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Brevity is the soul of wit: Rice Theatre presents 'All in the Timing' Jan. 30, 2020

Collection of six short comedic plays to run Feb. 28-March 7.

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As Trump impeachment trial nears conclusion, Rice political scientist available to discuss upcoming State of the Union address Jan. 30, 2020

HOUSTON – (Jan. 30, 2020) – Amid his impeachment trial, President Donald Trump is preparing for his annual State of the Union address next week. Rice University political scientist Paul Brace is available to discuss what to expect in the president's remarks.

Korean Culture Night fills Grand Hall with bass and beats Jan. 30, 2020

The rumbling sounds of bass from traditional Korean drumming groups and carefully choreographed K-pop dance routines filled the Grand Hall in the Rice Memorial Center Jan. 25 during the annual Korean Culture Night, sponsored by the Korean Student Association and Rice's Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Andy Tat fires up lunch at Wok on Sunset in the North Servery. (Photos by Tommy LaVergne)

Wok on Sunset brings dumplings, tea eggs and other traditional East Asian dishes to North Servery Jan. 30, 2020

Now available on campus: mapo tofu, wok-fired noodles and much more.

Where is utopia, and what was that? Jan. 30, 2020

People passing through Rice’s academic quad the evening of Jan. 23 may have wondered why a class of over 30 students was surrounding Willy’s statue, dressed in wild costumes and chanting “nonsense” into the night.

Models by Rice University chemists calculate the chemical and mechanical energies involved in “bursty” RNA production in cells. Their models show how RNA polymerases create supercoils of DNA that allow production of RNA that goes on to produce proteins.

Cells’ springy coils pump bursts of RNA Jan. 30, 2020

Models by Rice chemists calculate the chemical and mechanical energies involved in “bursty” RNA production in cells.

Rice United Way Campaign brings in record donations Jan. 29, 2020

The 2019-20 Rice United Way Campaign raised $285,250 from 881 Rice employees, $35,250 over the university’s goal.

Rice earns Tree Campus USA recognition again Jan. 29, 2020

Rice received the Arbor Day Foundation's Tree Campus USA designation for the eighth consecutive year in 2019.

Campus Services staff members honored with RICE MILE award Jan. 29, 2020

Rice staff members Fernando Gonzalez and Jay Lee were honored with the RICE MILE Award in January.

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Illustration by Ilenne Del Valle/Rice University

Ordering in? Plants are way ahead of you Jan. 29, 2020

Dissolved carbon in soil can quench plants' ability to communicate with soil microbes, allowing plants to fine-tune their relationships with symbionts. Experiments show how synthetic biology tools developed at Rice University can help understand environmental controls on agricultural productivity.

Jesse Chan. (Credit: Mike Andrick/Rice University)

Rice fluids researcher earns solid federal support Jan. 29, 2020

Rice University engineer Jesse Chan wins a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop reliable simulations of fluid flow.

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The Moody Center for the Arts welcomed its spring exhibition Jan. 24 with a well-attended opening reception. (Photos by Katharine Shilcutt)

'Radical Revisionists' opens to full house at Moody Center for the Arts Jan. 27, 2020

Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts welcomed over 600 guests for the opening reception of "Radical Revisionists" Jan. 24.