Rice News Archive - 2021

Post-pandemic economic recovery depends on state investing in urban areas Mar. 24, 2021

As policymakers look to accelerate the Texas economy and manage growth challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, investment in Texas cities is a must, including support for talent, innovation and partnerships, according to a new statewide policy agenda from researchers at Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin and the George W. Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative in Dallas.

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