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“Engaging Pluralism” is the theme for this fall’s Rice Architecture lecture series.

Rice Architecture’s fall lecture series takes singular look at pluralism

September 2, 2022

“Engaging Pluralism” is the theme for this fall’s Rice Architecture lecture series, set to begin Sept. 7.

Rice students dance to Angolan music in the courtyard outside the Humanities building March 26, 2022.

Angolan culture celebrated

April 4, 2022

Rice partnered with the Angolan Consulate in Houston for a celebration of Women Through the Lens of Angola

Vice Provost Alex Byrd addresses a group of high school students on a tour at Rice inside the Baker College commons.

Humanities hosts daylong visit for high schoolers hoping to study the environment

March 14, 2022

These students picked Rice for a reason

Rice University engineering students are developing a negative-pressure shunt pump to help regulate excess fluid in the brains of patients with hydrocephalus and idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Brain drain could give patients peace of mind

April 26, 2021

Pressure from excess cerebrospinal fluid on the brain is often relieved by surgically installing a shunt that carries the fluid to a reservoir. But when pressure in the reservoir itself is too high, the shunt needs a little help.

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Rice’s Walker beams down from space station

April 8, 2021

Rice alumna Shannon Walker and crewmate Kate Rubins, aboard the International Space Station, joined a conversation with students in Houston, Scotland and Ecuador.

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Houston refines hunt for COVID in wastewater

March 22, 2021

There are many ways to test municipal wastewater for signs of the virus that causes COVID-19, but scientists in Houston have determined theirs is the best yet.

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Physics camp has proven benefits for high school girls

March 5, 2021

HOUSTON – (March 5, 2021) – Even a small effort up front can boost the abilities and confidence of girls as they anticipate taking challenging science courses.

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Pandemic exacerbates stress for struggling Houston families

January 25, 2021

Staying put during the pandemic is hard enough without additional stressors. But for some in Houston, COVID-19 exacerbated situations that already presented challenges.

The CanadArm2, a robotic manipulator, has been an essential component of the International Space Station since it was launched in 2001. The successor to the CanadArm that flew on the space shuttle is used to manipulate payloads, including satellites, docking capsules and astronauts. (Credit: NASA)

Rice Space Institute, Canada agree to collaborate

November 20, 2020

Rice Space Institute and the Consulate General of Canada in Dallas agree to collaborate on science and technology related to the space industry.

Rice University will roll up for the second international Nanocar Race with a new vehicle. The one-molecule car has a permanent dipole that makes it easier to control. (Credit: Alexis van Venrooy/Rice University)

Rice rolls out next-gen nanocars

October 26, 2020

Rice researchers continue to advance the science of single-molecule machines with a new lineup of nanocars, in anticipation of the next international Nanocar Race in 2022.

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OpenStax to vastly expand open education library with support from national foundations

September 10, 2020

OpenStax, Rice’s educational technology initiative, is vastly expanding its library of free textbooks, working toward a goal of ensuring that no student ever has to worry about textbook costs again. This work is possible as a result of new grants totaling $12.5 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Charles Koch Foundation and the Stand Together community.

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