Debt-ceiling decision could complicate foreign policy, Baker Institute diplomacy expert argues Dec. 5, 2022
Joe Barnes, the Bonner Means Baker Fellow, argues in a new issue brief that a Republican-led House could complicate President Biden’s ability to achieve his goals regarding China and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Evelyn Tang wins CAREER Award Dec. 2, 2022
Evelyn Tang, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy and a member of Rice University’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award.
HIV ‘drug factory’ implant promises once-a-year therapy Dec. 2, 2022
A Rice University lab is developing encapsulated cellular “drug factories” to treat patients with HIV through a once-a-year implant.
Rice, coalition of Texas universities ink historic library agreement with research publisher Elsevier Dec. 2, 2022
The Texas Library Coalition for United Action (TLCUA), a coalition of 44 Texas university libraries chaired by Rice University Vice Provost and University Librarian Sara Lowman, recently reached an agreement with leading science research publisher Elsevier to receive a significant discount on journal subscriptions and to revamp policies around open access and copyright ownership of research.
De Lange Conference to focus on technology, culture and society Dec. 1, 2022
Technology’s two-edged sword will be the subject of the two-day De Lange Conference Dec. 5-6 at Rice University’s BioScience Research Collaborative and the Ion. Themed “Technology, Culture and Society,” the conference will address the advances and consequent challenges of information technology, health and medicine, and climate change from the three perspectives.
Eugene Ng named IEEE Fellow Dec. 1, 2022
Eugene Ng, a professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering, has been named an IEEE Fellow.
IEEE honors Kavraki, Richards-Kortum, Truchard Nov. 30, 2022
Two renowned Rice University professors and a longtime backer have won prestigious honors in the 2023 IEEE Awards.
Tropical wildlife follow the same daily patterns worldwide Nov. 29, 2022
A massive study of rainforest species across three regions of the world finds striking similarities in how animals spend their days.
Rice, Baker Institute sign MOU with US Army Nov. 29, 2022
Representatives from the U.S. Army joined David Satterfield, director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, on Nov. 28 to sign a memorandum of understanding for the institute to provide expertise to support the Army Civil Affairs Psychological Operations Command.
New Rice policies to support stipend and improve graduate student experience Nov. 28, 2022
Rice Provost Amy Dittmar and Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Seiichi Matsuda provided a message to the Rice community in an email Nov. 23.
Rice to start NCAA volleyball tournament against Colorado Nov. 28, 2022
Rice was placed in Waco for the first and second rounds of the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament and will start against the University of Colorado Boulder Dec. 1.
A crystal shape conundrum is finally solved Nov. 28, 2022
Rice researchers learn to predict how crystals take shape from their internal chemistry, even when the crystal lacks symmetry.
Baker Institute event: COVID-19’s impact on Muslim world Nov. 28, 2022
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on religiosity and practices in the Muslim world will be discussed in a Nov. 29 event at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice lab’s catalyst could be key for hydrogen economy Nov. 24, 2022
A light-activated catalyst efficiently converts ammonia into clean-burning hydrogen using only inexpensive raw materials.
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