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Managerial Studies makeover: Revamped degree program to emphasize leadership training

April 26, 2021

Students who dream of a career as a CEO and want the education and real-world experience that can get them there should look no further than Rice University's Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences (MEOS) major.

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Classical music delivered to Houston's underserved communities

April 22, 2021

HOUSTON – (April 22, 2021) – Rice University's Shepherd School of Music has joined forces with the Houston Symphony to bring classical music to children and adults from Houston's underserved communities.

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Survey of Houston families reveals pandemic's unequal impact on wages and employment

April 22, 2021

HOUSTON – (April 22, 2021) – During the pandemic, Blacks and Hispanics were more likely to experience lost wages or unemployment than whites, according to a new research brief from Rice University's Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC).

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Rice remembers Center for Education co-founder Linda McNeil

April 20, 2021

Longtime education scholar and advocate died April 1 Linda McNeil, the co-founder and longtime director of Rice University's Center for Education who dedicated her life to addressing educational inequity, curriculum and public school reform, died April 1. She was 77.

Rice's Shepherd School of Music held a virtual masterclass April 11 with Shepherd School voice students and artist Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano, as part of the 2020-2021 Aleko Endowed Masterclass Artist Series.

Annual Aleko masterclass at Shepherd School goes virtual

April 19, 2021

Rice's Shepherd School of Music held a virtual masterclass April 11 with Shepherd School voice students and artist Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano, as part of the 2020-2021 Aleko Endowed Masterclass Artist Series.

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Economics lecturer James DeNicco wins George R. Brown Prize for Excellence in Teaching

April 19, 2021

If you ask James "Jimmy" DeNicco for his definition of great teaching, he can’t give you a simple answer.

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More English learners at risk of future academic struggles in Texas public schools

April 15, 2021

HOUSTON – (April 15, 2021) – Education researchers from Rice University have documented a troubling trend in the system Texas public schools use to reclassify elementary school students learning English, evidence of a problem they say could have a serious impact on hundreds of thousands of the state’s schoolchildren.

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Rice remembers Chandler Davidson, founding member of Department of Sociology

April 12, 2021

Chandler Davidson, a longtime professor in Rice University's School of Social Sciences who was one of the nation's leading experts on voting rights, died April 10 at the age of 84.

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Survey of Houston-area families reveals depth of COVID-19 financial pain

April 8, 2021

HOUSTON – (April 8, 2021) – During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, only a third of Houston-area households with children reported having enough money saved to cover one month of expenses, according to a new research brief from Rice University’s Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC).

Rice researchers warn rampant redevelopment in Houston is major threat to affordable housing

Housing growth in high-demand areas stems gentrification, for now

April 6, 2021

HOUSTON – (April 6, 2021) – An uptick in new townhome construction in Houston may let people live closer to jobs and services, but it could eventually price many Houstonians out of the city's historic neighborhoods, according to a new report from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.

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Digital divide disproportionately affected education for Black and Hispanic children during pandemic

March 29, 2021

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced education online about a year ago, more than one in five families lacked internet access or digital devices for their students to learn online.

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Post-pandemic economic recovery depends on state investing in urban areas

March 24, 2021

As policymakers look to accelerate the Texas economy and manage growth challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, investment in Texas cities is a must, including support for talent, innovation and partnerships, according to a new statewide policy agenda from researchers at Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin and the George W. Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative in Dallas.

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Orchestra resumes performing at Shepherd School amid pandemic

March 22, 2021

If you walk through the Shepherd School of Music's Alice Pratt Brown Hall, you'll notice some familiar sounds coming from Stude Concert Hall – sounds that haven't been heard for the better part of a year.

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Rice expert: Religious leaders are key to vaccination efforts

March 17, 2021

Amid news that the Biden administration will soon launch a wide-reaching public relations campaign aimed at improving COVID-19 vaccine confidence and inoculation rates across the U.S., Rice University sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund is available to discuss the role religious leaders can play in encouraging their congregants to get a shot.

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Rice study to examine how ice melt in one area impacts sea level rise in another

March 15, 2021

How does ice melted by climate change in Greenland hit the shores of Honolulu?

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