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    May 5, 2021
    “As a young person growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, Houston was artistically seen as a holy place,” said @KieseLaymon. One of the most accomplished and influential writers in America, Laymon is joining the faculty at @RiceUniversity in 2022: news.rice.edu/2021/05/05/awa…
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    May 10, 2021
    Abdulbasit Kassim wasn't going to let anything stop him from finishing his Ph.D. at @RiceUniversity — not Stage 3 cancer, not 18 months' worth of research getting stolen, and certainly not a pandemic. Now, an @ACLS1919 fellowship will help him finish: news.rice.edu/2021/05/10/kas…
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    Jul 27, 2020
    History professor @AlexanderXByrd has been appointed @RiceUniversity's first Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. "Doing this kind of work around issues I care about deeply for a great university makes this a very compelling opportunity." news.rice.edu/2020/07/27/ale…
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    May 4, 2020
    It's official: History professor @wcaleb is the first @RiceUniversity faculty member to bring home a #PulitzerPrize. And it couldn't have been for a better book: "Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America." news.rice.edu/2020/05/04/ric…
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    Apr 13, 2019
    .@NASA Administrator @JimBridenstine is back among his fellow Owls at @RiceUniversity to offer the keynote speech at the @SEDSRice “Owls in Space” symposium.
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    Jan 30, 2023
    "The #fish skull is actually one of the most complex biological structures on the planet," @RiceNatSci's @Sternarchella said. "It's composed of over 100 bones that are all interlocked and they can all move relative to each other." news.rice.edu/news/2023/kory… #biosciences #science
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    Kory Evans wins NSF CAREER Award
    Kory Evans, an assistant professor of biosciences at Rice University, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study shape change in the skull of spiny ray-fin fishes across...
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    Jan 14, 2020
    “This is not a financial opportunity for #China, this is a political opportunity," @BakerCtrUSMEX Director @PayanTony tells @SergioChapa. houstonchronicle.com/business/energ… #Mexico #DosBocas #refineries #oil #oilandgas #energy #LopezObrador #AMLO
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    China invests $600 million into Mexico's Dos Bocas refinery
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    Apr 30, 2018
    .@BarackObama to be guest of honor at @BakerInstitute's 25th Anniversary Gala at @RiceUniversity Nov. 27 news.rice.edu/2018/04/30/bar…
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    Nov 8, 2019
    “It’s unfortunate that there are people in the U.S. who view Islamic values and civilization as polar opposites of our own, and it’s also not really true.” Read more from @CraigCons's new book about the Islamic faith and its followers living in the U.S. news.rice.edu/2019/11/08/new…
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    Dec 1, 2021
    Ruth López Turley named next director of @RiceUniversity's Kinder Institute for Urban Research @RiceKinderInst news.rice.edu/news/2021/ruth…
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    Jul 10, 2020
    Erdogan’s decision to convert Istanbul’s #HagiaSophia from a museum into a mosque is a lost opportunity for interfaith progress and only serves to “stir the pot,” says @CraigCons: news.rice.edu/2020/07/10/ric…
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    Nov 8, 2021
    Alexander Hernández spoke no English when he came to @RiceUniversity a few years ago. That didn't stop the Venezuelan expat, who worked his way from the faculty dining hall and @fondrenlibrary to @BakerInstitute and a Master of Global Affairs degree. news.rice.edu/news/2021/star…
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    Jul 23, 2019
    BREAKING: a classic Houston sunrise over Lovett Hall. 📸 @BranMart
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    May 11, 2019
    Commencement has commenced. #RiceGrad
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