Suspended students more likely to get caught up in juvenile justice system, and vice versa
Students who are suspended from school even once are much more likely to have contact with the juvenile justice system, according to new research from Rice University's Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), which also shows that students who come in contact with the juvenile justice system are more likely to face suspension.
Many Latinos chose virtual learning for children to minimize health risks to family, study shows
Many Latino families chose virtual learning for their children instead of returning to the classroom last fall in an effort to minimize health risks and protect vulnerable family members from COVID-19, according to a new study from a Rice University sociologist.
This pyramid scheme could be helpful
Rice chemists uncover the mechanism behind controlled growth of gold tetrahedron nanoparticles using liquid cell transmission electron microscopy.
Homecoming 2021 set to kick off with virtual and on-campus events galore
This year, Rice is combining its traditional homecoming and families weekend programming under the Owl Together banner: a weeklong celebration of Rice past, present and future with an eclectic mix of events held both virtually and in person.
Matthew Tejada to talk environmental justice and humanism Oct. 26
Top-ranking EPA official headlines this semester’s Walter Isle Lecture
The ethics of studying ancient DNA: Rice scholar helps craft global guidelines
Geneticists and archaeologists studying ancient DNA should engage with stakeholders in the places where they conduct research, minimize damage to human remains and share their data, according to new guidelines outlined in a paper co-authored by a Rice University anthropologist and published today in Nature.
The Game Theory Society was created in 1999 to promote research, teaching and application of game theory.
Anticorrosion coating sets new benchmark
Rice engineers adapt a compound to serve as a universal anticorrosive coating for steel.
Nanoscale lattices flow from 3D printer
Rice University engineers are printing 3D lattices of glass and crystal with sub-200 nanometer resolution. The technique could make it practical to print micro-scale electronic, mechanical and photonic devices.
Packard Foundation backs Rice bioengineer
Rice University bioengineer Jerzy Szablowski wins a prestigious Packard Fellowship to pursue noninvasive brain research.
Leebron talks future of education in fireside chat
Rice President David Leebron regaled a crowd of local business and education leaders at a luncheon hosted by the Greater Houston Partnership with a fireside chat on the future of higher education, the COVID-19 response and more.
Broadway bound, Rice’s Kanisha Feliciano to debut in new musical
As Broadway's theaters come to life again after more than a year of darkness during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of Rice University's own young talents will be lighting up the stage.
Working mothers who feel in control of schedule more likely to embrace healthy habits
A present-focused mindset made mothers more likely to maintain a feeling of control as demands on their time increased.
Rice to host James Heckman for RISE Nobel Laureate Lecture Series
Heckman is best known for his work on how early childhood development impacts health, economic and social outcomes.
Initiative for the Study of LatinX America expands Latin American scholarship at Rice
ISLA seeks to position Rice on the cutting edge of contemporary studies and research
