NSF extends Physics of Living Systems network at Rice
The NSF awards nearly $3 million to the Center for Theoretical Biological Physics to continue its leadership role in the Physics of Living Systems graduate research network.
A loose-fitting mask may be doing you no favors if you’re around SARS-CoV-2.
Sex and the symbiont: Can algae hookups help corals survive?
Scientists have discovered that symbiotic single-celled algae that live inside of and feed corals can reproduce not only by mitosis, but also sexually. Encouraging sex in these algae can accelerate their evolution to produce strains better able to help reefs cope with climate change.
Moody Foundation grants $100 million to Rice University
The Moody Foundation has granted Rice $100 million to build a transformative new student center designed by one of the world’s premiere architects and to create endowments supporting student opportunity and success, both as part of the center and in other areas of the university.
With membership dwindling, Rice's Mariachi Luna Llena seeks new talent
Houston Astros fans in attendance at Minute Maid Park Saturday night were treated to more than just a ballgame.
Rice lands grant to improve time-release drugs
HOUSTON – (Sept. 21, 2021) – Time-released drugs are about to get a geometry lesson, thanks to bioengineers at Rice University.
Rice MBA program scores top 5 ranking for entrepreneurship
The Master of Business Administration program at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business is No. 22 in the United States in Bloomberg Businessweek’s Best Business Schools MBA ranking for 2021 — and No. 5 for entrepreneurship.
People, papers and presentations for Sept. 20, 2021
Rice Space Institute Director David Alexander, a professor of physics and astronomy, has been named by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to the board of the Houston Spaceport Development Corporation.
Amitav Ghosh on the dangerous delusions that created our climate crisis
The renowned novelist explored the global legacy of colonial attitudes and aggression during the two-night Campbell Lecture Series.
Grant backs effort to build useful bacterial colonies
Rice scientists have won a grant to advance the development of custom-designed microbial colonies for a variety of applications.
