Dateline Rice for April 13, 2021 Apr. 13, 2021
COVID-19 PANDEMIC One-quarter of Texans older than 16 have been fully vaccinated Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is quoted. Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article appeared on the front of the City/State section in the April 13 print edition.) http://dateline.rice/april-13-ho
Rice updates plans for May commencement ceremonies Apr. 12, 2021
President David Leebron, Provost Reginald DesRoches, Dean of Undergraduates Bridget Gorman and Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Seiichi Matsuda sent the following message to the Rice community April 12 regarding updates to Rice's 2021 commencement plans:
Rice, Baylor part of research effort to advance genome editing Apr. 12, 2021
Researchers from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine are part of a national effort to accelerate genome-editing research and develop gene-editing technologies and therapies.
Unconventional Students at Rice 2021: Madison Morris has her eye on Mars Apr. 12, 2021
Madison Morris ’21 knew two things about herself early on in life: She had an interest in space exploration and she loved Rice University.
People, papers and presentations April 12, 2021 Apr. 12, 2021
Nikhil Gattu, a junior kinesiology and chemistry major, has been named the winner of this year’s Undergraduate Scholar Award by the American Kinesiology Association.
Dateline Rice for April 12, 2021 (Weekend Edition) Apr. 12, 2021
Beer Bike comes barreling back for 2021 Apr. 12, 2021
The annual relay race took place across two days thanks to the dedicated efforts of students and staff.
China positioning itself to dominate world’s copper supply Apr. 12, 2021
China is positioning itself to dominate the global supply of copper, a material in high demand as the world transitions to alternative energy systems, according to experts from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice remembers Chandler Davidson, founding member of Department of Sociology Apr. 12, 2021
Chandler Davidson, a longtime professor in Rice University's School of Social Sciences who was one of the nation's leading experts on voting rights, died April 10 at the age of 84.
Final Low-Fi films bid a fiery farewell to the Rice Media Center Apr. 9, 2021
The all-analog Low-Fi film series from the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts (VADA) will conclude its weekly screenings with a bang May 6, marking the end of an era.
Smartphone app for convenience store owners wins 2021 Rice Business Plan Competition Apr. 9, 2021
An application that allows convenience store owners to remotely manage and monitor their businesses from their smartphones took home the grand prize during the 2021 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC).
Dateline Rice for April 9, 2021 Apr. 9, 2021
COVID-19 PANDEMIC This COVID-19 vaccine plant shows Texas is becoming biotech's third coast Alumnus Thomas Page is featured. Texas Monthly http://dateline.rice/april-9-page
Survey of Houston-area families reveals depth of COVID-19 financial pain Apr. 8, 2021
HOUSTON – (April 8, 2021) – During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, only a third of Houston-area households with children reported having enough money saved to cover one month of expenses, according to a new research brief from Rice University’s Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC).
Rice’s Walker beams down from space station Apr. 8, 2021
Rice alumna Shannon Walker and crewmate Kate Rubins, aboard the International Space Station, joined a conversation with students in Houston, Scotland and Ecuador.
Dateline Rice for April 8, 2021 Apr. 8, 2021
COVID-19 PANDEMIC Will the pandemic spark a religious revival in the Muslim world? A.Kadir Yildirim, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an article. The Washington Post (Subscription is required.) http://dateline.rice/april-8-yildirim
