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Rice’s OpenStax: Free computer science for all

Now available from OpenStax, the world’s leading provider of free, peer-reviewed, openly licensed content based at Rice University, is “Introduction to Python Programming.” 

Rice offers intriguing summer school options to wide range of students

Rice University is offering a bevy of summer school programs and courses to prospective and current students this year.

Celebrate National Poetry Month with Rice’s Cherry Reading Series

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Rice University’s Cherry Reading Series will host an April 2 reading and conversation event featuring two award-winning poets: Ishion Hutchinson and Valzhyna Mort.

Vaccine misinformation at Texas Legislature influences public policy decisions, Rice Baker Institute report says

The majority of Texans support vaccines, but a vocal minority are actively working on weakening or dismantling vaccine requirements, according to a journal article published in Vaccine: X from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and The Immunization Partnership.

‘Solarities’ examines the complex relationships humans have with the sun

The sun is making headlines as Americans prepare for the last total solar eclipse until 2045 . But eclipse or no eclipse, our solar system’s star is an essential part of life on Earth, and at the same time, the source of drought and demise to the very living things it fuels.

Rice hosts Diversity Matters series March 21 to April 17

Rice University will host its Diversity Matters series on various dates starting March 21 and running through April 17. The series, which will feature multiple panel speakers in each session, fits into Rice’s overarching commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

How the Houston Symphony stayed ‘jazzy’ during crisis

Rice Business’ podcast, Owl Have You Know, is hosting a special live recording event March 25 with New York Times best-selling author Scott Sonenshein and CEO of the Houston Symphony John Mangum.

Owls punch ticket to NCAA Tournament, will face LSU in first round

The Rice women’s basketball team is set to face the reigning national champions, No. 8 LSU, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Rice research could advance soft robotics manufacturing, design

Rice engineers propose a new quantitative framework to account for and predict the impact of temperature on the curing speed of platinum-catalyzed silicone elastomers. The findings could maximize throughput and minimize waste in the manufacturing of components for soft robotics and wearables.

Rice fans welcome NCAA tourney-bound Owls back to campus with open arms

A day after capturing the American Athletic Conference Championship and clinching a spot in the women’s NCAA Tournament, the Rice women’s basketball team arrived back on campus to a horde of Owl fans waiting to cheer them on at Tudor Fieldhouse March 14.

Rice breakthrough could make automated dosing systems universal

Automated insulin dosing systems combine low-cost blood-glucose monitors with insulin pumps that use precision dosing to continuously regulate blood-sugar and hold it steady. Rice synthetic biologists have found a way to piggyback on the technology and make it universally applicable for the precision dosing of virtually any drug.

Rice energy, geopolitics, innovation experts to speak at CERAWeek

A number of experts in energy, carbon, hydrogen, sustainability, geopolitics and innovation from Rice University will appear at CERAWeek, an annual energy conference organized by the information and insights company S&P Global, to present their research or expertise March 18-22.

Ken Kennedy Institute hosted 17th annual Energy High Performance Computing Conference

The Ken Kennedy Institute at Rice hosted the 17th annual Energy High Performance Computing Conference on March 5-7 at the BioScience Research Collaborative, welcoming over 560 guests to Rice from 30 states and 11 countries.

What a view: Rice scientists develop a new system to record 2D crystal synthesis in real time

A research team at Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering tackled this challenge by developing a custom-built miniaturized chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system capable of observing and recording the growth of 2D molybdenum disulfide crystals in real time.

Hip-hop harmony: KRS-One event culminates in prestigious volunteer award for CERCL pioneers

Billed as “One-on-one with the Teacha,” a March 7 event hosted by the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning (CERCL) featured an intimate conversation with hip-hop legend KRS-One and quite the surprise for several of its organizers.