Rice News Archive - 2020
New project by Rice political scientist tracks Texas Legislature voting since 1836 Jun. 19, 2020
Rice University's Mark Jones is renowned for his analysis of the evolution of partisan politics in Texas. His biennial rankings of Texas legislators from most liberal to most conservative receive widespread attention from the media, political figures and the general public.
Center for African and African American Studies offers new minor, course and grad certificate Jun. 19, 2020
The new minor includes 72 different classes across 10 departments and programs.
Dateline Rice for June 18, 2020 Jun. 18, 2020
Rice to give $3.4 million in CARES Act funding directly to students Jun. 18, 2020
We write today to announce how Rice University will allocate funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Campus Kindness: Siler fulfills a dream while providing a musical escape Jun. 17, 2020
Tamara Siler ’87 has always wanted to play the role of Mama Morton, the sultry matron of a women's prison in the musical “Chicago,” and sing “When You’re Good to Mama,” a number she says is a natural for her alto and contralto voice.
Houston poet laureate creates community poem with Rice students Jun. 17, 2020
The installation — “perhaps, there is no sequel” — is the most recent commission in the Rice Public Art Platform series.
Rice expert available to discuss upcoming Supreme Court decision on DACA Jun. 17, 2020
HOUSTON – (June 17, 2020) – As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to issue a ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Rice University's Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is available for comment.
Dateline Rice for June 17, 2020 Jun. 17, 2020
Dark matter search turns up hint of mysterious particle Jun. 17, 2020
XENON1T scientists revealed they had detected excess — perhaps cosmic — particles that may be evidence of long-sought axions.
China, India need to act quickly to 'return to peaceful disagreement,' says Baker Institute expert Jun. 17, 2020
HOUSTON – (June 17, 2020) – The most serious face-off between China and India on the world's longest unsettled land border in nearly half a century left dozens of soldiers dead Monday night. "The resurgence of a decades-old border dispute between India and China, and especially an escalation to violent conflict with casualties, threatens to destabilize regional order unless leaders from both countries act quickly to negotiate a return to peaceful disagreement," said Steven Lewis, the C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow at the Baker Institute.
Dateline Rice for June 16, 2020 Jun. 16, 2020
NSF RAPID grant supports COVID-19 'computational pipeline' Jun. 16, 2020
Lydia Kavraki wins a NSF Rapid Response Research grant to help identify SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins for vaccine development.
Rice announces plans to improve diversity, equity and inclusivity on campus, in community Jun. 16, 2020
President David Leebron and Provost Reginald DesRoches sent a letter to the Rice community June 16.
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