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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.