Molecular jackhammers’ ‘good vibrations’ eradicate cancer cells
December 19, 2023
Rice scientists and collaborators at Texas A&M University and University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found a new way to kill cancer cells by using near-infrared light to make a small dye molecule attached to their membrane vibrate strongly. It is the first time this kind of mechanical molecular action has been used as a potential therapy.
Rice launches ‘Policy Playbook’ with expert nonpartisan insights on key issues before the election
September 17, 2024
Nonpartisan data and insights on the top issues of the upcoming election such as the southern border, energy sustainability and resilient communities are available in Election 2024: Policy Playbook, a new series of policy briefs presented jointly by Rice and the Baker Institute for Public Policy. The series offers critical context, analysis and recommendations to equip policy leaders governing the U.S. and Texas in 2025.
Rice’s Boniuk Institute launches new Religion and Public Life Center
September 9, 2024
Rice’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance hosted a celebration at Cohen House Aug. 28 to launch the new Religion and Public Life Center (RPLC). The center’s goal is to use research on religion to build common ground for the common good.
Rice’s Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies unveils first annual Energy Insights
August 26, 2024
Texas’ energy reliability and the future of global energy supply chains are just a few of the topics addressed in the first annual Energy Insights – a collection of articles from fellows and scholars at the Center for Energy Studies (CES) from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy that provides expert data and analysis on some of the most pressing policy issues affecting national and global energy markets.
Rice bioengineers develop lotus leaf-inspired system to advance study of cancer cell clusters
August 23, 2024
Rice bioengineers have harnessed the lotus effect to develop a system for culturing cancer cell clusters that can shed light on hard-to-study tumor properties. The new zinc oxide-based culturing surface mimics the lotus leaf surface structure, providing a highly tunable platform for the high-throughput generation of three-dimensional nanoscale tumor models.
Turning groceries into credit: A new frontier in lending
August 23, 2024
A new paper published in Management Science by Jung Youn Lee, assistant professor of marketing at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business, and colleagues from University of Notre Dame and Northwestern University identifies a widespread data source that could broaden the pool of qualified loan applicants: grocery store receipts.