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Collagen structures get the royal reveal

An algorithm by Rice University scientists predicts the structures and melting temperatures of collagen, the triple helix that accounts for about a third of the body’s proteins and forms the fibrous glue in skin, bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments.

Luminescent windows generate energy from inside and out

Rice engineers design and build windowpanes that redirect sunlight or illumination from indoors to edge-band solar cells.

Marijuana policy will remain racially inequitable without federal intervention, experts say

Inequities in marijuana policy persist because of a failure to center reform around racial justice, according to a new report by experts at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy in the American Bar Association publication The Judges’ Journal.

Mars geologist available to discuss Perseverance

Kirsten Siebach, a Martian geologist at Rice University, is available to speak with the media before NASA’s next Mars rover, Perseverance, lands on Feb. 18.

Mark Torres wins Geochemical Society’s Clarke Award

Mark Torres with water samples collected from Iceland's Efri Haukadalsá River in 2016. (Photo by Woodward Fisher)

The game’s afoot in virtual chemistry lab

Members of Rice's Department of Chemistry put forth a video “choose-your-own-adventure” strategy to help undergraduate students conduct virtual experiments.

Celebrations at home will sweeten America’s pandemic Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day consumer spending will look different this year, according to an expert from Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.

Better transit, emergency response, broadband access top post-pandemic priorities

The United States must focus on improving infrastructure as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the top priorities include increasing broadband access, expanding public transportation, and improving emergency response and health care facilities, according to a new survey and report from Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.

New CRISPR tech targets human genome’s complex code

Rice bioengineers harness the CRISPR/Cas9 system to program histones, the support proteins that wrap up and control human DNA, to manipulate gene activation and phosphorylation. The new technology enables innovative ways to find and manipulate genes and pathways responsible for diseases.

‘Defective’ carbon simplifies hydrogen peroxide production

Rice scientists introduce a new catalyst to reduce oxygen to widely used hydrogen peroxide.

Nanotechnology is crucial to US energy independence, says Baker Institute expert

Nanotechnology can deliver solutions to U.S. economic, energy and geopolitical challenges while also helping the world meet climate targets and sustainability goals, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

US must do its fair share for refugees, says Baker Institute expert

Increasing the number of refugees resettled to the U.S. is critical for the well-being of refugees across the globe, according to an expert from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

‘Untapped potential’: Rice partners with area universities in new African and African American Studies consortium

Rice University and its Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) have partnered with the University of Houston, Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M University to form a new collaboration committed to African and African American Studies scholarship.

Baker Institute paper: US must mandate uniform reporting of data during deadly pandemics

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has received limited data on the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. despite providing detailed case report forms, according to a new research paper from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

New psychological sciences degree will help graduates improve workplaces

HOUSTON – (Feb. 1, 2021) – With the average adult spending about half of their waking hours at work, employees and companies alike are recognizing the importance of investing in more productive, diverse and satisfying workplaces.