Rice students tackle criminal justice reform at Houston Policy Challenge
One of the toughest public policy issues of our time was tackled by teams of Rice students who gathered to pitch their ideas on how to improve criminal justice policy in the Houston area.
Best Boards Conference helps nonprofits maximize impact
HOUSTON – (Feb. 24, 2020) – Nonprofit board members and executives are invited to attend Rice University’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies annual Best Boards Conference.
Miles joins Baker Institute’s Center for Energy Studies
HOUSTON – (Feb. 17, 2020) – Steven Miles, an attorney who has spent 35 years focusing on natural gas, electric power and renewable energy, has been named a nonresident fellow in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, the institute announced today.
Teach for America CEO talks with Rice students on being change agents
Rice students recently met with Elisa Villanueva Beard, CEO of Teach for America, through the Doerr Institute for New Leaders' excursion program.
Innovators, influencers and inspiration in focus at 20th annual Women in Leadership Conference
Business and thought leaders gathered at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business Feb. 14 for the 20th annual Women in Leadership Conference.
Electric vehicles are evolutionary, not revolutionary, says Baker Institute expert
HOUSTON -- (Feb. 18, 2020) – Tesla will disrupt the automotive industry only if it is able to achieve scale, according to a new issue brief by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Start the presses: Rice students tour Houston Chronicle
Rice students, some of them Thresher journalists, toured the Houston Chronicle through Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders.
Miles joins Baker Institute’s Center for Energy Studies.
HOUSTON – (Feb. 17, 2020) – Steven Miles, an attorney who has spent 35 years focusing on natural gas, electric power and renewable energy, has been named a nonresident fellow in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, the institute announced today.
Electricity’s past and future in America
As Americans integrate renewable energy resources into the nation’s power supply, a new research paper from the Baker Institute for Public Policy reviews how the country’s electrical system developed and says that an understanding of its past can offer insights about its future.
Rice to host expanded Texas Investment Portfolio Symposium for professionals and students
HOUSTON -- (Feb. 5, 2020) – Texas’ premier investment education and networking program is coming to Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Benefits boost for parents not enough, says Baker Institute expert
HOUSTON – (Feb. 4, 2020) – Congress recently passed a bill granting 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers the same week it established the SECURE Act, which offers new parents an option for penalty-free withdrawals from retirement accounts.
Persian Gulf security strained by receding US leadership, says Baker Institute expert
HOUSTON -- (Feb. 28, 2020) – The drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani has hardened attitudes toward the U.S. across the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), according to a new research paper by an expert in the Center for the Middle East at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Veteran and military spouses given new opportunities
HOUSTON – (Jan. 27, 2020) – A dozen spouses of veterans and active duty military personnel will be awarded scholarships to train for careers in human resources thanks to a partnership between Schlumberger and Rice University’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.
Environmental expert to Chinese government: Banning single-use plastics is not enough
HOUSTON – (Jan. 27, 2020) – The Chinese government has announced it plans to address the world's growing plastic waste problem by phasing out single-use plastics by 2025. But such a ban is premature and “puts the cart before the horse,” according to an expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Glasscock School's Community Learning & Engagement courses highlight personal development
The spring course guide for Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies features dynamic offerings spanning the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, technology and more — and all are open to the Houston community.
