Inaugural Juneteenth lecture series convenes wide web audience
June 22, 2020
The entire lecture series is now available for viewing on Rice's YouTube channel.
Purifying water with a partly coated gold nanoparticle
June 22, 2020
Rice's Naomi Halas has collaborated with Yale University engineers on the creation of a light-activated nanoparticle for clearing water of pollutants. The research is part of an effort by NEWT, the Rice-based Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment.
Global scientific collaboration hindered by politics, says Baker Institute study
June 22, 2020
HOUSTON – (June 22, 2020) –A survey of thousands of scientists conducted by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy suggests international scientific collaboration can be improved through policy reform.
Georgia State U.'s Aurign wins 2020 Rice Business Plan Competition
June 22, 2020
HOUSTON – (June 22, 2020) – Aurign from Georgia State University in Atlanta rose to the top in the 2020 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) hosted June 17-19 by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Fluorocarbon bonds are no match for light-powered nanocatalyst
June 22, 2020
Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in fluorocarbons, a group of synthetic materials that includes persistent environmental pollutants.
Leebron discusses COVID-19 response with Asia Society Texas Center
June 21, 2020
Rice President David Leebron participated in "How Universities are Preparing for the Age of Coronavirus and Beyond," a June 18 webinar that was part of a COVID-19 series hosted by the Asia Society Texas Center.
New project by Rice political scientist tracks Texas Legislature voting since 1836
June 19, 2020
Rice University's Mark Jones is renowned for his analysis of the evolution of partisan politics in Texas. His biennial rankings of Texas legislators from most liberal to most conservative receive widespread attention from the media, political figures and the general public.
Center for African and African American Studies offers new minor, course and grad certificate
June 19, 2020
The new minor includes 72 different classes across 10 departments and programs.
Rice to give $3.4 million in CARES Act funding directly to students
June 18, 2020
We write today to announce how Rice University will allocate funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Campus Kindness: Siler fulfills a dream while providing a musical escape
June 17, 2020
Tamara Siler ’87 has always wanted to play the role of Mama Morton, the sultry matron of a women's prison in the musical “Chicago,” and sing “When You’re Good to Mama,” a number she says is a natural for her alto and contralto voice.
Houston poet laureate creates community poem with Rice students
June 17, 2020
The installation — “perhaps, there is no sequel” — is the most recent commission in the Rice Public Art Platform series.
Rice expert available to discuss upcoming Supreme Court decision on DACA
June 17, 2020
HOUSTON – (June 17, 2020) – As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to issue a ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Rice University's Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is available for comment.
Dark matter search turns up hint of mysterious particle
June 17, 2020
XENON1T scientists revealed they had detected excess — perhaps cosmic — particles that may be evidence of long-sought axions.
NSF RAPID grant supports COVID-19 'computational pipeline'
June 16, 2020
Lydia Kavraki wins a NSF Rapid Response Research grant to help identify SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins for vaccine development.