People, papers and presentations for Dec. 13, 2021
Janet Covington, director of internal audit, has received the Member Excellence in Service Award from the Association of College and University Auditors.
Rice United Way Campaign hits 96% of $250,000 goal in week nine
Just over two months into the annual Rice United Way fundraising campaign, the effort has raised a total of $240,717, 96% of its $250,000 goal.
Rice’s Technology Development Fund backs faculty projects
Nine projects proposed by Rice researchers have been granted seed funding by Creative Ventures' Technology Development Fund.
Experts to discuss role of oil in global energy transitions
Oil’s role in the global energy transitions will be the focus of an upcoming virtual and in-person event from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
‘Super trees’ may help save Houston … and beyond
Rice statisticians are part of a study sharing strategies to identify “super trees” for urban areas that help mitigate pollution, flooding and heat.
Newest Rice alumni celebrated at winter commencement
August and December Rice graduates walk across the stage Dec. 7 in Tudor Fieldhouse.
Rice’s Doerr Institute expands CoachRICE program to serve other institutions
The Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University is expanding its CoachRICE leadership coaching program, providing other institutions of higher education with training to improve how they develop students as high-potential leaders.
Leebron receives diversity award
President David Leebron was honored with the 2021 Diversity Champion Award from the Association of Chinese American Professionals.
NEST360 wins 2021 Innovating for Impact Partnership Award
NEST360, an international alliance with roots at Rice University’s Rice 360º Institute for Global Health, has won the Global Health Technologies Coalition 2021 Innovating for Impact Partnership Award for its efforts to end preventable newborn deaths in African hospitals.
Hurricane Harvey led to poorer physical, mental health among Houston adults
Hurricane Harvey had a significant impact on the mental and physical health of Houstonians, especially those living in areas that suffered the most structural damage, according to a new study from Rice University.
12 questions for Nichole Ayers, Rice’s newest astronaut
Rice alumna and fighter pilot Nichole Ayers joins NASA's astronaut corps.
NSF grant supports study of cells’ early decisions
Rice University receives National Science Foundation support to build a model of cell differentiation during the earliest stage of life. The model could help improve researchers’ ability to direct stem cells to a given fate.
Should digital advertisers be taxed on the data they collect from us?
Is it legal — or even appropriate — for governments to tax digital advertisers on the user data collected from consumers? That’s one of the many questions public policy makers must grapple with as they look for new ways to collect taxes from the digital economy, according to a new policy brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Undergrads share research on Texas slave trade
Rice undergraduates presented alongside historians and experts on the intra-American slave trade at the “Bound Away” conference Dec. 3-4