Parents' pandemic-induced stress can do long-term harm to children, says Baker Institute expert
HOUSTON – (July 7, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic, which has accentuated long-standing challenges many families face, has put additional stress on parents that could harm the development of their children, according to a new brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Trump vs. Biden brings foreign policy to the forefront
Foreign policy will play a major role in the 2020 presidential campaigns, according to a new brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice physicists win grant to continue Higgs study
Rice physicists win $1.3 million in Department of Energy funding to pursue ongoing research at the Large Hadron Collider.
Rice launches online Visiting Owls program
HOUSTON – (July 6, 2020) – Rice University is welcoming visiting students into its classrooms this fall through a new online program. The pilot Rice Online Visiting Owls program allows high school juniors and seniors and visiting undergraduates to enroll in select online courses for credit.
Future Texas hurricanes: Fast like Ike or slow like Harvey?
Climate change will make fast-moving storms more likely in late 21st-century Texas.
Trade pact success tied to competence of American, Mexican presidents
The success of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) depends on competent leadership from two unpredictable presidents, according to a new brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Charcoal a weapon to fight superoxide-induced disease, injury
Artificial enzymes made of treated charcoal could have the power to curtail damaging levels of superoxides that appear after an injury.
Ken Goldsmith, 'pillar' of Shepherd School strings department, dies at 81
Ken Goldsmith, a recent retiree from Rice University's Shepherd School of Music who shared his passion with hundreds of musicians throughout a long and distinguished career, died June 26 in Houston. He was 81.
Ogwumike is Conference USA's first repeat Female Athlete of the Year
Former Rice women's basketball player Erica Ogwumike is the first athlete to earn back-to-back Female Conference USA Athlete of the Year awards, the league office announced Tuesday.
Rice introduces temporary sick leave program for employees
Rice has implemented a temporary sick leave program amid the COVID-19 pandemic, effective July 1.
Laser-welded sugar: Sweet way to 3D-print blood vessels
Bioengineers keep cells alive in lab-grown tissues by creating networks of branching blood vessels from templates of 3D-printed sugar.
Cartwheeling light reveals new optical phenomenon
Researchers at Rice University have discovered details about a novel type of polarized light-matter interaction with light that literally turns end over end as it propagates from a source.
Study finds new link between Alzheimer’s suspects
Researchers have described for the first time specific genes and pathways in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
Webinar to address and seek remedies for racism on campuses
Four leading historians will discuss racism on university campuses and how higher education can confront and remedy racial injustice during an upcoming webinar.
Rice lab’s bright idea is pure gold
Physicists discover plasmonic metals can produce “hot carriers” that emit unexpectedly bright light in nanoscale gaps between electrodes.
