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Dateline Rice – Rice in the News
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Rice’s Rebecca Richards-Kortum named MacArthur Fellow
Rice University bioengineer and global-health pioneer Rebecca Richards-Kortum has received a coveted MacArthur Fellowship. Richards-Kortum, the founder and director of Rice’s award-winning Rice 360º Global Health Initiative, is the first Houston scientist, the first Houston woman and the first Rice faculty member to win the prestigious “genius grant.”
Current News
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Coming events
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Ethics hotline enables Rice community to report problems anonymously
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Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker to present President’s Lecture Oct. 3
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People, papers and presentations
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Rice scientists, engineers gain new analysis tool
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Tattoo therapy could ease chronic disease
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Rice is 87th in new Times Higher Education World University Rankings
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Rice’s Shepherd School orchestra to play Carnegie Hall Oct. 28
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New lunchtime shuttle route to Rice Village begins Sept. 26
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Shaming a country for human rights abuse can have varying results
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Studies may have overestimated effect that smoking bans play in reducing hospitalizations
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Graphene nanoribbons show promise for healing spinal injuries
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Author, scholar Luis Fraga ’81 to present Sept. 22 President’s Lecture
Posted on September 19, 2016 | No CommentsAuthor, scholar and Rice alumnus Luis Ricardo Fraga '81 will present "The Changing American Voter in 2016 and Beyond" at the Sept. 22 President's Lecture. -
Rice orchestras to present 2016-2017 season debut concerts
Posted on September 19, 2016 | No CommentsNext week Rice University's Shepherd School of Music will offer the first concerts of the season by its chamber and symphony orchestras. -
Uncovering history
Posted on September 19, 2016 | No CommentsAfrican archaeology has been the focal point of Rice anthropologist Jeffrey Fleisher's academic research, and for the past seven years, he has shared this interest with students through the Rice Archaeological Field School in Tanzania. -
Rice Business Wisdom site launches
Posted on September 19, 2016 | No CommentsRice’s Jones Graduate School of Business has launched a new online ideas magazine, RiceBusinessWisdom.org. The site delivers peer-reviewed business research in a compelling, quick-to-read package. -
Study: Underemployment can lead to creativity and organizational commitment
Posted on September 19, 2016 | No CommentsHaving underemployed workers can lead to two outcomes that benefit an organization -- creativity and commitment to the organization -- according to a new study by management experts at Rice University, Chinese University of Hong Kong at Shenzhen and Chinese University of Hong Kong. -
Scientists spot genes that make some sarcomas less aggressive
Posted on September 19, 2016 | No CommentsScientists identify a set of genes they say make sarcoma cells less aggressive. They hope to turn this discovery into therapeutic approaches to fight metastatic cancers. -
Honor William Marsh Rice by making a gift this week to the Rice United Way Campaign
Posted on September 19, 2016 | No CommentsSept. 19 marks the first day of the 2016-17 Rice United Way Campaign, which means that Week One of the campaign will end Sept. 23, the anniversary of the death of William Marsh Rice. In honor of the university's founder and namesake, the volunteer leaders of Rice's annual United Way Campaign are appealing to their Rice colleagues to make this the most successful first week in the campaign's history by making their pledges early.
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September 22, 2016
‘We Are In It’ documentary premieres at Rice Sept. 24
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September 22, 2016
Kinder Institute, JPMorgan Chase report identifying practices to help disconnected young adults to be released Sept. 28
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September 22, 2016
Rice scientists, engineers gain new analysis tool
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September 22, 2016
Rice’s Rebecca Richards-Kortum named MacArthur Fellow
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September 22, 2016
Tattoo therapy could ease chronic disease
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September 21, 2016
Rice is 87th in new Times Higher Education World University Rankings
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September 21, 2016
Rice’s Shepherd School orchestra to play Carnegie Hall Oct. 28
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September 21, 2016
Mexican energy secretary to speak at Rice’s Baker Institute Sept. 23
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September 20, 2016
Rice Theatre to present ‘Julius Caesar’ Sept. 30-Oct. 2, Oct. 6-8
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September 20, 2016
Rice’s Shepherd School Chamber, Symphony orchestras to present 2016-2017 season debut concerts
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September 19, 2016
Graphene nanoribbons show promise for healing spinal injuries
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