Rice expert: Medical robots poised to become smaller, softer, smarter, more autonomous and more commercializable Nov. 11, 2021
Robotics expert Marcia O’Malley, associate dean for research and innovation in Rice’s Brown School of Engineering, co-authored a retrospective in this week’s Science Robotics about the past decade's advances in medical robotics.
Rice names Reginald DesRoches as next president Nov. 11, 2021
Reginald DesRoches, who is now serving as the university’s provost, has been named as the next president of Rice University.
Rice strategy refines genetic base editors Nov. 11, 2021
A new strategy by Rice University scientists seeks to avoid gene-editing errors by fine-tuning specific CRISPR-base editing parameters in advance.
Conservative customers are more satisfied than liberal ones, according to new study Nov. 11, 2021
Across industries, conservatives are more satisfied than liberals with the products and services they consume, according to a study of more than 326,000 U.S. consumers by an international research team from Rice University, the Catholic University of Portugal, Boston College, the University of Texas at San Antonio and Korea University.
Rice University trustees to announce new president Nov. 10, 2021
Rice’s Board of Trustees has selected the institution’s next president, who will be introduced at an event on campus Thursday afternoon.
Dateline Rice for Nov. 10, 2021 Nov. 10, 2021
Dateline Rice for Nov. 10, 2021
Rice tapped to develop 3D-printed ‘smart helmets’ for the military Nov. 10, 2021
Rice University researchers have embarked upon a project to build the first printable “smart helmet” with funding from the Department of Defense.
Dateline Rice for Nov. 9, 2021 Nov. 9, 2021
Dateline Rice for Nov. 9, 2021
High schoolers who change schools during academic year 40% more likely to drop out Nov. 9, 2021
One in 10 Houston-area high schoolers who change schools during the academic year end up dropping out, a rate 40% higher than peers who do not change schools, according to a new study released today by the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC).
Dateline Rice for Nov. 8, 2021 (Weekend Edition) Nov. 8, 2021
Dateline Rice for Nov. 8, 2021 (Weekend Edition)
The sweet taste of safety Nov. 8, 2021
The Rice University Police Department (RUPD) shared doughnuts and safety tips with members of the Rice community during a pop-up event near Fondren Library Nov. 5.
Manageable K-12 education funding shortfalls should not be an impediment to energy transition, says Baker Institute Nov. 8, 2021
The funding model for Texas K-12 education relies in part on the state’s energy sector – specifically its fossil fuel industry – raising questions about the impact on the state budget from the shift toward low-carbon and renewable energy. New research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy forecasts the size of the projected funding shortfall through 2050 and proposes a series of policy solutions to address what the authors describe as a “manageable deficit.”
Bem-vindo! Nov. 8, 2021
New Consul General of Brazil in Houston Maria Izabel Vieira received a warm welcome to the city and Rice from students, scholars, faculty and staff at the Cohen House Nov. 2.
Rice United Way Campaign nears 60% of $250,000 goal Nov. 8, 2021
The Rice United Way Campaign is 59% of the way to its $250,000 goal, having raised $146,632 in the fundraising effort’s first three weeks.
Barlow’s new book contemplates modern Chinese feminism ‘In the Event of Women’ Nov. 8, 2021
What is an appropriate performance of femininity and what happens when that question becomes political?
