Restaurant recommendation system wins Rice Datathon
February 10, 2021
A restaurant recommendation system to support small Houston businesses during the pandemic wins this year’s Rice Datathon.
OpenStax releases new features, titles in courseware
February 10, 2021
OpenStax, Rice’s educational technology initiative, has added more of its textbooks and new features for instructors to OpenStax Tutor, an online reading and homework platform designed to engage all students.
Better transit, emergency response, broadband access top post-pandemic priorities
February 10, 2021
The United States must focus on improving infrastructure as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the top priorities include increasing broadband access, expanding public transportation, and improving emergency response and health care facilities, according to a new survey and report from Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
New CRISPR tech targets human genome’s complex code
February 9, 2021
Rice bioengineers harness the CRISPR/Cas9 system to program histones, the support proteins that wrap up and control human DNA, to manipulate gene activation and phosphorylation. The new technology enables innovative ways to find and manipulate genes and pathways responsible for diseases.
‘Defective’ carbon simplifies hydrogen peroxide production
February 9, 2021
Rice scientists introduce a new catalyst to reduce oxygen to widely used hydrogen peroxide.
February 8, 2021
The 84-year-old textile artist Sheila Hicks has shown her rainbow-hued “Questioning Column” everywhere from the 20th Biennale of Sydney, where it cascaded down one of the stately Ionic pillars of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, to the 2017 Venice Biennale.
New humanities podcast explores personal connections between life and scholarship
February 8, 2021
"Connections" was conceived as a way to explore a topic that’s long been fundamental to humanistic fields of study.
Nanotechnology is crucial to US energy independence, says Baker Institute expert
February 8, 2021
Nanotechnology can deliver solutions to U.S. economic, energy and geopolitical challenges while also helping the world meet climate targets and sustainability goals, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
US must do its fair share for refugees, says Baker Institute expert
February 3, 2021
Increasing the number of refugees resettled to the U.S. is critical for the well-being of refugees across the globe, according to an expert from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
February 3, 2021
"Screenspace" at Anderson Hall mimics the Turrell Skyspace, but with a more ominous message.
Rice presents new mission for former Marine
February 1, 2021
Transfer student Thomas Avalos — and family — receive a warm Rice welcome.
Baker Institute paper: US must mandate uniform reporting of data during deadly pandemics
February 1, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has received limited data on the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. despite providing detailed case report forms, according to a new research paper from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
New psychological sciences degree will help graduates improve workplaces
February 1, 2021
HOUSTON – (Feb. 1, 2021) – With the average adult spending about half of their waking hours at work, employees and companies alike are recognizing the importance of investing in more productive, diverse and satisfying workplaces.
Failed storage tanks pose atmospheric risks during disasters
February 1, 2021
Rice engineers model hypothetical threats from toxins released when aboveground storage tanks fail during a storm.
Tune in to Datathon next weekend
February 1, 2021
The public is invited to look in upon Rice University’s third annual Datathon, sponsored by the Rice Data Science Club and the Data to Knowledge Lab.