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Folding proteins feel the heat, and cold Nov. 11, 2020

A new study shows proteins that presumably evolved to avoid water as they fold may actually behave in ways scientists did not anticipate.

Dateline Rice for Nov. 10, 2020 Nov. 10, 2020

Dateline Rice for Nov. 10, 2020

Texas justice system needs reform to save taxpayer dollars, decrease jail overcrowding, says Baker Institute expert Nov. 10, 2020

HOUSTON – (Nov. 10, 2020) – The Texas justice system’s overreaction to low-level offenses wastes taxpayer dollars and contributes to overcrowded jails that put community health at risk, according to an expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Status of COVID-19 vaccines 'extremely promising,' says Baker Institute expert Nov. 10, 2020

HOUSTON – (Nov. 10, 2020) – As coronavirus cases surge in the United States and elsewhere, the world got good news Monday when Pfizer and its partner, the German company BioNTech, announced preliminary trial results that suggest their vaccine is more than 90% effective. Pfizer is one of six companies to receive funding from the U.S. government's Operation Warp Speed. The goal of the program is to have a vaccine by January. "If we can make it will depend on how fast the FDA approves a vaccine for emergency use authorization," said Kirstin Matthews, fellow in science and technology policy at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Rice United Way Campaign 2021 week five totals

Rice United Way Campaign hits 85% of goal Nov. 9, 2020

Rice United Way Campaign hits 85% of goal

The new Department of Transnational Asian Studies will be housed on the fifth floor of Lovett Hall. (Photo by Brandon Martin)

Shepherd School's Robert Yekovich to step down as dean, return to faculty Nov. 9, 2020

After 18 years of service helping build Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music into an internationally renowned program, Dean Robert Yekovich will step down from his position June 30, 2021, and return to the faculty.

Margarita Rodriguez honored in day of Grand Hall memorials Nov. 9, 2020

Margarita Rodriguez was remembered as a kind, generous and loving member of the Rice community who dedicated 40 years of her life to serving the university.