Hospital prices, not insurance rates, may be cause of increased cost strain on consumers: Rice Baker Institute report Jun. 25, 2024
The gap between health insurance costs and workers’ wages has significantly expanded, and this trend has not only led to significant concerns about health care affordability but raised questions regarding whether hospitals or health insurance companies bear the blame for escalating costs, according to new research from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice political scientists available to discuss first presidential debate for 2024 cycle Jun. 25, 2024
As President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump prepare for the first presidential debate of the 2024 cycle June 27, Rice University political scientists are available to discuss the event.
Paris Center thrives as academic hub Jun. 24, 2024
In its first year of full programming, the Rice Global Paris Center has provided a hub for teaching, learning and research that has brought together participants from all over the globe.
From cards to classrooms: How Rice is helping students imagine More&More futures Jun. 24, 2024
The premise of the game is simple. Players draw six cards from different categories then select a role card, such as an artist, child, pet, religious leader or architect.
Dateline Rice for June 24, 2024 (Weekend Edition) Jun. 24, 2024
Dateline Rice for June 24, 2024 (Weekend Edition)
Moody Center’s ‘Resonant Earth’ explores humanity’s entangled relationship with the land through art Jun. 21, 2024
“Resonant Earth: Contemporary Perspectives on Land and Body” is a new exhibition at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts that challenges viewers to reevaluate their relationship with the land.
Dateline Rice for June 21, 2024 Jun. 21, 2024
Dateline Rice for June 21, 2024
Woodside Energy CEO, former Houston mayor highlight LGBTQ+ advances, leadership at Ion event Jun. 21, 2024
Woodside Energy CEO Meg O’Neill spoke with former Houston mayor and Rice alumna Annise Parker ’78 about LGBTQ+ representation in their respective fields at a June 20 event hosted by the Ion, Houston’s innovation hub powered by Rice. The fireside chat was a special edition of the Ion’s Visionary Voices speaker series in honor of Pride Month.
Researchers pioneer noninvasive gene therapy for brain disorders Jun. 21, 2024
A new method developed by a research team led by Jerzy Szablowski offers hope for treating brain disorders through gene therapy.
Panel discussion probes impact of Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action Jun. 21, 2024
Researchers and higher education leaders participated in a June 18 panel discussion at Rice titled “In the Wake of Affirmative Action.”
Exploring climate change through wine Jun. 20, 2024
Among the courses recently offered at the Rice Global Paris Center was “Climate Change, Economics and the Wine Industry,” which brought students to Paris for three weeks in May.
Dateline Rice for June 20, 2024 Jun. 20, 2024
Dateline Rice for June 20, 2024
Rice to host ISU space robotics competition June 21 Jun. 20, 2024
Space industry professionals from around the world are set to compete in a space-themed robotics competition at Rice.
Staff Spotlight: Andy Osborn Jun. 20, 2024
Staff Spotlight: Andy Osborn
Rice Kinder Institute report: Homeownership growing from historically affordable to out of reach for many Houston residents Jun. 20, 2024
Despite Houston’s longtime reputation as one of the most affordable large cities in the country, homeownership is increasingly out of reach for many of its residents, according to the 2024 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report.
