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Four decades of changes in Houston chronicled in new book by Rice's Klineberg

June 1, 2020

Over the past four decades, Houston has undergone an extraordinary economic upheaval and demographic transformation — and Rice University's Stephen Klineberg has watched it happen from the unique perspective of his annual Kinder Houston Area Survey.

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COVID-19 crisis hits Houston harder than other Texas cities

May 28, 2020

HOUSTON – (May 28, 2020) – Revenue losses related to COVID-19 will hinder city services in Houston, San Antonio and Dallas, with Houston likely to be the hardest hit of the three, according to a new report from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.

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Calm before COVID-19: 2020 Kinder Houston Area Survey reveals growing sense of solidarity, empathy ahead of pandemic

May 18, 2020

HOUSTON – (May 18, 2020) – When surveyed in February and early March — on the brink of the coronavirus pandemic — Houstonians expressed a deeper sense of mutual trust, empathy and solidarity than ever before, with growing numbers of people calling for policies to reduce inequalities and improve public schools, according to the 2020 Kinder Houston Area Survey.

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

May 5, 2020

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.

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Houston must address housing and transportation affordability jointly

May 5, 2020

Only 44% of rental housing units in Houston are affordable for families with average income, and only 1 out of every 3 of those dwellings is near reliable and affordable transportation, according to a new joint report by researchers from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research and LINK Houston.

As part of its coordinated effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Rice University has established a research accelerator fund to support research projects intended to help end and recover from the global crisis. (Credit: Illustration by Arie Wilson Passwaters)

Rice establishes COVID-19 research fund, offers nearby hospitals housing on campus for health care workers

April 6, 2020

As part of a coordinated effort to combat COVID-19, Rice University has established a research accelerator fund to support projects intended to help end the pandemic and prepare for similar outbreaks in the future.

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Annual Kinder Institute luncheon to go virtual May 18

March 30, 2020

This year's event, originally scheduled for May 18, will now be presented as a virtual "Lunch-Out" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Rice U. experts available to discuss COVID-19's wide-ranging impact

March 23, 2020

HOUSTON – (March 23, 2020) – As the COVID-19 pandemic grows and impacts the lives of people across the globe, Rice University experts are available to discuss various topics related to the disease. 

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'Hunker down' and hope for a controlled crash landing

March 18, 2020

Rice bioscientist Yousif Shamoo explains how diseases like the coronavirus spread quickly and discusses how big cities like Houston can respond.

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A more resilient Houston starts in neighborhoods, Kinder Institute report says

February 18, 2020

HOUSTON – (Feb. 18, 2019) – Building a better and more resilient Houston must start at the neighborhood level, and that can be accomplished by providing communities with leadership training, better information and financial support, according to a new report from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.

Campus is quiet, but the Student Association is entering one of its busiest times of the year.

Feb. 12 Kinder Institute event to focus on how buses can make cities better

February 6, 2020

HOUSTON – (Feb. 6, 2020) – Poorly designed transit systems don't just congest a city. They also disproportionately impact the most vulnerable members of society. But transit in big cities doesn't have to be subpar, according to Steven Higashide, director of TransitCenter, a foundation dedicated to improving public transportation around the U.S.

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People, papers and presentations Jan 13, 2020

January 13, 2020

George Abbey, senior fellow in space policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, was elected to the Lone Star Flight Museum's Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. He will be inducted at a luncheon May 8 at Houston's Ellington Airport.

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