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Congressman Crenshaw visits campus

Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas visited Rice University Oct. 6 to speak with the campus community about the latest happenings in Washington, D.C., and answer questions.

New Gerardo Rosales mural will debut as inaugural work on Moody Project Wall

The Venezuelan artist and educator worked with Rice students to illustrate the legend of María Lionza

Working mothers who feel in control of schedule more likely to embrace healthy habits

A present-focused mindset made mothers more likely to maintain a feeling of control as demands on their time increased.

Rice to host James Heckman for RISE Nobel Laureate Lecture Series

Heckman is best known for his work on how early childhood development impacts health, economic and social outcomes.

People, papers and presentations for Oct. 11, 2021

People, papers and presentations for Oct. 11, 2021

Former ambassadors to discuss agreements that shape US-Mexico relationship at Baker Institute event

Former ambassadors Christopher Landau and Gerónimo Gutiérrez Fernández and law professor Guillermo J. Garcia Sanchez will discuss how the United States and Mexico maintain their relationship through political cycles — and how both formal and informal agreements help and hinder that relationship — in an Oct. 13 webinar.

Best yet to come for stellar jet researchers

New findings about stellar jets also provide a path forward for astronomers awaiting launch of the James Webb Space Telescope.

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines and boosters available to Rice community

Rice has partnered with the Houston Health Department to provide first and second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to members of the university community and their families, and booster shots for those who are eligible as defined by the CDC and previously received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

Consumers see diverse organizations as moral ones, study shows

When people see diversity in a corporate team, they’re more likely to believe the team behaves in a moral fashion, according to research conducted by Ajay Kalra, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Marketing at the Jones Graduate School of Business, and Uzma Khan, associate professor of marketing at the University of Miami Herbert Business School. Their work has just been published in a paper entitled "It's Good to Be Different: How Diversity Impacts Judgments of Moral Behavior."

Rice Cinema returns with a full schedule of films for fall

Rice Cinema reopens on the ground floor of Sewall Hall.

Rice University’s OpenStax welcomes nine new educational technology partners

OpenStax, Rice University’s educational technology initiative offering free and flexible textbooks and other resources, has added nine new technology partners to its OpenStax Ally program.

A National Night Out to remember

A National Night Out to remember

Rice recognizes World Teachers' Day

The Anderson-Clarke Center was illuminated in blue Oct. 5 to shine a light on those who have taught through overwhelming circumstances during the last year and a half.

Former glacier inspires orchestral work

Okjökull first made international headlines when Rice anthropologists organized the first memorial service for a glacier lost to climate change.

Rice economist Yunmi Kong honored with young scholar award

Yunmi Kong, an assistant professor of economics at Rice University, is the recipient of a Korea-America Economic Association (KAEA) Young Scholar Award.