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Rice hosts world’s largest conference for African archaeology

June 9, 2023

Rice University hosted the Society of Africanist Archaeologists 26th Biennial Meeting June 1-6, organized by Rice anthropologists Mary Prendergast and Jeffrey Fleisher. The conference is the world’s largest that focuses on African archaeology.

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Burke receives Outstanding Contributions to Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Award

June 8, 2023

Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, received the Outstanding Contributions to Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Award at the 2023 Deshpande Symposium for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education.

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Testing and isolation may be more effective than lockdowns during pandemics, new model finds

June 8, 2023

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, government officials around the world were forced to make decisions that either prioritized human health or the economy, which highlighted the dire need for a more coordinated response to dangerous pathogens that may emerge in the future.

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Rice’s Jing Chen named to National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee on nearsightedness

June 7, 2023

Jing Chen, an assistant professor of psychological sciences in Rice’s School of Social Sciences, has been selected as a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Committee on Focus on Myopia – Pathogenesis and Rising Incidence.

Head Football Coach Mike Bloomgren and Rice quarterback JT Daniels will be among the attendees at the AZDC Presents: The Future of College Athletics summit hosted by the University of Arizona in Washington D.C. on June 7-8.

Bloomgren, Daniels to be featured in The Future College Athletics Summit June 7-8

June 7, 2023

Rice Head Football Coach Mike Bloomgren and quarterback JT Daniels will be among the attendees at the AZDC Presents: The Future of College Athletics summit hosted by the University of Arizona in Washington D.C. on June 7-8.

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Smith selected to represent Rice at USA Baseball Collegiate Training Camp

June 6, 2023

Rice pitcher Parker Smith has been invited to join 55 other premier players at the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.

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Order in chaos: Atmosphere’s Antarctic oscillation has natural cycle

June 6, 2023

Rice researchers have discovered a natural cycle that repeats every 150 days in the north-south oscillation of the Southern Hemisphere’s prevailing westerly winds.

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Nonprofit hospitals use proceeds to boost cash reserves rather than provide more charity care, new report shows

June 6, 2023

Using the National Academy of State Health Policy Hospital Cost Tool, authors Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker Chair in Health Economics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Derek Jenkins, postdoctoral scholar in health economics at the Baker Institute, compared changes in nonprofit hospitals’ proceeds with changes in their charity care and cash reserves between 2012 and 2019.

Jarett Dillard, the record-setting receiver who led Rice to a pair of bowl appearances after a 45-year absence, is one of 101 players from the Football Bowl Subdivision on the 2024 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame announced on Monday by the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame.

Former record-breaking Rice receiver named to 2024 CFB Hall of Fame ballot

June 5, 2023

Jarett Dillard, the record-setting receiver who led Rice to a pair of bowl appearances after a 45-year absence, is one of 101 players from the Football Bowl Subdivision on the 2024 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.

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Plasmonics conference showcases Rice for international audience

June 1, 2023

Some 250 researchers attended the 10th International Conference on Surface Plasmon Photonics (SPP10) at Rice May 21-26.

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Antonios Mikos wins European Society for Biomaterials award

June 1, 2023

Rice University bioengineer Antonios Mikos has won the 2023 International Award of the European Society for Biomaterials.

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Ancient viruses discovered in coral symbionts’ DNA

June 1, 2023

Rice bioscientists have discovered fragments of ancient RNA viruses in the genomes of the symbiotic organisms that live inside corals and provide them with their dramatic colors.

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Prizes and awards presented to new degree recipients

June 1, 2023

Rice undergraduates, graduate students and recent graduates reaped a number of fellowships, scholarships and awards this year.

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Rice U. grad student wins DOE research award

June 1, 2023

Winnie Shi, a Rice University chemical and biomolecular engineering graduate student, has been selected to participate in the Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program at the U.S. Department of Energy.

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Rice Public Affairs honored with pair of Telly Awards

June 1, 2023

Rice’s Office of Public Affairs is a double winner in the 44th annual Telly Awards, which honor excellence in video and television.

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