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Wastewater study monitors Houston schools for viral threats

A new study by Rice University and the Houston Health Department finds that wastewater-based monitoring is an effective way to detect viral outbreaks in schools.

Rice web server helps identify COVID-19 drug candidates

Rice University engineers are leading the development of a web server to help researchers judge the efficacy of their COVID-19 treatment candidates.

Financial losses from treating COVID-19 patients could devastate health care sector, experts say

Study: Early economic action in response to pandemic mitigated downturn

HOUSTON – (Oct. 28, 2020) – Decisive action taken by monetary and fiscal policymakers mitigated the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Rice expert: Religious leaders are key to vaccination efforts

Amid news that the Biden administration will soon launch a wide-reaching public relations campaign aimed at improving COVID-19 vaccine confidence and inoculation rates across the U.S., Rice University sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund is available to discuss the role religious leaders can play in encouraging their congregants to get a shot.

Pandemic’s end now in sight, experts say

On the day after President Biden announced that every American will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by May 1, two top Rice University scientists focused on the pandemic voiced both optimism and grave concern.

Kennedy Institute adds data scientist for COVID-19 research

Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute is collaborating with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center on data science research into long-term outcomes and improved treatment methods for COVID-19.

Pandemic highlights urgent need to address America's child development woes

The COVID-19 pandemic may irreversibly change the life course of millions of children in the United States, but long-overdue measures can be taken to help them reach their development potential, according to an expert from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Early lockdowns were key in reducing ultimate COVID-19 spread, Baker Institute finds

Antibody study suggests COVID-19 infections underestimated

A monthslong study to determine the number of Houstonians carrying COVID-19 antibodies revealed infections may have been four times greater than viral tests showed, according to collaborators at the Houston Health Department, Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine.

Remote work causes tax issues for both workers and employers

As employers evaluate whether remote-work arrangements are a viable longterm option, they should consider that these seemingly innocuous arrangements can trigger tax issues for both workers and their employers, according to an expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Rice alums Graham, Gruber discuss COVID-19 vaccines

President’s Lecture Series examines Rice alums' search for a vaccine

A special online President's Lecture Series homecoming event Oct. 27 will feature Barney Graham ’75 and Bill Gruber ’75, two alumni who are leading efforts to develop vaccine therapies for COVID-19.

Leadership during a crisis can make or break trust, according to Doerr Institute founder

HOUSTON – (April 29, 2020) – People trust leaders who show they have “skin in the game” during a crisis, according to an expert at Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders.

To help hard-hit nonprofits, first fix existing relief programs, Rice expert says

HOUSTON – (July 29, 2020) – Nonprofits are struggling to survive during the pandemic’s economic downturn.