Houston must take steps now to preserve affordable housing for future, report says
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.
Rice tapped to develop 3D-printed ‘smart helmets’ for the military
Rice University researchers have embarked upon a project to build the first printable “smart helmet” with funding from the Department of Defense.
High schoolers who change schools during academic year 40% more likely to drop out
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).
Rice student helps fans make World Series memories
How many part-time college jobs put you smack-dab in the middle of the World Series?
People, papers and presentations for Nov. 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.
Rice professor, grad student strike $45 million deal for startup
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.
Nicolaou wins Robert Koch Gold Medal
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.
Rivière named Association for Women in Mathematics fellow
Rice University’s Béatrice Rivière has been named a fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics.
Packard Foundation backs Rice bioengineer
Rice University bioengineer Jerzy Szablowski wins a prestigious Packard Fellowship to pursue noninvasive brain research.
Rice economist Yunmi Kong honored with young scholar award
Yunmi Kong, an assistant professor of economics at Rice University, is the recipient of a Korea-America Economic Association (KAEA) Young Scholar Award.
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra makes highly anticipated return to Stude stage
After more than a year of Zoom concerts and recitals taking the place of public performances in person, Rice University's Stude Concert Hall once again came alive with the sounds of the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra.
OpenStax founder Baraniuk wins ‘Nobel Prize of education’
Richard Baraniuk has been awarded the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education.
Corps of Engineers funds bid to ‘flash’ waste into useful materials
A $5.2 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers grant will expand Rice efforts to recycle waste into valuable products through flash Joule heating.
US Army backs ‘sleeping cap’ to help brains take out the trash
Rice engineers are developing a noninvasive device to understand how the brain disposes of metabolic waste during sleep.
