Drug testing programs reduce overdose deaths, says expert Sep. 12, 2022
Drug testing programs can reduce overdose deaths – but politics are getting in the way of the growing public health emergency, according to a new brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
People, papers and presentations for Sept. 12, 2022 Sep. 12, 2022
Rice statisticians Katherine Ensor and Loren Hopkins and civil and environmental engineer Lauren Stadler are co-authors of a commentary in Nature Medicine that issues an urgent call to scale up wastewater monitoring to detect early signs of disease.
Hey, space fans, we’ve got your number Sep. 10, 2022
Rice and NASA kicked off a three-day celebration of JFK's famous speech with a 'space selfie' at the stadium.
Rice mourns longtime engineering professor Marc Robert Sep. 9, 2022
Marc Robert, a professor in Rice's Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering for 38 years, died Sept. 2 at age 72.
Department of Energy unveils geothermal ‘Earthshot’ at Ion Sep. 9, 2022
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, at the Ion, announces the government’s latest “Earthshot” initiative on enhanced geothermal energy.
NSF awards $15 million to Rice, partners to create southwest hub Sep. 9, 2022
The founding partners of the National Science Foundation Southwest I-Corps Node, co-established by Rice University, have been awarded a $15 million grant to form a hub that will expand the partnership to five additional universities.
Rice historian, faculty member decorated at Buckingham Palace available to discuss Queen Elizabeth II Sep. 8, 2022
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Rice University historian Aysha Pollnitz is available to discuss the queen’s historic reign. Meanwhile, David Alexander, the director of the Rice Space Institute and an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), is available to share his thoughts.
New Rice study: When it comes to military intervention, Americans prefer to ‘give peace a chance’ Sep. 8, 2022
A new Rice University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas study on Americans’ attitudes about military intervention finds the public prefers when the U.S. works with other military powers, protects civilians and resolves conflicts peacefully.
Fossil fuel trade must be considered in carbon border adjustment plans, says Baker Institute report Sep. 8, 2022
As the European Union develops a carbon border tax and the United States considers its own as part of their respective climate policies, a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy presents the first effort to track cross-border carbon trade comprehensively — including fossil fuels.
Three NSF grants support future of wireless Sep. 7, 2022
Rice engineer Ashu Sabharwal is part of three new National Science Foundation-backed projects to advance future generations of wireless communications.
Onuchic wins top Biophysical Society honor Sep. 7, 2022
José Onuchic wins the 2023 Founders Award presented by the Biophysical Society.
All fun and games Sep. 6, 2022
The Rice Student Center and the Doerr Institute for New Leaders joined forces Aug. 25 to host a fun filled Owls After Dark Game Night.
Can fungi help Texas’ grasses cope with climate change? Sep. 6, 2022
Rice biologists are using Texas as a living lab to study how symbiotic fungi help grasses tolerate drought.
Cello meets multimedia in world premiere by Rice Shepherd School composer Sep. 6, 2022
A dynamic multimedia music experience awaits concertgoers at the Sept. 18 world premiere of a cello work by Shih-Hui Chen, a professor of composition at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.
Reflecting on President Kennedy’s ‘Moonshot’ speech 60 years later Sep. 6, 2022
As Rice and NASA prepare to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Kennedy’s historic speech, some of the alumni and guests who heard the president’s speech remember that distant day as a transformative experience.
