Pompeo playing politics with Hong Kong statement, says Baker Institute expert
May. 28, 2020
HOUSTON – (May 28, 2020) – Following Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's declaration that "no reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China," an expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is available to discuss the situation with the news media.
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.
Campus Kindness: Pair of Rice alums join forces to feed those in need
May. 28, 2020
The Rev. Nathan Lonsdale Bledsoe ’09 and Lucas Marr ’08 became friends at Rice through their love of cooking. When Hurricane Ike thundered through Houston in 2008, both of them helped the servery chef at Lovett College make meals for those who stayed through the storm.
President lays out Rice’s flexible path
May. 26, 2020
Rice President David Leebron laid out the health, operational and financial challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic in a virtual Town Hall on May 22 and offered heartfelt hope the university would emerge stronger when the virus subsides.
New provost looks ahead to unique challenges
May. 26, 2020
As Reginald DesRoches formally assumes the title of Rice University provost, he expects the job will be every bit as challenging as he anticipated when appointed in December. But he didn’t anticipate the challenges of COVID-19.
Ocean virus hijacks carbon-storing bacteria
May. 26, 2020
Rice scientists are analyzing the role of ferredoxin proteins produced when viral phages alter electron transfer in ocean-dwelling bacteria that produce oxygen and store carbon.