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Fast calculation dials in better batteries

A simpler and more efficient way to predict performance will lead to better batteries, according to Rice University engineers.

Rice backs studies of race, anti-racism

The Race and Anti-Racism Research Fund at Rice University has awarded grants to eight professors to develop better understanding of how race, racism and racial injustice affect society.

Taxing online sports betting, fantasy sports may help states cover pandemic losses

HOUSTON – (Sept. 16, 2020) – Taxing online fantasy sports and sports betting may help states recoup some of the sales tax revenue lost during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a finance expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Rice's first two football games postponed

Conference USA has postponed Rice's first two football games, Oct. 3 at Marshall University and Oct. 10 against the University of Alabama at Birmingham at Rice Stadium.

Rice professor, CNN presidential historian Douglas Brinkley to discuss 2020 election in virtual town hall

Brinkley will draw from his well of presidential knowledge Oct. 1 in a virtual town hall, “Reflections on the 2020 Election.”

Gentle probes could enable massive brain data collection

The National Institutes of Health is backing a Rice project to continue the development of flexible nanoelectronic thread to gather information from neurons. The implants could help find therapies for neurological disorders.

New book on North American trade deal an ‘invaluable guide’

HOUSTON – (Sept. 14, 2020) –  A world renowned expert on international trade deals has written a new book on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the landmark accord destined to impact trillions of dollars in commerce across the North American continent.

Rice rises to No. 16 in 2021 U.S. News rankings

HOUSTON – (Sept. 14, 2020) – Rice University moved up to the No. 16 ranking among the best national universities in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” guidebook, which was published today.

How leaders can encourage strong teams during the pandemic

HOUSTON – (Sept. 14, 2020) – Among the many stresses caused by the pandemic, workers accustomed to meeting with their teams in person are navigating the shift to a virtual workplace. New research from psychologists at Rice University offers tips on how leaders can encourage strong and productive teams during this difficult time.

Conversation with Jehmu Greene kicks off campuswide 'Right to Vote' series Sept. 22

The Center for Civic Leadership wants to make sure you’re ready to rock the vote this semester.

Which lives matter? Couti leads international forum Sept. 25 on race and policing in France

The public webinar will be preceded by special Humanities Now session for Rice undergrads.

Global collaboration needed to regulate embryo and embryoid research, says Baker Institute paper

HOUSTON – (Sept. 1, 2020) – The world’s scientific community must engage with a broad range of stakeholders to develop guidelines on embryo and embryoid research, according to a new paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

How relationships form and how they impact the world to be studied in NSF project

The formation of relationships – everything from business to romantic partnerships – and how they impact the world will be the focus of a new Rice University research project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Sleepy Cyborg, Rice’s student art gallery, goes virtually virtual

What was Matchbox Gallery has rebranded in a sign of the times.

Polling location at Rice Stadium to be staffed entirely by students

Hanszen junior Mason Reece confirmed as Rice precinct’s first student election judge in years.