'Religion Unmuted' podcast elevates women’s voices in talks about religion, public life Oct. 1, 2020
Women are not well-represented in religious leadership positions or in public discussions of religion around the world — in spite of the fact that women are more religious than men, especially in the U.S.
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The heat is on for building 3D artificial organ tissues Sep. 30, 2020
Bioengineers at Rice and the University of Washington are devising a hot new technology to remotely control the positioning and timing of cell functions to build 3D artificial, living tissues.
The Ion receives $1.5M grant to rev accelerator programs Sep. 30, 2020
HOUSTON – (Sept. 30, 2020) – The Ion, the innovation and startup hub being developed in Midtown Houston by Rice University, has received a grant for $1.5 million from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) that will significantly expand its ability to support entrepreneurship and drive economic development across the Houston-Galveston region.
Rice political scientist available to discuss presidential debates Sep. 29, 2020
HOUSTON – (Sept. 29, 2020) – As Donald Trump and Joe Biden prepare for tonight's presidential debate, the first of three ahead of the November election, Rice University political scientist Paul Brace is available to discuss what viewers can expect.
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Humanities pauses admissions for Ph.D. programs Sep. 29, 2020
In response to challenges caused by COVID-19, Rice’s School of Humanities has paused admissions to all five of its Ph.D. programs — art history, English, history, philosophy and religion — for one year.
Karl Ecklund named American Physical Society Fellow Sep. 29, 2020
Karl Ecklund, a professor of physics and astronomy, has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society.
'States of Mind: Art and American Democracy' exhibit at the Moody demands attention, contemplation Sep. 28, 2020
A highly political art show isn’t easy, but that’s the point.
Leebron, Sun honored by KIPP Sep. 28, 2020
Future of American innovation to be assessed in report from Baker Institute, American Academy of Arts and Sciences Sep. 28, 2020
HOUSTON – (Sept. 28, 2020) – "The Perils of Complacency: America at a Tipping Point in Science and Engineering," a report by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, will be released in a virtual presentation Wednesday.
'Religion and Black Lives Matter' to be tackled in Rockwell Lecture Series Sep. 28, 2020
Next talk Oct. 1 features leading Africana philosopher Lewis R. Gordon.
Ocean water could melt precarious Antarctic glacier Sep. 28, 2020
Rice University researchers, alumni and staff are part of an international effort that has discovered a pathway for warm ocean water to melt the underside of Thwaites Glacier, a precarious body of west Antarctic ice that could add as much as 25 inches to global sea level if it were to suffer a runaway collapse.
Alumni Emmett, Parker and Gray to hold virtual discussion on upcoming elections Sep. 28, 2020
With Election Day just over a month away, Rice University's School of Social Sciences and Department of Political Science are hosting a virtual discussion about the presidential, congressional, state and local contests.
Grant will help Rice researchers improve mobility for the visually impaired Sep. 28, 2020
The number of blind or visually impaired people in the U.S. is expected to double in the next 30 years as the country's population ages.
