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The annual Discover Research Fair returned in person this year, held Sept. 29 in the Grand Hall at the Rice Memorial Center.

Inquiry-based learning

October 4, 2021

The annual Discover Research Fair returned in person this year, held Sept. 29 in the Grand Hall.

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Final project centers Black student voices with large-scale mosaic

June 28, 2021

Brain Drain Demo

Brain Drain team tops Engineering Design Showcase

April 30, 2021

A student-designed implantable pump to help relieve pressure on the brains of patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus or idiopathic intracranial hypertension has won the top prize in this year’s Brown School of Engineering Design Showcase.

Rice University students tackle the daunting problem of recycling decommissioned wind power turbine blades, some as long as a football field.

Students wonder what to do with old windmill blades

April 29, 2021

Wind power has a bright future, but what happens when wind turbines power down? A worn blade the length of a football field isn’t easy to recycle.

Jim Zhang and Syed Shams are the 2021 Goldwater Scholarship winners for Rice University.

Biochem lab partners win Goldwater Scholarships

April 7, 2021

Passionate pursuit of research opportunities pays off for Syed Shams and Jim Zhang

Student demonstrating an electrochemical reaction

The game’s afoot in virtual chemistry lab

February 11, 2021

Members of Rice's Department of Chemistry put forth a video “choose-your-own-adventure” strategy to help undergraduate students conduct virtual experiments.

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Top Rice data science team shows heart in plan to save babies

December 11, 2020

Winning Data to Knowledge Lab project uses data science techniques to help save babies with congenital heart defects.

Classes contemplating three of the largest forces at play in our world today — death, hate and, yes, The Walt Disney Co. — will feature in the spring 2021 lineup of Big Questions courses from Rice’s School of Humanities.

Humanities courses ask the big questions — about death, hate and Disney

October 30, 2020

Classes contemplating three of the largest forces at play in our world will feature in the newest Big Questions courses.

Rice 360 Intern Showcase

Global health students’ innovation not stopped by COVID-19

July 16, 2020

Students at Rice University and in Malawi present device designs to deal with the COVID-19 crisis during the Rice 360˚ Institute for Global Health Intern Showcase.

COVID-19 forced RURS to move its symposium and awards ceremony online in just a few short weeks.

Posters, oral presentations pivot online for Undergraduate Research Symposium

May 20, 2020

Rice’s Undergraduate Research Symposium (RURS) is the big yearly event for students across disciplines to showcase their research projects and receive recognition for their work.

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#CoronaCovers: Rice violin student practices social distancing while performing 'I Want To Hold Your Hand'

March 26, 2020

HOUSTON – (March 26, 2020) – Hand-holding is the last thing anyone should do during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a Rice University Shepherd School violin student won’t let social distancing stop her from doing what she does best.  

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