The Institute of Global Politics at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice announced the creation of a new task force focused on assessing the strategic rationale for U.S. foreign assistance, reframing policy objectives and developing actionable recommendations for a new era of global competition.
Rice Business honors MBA graduates, student leaders and faculty at commencement
The latest graduates from Rice’s Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business were awarded their Master of Business Administration degrees on May 8 at Tudor Fieldhouse in front of a crowd of loved ones, faculty, staff and students.
Boniuk Institute awarded $2.9M to study religion’s impact on AI, biotech and more
Today, the big questions surrounding religion and science are about responsibly building and managing new scientific technologies, how they can shape what the world should be and what it could become — questions Rice’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance will try to answer in partnership with the University of California, San Diego thanks to a new $2.9 million grant from the Templeton Religion Trust.
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy welcomed the President of Guyana Irfaan Ali May 4 for a discussion on Guyana’s rapid emergence as one of the world’s fastest-growing energy producers and its long-term development strategy. The program convened policymakers, academics and industry leaders to examine the country’s role at the intersection of energy security, shifting global dynamics and economic transformation.
Rice student ventures sweep top honors at Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition
Multiple Rice-led student ventures earned top honors across categories at the Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition. The founders built these winning businesses through Rice’s Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie), underscoring the university’s growing leadership in health care innovation.
Science communication as feedback loop explored at annual ethics symposium
The annual Ethics and Compliance Symposium brought renowned vaccinologist Peter Hotez, senior fellow in disease and humanity at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, to share his research and discuss the ethics of academic public engagement.
Rice students bring health care to rural regions through new app
Three Rice students spent their spring break piloting a mobile health platform designed to support community health workers in underserved regions, including Guatemala, Kenya and Colombia.
The Claudio X. González Center for the U.S. and Mexico at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy convened its second annual U.S. Policy Outlook conference in Mexico City at a moment of heightened political and economic significance for the U.S.-Mexico relationship.
Rice’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance awarded its 2026 Senior Scholar Award to John Inazu, the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law & Religion and professor of political science at Washington University in St. Louis.
Partnerships and perspectives showcased at annual Sustainability Summit
The Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted its annual Sustainability Summit, emphasizing the importance of systems thinking in addressing complex sustainability challenges.
Student-founded Bionostic wins Rice Launch Challenge
The 2026 H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge saw five ventures founded by Rice students compete for the top prize of $50,000. The April 21 event showcased some of the university’s top student startups and celebrated the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) participants’ work over the academic year.
Senior Spotlight 2026: Cantin uses flexibility to find pathway to management consulting firm
Alex Cantin is graduating this May with a degree in business management, including a minor in entrepreneurship, from the Virani Undergraduate School of Business at Rice and will join McKinsey as a consultant.
Global conflicts see increase of health care worker harm
Attacks on health care in conflict zones are occurring at unprecedented levels, according to Safeguarding Health Care in Conflict Coalition and Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy on April X hosted global leaders in the field and frontline medical professionals to discuss the erosion of protections for health care in conflict zones and explore solutions to ensure these critical rules are respected.
The Department of Justice announced today that state-licensed medical marijuana products and Food and Drug Administration-approved products are now treated as Schedule III substances under the Controlled Substances Act, while most other marijuana remains Schedule I pending further action by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Why anti-Asian discrimination is often overlooked at work
A recent survey found that 75% of Asian Americans report experiencing racial discrimination across contexts, yet formal workplace complaints and charges remain comparatively low. That gap is the focus of a paper published in Organization Science and co-authored by Sora Jun, assistant professor of management and organizational behavior at Rice Business.
