Corals may need their predators' poop Mar. 23, 2021
Fish that dine on corals may pay it forward with poop. Rice University marine biologists found high concentrations of living symbiotic algae in the feces of coral predators on reefs in Mo'orea, French Polynesia.
Baker Institute survey highlights illicit medical pot use in Texas, law shortcomings Mar. 23, 2021
With the passage of the Compassionate Use Act in 2015, the state of Texas officially recognized cannabis as medicine.
Dateline Rice for March 23, 2021 Mar. 23, 2021
Unconventional students at Rice 2021: Nia Prince wants to impact the world Mar. 22, 2021
Nia Prince ’21 had an idea of what she wanted out of her Rice education, but really didn’t know how to get there.
Houston refines hunt for COVID in wastewater Mar. 22, 2021
There are many ways to test municipal wastewater for signs of the virus that causes COVID-19, but scientists in Houston have determined theirs is the best yet.
Orchestra resumes performing at Shepherd School amid pandemic Mar. 22, 2021
If you walk through the Shepherd School of Music's Alice Pratt Brown Hall, you'll notice some familiar sounds coming from Stude Concert Hall – sounds that haven't been heard for the better part of a year.
People, papers and presentations - March 22 Mar. 22, 2021
"Collaborative Anthropology Today," a new book edited by Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology, was released earlier this year.
Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator now accepting summer applications Mar. 22, 2021
Applications to join the first Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator cohort are open to early-stage clean energy startups.
NEST360° probes pandemic dangers for newborns Mar. 22, 2021
Research facilitated by Rice University-based NEST360° is underscoring the need for COVID-19 treatment guidelines to safeguard newborn lives in some countries.
Dateline Rice for March 22, 2021 (Weekend Edition) Mar. 22, 2021
Rice undergrad soars into inaugural group of aerospace fellows Mar. 22, 2021
Bria Romero, a mechanical engineering sophomore at Rice, has won one of 43 inaugural Patti Grace Smith Fellowships launched to empower Black excellence in aerospace.
Teamwork makes light shine ever brighter Mar. 19, 2021
If you’re looking for one technique to maximize photon output from plasmons, stop. It takes two to wrangle.
The questions of our time: Humanities courses encourage closer examination of daily life Mar. 19, 2021
Rice's Big Questions courses speak to issues that are fundamental to our experience.
Dateline Rice for March 19, 2021 Mar. 19, 2021
A new look at ‘The Red Book,' a 1915 artifact of Black life in Houston Mar. 18, 2021
A midwife named Annie Hagen “came to Houston with 50 cents and through her industry and thrift … accumulated a nice bit of property” around the turn of the 20th century.
