Unconventional Students at Rice 2021: Norman Zheng finds balance
When Norman Zheng ’21 came to Rice he wanted to be pre-med, but he did not think there would be hands-on experience in his first year.
Rice’s OpenStax making diversity updates to free, openly licensed textbooks
HOUSTON – (March 15, 2021) – OpenStax, Rice University’s educational technology initiative, is improving diversity and representation in its textbooks by closely reviewing user feedback and enlisting help from advocates for racial, ethnic, LGBTQ and gender equity.
Rice women's basketball team falls in C-USA Tournament final
The top-seeded Rice women's basketball team was defeated by Middle Tennessee State University 68-65 in the championship game of the Conference USA Tournament March 13 in Frisco, Texas.
US must prepare for long-term economic fallout from pandemic, says Baker Institute expert
The U.S. economy appears to be improving, but the pandemic will have a lasting macroeconomic impact, according to an expert from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
COVID-19 vaccine now being administered at Rice Stadium
The historic stadium is serving the entire Houston area as a community vaccination site.
Rice recognized as one of nation’s top producers of Fulbright scholars
Rice celebrated one of its largest cohorts of Fulbright scholars last year, when 11 alumni were offered grants from the program for work or research abroad.
Biden should issue executive order granting ‘Dreamers’ citizenship, paper argues
The pathway to lawful permanent resident (LPR) status —otherwise known as getting a green card — is full of roadblocks for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiaries, according to new research from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Peter Hotez to join Rice U. infectious disease expert for COVID-19 vaccine webinar
Peter Hotez, a renowned vaccine scientist and physician who’s also a fellow in disease and poverty at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, will join Rice infectious disease specialist Yousif Shamoo to discuss COVID-19 vaccine developments in a free webinar March 12.
New teamwork model could improve patient health care.
Health care teams must prepare for anything, including the unconventional work environments brought about by a global pandemic and social unrest.
Seven research teams win Carbon Hub funding
Carbon Hub, Rice University's zero-emissions research initiative, has awarded seed grants for seven projects that will rapidly advance its vision for transforming the oil and gas sector into a leading provider of both clean hydrogen energy and solid carbon products that can be used in place of materials with large carbon footprints.
Under the instruction of Rice Symphonic Band Director Chuck Throckmorton, Hanszen College senior José Corea plays his saxophone through a mask at Rice Stadium on a sunny spring day.
Dutch artist collective We Make Carpets supervised the installation of its latest site-specific piece on campus from the Netherlands via Zoom as masked-up Rice community members tied yards of colorful ribbon to 6-foot lengths of pipe for “Barn Raising.”
Rice student to play for nationwide audience on 'Performance Today'
Graduate student in horn performance Lauren Anker will represent Rice's Shepherd School of Music as part of American Public Media’s “Performance Today” Young Artists in Residence series. Her segments will be posted online March 25.
Rice Stadium to become community vaccination site
The facility has already begun vaccinating some Rice students, faculty and staff — by appointment only — as part of a “soft launch” before ramping up full operations next week.
Eddie Glaude on the moment the ‘cold civil war’ turned hot
The Princeton professor's Campbell Lecture on March 4 tackled the stakes of racial justice and the future of American democracy.