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Political division prolongs the immigration crisis, report says

March 16, 2023

The U.S. immigration system is slow and stymied by politics, but the border crisis represents an opportunity to address gaps in the American labor market, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Fats help tag medical implants as friend or foe

March 14, 2023

Rice University bioengineer Omid Veiseh and collaborators found that lipid deposition on the surfaces of medical implants can play a mediating role between the body and implants, knowledge that could help scientists develop biomaterials or coatings for implants that could reduce malfunction rates.

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Magnetism fosters unusual electronic order in quantum material

March 13, 2023

Rice physicists have found experimental evidence that magnetism helps bring about the intriguing type of electronic order they discovered in a quantum material last year.

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Rice labs seek RNA programming for ‘smart’ antibiotics

March 13, 2023

Rice University synthetic biologists are working to make “genetically encoded antibiotics” that kill only disease-causing bacteria.

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Rice U. at CERAWeek 2023: Energy, health care and computing top research agenda

March 9, 2023

Rice U. representatives discussed the vision guiding the university’s research agenda during a panel discussion at CERAWeek, the leading annual energy conference taking place in Houston this week.

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Lillehoj wins NIH grants to develop HIV, Chagas tests

March 9, 2023

With the $1.8 million in support, Mechanical Engineering's Lillehoj looks to develop a CRISPR-Cas13-based rapid HIV-1 test and a serological test for detecting Chagas.

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Latino families in US without legal permission suffered more than most during pandemic, study finds

March 9, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a disproportionate amount of illness and death among Latino families lacking permanent legal status compared with the general U.S. population — and factors such as poverty, dangerous living conditions and lack of access to health care are to blame — according to a new study from Rice University.

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Parents’ school experiences impact where they send their kids — and can exacerbate ‘white flight’

March 8, 2023

The decision of where to send a child for their K-12 education is a big one. According to new research from Rice University sociologists, approximately one-third of parents in their Dallas-based study make the call based on their own experiences in the classroom.

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Brain research critical for Texas economy, says new report

March 7, 2023

Texas needs to establish a state research institute to tackle a growing brain health crisis – which will contribute to healthier and more productive communities, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Migrant caravan coverage contributes to poor immigration policy, says Baker Institute report

March 6, 2023

Both punitive and permissive immigration policies have done little to deter migrants from crossing the U.S. border, and media coverage of “migrant caravans” has contributed to stopgap policies, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Rice U. hosts international women’s STEM research program

March 6, 2023

Rice University is host to a women’s leadership and STEM research program that welcomes students from Japan and Taiwan for an immersive five-week internship.

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Bending 2D nanomaterial could ‘switch on’ future technologies

March 6, 2023

Rice University materials scientist Boris Yakobson and collaborators uncovered a property of ferroelectric 2D materials that could be exploited in future devices.

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Taking care of your teeth could help prevent chronic joint pain

March 6, 2023

Rice scientist spots clue in discarded data that sets research on the right track.

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Rice’s Hanyu Zhu wins NSF CAREER Award

March 1, 2023

Rice materials scientist Hanyu Zhu has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, which includes a five-year research grant to probe quantum materials modified by terahertz quantum fluctuations.

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Wastewater study monitors Houston schools for viral threats

March 1, 2023

A new study by Rice University and the Houston Health Department finds that wastewater-based monitoring is an effective way to detect viral outbreaks in schools.

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