Jeff Falk

Rice researchers use InSight for deep Mars measurements

Role models at church could lead Black, Latinx Christians to STEM careers

Religious hate crimes will increase, says Rice expert

FDA OKs manufacturer’s version of Rice ventilator

An enhanced version of the ApolloBVM designed by Rice University engineers has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an emergency resuscitator for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ghasempour receives 2020 Marconi Society Young Scholar Award

Galveston Bay Park is a 'vision' of Houston's future

An ambitious plan to shield Houston from a devastating hurricane by creating Galveston Bay Park, a 10,000-acre public park on a chain of man-made islands, earned top honors in the international design competition Houston 2020 Visions.

Rice political scientist available to weigh in on Biden VP pick

HOUSTON – (Aug. 3, 2020) – Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is expected to announce his choice for vice president this week. Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is available to discuss the decision.

Rice University students return to campus; video and interviews available for download

HOUSTON – (July 30, 2020) – Rice University students have begun returning to campus for a fall semester focused on protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of every member of the university community, while enabling Rice to continue fulfilling its mission as a premier institution of higher education and research.

To help hard-hit nonprofits, first fix existing relief programs, Rice expert says

HOUSTON – (July 29, 2020) – Nonprofits are struggling to survive during the pandemic’s economic downturn.

It pays to major in fields with close ties to jobs, study shows

HOUSTON – (July 29, 2020) – College graduates make more money if they major in fields with close ties to jobs, according to a new study from the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), part of Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research and School of Social Sciences.

Rice researchers helping to ready vote-by-mail system for November

Rice University researchers have won a federal grant to validate and improve VotingWorks' open-source vote-by-mail technology in time for November's election.

Study: Mapping crystal shapes could fast-track 2D materials

Materials scientists at Rice University and the University of Pennsylvania are calling for a collective, global effort to fast-track the mass production of 2D materials like graphene and molybdenum disulfide.

'Zero bias' in retirement investments may shortchange you

HOUSTON – (July 27, 2020) – Target Retirement Funds are touted as a simplified investment option for people saving money for their golden years, but Rice University researchers have discovered retirees can be shortchanged by a curious behavioral phenomenon known as “zero bias.”

Rice receives NSF grant to boost STEM education

A multi-institutional team led by Rice University has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a collaborative project studying persistence and retention of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers across the nation.

How to stop the next pandemic: Reduce wildlife trafficking and forest loss

The ultimate global financial cost of COVID-19 could top $15 trillion, but governments might be able to prevent future pandemics by investing as little as $22 billion a year in programs to curb wildlife trafficking and stem the destruction of tropical forests, according to a new paper from an international team of scientists including Rice University's Ted Loch-Temzelides.