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Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing celebrated half a century since its official inception with two days of events that gathere...
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Rice University has launched the Institute of Health Resilience and Innovation....
June 6, 2023
Using the National Academy of State Health Policy Hospital Cost Tool, authors Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker Chair in Health Economics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Derek Jenkins, postdoctoral scholar in health economics at the Baker Institute, compared changes in nonprofit hospitals’ proceeds with changes in their charity care and cash reserves between 2012 and 2019.
Antonios Mikos wins European Society for Biomaterials award
June 1, 2023
Rice University bioengineer Antonios Mikos has won the 2023 International Award of the European Society for Biomaterials.
Rice U.’s Beatrice Rivière wins NSF grant
May 31, 2023
Beatrice Rivière, Rice University’s Noah Harding Chair and professor of computational applied mathematics and operations research, has received a $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation in support of numerical mathematics and scientific computing training and research.
Ian Mellor-Crummey receives 22nd annual Shapiro Library Staff Innovation Award
May 31, 2023
Digital Media Commons Supervisor Ian Mellor-Crummey ‘17 has won the 2023 Shapiro Library Staff Innovation Award.
Flexible nanoelectrodes can provide fine-grained brain stimulation
May 30, 2023
Rice University engineers have developed ultraflexible implantable nanoelectrodes that can administer long-term, fine-grained brain stimulation.
Iron-rich rocks unlock new insights into Earth’s planetary history
May 25, 2023
A new study by Rice University scientists suggests iron-rich ancient sediments may have helped cause some of the largest volcanic events in the planet’s history.
Rice volleyball to take its game to Brazil this summer
May 24, 2023
The Rice volleyball team will be taking a 10-day excursion to Brazil June 1-11, with plans to visit and compete in four cities.
Glasscock School kicking off summer with bevy of educational programs for teachers and students
May 24, 2023
While much of Rice University’s campus winds down in the weeks following commencement, the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies offers a host of summer programs for both teachers and students through the school’s Center for Education.
Rice University welcomes three new trustees
May 23, 2023
Rice University has announced the addition of three new Board of Trustees members — Josh Earnest, Jennifer Kneale and Vinay Pai — who will serve four-year terms beginning July 1.
Rice Global Paris Center holds first Rice-Europe summer workshop
May 22, 2023
The Rice Global Paris Center began its first Rice-Europe summer workshop on May 22, with Rice President Reginald DesRoches giving opening remarks at the event.