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Rice University President Reginald DesRoches took a break from his usual duties to personally transport students to their classes....
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In a first for Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, Grammy Award®-winning soprano Ana María Martínez will host a Spanish-language recital in celebration o...
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A new study led by Rice’s Qimiao Si has unveiled a new class of quantum critical metal, shedding light on the intricate interactions of electrons with...
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Researchers at Rice are working to understand how a single cell evolves into the complex network of specialized cells that form the human body. ...
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Rice’s Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning will honor hip-hop pioneer Mia X by inducting her into its Hip Hop Archival Collection. ...
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Cherríe Moraga, a renowned writer, feminist activist, poet, essayist and playwright, will present her lecture titled “They Are Falling All Around Me —...
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Wayne Graham transformed Rice baseball into a perennial national powerhouse in his 27-year coaching tenure....
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Former Rice University swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger made her country and alma mater proud last weekend, competing in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris...
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Rice University experts are available to discuss the mpox global health emergency as the world grapples with the ongoing outbreak....
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Wayne Graham, the architect of Rice’s rise to the top of the college baseball world, passed away in Austin, Texas on Tuesday night at 88....
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Neuroscience experts from government, medicine, business and academia came together at Rice’s Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC) Aug. 27 to discu...
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A Sept. 3 vigil honored the life of Andrea Rodriguez Avila, whose promising future was tragically cut short....
New senior staff, structure announced for Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research
As incoming director Ruth López Turley takes the helm of Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research July 1, the institute is announcing a new executive leadership team that will help implement a five-year expansion plan.
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Emu stands tall at detecting bacteria species
Rice computer scientists develop Emu, which uses long reads of genomes to identify bacteria in a community.
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Flooding exacerbates pollution exposure in at-risk urban communities
Increased flooding in the U.S. is exposing more people to industrial pollution, especially in racially marginalized urban communities, according to new research from Rice University, New York University and Brown University.
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Landmark new engineering and science building on campus to bear Ralph S. O’Connor’s name
A self-made businessman who started out working in oilfields and ended up building an empire in energy and real estate investments will be memorialized at Rice University with a landmark new science and engineering building named in his honor.
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Blockchain tech can help small businesses launch and grow, says Baker Institute expert
Blockchain technology can give small businesses and entrepreneurs new avenues for funding their ventures and create opportunities for growth, according to a report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
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Rice community hits the streets for LGBTQ Pride celebrations
Dozens of members of the Rice community hit the streets of downtown Houston June 25 to walk in the city’s 44th annual LGBTQ Pride parade. This year’s parade and festival marked the first in-person iteration of the yearly event held in two years due to COVID-19.
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DOE backs Rice physicists’ collaboration
Rice nuclear physicists win a Department of Energy grant to research the fundamental properties of matter in extreme conditions.
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Baker Institute hosts gun safety symposium
The Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted a gun safety symposium June 21 featuring health care and policy experts as well as elected officials.
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An Owl’s-eye view of the Higgs boson at 10
Anniversary finds Rice physicists pushing forward as Large Hadron Collider reboots
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US needs more foreign workers to solve labor crisis, says Baker Institute expert
Allowing more legal immigration and creating a workable solution for the millions of people living in the United States illegally is the only way to effectively address the nation’s worsening labor shortage, according to a report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.