'A lexicon for troubled times'
It's no secret that human behavior is altering the world around us. This geologic era is referred to as the Anthropocene, the age dating from the beginning of significant human impact on Earth and its ecosystems, and is explored in a new book edited by a Rice University anthropologist.
Blacks' views on racism affect likelihood of self-employment
HOUSTON – (March 18, 2020) – Working blacks who believe racism has a major impact on their lives are more likely to seek self-employment than those who feel less strongly about its effects, according to new research from Rice University.
Denson among winners of Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
Blake Denson, a Shepherd School graduate student of voice, is one of five winners of the 2020 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
On a crisp, sunny winter day, members of the Rice University community gathered to officially dedicate the newly constructed Patricia Lipoma Kraft ’87 and Jonathan A. Kraft Hall for Social Sciences.
New Rice University music building to be named Brockman Hall for Opera
Rice University's new music building will be named Brockman Hall for Opera and the 84,000-square-foot structure, along with Alice Pratt Brown Hall and its adjoining plaza, will be christened the Brockman Music and Performing Arts Center.
'A force of good': PJHC program at Rice turns 10
What does the future hold for journalism?
Social Sciences turns 40: A look back
More than a third of Rice undergraduates major in the social sciences, making it tough to imagine that Rice's School of Social Sciences didn't exist 40 years ago.
Which Democrat will take Texas on Super Tuesday?
In less than a week, voters in 14 states and American Samoa and Democrats living abroad will head to the polls on Super Tuesday.
Grammy-winning alum to take baton at Feb. 29 Shepherd School concert
Grammy Award-winning conductor and Shepherd School alumnus Cristian Măcelaru ’06, ’08 will take the baton at the Feb. 29 performance by Rice University’s Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra.
Rice Social Sciences to celebrate 40 years Feb. 27-28
Rice University's School of Social Sciences will celebrate 40 years inside the hedges with a series of events scheduled for Feb. 27 and 28.
A more resilient Houston starts in neighborhoods, Kinder Institute report says
HOUSTON – (Feb. 18, 2019) – Building a better and more resilient Houston must start at the neighborhood level, and that can be accomplished by providing communities with leadership training, better information and financial support, according to a new report from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Flood buyouts benefit cities and their whitest at-risk neighborhoods
The federal flood buyout program disproportionally benefits at-risk homes in the whitest communities of America's largest cities, according to a study from sociologists at Rice University.
Economist to discuss energy and environmental markets in RISE lecture
Economics and how it can be used to design energy and environmental markets will be the subject of the Rice Initiative for the Study of Economics (RISE) Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series Feb. 24.
Opera in the Heights double bill offers modern twists from Rice composers
A new leader emerges, and his ridiculous behavior only makes his followers more fanatically devoted to him. A climate change activist gives a TED talk warning of the grim fate awaiting the world, but no one believes her.
Feb. 12 Kinder Institute event to focus on how buses can make cities better
HOUSTON – (Feb. 6, 2020) – Poorly designed transit systems don't just congest a city. They also disproportionately impact the most vulnerable members of society. But transit in big cities doesn't have to be subpar, according to Steven Higashide, director of TransitCenter, a foundation dedicated to improving public transportation around the U.S.
