Margarita Rodriguez honored in day of Grand Hall memorials
Margarita Rodriguez was remembered as a kind, generous and loving member of the Rice community who dedicated 40 years of her life to serving the university.
1 in 4 Black teens apathetic about racial justice
Researchers plan to conduct future studies to track racial apathy of Black teenagers and adults.
The 2020 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers conference brought together the largest number of attendees in the annual event’s 24-year history to award 17 university entrepreneurship programs top honors.
Remote work causes tax issues for both workers and employers
As employers evaluate whether remote-work arrangements are a viable longterm option, they should consider that these seemingly innocuous arrangements can trigger tax issues for both workers and their employers, according to an expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Slave trade artifacts and records to be studied with aid of new grant
The institution of slavery caused centuries of harrowing misery, triggered wars and left a searing legacy of racial injustice, but many of the artifacts and records pertaining to slavery’s history have been understudied or altogether forgotten.
Industrial-strength brine, meet your kryptonite
A thin coating of the 2D nanomaterial hexagonal boron nitride is the key ingredient in a cost-effective technology developed by Rice University engineers for desalinating industrial-strength brine.