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Folding proteins feel the heat, and cold

A new study shows proteins that presumably evolved to avoid water as they fold may actually behave in ways scientists did not anticipate.

Rice United Way Campaign hits 85% of goal

Rice United Way Campaign hits 85% of goal

Margarita Rodriguez honored in day of Grand Hall memorials

Margarita Rodriguez was remembered as a kind, generous and loving member of the Rice community who dedicated 40 years of her life to serving the university.

Moody Center celebrates Rothko Chapel’s 50th anniversary with recreation of historic exhibition

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'I feel like the science fiction movies are starting to come to life'

Looser standards undermined early research on accuracy of COVID-19 tests

Consumer surveys drive stock prices, research shows

One in four Black teens apathetic about racial justice

1 in 4 Black teens apathetic about racial justice

Researchers plan to conduct future studies to track racial apathy of Black teenagers and adults.

University entrepreneurship celebrated at annual Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference

The 2020 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers conference brought together the largest number of attendees in the annual event’s 24-year history to award 17 university entrepreneurship programs top honors.

Remote work causes tax issues for both workers and employers

As employers evaluate whether remote-work arrangements are a viable longterm option, they should consider that these seemingly innocuous arrangements can trigger tax issues for both workers and their employers, according to an expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

VADA helps student create on-campus sculpture from across the country

Rice wins Mayor's Early Vote College Challenge

Slave trade artifacts and records to be studied with aid of new grant

The institution of slavery caused centuries of harrowing misery, triggered wars and left a searing legacy of racial injustice, but many of the artifacts and records pertaining to slavery’s history have been understudied or altogether forgotten.