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Dateline Rice for March 29, 2023 Mar. 29, 2023

Dateline Rice for March 29, 2023

The new Department of Transnational Asian Studies will be housed on the fifth floor of Lovett Hall. (Photo by Brandon Martin)

Rice announces launch of Budget Transformation Initiative Mar. 29, 2023

I am excited to announce the launch of Rice’s Budget Transformation Initiative, co-led by Provost Amy Dittmar and Vice President for Finance and Administration Kelly Fox. The purpose of the initiative is to build transparency and an understanding of the university’s budget as well as design, develop and implement a new campus budget model built for Rice by Rice leaders and stakeholders that will better reflect our mission, values and priorities.

A traditional sailboat (dhow) off the coast of Songo Mnara, Tanzania

Ancient DNA reveals entwined African and Asian ancestry along the Swahili coast of eastern Africa Mar. 29, 2023

A new genetic study of medieval people who lived along the Indian Ocean coast of eastern Africa — an area often called the “Swahili coast” for its language and culture — revealed that they had both African and Persian ancestry.

US patents chief to discuss research and innovation at Rice U. event Mar. 29, 2023

The commissioner for patents of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Vaishali Udupa, will headline an event April 5 on how to transform research into innovation, and ways in which universities and her office — working separately and together — can pick up the pace.

Shepherd School spring opera ‘L'incoronazione di Poppea,’ set for April 14 and 16 Mar. 28, 2023

A shameless quest for power through any means necessary is the focus of Monteverdi’s “L'incoronazione di Poppea” (The Coronation of Poppea), the spring opera production from the Rice University Shepherd School of Music’s Opera and Chamber Orchestra.

Dateline Rice for March 28, 2023 Mar. 28, 2023

Dateline Rice for March 28, 2023

Dateline Rice for March 27, 2023 (Weekend Edition) Mar. 28, 2023

Dateline Rice for March 27, 2023 (Weekend Edition)

Higgs, Ramos elected AIMBE Fellows Mar. 28, 2023

Engineering’s Fred Higgs and Renata Ramos have been elected fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Eco-efficient cement could pave the way to a greener future Mar. 28, 2023

Rice U. scientists develop process to remove toxic heavy metals from coal fly ash, making for greener, stronger concrete.

Rice to honor MacArthur-winning professor Kiese Laymon April 10 Mar. 27, 2023

Rice President Reginald DesRoches, Provost Amy Dittmar and School of Humanities Dean Kathleen Canning invite all members of the Rice community to a special reception at Cohen House April 10 to formally honor English professor Kiese Laymon, recipient of a 2022 MacArthur Fellowship.

Austin Davis and Chris Kolkhorst speak at the baseball reunion event, "A Championship Celebration," honoring the 20-year anniversary of the 2003 Rice baseball team's championship season.

Rice's 2003 baseball team gathers for 20-year championship anniversary celebration Mar. 27, 2023

Rice Athletics held a reunion event dubbed “A Championship Celebration” March 24 in honor of the 20-year anniversary of the 2003 baseball team’s national title, which was clinched with a 2-1 series victory over Stanford University.

Rice’s Englebretson and Fischer-Baum present at AAAS symposium Mar. 27, 2023

Rice University’s Robert Englebretson, an associate professor of linguistics, and Simon Fischer-Baum, an associate professor of psychological sciences, organized “Braille and the Reading Sciences: Diversity Through Research and Engagement,” a symposium at the recent meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C.

People, papers and presentations for March 27, 2023 Mar. 27, 2023

Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, has been elected to the board of directors of the National Archives Foundation, which works to generate financial and creative support for National Archives exhibitions, public programs and educational initiatives.

James Chappell wins NSF CAREER Award Mar. 27, 2023

Rice bioscientist James Chappell has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop RNA programming methods that can improve human health and the environment.

High school athletes compete in the 40th annual Victor Lopez Classic, hosted by Rice University.

Rice hosts 40th annual Victor Lopez Classic Mar. 27, 2023

Rice University hosted the 40th annual Victor Lopez Classic this past weekend, featuring the Owls men’s and women’s track & field teams, as well as local high school teams.