‘Knowledge is Power’: Rice students create startup to help people take control of their health care
A group of Rice students has launched a startup, The Healthcare Navigator, to help people take back control of their health care and revolutionize the health care system. This powerful platform empowers consumers with comprehensive information on treatment and financial options, making health care easier to navigate.
Rice’s Baker Institute unveils Neuro-Policy Program, $1M gift to advance Texas ‘brain capital’
A $1 million gift to Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy from Harry Yan and Weiman Gao will establish a new Neuro-Policy Program to advance interdisciplinary approaches to addressing brain health challenges as well as spurring economic opportunity.
Bill King joins Rice Baker Institute as finance fellow
Bill King will join Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy as a fellow in public finance.
Two-time Super Bowl champ Justin Reid hosts ‘Tackling Tech’ computer science camp at Ion
Tackling Tech Computer Science Camp, featuring Justin Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs, is set to debut starting June 10 at the Ion, Houston’s innovation hub powered by Rice University. The innovative program that runs through June 21 offers high school students an immersive experience in computer science through hands-on projects, professional development workshops and guest speaker sessions.
Rice Alliance announces 12 energy startups advancing energy transition technology
Twelve energy startups from six states and two countries that are innovating in advanced materials, carbon management, digital tech, energy efficiencies, hydrogen and solar power and corrosion detection will participate in Class 4 of the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator.
Rice grants $800,000 to DivInc Sports Tech Accelerator
Rice is awarding an $800,000 grant over three years to DivInc to fund the operation of accelerators designed to support diverse founders building innovative startups shaping the technology of tomorrow. The grant supports DivInc’s mission to generate social and economic equity through entrepreneurship and address the capital gap to produce thriving startup companies’ success and will provide funding for the company to operate a number of accelerators.
Rice entrepreneurship lab unveils teams for 2024 Lilie Summer Venture Studio Accelerator
Rice’s Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has announced the eight dynamic teams selected for the 2024 Lilie Summer Venture Studio, an immersive summer accelerator program designed to propel the university’s innovative ventures forward.
Rice’s Boniuk Institute hosts global scholars to promote religious tolerance
Rice’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance held its first Spring Convening on Religious Pluralism and Conflict May 29-31 at the Rice BioScience Research Collaborative.
Jill Murphy, deputy assistant director of counterintelligence at the FBI, and the leadership of the FBI’s Houston field office will dialogue with members of the academic and Asian American communities at a June 6 event hosted by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Expert on Mexico politics available to discuss Scheinbaum election
A leading expert on Mexico politics and U.S./Mexico relations from Rice University is available to speak on the election of Mexico’s first female president Claudia Scheinbaum.
Expert available to explain delta-8 Senate State Affairs Committee debate
An expert on drug policy from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is available to comment on the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee hearing on how to regulate delta-8/hemp-cannabinoid products.
Research security as a top government, university priority examined at Rice Baker Institute workshop
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted a workshop with experts spanning disciplines such as public policy, mathematics, physics, computer sciences, engineering and the social sciences to chart a path forward for the emerging field of research on research security.
NSF chief of research security to speak at Rice Baker Institute May 23
Rebecca Keiser, the National Science Foundation’s chief of research security strategy and policy, will deliver a virtual keynote address May 23 on the origins of the foundation’s research on research security program with Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice’s Staff Council hosts annual ice cream social at packed West Servery
Staff from all across Rice University’s campus came together May 15 to enjoy ice cream and celebrate the start of summer.
Experts discuss immigration as a political tool at Baker Institute event
The future of immigration and its relationship with this year’s election cycle was explored by experts at a May 14 event hosted by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Speakers from academia, media, legislature and immigration organizations surveyed how shifting policies have reshaped migration to the U.S.-Mexico border and discussed prospects for immigration reform.
