OpenStax welcomes largest group of schools into Institutional Partner Program to date
Rice University’s OpenStax is welcoming 16 colleges and universities into its Institutional Partner Program for the 2023-24 school year. Participants receive support from experts in institutional change management and strategic initiatives aimed at increasing campus use of free, openly licensed OpenStax textbooks.
Hospital prices vary for those who call to ask, Rice report shows
Hospitals in the United States may quote vastly different prices for their services – depending on how you find that information, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine.
New Rice memory research examines how we remember faces
The common struggle of remembering a face or a name gets more difficult as we age, and new research from Rice University aims to figure out why.
Rice Business rises in MBA rankings
Rice Business jumped ten spots to rank No. 19 on Bloomberg Businessweek’s Full-Time MBA ranking for 2023-2024.
Immigrant amnesty could increase their wages and US economy, according to Baker Institute report
Granting undocumented immigrants amnesty and legal status would improve the U.S. labor market, argues a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
HX Venture Fund hosted its third annual Venture Houston conference Sept. 7 in Rice’s Stude Concert Hall where entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and business leaders convened to network and learn about the future of clean energy.
Energy Tech Venture Forum set for Sept. 21 at Rice
The 20th Annual Rice Alliance Energy Tech Venture Forum will see industry leaders showcase energy tech innovations for the shift toward a more sustainable, reliable and lower carbon future on Sept. 21 at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Interested in policy research? Visit the Baker Institute internship fair
The Baker Institute Student Forum will host an internship fair for Rice students Sept. 7 from 12-1 p.m.
Experts to discuss new Texas laws affecting child health at Baker Institute event
Texas lawmakers introduced hundreds of new laws during the 2023 legislative session that will impact the health and safety of children across the state. Experts will discuss what the new laws mean for both care providers and children in an event from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Renewable Energy Alliance Houston (REAL) and Rice Business Executive Education hosted the second annual Renewable Energy Leadership Conference Aug. 22 on Rice’s campus to explore the impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) one year after it was signed into law.
Rice Business celebrates Stephen Zeff’s career, birthday
Rice Business celebrated the career of Professor Stephen Zeff at an Aug. 19 event honoring his 90th birthday.
Varied regional culture may affect individual expression of religion in US
Religious expression in the workplace — from wearing symbols of one’s beliefs to discussing faith at work — varies from geographic location to location, with Christians more likely to express their faith in the South, Jews most likely in the Northeast and Muslims most likely to do so out West, according to a new paper from researchers at Rice University’s Boniuk Institute and its Religion and Public Life Program, Purdue University, West Virginia University and Wheaton College.
Crisis Management Team looking for volunteers Oct. 13
The Rice Crisis Management Team will conduct a training Oct. 13, and a variety of roles are available for volunteers.
Owls will take flight to watch the Astros battle the Orioles Sept. 18 at Rice Night at the ballpark. Rice has two reserved sections for group seating and the ticket prices are $13 - $26, plus fees.
Adrian Trömel joins Rice Office of Innovation as assistant vice president for strategy, investments
Rice University’s Office of Innovation has named Adrian Trömel as assistant vice president for strategy and investments.
