Natural bayou better when floods threaten Houston Mar. 11, 2020
A comparison of flood plains around Houston’s two major bayous shows the natural Buffalo Bayou is far better at managing floodwaters than the channelized Brays Bayou.
Rice News Archive - 2020
Dateline Rice for March 10, 2020 Mar. 10, 2020
Forced purchasing won’t promote textbook affordability, says OpenStax expert Mar. 10, 2020
HOUSTON – (March 10, 2020) – Higher education faculty are increasingly accepting and even preferring digital learning materials, especially as concerns grow about the cost of traditional textbooks, according to a new study, "Inflection Point: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2019."
The oil price war is on, says Baker Institute expert Mar. 10, 2020
HOUSTON – (March 10, 2020) – This week, global crude oil prices are seeing the biggest price decline since 1991 after Saudi Arabia announced its largest price discount in 30 years, according to an expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Black Excellence Gala celebrates black life at Rice Mar. 9, 2020
It was an evening of elegance March 6 as the Black Student Association (BSA) feted fellow students along with faculty, staff and alumni at the inaugural Black Excellence Gala in Cohen House.
Focke honored by Rice Board of Trustees Mar. 9, 2020
The Rice Board of Trustees recently recognized Amanda Focke, the head of special collections at the Woodson Research Center in Fondren Library, for her service to Rice’s students, staff and alumni throughout her 18-year career at the university.
Rice U. expert: Coronavirus crisis calls for 'in extremis' leadership Mar. 9, 2020
HOUSTON – (March 9, 2020) – The world is looking to its leaders for guidance and stability during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak — a situation that calls for "in extremis" leadership, according to a Rice University leadership expert.
Strong signals show how proteins come and go Mar. 9, 2020
Rice University bioscientists develop a versatile gene signal amplifier that can not only do a better job of detecting the expression of chromosomal genes than current methods but can potentially be used to detect any cellular gene.
Heart nanofibers make STAT Madness Round 2 Mar. 9, 2020
The Rice/Texas Heart Institute project to use nanotube fibers to repair damaged hearts makes Round 2 of STAT Madness.
Rice women make Conference USA basketball history Mar. 9, 2020
Groovy key to nanotubes in 2D Mar. 9, 2020
New research offers a groovy answer to the question of what causes carbon nanotubes to align in ultrathin crystalline films discovered at Rice.
Robert Ladd elected Rice Board of Trustees chair Mar. 9, 2020
Rice University alumnus Robert T. Ladd ’78 has been elected chair of the Rice Board of Trustees, effective July 1.
Rice dedicates Kraft Hall for Social Sciences: 'An important new phase of increased visibility and opportunity' Mar. 6, 2020
On a crisp, sunny winter day, members of the Rice University community gathered to officially dedicate the newly constructed Patricia Lipoma Kraft ’87 and Jonathan A. Kraft Hall for Social Sciences.
Dateline Rice for March 6, 2020 Mar. 6, 2020
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