Soft shell makes hard ceramic less likely to shatter
Coating ceramic schwarzites, 3D-printed lattices, with a thin polymer helps keep them from shattering under pressure.
Rice’s top tech exec headed for Harvard
After almost seven years of outstanding leadership, Rice’s top technology executive will be leaving her post to accept a position at Harvard University.
Cell-wrangling circuit simplifies genetic experiments
A Rice alumnus' work pays off with The Equalizer, a synthetic circuit that assures consistent gene expression in laboratory-bred colonies.
NIH grant will help streamline chemical synthesis
Rice University chemist Julian West has won a five-year, $1.8 million National Institutes of Health grant to advance his lab’s efforts to simplify the synthesis of organic chemicals.
Jeffrey Kripal on how to think about the UFO phenomenon
To study the subject adequately is ‘to study pretty much everything’
Flood relocation programs more disruptive to those who don’t live in white or affluent neighborhoods
HOUSTON – (June 29, 2021) – A government policy that removes homeowners from flood-prone areas disproportionately disrupts the lives of residents from less white and affluent neighborhoods, according to new research from sociologists at Rice University and Temple University.
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.