Heart attack damage reduced by shielded stem cells
Bioengineers and surgeons from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have shown in rodents that a four-week shielded stem cell treatment can reduce damage caused by a heart attack.
Where lions operate, grazers congregate … provided food is great
Meals are typically family affairs for zebras, gazelles, cape buffalo and other grazing species in the African Serengeti, but in one of the first studies of its kind, ecologists have found grazing species can be more willing to share meals in areas frequented by lions.
Unprecedented move-in process puts Rice to the test
Hundreds of Owls come home to roost, kicking off an O-Week like no other.
Opening soon: Rice’s Provisional Campus Facilities
More than merely tents, these temporary spaces offer everything from A/C to A/V.
NSF renews Rice biological physics center
$12.9 million in funding backs Center for Theoretical Biological Physics research into mysteries at the intersection of biology and physics.
Engineers enlist fungi to advance against disease
Rice University engineers find the mechanism in fungus that produces a potential drug scaffold. The National Institutes of Health awards a multiyear grant to the lab to continue its work.
FDA OKs manufacturer’s version of Rice ventilator
An enhanced version of the ApolloBVM designed by Rice University engineers has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an emergency resuscitator for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Galveston Bay Park is a 'vision' of Houston's future
An ambitious plan to shield Houston from a devastating hurricane by creating Galveston Bay Park, a 10,000-acre public park on a chain of man-made islands, earned top honors in the international design competition Houston 2020 Visions.
'States of Mind' fall exhibition at Moody Center scrutinizes American democracy through art
Events will include socially distanced opening receptions, outdoor film screenings and virtual conversations with artists.