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Innovation focus of April 1 Research Relay hosted by Rice School of Social Sciences

March 26, 2024

On April 3, the School of Social Sciences will hold the next Research Relay in Kraft Hall 130 from 12 to 1 p.m. Lunch will be served during the event.

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Remembering Rice Baker Institute’s George Abbey, the ‘father of modern spaceflight’

March 26, 2024

George W.S. Abbey, senior fellow in space policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and former director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, passed away this week after an illness. He was 91.

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Undocumented immigrants faced unique mental health challenges during COVID-19 pandemic

March 26, 2024

Four years after the U.S. shut down in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, research from Rice University suggests undocumented immigrants’ mental health challenges were compounded due to stresses stemming from their unauthorized status.

CERAWEEK RAMESH

Scale and systems: A view of the energy innovation pipeline at CERAWeek

March 22, 2024

Leaders, faculty and fellows from Rice University spoke at CERAWeek March 18-22 to share their expertise or research on a myriad of topics relating to the energy transition. In line with Rice’s multidisciplinary culture, the experts represented the fields of materials science, nanoengineering, electrochemical sciences, social sciences, innovation and geopolitics.

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Vaccine misinformation at Texas Legislature influences public policy decisions, Rice Baker Institute report says

March 19, 2024

The majority of Texans support vaccines, but a vocal minority are actively working on weakening or dismantling vaccine requirements, according to a journal article published in Vaccine: X from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and The Immunization Partnership.

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Rice energy, geopolitics, innovation experts to speak at CERAWeek

March 15, 2024

A number of experts in energy, carbon, hydrogen, sustainability, geopolitics and innovation from Rice University will appear at CERAWeek, an annual energy conference organized by the information and insights company S&P Global, to present their research or expertise March 18-22.

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U.S.-Latin America ‘policy lab’ could leverage AI as arena for international collaboration

March 14, 2024

Rice experts weighed in on a public hearing of the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) on the risks, opportunities and potential ways to leverage artificial intelligence as an arena for international collaboration between the U.S. and Latin America.

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Houston hospital prices vary substantially, data shows in Baker Institute report

March 11, 2024

Houston hospitals have significant gaps in their federally mandated price reporting, leading to significant price differences for the same services for consumers, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Three Houston traffic ‘hot spots’ affect kids’ safety, Baker Institute report says

March 8, 2024

Mapping Houston transportation injuries that have affected children shows several “hot spots” that could use public safety interventions, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Rice’s Mark Jones talks Super Tuesday, Texas primary

March 1, 2024

Super Tuesday is less than a week away — March 5 — and voters in one U.S. territory and 15 states, including Texas , will head to the polls. Rice University political scientist Mark Jones is available to discuss what to expect from election day in the Lone Star State.

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Alabama IVF ruling will have national implications, Rice health experts argue

February 29, 2024

Two health experts from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy are available to discuss what the Alabama Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on frozen embryos could mean for the rest of the country and for the science of human embryo research.

Rice University’s 2024 biennial De Lange Conference featured an array of distinguished speakers, artists and researchers who engaged in thought-provoking discussions regarding timely technological and environmental topics Feb. 9-10 at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Rice’s De Lange Conference traverses futures of synthetic biology, data technology and climate change

February 16, 2024

Rice University’s 2024 biennial De Lange Conference featured an array of distinguished speakers, artists and researchers who engaged in thought-provoking discussions regarding timely technological and environmental topics Feb. 9-10 at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Rice at Rice: Former Sec. of State discusses free speech, global leadership

February 16, 2024

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke with Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Director David Satterfield at an event in the Brockman Hall for Opera’s Morrison Theater Feb. 15.

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Condoleezza Rice to speak at Rice Feb. 15, event available on livestream

February 8, 2024

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will speak with David Satterfield, U.S. special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues and director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, on Rice’s campus Feb. 15 about leadership in the U.S. and the world.

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Houstonians who need opioid overdose help may still struggle to access medication, Baker Institute report shows

February 8, 2024

Though opioid overdose remedies are approved for over-the-counter usage, many Houston pharmacies have not made the lifesaving medication available, according to a report from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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