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Marianne Gedigian. Photo by Chelsea Tanner.

Flutist Marianne Gedigian to join Rice's Shepherd School of Music

December 13, 2021

Marianne Gedigian, a seasoned international concert flutist and widely respected music educator, will join Rice University's Shepherd School of Music as professor of flute after the next academic year, starting July 1, 2023.

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Rice’s Technology Development Fund backs faculty projects

December 10, 2021

Nine projects proposed by Rice researchers have been granted seed funding by Creative Ventures' Technology Development Fund.

Neighbors talk after Hurricane Harvey. Photo by Brandon Martin.

Hurricane Harvey led to poorer physical, mental health among Houston adults

December 8, 2021

Hurricane Harvey had a significant impact on the mental and physical health of Houstonians, especially those living in areas that suffered the most structural damage, according to a new study from Rice University.

A ring of red cells representing the mesoderm germ layer appear in a stem-cell gastrulation model developed by the Rice University lab of bioscientist Aryeh Warmflash. The lab has received National Science Foundation backing to model how individual embryonic cells process the signals that prompt them to differentiate.

NSF grant supports study of cells’ early decisions

December 7, 2021

Rice University receives National Science Foundation support to build a model of cell differentiation during the earliest stage of life. The model could help improve researchers’ ability to direct stem cells to a given fate.

Ruth López Turley. Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

Ruth López Turley named next director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research

December 1, 2021

HOUSTON – (Dec. 1, 2021) – Ruth López Turley, a prolific education researcher, professor of sociology and director of Rice University's Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), has been selected as the next director of the university's Kinder Institute for Urban Research after current director Bill Fulton steps down June 30, 2022.

Jacqueline Couti and Reginald DesRoches at the In the Path of Disaster conference Nov. 19

Rice conference on natural disasters draws international panelists, attendees

November 22, 2021

The Nov. 19-20 conference focused on narratives around natural catastrophes in the Americas and Circum-Caribbean

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Alvarez, Mikos elected to Chinese Academy of Engineering

November 19, 2021

Pedro Alvarez and Antonios Mikos have been elected to the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

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Houston must take steps now to preserve affordable housing for future, report says

November 16, 2021

Houston’s supply of affordable housing is on the decline, and a new report from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research says the city must take advantage of community, state and federal support to reverse the trend.

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Rice tapped to develop 3D-printed ‘smart helmets’ for the military

November 10, 2021

Rice University researchers have embarked upon a project to build the first printable “smart helmet” with funding from the Department of Defense.

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High schoolers who change schools during academic year 40% more likely to drop out

November 9, 2021

​​​​​​​One in 10 Houston-area high schoolers who change schools during the academic year end up dropping out, a rate 40% higher than peers who do not change schools, according to a new study released today by the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC).

Thomas Avalos at Minute Maid Park.

Rice student helps fans make World Series memories

November 2, 2021

How many part-time college jobs put you smack-dab in the middle of the World Series?

Family Coffee with Campus Leaders brought together parents and alumni Oct. 29

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November 1, 2021

Family Coffee with Campus Leaders brought together parents and alumni Oct. 29

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People, papers and presentations for Nov. 1, 2021

November 1, 2021

The Georgia Tech Alumni Association names Rice Provost Reginald DesRoches an honorary alumnus for his service and contributions to the community, and a paper about local activation time mapping of cardiac chambers led by Rice's Jennifer Hellar places second in major student competition.

Scale-model of a 3D printed lung-mimicking air sac

Rice professor, grad student strike $45 million deal for startup

October 28, 2021

A startup biotech company founded by a Rice professor and a graduate student in 2018 has been acquired in a deal that could be worth as much as $400 million.

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Nicolaou wins Robert Koch Gold Medal

October 28, 2021

K.C. Nicolaou, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry, has been awarded the Robert Koch Gold Medal for his life’s work in biomedical science.

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