CPRIT supports work on combo cancer therapy
Rice University bioengineer Gang Bao is developing a three-pronged attack on solid cancer tumors. The research now has the support of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Environmental champions win Rice grants
The Rice University Sustainable Futures Fund backs six projects to help bolster the planet’s environmental health.
Rice announces plans to be carbon neutral by 2030
Rice President David Leebron and Provost Reginald DesRoches outlined the efforts in a message to the university community Feb. 11.
Richard Baraniuk named to National Academy of Engineering
Rice University engineer, OpenStax founder Richard Baraniuk is named a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Anastasios Kyrillidis wins NSF CAREER Award
Rice computer scientist will explore the theory and design of non-convex optimization algorithms, which are increasingly important for machine learning.
Rice team’s mask strategy passes muster
During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, a team at Rice University went looking for and found a way to make standard surgical masks better at keeping out small airborne droplets that might contain the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Matthew Jones wins NSF CAREER Award
Rice chemist Matthew Jones wins an NSF CAREER Award to study controlled growth of metallic nanoparticles for biomedicine, energy storage and computing.
Nathan Dautenhahn wins CAREER Award
Rice University computer scientist Nathan Dautenhahn wins a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to pursue simplified, automated security for sophisticated software.
Geoff Wehmeyer wins CAREER Award
Mechanical engineer Geoff Wehmeyer wins an NSF CAREER Award to study nanoscale heat transfer.
Architecture’s Brittany Utting wins top honor for ‘Deep Geologies’
Brittany Utting wins the 2022 Course Development Prize in Architecture, Climate Change and Society for her Rice Architecture studio on the relationship between resource extraction and the built environment in Texas.
Rice joins Houston in celebrating legacy of MLK
President Leebron and Provost DesRoches rode in the 44th Annual Original MLK Day Parade Jan. 17
NSF funds Rice effort to measure, preserve quantum entanglement
Rice University physicist Guido Pagano has won a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study quantum entanglement and develop new error-correcting tools for quantum computation.
Jo Nelson wins NSF CAREER Award
Rice University mathematician Jo Nelson wins a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for young faculty.
Four faculty members and their collaborators win Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health seed grants.
Shepherd's got a new (old) set of strings
Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music is feeling the holiday spirit early this year thanks to a generous friend who’s lending it a coveted Stradivarius violin — and letting a different student play the instrument each year.
