Rice pre-med students advocate for immigrant health equity
May 1, 2023
Shonik Ganjoo has spent his time as president of the Rice Doctors for Change chapter — in between the commitments that come with being a biosciences major and an anthropology minor — researching and advocating for immigrant health equity. He and the chapter’s vice president, Ritesh Dontula have been creating opportunities for Rice students to interact with Texas legislators on real-world issues.
CIA director to speak at Rice U. on foreign policy
April 6, 2023
CIA Director William Burns will discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s aggressive posturing, Iran’s nuclear enrichment and other pressing foreign policy issues April 11 at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Baker Institute report: How do influencers get taxed?
April 3, 2023
Social media influencers can earn hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars each year. But how are those earnings taxed? A new brief explains what rules apply to influencers and how authorities can improve compliance.
Students travel to Austin to advocate for vaccines
March 31, 2023
A group of students from Rice, the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University and Baylor College of Medicine traveled to the Texas Capitol March 29 to advocate for vaccines as a public health strategy.
US patents chief to discuss research and innovation at Rice U. event
March 29, 2023
The commissioner for patents of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Vaishali Udupa, will headline an event April 5 on how to transform research into innovation, and ways in which universities and her office — working separately and together — can pick up the pace.