Rice University News & Media

When Joe Karlgaard joined Rice as its new athletics director in October 2013, he knew right away that he wanted to create a new vision for the department.

For the past 20 years, while many universities have settled into a quiet mode as students head home for the summer, Rice University has remained active with teachers taking on the role of students.

While historical barriers that excluded Black America from the homeowner market for decades have crumbled, there are signs that emerging types of racial inequality are making homeownership an increasingly risky investment for African-American home seekers.

Dozens of geophysicists and volunteers are preparing to deploy 3,500 seismic sensors at Mount St. Helens next week as part of an unprecedented study to map the volcano’s plumbing. Using the seismic instruments and detonations, researchers will perform what amounts to a combined ultrasound and CAT scan on the famous volcano.