New trade deal in focus at Rice Baker Institute event
February 7, 2020
HOUSTON – (Feb. 5, 2020) – International trade experts will gather at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy Feb. 12 to explain the complexities of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and forecast its impact on both local and global trade.
Leading voting rights and elections expert to speak Feb. 20 in Herring Hall
February 7, 2020
HOUSTON – (Feb. 7, 2020) – One of the nation’s most prominent constitutional law experts is scheduled to speak at Rice University in a lecture that’s free and open to the public.
Rice duo named to National Academy of Engineers
February 7, 2020
Dean and incoming provost Reginald DesRoches, electrical and computer engineer Gene Frantz earn prestigious honor.
Trade wars bad for US, global energy security, experts say
February 7, 2020
HOUSTON -- (Feb. 7, 2020) – Policy that raises barriers to international trade does not bode well for U.S. and global energy security, according to a new research paper by experts in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and at the Korea Energy Economics Institute.
Feb. 12 Kinder Institute event to focus on how buses can make cities better
February 6, 2020
HOUSTON – (Feb. 6, 2020) – Poorly designed transit systems don't just congest a city. They also disproportionately impact the most vulnerable members of society. But transit in big cities doesn't have to be subpar, according to Steven Higashide, director of TransitCenter, a foundation dedicated to improving public transportation around the U.S.
Benefits boost for parents not enough, says Baker Institute expert
February 4, 2020
HOUSTON – (Feb. 4, 2020) – Congress recently passed a bill granting 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers the same week it established the SECURE Act, which offers new parents an option for penalty-free withdrawals from retirement accounts.
The Iowa Debacle: Voting security expert weighs in
February 4, 2020
HOUSTON – (Feb. 4, 2020) – The Iowa caucuses debacle raises more questions than answers, and a Rice University voting security expert is available to weigh in.
Diversity on city councils increases noninfrastructure spending — for better or worse
February 4, 2020
When city councils are elected by district rather than at large, spending on noninfrastructure projects increases, and the impact is not necessarily good, according to new research from a Rice University economist.
Persian Gulf security strained by receding US leadership, says Baker Institute expert
February 1, 2020
HOUSTON -- (Feb. 28, 2020) – The drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani has hardened attitudes toward the U.S. across the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), according to a new research paper by an expert in the Center for the Middle East at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Israeli West Bank settlements may have dangerous consequences, experts say
January 31, 2020
As President Donald Trump unveils his new Middle East peace plan, experts in the Center for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy say the administration's green light for the establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank comes with the potential for dangerous consequences.
Fed grant backs Rice earthquake research
January 31, 2020
Rice University Earth scientist Melodie French earns a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to support her investigation of the tectonic roots of earthquakes and tsunamis.
Brevity is the soul of wit: Rice Theatre presents 'All in the Timing'
January 30, 2020
Collection of six short comedic plays to run Feb. 28-March 7.
January 30, 2020
HOUSTON – (Jan. 30, 2020) – Amid his impeachment trial, President Donald Trump is preparing for his annual State of the Union address next week. Rice University political scientist Paul Brace is available to discuss what to expect in the president's remarks.
Cells’ springy coils pump bursts of RNA
January 30, 2020
Models by Rice chemists calculate the chemical and mechanical energies involved in “bursty” RNA production in cells.
Ordering in? Plants are way ahead of you
January 29, 2020
Dissolved carbon in soil can quench plants' ability to communicate with soil microbes, allowing plants to fine-tune their relationships with symbionts. Experiments show how synthetic biology tools developed at Rice University can help understand environmental controls on agricultural productivity.