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Teamwork makes light shine ever brighter

If you’re looking for one technique to maximize photon output from plasmons, stop. It takes two to wrangle.

The questions of our time: Humanities courses encourage closer examination of daily life

Rice's Big Questions courses speak to issues that are fundamental to our experience.

A new look at ‘The Red Book,' a 1915 artifact of Black life in Houston

A midwife named Annie Hagen “came to Houston with 50 cents and through her industry and thrift … accumulated a nice bit of property” around the turn of the 20th century.

Houston fighting floods with losing strategy, says Rice U. expert

Understanding climate change is key to solving the Houston area's flooding woes, but there are major problems with the current approach, according to an environmental expert from Rice University.

Graduate Student Association hosts COVID-conscious ‘Culture Night’ on campus

The Korean Graduate Student Association was giving out seaweed-wrapped kimbap and shots of a sweet yogurt drink from picnic tables outside Brockman Hall.

Border issues nothing new but pose challenge for Biden, says Baker Institute expert

What’s happening at the U.S.-Mexico border is neither new nor the result of recent policy changes by President Joe Biden

People, papers and presentations - March 15

Rice School of Architecture students Shiyu Jin and Beixi Zhu received a merit award in the Fort Worth Chapter of the American Institute of Architects' annual statewide Excellence in Architecture Student Design Awards Jury.

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Barely used shoes and worn-once jeans were among the items available as the Rice EcoRep program hosted a clothing swap in the central quad.

Unique topics, returning favorites and leading faculty: Humanities’ summer course offerings heat up

From environmental studies and medical humanities courses to a survey of "Star Wars," there's something for everyone this summer.

Rice study to examine how ice melt in one area impacts sea level rise in another

How does ice melted by climate change in Greenland hit the shores of Honolulu?

Pandemic’s end now in sight, experts say

On the day after President Biden announced that every American will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by May 1, two top Rice University scientists focused on the pandemic voiced both optimism and grave concern.

Internet-access spending improves academic outcomes, study of Texas schools finds

Increased internet-access spending by Texas public schools improved academic performance but also led to more disciplinary problems among students.

Gray/Wawro Panel examines immense impact of migration on women and vice versa

Jaclyn Dean ‘12 was the first Rice student to declare a minor in Poverty, Justice and Human Capabilities (PJHC).

Rice Business names Constance Porter senior associate dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Constance Porter, assistant clinical professor of marketing at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business, has joined the leadership team of the school's newly expanded Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).

Unconventional Students at Rice 2021: Norman Zheng finds balance

When Norman Zheng ’21 came to Rice he wanted to be pre-med, but he did not think there would be hands-on experience in his first year.