Rice sociologist hosts viewing of Israeli music festival massacre documentary
Apr. 12, 2024
Members of the Rice and Houston community recently gathered for a screening of “SUPERNOVA: The Music Festival Massacre,” a documentary by award-winning German production company GebruederBeetz Filmproduktion. The film focuses on Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, specifically on the Supernova music festival.
Rice professors discuss climate resilience and urban design at Scientia event
Apr. 11, 2024
In a recent lecture titled “Climate Resilience and Urban Design,” Rice University professors Dominic Boyer and Albert Pope shed light on the hydrological and infrastructural challenges Houston faces. That includes flooding triggered by the impacts of climate change, the duo said, as they discussed the need for sustainable solutions at the recent Scientia Institute Lecture Series event in the Kyle Morrow Room at Fondren Library.
Rice engineering students’ device could make intubation safer for young babies
Apr. 11, 2024
TinyTrach, a team of interdisciplinary engineering students from Rice, created an innovative pediatric endotracheal tube integrated with a camera and anchoring system that could make intubation procedures safer for babies 1 month and older by ensuring precise placement, stable anchoring and visibility access for up to 14 days.