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.Baker Institute director Ambassador David M. Satterfield was interviewed by ABC Australia. He discussed what’s at stake for #Iran, #Israel & the US with the ceasefire, noting it may offer “a greater platform to get the #Gaza campaign to come to a close.” 🔊Listen below.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-2…


“Raising our academic impact” 💬 Rice University joins Venice International University (Venice International University), partnering with 24 top institutions worldwide. 👉VP caroline levander explains why in our exclusive interview: bit.ly/4lkG3Sd




#HoustonStrong: Rice and UH rank among the world’s top universities, according to a new listing. Samantha Ketterer reports:



These schools, including Rice Business, offer access to mentorship, funding and contests. Cole Douglas Claybourn reports: usnews.com/education/best… #entrepreneurs #Entrepreneurship #Houston #Texas


"You cannot engineer yourself around the #Guadalupe," said Phil Bedient, the director of Rice's SSPEED Center, who has spent decades designing flood protection and prediction systems. "This one is crying out for a warning system." houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… #GuadalupeRiver #Texas

.Avantika Gori, a Rice Engineering and Computing professor who is leading a federally funded project to improve flood resilience in rural Texas counties, said that flood warning systems are often simple networks of rain gauges or stream gauges. nytimes.com/2025/07/06/us/… #GuadalupeRiver #Texas

OpenStax, founded and directed by TAMEST Member Richard Baraniuk, Ph.D. (NAE), at Rice University, has partnered with Microsoft to integrate its trusted content into Microsoft’s latest learning innovation. Read More: news.rice.edu/news/2025/rice…



As Texans mourn this tragedy, we must not accept that we are powerless to do more to prevent future loss of life from flash floods. I am grateful Governor Greg Abbott has announced we will work to address this during the upcoming Special Session in 2 weeks; and, the Texas

“As rescue and recovery shifts to reflection, may we work together to build an effective, updated and workable warning system,” Rice Engineering and Computing’s Phil Bedient writes. “Never again can we sleep through the night while floodwaters rise.” houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outloo… #Texas #txlege
