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Exploring economic justice and ecological narratives: Rice faculty awarded Humboldt Research Fellowships

School of Humanities faculty members Sophie Esch and Thimo Heisenberg were selected for a prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship.

Houston Mayor Whitmire discusses city’s past and future at Rice Baker Institute event

Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted Houston’s 63rd mayor John Whitmire April 3 where he spoke with Ed Emmett, Baker Institute fellow in energy and transportation policy and former Harris County judge, about the city’s finances, public safety, infrastructure, mobility options and delivery of services. 

Rice Shepherd School’s Kellan Dunlap wins Presser Graduate Music Award for project raising awareness of school shootings

Kellan Dunlap , a Rice Shepherd School of Music graduate student studying vocal performance, is a recipient of the 2024 Presser Graduate Music Award for a musical project that will take listeners on a “thought-provoking musical journey that addresses the multifaceted dimensions of school shootings.”

Rice student making a difference in community through lung cancer research

Priyanka Senthil is maximizing her opportunities at Rice through her research and advocacy work related to lung cancer screening.

Rice’s Mark Torres wins NSF CAREER Award to examine river water chemistry

Mark Torres, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences at Rice University, has won a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to unlock new insights in river water chemistry, including its implications for addressing environmental concerns.

Video: Future Rice Owls’ emotional reactions to acceptance letters

In a heartwarming display of emotion, potential future students of Rice University captured video of themselves opening their acceptance letters for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

Rice solar eclipse expert offers tips to safely view the April 8 eclipse

Nationally recognized solar eclipse expert Patricia Reiff, Rice University professor of physics and astronomy and the associate director of outreach programs for the Rice Space Institute, offers tips on how to safely view the April 8 eclipse, which will be the last total solar eclipse in the U.S. for 20 years .

Rep. Luttrell discusses Houston’s brain health future at Baker Institute event

U.S. Representative for Texas’ 8th Congressional District Morgan Luttrell spoke at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy March 28 on brain health and its importance on economic and geopolitical outcomes.

Rice study identifies protein responsible for gas vesicle clustering in bacteria

Rice University bioengineers and colleagues at Washington University in Saint Louis and Duke University identified a protein nanostructure that plays a role in the cellular structure of certain microorganisms, paving the way to more efficient biotechnological and biomedical applications.

New Rice research project ‘crucial for developing effective treatments’ for amyloid diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

A team of Rice researchers led by Angel Martí, professor and chair of chemistry and professor of bioengineering, materials science and nanoengineering, was awarded a $1.875 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to support its groundbreaking research in biological fibrillar nanostructures with potential implications for the treatment and diagnosis of diseases including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Rice Emerging Scholars Program receives $2.5M NSF grant to boost STEM education

Rice University’s Emerging Scholars Program (RESP) has received a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The funding aims to bolster achievements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among students from under-resourced families and communities.

Rice’s David Alexander to serve on Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced the inaugural members of the Texas Space Commission and the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, including Rice Space Institute Director David Alexander, at an event held at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Rice research shows promise for advancing quantum networks

Rice engineers have demonstrated a way to control the optical properties of an atomic imperfection in silicon material known as a T center by embedding it in a photonic integrated circuit and exploiting the Purcell effect to strengthen light-matter interaction and increase the rate of spontaneous emission.

Bestselling author and Rice writer-in-residence Justin Cronin talks latest novel, lessons learned in the classroom

Rice University writer-in-residence Justin Cronin has for years captivated audiences with his award-winning, bestselling novels, including “The Passage” trilogy, which has been translated into over 45 languages and was adapted for television by famed director Ridley Scott helming the production in 2019.

‘We’re going to win’: Rice welcomes Rob Lanier as new head coach of men’s basketball

Rob Lanier was introduced as the 26th head men’s basketball coach at Rice University during a press conference March 26.