Covid-19

Rice Architecture bestows virtual awards

Rice Architecture goes virtual for its annual awards ceremony.

Most Houstonians with symptoms are not being tested, according to Rice COVID-19 Registry

HOUSTON – (May 5, 2020) – The vast majority of Houston-area residents who are experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 are not getting tested for it, according to initial results of a survey from the COVID-19 Registry at Rice University.

Quarantine Q&A: Rice opera students sing praises for industry leaders’ advice

The Shepherd School's Department of Opera Studies has been thinking outside the box during the pandemic.

‘Quaranteens’ across the world star in podcast launched by Rice students

A new podcast from Rice students features interviews with other undergraduates tackling college during the coronavirus.

Campus Kindness: #GivingTuesdayNow is May 5 — and Rice is ready

Humanities courses for summer 2020 help make sense of changing world

Nearly 50 online courses are available at significant discount for Rice students and the general public.

D2K Lab awards top teams at virtual showcase

A study to classify unlabeled electrocardiograms in adults won the top prize in this year’s Rice University Center for Transforming Data to Knowledge spring showcase.

Rice reacts to critical shortage of COVID-19 protective gear

Rice is responding to the critical shortage of COVID-19 protective gear with creativity, generosity and tenacity.

In this together: Rice students, Korean kids forge mutually beneficial bonds 

Before the pandemic hit, Jayoung Song was planning to take the students in her first-year Korean language class on a series of immersive trips to some of Houston’s Korean restaurants and grocery stores. And Will Rice freshman Diego Lopez-Bernal was eagerly awaiting the first outing, because trying Korean food last year was one of the things that got him interested in learning the language in the first place.

How to give back to your community during the pandemic

As Houston and the world continues staying home to curb the spread of the coronavirus, people are searching for ways to give back while staying safe. Whether it’s sewing masks, donating to food banks or just staying home — opportunities to help abound.

Campus Kindness: Alum produces protective equipment for health care workers

At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Houston, Rice alumnus Roland von Kurnatowski ’02 knew he had the resources and knowledge to help health care workers protect themselves while fighting the deadly virus.

Expert: Trump’s pandemic response will determine 2020 election

“The better we emerge, the more Trump will be given credit for it even if he doesn’t deserve it, and the worse we are, the more Trump will be essentially punished even if he doesn’t deserve,” said Jones, a fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and Rice's Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies.

Manufacturer signs on to mass-produce Rice ventilator

HOUSTON – (April 23, 2020) – Rolling back environmental regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic will cause more respiratory illness, according to a blog published by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Texas Policy Lab partners with Harris County judge on COVID-19 response

HOUSTON – (April 23, 2020) – The Texas Policy Lab (TPL) in Rice University's School of Social Sciences has joined Harris County in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Environmental rollbacks detrimental to pandemic recovery, according to Baker Institute blog

Rolling back environmental regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic will cause more respiratory illness, according to a blog published by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.