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  1. “No one is expecting these prices to stick around,” @CES_Baker_Inst fellow Michelle Michot Foss tells the @mwtnews. She said she also expects to drop back to more seasonal levels.https://www.mrt.com/business/oil/article/Crude-prices-rise-for-fourth-straight-week-16258680.php 

  2. Those companies that did well had to navigate an environment in which people stayed home but essential business activity still needed to be done, @jorge_barro, an economist at the @BakerInstitute, tells @osborneja.https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/In-brutal-year-for-oil-other-industries-shine-in-16250507.php 

  3. Rice University News Retweeted

    Rice’s Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice presented updates on the university’s links to slavery and racial injustice as well as the future of a founder memorial at “ and Emancipations to Come.”

    🔗 Updates: http://bit.ly/3hzJWkf 

  4. Rice University News Retweeted

    The @RiceUniversity Task Force on Slavery, Segregation, and Racial Injustice, which I am honored to be co-chairing with @AlexanderXByrd, released two updates yesterday that document parts of our ongoing work.

  5. Rice University News Retweeted

    𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕤𝕖𝕖 𝕚𝕥, 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕚𝕥.

    Proud to provide visibility/accessibility for resources that strengthen our campus culture of care. Care extends to each member of our community; may our actions reflect respect & care each day. x

  6. Rice University News Retweeted

    Texas Heart Institute Partners with Rice University’s Baker Institute for Fifth Annual Stem Cell Policy Panel Session as Part of Ongoing Lecture Series. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3gwiJAy  @BakerInstitute

  7. "’s minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, speaking recently at the St. Petersburg economic forum, said 'we’ll have to see demand before you see supply.' That’s a recipe for losing control," writes @BakerInstitute fellow @finley_mark.https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/558936-the-oil-market-needs-central-bank-style-guidance-from-saudi-arabia 

  8. To boost employees’ , managers should consider offering a set of for them to choose from, according to a new study by experts at @Rice_Biz, @FreemanSchool, @BryanSchoolUNCG and National Taiwan Normal University.http://news.rice.edu/2021/06/17/rice-study-use-rewards-effectively-to-boost-creativity/ 

  9. A new exhibition at @RiceArch’s Anderson Hall reveals what’s behind the walls in a typical , thanks to an award-winning design by visiting critic Liz Gálvez. The exhibit explains the variety of paths takes as it enters and leaves .http://news.rice.edu/2021/06/14/how-buildings-breathe/ 

  10. “If he’s going to try to win across the country, he needs to first win in his home state,” said @MarkPJonesTX, a political science fellow with the @BakerInstitute. “The announcement is what’s important, not actually constructing the .”https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2021/06/16/400746/texas-will-solicit-donations-to-fund-construction-of-border-wall-governor-says/ 

  11. “This week we saw that the barely even prepared for that is for , but nowhere near how hot it can get in and ,” Rice professor @cohan_ds said.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/16/texas-power-grid-conservation-heat-wave 

  12. ‘Dreams do come true:’ Jose Cruz Jr. introduced as head baseball coach at Rice University https://www.click2houston.com/sports/2021/06/16/dreams-do-come-true-jose-cruz-jr-introduced-as-rice-new-baseball-coach/?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar 

  13. Rice University News Retweeted

    José Cruz Jr. Introductory Press Conference https://www.pscp.tv/w/c5fX5jYzNjUzM3wxeW9LTUFYRHB5ektRoUKwSs6u8xCfIcRpZrdV0D0tJsqwEyjYgTtL2U31s7g= 

  14. Rice professor @cohan_ds compared the situation in with someone trying to save a little money by going without insurance. “It’s really cheap, until it’s not,” he said.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/climate/texas-heat-wave-electricity.html 

  15. Rice University News Retweeted

    Lyda Hill Philanthropies and @LeverforChange have awarded us a $1 million challenge grant after being a finalist for the . As a project in @macfound's Bold Solutions Network, join us in improving ' quality of life. Learn more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/35kyu8u 

  16. Rice Magazine has been judged a Grand Gold winner in the international Council for Advancement and Support of Education (@CASEAdvance) Circle of Excellence Awards for the team’s work during the unconventional year of 2020.http://news.rice.edu/2021/06/14/rice-magazine-takes-top-prize-in-international-competition/ 

  17. Rice University News Retweeted

    We invite you to support @RiceUniversity's new Engineering and Science Building — a facility that will sit at the forefront of inspiring discoveries and serve as a resource that will inspire and support a new era of innovation and entrepreneurship.https://futureofresearch.rice.edu

  18. “The governor would be better off talking to the business community, to the Texas NGOs, establish a cross-party dialog to see how to deal with this issue and, of course, reach out to Washington, D.C.,” says the @BakerInstitute’s @PayanTony. https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/how-would-texas-build-its-own-border-wall-we-broke-down-the-obstacles/269-56e5d77d-98d8-4cd0-b904-4793153032ef 

  19. Rice University News Retweeted

    Today in 2012, James Turrell's Twilight Epiphany opens at @RiceUniversity.

  20. “I shudder to think what things would be [like] if we were actually having a wave,” said @cohan_ds, a civil engineering professor at Rice, after a similar call for conservation was released during relatively mild in April.https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2021-06-14/ercot-calls-on-texas-to-conserve-power-amid-high-summer-demand-forced-outages