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Rice-led forum tackles critical water-energy nexus in Washington, D.C.

May 29, 2025

In a time of escalating climate risks, crumbling infrastructure and ballooning industrial demand, understanding how water and energy intertwine has never been more urgent. That was the resounding message from experts who convened May 19 in Washington, D.C., for “The Intersection of Water and Energy, 2025-2030,” a forum hosted by Rice and Arizona State University.

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Rice and ExxonMobil collaborate to advance global sustainable energy research

April 14, 2025

Rice and ExxonMobil have entered into a master research agreement to collaborate on research initiatives focused on sustainable energy solutions.

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‘Part of the solution’: National Academies grant allows Rice to build the next generation of leaders in environmental justice

November 13, 2024

EcoStudio in Rice’s Sustainability Institute and the Rice Office of STEM Engagement have received a nearly $500,000 grant from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to expand the Center for Environmental Studies’ successful environmental justice education summer program for Houston high school students.

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WaTER Institute leads the charge in making cleaner water through nanotech

November 5, 2024

Providing access to safe drinking water can save more lives than doctors

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New Rice research center takes on challenge to break down, replace ‘forever chemicals’

August 30, 2024

Rice inaugurated a new research center dedicated to ‘forever chemicals’ on Wednesday during a visit to campus by representatives of the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center.

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Rice-built reactor yields green ammonia and purified water

August 12, 2024

Rice engineers have developed a revolutionary reactor design that could decarbonize ammonia production while also mitigating water pollution.

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Rice and Houston Community College collaborate to diversify access to biomedical research training

May 29, 2024

Rice and Houston Community College collaborate to diversify access to biomedical research training through program funded by a $1.8M NIH grant.

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Potential to ‘save more lives than doctors’: Rice launches WaTER Institute to develop accessible clean water technology

February 1, 2024

Rice University’s new WaTER Institute, launched today, aims to address complex water related challenges.

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Rice engineers propose hybrid urban water sourcing model

January 16, 2024

Houston’s water and wastewater system could be more resilient with the development of hybrid urban water supply systems that combine conventional, centralized water sources with reclaimed wastewater, according to a study by Rice engineers published in Nature Water.

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Rice’s Pedro Alvarez wins Chinese Chemical Society’s Outstanding Achievement Award

November 28, 2023

Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice, received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Chinese Chemical Society for his “long-term systematic contributions in basic research and technology development in the field of environmental chemistry.”

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Wastewater study monitors Houston schools for viral threats

March 1, 2023

A new study by Rice University and the Houston Health Department finds that wastewater-based monitoring is an effective way to detect viral outbreaks in schools.

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Lab Notes for Jan. 30, 2023

January 30, 2023

STAT’s Hopkins co-authors National Academies report. CAREER Awards keep coming. DOE funds NEWT desalination research.

Rice University engineers compare wastewater ‘snapshots’ to daylong composite samples and find snapshots lead to bias in testing for the presence of antibiotic-resistant genes.

Daylong wastewater samples yield surprises

December 19, 2022

Rice engineers find snapshots lead to bias in testing wastewater for antibiotic-resistant genes.

Pedro Alvarez, Michael Wong, Shell’s Mike Reynolds share honor for project to remediate, reuse fracking water

ACS taps Rice, Shell for Partners in Progress & Prosperity Award

November 16, 2022

Collaborators at Rice and Shell receive the American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Partners in Progress & Prosperity Award.

Rice University faculty members have installed “Building Ecologies” at Post Houston to demonstrate a “circular” strategy that incorporates environmental systems into architecture.

Cool respite with a conscience

November 11, 2022

Rice faculty members have installed “Building Ecologies” at Post Houston to demonstrate a “circular” strategy that incorporates environmental systems into architecture.

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