Biden appoints Rice's Ruth López Turley to National Board for Education Sciences
President Biden has appointed Ruth López Turley, director of Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and professor of sociology, to the National Board for Education Sciences.
Even good gene edits can go bad
A Rice lab leads the effort to reveal threats to the efficacy of gene editing, even when it appears to be working.
Confirming election results possible with risk-limiting audits
Risk-limiting audits that effectively verify the results of an election are underutilized in the United States.
New study to examine effectiveness of antidepressants by analyzing brain MRIs
Antidepressants only have about a 30% rate of effectiveness, and it can take a month or longer for them to fully take effect in patients. In addition, patients often have to try several different drugs before finding one that works.
Rice lab advances water-splitting catalysts
Rice University engineers have developed a stable water-splitting catalyst for clean hydrogen generation that could potentially replace expensive iridium catalysts.
Engineers explore the source of dreams and thoughts
Rice neuroengineers created a 3D electrode array that can identify up to 1 million potential synapses in the brain.
New motorcycle lighting design could save lives
Motorcycle drivers are 27 times more likely to die in an accident than those in regular passenger vehicles. Night driving is especially dangerous, accounting for nearly half of all fatal crashes.
STaRT@Rice expands to include other Houston universities in second year
For the second year in a row, Rice University’s School of Social Sciences held STaRT@Rice, an innovative program that provides a snapshot of the research process coupled with professionalization training.
How much is that medical procedure? In Houston, it depends on which hospital you choose
How much you pay for medical procedures and hospital admissions in Houston varies widely depending on where you go for treatment, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
NSF backs bid to speed environmental tests for viruses
The NSF backs Rice University efforts to speed the analysis of wastewater for coronaviruses from hours to seconds.
Physicists use ‘electron correlations’ to control topological materials
Physicists from Rice and other institutions have discovered a way to switch topological states on and off.
Halas, Nordlander honored in Rome
Italian President Sergio Mattarella presented Rice’s Naomi Halas and Peter Nordlander the 2022 Eni Energy Transition Award in an Oct. 3 ceremony in Rome's Quirinal Palace.
Early detection of Alzheimer’s disease goal of new research project from Rice neuroscientist
More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, for which there is no cure. Early detection is critical to managing symptoms.
Climate risks for Gulf of Mexico coral reefs spelled out in study
Promptly reducing greenhouse emissions would give Gulf of Mexico corals up to 20 extra years to adapt to critical threshold temperatures, according to Rice research.
A new study by a Rice University researcher shows transgender adults of any age are more susceptible to disability than those who are cisgender.
