As the long road to recovery after hurricanes Helene and Milton begins, the same questions are facing many communities across the Southeast.
A series of reports released today from the Rice Kinder Institute finds that gay, lesbian and bisexual residents in Houston and Harris County are more likely to experience mental health concerns than straight residents
Rice bioengineers awarded $3.4M for project to end polio
Rice bioengineer Kevin McHugh has been awarded $3.4 million for a project to incorporate protection against polio into the combination vaccine that protects against five common and dangerous childhood diseases.
Rice center identifies top hazardous polluters in path of Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton, the latest storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, is now a powerful Category 5 hurricane and heading for Florida’s Gulf Coast.
French Ambassador Laurent Bili to speak at Rice’s Baker Institute Oct. 9
French Ambassador to the U.S. Laurent Bili will discuss the evolving roles of diplomacy, strategic alliances, global economics and climate change at an Oct. 9 event at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy co-hosted by Rice Global.
‘Pac-Man effect’ offers precise control for advanced materials design
Rice researchers show that exposing superparamagnetic colloids to a rotating magnetic field that reverses direction after each revolution generates a “Pac-Man effect” due to magnetic relaxation.
Momentous: Personalized Scale for Global Impact: Rice unveils new strategic plan
Under the leadership of President Reginald DesRoches, Rice has unveiled a new strategic plan to become the world’s premier teaching and research university by delivering unparalleled personalized education and propelling breakthrough discoveries to transform lives and better humanity. Momentous: Personalized Scale for Global Impact serves as a road map for the next decade and reflects the collective contributions of the entire Rice community, capitalizing on the university’s size as a competitive advantage.
Rice is part of multiuniversity research team that has secured $34.9 million from ARPA-H to accelerate the development of a bioelectronic implant designed to revolutionize treatment for obesity and Type 2 diabetes, improving patient experience and outcomes while reducing the development and manufacturing costs.
The report was released today, offering for the first time a snapshot of the lifetime experiences with crime of Houstonians.
‘A breakthrough year’ for art and engineering collaboration
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts recently hosted its first engineering undergraduate social, bringing together students from across different engineering departments for an afternoon of fun activities, including art-making stations, door prizes and free food.
Celebrating President Jimmy Carter, Rice’s 80th commencement speaker, on his 100th birthday
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter turns 100 Tuesday, and Rice is taking a look back at the 39th commander-in-chief’s connection to the university.
Transportation expert Ed Emmett available to explain potential US dockworkers strike
Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, chair of the Texas Department of Transportation Freight Advisory Committee and former Harris County judge, is available to discuss the potential strike by U.S. dockworkers and how it could impact the nation’s ports.
New Rice research finds that Indigenous farm employees — many of whom have legal status in the U.S. after moving from Latin America — may experience more physical pain on the job than undocumented workers.
Rice’s school of engineering changes its name to reflect excellence in computing
Rice’s school of engineering has officially changed its name to the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing.
Rice center identifies top hazardous polluters in path of Tropical Storm Helene
Recent projections show that Tropical Storm Helene, the latest storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, is heading for Florida and tracking toward the state’s panhandle.