Rice News Archive - 2020

Mask transposed over a model fo the corona virus

Rice introduces temporary sick leave program for employees Jul. 1, 2020

Rice has implemented a temporary sick leave program amid the COVID-19 pandemic, effective July 1.

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Dateline Rice for June 29, 2020 (Weekend Edition) Jun. 29, 2020

A sample of blood vessel templates that Rice University bioengineers 3D-printed using a special blend of powdered sugars

Laser-welded sugar: Sweet way to 3D-print blood vessels Jun. 29, 2020

Bioengineers keep cells alive in lab-grown tissues by creating networks of branching blood vessels from templates of 3D-printed sugar.

A model by Rice University scientists shows how two positively charged spheres attached to springs are attracted to the electric field of light. Due to the motion of the spheres, the spring system scatters light at different energies when irradiated with clockwise and anticlockwise trochoidal waves. (Credit: Link Research Group/Rice University)

Cartwheeling light reveals new optical phenomenon Jun. 29, 2020

Researchers at Rice University have discovered details about a novel type of polarized light-matter interaction with light that literally turns end over end as it propagates from a source.

Vicky Yao

Study finds new link between Alzheimer’s suspects Jun. 29, 2020

Researchers have described for the first time specific genes and pathways in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

Movements, Monuments and Racism Graphic

Webinar to address and seek remedies for racism on campuses Jun. 29, 2020

Four leading historians will discuss racism on university campuses and how higher education can confront and remedy racial injustice during an upcoming webinar.

Rice University physicists discover that plasmonic metals can be prompted to produce “hot carriers” that in turn emit unexpectedly bright light in nanoscale gaps between electrodes. The phenomenon could be useful for photocatalysis, quantum optics and optoelectronics. (Credit: Illustration by Longji Cui and Yunxuan Zhu/Rice University)

Rice lab’s bright idea is pure gold Jun. 29, 2020

Physicists discover plasmonic metals can produce “hot carriers” that emit unexpectedly bright light in nanoscale gaps between electrodes.

Anderson-Clarke Center

Back to Work help available to job seekers Jun. 29, 2020

HOUSTON – (June 29, 2020) – As unemployed workers struggle to find jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, Rice University’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies is offering a series of reduced-tuition virtual workshops as part of its new Back to Work initiative.

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People, papers and presentations Jun 29, 2020 Jun. 29, 2020

Topics to be discussed are agriculture, energy, women’s health and plastics.

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Dateline Rice for June 26, 2020 Jun. 26, 2020

One of the three new Little Free Libraries is outside Valhalla

Little Free Libraries on campus encourage ‘fun’ reading, lifetime learning habits Jun. 25, 2020

Just weeks after their installation, the boxes are bursting with popular titles.

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Dateline Rice for June 25, 2020 Jun. 25, 2020

Alexander Byrd is the associate dean of humanities and associate professor of history, widely admired for his mentoring skills and captivating classroom presence.

Byrd named a Piper Professor Jun. 25, 2020

The history professor — and Rice alum — is among the 10 best teachers in Texas.

Todd Treangen

Rice shares grant for AI-driven COVID-19 research Jun. 25, 2020

Todd Treangen received a C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute Award for computational biology research to apply AI models to COVID-19 mitigation.

An estimated 60,000 Houstonians, including Rice community members, marched in the “Justice 4 George Floyd” rally June 1. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow)

New racial justice fund from Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning seeks creative solutions Jun. 24, 2020

The Fund for Racial Justice Teaching and Programming will offer grants to students and faculty to counter anti-Black racism.