Rice historian Melissa Kean retires Jul. 7, 2020
Her popular Rice History Corner blog will continue to live on.
Rice News Archive - 2020
Dateline Rice for July 7, 2020 Jul. 7, 2020
Dateline Rice for July 6, 2020 (Weekend Edition) Jul. 7, 2020
Dateline Rice for July 6, 2020 (Weekend Edition)
Boron nitride destroys PFAS 'forever' chemicals PFOA, GenX Jul. 7, 2020
Rice chemical engineers discovered a photocatalyst that can destroy 99% of the “forever” chemical PFOA
Parents' pandemic-induced stress can do long-term harm to children, says Baker Institute expert Jul. 6, 2020
HOUSTON – (July 7, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic, which has accentuated long-standing challenges many families face, has put additional stress on parents that could harm the development of their children, according to a new brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Trump vs. Biden brings foreign policy to the forefront Jul. 6, 2020
Foreign policy will play a major role in the 2020 presidential campaigns, according to a new brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice physicists win grant to continue Higgs study Jul. 6, 2020
Rice physicists win $1.3 million in Department of Energy funding to pursue ongoing research at the Large Hadron Collider.
Rice launches online Visiting Owls program Jul. 6, 2020
HOUSTON – (July 6, 2020) – Rice University is welcoming visiting students into its classrooms this fall through a new online program. The pilot Rice Online Visiting Owls program allows high school juniors and seniors and visiting undergraduates to enroll in select online courses for credit.
Future Texas hurricanes: Fast like Ike or slow like Harvey? Jul. 6, 2020
Climate change will make fast-moving storms more likely in late 21st-century Texas.
Trade pact success tied to competence of American, Mexican presidents Jul. 6, 2020
The success of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) depends on competent leadership from two unpredictable presidents, according to a new brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Charcoal a weapon to fight superoxide-induced disease, injury Jul. 6, 2020
Artificial enzymes made of treated charcoal could have the power to curtail damaging levels of superoxides that appear after an injury.
Dateline Rice for July 2, 2020 Jul. 2, 2020
Dateline Rice for July 1, 2020 Jul. 1, 2020
Ken Goldsmith, 'pillar' of Shepherd School strings department, dies at 81 Jul. 1, 2020
Ken Goldsmith, a recent retiree from Rice University's Shepherd School of Music who shared his passion with hundreds of musicians throughout a long and distinguished career, died June 26 in Houston. He was 81.
Ogwumike is Conference USA's first repeat Female Athlete of the Year Jul. 1, 2020
Former Rice women's basketball player Erica Ogwumike is the first athlete to earn back-to-back Female Conference USA Athlete of the Year awards, the league office announced Tuesday.
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