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Wind, solar could replace coal power in Texas

March 21, 2022

A fraction of the wind and solar projects already proposed in Texas could eliminate the state’s remaining coal power plants and their emissions, according to Rice University engineers.

Julie Fette, associate professor of French studies

Fette awarded Fulbright grant to research migration, citizenship in French children’s literature

March 21, 2022

Grant recognizes a career dedicated to cultural ambassadorship between France and the United States

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Thomas Senftle wins NSF CAREER Award

March 21, 2022

Rice University chemical and biomolecular engineer Thomas Senftle has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to advance machine learning techniques for designing new catalysts.

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Run not just fun for Rice students, elementary partners

March 21, 2022

Getting out and mentoring elementary students in physical fitness turns out to be just as beneficial for college students, Rice University study finds.

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Saudi Aramco joins Rice University’s Carbon Hub

March 21, 2022

Saudi Aramco joins Rice’s Carbon Hub research initiative to accelerate the energy transition by developing sustainable uses of hydrocarbons.

Allison Lawman holding a piece of coral that is more than 5,000 years old

Ancient El Niño behavior reveals limits to future climate projections

March 16, 2022

Study finds more research is needed to determine how climate change may impact El Niño.

Rice postdoctoral fellow Kedar Joshi prepares an experiment at the Biswal Lab to see how magnetic fields will affect a colloid of magnetic particles.

Models for molecules show unexpected physics

March 15, 2022

Rice engineers discover unusual properties in magnetized colloids that surprisingly adhere to the physics described by Kelvin’s equation, which models the thermodynamics of molecular systems.

An illustration defines what differentiates single-nucleotide variants (iSNVs) within a single host from single nucleotide polymorphisms that spread from host to host.

COVID-19 variants can’t hide from Variabel

March 14, 2022

Rice computer scientists introduce Variabel, which uses sequencing data to identify “low-frequency variants” of SARS-CoV-2 in public data sets. The program has also been tested on data from patients with Ebola and norovirus.

Rice Dean of Natural Sciences Tom Killian, Houston Methodist orthopedic surgeon Patrick McCulloch, Rice Kinesiology Chair Heidi Perkins and Rice Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard in the Tudor Fieldhouse suite that will house the Center for Human Performance.

Rice, Houston Methodist launch Center for Human Performance

March 14, 2022

Rice and Houston Methodist are creating a center to advance research and education in human performance.

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Christians, Jews and Muslims experience workplace discrimination differently, new Rice research shows

March 10, 2022

Two-thirds of Muslims, half of Jews and more than a third of evangelical Protestant Christians experience workplace discrimination, albeit in different ways, according to a new study from Rice University’s Religion and Public Life Program (RPLP).

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Immigration reform key to keeping US economy competitive, says Baker Institute report

March 9, 2022

The United States’ immigration system is failing to provide the nation’s economy with enough high-skilled and productive workers to grow and remain competitive on a global scale, according to a new report from experts at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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‘High-skilled’ Mexican immigrants in US can help both countries

March 7, 2022

“High-skilled” immigrants from Mexico are major contributors to the United States’ so-called “knowledge economy,” and fostering that relationship will benefit both countries, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Christy Landes and Anastasiia Misiura

Closer look helps Rice lab ponder when a protein’s prone to wander

March 4, 2022

Rice chemists have discovered surface interactions could be tunable at the single-protein level

The lensless Bio-FlatScope

Bio-FlatScope dives deep for useful data

March 3, 2022

The lensless Bio-FlatScope is a small, inexpensive camera to monitor biological activity that can’t be captured by conventional instruments. The device could eventually be used to look for signs of cancer or sepsis or become a valuable endoscopy tool.

Rice University bioengineer Omid Veiseh with a vial of bead-like implants his lab invented to serve as anti-cancer drug factories

‘Drug factory’ implants eliminate ovarian, colorectal cancer in mice

March 2, 2022

Rice bioengineers have created tiny implants that activate immune cells to destroy cancer.

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