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Rice hosts delegation of Brazilian higher education leaders

March 20, 2023

Rice President Reginald DesRoches, along with a cadre of university administrators and the Office of International Students and Scholars, hosted a Fulbright Brazil delegation of Brazilian university presidents, provosts and other leaders in the country’s higher education world March 9.

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Rice U. hosts international women’s STEM research program

March 6, 2023

Rice University is host to a women’s leadership and STEM research program that welcomes students from Japan and Taiwan for an immersive five-week internship.

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Rice-U. of Edinburgh partnership funds research for global impact

February 14, 2023

Rice University and the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have unveiled the winners of the inaugural Rice-Edinburgh Strategic Collaboration Awards as part of their historic joint research initiative launched last year.

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Danish space delegation tours Rice campus

February 7, 2023

A delegation of Danish representatives from government, academia and the space industry visited the Rice University campus last week for a half-day series of meetings, lab tours and conversations on avenues for growth and collaboration in space education and research.

Rice University and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur sign a three-year cooperation agreement to collaborate on issues critical to the United States, India and the globe.

Rice, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur commit to cooperate on research

November 14, 2022

Rice and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur sign a three-year cooperation agreement to collaborate on issues critical to the United States, India and the globe.

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Top university entrepreneurship centers, programs announced at annual Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference

November 2, 2022

The largest crowd in the history of the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) Conference gathered last week in Las Vegas to celebrate creativity and innovation in university-based entrepreneurship education.

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Role of White House science advisers to be examined in Baker Institute webinar

November 2, 2022

The evolution of science policy and expert advice to the White House will be examined in a Nov. 9 webinar featuring a digitized collection of materials related to the history of presidential scientific advising.

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Expanding immigration work permits recognizes essential jobs, says Baker Institute report

October 31, 2022

Expanding work permits for undocumented immigrants could fix the United States immigration system’s “large, overlooked and often invisible crack” that fails to account for essential workers, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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US-Middle East relations to be examined at Baker Institute event

October 26, 2022

The future of relations between the United States and the Middle East – particularly Iran – will be the focus of a Nov. 1 conference at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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NSF director raves about Rice’s future in inauguration keynote address

October 24, 2022

The head of the National Science Foundation sees an “amazing” future for Rice University under the leadership of newly inaugurated President Reginald DesRoches. NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan offered that optimistic outlook for the university during a visit to campus that included a keynote address celebrating the new president’s investiture.

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Rice President Reginald DesRoches inaugurated in historic investiture

October 22, 2022

Rice University celebrated the latest chapter in its storied history Oct. 22 as Reginald DesRoches was formally inaugurated as the school’s eighth president in its 110-year history during an historic, sun-kissed investiture ceremony.

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Climate change will create more refugees and necessitate new legal protections, say experts

October 19, 2022

The international community must prepare for “climate change refugees” — displaced either within their home countries or across borders — experts from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy argue in a new report.

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US-Saudi relations could impact gas prices — and the popularity of the president, say experts

October 19, 2022

Experts from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy are available to speak on the United States’ relations with Saudi Arabia and how they can affect prices at the gas pump as well as perceptions of the American government.

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New motorcycle lighting design could save lives

October 17, 2022

Motorcycle drivers are 27 times more likely to die in an accident than those in regular passenger vehicles. Night driving is especially dangerous, accounting for nearly half of all fatal crashes.

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Rice’s Kiese Laymon awarded ‘genius grant’ MacArthur Fellowship

October 12, 2022

Rice University English professor and acclaimed author Kiese Laymon has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, the prestigious honor popularly known as the “genius grant.”

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