Reversal speeds creation of important molecule
A Rice lab’s reverse approach to making halichondrin B is the shortest route to a “rather complex and important molecule."
Six Rice-TMC research teams earn seed grants
Rice's Educational and Research Initiatives for Collaborative Health has announced six seed grants for research collaborations between faculty from Rice and the Texas Medical Center.
Keck backs Rice bid to ‘build a brain’
A $1 million Keck Foundation grant will support work by Jacob Robinson to understand neural pathways.
Owl track and field stars add more achievements, accolades
A trio of Rice track and field standouts have added to their resumes in big ways following the conclusion of the collegiate season.
People, papers and presentations June 28, 2021
The MD Anderson Leadership Institute at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Prism Award 2020 nominee.
RAMBO speeds searches on huge DNA databases
Rice computer scientists are sending RAMBO to rescue genomic researchers who sometimes wait days or weeks for search results from enormous DNA databases.
Live at Rice Stadium: Graduates will again celebrate commencement on campus
After pandemic restrictions turned last year’s event into a livestream virtual production, Rice University's 107th and 108th commencement ceremonies will once again become an in-person affair, albeit with safety measures enforced in a much more spacious setting.
Bioengineering department adds single-cell expert via CPRIT grant
The little things of life mean a great deal to Julea Vlassakis, who will bring her study of protein complexes and their role in cancer proliferation to Rice University this year.
Unconventional Students at Rice: Jaylen Carr combines academia and video games
When Rice News met Jaylen Carr ’21 at Owl Days in 2017, he was excited about Rice’s combination of academic curiosity and camaraderie.
The Way I See It: Black community, the moment to value ourselves is now
I thought Derek Chauvin would be acquitted. I’ve never been happier to be wrong, but like the racial tapestry called the United States, I am torn.
President’s town hall set for April 14
President David Leebron will host a virtual town hall meeting at 2 p.m. April 14.
Rice mourns retired RUPD officer Ruth Maxwell
Ruth Maxwell, a longtime Rice University Police Department officer who retired last year, died June 22. She was 59.
Quantum dots keep atoms spaced to boost catalysis
Rice engineers use graphene quantum dots to trap transition metals for high atom loading in single atom catalysis.
