This past Sunday marked Rice's second annual TEDxRiceU talk series. A TEDx club, sponsored by Catalyst, Rice's Undergraduate Science and Engineering Review, was tasked with organizing this year's event.
Eight Rice students tackled the "down and dirty" of childbirth during the Baker Institute Student Forum Spring Debate on Tuesday evening.
Starting next year, students taking introductory language courses will attend class five days a week, and courses will be five credits.
Rice University dropped to 72nd in 2012 from 47th in 2011 in the Times Higher Education University Rankings.
The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program ranked the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy 24th on its 2011 list of top United States think tanks. This ranking is an increase from the institute's 27th place finish last year.
