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First event in new Humanities lecture series examines Jainism, comparative religion
January 30, 2023
The School of Humanities, in collaboration with the departments of Transnational Asian Studies and Religion, is set to host Rice’s first-ever Bhagwaan Mahavir Lecture in Jain Studies Feb. 3.
New ‘Narrative Threads’ exhibition at the Moody excites with dazzling textiles
January 30, 2023
“Why is it that artists would be working in a very modern moment with a very historic material?” asked Alison Weaver, the Suzanne Deal Booth Executive Director of the Moody, in reference to the recently opened exhibition “Narrative Threads: Fiber Art Today,” which showcases 40 fiber-based artworks from 22 artists based across the globe.
January 30, 2023
STAT’s Hopkins co-authors National Academies report. CAREER Awards keep coming. DOE funds NEWT desalination research.
Chinese prefer Europeans to Americans, but the feeling isn’t mutual
January 30, 2023
People in China have more favorable opinions of Europeans than Americans, but the feeling is not mutual, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University, the National University of Singapore and the University of British Columbia.
Balancing spousal loss and career is a one-two punch for health of widowed individuals
January 30, 2023
Coping with the loss of a spouse while dealing with the 9-to-5 grind can take a serious toll on the health of widows or widowers, according to new research from the Biobehavioral Mechanisms Explaining Disparities Lab (BMED) at Rice University.
Rice's Danielle King named 2023 Association for Psychological Science Rising Star
January 30, 2023
Danielle King, an assistant professor of psychological sciences at Rice University, has been named a 2023 APS Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science.
Front-row seat to a thrilling triumph
January 30, 2023
Rice President Reginald DesRoches and his wife, University Associate Paula DesRoches, provided courtside support for the Owls men’s basketball team as it took on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Jan. 26 at Tudor Fieldhouse.
People, papers and presentations for Jan. 30, 2023
January 30, 2023
Richard Baker, executive director for institutional equity and equal employment opportunity and Title IX coordinator, has been named to the editorial board of INSIGHT Into Diversity, a magazine and website dedicated to advancing conversation on diversity and inclusion.
Kory Evans wins NSF CAREER Award
January 30, 2023
Kory Evans, an assistant professor of biosciences at Rice University, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study shape change in the skull of spiny ray-fin fishes across their evolutionary history.
Researchers can ‘see’ crystals perform their dance moves
January 30, 2023
Rice University researchers already knew the atoms in perovskites react favorably to light. Now they’ve seen precisely how the atoms move when the 2D materials are excited with light. Their study this week in Nature Physics details the first direct measurement of structural dynamics under light-induced excitation in 2D perovskites.
Volcano-like rupture could have caused magnetar slowdown
January 27, 2023
In October 2020, a highly magnetic neutron star called SGR 1935+2154 abruptly began spinning more slowly. In a Nature Astronomy study this month, Rice University astrophysicist Matthew Baring and colleagues showed the magnetar’s rotational slowdown could have been caused by a volcano-like rupture near its magnetic pole.
RUPD’s Rodriguez new president of Houston-area police chiefs association
January 26, 2023
Rice University Police Department Chief Clemente Rodriguez was sworn in as the Houston Area Police Chiefs Association president this week.
Rice scientists’ discovery could lead to new Alzheimer’s therapies
January 25, 2023
A new approach to the study of amyloid-beta, a peptide associated with Alzheimer’s disease, has led Rice University scientists to findings that could have a significant impact on the understanding and potential treatment of the disease.
Rice Business’ online MBA program rises in US News rankings
January 24, 2023
MBA@Rice, the online program at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business, climbed higher in four categories in the latest edition of U.S News & World Report’s Best Online Programs rankings out today.
Naomi Halas named University Professor
January 23, 2023
Rice University has promoted nanotechnology pioneer Naomi Halas to its highest academic rank, University Professor. Halas, a 33-year member of Rice’s faculty, becomes only the 10th person and second woman to earn the title in Rice’s 111-year history.