Avery Ruxer Franklin

Plastic bottles pressed and packed for recycling

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.

Community Learning & Engagement Poster

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.

(Pictured from left: Raul Orlando Edwards, Paula Sanders and Letitia Plummer.)

Jan. 16 declared ‘Dr. Paula Sanders Day’ in Houston