Seven research teams win Carbon Hub funding
Mar. 8, 2021
Carbon Hub, Rice University's zero-emissions research initiative, has awarded seed grants for seven projects that will rapidly advance its vision for transforming the oil and gas sector into a leading provider of both clean hydrogen energy and solid carbon products that can be used in place of materials with large carbon footprints.
Musical masks
Mar. 8, 2021
Under the instruction of Rice Symphonic Band Director Chuck Throckmorton, Hanszen College senior José Corea plays his saxophone through a mask at Rice Stadium on a sunny spring day.
Barn raising
Mar. 8, 2021
Dutch artist collective We Make Carpets supervised the installation of its latest site-specific piece on campus from the Netherlands via Zoom as masked-up Rice community members tied yards of colorful ribbon to 6-foot lengths of pipe for “Barn Raising.”
Rice announces plans for 2021 Commencement
Mar. 6, 2021
President David Leebron, Provost Reginald DesRoches, Dean of Undergraduates Bridget Gorman and Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Seiichi Matsuda sent a message to the Rice community March 5 regarding 2021 Commencement plans.
Cancer ‘guardian’ breaks bad with one switch
Mar. 5, 2021
A mutation that replaces a single amino acid in a potent tumor-suppressing protein makes it prone to nucleating amyloid fibrils implicated in many cancers as well as neurological diseases.
Study aims to help governments maximize profits from oil and gas auctions
Mar. 5, 2021
Federal and state governments auction leases to oil and gas companies to extract natural resources from public land. A revamp of the auction system — utilizing a new model developed by a Rice University economist — could lead to more competitive bids and, ultimately, more money for governments.
First Rice Alliance Venture Day selects four 'most promising' companies
Mar. 5, 2021
Twenty emerging energy technology companies were pitched to investors at the first Rice Alliance Venture Day @ CERAWeek at the Agora, and the audience voted four of those companies -- Connectus Global, DrillDocs, Revterra and Revolution Turbine Technologies - as the event’s “most promising” investment opportunities.
Christopher Tunnell wins NSF CAREER Award
Mar. 5, 2021
Rice University computational astroparticle physicist Christopher Tunnell is getting help in his search for the nature of the universe through a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award.