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Dateline Rice for Feb. 4, 2021 Feb. 4, 2021

Partial cover of Kelsey P. Norman's book Reluctant Reception

US must do its fair share for refugees, says Baker Institute expert Feb. 3, 2021

Increasing the number of refugees resettled to the U.S. is critical for the well-being of refugees across the globe, according to an expert from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Dateline Rice for Feb. 3, 2021 Feb. 3, 2021

An alternate sky at Anderson Feb. 3, 2021

"Screenspace" at Anderson Hall mimics the Turrell Skyspace, but with a more ominous message.

Dateline Rice for Feb. 2, 2021 Feb. 2, 2021

The Southeastern Texas African and African American Studies Consortium will host its first event Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m., a panel discussion on “The History of African and African American Studies in Southeastern Texas.”

‘Untapped potential’: Rice partners with area universities in new African and African American Studies consortium Feb. 2, 2021

Rice University and its Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) have partnered with the University of Houston, Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M University to form a new collaboration committed to African and African American Studies scholarship.

Dateline Rice for Feb. 1, 2021 (Weekend Edition) Feb. 1, 2021

Dateline Rice for Feb. 1, 2021 (Weekend Edition)

Lovett College sophomore Thomas Avalos and family

Rice presents new mission for former Marine Feb. 1, 2021

Transfer student Thomas Avalos — and family — receive a warm Rice welcome.

Screen showing case count in different countries.

Baker Institute paper: US must mandate uniform reporting of data during deadly pandemics Feb. 1, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has received limited data on the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. despite providing detailed case report forms, according to a new research paper from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

New psychological sciences degree will help graduates improve workplaces Feb. 1, 2021

HOUSTON – (Feb. 1, 2021) – With the average adult spending about half of their waking hours at work, employees and companies alike are recognizing the importance of investing in more productive, diverse and satisfying workplaces.

A Rice University model shows the predicted atmospheric concentration distribution in parts per billion of a downwind diesel plume in the hours after Hurricane Ike. Rice engineers modeled the hypothetical threats from toxins released when oil and chemical tankers in the Houston Ship Channel fail during a storm. (Credit: Rice University)

Failed storage tanks pose atmospheric risks during disasters Feb. 1, 2021

Rice engineers model hypothetical threats from toxins released when aboveground storage tanks fail during a storm.

Tune in to Datathon next weekend Feb. 1, 2021

The public is invited to look in upon Rice University’s third annual Datathon, sponsored by the Rice Data Science Club and the Data to Knowledge Lab.

Students in Rice Apps collaborated with the Moody Center for the Arts to create a new app for Rice Public Art.

Rice Public Art app designed by students available now Feb. 1, 2021

Take a self-guided tour of campus art with the newest Rice Apps creation.

‘Access ain’t inclusion’: Anthony Jack talks privilege in President’s Lecture Feb. 1, 2021

President's lecture series featuring Anthony Jack

Research could dramatically lower cost of electron sources Feb. 1, 2021

Rice University engineers have discovered technology that could slash the cost of semiconductor electron sources, key components in devices ranging from night-vision goggles and low-light cameras to electron microscopes and particle accelerators.