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Inner ear has a need for speed
January 17, 2023
Rice bioengineers and applied physicists, together with and colleagues at the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Chicago, have unlocked the mechanism of the fastest synapses in the human body. A previously hidden mechanism in the inner ear that helps mammals balance via the fastest-known signal in the brain, and researchers from Rice University, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Chicago have modeled a hidden mechanism in the inner ear that helps mammals balance via the fastest-known signal in the brain.
Inclusive instruction featured at 10th annual Center for Teaching Excellence symposium
January 17, 2023
Kimberly Tanner’s workshop at the Rice University Center for Teaching Excellence’s 10th annual symposium focused on a few key elements. To truly turn an audience of pupils into an engaged group of active learners, she shared a few pointers.
January 17, 2023
Some of the most recognizable conductors in the classical music world will take the stage at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music over the next 18 months.
Nanoparticles make it easier to turn light into solvated electrons
January 17, 2023
Chemists from Rice, UT Austin and Stanford have uncovered the long-sought mechanism of a light-driven process that creates solvated electrons, inherently clean chemical reactants that are attractive for green chemistry.
People, papers and presentations for Jan. 17, 2023
January 17, 2023
David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, is one of six members of the new Scotland International Space Advisory Committee, which will provide advice and identify opportunities for the country in the global space market.
New fluorescent dye can light up the brain
January 17, 2023
Rice chemist Han Xiao and Stanford researcher Zhen Cheng have developed a tool for noninvasive brain imaging that can help illuminate hard-to-access structures and processes. Their small-molecule dye is the first of its kind that can cross the blood-brain barrier, allowing researchers to differentiate between healthy brain tissue and a glioblastoma tumor in mice.
3 out of 4 parents say social media is a major distraction for students, according to new study
January 12, 2023
The vast majority of parents believe social media is a major distraction for students, according to a new nationwide study.
DARPA grant will fund hunt for drug that can keep people warm
January 12, 2023
Rice University bioengineer Jerzy Szablowski has won a prestigious DARPA Young Faculty Award to identify nongenetic drugs that can temporarily enhance the human body’s resilience to extreme cold exposure.
Christian Harvey named 2022-2023 Shepherd School-Houston Symphony Community Embedded Fellow
January 10, 2023
Christian Harvey, a first-year graduate student studying double bass performance, is the 2022-2023 Shepherd School-Houston Symphony Brown Foundation Community Embedded Fellow.
Rice announces changes to May commencement
January 10, 2023
President Reginald DesRoches sent a message to the Rice community regarding changes to the university's graduation ceremonies in an email Jan. 10.
President DesRoches welcomes Rice community back for spring semester
January 9, 2023
Welcome back to our beautiful campus! I hope you had a festive, restful winter break with family and friends. Paula and I enjoyed having all of our children in town under one roof to celebrate the holidays and ring in the new year. We both hope you, like us, feel rejuvenated and that you’re looking forward to the many exciting things we have going on at Rice in 2023.
Rice mourns death of undergraduate student Kamryn Sanamo
January 9, 2023
Kamryn Sanamo, a sports medicine and exercise physiology major and member of Rice University’s Martel College, died Thursday evening following a battle with brain cancer. She was 21 years old.
People, papers and presentations for Jan. 9, 2023
January 9, 2023
In celebration of its 100th year of publication, the Royal Astronomical Society’s Geophysical Journal International is publishing a collection of its most historically significant papers, including two co-authored by Rice’s Richard Gordon
International Shakespeare troupe returning to Rice Feb. 2-4
January 9, 2023
The world-acclaimed Actors From The London Stage, the international touring theater troupe based in London and at the University of Notre Dame, will be in residency at Rice Jan. 31-Feb. 4. The troupe will perform “Romeo and Juliet” at Hamman Hall on campus at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2-4.
Energy transition requires new investments in ‘Minerals Heartland’
January 9, 2023
The transition from legacy energy sources to sustainable sources will require an enormous amount of resources in the form of energy, minerals, metals and other materials — as well as new supply chains, infrastructure, human talent and financial commitments, according to a new report from an expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.