Dateline Rice for Jan. 30, 2023 (Weekend Edition) Feb. 3, 2023
Dateline Rice for Jan. 30, 2023 (Weekend Edition)
Rice News Archive - 2023
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Dateline Rice for Jan. 27, 2023
Laymon first up as ‘Books That Shaped My Life’ series transitions to in-person presentations Feb. 2, 2023
A lecture series created by Rice University’s Multicultural Community Relations department is making the leap from online meetings to in-person discussions. “Books That Shaped My Life,” which began during the pandemic and originally took place via Zoom, explores literature that challenges and expands our understanding of the human journey.
Rice Business ranks in top 10 for consulting, finance and more Feb. 2, 2023
Rice Business is in the top 10 in eight categories in the Princeton Review’s newly released specialty business school rankings for 2023.
Owls show support for one of their own at blood drive Feb. 2, 2023
The Rice University community showed its support for the son of a fellow Owl by making life-saving blood donations Jan. 30 and 31.
Molecular machines could treat fungal infections Feb. 1, 2023
Rice scientists show that light-activated nanoscale drills can kill pathogenic fungi.
Two Rice University professors elected AAAS fellows Jan. 31, 2023
Rice University professors Thomas Killian and Marek Kimmel are elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a distinction that honors scientists, engineers and innovators whose efforts on behalf of science and its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished.
Persistence is crucial in the classroom, new reports from Kinder Institute’s HERC show Jan. 31, 2023
Possessing lots of persistence leads to better academic outcomes for Houston Independent School District students, according to a newly released series of reports from the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), a research center within Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Rice lab uncovers dynamics behind protein crucial in breast cancer Jan. 30, 2023
Just as a puppeteer moves a puppet by manipulating its strings, estrogen receptors, which play a crucial role in breast cancer, work in similar ways when they facilitate the interaction between hormones and DNA, according to Rice scientists.
First event in new Humanities lecture series examines Jainism, comparative religion Jan. 30, 2023
The School of Humanities, in collaboration with the departments of Transnational Asian Studies and Religion, is set to host Rice’s first-ever Bhagwaan Mahavir Lecture in Jain Studies Feb. 3.
New ‘Narrative Threads’ exhibition at the Moody excites with dazzling textiles Jan. 30, 2023
“Why is it that artists would be working in a very modern moment with a very historic material?” asked Alison Weaver, the Suzanne Deal Booth Executive Director of the Moody, in reference to the recently opened exhibition “Narrative Threads: Fiber Art Today,” which showcases 40 fiber-based artworks from 22 artists based across the globe.
Lab Notes for Jan. 30, 2023 Jan. 30, 2023
STAT’s Hopkins co-authors National Academies report. CAREER Awards keep coming. DOE funds NEWT desalination research.
Chinese prefer Europeans to Americans, but the feeling isn’t mutual Jan. 30, 2023
People in China have more favorable opinions of Europeans than Americans, but the feeling is not mutual, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University, the National University of Singapore and the University of British Columbia.
Balancing spousal loss and career is a one-two punch for health of widowed individuals Jan. 30, 2023
Coping with the loss of a spouse while dealing with the 9-to-5 grind can take a serious toll on the health of widows or widowers, according to new research from the Biobehavioral Mechanisms Explaining Disparities Lab (BMED) at Rice University.
Rice's Danielle King named 2023 Association for Psychological Science Rising Star Jan. 30, 2023
Danielle King, an assistant professor of psychological sciences at Rice University, has been named a 2023 APS Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science.
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