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Rice’s Mariachi Luna Llena plays national anthem at Astros game

Rice’s student-led Mariachi Luna Llena performed the national anthem at the Sept. 23 Houston Astros baseball game.

NSF backs Rice processor design, chip security research

Rice computer scientists have won two grants from the National Science Foundation to explore new information processing technologies and applications that combine co-designed hardware and software to allow for more effective and efficient data stream analysis using pattern matching.

Rice’s Baker Institute and Baker Botts to host global energy summit Oct. 4-5

The Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies at Rice University and Baker Botts L.L.P. will co-host their seventh annual energy summit Oct. 4-5. The two-day conference at Rice’s James A. Baker III Hall will feature international and domestic perspectives through keynote addresses and discussions with energy experts in industry, government and academia.

Rice joins nationwide effort to make financial aid more transparent

Rice University is one of more than 360 colleges in the U.S. committed to making financial aid offers more transparent.

It's easier to get valuable metals from battery waste if you ‘flash’ it

A battery recycling process developed by Rice scientists can retrieve valuable metals from mixed cathode and anode waste with a yield exceeding 98% in less time than normal using low-concentration acid, reducing both the cost and negative environmental impact.

Rice Alliance Energy Tech Venture Forum showcases transformative innovations

The Energy Tech Venture Forum, hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, named 10 energy companies "most promising" by energy investors, highlighting them for driving innovations that shift energy practices toward a more sustainable, reliable and lower carbon future.

NIH funds new Baylor/Rice genome editing testing center

A five-year, $3.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help establish a joint Baylor College of Medicine/Rice University center to support the development and testing of new genome editing technologies.

Tiny CRISPR tool could help shred viruses

Rice scientists mapped out the three-dimensional structure of one of the smallest known CRISPR-Cas13 systems then used that knowledge to modify its structure and improve its accuracy.

Feds fund $45M Rice-led research that could slash US cancer deaths by 50%

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has awarded a Rice-led team $45 million to rapidly develop an implant with sense-and-respond technology that could slash U.S. cancer-related deaths by more than 50%.

Our Heritage Month Weekly Hangout brings Owls together

Students and members of the Rice community gathered at the university’s Multicultural Center Sept. 21 for an Our Heritage Month Weekly Social Hangout, one of many events planned to celebrate Hispanic culture and traditions on campus Sept. 15-Oct. 15.

Maruska powers Rice to sweep of Tulsa

Rice volleyball picked up its fifth-straight win with a sweep of Tulsa (30-28, 25-20, 25-21) behind Sahara Maruska’s season-high 17 kills Sunday afternoon in Tulsa. With the win, Rice moves to 9-4 (3-0 AAC).

Rice creates $1M scholarship in honor of Ruth Simmons

Rice University President Reginald DesRoches announced the creation of a $1 million scholarship named after Ruth Simmons, a President’s Distinguished Fellow and higher education trailblazer. 

Social Sciences to hold Research Relay featuring new faculty during STaRT@Rice opening reception

On October 6, 2023, the School of Social Sciences will host the second Research Relay of the semester as part of the opening reception for this year’s STaRT@Rice program.

'Existentially profound' Ph.D. student remembered for kindness, warmth, curiosity

Azizou Atte-oudeyi, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Humanities’ Department of Religion, died Sept. 20 from complications with malaria.

Rice student chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society awarded with highest level of recognition

The largest scientific association for human factors and ergonomics professionals in the world, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), has awarded the student chapter at Rice University with a Gold level of recognition.