Giving teams autonomy optimizes creativity, report says
A new paper from Rice Business incorporating decades of research offers insights on the best way to design innovative teams.
People, papers and presentations for March 28, 2022
Kimberly Jones , a doctoral candidate in Rice’s Department of History, has been selected as one of eight WW Dissertation Fellows in Women’s Studies for 2022 by the Institute for Citizens and Scholars and will receive $5,000 to go toward expenses incurred while completing her work.
Fall Big Questions courses to cover the nature of facts, what makes bodies normal or abnormal
Each semester’s slate of Big Questions courses offered by the School of Humanities starts students’ minds churning over thought-provoking topics. So this fall’s offerings are no surprise: one promises to spur Rice scholars to think critically about what makes bodies normal as opposed to abnormal, while the other course will push students to examine just what, exactly, is a fact.
Sayid selected as Frederick Douglass Global Fellow
Prestigious international leadership program for students of color takes place in Ireland
A ‘quasi-juvenile delinquent’ at Rice rises to the top -- again
Rice University alumnus Dennis Sullivan wins the Abel Prize in Mathematics.
Rice announces tuition for 2022-23 academic year
Undergraduate tuition for the 2022-23 school year will be $54,100, an increase of $2,030 over the current year. The total cost, including $15,000 for on-campus room and board and $863 in mandatory fees, will increase 3.5% to $69,963.
Don’t underestimate undulating graphene
A theory by Rice University scientists suggests putting graphene on an undulating surface stresses it enough to create a minute electromagnetic field. The phenomenon could be useful for creating 2D electron optics or valleytronics devices.
More hospital price transparency needed to slow rising costs, says Baker Institute report
The rising costs of hospital care -- among the major contributors to rising health care costs as a whole -- can be alleviated by requiring hospitals to be more transparent on the prices of their services, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice student Tyler Martin to play for nationwide audience on 'Performance Today'
Graduate student in flute performance Tyler Martin will represent Rice’s Shepherd School of Music as part of American Public Media’s “Performance Today” Young Artists in Residence series. His segments will be available online April 4 and will air on APM that week.
Wind, solar could replace coal power in Texas
A fraction of the wind and solar projects already proposed in Texas could eliminate the state’s remaining coal power plants and their emissions, according to Rice University engineers.
Brazilian science minister Pontes returns to Rice
Brasil@Rice hosted Marcos Pontes March 10 as part of his trip to Houston.
Fette awarded Fulbright grant to research migration, citizenship in French children’s literature
Grant recognizes a career dedicated to cultural ambassadorship between France and the United States
Owl Days are back after two-year pandemic break
For the first time since 2019, the Rice community will once again welcome hundreds of newly admitted students to campus for Owl Days 2022 on April 8 and 11.
Thomas Senftle wins NSF CAREER Award
Rice University chemical and biomolecular engineer Thomas Senftle has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to advance machine learning techniques for designing new catalysts.
Run not just fun for Rice students, elementary partners
Getting out and mentoring elementary students in physical fitness turns out to be just as beneficial for college students, Rice University study finds.