Persistence is crucial in the classroom, new reports from Kinder Institute’s HERC show
Possessing lots of persistence leads to better academic outcomes for Houston Independent School District students, according to a newly released series of reports from the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), a research center within Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Chinese prefer Europeans to Americans, but the feeling isn’t mutual
People in China have more favorable opinions of Europeans than Americans, but the feeling is not mutual, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University, the National University of Singapore and the University of British Columbia.
Balancing spousal loss and career is a one-two punch for health of widowed individuals
Coping with the loss of a spouse while dealing with the 9-to-5 grind can take a serious toll on the health of widows or widowers, according to new research from the Biobehavioral Mechanisms Explaining Disparities Lab (BMED) at Rice University.
Rice's Danielle King named 2023 Association for Psychological Science Rising Star
Danielle King, an assistant professor of psychological sciences at Rice University, has been named a 2023 APS Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science.
Can you judge trustworthiness based on looks? Rice research says no
How many times have you heard someone say, “He looks trustworthy”? As it turns out, you can’t trust appearances..
Andrew Grams to lead Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra as major ensembles kick off spring semester
Andrew Grams, former music director of Elgin Symphony Orchestra, will lead the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra as the school’s major orchestra ensembles kick off their spring semester performances Feb. 3 and 4. Both performances are free to the public and will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Alice Pratt Brown Hall’s Stude Concert Hall on the campus of Rice University.
Research on televised opera, slave voyages honored with National Endowment for the Humanities grants
A Rice University musicologist and history professor are among the recipients of 2023 grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for their research projects on televised opera and tracking historical slave trading voyages.
Some of the most recognizable conductors in the classical music world will take the stage at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music over the next 18 months.
Christian Harvey named 2022-2023 Shepherd School-Houston Symphony Community Embedded Fellow
Christian Harvey, a first-year graduate student studying double bass performance, is the 2022-2023 Shepherd School-Houston Symphony Brown Foundation Community Embedded Fellow.
On Jan. 5, the Biden administration announced sweeping changes to migration policy at the U.S. border with Mexico. Kelsey Norman , fellow for the Middle East at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy (BIPP), is available to discuss the administration’s plans with the media.
‘Arabian Nights’ adventure in store at Rice Shepherd School Family Concert Jan. 28
An “Arabian Nights” adventure awaits attendees of the 2023 Shepherd School of Music Family Concert, set for Jan. 28 in Stude Concert Hall in Rice University’s Alice Pratt Brown Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
Rice political scientist Mark Jones available to discuss fight over next speaker of the House
As the U.S. House of Representatives continues to debate over who its next speaker will be, Rice University political scientist Mark Jones is available to discuss how the high-stakes fight impacts the Republican and Democratic parties.
Rice Shepherd School, Humanities professor wins top honor for musicology research
Peter Loewen , an associate professor of musicology in Rice’s Shepherd School of Music and a faculty member in the School of Humanities’ Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program, is the recipient of the American Musicological Society’s H. Colin Slim Award, the organization’s highest honor for published research.
$1M gift will allow Kinder Institute to expand educational research, public outreach
A new, $1 million gift from Houston Endowment to the Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s Houston Education Research Consortium will allow for expanded research capacity and more outreach to better educate practitioners and the public about pressing educational issues in the area.
Joshua Winograde, one of the nation’s leading arts administrators, will join Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music as professor of opera and director of Opera Studies in July.
