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Rice University chemical and biomolecular engineer Xue Sherry Gao, with graduate students Qichen Yuan, left, and Zane Zeng, has won a prestigious National Institutes of Health grant to develop personalized gene editing techniques for cystic fibrosis. (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)

Bioengineer wins NIH grant to attack cystic fibrosis Apr. 8, 2021

Rice chemical and biomolecular engineer Xue Sherry Gao wins a National Institutes of Health grant to develop gene editing to treat cystic fibrosis.

Houston astronaut Shannon Walker joins space station conversation with local, international students Apr. 7, 2021

NASA has announced that Rice alumna Shannon Walker, the only Houston-born astronaut to fly in space, will join Thursday’s live International Space Station conversation with students from eight Houston-area schools.

Dateline Rice for April 7, 2021 Apr. 7, 2021

COVID-19 PANDEMIC How 'frugal design' innovations have helped communities during COVID-19 Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of the Rice 360º Institute for Global Health, co-authored an article. World Economic Forum (This article originally appeared in The Conversation, and it appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.) http://dateline.rice/april-7-richardskortum

How should we decide who deserves to be honored with a statue? Apr. 7, 2021

Public monument expert Sanford Levinson to deliver April 13 lecture.

Jim Zhang and Syed Shams are the 2021 Goldwater Scholarship winners for Rice University.

Biochem lab partners win Goldwater Scholarships Apr. 7, 2021

Passionate pursuit of research opportunities pays off for Syed Shams and Jim Zhang

Rice, Intel optimize AI training for commodity hardware Apr. 7, 2021

New AI software trains deep neural networks 15 times faster than platforms based on graphics processors.

Rice researchers warn rampant redevelopment in Houston is major threat to affordable housing

Housing growth in high-demand areas stems gentrification, for now Apr. 6, 2021

HOUSTON – (April 6, 2021) – An uptick in new townhome construction in Houston may let people live closer to jobs and services, but it could eventually price many Houstonians out of the city's historic neighborhoods, according to a new report from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.

Dateline Rice for April 6, 2021 Apr. 6, 2021

COVID-19 PANDEMIC How white evangelicals' vaccine refusal could prolong the pandemic Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice, is quoted. The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article appeared in the Times' daily "Coronavirus Briefing" and the Houston Chronicle, and it appeared in yesterday's Dateline.) http://dateline.rice/april-6-ecklund

Smith, associate provost over the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and adjunct professor of sociology, has committed himself to helping others achieve success. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow)

Roland Smith receives namesake award from American Association of Blacks in Higher Education Apr. 6, 2021

The American Association of Blacks in Higher Education (AABHE) recognized this fact March 16 by awarding him the first Dr. Roland B. Smith Jr. Leadership Award. In addition to his work at Rice and within the larger community, Smith is the director of partnerships of the AABHE, an organization he’s served in a variety of leadership roles since 1986, including a term as its president.

“My home is the most diverse in the nation/Beyoncé blessed!/My home is the heart of aspiration,” she writes in “Skyline of Mine.”

Houston students get time with astronauts aboard ISS Apr. 6, 2021

Students from eight Houston-area schools will take part in a live Q-and-A session with two astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Thursday, April 8.

Artist's impression doctor cradling a brain-shaped array of lighted nodes

Houston Methodist, Rice U. launch neuroprosthetic collaboration Apr. 6, 2021

Rice and Houston Methodist are partnering to solve clinical problems with neurorobotics at the new Center for Translational Neural Prosthetics and Interfaces, a collaboration that brings together scientists, clinicians, engineers and surgeons.

Fish and corals at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

Houston flooding polluted reefs more than 100 miles offshore Apr. 6, 2021

Flower Garden Banks fouled by runoff from 2017's Harvey and 2016's Tax Day floods, Rice research finds.

Rice’s OpenStax opens applications for 2021-2022 Institutional Partner Program Apr. 6, 2021

OpenStax, Rice’s educational technology initiative, announced today that applications for its 2021-2022 Institutional Partner Program are now open. U.S. colleges and universities looking to expand open education advocacy and adoption of open educational resources (OER) to support their students can apply for the free program.

Rice Business Plan Competition events to be livestreamed Apr. 5, 2021

Three events during this week's Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) — the world's largest and richest student startup competition — will be livestreamed.

"Climates of Violence, Coalitions of Care"

Graciela Sanchez, founder of San Antonio’s Esperanza Center, will deliver keynote address Apr. 5, 2021

Graciela Sanchez, founder of San Antonio’s Esperanza Center, will deliver keynote address.