Rice News Archive - 2020

Sid Richardson College students welcome new freshmen with handmade signs. (Photo by Tommy LaVergne)

Unprecedented move-in process puts Rice to the test Aug. 17, 2020

Hundreds of Owls come home to roost, kicking off an O-Week like no other.

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People, papers and presentations August 17, 2020 Aug. 17, 2020

Department of Psychological Sciences faculty Mike Byrne and Philip Kortum are recipients of the 2020 Jack A. Kraft Innovator Award from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society in recognition of their work on the usability of voting systems.

The Rec Center has reopened with strict safety protocols in place.

Rice Rec Center reopens with strict safety measures in place Aug. 17, 2020

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Rice welcomes 5 new trustees Aug. 14, 2020

All are alumni with extensive ties to their alma mater.

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Automation increases income inequality, say Baker Institute experts Aug. 14, 2020

Automation does not kill jobs, but it does increase income inequality, according to new research from Dagobert Brito, Rice Faculty Scholar in international economics at the Baker Institute, and Robert Curl, the Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor Emeritus of Chemistry.

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Rice Architecture students' design of a tower for Kurgi Farm

Rice Architecture duo honored for tower Aug. 12, 2020

An observation tower designed by Rice Architecture students wins a top prize in a Latvia competition.

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Racial, social factors contribute to mental health inequity, says Baker Institute experts Aug. 12, 2020

HOUSTON – (Aug. 12, 2020) – Inequities throughout society influence mental health research, where they can become self-perpetuating and contribute to persistent disparities in mental health services, according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Jones School mourns loss of Bill Arnold Aug. 10, 2020

William "Bill" Arnold, a popular professor in the practice of energy management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, died Aug. 5 after a battle with gallbladder cancer. He was 75.

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The four semipermanent structures are adjacent to Hanszen College and the South Servery. (Photos by Brandon Martin)

Opening soon: Rice’s Provisional Campus Facilities Aug. 10, 2020

More than merely tents, these temporary spaces offer everything from A/C to A/V.

José Onuchic, left, and Peter Wolynes, co-directors of the Center for Theoretical Biological Physics at Rice University. (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)

NSF renews Rice biological physics center Aug. 10, 2020

$12.9 million in funding backs Center for Theoretical Biological Physics research into mysteries at the intersection of biology and physics.