The Way I See It: Black community, the moment to value ourselves is now
I thought Derek Chauvin would be acquitted. I’ve never been happier to be wrong, but like the racial tapestry called the United States, I am torn.
View ArticleUnconventional Students at Rice: Jaylen Carr combines academia and video games
When Rice News met Jaylen Carr ’21 at Owl Days in 2017, he was excited about Rice’s combination of academic curiosity and camaraderie. Fast forward...
View ArticleManagerial Studies makeover: Revamped degree program to emphasize leadership...
Students who dream of a career as a CEO should look no further than Rice's Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences major.
View ArticleRice U. expert available to discuss President Biden’s first joint session...
EXPERT ALERT Jeff Falk 713-348-6775 jfalk@rice.edu Amy McCaig 713-348-6777 amym@rice.edu Rice U. expert available to discuss President Biden’s first joint session address HOUSTON – (April...
View Article‘Become human again’ to address social, environmental challenges
"Hyposubjects: on becoming human" takes an experimental approach to the social and environmental challenges of our times.
View ArticleUnconventional Students at Rice 2021: Khayla Patel runs with a purpose
When Khayla Patel’s parents pushed her to try track and field at Houston’s Memorial High School, she had no idea it would lead her to...
View ArticleRice Undergraduate Research Symposium offers supportive venue for students to...
Here's why RURS remains the premier event for undergraduates across all disciplines to present their research projects.
View ArticleSocial Sciences in the summer: Timely issues on tap for upcoming courses
Summer will be here soon, but Rice's School of Social Sciences isn't taking a vacation from learning. A variety of classes focusing on timely social, political and economic issues are being offered...
View ArticleStudy explores how private equity acquisitions impact hospitals
HOUSTON – (May 4, 2021) – Private equity investment in hospitals has grown substantially in the 21st century, and it accelerated in the years leading up the COVID-19 pandemic. Now a new study of...
View ArticleStudy explores how private equity acquisitions impact hospitals
Private equity investment in hospitals has grown substantially in the 21st century, and it accelerated in the years leading up the COVID-19 pandemic. Now a new study of short-term acute care hospitals...
View ArticleDashboard developed at Rice will help Texas schools open safely amid pandemic
A new dashboard developed by public health researchers at Rice University's Texas Policy Lab (TPL) will help school districts in Texas and parents of school-age students make better and more informed...
View ArticleDashboard developed at Rice will help Texas schools open safely amid pandemic
HOUSTON – (May 5, 2021) – A new dashboard developed by public health researchers at Rice University's Texas Policy Lab (TPL) will help school districts in Texas and parents of school-age students make...
View ArticleBlack and white soldiers’ death rates in Korean War similar regardless of...
Historical details of the Korean War help explain the surprising lack of racial discrepancies.
View ArticleBlack and white soldiers’ death rates in Korean War were similar regardless...
NEWS RELEASE Jeff Falk 713-348-6775 jfalk@rice.edu Amy McCaig 713-348-6777 amym@rice.edu Black and white soldiers’ death rates in Korean War were similar regardless of segregation, study...
View ArticleRice political scientist available to discuss GOP action to remove Cheney...
EXPERT ALERT Amy McCaig 713-348-6777 amym@rice.edu Rice political scientist available to discuss GOP action to remove Cheney from congressional leadership HOUSTON – (May 11, 2021)...
View Article40th Kinder Houston Area Survey: Hope for future despite pandemic’s challenges
NEWS RELEASE Amy McCaig 713-348-6777 amym@rice.edu 40th Kinder Houston Area Survey: Hope for future despite pandemic’s challenges HOUSTON – (May 11, 2021) – The COVID-19...
View Article40th Kinder Houston Area Survey: Hope for future despite pandemic’s challenges
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an array of challenges, but Houstonians remain optimistic about their personal futures, according to the 2021 Kinder Houston Area Survey.
View ArticleRecord number of psychology undergraduates earn honors
Sixteen Rice undergraduates majoring in psychology — a record for the department — earned honors recognition.
View ArticlePrestigious fellowship will send Rice graduate student to Morocco to study...
Rice University graduate student Angel Smith will get some extra help mastering Arabic thanks to a coveted scholarship from the Department of State and the prestigious Boren Fellowship.
View ArticleLost sleep after death of a spouse can damage health of survivor
The death of a spouse is a devastating event that can affect many aspects of the surviving partner's life.
View ArticleLost sleep after death of a spouse can damage health of survivor
The death of a spouse is a devastating event that can affect many aspects of the surviving partner's life.
View ArticleBody chemistry can predict severity of depression after death of spouse
A new study from researchers at Rice University has found that bodily inflammation after the death of a spouse can predict future depression.
View ArticleBody chemistry can predict severity of depression after death of spouse
HOUSTON – (May 19, 2021) – A new study from researchers at Rice University has found that bodily inflammation after the death of a spouse can predict future depression.
View ArticleBad relationships linked to worse physical, mental health in postpartum women
Postpartum women in bad romantic relationships are also at greater long-term risk of illness or death, according to new research.
View ArticleBad romance: Negative relationships linked to worse physical and mental...
HOUSTON – (June 3, 2021) – Postpartum women in bad romantic relationships are not only more likely to suffer symptoms of depression, they are also at greater long-term risk of illness or death,...
View ArticleLeaders who embrace on-job learning and listen to employees have more...
Research shows leaders who encourage their employees have teams that are more effective and resilient in the face of unexpected situations.
View ArticleLeaders who embrace on-job learning and listen to employees have more...
NEWS RELEASE Jeff Falk 713-348-6775 jfalk@rice.edu Amy McCaig 713-348-6777 amym@rice.edu Leaders who embrace on-job learning and listen to employees have more resilient teams, research shows...
View ArticleJuneteenth event addresses Rice’s history and topics of African American life
Task force proposes competition to redesign Academic Quad, determine fate of statue.
View ArticleAward, plaque to honor legacy of former Dean of Social Sciences Lyn Ragsdale
Lyn Ragsdale's legacy of excellence will live on with an award bearing her name and a memorial plaque on campus.
View ArticleFlood relocation programs more disruptive to those who don’t live in white or...
HOUSTON – (June 29, 2021) – A government policy that removes homeowners from flood-prone areas disproportionately disrupts the lives of residents from less white and affluent neighborhoods, according...
View ArticleFlood relocation programs more disruptive to those who don’t live in white or...
A government policy that removes homeowners from flood-prone areas disproportionately disrupts the lives of residents from less white and affluent neighborhoods, according to new research...
View ArticleFungi embrace fundamental economic theory as they engage in trading
HOUSTON – (June 29, 2021) – When you think about trade and market relationships, you might think about brokers yelling at each other on the floor of a stock exchange on Wall Street. But it seems one of...
View ArticleFungi embrace fundamental economic theory as they engage in trading
New research from a Rice University economist suggests certain networks of fungi embrace an important economic theory as they engage in trading nutrients for carbon with their host plants.
View ArticleRetired Rice economist Ken Wolpin receives prestigious Jacob Mincer Award
Ken Wolpin, the retired Lay Family Professor of Economics at Rice University and former department chair whose work revolutionized the field of labor economics, is this year's recipient of the Jacob...
View ArticleWhy middle-class residents want to stay put after floodwaters recede
Flood disasters like Hurricane Harvey lead some people to move far from the places they had called home.
View ArticleWhy middle-class residents want to stay put after floodwaters recede
HOUSTON – (Aug. 9, 2021) – Flood disasters like Hurricane Harvey lead some people to move far from the places they had called home. But a new study from Rice University and the University of...
View ArticleIncoming freshmen RISE to the occasion
New 10-day residential seminar acquaints humanities and social sciences students with Rice, Houston, race and urban life.
View ArticleCAAAS asks: Has MLK’s dream been deferred?
The Very Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas will deliver annual lecture commemorating the 1963 March on Washington.
View ArticleYou can’t quadruple major
Narrowing it down to just a double-major is tough at a university like Rice, where every major is as interesting as the last. During O-Week,...
View ArticleBook explores what Prophet Muhammad can teach us about Christian-Muslim...
What can the relationships between the Prophet Muhammad and ancient Christians teach us about today's relations between the religions?
View ArticleAs Taliban tightens grip on Afghanistan, Rice expert available to discuss...
HOUSTON – (Aug. 20, 2021) – As the Taliban tightens its grip on Afghanistan and the world wonders what its implementation of Sharia law will mean for the country's citizens, Rice University sociologist...
View ArticleDrive-through voting is a hit with Harris County voters, according to newly...
NEWS RELEASE Jeff Falk 713-348-6775 jfalk@rice.edu Amy McCaig 713-348-6777 amym@rice.edu Drive-through voting is a hit with Harris County voters, according to newly released Rice U....
View ArticleNew Rice survey: Drive-thru voting is a hit in Harris County
As Texas legislators continue fighting over election reform, a new survey from researchers at Rice University finds that drive-thru voting is a big hit with Harris County voters who chose to cast their...
View ArticleNew book explores the different — and surprising — types of atheism in science
A newly published book argues that a significant part of the public wrongly sees scientists who are atheists as immoral elitists who don’t care about the common good.
View ArticleThe Way I See It: Parenting is the mother of gender inequality in science
The pandemic has laid bare the gender inequities in the scientific community, as women’s publication rates have been hit much harder than men’s by the need, for instance, to home-school children.
View ArticleRice U. experts available to discuss 20th anniversary of Sept. 11
EXPERT ALERT Jeff Falk 713-348-6775 jfalk@rice.edu Amy McCaig 713-348-6777 amym@rice.edu Rice U. experts available to discuss 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 HOUSTON – (Sept. 3,...
View ArticleGraduate Student Loan Closet reopens, restocked and revamped
The ‘incredible resource’ for three decades of Owls had to shut down during the pandemic.
View ArticleAfter hurricanes, what makes people decide to stay or to go?
The flooding and destruction from hurricanes Ida and Nicholas pose a difficult choice for residents of the Gulf Coast, many of whom will choose to stay in their homes even after suffering significant...
View ArticleTexas abortion law to be discussed in webinar
NEWS RELEASE Katharine Shilcutt kshilcutt@rice.edu 713-348-6765 Texas abortion law to be discussed in webinar Leah Litman, Melaney Linton, Wendy Davis and other reproductive rights supporters...
View ArticleOld bones get new life in renovated Rice laboratory
The skeletons of more than 800 Southeast Texas animals are getting a second life in a renovated archaeology lab space at Rice University.
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