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Fossil fuel trade must be considered in carbon border adjustment plans, says Baker Institute report
September 8, 2022
As the European Union develops a carbon border tax and the United States considers its own as part of their respective climate policies, a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy presents the first effort to track cross-border carbon trade comprehensively — including fossil fuels.
Three NSF grants support future of wireless
September 7, 2022
Rice engineer Ashu Sabharwal is part of three new National Science Foundation-backed projects to advance future generations of wireless communications.
Onuchic wins top Biophysical Society honor
September 7, 2022
José Onuchic wins the 2023 Founders Award presented by the Biophysical Society.
September 6, 2022
The Rice Student Center and the Doerr Institute for New Leaders joined forces Aug. 25 to host a fun filled Owls After Dark Game Night.
Can fungi help Texas’ grasses cope with climate change?
September 6, 2022
Rice biologists are using Texas as a living lab to study how symbiotic fungi help grasses tolerate drought.
Cello meets multimedia in world premiere by Rice Shepherd School composer
September 6, 2022
A dynamic multimedia music experience awaits concertgoers at the Sept. 18 world premiere of a cello work by Shih-Hui Chen, a professor of composition at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.
Reflecting on President Kennedy’s ‘Moonshot’ speech 60 years later
September 6, 2022
As Rice and NASA prepare to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Kennedy’s historic speech, some of the alumni and guests who heard the president’s speech remember that distant day as a transformative experience.
Rice Architecture’s fall lecture series takes singular look at pluralism
September 2, 2022
“Engaging Pluralism” is the theme for this fall’s Rice Architecture lecture series, set to begin Sept. 7.
People, papers and presentations for Sept. 6, 2022
September 2, 2022
Melodie French, an assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, has won the 2022 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Mineral and Rock Physics Early Career Award.
Research teams win Dunn Awards to fight cancer
September 1, 2022
Researchers at Rice University will team with counterparts at MD Anderson to improve cancer therapy with the support of seed funding from the John S. Dunn Foundation.
SU(N) matter is about 3 billion times colder than deep space
August 31, 2022
Physicists from Rice and Kyoto University are using the universe’s coldest fermions to explore quantum magnets.
Wearables take ‘logical’ step toward onboard control
August 30, 2022
Rice University engineers design fluidic logic into garments to help people with functional limitations perform tasks without electronic assistance.
Future of energy tech industry to be showcased at 19th annual Energy Tech Venture Forum
August 30, 2022
This year’s edition of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship Energy Tech Venture Forum, the premier venture capital and energy tech conference for connecting innovators, investors, corporations and the energy ecosystem, will feature more than 60 companies pitching their technologies to investors.
NSF grant supports ballot integrity research
August 29, 2022
Rice computer scientists are part of team that is studying the robustness and security of election systems that read hand-marked paper ballots.
ROBE Array could let small companies access popular form of AI
August 29, 2022
A breakthrough by Rice computer scientists could allow more labs and companies to use artificial intelligence.