Avery Ruxer Franklin

Houston, Texas

How to give back to your community during the pandemic

As Houston and the world continues staying home to curb the spread of the coronavirus, people are searching for ways to give back while staying safe. Whether it’s sewing masks, donating to food banks or just staying home — opportunities to help abound.

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Environmental rollbacks detrimental to pandemic recovery, according to Baker Institute blog

Rolling back environmental regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic will cause more respiratory illness, according to a blog published by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

OpenStax, Rice’s educational technology initiative, announced today that 13 companies have been selected to participate in the organization’s new equity in courseware training program. The training will help the participating companies learn about and develop educational technology platforms that provide better outcomes for all students, especially those from historically marginalized and underserved communities.

OpenStax experts to provide tips on promoting equity, engagement in online learning

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Graduates job-hunting during recession must remain hopeful, according to Baker Institute expert

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US, China should reinterpret energy part of trade deal, Baker Institute experts say

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Plastic use in pandemic contributing to global waste problem, says Baker Institute expert

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Mothers on low incomes left out of pandemic support, say Baker Institute experts

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Rice’s Glasscock School launches courses to help small businesses

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Negotatiating the new normal: How Jones School MBA course negotiated transition to online learning

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SALT deduction ‘wasteful and unnecessary,’ according to Baker Institute finance experts

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Hardship presents opportunity for creativity, Rice Business experts say

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Rice Business launches deferred enrollment program

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Texas Climate Power Dialogue set for April 7

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Rice’s Glasscock School offers free, online learning sessions during pandemic

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Fiscal interventions must stay targeted and apolitical, say Baker Institute experts