‘Smart cells’ show promise to treat disease
Laura Segatori wins NIH backing to develop synthetic biological circuits for cells that may someday sense trouble and respond by making just enough of the appropriate drugs.
With support from Rice’s Passport to Houston program, the Graduate Student Association gave away 50 tickets to the Aug. 6 Houston Astros game against the Minnesota Twins.
Helpful house design has an eye on history
Rae Atkinson, a master of architecture student at Rice University, won first place in the American Institute of Architects Houston chapter’s Gulf Coast Green Student Competition to design a “self-help hub” for residents in Houston’s Fourth Ward.
Political Science staff member honored with RICE MILE award
Rice staff member Ann Mikus has been honored with the RICE MILE Award.
FEMA disaster recovery funds favor white entrepreneurs, study finds
Federal recovery funding after a disaster may disproportionally benefit white entrepreneurs, according to new research from Rice University’s Department of Sociology.
10 winners at IBB Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
Posters by 10 summer interns were the best at this year’s IBB Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium.
What can the relationships between the Prophet Muhammad and ancient Christians teach us about today's relations between the religions?
New website for managing retirement accounts coming soon
Effective Oct. 1, a new website will be available for enrolling in and changing contributions to Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan and Defined Contribution Retirement Plan accounts.
Incoming freshmen RISE to the occasion
New 10-day residential seminar acquaints humanities and social sciences students with Rice, Houston, race and urban life.
OpenStax to provide ed tech companies with training to develop equitable courseware
OpenStax, Rice’s educational technology initiative, announced today that 13 companies have been selected to participate in the organization’s new equity in courseware training program. The training will help the participating companies learn about and develop educational technology platforms that provide better outcomes for all students, especially those from historically marginalized and underserved communities.
Why middle-class residents want to stay put after floodwaters recede
Flood disasters like Hurricane Harvey lead some people to move far from the places they had called home.
'Cool' kids in the cosmos may not be so unique
Rice University scientists show that "cool" stars like the sun share dynamic surface behaviors that influence their energetic and magnetic environments. Stellar magnetic activity is key to whether a given star can host planets that support life.
Rice expert: Using carbon is key to decarbonizing economy
Rice University carbon materials expert Matteo Pasquali is available to discuss ways to slash carbon dioxide emissions and rapidly decarbonize the global economy.
When many act as one, data-driven models can reveal key behaviors
Data science approaches can reveal subtle clues about the origins of such collective behaviors as aggregation of bacteria.