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Nearly every day in February boasts an event in celebration of Black History Month at Rice University.
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Rice lab turns trash into valuable graphene in a flash
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Scientists at Rice University are using high-energy pulses of electricity to turn any source of carbon into turbostratic graphene in an instant. The process promises environmental benefits by turning waste into valuable graphene that can then strengthen concrete and other composite materials.
Fear of wildfires inspires forward-thinking communities
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A Rice architecture student is thinking hard about the problem humans have with fire and how future dwellers at risk could consolidate resources for their own protection while retaining a sense of community.
New light on the Galveston Movement: Houston Jewish History Archive acquires rare pamphlet
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Rice on pace to double research spending by 2027
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Rice is on pace to double research funding by 2027 thanks to faculty success in attracting large, programmatic grants.
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Media advisory: 'Radical Revisionists' opening Jan. 24 at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts
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Veteran RUPD officer Rodriguez named Rice police chief
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Clemente Rodriguez served on campus for nearly two decades while rising through the RUPD ranks.