People, papers and presentations for Dec. 20, 2021 Dec. 20, 2021
A paper co-authored by Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, was named a finalist for the American Marketing Association-EBSCO-Responsible Research for Business Management Award for Responsible Research in Marketing.
Dateline Rice for Dec. 17, 2021 Dec. 17, 2021
Dateline Rice for Dec. 17, 2021
Dateline Rice for Dec. 16, 2021 Dec. 17, 2021
Dateline Rice for Dec. 16, 2021
Winter freeze power resources charted in time-lapse video Dec. 17, 2021
What happened to electrical power in Texas during last February's freeze? A new time-lapse video of electricity generation created by experts at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy offers an hour-by-hour picture of power plant and customer outages across the state during the devastating storm.
US energy infrastructure mapped by Baker Institute Dec. 17, 2021
A new, interactive energy map for the United States has just been released by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, providing an open-source visualization of the country’s energy infrastructure and demography designed to highlight the intersection of energy, environment, policy and society.
JSC renames Rocket Park after former director, Baker Institute fellow Abbey Dec. 16, 2021
NASA’s Johnson Space Center has renamed its Rocket Park after Apollo-era engineer and former center director George W.S. Abbey, a senior fellow in space policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice Business makes top 10 in multiple categories of Princeton Review rankings Dec. 16, 2021
Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business ranks in the top 10 in five categories in The Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools 2022 rankings.
International students gather for festive Winter Events Dec. 16, 2021
The Office of International Students and Scholars planned weeks’ worth of festivities
Awards boost biomed advances Dec. 16, 2021
Four faculty members and their collaborators win Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health seed grants.
Rice strengthening its commitment to loan-free financial aid Dec. 16, 2021
Rice University has announced a significant change to its financial aid package that will make one of the nation’s most prestigious higher education institutions more affordable to a broader range of students.
Shepherd's got a new (old) set of strings Dec. 16, 2021
Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music is feeling the holiday spirit early this year thanks to a generous friend who’s lending it a coveted Stradivarius violin — and letting a different student play the instrument each year.
Barney Graham '75 named a Time Hero of the Year for developing COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 15, 2021
Rice alumnus Barney Graham, a renowned virologist and deputy director of the Vaccine Research Center within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has been named a 2021 Hero of the Year by Time magazine for his work developing the groundbreaking Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Dateline Rice for Dec. 15, 2021 Dec. 15, 2021
Dateline Rice for Dec. 15, 2021
Rice astronomer available to discuss James Webb Space Telescope Dec. 15, 2021
Rice astronomer Patrick Hartigan is available to comment on the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope.
Health departments for Houston, Harris County should consolidate or closely coordinate, new report recommends Dec. 15, 2021
While most large Texas cities are served by one public health agency, the presence of two health departments in the Houston area — one run by Harris County and one by the city — creates confusion and inefficiencies that could be reduced if they collaborated in a new way.
