Statistics experts at Rice University available for interviews, background, media opportunities
Rice’s Department of Statistics houses internationally recognized experts whose work spans infectious disease modeling, artificial intelligence and machine learning, climate and environmental analytics, quantitative finance, genomics, neuroimaging, applied probability and more.
Rice course reframes what we think we know about natural disasters
What Is a Natural Disaster? challenges students to rethink why catastrophes unfold the way they do and why certain communities always seem to bear the brunt.
Incoming winter storm: Rice experts available to discuss forecast and impacts
As a major winter storm is expected to move into Texas beginning Friday night, Rice experts are available to provide insight into the storm’s impact on transportation.
Rice experts on key themes at 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos
Rice experts are available to provide insight on World Economic Forum.
Rice expert available to discuss Verizon network outage
Rice University expert Sanjoy Paul is available to help explain the complexity of modern cellular networks as well as how they are designed and managed.
Rice biologist available to discuss impact space on human body amid medical emergency on ISS
Scott Solomon is available to comment on how space affects the human body and the medical risks associated with life in space.
Leading experts on Venezuela’s political shift
Rice experts available to provide insight on the evolving situation.
Rice expert available to explain federal cannabis policy shift and what it means next
Katharine Neill Harris is available to explain what these changes mean for businesses, researchers and patients.
Drug policy expert available to speak about fentanyl executive order
President Donald Trump’s executive order designating fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a significant escalation of efforts to curb the fentanyl supply, said Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Harris is available to speak to the news media about drug usage and U.S. drug policy.
Levander makes case for curiosity, creative play, more fearless higher ed
Unlike many conversations about innovation in higher education, this one didn’t stay inside the walls of the academy.
AI chatbots fuel growing concerns over teen mental health
Recent reports suggest a large majority of children and teens have used AI chatbots, sometimes turning to them for emotional support or advice — roles experts caution about their potential impact on adolescent mental health.
Amid growing debates over driverless cars, Rice experts offer insights on vehicle safety
Rice experts available to discuss the latest developments in autonomous vehicles.
Warm, dry winter expected for Texas, but sudden polar plunges still threaten grid, Rice expert warns
With La Niña conditions pointing toward a warmer, drier winter across Texas experts say the season still carries real risks for the region’s energy systems.
How AI can help detect disease and accelerate medical breakthroughs
As artificial intelligence plays an increasingly prominent role in decoding DNA, tracking pathogens and accelerating drug discovery, the line between real capability and hype can be unclear. Rice experts can provide clear, technically grounded perspectives on how these tools are meaningfully advancing disease detection, public health preparedness and treatment design.
Upcoming G20 Summit agenda to highlight climate policy
As global leaders prepare to gather for the upcoming G20 Summit, climate policy is expected to dominate the agenda — from accelerating net-zero commitments and clean energy transitions to navigating geopolitical tensions that shape global emissions pathways.
