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.
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.
Manganese makes its mark in drug synthesis
Rice University chemists find manganese far superior to silver and cerium as a way to make building blocks for drug design and manufacture.
James DeNicco grilled venison sausage Oct. 2 for Baker’s annual Deers and Beers bash.
Urban mining for metals flashes electronic trash into treasure
Flash Joule heating recovers valuable and toxic metals from electronic waste. The process allows for “urban mining” of resources that could be a win for the environment as well as for manufacturers.