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Media advisory: 'Radical Revisionists' opening Jan. 24 at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts
January 16, 2020
HOUSTON – (Jan. 16, 2020) – Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will unveil its spring exhibition Jan. 24 with an opening reception for “Radical Revisionists: Contemporary African Artists Confronting Past and Present.”
Rice engineers find a way to turn water pollution into valuable chemicals
January 15, 2020
Rice University researchers have identified a simpler way to rid water of cancer-causing pollutants and turn them into valuable chemicals.
Not so fast: Some batteries can be pushed too far
January 14, 2020
Fast charge and discharge of some lithium-ion batteries with intentional defects degrades their performance and endurance, according to Rice University engineers.
Veteran RUPD officer Rodriguez named Rice police chief
January 13, 2020
Clemente Rodriguez served on campus for nearly two decades while rising through the RUPD ranks.
Rice United Way Campaign enters final days
January 13, 2020
Federal food program needs more 'clearly defined objectives,' Baker Institute expert says
January 13, 2020
HOUSTON – (Jan. 13, 2020) – Public health and anti-hunger advocates want an effective food assistance program for low-income Americans, but they disagree on several fundamental issues involved in tackling the problem, according to a new issue brief from the Center for Public Finance at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Audrey’s coffee shop now open in Jones School
January 13, 2020
Audrey’s is the latest project from Houston coffee maven David Buehrer.
People, papers and presentations Jan 13, 2020
January 13, 2020
George Abbey, senior fellow in space policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, was elected to the Lone Star Flight Museum's Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. He will be inducted at a luncheon May 8 at Houston's Ellington Airport.
Glasscock School will offer classes at Ion innovation hub
January 10, 2020
Rice and the Ion are collaborating to offer courses to the public in technology, entrepreneurship and more.
January 10, 2020
Rice University engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of syngas producers.
X-rays show how light transforms photosynthesis ‘switch’
January 7, 2020
Researchers at Rice and their colleagues get their first detailed look at how plant proteins reconfigure themselves when exposed to light.
Treat nonviolent drug offenses as public health issue, Baker Institute paper recommends
January 6, 2020
Drug use among people arrested for nonviolent drug offenses should be treated primarily as a public health issue, according to drug policy experts at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition.
Snake-like proteins can wrangle DNA
January 2, 2020
Theoretical simulations at Rice University suggest structural maintenance of chromosome proteins coil not only around each other but also around the strands of DNA they help manipulate. These strands are formed into loops that regulate transcription and other cellular processes.
Quantum-dot tattoos hold vaccination record
December 18, 2019
Keeping track of a child’s shots could be so much easier with technology invented by a new Rice University professor and his colleagues.
Rice University launches bold climate change initiative with Shell
December 9, 2019
With initial support from Shell, Rice University has launched Carbon Hub, a climate change research initiative to fundamentally change how the world uses hydrocarbons. Carbon Hub's goal is a zero-emissions future in which hydrocarbons are not burned. Instead, they are split to make clean hydrogen energy and valuable carbon materials.