Study shows why anesthetic stops cell’s walkers in their tracks
Researchers detail the mechanism that allows propofol, a common anesthetic, to halt the movement of kinesin proteins that deliver cargoes to the far reaches of cells.
What if Black women have always been the vanguard of voting rights?
Historian and Johns Hopkins professor Martha S. Jones to speak March 10 for Women’s History Month.
Feb. 19 panel on history of AAAS in Southeastern Texas to kick off collaboration between Rice, UH, TSU and PVAMU.
A little soap simplifies making 2D nanoflakes
The right combination of surfactant, water and processing can maximize the quality of 2D hexagonal boron nitride for such products as antibacterial films.
HERC study spotlights struggles many HISD families face
HOUSTON – (Jan. 26, 2021) – A large number of students enrolled in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) need help with basic needs such as food, clothing, health care and school supplies, according to a new research brief from Rice University's Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC).
Pandemic exacerbates stress for struggling Houston families
Staying put during the pandemic is hard enough without additional stressors. But for some in Houston, COVID-19 exacerbated situations that already presented challenges.
Brain-to-brain communication demo receives DARPA funding
Wireless linkage of brains may soon go to human testing with $8 million for preclinical demonstrations.
Rice hosts first spring O-Week in 10 years
The online orientation welcomed 34 new students.
Eddie Glaude Jr. talks racial justice in America in special Campbell Lecture
Popular Princeton professor will speak March 4 during online lecture.
STEM students whose career path and interests align enjoy more academic, professional success
Results suggest measuring career interest in college is a highly effective predictor of future trajectories and success.
Rice Architecture spring lectures look beyond the pandemic
Rice Architecture’s spring lecture series will put forth “New Perspectives” as they relate to social, political and spatial conditions.
Rice ‘flashes’ new 2D materials.
Rice scientists extend their technique to produce graphene in a flash to tailor the properties of 2D dichalcogenides, quickly turning them into metastable metallics for electronic and optical applications.
Fermi space telescope offers 'best look ever' at giant flare
Intense light from the April 2020 eruption of a neutron star in a nearby galaxy has given astronomers their first clear look at a type of gamma-ray burst known as a magnetar giant flare.
Flashing plastic ash completes recycling
