Rice News Archive - 2020

Rice University will roll up for the second international Nanocar Race with a new vehicle. The one-molecule car has a permanent dipole that makes it easier to control. (Credit: Alexis van Venrooy/Rice University)

Rice rolls out next-gen nanocars Oct. 26, 2020

Rice researchers continue to advance the science of single-molecule machines with a new lineup of nanocars, in anticipation of the next international Nanocar Race in 2022.

With COVID-19 guidelines in place, the DuncTank outside Duncan College isn’t getting any use this year as the fountain into which Duncaroos are traditionally and gently tossed on their birthdays, but it’s getting plenty of use as a peaceful study spot on sunny days. (Photos by Jeff Fitlow)

No-dunking zone Oct. 26, 2020

With COVID-19 guidelines in place, the DuncTank outside Duncan College isn’t getting any use this year as the fountain into which Duncaroos are traditionally and gently tossed on their birthdays, but it’s getting plenty of use as a peaceful study spot on sunny days

“Twelve Feet Apart,” the seesaws built by Rice Architecture students for a design charrette this semester, are a hit with Owls and visitors alike. The public art playground equipment has remained in continual use since its Oct. 1 installation. (Photos by Jeff Fitlow)

Safe to socialize Oct. 26, 2020

“Twelve Feet Apart,” the seesaws built by Rice Architecture students for a design charrette this semester, are a hit with Owls and visitors alike. The public art playground equipment has remained in continual use since its Oct. 1 installation. (Photos by Jeff Fitlow)

Cooler fall temperatures have made the picnic tables outside the West Servery a prime dining spot for Duncan and McMurtry College students. (Photos by Jeff Fitlow)

Picnicking en plein air Oct. 26, 2020

A Rice student sits on the James Turrell Skyspace to study. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow)

Studying Sky-high Oct. 26, 2020

The James Turrell Skyspace at the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion is one of the artist's largest works and his first Skyspace to be engineered for acoustics.

United Way update

Rice United Way Campaign off to strong start Oct. 26, 2020

Through only three weeks, Rice’s annual United Way campaign has already raised $183,225 of the $250,000 goal.

Everyone who registers for the event will be entered to win one of 15 limited edition posters designed for the concert by Houston artist Carlos Hernandez.

Vince Bell, Sara Hickman to headline Fondren’s virtual homecoming concert Oct. 26, 2020

The famed folk musicians will be joined by Guy Clark biographer Tamara Saviano.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo visited the popular polling place in Rice Stadium Oct. 20 and was presented with a “Rice Votes” T-shirt by Hanszen College junior Mason Reece, the election judge for Precinct 361.

Hidalgo checks in on early voting at Rice Stadium Oct. 26, 2020

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo visited the popular polling place in Rice Stadium Oct. 20 and was presented with a “Rice Votes” T-shirt by Hanszen College junior Mason Reece, the election judge for Precinct 361.

McNair Hall, the home of Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.

Rice Business’ Diversity and Inclusion Conference goes virtual Oct. 30 Oct. 26, 2020

Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business will host the fifth annual and first virtual Diversity and Inclusion Conference Oct. 30.

As campus residents visit the sites and upload their own photos, the more immersive the exhibit becomes for their remote fellow students

Scavenger hunt-centered student art show 'ON/OFF' showcases sculpture online and across campus Oct. 25, 2020

As campus residents visit the sites and upload their own photos, the more immersive the exhibit becomes for their remote fellow students.

“Black at Rice: Living the Black Student Experience” was convened by the university’s Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice and moderated by Duncan College magister Eden King, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Psychology.

‘Just echo our voices’: Undergraduates share concerns about Black life at Rice Oct. 24, 2020

The online discussion was convened by university’s Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice.

Rice University with the Medical Center in the background.

'It takes more than science': Medical Humanities Program flourishes at Rice Oct. 23, 2020

Program’s popularity grows as more medical schools recognize need for humanity in health care.

Dateline Rice

Dateline Rice for Oct. 23, 2020 Oct. 23, 2020

COVID-19 PANDEMIC Oil falls $1/bbl on Libyan output, COVID-19 demand concerns Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Center for Energy Studies at Rice's Baker Institute Public Policy, is quoted. Reuters (This article also appeared in more than 50 other media outlets.) http://dateline.rice/oct-23-finley

Researchers at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have developed a platform, SPOTlight, that speeds the sorting of cells while making the process more versatile. As a proof-of-concept, they created the most photostable yellow fluorescent protein yet. (Credit: Illustration by Jihwan Lee/Rice University)

SPOTlight supercharges cell studies Oct. 23, 2020

Researchers develop a new method to isolate specific cells, and in the process find a more robust fluorescent protein.

Arial View of a refinery

Mitchell Foundation, Baker Institute seek pathways to increase carbon capture Oct. 23, 2020

The new project will identify policies and actions to facilitate the capture and storage or use of carbon dioxide.