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‘Just echo our voices’: Undergraduates share concerns about Black life at Rice

The online discussion was convened by university’s Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice.

'It takes more than science': Medical Humanities Program flourishes at Rice

Program’s popularity grows as more medical schools recognize need for humanity in health care.

SPOTlight supercharges cell studies

Researchers develop a new method to isolate specific cells, and in the process find a more robust fluorescent protein.

Mitchell Foundation, Baker Institute seek pathways to increase carbon capture

The new project will identify policies and actions to facilitate the capture and storage or use of carbon dioxide.

Baker Institute's Norman: Election a pivot point for US immigration policy

A Joe Biden presidency would “roll back many of the Trump administration’s attacks" on immigrants to the United States, but that may not be enough to pacify critics of the Obama administration's immigration policies who seek new protected pathways to citizenship, according to a new brief from an expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

School of Humanities talking new goals, why humanities matter in Owl Together series

What can you do with a humanities degree? And why are the humanities so important during times of pandemic, past and present?

Fossil fuel subsidies need global reform, say Baker Institute experts

HOUSTON – (Oct. 22, 2020) – Fossil fuels still receive most of the international government support provided to the energy sector despite their “well-known environmental and public health damage,” according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

At our cores, we’re all strengthened by ‘dumbbells’

Scientists at Rice’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics detail the structure of dumbbell-like sequences in DNA during interphase that suggest several unseen aspects of chromosome configuration and function.

Undocumented immigrants need better access to health care, say Baker Institute experts

Health care is a top voter issue this year, and for undocumented immigrants, the barriers to access are many.

Rice’s OpenStax launching Free the Textbook initiative

OpenStax is committed to improving access to quality learning materials.

Show goes on: Rice Opera's first virtual performance is 'Der Kaiser von Atlantis'

HOUSTON – (Oct. 19, 2020) – COVID-19 has taken a toll on performance venues, many of which have gone dark for the foreseeable future. Professional musicians and students alike are looking for new ways to share their craft with the public, even as a new study from Ricesuggests keeping musicians safe on stage may require more than just social distancing.

A trillion turns of light nets terahertz polarized bytes

Nanophotonics researchers at Rice University, the Polytechnic University of Milan and the Italian Institute of Technology have demonstrated a novel technique for modulating light at terahertz frequencies with plasmonic metasurfaces.

Fondren’s Green Team hosting sustainability-focused events thanks to ALA grant

The upcoming Oct. 28 'Houston Women on Climate Action' panel is open to the public.

Rice's Vivian Ho elected to National Academy of Medicine

Rice health economist Vivian Ho has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, which is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

RUPD accreditation commission seeks public comments

HOUSTON -- (Oct. 19, 2020) -- A public forum for community comments about the Rice University Police Department will be held during a virtual visit to campus conducted by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.