Rice hosts delegation of Brazilian higher education leaders
Rice President Reginald DesRoches, along with a cadre of university administrators and the Office of International Students and Scholars, hosted a Fulbright Brazil delegation of Brazilian university presidents, provosts and other leaders in the country’s higher education world March 9.
British-born classical pianist Sir Stephen Hough gives Shepherd School master class
British-born classical pianist, composer and writer Sir Stephen Hough gave a master class for Shepherd School of Music students March 8 in Duncan Recital Hall.
Rice alum Cristian Măcelaru returns to guest conduct Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra
Rice University Shepherd School alum Cristian Măcelaru, music director of the Orchestre National de France, conducted the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra’s March 4 performance of Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Concertino Cusqueño,” Debussy’s “Jeux” and Rachmaninoff’s “Symphonic Dances, Op. 45.”
Biden border policy will further strain Mexico’s asylum system, report says
President Joe Biden’s proposed border policies will put further strain on Mexico’s struggling asylum system and may endanger refugees, according to a new brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator opens Class 3 applications for energy transition ventures
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship is accepting applications for Class 3 of its Clean Energy Accelerator, the premier energy transition accelerator in Houston, through April 14.
Owls sweep UAB in C-USA opening series
The Rice Owls baseball team swept UAB in its last Conference USA opening series this past weekend.
Rice men’s, women’s basketball teams grab postseason victories over weekend
The Rice men’s and women’s basketball teams will both be advancing to the second rounds of their respective postseason tournaments after pulling out first-round wins over the weekend.
A first-of-its-kind symposium March 23-24 will be centered on highlighting the shifting, dynamic contributions that Afro-Diasporic communities have made to Houston throughout its history and in the present day.
Cherukuri provides update on Office of Innovation
Rice Vice President for Innovation Paul Cherukuri shared an update on the Office of Innovation in a recent email to the university community.
Upgraded tumor model optimizes search for cancer therapies
Rice U. bioengineers have developed an upgraded tumor model that houses bone cancer cells beside immune cells inside a 3D structure engineered to mimic bone and, through research using the model, found that the body’s immune response can make tumor cells more resistant to chemotherapy.
Rice Athletics to celebrate 20-year anniversary of 2003 baseball title
Rice Athletics will hold a reunion event dubbed “A Championship Celebration” March 24 in honor of the 20-year anniversary of the team’s national title, which was clinched with a 2-1 series victory over Stanford University.
Political division prolongs the immigration crisis, report says
The U.S. immigration system is slow and stymied by politics, but the border crisis represents an opportunity to address gaps in the American labor market, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice composition professor Pierre Jalbert’s new work has New York premiere at Carnegie Hall
The Houston-based Apollo Chamber Players performed Rice Shepherd School composition professor Pierre Jalbert’s “L'esprit du Nord” and additional works written by Rice alums in “A Universal Celebration of Storytelling, Outer Space, and Folk Music” March 9 at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.
Fats help tag medical implants as friend or foe
Rice University bioengineer Omid Veiseh and collaborators found that lipid deposition on the surfaces of medical implants can play a mediating role between the body and implants, knowledge that could help scientists develop biomaterials or coatings for implants that could reduce malfunction rates.
Melissa Kean honored at Friends of Fondren Library Gala
Melissa Kean, former Centennial Historian of Rice University, was honored March 10 at the 41st Friends of Fondren Library Gala.
