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January 23, 2023
Rice Owls and Houston art lovers were invited Jan. 20 by the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts to campus for the opening reception of “Butterflies,” an original multimedia video and sound installation created by Rice senior Ling DeBellis and University of Houston student composer Antonio Sanz Escallón.
Can you judge trustworthiness based on looks? Rice research says no
January 23, 2023
How many times have you heard someone say, “He looks trustworthy”? As it turns out, you can’t trust appearances..
Rice EMS to hold blood drive in honor of employee’s son Jan. 30-31
January 23, 2023
Rice University Emergency Medical Services will host a blood drive on campus Jan. 30-31 at Provisional Campus Facility Tent 1, located between the South Servery and Kraft Hall. It will take place between noon and 6 p.m. both days.
Rice’s Houston Asian American Archive highlighted in new exhibition
January 23, 2023
A wide variety of items from Rice University’s Houston Asian American Archive (HAAA) are now highlighted in a new public exhibition at the Julia Ideson Gallery at the Houston Public Library downtown.
Andrew Grams to lead Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra as major ensembles kick off spring semester
January 23, 2023
Andrew Grams, former music director of Elgin Symphony Orchestra, will lead the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra as the school’s major orchestra ensembles kick off their spring semester performances Feb. 3 and 4. Both performances are free to the public and will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Alice Pratt Brown Hall’s Stude Concert Hall on the campus of Rice University.
People, papers and presentations for Jan. 23, 2023
January 23, 2023
Evelyn Tang, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy and a member of Rice University’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, is one of 17 early-career researchers to receive a $50,000 award in the inaugural year of the Scialog: Molecular Basis of Cognition initiative, which will begin with a conference Oct. 12-15 in Tucson, Arizona.
Experts to discuss Pakistan’s energy and water security challenges at Baker Institute event
January 23, 2023
How can Pakistan ensure its energy and water security while facing geopolitical turmoil and the ravages of climate change? Experts will discuss these and other critical issues in the country during a Jan. 26 event from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
New enzyme could mean better drugs
January 23, 2023
Biomolecular engineers at Rice University identified a new enzyme that catalyzes the Nobel Prize-winning Diels-Alder reaction.
Report predicts Mexico’s economy, politics will deteriorate in 2023
January 20, 2023
Elections, a slow-growing economy and conflicts between organized criminal groups are expected to drastically impact Mexico this year, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Partnership to develop free education resources for nursing students
January 19, 2023
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and Rice University's OpenStax are building on their existing partnership to address staffing shortages in the nursing profession and reduce financial barriers for nursing students. In collaboration with postsecondary institutions in Texas and stakeholders nationwide, OpenStax will launch a comprehensive free online curriculum for nursing education in spring 2024.