Mitchell Foundation, Baker Institute seek pathways to increase carbon capture Oct. 23, 2020
The new project will identify policies and actions to facilitate the capture and storage or use of carbon dioxide.
Rice News Archive - 2020
Baker Institute's Norman: Election a pivot point for US immigration policy Oct. 23, 2020
A Joe Biden presidency would “roll back many of the Trump administration’s attacks" on immigrants to the United States, but that may not be enough to pacify critics of the Obama administration's immigration policies who seek new protected pathways to citizenship, according to a new brief from an expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
School of Humanities talking new goals, why humanities matter in Owl Together series Oct. 22, 2020
What can you do with a humanities degree? And why are the humanities so important during times of pandemic, past and present?
Dateline Rice for Oct. 22, 2020 Oct. 22, 2020
COVID-19 PANDEMIC CW 39 (Houston) A broadcast mentions that experts from Rice have partnered with officials from Houston to test wastewater to track the spread of the coronavirus. http://dateline.rice/oct-22-wastewater
Fossil fuel subsidies need global reform, say Baker Institute experts Oct. 22, 2020
HOUSTON – (Oct. 22, 2020) – Fossil fuels still receive most of the international government support provided to the energy sector despite their “well-known environmental and public health damage,” according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
At our cores, we’re all strengthened by ‘dumbbells’ Oct. 21, 2020
Scientists at Rice’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics detail the structure of dumbbell-like sequences in DNA during interphase that suggest several unseen aspects of chromosome configuration and function.
Dateline Rice for Oct. 21, 2020 Oct. 21, 2020
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL The debate over mail-in voting dates back to the Civil War Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted. Smithsonian Magazine http://dateline.rice/oct-21-stein Eight years and counting: Houston ISD 'way overdue' for a bond vote — with no end in sight Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Oct. 21 print edition of the Bellaire Examiner and Memorial Examiner, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.) http://dateline.rice/oct-21-stein
Undocumented immigrants need better access to health care, say Baker Institute experts Oct. 20, 2020
Health care is a top voter issue this year, and for undocumented immigrants, the barriers to access are many.
Dateline Rice for Oct. 20, 2020 Oct. 20, 2020
COVID-19 PANDEMIC Death of the downtown: How cities can rebuild using 'tactical urbanism' Bill Fulton, director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted. Fulton also authored an article on Medium. SmartCities Dive http://dateline.rice/oct-20-fulton How my hometown’s failed urban renewal strategy shaped me as an urbanist Medium http://dateline.rice/oct-20-fulton
Rice’s OpenStax launching Free the Textbook initiative Oct. 19, 2020
OpenStax is committed to improving access to quality learning materials.
Dateline Rice for Oct. 19, 2020 (Weekend Edition) Oct. 19, 2020
COVID-19 PANDEMIC University leaders paint picture of COVID-19’s impact on staffing nationally Kathi Dantley Warren, vice president for development and alumni relations at Rice, is quoted about how the university has navigated the pandemic to engage alumni and key stakeholders. SmartBrief http://dateline.rice/oct-19-warren
Show goes on: Rice Opera's first virtual performance is 'Der Kaiser von Atlantis' Oct. 19, 2020
HOUSTON – (Oct. 19, 2020) – COVID-19 has taken a toll on performance venues, many of which have gone dark for the foreseeable future. Professional musicians and students alike are looking for new ways to share their craft with the public, even as a new study from Ricesuggests keeping musicians safe on stage may require more than just social distancing.
A trillion turns of light nets terahertz polarized bytes Oct. 19, 2020
Nanophotonics researchers at Rice University, the Polytechnic University of Milan and the Italian Institute of Technology have demonstrated a novel technique for modulating light at terahertz frequencies with plasmonic metasurfaces.
Fondren’s Green Team hosting sustainability-focused events thanks to ALA grant Oct. 19, 2020
The upcoming Oct. 28 'Houston Women on Climate Action' panel is open to the public.
Rice's Vivian Ho elected to National Academy of Medicine Oct. 19, 2020
Rice health economist Vivian Ho has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, which is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
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