tex.coop
Celebrating Alief ISD's QuestBridge Scholars
An article mentions that Sarah Abi Saab plans to attend Rice in the fall on the QuestBridge National College Match scholarship.
Alief Independent School District News
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-aisd
Welcome reception for students participating in the TOMODACHI STEM Program
An article mentions that the consulate general of Japan in Houston hosted a reception at the consul general’s official residence that included Rice students and students participating in the U.S.-Japan Council's TOMODACHI STEM Program, which is implemented at Rice, Feb. 12.
Consulate-General of Japan in Houston
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-cgj
BROADCAST
The week in politics (Feb. 26, 2025)
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, participates in a roundtable discussion of the week's political news in a segment of "Houston Matters" by Houston Public Media, and he is interviewed by Spectrum News Austin about potential voter support for casino gambling in Texas. A segment of "Houston Matters" also mentions Charles Dove, professor in the practice of film and director of Rice Cinema, and that Rice Cinema will screen "The Strike" Feb. 28.
Houston Public Media (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-jones-dove
'TWC News All Night'
Spectrum News Austin (This segment aired twice.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-jones
Will Texas get casinos and sports betting? That fight is underway
Garland Journal
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-jones
'Federal Drive with Tom Temin'
Danielle King, an assistant professor of psychological sciences, is interviewed about healthy work environments for federal workers during uncertain times.
WTOP-FM (Washington, D.C.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-king (This segment aired four times.)
'TWC News All Morning'
A broadcast mentions a report by the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy about the possible impacts of an extended drought in Texas.
Spectrum News Austin (This segment aired three times.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-sna
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
New faculty spring 2025
An article features new additions to the faculty of the Rice School of Architecture: Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu, who will join as Cullinan Visiting Professors; Alan Russell, executive director of Rice's Disability Resource Center and ADA coordinator, will serve as a lecturer; and Salvador Macías Corona, Magui Peredo Arenas and Diego Quirarte Contreras will join as visiting lecturers. Igor Marjanović, the William Ward Watkin Dean of the Rice School of Architecture, is quoted.
e-Flux
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-rsa
New carbon material surpasses graphene in toughness, resists cracking
An article features Rice research into monolayer amorphous carbon. Co-authors quoted include Jun Lou, associate chair and professor of materials science and nanoengineering; Yimo Han, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering; and graduate student Bongki Shin.
Impact Lab
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-lou-han-shin
Reevaluating fairness in electric vehicle infrastructure development
An article features Rice research into the deployment of public charging stations. Xinwu Qian, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
Scienmag
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-qian
On deck with Nicholas Peterson-Hunt
An article features McMurtry College freshman Nicholas Peterson-Hunt, who is studying under Barbara Butler, professor of trumpet at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
All Classical Radio
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-hunt-butler
Gardens on Mars? No, just rocks!
Graduate student Eleanor Moreland authored an article.
Mars Daily (This article also appeared in Space Daily.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-moreland
The good, the bad and the ugly in Fort Bend County
An article cites Rice research into the carbon and sulfur dioxide emissions of the W.A. Parish coal-fired power plant southwest of Houston.
Public Citizen
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-pc
Settling in Aikawa to study abroad in Osaka, Japan
Duncan College senior Lucas Hong is featured.
CET Academic Programs
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-hong
Editor’s Notebook: Fire fuels pipeline concerns
Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy is mentioned.
Pipeline & Gas Journal
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-pgj
AJ Climate Champions podcast: 'We start with a map of nearby materials and products'
Rice is mentioned.
Architects' Journal
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-aj
James E. Martin, the engineer who captured America's first images of the moon's surface
President John F. Kennedy's "moon speech," which was delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-smithsonian
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Rebecca Richards-Kortum presents 'How Can Engineering Address Needs in Low-Resource Settings?'
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and co-director of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies, is featured.
UC Davis College of Engineering on YouTube
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-kortum
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE project 'convening power' as global conflict mediators
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
South China Morning Post
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-ulrichsen
Western Colorado University students shine at NAPE Case Competition
An article mentions that students from Rice participated in the American Association of Professional Landmen's North American Prospect Expo.
Western Colorado University
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-wcu
Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora to host third annual Global Read-a-Thon
An article mentions that experts at Rice will participate in the Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora's Global Read-a-Thon at Georgia State University Feb. 26.
Georgia State University News
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-gsu
SPORTS
College Baseball Foundation announces Wallace Award, Olerud Two-Way Player and National Pitcher of the Week honors
An article features Rice baseball player Blaine Brown, who was named the College Baseball Foundation's John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week.
MLB
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-brown
WBB drops road contest at Rice
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team defeated the University of Alabama at Birmingham 73-48 Feb. 25.
UABSports.com (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-uab
No. 18 Memphis welcomes Rice to FedExForum on Wednesday
An article mentions that Rice's men's basketball team is slated to play the University of Memphis Feb. 26.
GoTigersGo.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-tigers
THE KAY EFFECT: Former North Shore coach talks new gig, changing landscape in college football
An article features assistant football coach Jon Kay.
VYPE (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-kay
No. 18 MSU drops tight decision to No. 21 Troy
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team is slated to play Mississippi State University Feb. 28.
HailState.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-miss
Owls fend off Memphis rally to claim victory
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play Temple University Feb. 28.
OwlSports.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-temple
Roadrunners' rise makes them the AAC tournament favorites
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team won the American Athletic Conference Championship last season.
The Paisano
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-paisano
College Classic returns to Houston with Top 100 Draft prospect-studded roster
An article mentions that Rice's baseball team will compete in the Astros Foundation College Classic Feb. 28-March 2.
MLB (This article also appeared in BVM Sports.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-mlb
'KHOU 11 Morning News'
KHOU-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-khou
With 6 new head football coaches in the AAC, let's see who did well and who didn't
An article mentions former Rice head football coach Mike Bloomgren.
Green, Gold & Bold
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-bloomgren
NEWS RELEASES
Rice Business to host ceremony marking milestone in new building construction
Rice Business will celebrate the completion of the highest point of its new building with a "topping out" ceremony Feb. 28. This milestone marks the structural peak of the project, and the event will bring together university and school leaders to sign the building's final beam before it is lifted into place atop the structure.
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-news-release-rice.business
Science, technology and presidential policymaking to be highlighted by Rice's Baker Institute
Three former presidential science advisers will speak on how science and technology play a critical role in addressing complex challenges such as climate change, public health, national security and economic competitiveness at a March 8 event hosted by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The discussion — free and open to the public — will be complemented by an exhibit inside Baker Hall that displays the history of science advisers and the role of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in presidential policymaking.
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-news-release-baker.talk
New method developed to dramatically enhance bioelectronic sensors
In a breakthrough that could transform bioelectronic sensing, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Rice has developed a new method to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of enzymatic and microbial fuel cells using organic electrochemical transistors. The research was recently published in the journal Device.
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-news-release-device
Shining light on brain function: New optogenetics protocol poised to advance neuroscience
Rice neuroscientist Valentin Dragoi and collaborator Ariana Andrei from the Houston Methodist Research Institute developed a detailed, step-by-step guide for deploying optogenetics in nonhuman primates. The experimental protocol, documented in a paper published in Nature Protocols, provides critical guidance for researchers working to advance understanding of the brain's complex networks and their relationship with behavior.
http://dateline.rice/feb-26-news-release-dragoi