Following a scavenger hunt across campus, a big batch of brand-new Rice grad students refueled with gigantic slices of pizza and ice pops at the Sept. 23 orientation picnic hosted by the Graduate Student Association (GSA)
American Chemical Society honors Gustavo Scuseria
Rice University’s Gustavo Scuseria wins the American Chemical Society Award in Theoretical Chemistry.
NSF-backed ‘team of teams’ raises stakes for master’s students
Four institutions will share an NSF grant of nearly $5 million to support scholarships for students seeking master’s degrees in engineering and related fields.
Old bones get new life in renovated Rice laboratory
The skeletons of more than 800 Southeast Texas animals are getting a second life in a renovated archaeology lab space at Rice University.
Owls claim first victory of football season in first game vs. Texas Southern
People, papers and presentations for Sept. 27, 2021
NSF extends Physics of Living Systems network at Rice
The NSF awards nearly $3 million to the Center for Theoretical Biological Physics to continue its leadership role in the Physics of Living Systems graduate research network.
A loose-fitting mask may be doing you no favors if you’re around SARS-CoV-2.
Sex and the symbiont: Can algae hookups help corals survive?
Scientists have discovered that symbiotic single-celled algae that live inside of and feed corals can reproduce not only by mitosis, but also sexually. Encouraging sex in these algae can accelerate their evolution to produce strains better able to help reefs cope with climate change.
Moody Foundation grants $100 million to Rice University
The Moody Foundation has granted Rice $100 million to build a transformative new student center designed by one of the world’s premiere architects and to create endowments supporting student opportunity and success, both as part of the center and in other areas of the university.
With membership dwindling, Rice's Mariachi Luna Llena seeks new talent
Houston Astros fans in attendance at Minute Maid Park Saturday night were treated to more than just a ballgame.
Rice lands grant to improve time-release drugs
HOUSTON – (Sept. 21, 2021) – Time-released drugs are about to get a geometry lesson, thanks to bioengineers at Rice University.
