Interracial contact may not reduce racism, says report
Racial apathy and the belief that Black people no longer experience prejudice in today’s world represent the “new racism,” according to Tony Brown, professor of sociology at Rice University and lead author of the study, “Changes in Racial Apathy Among White Young Adults: A Five-Year National Panel Study,” published in the journal Sociological Inquiry.
Ten new professors join Rice Business
The Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University has added ten faculty members with expertise ranging from management to marketing. It’s a record number of new tenured and tenure-track professors for the school.
Researchers discover new leukemia-killing compounds
Researchers from Rice and MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered potential new drugs for treating leukemia.
Expert available to discuss trauma and grief among immigrants following tragedy in San Antonio
An expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is available to discuss this week’s horrific migrant deaths in San Antonio.
New senior staff, structure announced for Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research
As incoming director Ruth López Turley takes the helm of Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research July 1, the institute is announcing a new executive leadership team that will help implement a five-year expansion plan.
Emu stands tall at detecting bacteria species
Rice computer scientists develop Emu, which uses long reads of genomes to identify bacteria in a community.
Flooding exacerbates pollution exposure in at-risk urban communities
Increased flooding in the U.S. is exposing more people to industrial pollution, especially in racially marginalized urban communities, according to new research from Rice University, New York University and Brown University.
Landmark new engineering and science building on campus to bear Ralph S. O’Connor’s name
A self-made businessman who started out working in oilfields and ended up building an empire in energy and real estate investments will be memorialized at Rice University with a landmark new science and engineering building named in his honor.
Rice physicists available to discuss Higgs boson 10th anniversary
Rice University physicists are available to discuss the July 4 anniversary of the Higgs boson discovery and the recent restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) for a third round of experiments.
Blockchain tech can help small businesses launch and grow, says Baker Institute expert
Blockchain technology can give small businesses and entrepreneurs new avenues for funding their ventures and create opportunities for growth, according to a report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
DOE backs Rice physicists’ collaboration
Rice nuclear physicists win a Department of Energy grant to research the fundamental properties of matter in extreme conditions.
Rice to open international campus in Paris
Rice University will expand global education and research opportunities for its students and faculty with the opening of the Rice University Paris Center, which holds its ceremonial launch this week.
US needs more foreign workers to solve labor crisis, says Baker Institute expert
Allowing more legal immigration and creating a workable solution for the millions of people living in the United States illegally is the only way to effectively address the nation’s worsening labor shortage, according to a report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Two experts from the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences at Rice University are available to explain the regulatory landscape of human embryo and embryoid research, especially in light of changes to federal policy after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Rice experts available to discuss Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade’s federal abortion protections, Rice University experts are available to discuss what comes next.
