Houston refines hunt for COVID in wastewater
March 22, 2021
There are many ways to test municipal wastewater for signs of the virus that causes COVID-19, but scientists in Houston have determined theirs is the best yet.
Orchestra resumes performing at Shepherd School amid pandemic
March 22, 2021
If you walk through the Shepherd School of Music's Alice Pratt Brown Hall, you'll notice some familiar sounds coming from Stude Concert Hall – sounds that haven't been heard for the better part of a year.
People, papers and presentations - March 22
March 22, 2021
"Collaborative Anthropology Today," a new book edited by Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology, was released earlier this year.
Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator now accepting summer applications
March 22, 2021
Applications to join the first Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator cohort are open to early-stage clean energy startups.
NEST360° probes pandemic dangers for newborns
March 22, 2021
Research facilitated by Rice University-based NEST360° is underscoring the need for COVID-19 treatment guidelines to safeguard newborn lives in some countries.
Rice undergrad soars into inaugural group of aerospace fellows
March 22, 2021
Bria Romero, a mechanical engineering sophomore at Rice, has won one of 43 inaugural Patti Grace Smith Fellowships launched to empower Black excellence in aerospace.
Teamwork makes light shine ever brighter
March 19, 2021
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
March 19, 2021
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
March 18, 2021
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
March 17, 2021
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
March 17, 2021
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
March 16, 2021
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
March 16, 2021
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.
March 15, 2021
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
March 15, 2021
From environmental studies and medical humanities courses to a survey of "Star Wars," there's something for everyone this summer.