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Dateline Rice – Rice in the News
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Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy
A federally funded research effort to revolutionize water treatment has yielded a direct solar desalination technology that uses energy from sunlight alone to heat salt water for membrane distillation. The technology could provide off-grid water treatment for some of the 1 billion people who lack access to clean water.
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Paper: Mexico’s Southern Border Program lacks ‘structure and a clear-cut road map’
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Ruthenium rules for new fuel cells
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The Way I See It: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
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OpenStax’s 2016 partner schools expected to save students $8.2M
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Earth Science Dept. is now Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences
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Ethics and Society program gives high school students introduction to Court of Appeals
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Rice shows its pride
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‘Monotype/Monothon’ on display at Rice Media Center Gallery
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Public Affairs’ Medina named a 2017 National Top Latino Leader
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People, papers and presentations
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Moshe Vardi wins ACM Presidential Award
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Rice U. chemists create 3-D printed graphene foam
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Rice’s Jones School joins Consortium for Graduate Study in Management
Posted on June 20, 2017 | No CommentsFor 51 years, the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management has been the leader in increasing the ranks of underrepresented minorities in business education and corporate leadership. Now it has expanded its reach among the nation's top MBA programs with the addition of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business. -
OwlSpark finds a new nest in downtown Houston
Posted on June 19, 2017 | No CommentsA group of 19 students and recent alumni in Rice’s startup accelerator program, OwlSpark, are spending the summer in downtown Houston to gain firsthand experience launching a tech startup. -
Paper: Focus on pickup trucks, not Priuses, to reduce gasoline use, emissions
Posted on June 19, 2017 | No CommentsLarger trucks and SUVs with powerful, high-displacement engines are the low-hanging fruit for any policymaker seeking the most efficient path to reducing gasoline use and the associated emissions, according to an issue brief by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. -
50 years of black undergraduate life celebration wins 2 Grand Gold Awards from CASE
Posted on June 19, 2017 | No CommentsRice University's celebration of 50 years of black undergraduate life won two Grand Gold Awards in the CASE 2017 Circle of Excellence Awards international competition. -
2017 Rice Athletics Hall of Fame inductees announced
Posted on June 16, 2017 | No CommentsA talented class of nine people who left their marks on Rice history through team and individual achievements will be inducted into the 2017 Rice Athletics Hall of Fame Oct. 6. at the Briar Club in Houston. -
Rice’s Bradford wins the American Philosophical Association’s 2017 Book Prize
Posted on June 15, 2017 | No CommentsThe American Philosophical Association announced June 14 that Gwen Bradford, an associate professor of philosophy at Rice, has been awarded the 2017 Book Prize for “Achievement” (Oxford University Press), which is about the nature and value of achievement. -
No Rice News July 3
Posted on June 15, 2017 | No CommentsRice News will not be published July 3 since the university will be closed that day and July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
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June 28, 2017
Baker Institute paper: Mexico’s Southern Border Program lacks ‘structure and a clear-cut road map’
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June 28, 2017
Ruthenium rules for new fuel cells
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June 27, 2017
OpenStax’s 2016 partner schools expected to save students $8.2M
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June 26, 2017
Baker Institute expert: Fuel theft from pipelines in Mexico is on the rise
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June 23, 2017
Moshe Vardi available to discuss AI and automation
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June 23, 2017
Rice’s Higgs to testify before Congress Wednesday
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June 21, 2017
Moshe Vardi wins ACM Presidential Award
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June 21, 2017
Rice U. chemists create 3-D printed graphene foam
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June 20, 2017
Baker Institute experts: NAFTA does not matter as much as people think
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June 19, 2017
Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy
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June 19, 2017
Baker Institute expert: Focus on pickup trucks, not Priuses, to reduce gasoline use, emissions
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