People, papers and presentations for March 16
March 16, 2020
Tapia Camps, a summer program of Rice's Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity in Education, has been recognized with two national awards.
Abigail Grayson finds joy at Rice
March 13, 2020
A message from the Rice Crisis Management Team
March 12, 2020
Rice University will transition to fully remote instruction for all classes for the remainder of this semester, effective March 23, and undergraduate residential colleges will be closed to most students after March 25.
'Smart' wound-healing patch: DARPA awards $22 million grant
March 12, 2020
Rice University engineers are part of a team that's developing an 'intelligent' bandage to regrow muscle tissue for wounded soldiers.
March 12, 2020
OEDK has designed a lightweight replica trophy for Rice’s own Terlingua chili champ, Kathryn Cavender.
From Cassandra to Anita Hill: Faines focuses on history of sexual agency at Farnsworth
March 12, 2020
The future of the #MeToo movement and the history of sexual agency were among the subjects of a deep-dive discussion led by speaker Ayesha Faines March 4 in the Farnsworth Pavilion.
New nano strategy fights superbugs
March 12, 2020
Rice researchers imprint carbon nitride nanosheets to catch and kill free-floating antibiotic resistant genes found in secondary effluent produced by wastewater treatment plants. The strategy would prevent the DNA molecules from making downstream bacteria more resistant to drugs.
Executive education for all is goal at Rice this spring
March 11, 2020
HOUSTON -- (March 11, 2020) – Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business believes executive education should be available to all levels, not just senior-level executives.
Natural bayou better when floods threaten Houston
March 11, 2020
A comparison of flood plains around Houston’s two major bayous shows the natural Buffalo Bayou is far better at managing floodwaters than the channelized Brays Bayou.
Black Excellence Gala celebrates black life at Rice
March 9, 2020
It was an evening of elegance March 6 as the Black Student Association (BSA) feted fellow students along with faculty, staff and alumni at the inaugural Black Excellence Gala in Cohen House.
Focke honored by Rice Board of Trustees
March 9, 2020
The Rice Board of Trustees recently recognized Amanda Focke, the head of special collections at the Woodson Research Center in Fondren Library, for her service to Rice’s students, staff and alumni throughout her 18-year career at the university.
Strong signals show how proteins come and go
March 9, 2020
Rice University bioscientists develop a versatile gene signal amplifier that can not only do a better job of detecting the expression of chromosomal genes than current methods but can potentially be used to detect any cellular gene.
Heart nanofibers make STAT Madness Round 2
March 9, 2020
The Rice/Texas Heart Institute project to use nanotube fibers to repair damaged hearts makes Round 2 of STAT Madness.
Rice women make Conference USA basketball history
March 9, 2020